Russia says West 'politicizing' humanitarian crisis in Syria
UNITED NATIONS - Russia dismissed a Security Council meeting Friday on the siege of Syrian towns as "unnecessary noise" that politicizes a humanitarian crisis and risks derailing upcoming peace talks.
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States hone health crisis plans to activate in catastrophes
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The scenarios are grim: A pandemic influenza swamps the availability of hospital ventilators. A chemical spill exhausts antidote supplies and decontamination abilities. A terror...
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UN panel: $40 billion needed to aid people in war, disasters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the rapidly growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters - and one...
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The Latest: Massachusetts man freed from Iran returns home
TEHRAN, Iran - The latest developments as Iran and world powers implement a landmark deal reached last year to curb Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions (all...
View ArticleUN health chief: Zika virus is 'spreading explosively'
GENEVA - The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting...
View ArticleIn Mideast wars, hunger grips millions across the region
BEIRUT - In a Middle East torn apart by war and conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon of war.
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WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread
GENEVA - The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an "extraordinary...
View ArticleObama tells UK's Cameron that more US aid for Syria coming
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is telling British Prime Minister David Cameron that the U.S. will soon announce "significant new contributions" to assist Syria's humanitarian crisis.
View ArticleUN panel: Too often only half of aid money get to the needy
UNITED NATIONS - Too often only half of the money from donors is getting to the millions of people devastated by conflicts and natural disasters who desperately need humanitarian aid, the co-chair of a...
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Muslim advocacy group asks for meeting with Alabama governor
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A Muslim advocacy group on Thursday asked to meet with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley about statements he made on a refugee resettlement program that the group says were "derogatory...
View ArticleDrought-stricken Zimbabwe declares state of disaster
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster as the country struggles to deal with a drought afflicting the region.
View ArticleUN chief: Leaders must stop conflicts that drive aid crises
UNITED NATIONS - Over 80 percent of humanitarian funding requested by the United Nations is going toward life-saving needs in a growing number of global conflicts, and urgent action is needed to shift...
View ArticleUN: Number of Haitians needing food aid spikes amid drought
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Drought-stricken Haiti is grappling with its most serious food crisis in 15 years as the number of people in need of urgent food aid has recently spiked, the head of the U.N....
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A look at what's next for the major players in Syria's war
The U.S., Russia and more than a dozen other countries are meeting Thursday in Munich to discuss ways of ending the civil war in Syria, while forces of President Bashar Assad are making some of their...
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AP News Guide: Diplomats push as Syria battlefield shifts
Diplomats from a dozen countries, led by the United States and Russia, are struggling to make progress in Syria, even as fighting in the north sends tens of thousands fleeing and threatens a deepening...
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The Latest: Aid group says over 100,000 have fled Aleppo
BEIRUT - The Latest on the conflict in Syria and international diplomatic efforts to end the violence (all times local):
View ArticleSaudi envoy: Aid groups in Yemen urged to 'be careful'
GENEVA - Saudi Arabia's permanent representative in Geneva says his country sent letters to the U.N. humanitarian agency chief calling on aid groups to "be careful" to avoid damage from air strikes led...
View ArticleUN warns of famine in besieged Yemeni city
SANAA, Yemen - The U.N. is warning of famine in the Yemeni city of Taiz, which has been besieged by Shiite Houthi rebels for months.
View ArticleChina forbids Great Famine author from taking Harvard prize
BEIJING - A former journalist with China's official news agency says he has been blocked from traveling to the United States to accept a Harvard University prize for a 2008 book uncovering the...
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AP EXPLAINS: Why the fight in northern Syria is pivotal
BEIRUT - Across a narrow strip of border territory near the Euphrates River, a ferocious battle with huge implications for Syria's civil war is playing out, one that also risks erupting into a regional...
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