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Civilians in greater peril, Red Cross chief in Afghanistan says
World NowThe departing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan warned Monday that the country's civilians live in more peril today than when started his job seven years earlier.... -
Red Cross 'can't cope' as Syria crisis worsens, chief says
World NowThe Red Cross lamented Thursday that the deepening crisis in Syria has barred it from helping many of those in need, even as it steps up its efforts. “We can’t cope with the worsening of the situation,” International Committee of the Red... -
reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi
Framework“reFramed” is a feature showcasing fine art photography and vision-forward photojournalism. It is curated by Los Angeles Times staff photographer Barbara Davidson. twitter@photospice Alessio Romanzi was born in Colle Sant'Angelo, a small... -
Gazans allowed to visit kin held in Israel for first time in five years
World NowNearly 50 people from the Gaza Strip on Monday were allowed to visit relatives held in Israeli jails for the first time in more than five years.... -
Palestinian prisoner resumes hunger strike in Israel
World NowA Palestinian inmate in an Israeli prison who had refused to eat for 71 days resumed his hunger strike Thursday, a prisoners' advocacy group said.... -
Locusts menace already hunger-stricken Mali and Niger
World NowMali and neighboring Niger are facing swarms of locusts, left uncontrolled while Libya and Algeria grappled with conflicts of their own.... -
Colombian rebels release French journalist
World NowAfter more than a month of captivity, French journlaist Romeo Langlois was released Wednesday by leftist rebels who had described him as a prisoner of war.... -
Iraq still operating secret torture site, rights group says
World NowA clandestine jail and alleged torture site under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki continues to operate more than a year after the government ordered it shut down, Human Rights Watch claims in a report being released Tuesday.... -
Red Cross pleads for $27 million more for Syria crisis
World NowHoping to triple its budget to help the wounded and needy in Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross is pleading for nearly $27 million more to address the ongoing crisis.... -
U.N. returns to Somali capital Mogadishu after 17-year absence
World NowU.N. returns to Somali capital Mogadishu after 17-year absence: U.N. special envoy Augustine Mahiga marked the U.N'.s return to Mogadishu for the first time since 1995.... -
Syrian doctor: 'They look at us like we are terrorists'
World NowSyria, Assad, uprising, Arab Spring, doctors: In towns bloodied by the Syrian uprising, the electricity goes out, putting medicines that need to be refrigerated at risk. Wounded people fear to go to the hospital, worrying that will be arrested or... -
Syria violence: Who is helping the wounded?
World NowThere are relatively few organizations at work in Syria to help those wounded in the ongoing uprising against the government of President Bashar Assad, with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent the main humanitarian group on the ground....
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