BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army backed by Lebanese ally Hezbollah has advanced deeper into the besieged Syrian city of Zabadani two weeks into a campaign to capture it from insurgents, rebels and the army said.
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Uganda president calls for unity to end Burundi crisis
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni urged Burundi’s government and its opponents on Wednesday to put aside sectarian and political differences after weeks of violent protests and days of clashes with rebels in the north.
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Egyptian terrorism bill a ‘deadly blow to human rights’: Amnesty
CAIRO (Reuters) – A draft law in Egypt that would make it a crime to contradict the official version of terrorist attacks should be scrapped, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, calling the bill a “strike at the very heart of basic freedoms”.
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Boko Haram raid villages in Nigeria’s Borno state, killing 12
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram insurgents raided a border town and attacked another in Nigeria’s Borno state, killing at least 12 people, military and vigilante sources said on Wednesday.
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Mobile schools acclimatize to educate girls in rural Kenya
LAISAMIS, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At 16 years of age, Nagirasia Lengima is already a mother of two. But parenthood doesn’t stop her from indulging in her latest passion: school.
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Goal to end AIDS epidemic by 2030 ‘ambitious but realistic’: U.N. chief
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
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Iran nuclear deal edges closer but Zarif says talks may go on
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers appeared close to a deal on Monday to give Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, but Iranian officials said talks could run past their latest midnight deadline and success wa…
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U.N. chief disappointed Yemen humanitarian pause in fighting didn’t take hold
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “very much disappointed” that a humanitarian pause in fighting in Yemen didn’t take hold, his spokesman said on Monday, after Saudi Arabia did not recognize the truce and contin…
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Iraq launches offensive to drive Islamic State from biggest province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops and Shi’ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts on Monday in Anbar, the country’s largest province, at the start of what is likely to be a long and fiercely contested offensive.
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Nobel winner Malala opens school for Syrian refugees
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) – Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and called on world leaders to invest in “books not bullets…
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