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Gunmen kidnap 16 Afghan UN demining workers-police

Blast outside church in Philippine south, 5 dead

N.Korea may have shot mid-range missile; sanctions push

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U.S. specialist Nikolas Kloberdanz of 2nd Platoon from the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, walks during a road clearance patrol in the mountains of Wardak province in Afghanistan July 4, 2009. ...

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Aid agency newsfeed

Mental Health and Income Generation among Top Concerns for Pakistan's Newly Displaced, according to an International Medical Corps Survey

MSF Frontline Reports - June 2009

Pakistan: ICRC deploys in Dir and Buner and assists thousands of displaced

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Blogs

Sri Lanka's 'forgotten' city poor need help too

Climate talks need a dose of top-level political will

Shopping in PNG

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AlertNet insight

INTERVIEW- U.N. fears for staff as Nepal strikes continue

"War on terror" used to target minorities - report

INTERVIEW: Website plays matchmaker for India disaster aid

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