April2017
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‘Major, Major’ conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy, Trump says
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute.... -
Failure to act on North Korea could be catastrophic, U.S. says
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea’s nuclear and missile abilities could lead to ‘catastrophic consequences,’ while China and Russia cautioned Washington against threatening military force... -
Syrian youth find freedom in Parkour
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Leaping over bombed roofs and jumping through damaged window frames, a group of teenagers run and swing their way through buildings left dilapidated by six years of war in the southern Syrian town of... -
Furore over Holocaust comments hits Le Pen’s election bid
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Marine Le Pen’s bid to defy the odds and win the French presidency risked a setback on Friday when the man named interim head of her National Front party stood down to defend himself... -
Oxfam helps Syrians to find safety without risking their lives at sea
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Oxfam has joined a program to help Syrians find refuge in Europe. 60 people, including many families, will arrive in Italy today to seek asylum as part of a humanitarian visa programme approved by... -
United States announces additional humanitarian assistance for Yemen
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: The United States announced nearly $94 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the people of Yemen, who have suffered through two years of civil war and are experiencing the largest food security emergency... -
New EU and UNDP 10 million EUR initiative to help boost citizen engagement across the Western Balkans
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) have launched an ambitious programme to substantially increase the involvement of civil society organizations in local development efforts. Spanning Albania, Kosovo,* Montenegro, Serbia,... -
Tajikistan develops national road safety strategy
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Around 70 participants from the government, private sector, civil society organizations, academia, and development partners discussed a framework and priority actions of a Tajikistan national strategy on reducing road crash deaths and injuries during... -
Kasai emergency response benefits from initial UN migration agency funding
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: The Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency, William Lacy Swing, has approved the release of USD 100,000 to kick-start relief operations for more than 1.1 million people displaced by widespread hostilities to... -
Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme dies
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” whose four-decade career spanned a staggering array of work from romantic comedy and rock music to hard-hitting documentaries, died Wednesday. He was 73....
