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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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Oxfam Aid Worker 'Paid For Sex', Others Bullied Witness: Inquiry
British aid charity Oxfam on Monday released its internal report into a scandal in Haiti that has shattered its reputation, revealing that a former top official admitted to paying for sex and three staff physically threatened a witness.
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Widow of Beheaded Islamic State Hostage Brands Killers 'Monsters'
The widow of British aid worker David Haines, who was taken hostage and beheaded by Islamic State militants, branded his killers inhuman monsters in her first television interview broadcast Sunday.
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Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
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Frenchman Seen in Islamic State Video of Beheadings
A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of US aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British man denied earlier reports his medical student son was there too.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron 'Horrified' by Peter Kassig's Beheading
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he was "horrified" after the Islamic State jihadist group claimed to have executed US aid worker Kassig, known as Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam.
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Families of Slain UK Aid Workers Call for Unity
Families of two British aid workers killed by the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday urged people of all faiths to unite against the militants' "hateful acts."
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Federal Officials Cast Doubt on Ebola Travel Ban
Top government health officials say they are opposed to placing a ban on travelers from Ebola-infected countries, warning that shutting down borders could impede efforts by aid workers to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
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Alan Henning, Ex-Taxi Driver Anxious to Help in Syria, Killed by Islamic State
British aid worker Alan Henning travelled to Syria to help victims of a vicious civil war but became himself a casualty of the conflict's brutality at the hands of Islamic State fighters.
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British PM Confirms 'Brutal Murder' of Alan Henning by Islamic State Group
British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group on Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justic
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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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Oxfam Aid Worker 'Paid For Sex', Others Bullied Witness: Inquiry
British aid charity Oxfam on Monday released its internal report into a scandal in Haiti that has shattered its reputation, revealing that a former top official admitted to paying for sex and three staff physically threatened a witness.
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Widow of Beheaded Islamic State Hostage Brands Killers 'Monsters'
The widow of British aid worker David Haines, who was taken hostage and beheaded by Islamic State militants, branded his killers inhuman monsters in her first television interview broadcast Sunday.
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Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
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Frenchman Seen in Islamic State Video of Beheadings
A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of US aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British man denied earlier reports his medical student son was there too.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron 'Horrified' by Peter Kassig's Beheading
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he was "horrified" after the Islamic State jihadist group claimed to have executed US aid worker Kassig, known as Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam.
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Families of Slain UK Aid Workers Call for Unity
Families of two British aid workers killed by the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday urged people of all faiths to unite against the militants' "hateful acts."
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Federal Officials Cast Doubt on Ebola Travel Ban
Top government health officials say they are opposed to placing a ban on travelers from Ebola-infected countries, warning that shutting down borders could impede efforts by aid workers to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
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Alan Henning, Ex-Taxi Driver Anxious to Help in Syria, Killed by Islamic State
British aid worker Alan Henning travelled to Syria to help victims of a vicious civil war but became himself a casualty of the conflict's brutality at the hands of Islamic State fighters.
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British PM Confirms 'Brutal Murder' of Alan Henning by Islamic State Group
British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group on Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justic
