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South Sudan: All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present

South Sudan: All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present ## Escalating Violence in South Sudan Fuels Fears of Widespread Humanitarian Crisis **JUBA, South Sudan** – The fragile peace in South Sudan is increasingly threatened as military tensions between government forces and opposition... read more »

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UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains worlds biggest threat to nuclear safe...

UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains worlds biggest threat to nuclear safety ### Nuclear Safety Imperiled as Ukraine Conflict Enters Critical Phase **Vienna, Austria** – As the protracted conflict in Ukraine edges towards its fifth year, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has... read more »

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Reaching a child in Darfur is hard-won and fragile, says UNICEF

Reaching a child in Darfur is hard-won and fragile, says UNICEF ## Darfur’s Children: A Perilous Journey to Survival **Khartoum, Sudan** – Delivering life-saving assistance to children in Sudan’s vast and volatile Darfur region is an arduous and precarious undertaking, UNICEF... read more »

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World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, Olympic truce, Ukraines free...

World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, Olympic truce, Ukraines freezing children **Ceasefire in Northeast Syria Garnering International Support Amidst Humanitarian Concerns** A fragile ceasefire has been brokered in the volatile northeast region of Syria, a development that has been met... 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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