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Egypt: UN chief urges peaceful transition after Mubarak resignation

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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

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Democracy In Egypt An Uncertainty, Analysts Fear

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During a coup d'etat led by General Muhammed Naguib, Egyptian army tanks and field guns are drawn up in front of the royal Abdin Palace, in Cairo, on July 26, 1952. Appointed Premier Ali Maher Pasha issued an ultimatum to King Farouk I, forcing the Egyptian monarch to abdicate.

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More resources for conflict prevention, increased engagement urgently needed in South Caucasus, EU Special Representative tells OSCE Permanent Council

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EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby addresses the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 10 February 2011

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MYANMAR: UNHCR concerned over treatment of Rohingya boat people

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South Africa adds the 'S' to BRICS

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U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests 100th Homicide Suspect

United States Marshal Cathy J. Jones announces the 100th homicide arrest since the inception of the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) in May of 2006. SOFAST arrested 33 year-old Anton Denson of Cincinnati, Ohio. Denson is accused in the shooting death of Devon Heard during a home invasion robbery in the 3000 block area of Park Avenue on December 14 of 2010. Denson was arrested during a felony traffic stop near the intersection of Montgomery Road and Woodward Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Denson was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center.

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Planned Tehran march in support of Egypt protests will test Iranian regime: Opposition leader

Iranian opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, has said that a planned demonstration in favour of the protests in Egypt and Tunisia in Tehran next week would be a test for both the Iranian government and its opponents.

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Greater action needed to include women in peacekeeping – UN study

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Female police officers serving in UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti

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Egypt's 'key role' in Middle East peace must be preserved in any transition – Ban

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters

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Fighting in north-west Pakistan may displace up to 90,000 people – UN refugee agency

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A man displaced by the latest fighting carries aid items distributed by UNHCR