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Sudan's Cut Fuel Subsidies Cost Same as Wars: US

Sudan spends as much fighting in ongoing conflicts in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile as it did on the fuel subsidies that it cut last month, sparking weeks of deadly protests in Khartoum, the US special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan told VOA...

Stampede Near Indian Hindu Temple Kills 109

Officials in India say the death toll from a stampede on a bridge leading to a remote Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh state has risen to 109.

The International Atomic Energy Agency Completes Nuclear Security Review Mission in the United States

A team of nuclear security experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) completed a mission to review nuclear security practices of civil nuclear facilities licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize

This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is currently working to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.