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Shipwrecked bodies brought ashore, EU proposes doubling rescue effort

The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on M...

Apr 20, 2015 06:38 PM EDT

New Yemen VP says he hopes to avert Saudi invasion

Yemen's newly-appointed Vice President Khaled Bahah, a widely respected figure named this week to sh...

Apr 16, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens: WFP

Worsening violence in Yemen has made almost half the country's population "food insecure", with flou...

Apr 16, 2015 10:51 AM EDT

Setbacks and progress as Iran, six powers meet to end nuclear impasse

The foreign ministers of Iran and six world powers met on Monday in a final push for a preliminary n...

Mar 30, 2015 06:16 AM EDT

Diplomats and U.N. staff flee Yemen as Houthis target Aden

Saudi Arabia's navy evacuated dozens of diplomats from Yemen on Saturday and the United Nations pull...

Mar 28, 2015 06:16 PM EDT

EU urges quick restart to Israeli-Palestinian talks

The European Union urged Israelis and Palestinians on Wednesday to quickly restart peace talks that ...

Mar 25, 2015 10:16 AM EDT

Iran rejects 'bullying' as West stresses unity in nuclear talks

Iran's top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washi...

Mar 21, 2015 06:39 PM EDT

African troops' morale 'sky high' as they push back Boko Haram

"Boko Haram is finished" shouted a jubilant soldier from Niger as his comrades danced and waved thei...

Mar 21, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Obama tells Netanyahu U.S. to 'reassess' policy on Israel, Mideast diplomacy

President Barack Obama told Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington would "reassess" its opti...

Mar 20, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

Islamic State ransacks Assyrian capital as Iraq appeals for help

Islamic State militants have desecrated another ancient Iraqi capital, the government said on Wednes...

Mar 11, 2015 06:09 PM EDT

UN says Libyan factions to consult before talks next week

The United Nations said on Saturday talks with Libya's warring factions had made progress and delega...

Mar 08, 2015 10:35 AM EDT

Russia defends Ukraine pilot's detention; U.N., U.S. demand release

The United Nations, the United States and Britain demanded during a United Nations Security Council ...

Mar 07, 2015 06:38 AM EST

Executions top long U.N. list of human rights concerns in Iran

Iran had a "deeply troubling" number of executions last year and did not keep a promise to protect e...

Mar 03, 2015 09:13 AM EST

China questions U.S. threat of U.N. sanctions on South Sudan

China on Friday questioned the logic behind a U.S. push to create a United Nations sanctions regime ...

Feb 28, 2015 04:13 AM EST

African Union urges Congo to let UN forces help assault on rebels

The African Union on Monday urged the Congolese government to accept help from U.N. forces to defeat...

Feb 24, 2015 06:50 AM EST

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