With country's annual pesticide supply already running out, at least 45 people have died from the disease.

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Many affected by fighting between Russian army and armed Muslim groups seeking independence for North Caucasus republic.

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Southern Kerala state awaiting monsoon as lack of adequate rainfall over past two decades destroying crops.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand - More than 2,000 people have been displaced from their homes in northern Myanmar, according to human rights activists - and construction on the Indian-financed Tamanthi Dam hasn't even started yet.

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Negotiators from 150 countries are trying to reach a deal to halt the uncontrolled flow of weapons and ammunition.

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Haru Mutasa is a South Africa-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English.

February 26, 2013 - 23:26

News from Zimbabwe's rural areas always takes a while to reach the capital Harare, and when it does reach people in the cities, finding the exact location, what happened, why and when is a logistical nightmare.

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Hand-held transceivers help residents to communicate and also keep track of impending attacks in absence of other means.

Jabal al-Zawiyah, Syria - Abu Rashad's sons have both gone to the frontline to fight Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the suburbs of Idlib city. Their worried father is sitting at the doorstep of his shop in the town of Ferkiya, holding near his ear a walkie-talkie that keeps transmitting messages separated by beeps.

As Kenya prepares to hold elections in March, we ask if politicians are stirring up tribal rivalries for political gain.

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