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Matthew: Haitians begin recovery after Hurricane

As the weather calms in Haiti, residents have begun recovery efforts, salvaging what is left of their houses.

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Air attack destroyed aid convoy says UN as Syrian troops close on Aleppo

Satellite imagery analysts probing the deadly attack on a UN aid convoy in Syria on September 19 claim the carnage was the result of an air strike.

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Donors raise funds to prevent Afghanistan becoming a second Iraq

World powers at a donor conference hosted by the European Union have raised over 13 billion euros for Afghanistan.

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Boat of pro-Palestinian activists blocked by Israeli forces from entering Gaza

A sail boat manned by 13 pro-Palestinian female activists has been intercepted near the coast of Gaza as it attempted to break through a blockade imposed by Israel in…

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Eastern Aleppo: thousands trapped, hundreds dead, 30 doctors, 'six' hospitals

The offensive in Aleppo shows little sign of slowing down.

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Help finally arrives for some besieged Syrian towns

Aid convoys have reached some besieged areas of Syria where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped.

Syria

Russian aid reaches Aleppo

Following heavy airstrikes, which killed 90 people, reportedly involving Russian jets, Russian humanitarian aid is being distributed in parts of Aleppo.

World

Healing trauma and repairing homes in eastern Ukraine

Europe's war in eastern Ukraine continues its daily grind of people and scarce resources. Despite a ceasefire violations go on around the clock, and the region has been deserted by its young.

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The UN resumes aid deliveries to Syria as overnight airstrikes hit Aleppo

The United Nations has said it will resume aid operations to Syria by sending trucks to a besieged district near Damascus.

Syria

UN to resume aid deliveries in Syria

Officials say Aleppo is not on the list of destinations for deliveries that could resume as early as Thursday.

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Four medical workers killed in Syria airstrike

Four medical workers from the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations were killed overnight by an airstrike in Syria.

Syria

US accuses Russia of air strike on Syria aid convoy

The Obama administration has accused Russian forces of the airstrike on a UN aid convoy, which shattered the fragile peace agreement in Syria.

Syria

Syria ceasefire is 'not dead' insists Kerry, despite attack on aid convoy

At talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that the Syrian ceasefire is “not dead”, despite the devastating strike on a huma

USA

Hollande tells UN on Syria: 'Enough is enough'

During a speech at the UN General Assembly French President Francois Hollande has blamed the Syrian government for the collapse of a US-Russia backed ceasefire.

Syria

UN suspends all aid to Syria after convoy attack

The United Nations has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its trucks were hit during a deadly air raid near Aleppo.

Syria

Humanitarian aid convoy hit by air strike in Syria

An international aid convoy has been hit by an air strike while delivering aid to 78,000 people in the hard-to-reach town of Urm al-Kubra in Syria.

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Syrian aid convoy hit by air strikes near Aleppo

An aid convoys which had been trying to reach a remote rebel-held area is hit in an airstrike - 18 of the 31 trucks are struck with many casualties reported, mostly drivers

Syria

Eastern districts of Aleppo desperate for food and medicine

The Castello Road is a strategic supply line for rebels in the besieged districts of Aleppo.

Syria

Humanitarian aid convoys delayed en route to Aleppo, Syria

In Syria, trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Aleppo are waiting for fighters to pull back from the Castello Road, the last remaining supply line to the city.

Syria

UN warns aid supplies still not reaching Syria's besieged areas

The UN says large amounts of humanitarian aid have still not entered Syria three days after a nationwide ceasefire came into affect.