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Fear hampers recruitment of volunteers in Ebola battle
Fear of contracting the deadly Ebola virus is hampering efforts to recruit international health workers and slowing the delivery of protective garments and other vital materials to stricken areas in West Africa, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday.Since March, more than 3,500 confirmed…
Amnesty International accuses ISIS of 'ethnic cleansing' in Iraq
An international rights group accused the extremist Islamic State group on Tuesday of carrying out a systematic campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq that includes mass killings, abductions and other war crimes.In a new report, Amnesty International said militants have abducted "hundreds, if…
At least 2 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza farm as Israel, Palestinians trade more fire
A Gaza health official says two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike as fighting continued for a third day after the collapse of Egyptian-led cease-fire talks.The official, Ashraf al-Kidra, says the two were workers at a livestock farm that was hit in…
Japan broadcaster reports 8 killed, 13 missing in landslides in Hiroshima
Eight people died and at least 13 were missing after rain-sodden hills in the outskirts of Hiroshima gave way early Wednesday in at least five landslides.Video footage from the national broadcaster NHK showed suburban homes in the western Japanese city surrounded by streams of…
Ukraine-bound Russian convoy stuck amid doubts over route
Hundreds of Russian trucks carrying aid intended for rebel-held eastern Ukraine remained parked Wednesday in the southern city of Voronezh as doubts grew over the convoy's final route.The white-tarped vehicles lay idle at a military base in Voronezh after driving there from the outskirts…
Human Rights Watch says dispersal of last year's Egypt sit-ins could be crime against humanity
The New-York based Human Rights Watch says that the mass killings in Egypt last summer that left hundreds dead likely amount to crimes against humanity and there should be an international commission of inquiry.Tuesday's report based on a year-long investigation, calls for an inquiry…
Islamic militants seize Iraq's largest dam
Militants from the Islamic State group seized Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Thursday, giving them control of enormous power and water resources and leverage over the Tigris River that runs through the heart of Baghdad.The fighting has trapped tens of thousands of members of…
US general killed, over dozens wounded in Afghan insider attack
A US general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, US, German and Afghan officials said.The US Army said late on…
Heavy Gaza fighting ahead of proposed 3-day truce, family of 10 killed in Israeli airstrike
Palestinian officials say 17 Palestinians, including 10 members of one family, were killed in Israeli strikes ahead of a planned three-day cease-fire in the Gaza war.Health official Ashraf al-Kidra says the family members were killed in an airstrike early Friday on their home in…
Israeli 4-hour cease-fire for parts of Gaza ends as Palestinians claim strike hits market
An Israeli four-hour cease-fire for parts of Gaza ended Wednesday, during which Gaza militants fired 27 rockets at Israel, and Palestinians claimed a strike hit a crowded market.Hamas dismissed the "humanitarian" window and Israel said it would not halt fire in areas where the…