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Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:28 AM

The Syrian government excluded the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor - where polio broke out this year - from a 2012 vaccination campaign, arguing that most residents had fled although hundreds of thousands were still there

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:08 AM

“We’re facing a terrifying situation here where, by the end of 2014, substantially more of the population of Syria could be displaced or in need of humanitarian help than not,” U.N. refugee chief António Guterres said at the launch of the largest U.N. appeal in history for a single emergency.

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:27 PM

A supporter of Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria, a banned Shi'ite organisation, mourns his leader Allama Nasir Abbas after he was killed by unidentified gunmen in Lahore December 16, 2013.The prominent Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim cleric has been shot dead in an apparent reprisal attack following the murder this month of a Sunni Muslim leader, police said on Monday. Abbas was shot as he drove home after addressing a religious gathering in Lahore on Sunday evening. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:25 PM

Supporters of Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria, a banned Shi'ite organisation, raise their hands as they mourn their leader Allama Nasir Abbas after he was killed by unidentified gunmen in Lahore December 16, 2013. The prominent Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim cleric was shot dead in an apparent reprisal attack following the murder this month of a Sunni Muslim leader, police said on Monday. Abbas was shot as he drove home after addressing a religious gathering in Lahore on Sunday evening. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:40 PM

A woman, whose 11-year-old son Furqan Fareed was kidnapped by criminals more than a month ago, holds a sign during a sit-in with her family in front the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar December 16, 2013. Frustrated with the government's inability to help him, Fareed Khan has appealed to Taliban warlords to rescue his son. Khan said he had no other choice in his quest to rescue his son, Furqan, who was kidnapped on November 5 in the city of Bannu. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)