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UN-led campaign to vaccinate children against Polio kicks off in Gaza

By Niamh Kennedy, Ibrahim Dahman and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — The much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began Sunday. While a first group of babies received polio vaccinations in Gaza on Saturday, the program officially started a day later in Gaza’s “middle areas,” according to the UN’s agency for

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Authorities work to identify human remains found in concrete ‘bunker’ under missing California couple’s neighbor’s home

By Dalia Faheid, Jay Croft and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities investigating the disappearance of a California couple are working to identify human remains found in bags in a concrete “bunker” underneath the mobile home of the couple’s neighbor at a nudist resort. Police have arrested the neighbor, Michael Royce Sparks, 62, on suspicion

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They vanished for weeks. Now Russia says it detained two Colombian men on suspicion of fighting for Ukraine

By Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mariya Knight and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities say they have detained two Colombian men suspected of fighting for the Ukrainian military – a shocking twist in the weeks-long case of their disappearance since mid-July. The last time Cielo Imbachí heard from her husband was more than 40

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Israeli strike kills at least four Palestinians leading aid convoy in Gaza

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike on a humanitarian vehicle in Gaza has left four people dead amid confusion over the convoy’s travel plans through the war-torn Palestinian enclave, according to aid organization American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera). The victims were all local Palestinians involved with a transportation company contracted by Anera,

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1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four African-American girls during church services in 1963. September 15, 2013, marked the 50th anniversary of the bombing. Facts September 15, 1963 – A bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four African-American girls

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United Nations Attacks Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to present. Facts Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized more than 71 peacekeeping missions around the globe. There are currently 11 peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, at least 4,380 peacekeepers have been

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