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Egypt: top UN human rights official urges investigations amid escalating violence

Demonstrators in Cairo, Egypt, stand amid makeshift barriers on 27 July 2013.

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Journalists must have access to cover all events of public interest in Austria, says OSCE media freedom representative

Journalists should have been granted full access to report on the ball of academic associations in the Hofburg in Vienna last Friday, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said.

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Syria Talks Shift to Political Issues

On Monday, the discussion is to turn to the core issue of these talks, the political future of Syria. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad said Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad is not going anywhere.

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Norwegian FM: S. Sudan Cease-fire 'Very Shaky'

Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende calls the newly signed cease-fire in South Sudan "very shaky," but says it is possible for the country to get back on track.

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