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Burundi categorically rejects the decision of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity that allegedly killed at least 1,200 people in Burundi

Burundians were voting on Thursday in a referendum proposing constitutional changes that could extend the president's rule until 2034.

Five million people are registered to vote in the referendum amid...

Ballots were counted on Thursday after voters in Burundi took part in a referendum that could extend the president's rule until 2034.

President Pierre Nkurunziza had campaigned forcefully for the...

A Burundian opposition leader criticised Thursday's referendum that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza's rule until 2034, saying the move could make Nkurunziza "drunk with power".

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The United Nations' refugee agency said on Friday there were nearly 1,500 civilian casualties in Yemen from August through October, the latest grim tally to emerge from a four-year civil war as opposing parties hold talks in Sweden.

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt hailed what he called "real progress" Thursday during peace talks to try to end the civil war in Yemen.

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Delegations from Yemen's warring sides discussed expanding a shaky truce in the key port city of Hodeida on Monday, however neither side appeared ready to agree on initial draft proposals hoped for by the United Nations, who are...

Yemen's warring sides agreed on Thursday to a cease-fire, and to withdraw from the main frontline in the four-year-old civil war - the key port city of Hodeida where violence had disrupted vital aid deliveries for the whole country and...

Yemen's warring sides have agreed after week-long peace talks in Sweden to a province-wide cease-fire in Hodeida and a withdrawal of troops from the contested Red Sea port city, the United Nations secretary general announced on Thursday.

Yemen's warring parties continued their meeting for a fourth day of talks on Sunday in Sweden aimed at halting the country's catastrophic 4-year-old war.

UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said on Thursday the two warring sides in the three-year war have signaled they were serious about de-escalating the fighting through calls they've made in recent weeks.

Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government, supported by a Saudi-led coalition, met in Sweden for a second day for UN-sponsored talks aimed at halting the bloodshed.

Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstrom on Thursday opened a United Nations sponsored Yemen peace talks, bringing the country's warring sides to the negotiating table.

The UN envoy for Yemen on Thursday said the international community had come together in Sweden this week to resolve the conflict in Yemen.

Burundi's ruling party has chosen an army general to be its candidate in the presidential election set for May, signaling that the country's president will now retire after serving three terms.