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The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has forcibly recruited thousands of people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and…

Hundreds gathered in eastern Afghanistan for the funerals of civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes.

In tonight's edition, a new Human Rights Watch report uncovers mass forced recruitment and detention by the Rwanda-backed M23 in…

2019 Easter bombings: Sri Lanka says ex-spy chief ‘directed’ attack that killed 279

SDIG Waruna Jayasundera seeks court order preventing arrest over Easter Sunday probe

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushima left at least four people injured, and authorities failed at capturing it.

The Nigerian army said on June 7 it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in the northeastern part of the country. The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold. It resulted in the release of several people, including children, who had been abducted across different communities in Borno.

Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna the city is getting back on its feet. But the trauma persists: the flood killed nearly 4,000 people. Reconstruction provides a glimmer of hope here, where some residents said it helps them cope with the tragedy they lived through.

A UN spokesman says forced evacuation orders issued across southern and eastern Lebanon are nearly impossible to follow

Russian strikes killed four people and wounded 10 others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, according to local officials. The attack…

Police clashed with anti-government protesters Saturday in eastern Bolivia, with gunfire reportedly wounding four officers, as authorities attempted to clear…

Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the…