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Kashmir kids find refuge in makeshift schools amid uprising

When Kashmir erupted in anti-India protests almost four months ago, 14-year-old Shazia Batool was sequestered at home — forbidden from venturing out as stone-throwing protesters faced off in street clashes with government forces and demanded an end to Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan...

Syrian rebels bombard Aleppo airbase before offensive

Syrian rebels launched Grad rockets at Aleppo's Nairab air base on Friday, part of their preparations for a new offensive aimed at breaking the government siege of insurgent-held areas of the city, a rebel official and a monitoring group said. Zakaria Malahifji, an official with the Fastaqim...

Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities

(The Guardian)- The British and French governments were accused of breaching children’s human rights as up to 50 teenagers were abandoned by authorities in Calais and forced into an industrial estate near the cleared-out refugee camp to sleep in makeshift conditions. The teenagers were...

Colombian president postpones talks with ELN rebels

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended peace talks with the ELN rebels Thursday, hours before they were due to open, insisting the guerrillas first release an ex-lawmaker they are holding hostage. "The formal installation of the negotiating table with (the ELN) is postponed until...