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A Palestinian man, pictured through a damaged classroom, carries a boy as he walks at a United Nations-run school in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2014. Witnesses say the school, which is sheltering Palestinians displace

Gazans find no refuge in UN schools, but they’re staying because it’s the best they have

Conflict

People in Gaza have been taking shelter in schools run by the United Nations, but some schools have also been attacked. Yet with nowhere else to go, Gazans have to remain in the battered and overcrowded makeshift shelters.

A Palestinian man, pictured through a damaged classroom, carries a boy as he walks at a United Nations-run school in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2014. Witnesses say the school, which is sheltering Palestinians displace

Gazans find no refuge in UN schools, but they’re staying because it’s the best they have

Conflict

Dissident Deal: Chen Guangcheng to be Allowed to Leave China to Study

Conflict & Justice

Eurozone Looks to China for Bailout

Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Rumored to Be Dead

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Violent Protests in Urban China Over Inflation, High Food Prices

Business, Economics and Jobs

In May, China’s inflation rose to its highest level in nearly three years, up 5.5 percent from the same month last year. BBC China correspondent Martin Patience reports on how high inflation and extremely high food prices are affecting the country.

Chinese Government Detained Artist Ai Wei Wei for ‘Economic Crimes’

One of China’s most famous artists, Ai Wei Wei was detained Sunday. The artists is an outspoken critic of the Chinese government and many suspect that his detention is part of the government’s crackdown on dissent. He is now being investigated for economic crimes according to a government spokesman. The BBC’s Beijing correspondent Martin Patience […]

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US, China discuss military relations

Global Politics

Defence Secretary Robert Gates begins a three-day trip to China to meet with China’s defence minister. On the agenda: negotiationing old conflicts over Taiwain, arms, stealth fighters and weapons programs. BBC correspondent Martin Patience explains whether these meetings will help to lift tensions between the two countries.

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Militants fire at peace conference in Afghanistan

Militants have fired rockets at a national peace conference in Kabul, sparking gun battles outside the venue. For the latest we’re joined by the BBC’s Martin Patience who is in Kabul.

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Militants kill at least 18 in Kabul

A suicide bomber detonated explosives near Kabul’s shopping center; two more blasts followed. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that they had deliberately targeted foreign aid workers.

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