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Thai Government Rejects Request to Delay Elections

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Thai-Japan Youth Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

Ban decries escalating violence in Syria, condemns use of ‘barrel bombs

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South Sudan Says It's Preparing for Peace Talks

South Sudan’s government says a meeting with regional leaders has helped move forward plans for a dialogue between the president and his political rival to end the violence that has divided the country. The development comes as a humanitarian crisis...

Japan's Abe Visits Controversial War Shrine, China Outraged

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a controversial visit to a war shrine that many of Japan's neighbors see as a symbol of its militaristic past.