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Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step

Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step **Corruption as a Catalyst: Unveiling the Underbelly of Human Trafficking in South America** Human trafficking, a heinous crime that preys on vulnerability and despair, often thrives in the shadows of corruption. A 2011 case in Chile serves as a... read more »

Mozambique floods heighten disease, maln...

Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks UN agencies

Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks UN agencies **Mozambique Grapples with Escalating Health and Safety Crisis Following Devastating Floods** Maputo, Mozambique – Mozambique is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in the wake of catastrophic flooding that has swept... read more »

Health and wealth `more strongly connected` than previously believed
UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA...

UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem

UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem **International Outcry Follows Demolition of UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem** The international community is reeling after the reported demolition of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in... read more »

Killer exposed by own six-year-old child...

Killer exposed by own six-year-old child after playing 'hide and seek&...

Killer exposed by own six-year-old child after playing 'hide and seek' **Child’s Game Leads to Apprehension of Murder Suspect in Poland** Polish authorities have apprehended a 35-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder investigation, following an unusual turn of events... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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