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Hundreds mass in Congo capital as Kabila's mandate expires Reuters
Malaysia calls for ASEAN to coordinate aid for Myanmar's Rohingya Reuters
Pakistan repatriation push and hostility alarm Afghan refugees Umer Ali and Abdur Rauf Yousafzai
'Liberated' Mosul civilians not safe from violence Reuters
Venezuela postpones currency move Reuters
DiCaprio says climate action U.S.'s 'biggest economic opportunity' Megan Rowling
Residents flee after PNG quake; tsunami threat passes Reuters
Austria searches trains in new frontline on migration Reuters
Workers in U.S. labor bondage overlooked: U.N. Ellen Wulfhorst
Dispute holds up evacuation from 'hell' of Aleppo Reuters
Transgender Ohio child may continue to use girl's restroom Reuters
France pushes U.N. Security Council action on Aleppo Reuters
Pockets of protests, looting in Venezuela as cash dries up Reuters
U.N. chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill Reuters
German parliament urges bigger effort to integrate migrants Reuters
Boosting women farmers would dramatically cut world hunger -expert Alex Whiting
African Development Bank approves $805 mln loan for Ivory Coast Reuters
No progress as Colombia's president, rival meet with pope Reuters
Turkey to set up camp for Aleppo evacuees in Syria Reuters
UN says daily reports of killings and rapes in Myanmar Reuters
Nigeria famine risk rising may double in 2017 Reuters
Can "carrot-and-stick" aid stem migration from Africa to Europe Kieran Guilbert
Aleppo evacuation halted without explanation Reuters
Afghans fear deportations will add to chaos Noori Zabihullah
Yemen edging famine as war, 'shredded economy' take toll Reuters
Pre-cooked beans could turn down heat on Africa's forests Pius Sawa
Aleppo evacuations gain pace as rebels, civilians leave Reuters
Buses evacuate thousands of Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal Reuters
EU to make new diplomatic push for aid to reach Aleppo Reuters
Rich nations urged to resettle more Syrian refugees to save lives Umberto Bacchi
Kerry accuses Assad government of 'massacre' in Aleppo Reuters
EU offers more funds to Africa curb migration Reuters
Myanmar's Rohingya insurgency has links to Saudi, Pakistan Reuters
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