UN: Aid not reaching 20 percent of Syrians in urgent need
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations and its partners are starting to get basic supplies to besieged areas in Syria but haven't reached about 20 percent of those in urgent need and are "extremely...
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Angelina Jolie, in Lebanon, says world has failed refugees
BEIRUT - Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress and special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, said Tuesday that the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis.
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The Latest: Syrian opposition raises detainees at talks
MOSCOW - The latest developments on ongoing Syria peace talks and the pullout of Russian forces from the country (all times local):
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UN says none of Yemen's warring parties protect civilians
SANAA, Yemen - The U.N.'s humanitarian chief in Yemen said Wednesday that none of the warring parties there were fulfilling their obligations to protect civilians or facilitate humanitarian assistance.
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Saudi to scale down Yemen campaign; strike death toll rises
SANAA, Yemen - Saudi Arabia said Thursday its military coalition will scale down operations in Yemen, an announcement that came as the death toll from an airstrike by the alliance on a market north of...
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Louisville professor offers farm to Syrian family
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - He was a vegetable farmer in Syria before the civil war forced the family of seven to flee.
View ArticleUN: Aid reaches only 30 percent of Syrians in besieged areas
UNITED NATIONS - Desperately needed aid has reached only 30 percent of Syrians living in besieged areas and less than 10 percent in hard-to-reach areas this year, even with the recent cease-fire, the...
View ArticleKey official says South Sudan unity government within reach
UNITED NATIONS - The head of an international group monitoring South Sudan's peace process said Thursday the formation of a transitional national unity government in South Sudan was now within reach.
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They flee North Korea, only to be adrift in the South
SEOUL, South Korea - A middle-aged man is walking through a quiet Seoul neighborhood when he suddenly stops. He lights a cigarette, cupping his hands to shield the flame from the winter wind, and takes...
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They flee North Korea, only to be adrift in the South
SEOUL, South Korea - A middle-aged man is walking through a quiet Seoul neighborhood when he suddenly stops. He lights a cigarette, cupping his hands to shield the flame from the winter wind, and takes...
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The Latest: US accuses Syria of blocking aid to many areas
BEIRUT - The Latest on the fighting in Syria that's threatening to undermine a U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire that has held for over a month (all times local):
View ArticleUS says Syria blocks aid to besieged areas; some eat grass
UNITED NATIONS - The United States accused the Syrian government on Tuesday of preventing humanitarian aid deliveries to all besieged and hard-to-reach areas of the country as required in U.N....
View ArticleConnecticut to conduct statewide health emergency exercise
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's Department of Public Health is conducting a statewide exercise to test the effectiveness of the state and local emergency response system to an infectious disease...
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With migrant mission to Greece, pope pushes Ortho
VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, visit migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos this weekend, they'll be...
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Pope, Patriarch to highlight refugees' plight in visit
ATHENS, Greece - Three prominent Christian leaders are meeting on a Greek island Saturday to deliver a single message - that they stand with the people who have risked death, been thwarted by barbed...
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Pope, patriarch to highlight refugees' plight in visit
ATHENS, Greece - Just as Europe starts sending would-be migrants back to Turkey, the leaders of the Catholic and Orthodox churches are heading to a Greek island to voice solidarity with those who have...
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The Latest: Syrians flying back with pope had homes bombed
MYTILENE, Greece - The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to the Greek island of Lesbos (all times local):
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Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe
MORIA, Greece - Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson Saturday in welcoming refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the Greek island of...
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Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New England newspapers:
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The Latest: Syrians thank pope for bringing them to Italy
MYTILENE, Greece - The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to the Greek island of Lesbos (all times local):
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