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Security Council hears criticism over ‘inaction and paralysis’ in Darfur crisis

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Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda.

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UN refugee chief seeks support to assist record number of internally displaced people

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Civil conflict in the Central African Republic has displaced more than half a million people within the country in the last year.

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Panel: Japan to Beef Up Military in Response to China

Japan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy surveillance drones as part of its new defense plan in response to China's growing military power.

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UN scales up aid as number of displaced in Central African Republic tops half a million

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Displaced families in the Central African Republic (CAR) seek shelter at the Bangui airport fearing further attacks.

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Mandela’s life serves as inspiration for entire world, Ban says at memorial service

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon payes tribute to Nelson Mandela at memorial service in South Africa.

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Pakistan Youth Work to Solve Country's Conflicts

In Pakistan, thousands of civilians and security force members died in terrorist violence in 2013. Military campaigns and political outreach have made little headway in reducing the toll. But, Pakistani youth are trying to open a dialogue and end the violence, even in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions.

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Precarious security situation in Libya shows need for dialogue with militias – UN envoy

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Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri, briefs the Security Council on the situation in that country.

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World Leaders to Speak at Mandela Memorial

Leaders from around the world will pay tribute at Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who died last week at the age of 95.

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UN marks 65th anniversary of landmark treaty on preventing, punishing genocide

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A wall of photos at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Hagel Arrives in Pakistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Islamabad Monday. He will meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the first visit to Pakistan by the top Pentagon official in several years.