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New MEPs: ready to take up office for the next five years

As new MEPs from across Europe arrive in Brussels to take up their position in the European Parliament, we met two of the new members: Dr Ian Duncan, a British member of the ECR group, and Morten Helveg Petersen, a Danish member of the ALDE group....

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Obama Drama: Can Democrats Survive His Presidency?

Conflicts and strained relations between a sitting President and Congressional members of his own party during a second term are certainly not unheard of. After all, their political situations differ. Lawmakers are trying to survive in what is...

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Six months after fighting reaches capital, no end to horror for children in Central African Republic violence: UNICEF

Six months since intense fighting reached Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, scores of children have been killed, hundreds have been maimed and thousands have been displaced.

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UN chief condemns shooting of Ukrainian plane, 49 aboard killed

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.