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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 December 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says it is preparing for the possible exodus of thousands of Somalis to neighboring countries, in the wake of the fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamist fighte
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch UNIFEM report A new report from UNIFEM -- the United Nations Development Fund for Women -- finds that violence against women in post-Taleban Afghanistan remains widespread, and that much of it co
By Kent Klein Washington 30 March 2008 The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency says al-Qaida has established a safe haven in the tribal areas near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and that it presents a clear and present danger to
Two aid workers from French charity Medecins du Monde have been kidnapped while travelling in a remote region along the border between Ethiopia and Somalia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports a rebel group active in the area has denied resp
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 26 September 2007 A senior Eritrean official says U.S. support for Ethiopia as an anti-terror ally is encouraging the regional giant to take an aggressive stance against Eritrea. The statement follows a threat Tuesday by Ethiopi
A suspected U.S. missile attack has killed at least 13 suspected militants in a remote region of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where al-Qaida-linked operatives are believed to have established their bases. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad. US s
India and Pakistan have opened a trade route in the divided region of Kashmir for the first time in six decades. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, hopes are high that the latest confidence-building measure between the two countries will low
Iranian state television is reporting that border police have arrested three American tourists who allegedly strayed into Iranian territory in a poorly marked mountainous border zone between Iraq and Iran. Iran's state-run Press TV announced the arr
Welcome to CNN student news. We bring commercial free c____ in middle and high school classrooms. And today we kick in of a 2014-2015 school year. Awesome. My name is called Azose. Let's look at some news. There has been a lot going on over the summe
By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 A deadly incident in the border region between Chad and Sudan in which a French soldier was apparently killed is highlighting the challenges of peacekeeping in the refugee-flooded, violence-wracked region. VOA's
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. command in eastern Afghanistan is confirming that U.S. and Afghan forces are conducting an offensive against insurgents in the rugged Tora Bora region. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. A spokesw
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 16 March 2008 A missile strike against a suspected militant hideout in a Pakistan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday is said to have killed at least 18 people. From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports. The attack took place i
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 November 2006 Chad's government is reporting new clashes between non-Arab and Arab communities, amid fears such violence is spreading in the region. Chadian President Idriss Deby pays his respects in Ndjamena to the late de
Representatives(代表) from north and south Sudan are meeting Saturday to discuss the disputed Abyei region that was seized by northern forces a week ago. South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar traveled to Khartoum Saturday in an effort to lower ten
A suicide bomber has struck a military facility in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 11 others. This is the second incident in the region within a month, fueling fears Taliban militants are expanding their sub
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 April 2007 Officials in the breakaway republic of Somaliland say their forces clashed with troops from the semi-autonomous Puntland region earlier this week over a disputed strip of desert that has been the source of violence
URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 vehicles are stranded following rain-triggered mudslides that cut off multiple sections of a major road in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, border police said Saturday. Several stretches of
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which
A powerful bomb explosion in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least eight people and wounded 40 others. Shortly before the attack, a missile fired by a suspected U.S drone aircraft killed at least three al-Qaida-linked insurgents in the volatile t
Media reports always criticized that there have been insufficient number of public facilities in Chinese cities. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said Tibet has realized remar