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Syria faces a catastrophic civil war if both sides in the crisis fail to take advantage of the current ceasefire there, Russia's foreign ministry said.

A Russian naval fleet has arrived in China Saturday for a joint exercise with the Chinese Navy in the Yellow Sea next week.

Congolese villagers displaced by LRA attacks find shelter with host families in Dungu.

At least 35 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a wave of bomb attacks on Iraqi cities, including capital Baghdad, stoking fears of sectarian violence in the country that is trying to return to normalcy.

Iran's oil minister on Thursday asked the EU to reconsider its sanctions on the Islamic republic's oil exports.

India Thursday said it successfully test-fired a new missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as Beijing - announcing itself as a major "missile power."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The United States says Sudan and South Sudan want to find a way to avoid "all-out war," following violence across their border. The two countries have been unable to resolve disputes over borders, oil and citizenship issues stemming from the south's independence last July.