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No one claimed responsibility for the attacks in Syria's second city, Aleppo, as the death toll reached 28 more

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Sudan's Nuba women “better-equipped” to cope with war than men

"We women deal with each problem as they come, but men just get angry and give up," says one woman quoted in report
INSIGHT-Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion

The flood of weapons and fighters out of Libya has now added to an arc of insecurity across West Africa
Myanmar refugees tell of violence despite peace calls

Thousands of refugees bringing tales of rape and violence have flooded across the border into China

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