GENEVA -- Some 136 million people across the world need humanitarian aid and protection due to protracted conflicts, natural disasters, epidemics and displacement, shows an annual report by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
BRUSSELS -- African and European leaders says that a lasting resolution of the issue of African migrants is closely linked to addressing the root causes of the phenomenon and requires a political solution to the persistent crisis in Libya.
ISTANBUL -- Three operatives from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed by the Turkish military during operations southeastern the country, said an army statement Friday.
ISLAMBAD -- At least nine people are killed and around 35 others wounded as armed men stormed Agricultural Training Institute in Pakistan's northern Peshawar city, military officials say. (end) mt