Clashes leave 25 dead – UN
Twenty-five people have been killed in two days of violence in the Central African Republic, the UN peacekeeping mission has said. On Thursday,
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Iran death penalty: Justice minister calls for fewer executions
Iran’s justice minister is looking for an “effective punishment” for criminals instead of execution, according to local media.
China begins new military drills in disputed South China Sea
China will begin new military drills on Thursday in the disputed South China Sea, according to a defence ministry statement. The exercises will take p
UN says 145 child soldiers released
The United Nation (UN) children’s agency UNICEF said Wednesday it had negotiated the release of 145 child soldiers from two rebel groups in Sout
Schoolchildren killed in Idlib air raids
More than 20 people, many of them children, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held village in north-western Syria, activists say. A school co