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  • Uganda: 12 million face food insecurity

    A new government report in Uganda found that 12 million people in the East African nation are experiencing food insecurity. Speaking alongside various government officials and ambassadors from various European nations, as well as Turkey and China, Ugandan Agriculture Minister Vincent Sempijja said the country is facing a scarcity of water and pasture.. More

  • 26,000 Iraqis fled west Mosul in 10 days: minister

    Twenty-six thousand Iraqis fled west Mosul in the 10 days since security forces launched a major push to retake it, the minister of displacement and migration said Wednesday. But the number who have fled is only a small fraction of the 750,000 people who are believed to have stayed on in west Mosul. The drive to retake the west of Mosul began on February.. More

  • Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria sanctions

    Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Drafted by Britain, France and the United States, the measure on Tuesday won nine votes in favour, while three countries - China, Russia.. More

  • Syria's FSA vows to attack regime forces in Al Bab

    The Turkey-backed Free Syrian army said on Tuesday it will continue to attack regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) southeast of their positions in Al Bab following Syrian regime army advances south of the city. On Monday, Syrian regime forces advanced southeast of FSA-held Al Bab reaching areas under the control of the SDF. As a result,.. More

  • Russia ignoring regime truce breaches: Syria opposition

    The Russian government has turned a blind eye to repeated ceasefire violations in Syria by the Assad regime, a Syrian opposition representative said Monday in Geneva. “Russia tried to take opposition groups under its control, but failed,” said Muhammed Alloush, a representative of the Jaish-al-Islam faction and a member of the opposition.. More

  • UN: Muslim Africans face discrimination in Germany

    Muslims of African descent face growing discrimination in Germany due to worrying levels of Islamophobia, a UN monitoring group warned on Monday. Ricardo Sunga, chairman of the UN's Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, announced results of a fact-finding visit to Germany at a news conference in Berlin. "Muslims of African descent.. More

  • Utilizing the Children's Talent of Memorization

    The child has a clean and pure memory which is not overloaded with problems or troubles like adults. At the same time, it is like an efficient and versatile sharp machine. The child rapidly memorizes and hardly forgets things he commits to memory at an early age. Thus, learning in childhood is faster and better preserved than at any other stage of the.. More

  • Syrian regime aims to sabotage Geneva talks: Opposition

    The Syrian regime is continuing its airstrikes and aims to sabotage the ongoing negotiations in Geneva, charged a representative of the Syrian opposition Sunday. Syrian regime leader Bashar "is hitting several parts of Syria and targeting civilians. It [the regime] is actually hitting the Geneva [talks]," Mohamed al-Shimali, a representative.. More

  • 22 regime soldiers killed near Syria's al-Bab

    At least 22 Syrian troops were killed in a clash with Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces in Tadif town near the city of al-Bab, opposition fighters said late Sunday. The clashes, announced on social media by Havar Kilis Operation Room representing FSA, comes days after the Turkish military declared that al-Bab had been seized by Ankara-backed FSA forces.. More

  • Palestinian diaspora holds first global conference

    Thousands of Palestinians representing diaspora communities from 50 countries have gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul to discuss establishing a political structure that will represent them better. The Palestine Abroad Conference, whose opening events were attended by more than 5,000 people on Saturday, is the first of its kind in terms of inclusivity. .. More

  • Syrian women demand justice for detainees

    In a blustery square across the street from the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, five Syrian women stood silent and still, each holding an elegantly framed photograph. Just minutes earlier, a scattered group of activists and journalists had watched as the women exited the fortified UN compound and solemnly proceeded into the adjacent square... More

  • India uses excessive force in Kashmir, Amnesty says

    Amnesty International criticized Wednesday the Indian security forces' use of "excessive" and "arbitrary" force against protesters in disputed Jammu and Kashmir. “Security forces used arbitrary or excessive force against demonstrators on several occasions. In August, Shabir Ahmad Monga, a lecturer, was beaten to death by army.. More

  • Greece charges cleric with child refugees sexual abuse

    Greek police say they have arrested a French cleric suspected of sexually abusing unaccompanied refugee children he had sheltered in his house in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-biggest city. The 52-year-old man, who belongs to the Franciscan Church of France, allegedly molested four homeless Pakistani boys, aged 14 to 18. The children, who had been.. More

  • UN decries Israel's West Bank demolition order

    The United Nations has raised concerns over a newly announced demolition plan in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that threatens dozens of buildings including a primary school. "This is unacceptable and it must stop," Robert Piper, UN's humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said on Wednesday. Piper.. More

  • 4 Rohingya found dead in Myanmar's Rakhine state

    The government of Myanmar said on Tuesday that four Rohingya villagers were found dead in a conflict-torn area of country’s western Rakhine state. The Office of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said in a press release that the bodies of three women and a man were found buried near Luu Pan Pyin village in the Maungdaw area last Thursday, Feb... More