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CNNHillary Clinton declared victory early Tuesday morning in a razor-thin contest against Bernie Sanders in Iowa. But Democratic party officials have not yet declared a winner."Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Caucus," the…

ReutersThe United States would not hesitate to act upon any perceived threat toward it from Libya, but would bring other parties in to discussion on any broader action, a senior State Department official said on Monday."First…

UNSMILWith winter temperatures plunging and funding support for the Libya Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) stagnant, I am increasingly concerned that vulnerable, conflict-affected people in Libya will continue to suffer due to a lack of…

Arab NewsDaesh is losing ground and income from sales of oil in both Syria and Iraq. Foreign fighters have had their wages cut by half. Under pressure from US-led coalition, Russian and Syrian regime bombs and renewed resistance from…

ReutersNearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.The meeting takes place as talks have begun in Geneva to try…

BBCA disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the World Health Organization.Experts are worried that the virus is spreading far and fast, with…

BBCA suicide bomber has killed 20 people at a police headquarters in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.At least 29 others were wounded in the blast in the west of the city, the interior ministry said.Some reports…

Abdelkader Messahel, Algeria's minister delegate for Maghreb and African affairs, unveiled that the UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, is going to visit Algeria Monday.Messahel added that Kobler will visit the capital Algiers…

BBCDespite living in utter isolation on a desert island for 40 years, one inspirational couple has overcome disability and blindness to make a difference.For a man who’s spent more than 40 years on a deserted island, Daeng Abu…

BBCAn emergency meeting of the World Health Organization is being held to discuss the "explosive" spread of the Zika virus.The meeting in Geneva will decide whether to declare a global emergency.WHO officials have described…