Middle East
The “intense air assault” that has killed and maimed scores of Syrian civilians over the last several days has been condemned by the UN chief. Ban Ki-moon denounced…
20 Nov 2016 / Listen /Yemen parties agree to 48-hour ceasefire
Parties in Yemen have agreed to resume a cessation of hostilities for an initial period of 48 hours, the UN special envoy in the country has confirmed. Since 2014, clashes between government forces…
19 Nov 2016 / Listen /Mosul displaced faced "numbing degradation" at hands of ISIL
Harrowing stories are emerging from Mosul in Iraq of life under the ISIL terrorist group, four weeks into the…
18 Nov 2016 / Listen /Fight climate change to fight poverty: World Bank official
If the world is to fight poverty then it must also fight climate change, a top official with the…
17 Nov 2016 / Listen /Food production in Syria at record low as 9 million go hungry
Food production in war-torn Syria has hit a record low and has left nine million people wondering where their…
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