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Warplanes knock out Aleppo hospital as assault intensifies
Amnesty criticises Hungary over treatment of migrants
Aid workers pulled out of volatile South Sudan region
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France wants UN resolution on Aleppo, force Russia's hand Reuters
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon Chris Arsenault
VW suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after mica expose Rina Chandran
Aleppo bombardments hit bakery, damage hospitals - residents Reuters
US strike on IS in Afghanistan kills 21, maybe some civilians Reuters
Indonesia evacuates hundreds of tourists after volcano erupts Reuters
Egypt arrests owner, crew of shipwrecked migrant boat Reuters
Kashmiris warn India its crackdown is turning some to militancy Reuters
Brexit could put vulnerable at risk due to less charity funding Lin Taylor
Rebels could become guides, cheesemakers in post-war Colombia Reuters
U.S. announces $364 million more in aid for Syrians Reuters
S.Sudan rebels say govt troops attack base in north Reuters
Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack Reuters
WHO, Red Cross say urgent to evacuate wounded from east Aleppo Reuters
UN calls for support for Libya govt, upholding of ban on arms Reuters
Americas becomes first region to eliminate measles: health agency Sebastien Malo
Boko Haram victims in Nigeria forced to sell sex as food runs out Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Islamist rebel gets 9 years for Timbuktu destruction Reuters
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 202 Reuters
Taiwan's third typhoon of the month kills at least four Reuters
Pakistan warns of "water war" with India if treaty violated Reuters
Halting school meals in Mali could keep thousands out of class -UN Kieran Guilbert
Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash - and more fish Moraa Obiria
South Sudan urges neighbours not to let opponent launch rebellion Reuters
Thailand investigates cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly Reuters
Is the Philippines' "war on drugs" fuelling an HIV epidemic? David Doyle
Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war Reuters
Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs Katy Migiro
US hospital sued for discriminating against dead transgender boy Sebastien Malo
New York ad campaign takes on anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence Ellen Wulfhorst
Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo Reuters
Just 30 doctors struggle to treat wounded in eastern Aleppo Reuters
Sanofi gets $43 mln US funding to spur Zika vaccine development Reuters
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