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Health workers, hospitals targeted in Syria war
Sep 28, 2016 (AFP)
Numerous doctors and nurses and medical facilities have been hit or targeted by missiles or air strikes since the start of the conflict in Syria in March 2011. ...
Santos, Timochenko: Colombia foes turned peacemakers
Sep 27, 2016 (AFP)
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrilla leader Timoleon "Timochenko" Jimenez come from different worlds: one a rich businessman and politician...
Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste
Sep 26, 2016 (AFP)
A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland -- dubbed "a city under ice" -- could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising diffi...
In quake film, Mexican actor Bichir sees broken politics
Sep 24, 2016 (AFP)
In his latest film, Mexican actor Demian Bichir plays a man trapped in the rubble after a major earthquake, an ordeal he sees as a symbol of his country's polit...
Italy PM vows to restore quake towns to former glory
Sep 23, 2016 (AFP)
Picturesque hamlets devastated by Italy's deadly earthquake will be restored to their former glory, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Friday, a month after the d...
China chemical accidents kill almost 200 in 2016
Sep 21, 2016 (AFP)
Chemical accidents have killed nearly 200 people in China so far this year, environmental group Greenpeace said Wednesday, calling on Beijing to overhaul the "a...
Disease, malnutrition soar after N. Korea floods: UNICEF
Sep 20, 2016 (AFP)
UNICEF said Tuesday that the recent deadly flooding in North Korea had washed entire communities away, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless with disease...
New integration of satellite and terrestrial technologies to manage disaster scenarios
Sep 19, 2016 (SPX)
Final proof of concept demonstration of Satellite Based Asset Tracking for Supporting Emergency Management in Crisis Operations (SPARTACUS) solutions will take ...
Warnings of xenophobia at UN refugee summit
Sep 19, 2016 (AFP)
UN member-states adopted a plan on Monday to tackle the biggest refugee crisis since World War II amid dire warnings about rising xenophobia in Europe and the c...
Japan official criticised for piggyback ride over puddle
Sep 13, 2016 (AFP)
A senior Japanese politician is under fire after getting a piggyback over a large puddle while inspecting the deadly aftermath of a typhoon -- and joking he cou...
Three workers missing after bridge collapse in China
Sep 11, 2016 (AFP)
A decommissioned bridge collapsed in central China Sunday leaving three workers missing, state media reported. The collapse happened as the bridge was being dis...
Nepal's new leader pledges to speed up quake rebuilding
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
Nepal's new prime minister promised Thursday to speed up reconstruction after a devastating earthquake and said he would increase aid for homeless victims as he...
Ex-Japan PM Koizumi says Fukushima not 'under control'
Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)
Former Japanese leader Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday accused current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of lying when he claimed the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant wa...
Merkel vows to 'win back trust' after poll loss blamed on migrant crisis
Sep 05, 2016 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to "win back trust" of voters over the handling of the migrant crisis after her party lost against the right-wing p...
Europe 'close to limits' on refugee influx: Tusk
Sep 04, 2016 (AFP)
Europe is "close to limits" on its ability to accept new waves of refugees, EU President Donald Tusk said Sunday, urging the broader international community to ...
Germany's anti-migrant populists beat Merkel's party in local vote
Sep 04, 2016 (AFP)
Germany's anti-migrant populists made a strong showing at Sunday's state polls, scoring ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party as voters punished the German ...
Venezuelan military personnel named to oversee food distribution
Sep 04, 2016 (AFP)
Venezuela on Saturday named publicly 18 military commanders to oversee the production and distribution of food and basic goods in an effort to alleviate severe ...
Chinese glass bridge, world's longest, closes
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
The world's longest glass bridge, over a scenic canyon in China, has been closed less than two weeks after it opened after being overwhelmed by a swarm of visit...
Germany to rebuild Italy school, quake grift probe deepens
Aug 31, 2016 (AFP)
Germany pledged Wednesday to rebuild a school in earthquake-hit central Italy as a probe intensified into why at least one primary school and other buildings co...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces test at ethnic peace conference
Aug 28, 2016 (AFP)
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces what could be the toughest test of her leadership yet when she opens a major ethnic peace conference Wednesday aimed at ending ...
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