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TB is caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs.  Every day, over 3,300 people die from the disease, with Southeast Asia...

The Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, a new low in the brutal conflict...

At least 26 gangs operate in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas with “alarming levels of violence.” Some 1.4 million...

As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications...

Rosemary DiCarlo described the conflict as “nearly 1,500 days of death, destruction and despair” and reiterated the UN’s long-standing call for a ceasefire. Since the war began, 15,364...

The Security Council is meeting for an open briefing on Ukraine, requested by European members following Kyiv’s 18 March letter...

The crowd gathered outside Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960 “came armed not with weapons, but with conviction – not to divide society, but to...

At the centre of it lies the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints –...

In Iran, these sites include Golestan Palace, Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan, Masjed-e Jame mosque (also in Isfahan) and buildings located near Prehistoric Sites of...

The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues...