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Gunmen kill eight traders, 51 cows in Nigerian market

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 05:35 PM

Gunmen attacked a cattle market in southeast Nigeria, killing 8 traders and 51 cows, police said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region. Read more »

New ASEAN chair to keep pressure on Myanmar junta

Prak Chan Thul and Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at Oct 28 10:13 PM

Warning Myanmar was on the "brink of civil war", Cambodia said it would appoint a new special envoy to Myanmar when it takes the reins of ASEAN. Read more »

Cambodia marks 30 years since peace accord amid setback in democracy

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 24 11:20 AM

Cambodia on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements that brought to an end nearly 13 years of civil war in the Southeast Asian country, celebrating its reintegration into the international community and economic progress since the landmark deal. Read more »

Outgoing UN envoy: Myanmar has spiraled into civil war

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 05:31 AM

Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday. Read more »

Pope Francis to hold crisis summit with Lebanon Christian heads

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 30 10:56 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country's worst crisis since its civil war that ended in 1990. Read more »

Afghan retreat: US formally begins withdrawing from its longest war

Jay Deshmukh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 12:06 PM

The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan Saturday, bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the tightening grip of an emboldened Taliban. Read more »

Hundreds dead in worsening Ethiopian conflict, sources say

Giulia Paravicini, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 01:48 PM

The flare-up in the northern area bordering Eritrea and Sudan threatens to destabilize Africa's second most populous nation, where ethnic conflict has already killed hundreds since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018. Read more »

Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 11:46 PM

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty. Read more »

Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:01 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out a change to US military bases named after Civil War Confederate leaders, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments honoring the once pro-slavery South.   Read more »

40 Filipinos in Libya want to return home as virus, conflict strike: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 01:31 PM

Some 40 Filipinos in Libya have requested the Philippine government to bring them home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict, an envoy said Monday.   Read more »