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Rebels and rescuers said at least seven missiles were dropped on the hospital, more commonly known as Sakhour, by both Russian jets and Syrian helicopters.

The World Health Organization said repeated attacks in the Syrian city in the past week have left nearly 338 people dead, including over 100 children.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he would be “happy to slaughter” drug users in his country, the same way that Adolf Hitler killed millions of Jews.

The aim of the mission is to ensure that countries that do not have their own space program get an opportunity to fly payloads to low-Earth orbits.

Speaking during an official visit to Vietnam, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also ruled out the joint navy patrol between the two countries in the South China Sea.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the continuous bombings targeting hospitals “war crimes,” and remarked that the Syrian city had become worse than a “slaughterhouse.”

Unless there are changes in policies, nearly a third of the projected world population by 2030 would be either overweight or obese, according to a Global Panel report.

The attack that left five medics, two nurses and two ambulance drivers dead, took place shortly after they had arrived in Syria’s Khan Touman town near Aleppo.

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The global refugee population grew by 5.8 million people in 2016 in part because of conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.

Senator Grace Poe wrote Monday that lowering the minimum age from the current 15 years to 9 years will have a profound negative impact on children’s well-being.

The Turkish military announced Monday its airstrikes hit three targets used by the Islamic State group — a shelter, an ammunition store and the group’s military headquarters.

The United Nations called Monday’s General Assembly summit “a watershed moment” and the first-ever high-level meeting to address “large movements of refugees and migrants.”

Russia and the U.S. announced an agreement on the Syrian war that calls for a nationwide ceasefire starting sundown Monday.

President Barack Obama was the latest addition to the ever growing list of high-profile people Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has insulted.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stated that bare breasts were more French than a headscarf.

Amid tension and aggression from North Korea, South Korea's military is getting combat ready.

Meet the five women who are running to become the United Nations' first-ever female secretary-general.

The outcome document, which the negotiators failed to agree upon, called for the resettlement of 10 percent of the world’s refugees to developed nations annually.

At a United Nations meeting, the two countries looked to handle high levels of asylum seekers.

Fighting between two factions resumed Sunday in the capital Juba, a day after the world’s youngest nation celebrated its fifth Independence Day.