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Pakistani Court Rejects Mumbai Attack Report

A Pakistani court has rejected the findings of a commission that traveled to India to investigate the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai.

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Syria: after Moscow meeting, Joint Special Envoy voices hope for Council agreement

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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the League of Arab States on Syria.

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Texas Army Guard retires Army's last A-model AH-64 Apache helicopter

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Army Capt. Stacy James Rostorfer, commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, points to areas that incurred ballistics damage on the underside of aircraft 451, the last A-model AH-64 Apache helicopter to be retired from Army service. The unit was the last to fly the A-model Apache and recently held a ceremony marking the retirement of the A-model aircraft. Aircraft 451 will be disassembled and then refurbished into the D-model AH-64 Apache Longbow.

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South Carolina Army Guard aviation unit delivers a piece of history to military museum

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Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard's B Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation load an H-13B Sioux helicopter onto a CH-47D Chinook from B Company in Pierre, S.D., July 10, 2012. The H-13B, the first helicopter used by the South Carolina Army Guard, will be flown from Pierre to Columbia, S.C., to be restored and placed on display in the South Carolina Military Museum, which focuses on the history of the South Carolina National Guard.

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DR Congo, Rwanda Agree on 'Partial Solution' to M23 Rebellion

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a proposal for a neutral force to be stationed along their border. The agreement, signed by the presidents of the two countries on Sunday, says the proposed force would help to eradicate the Congolese rebel movement, the M23, and other armed groups in the region.

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Critical funding shortage threatens humanitarian response for Syria – UN official

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John Ging, Director, Coordination and Response Division of OCHA. opens the Syrian Humanitarian Forum.

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Dlamini-Zuma Sworn in as First Female Leader of the AU Commission

South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma was sworn in Tuesday as the new chairperson of the African Union Commission. The leadership handover at the African Union takes place as the organization tackles security crises across the continent.

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Syrian Government Denies Attack on Village

The Syrian government denied Sunday that it used tanks and helicopters to attack the village of Tremseh in Hama province on Thursday. Activists reported mass killings in the village, but a government spokesman said only two civilians and 37 armed individuals were killed in what Damascus said was a defensive operation.

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UN-African Union cooperation vital for today's challenges, says Eliasson

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Jan Eliasson, appointed Deputy Secretary-General.

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Army National Guard Soldiers take part in Operation Golden Cargo, move ammunition thousands of miles

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A convoy of trucks driven by the 2220th Transportation Company, Arizona Army National Guard, heads towards Tooele Army Depot, Utah, as part of Operation Golden Cargo. Golden Cargo was a logistics operation that moved ammunition to and from military installations throughout the United States and involved more than 2,000 service members from the Army National Guard, and the Army, Marine Corps and Navy Reserves.