Concerns over South Sudan arms reports as famine looms - U.N.
At least 10,000 people have been killed since fierce fighting erupted in South Sudan in December
Threat of famine, fighting loom over South Sudan -UN delegation
At least 10,000 people have been killed since fierce fighting erupted in South Sudan in December
United States Government Contributes US$180 Million To Help Prevent Famine In South Sudan
WASHINGTON – The United States government is providing an additional US$180 million to help the UN World Food Programme (WFP) continue providing nutritious food assistance in South Sudan, which faces one of the most threatening hunger crises in the world.
France Steps Up Efforts To Assist South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA - The French government has announced a contribution of €500,000 (US$669,500) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food and nutritional support for South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia.
Iraq's Yazidis who escaped Mount Sinjar haunted by horrors
"When we went up the mountain, snipers were firing at us. The girls were throwing themselves off the top of the mountain"
Kerry condemns South Sudan, rebels as deadline passes
U.S. says failure to form a transitional government represents an "outrage and an insult to their citizens"
U.S. weighs options to evacuate desperate Yazidis from Iraqi mountain
More than 30,000 Yazidis have already crossed into northern Iraq after a week-long journey that took them through Syria
Maliki digs in as U.S. pushes for new Iraq govt
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3)=2:WRAPUP 3-Maliki digs in as U.S. pushes for new Iraq govt
Maliki defiant as his special forces deploy in Baghdad
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 7, PIX, TV)=2:WRAPUP 7-Maliki defiant as his special forces deploy in Baghdad