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Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
| GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Star
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel  
People clean the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal, o... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Jakarta Globe
Iraq   Mideast   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Iraq under U.S. Military Occupation  
File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata
Benghazi: Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said torture was so rampant that some detainees were brought for care only to make them fit... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) Zeenews
Human Rights   Libya   Photos   Torture   Wikipedia: Aftermath of the 2011 Libyan civil war  
Syrian army defectors, celebrate and wave the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syria security forces kill 34 civilians: rights group
| Syrian security forces killed 34 civilians, including 10 children, in clashes across the country today, a rights group said. | "The toll for the day has risen to 34 civilians killed by the security ... (photo: AP) DNA India
Arab World   Human Rights   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
100914-F-6350L-496 U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk out to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to a parachute drop during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Sept. 14, 2010. A joint forcible entry training event is held six times a year in order to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force. (Released) US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future
The Pentagon proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle East. | Wi... (photo: AP / Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force) Jakarta Globe
Budget   Pentagon   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States  
Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands
| Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Boko Haram to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks. | "If they clearly identify themselves now and say this is... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Al Jazeera
Boko Haram   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
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