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Siblings Ibrahim and Evan visit the home of their aunt December 27 in Bakhdida, Iraq, southeast of Mosul. The Islamic state burned the home, looted their parents home and destroyed or vandalized every church in Bakhdida. With a population of 50,000, it h

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Global Powers' Commitment To Intervene In Genocides May Be Waning

8:32am December 29, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. endorsed the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine in 2005, calling on world powers to stop atrocities. But the secretary general says there's no longer global solidarity on the agreement.

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Gambian Ambassador To U.S. Defies His Country's Leader

3:36pm December 27, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Sheikh Omar Faye, Gambia's ambassador to the U.S., has called for president Yahya Jammeh to step down. Jammeh had said he'd concede his loss, but is rejecting the outcome. Faye is now being recalled.

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How South Sudan Came To The Brink Of 'Ethnic Civil War'

5:25pm December 24, 2016

A U.N. official says South Sudan is very close to a "Rwanda-like" genocide. Cameron Hudson of the Holocaust Museum's genocide prevention center explains the history of South Sudan's struggles.

U.N. Rejects U.S. Calls For Sanctions On South Sudan

5:10pm December 24, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a potential genocide in South Sudan, but the Security Council couldn't muster the votes needed to impose an arms embargo.

John, left, and Anastazia, right, from the series Tanzanian Street children 2015 © Tom Merilion. Center: Thembinkosi Fanwell Ngwenya 2016 from the series Similar Uniforms: We Refuse to Compare © Claudio Rasano.

PHOTOS: Young People Look You In The Eye And Open Up Their Souls

11:58am December 24, 2016

by Vicky Hallett

Images of children dominate the winners of this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, now on display at London's National Portrait Gallery.

Women displaced by Islamist extremists wait for food to be handed out to them at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Boko Haram's uprising has killed more than 20,000 people, and displaced some 2.3 million more.

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Nigerian Government Pushes Boko Haram Out Of Stronghold, President Says

10:02am December 24, 2016

by Maggie Penman

The president of Nigeria claims that the militant group Boko Haram has been driven from its last stronghold in the Sambisa Forest.

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In Dire, Daily Life, What Do Zimbabweans Find Funny?

8:36am December 24, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Widespread joblessness, hunger and an economy once again in a tailspin are what Zimbabweans are living with daily. So how do you make people laugh when life seems so dire?

The arms embargo and sanctions fell short of the nine votes needed for adoption Friday. Ethnic violence and clashes have killed tens of thousands in the South Sudan and forced millions to flee from their homes.

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Arms Embargo On South Sudan Fails U.N. Vote

4:44pm December 23, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

The U.S.-backed resolution fell two votes short of adoption Friday. It would have been the Security Council's most recent attempt to stabilize the restive country.

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On Malta, Libyan Plane's Hijackers Surrender After Hours Of Negotiations

12:00pm December 23, 2016

The hijackers of a Libyan plane that landed on Malta were arrested and all passengers and crew were safely released Friday morning. Kyle Vidal, a journalist with iNews Malta, has the latest.

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A woman is vaccinated at a health center in Conakry, Guinea, during the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Ebola virus.

First Ebola Vaccine Likely To Stop The Next Outbreak

11:53am December 23, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The results are in from the clinical trials of a new vaccine — and it looks like a potent weapon. In fact, they are already stockpiling it.

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