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Coming up: Parliament priorities for the rest of the year

Although much has already been accomplished this year, MEPs still have many important legislative files to deal with before the end of the year. The Parliament will have to decide on matters that will affect the EU and Europeans for years to come,...

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Syria: samples collected at site of alleged chemical weapons use to reach labs "within hours"

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) with Ake Sellström, head of the UN technical mission to investigate the possible use of...

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Iraq: UN agency airlifts supplies for Syrian refugee children, families in Erbil

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Syrians stream from their war-torn country into Iraq's Kurdistan region.

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Syria: samples collected at site of alleged chemical weapons use to be sent to labs tomorrow – UN

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (file photo).

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