(CNN)The number of civilians -- mostly women and children -- killed or injured by airstrikes in Afghanistan has risen a startling 39% year on year, according to UN figures released Wednesday, casting fresh scrutiny
moreJEDDAH: Store operators in bazaars across Iran have joined a strike by truck drivers as civil unrest grows in the face of a collapsing economy. The protest by merchants began in the city of Shiraz
moreRABAT: The Moroccan navy opened fire on a boat transporting migrants from the North African country, wounding one of them, a military source said on Wednesday.Despite warning shots, “the motorboat that was carrying 58
moreBENI MELLAL: A 17-year-old Moroccan girl whose alleged gang rape and forcible tattooing sparked a public outcry has confronted in court the only minor among the 12 suspects accused of assaulting and torturing her.The
moreManila, Philippines - In Tondo, Manila's largest slum, children root around in the garbage, looking for old chicken to boil and eat. Life in Tondo, an area more than 100,000 call home, centres around
moreThe release of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was designed to define the impacts of global warming reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius. It also highlighted the increased impact of a
moreTucson, Arizona - The first thing Alfredo* bought for his parents when he started working was a refrigerator. He was still in Mexico, in the city of Mazatlan in Sinaloa, where he worked in
moreWomen are bearing the brunt of Iraq's disastrous modern history. Despite early advances in women's rights, including the fact that Iraq was the first country in the Arab world to have a woman serve
moreWall Street stocks has plunged with major indices losing more than three percent in a sell-off prompted by the sudden jump in US interest rates. At the closing bell in the New York Stock
moreLondon (CNN Business)The world has only until 2030 to stem catastrophic climate change. Can global companies be part of the solution?A report published Monday by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that
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