refugees
UN to EU: Take bold steps to rescue refugees
April 24, 2015Senior UN officials demand that EU leaders create sufficient channels for safe and regular migration.
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Ukraine itself burns in wake of airliner shoot-down
July 23, 2014People with their own agendas push their versions of who is to blame, there is a shooting war between military forces and local militias, and half a million refugees have crossed into Russia.
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South Sudan facing famine crisis
April 11, 2014Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."
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Germany: Fireworks past, present and future
January 3, 2014BERLIN - New Year's Eve in Germany means fireworks!
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