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Face of Defense: Marine Reaches Out to Afghan Women

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chandra Francisco, a member of Female Engagement Team 15 in the Sangin district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, holds a baby after meeting Afghan women during a patrol, July 17, 2011. As a member of the team, Francisco helps to build relationships with the local people.

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Afghan-led Force Kills Taliban Insurgents

An Afghan-led security force killed two Taliban insurgents today during a search for a roadside bomb expert operating in the Qush Tepah district of Afghanistan’s Jowzjan province, military officials reported.

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Face of Defense: Soldier Sees Progress in Iraq

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Army Sgt. Kevin Chapman leaves the emergency services unit headquarters after a mission in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 16, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux

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HORN OF AFRICA: Top 30 donors to the food crisis

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Donors are rallying to feed an estimated 11.6 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa

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Norway: The Online Traces of a Mass Murderer

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An Oslo street the day after the explosion, by Francesco Rivetti on July 23, 2011 shared on Flickr

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UN requests more than $4 billion in humanitarian aid for the rest of this year

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos

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FILM: Cote d'Ivoire: In Search of Stability

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The 2010 elections in Cote d’Ivoire led to a wave of violence in the capital, Abidjan

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Iraq will need sustained support to face pressing challenges – UN

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Special Representative Ad Melkert

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Happiness should have greater role in development policy – UN Member States

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Restoring law and order remains priority for Côte d’Ivoire, says UN envoy

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Special Representative Y. J. Choi briefs Security Council