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Ordinary people help migrants as Asia

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An ethnic Rohingya woman holds new headscarfs part of relief goods she received from local residents a temporary shelter in Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, May 18, 2015. Boatloads of more hundreds of migrants stranded at sea in sinking boats,  first helping hand came not from governments but from fishermen who towed them to safety. Read more http://habbayentertainment.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_18.html

Saudi led airstrikes in Yemen

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An armed man looks at graffiti artists spraying on a wall to commemorate the victims who were killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 18, 2015. Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen's Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished country after a five-day truce expired, as one-sided talks boycotted by the rebels offered little hope of ending the conflict. read more

after coup attempt, Burundi..

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Demonstrators face soldiers in the Musaga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, Monday May 18, 2015. The unit temporarily withdrew. The army has deployed throughout the town as hundreds return to the Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD supporters celebrate in a bar following a rally for President Pierre Nkurunziza in Bujumbura, Burundi, Sunday May 17, 2015. earlier in the day, Nkurunziza made his first appearance

After truce, Saudi-led coalition

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Smoke rises from al-Qahira castle, an ancient fortress that was recently taken over by Shiite rebels, following a Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz city, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies just hours   Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels resumed early on Monday in the southern port city of Aden after a five-day truce expired amid talks on the war-torn country's future that were boycotted by the rebels. Even while it was in effect, the cease-fire had not halted all the fighting in Yemen between the rebels, known as Houthis, and government forces loyal to exiled Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Meanwhile, the three-days of talks on Yemen's future saw hundreds of politicians and tribal leaders gather in the Saudi capital. The meeting was boycotted by the rebels and their Iranian backers voiced object...