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Obama, Bernanke, Wall Street Commit Crime of the Century

The economy is again facing the prospect—or threat—that the Federal Reserve may make another attempt to begin to "exit" from its years-long "quantitative easing" (QE) which has made all markets in the world dependent on an inherently hyperinflationary...

South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talk, Fighting Continues

Representatives of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, and rebel leader Riek Machar, are launching peace talks in Ethiopia in a bid to end spiraling civil unrest that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. The peace talks mark the first meeting between...

Syria's Warring Sides Fight for Position Ahead of Talks

Rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and government forces are trying to improve their battlefield positions in the remaining weeks before peace talks are due to take place in Geneva between the warring sides, analysts say.

Famine and malnutrition stalk strife-torn Central African Republic, UN agencies warn

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WFP has provided food assistance to more than 500,000 displaced people across the Central...