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In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives

Conflict

DNA testing is making it possible for thousands of families to recover and identify the skeletal remains of loved ones decades after they were murdered or disappeared. But some families are traumatized and distressed by these discoveries. 

A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine drives along a road near the city of Yelets August 12, 2014.

The convoy of Russian aid trucks is stalled on the road to Ukraine

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A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine stops along a road in the city of Voronezh August 12, 2014. The convoy carrying tons of humanitarian aid left on Tuesday for eastern Ukraine, where government forces are closing in on pro-Ru

Few in Ukraine are buying that Russia is sending a ‘humanitarian’ convoy to their country

Conflict
Internally displaced people Somalians gather outside their makeshift shelters in the Hodan district in southern Mogadishu to listen to proceeding of a 2012 parliamentary election.

A BBC program is reuniting Somali families torn apart by conflict

Conflict & Justice

Red Cross Appeals for Ceasefire in Syria

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