CommunityleadersfromtheChristianethnicKachincommunityhavecalledforurgentmedicalattentionforabout2,000civilians,includingpregnantwomenandtheelderly,trappedinthej
AtleastfivecivilianswerekilledandsevenothersinjuredasablastrippedthroughabazaarinShindanddistrictofAfghanistan'swesternHeratprovinceonMonday,policespokesmaninth
SyrianforcespursuedarelentlessairandgroundoffensiveagainstEasternGhoutaonThursday,movingclosertoretakingtherebelenclavebutalsodeprivingdesperateciviliansofvital
HeavyairstrikesandclashesshooktheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaaheadofanurgentUNSecurityCouncilmeetingWednesdayontheescalatingviolence.TheSyrianObservatoryfo
SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidSundaythattheoffensiveagainsttherebelsinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhoutacountrysidewillcontinueintandemwithallowingcivilianstol
A"humanitarianpause"announcedbyRussiainSyria'sdeadlybombardmentofEasternGhoutafailedtoendviolenceTuesday,withfreshbloodshedandnosignofaiddeliveriesorresidentsle
Russia'sPresidentVladimirPutinhasorderedadailyhumanitarianpauseinfightingintheEasternGhoutaenclaveinSyria.ItwillstartonTuesday,andincludethecreationofa"humanita
Freshregimestrikesonabesiegedrebel-heldenclavenearDamascuskilled78civiliansonTuesdaydespitemountingWesternpressureonSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad.Thebloodshedca
Morethan2,500civilianswerekilledandabout9,000othersinjuredineasternUkrainesincethestartofanarmedconflictinApril2014,theUnitedNationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHu
TheAfghanarmyfoundanddefused51roundsoflandminesandImprovisedExplosiveDevices(IEDs)withinaday,DefenseMinistrysaidonMonday."TheAfghanNationalArmy(ANA)engineeringt
Afghancivilianscontinuetobearthebruntofarmedconflictsas2,640civilianswerekilledandsome5,379otherswoundedinthefirstninemonthsoftheyear,theUNmissionreportedonitsw
AtleastfivecivilianswerekilledandthreeothersinjuredThursdayinanairstrikecarriedoutbySaudi-ledcoalitioninYemen'scapital,alocalsecurityofficialtoldXinhua.Theairst
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Atleastthreecivilianswerekilledand30othersincludingsevenparamilitarytrooperswoundedThursdayinagrenadeattackinrestiveIndian-controlledKashmir,officialssaid.Thegr
ByAPDWriterLuJiafeiWashington,Sept.12(APD)--AstheUnitedStatesismarkingthe16thanniversaryofthe9/11terrorattacks,anoldquestionisaskedanew:DoestheU.S.administratio
OutsidethepresidentialofficeofSouthKorea,scoresofciviliansagainstthedeploymentoftheU.S.TerminalHighAltitudeAreaDefense(THAAD)missileinterceptionsystemgatheredon
CiviliansfleeingthebattletoousttheIslamicStategroupfromtheSyriancityofRaqafacea"deadlylabyrinth",comingunderfirefromallsides,rightsgroupAmnestywarnedThursday.Th