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Melee erupts at Yemen peace talks, underscoring rifts

A fistfight erupted on the sidelines of peace talks in Geneva on Thursday between supporters of different warring factions in Yemen, underlining the divisions that have thwarted United Nations efforts broker a truce in the near three-month conflict. Yemeni opponents of the Houthi forces that...

Syrian refugees trying to go home stuck at Turkey border

Refugees seeking to return to the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after fleeing fighting there last week were stuck on the Turkish side of the border Thursday amid conflicting accounts over who closed the frontier. Turkish authorities said refugees were not able to cross because Kurdish People's...

Oxfam seeks greater reach in Syria after Damascus trip

Global aid agency Oxfam wants to double to three million the number of people it can reach inside Syria with water and hygiene projects, the head of Oxfam's British office said after meetings with officials in Damascus. Oxfam has been working with Syria's Ministry of Water...