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Images of the warring parties in the Ethiopian conflict signing a truce deal. Following the signing, the various African leaders involved in the truce negotiations pose for photographs. The deal was unveiled following marathon talks in South Africa almost two years to the day since the start of a war that has claimed many thousands of lives and unleashed a desperate humanitarian crisis. IMAGES
NATO allies agree to start withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan by May 1 after the United States announced it will pull troops out by September. SOUNDBITE
Protesters continue to gather in front of a Portland courthouse as the Oregon governor announces that US federal forces, whose presence enraged protesters, deployed in the city will start their phased pullout on Thursday. IMAGES
The UN envoy for Yemen arrives in the capital Sanaa for talks to shore up a ceasefire in the country's lifeline port city of Hodeida. IMAGES
Yemen's foreign minister says the rebel-held port of Hodeida must be handed over to the government, amid UN-brokered talks on the conflict between the government and Houthi insurgents. SOUNDBITE
Yemeni pro-government forces advance towards the port city of Hodeida, controlled by Huthi rebels, as they continue to battle for the control of the city. Government troops and rebels clashed again Tuesday near a Yemeni port city crucial for humanitarian aid, where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in. IMAGES