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Libyan flight hijack: 65 passengers released

Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): Sixty five passengers traveling in the hijacked Libyan flight, that has been forcefully landed in Malta, were released on Friday, officials said.

Libyan plane hijakced, lands in Malta

Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): A Libyan plane, carrying 118 people on board, was hijacked and then forced to land in Malta, media reports said.

'Hijacked' Libyan passenger plane lands in Malta

Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): In a possible hijack, a Libyan passenger plane has been forced to land in Malta, media reports said.

Berlin attack suspect shot dead in Milan

Berlin, Dec 23 (IBNS): The man, who is suspected to have carried out the attack in Germany's Berlin city recently, has been shot dead by police in Milan, media reports said.

Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari returns to nation

Islamabad, Dec 23 (IBNS): Formenr Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan after 18 months on Friday, media reports said.

Travel between Canada and US to ease further with Canada passing its own pre-clearance bill

Calgary, Dec 23 (IBNS): With the US Congress passing the new Promoting Travel, Commerce and National Security Act, travel between Canada and the United States will ease once Canada passes its own 'pre-clearance bill', according to media reports.

Thousands leave war-ravaged Aleppo as ‘dangerous, complex’ evacuation nears end – UN envoy

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A “very large, dangerous, difficult and complex evacuation” entered its final phase on Friday–mainly from eastern Aleppo and from the two villages Foah and Kefraya – a senior United Nations humanitarian envoy announced, adding that it is “now a race against the clock and the winter to provide safety for the desperate people that have been trapped in the besieged city.

Nigeria’s megacity, Lagos, faces ‘unacceptable’ water and sanitation crisis, UN expert warns

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Fridaycalled on the Nigerian Government to increase funding for water and sanitation in next year’s budget to address the needs of 21 million residents of Lagos, the country’s largest city, which continues to grow while access to basic services dwindles.

As funds shrink, UN agency may end assistance to 150,000 in Central African Republic

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Due to a lack of funding, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is running a risk of soon needing to halt its aid to 150,000 people in crisis-torn Central African Republic (CAR) who have been displaced by violence.

Syria: UN approves mechanism to lay groundwork for investigations into possible war crimes

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria.

UN condemns killings of aid workers and civilians waiting for emergency assistance in Mosul

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): In the past 48 hours, four aid workers and at least seven civilians have been killed and 40 others injured while waiting in line for emergency assistance in Mosul, prompting the United Nations relief wing to denounce the actions in “the strongest terms.”

UN allocates $3 million to Somalia-Kenya cross-border pilot project for Somali refugees

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund is set to allocate $3 million on a pilot project that will provide peacebuilding and professional skills to Somali refugees volunteering to return from Kenya to Somalia.

Three years into conflict, humanitarian needs in South Sudan continue to rise – UN relief wing

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Since fighting first erupted in South Sudan three years back, tens of thousands have died, food insecurity and acute malnutrition are at unprecedented levels, and more than three million have been driven from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian arm has reported.

ISIS releases video showing two Turkish soldiers being burned alive

Beirut, Dec 23 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State has released a video where two persons, identified as Turkish soldiers, are being burned alive, media reports said.

Yemen strikes: 28 al-Qaida militants killed

Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): Twenty-eight terrorists were killed in Yemen in nine strikes against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula between Sept. 23 and Dec. 13, according to a U.S. Central Command news release issued on Friday.