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Aid workers free after month's captivity in Darfur: UN

Three Sudanese employees of international aid agencies were released on Saturday in the troubled Darfur region after 32 days in captivity, peacekeepers said. "They appear to be unharmed and in good condition," the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said in a statement....

UN expected to vote Monday to speed aid to Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sponsors of a U.N. resolution that would authorize cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians in desperate need of food and medicine finalized the text ahead of a Security Council vote expected on Monday. The final draft, obtained Friday by The...

Merkel says spying on allies is a waste of energy

BERLIN (Reuters) - Spying on allies is a waste of energy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday when asked about two suspected U.S. spy cases that have come to light in the last few days and caused anger in Germany. "From my point of view, spying on allies... is a...