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OSCE Chair, on visit to Central Asia, discussed OSCE engagement, transnational threats

The sun sets over Almaty Tower on Kok Tobe mountain, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 14 July 2010.

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Burma Police Round Up Bombing Suspects

Burmese police, investigating a string of bombings across the country, are accusing a small group of terrorists of being behind the explosions. During a news conference Friday in Rangoon, they said the attacks appeared to have been carried out to...

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Israelis Wary of Iran Nuclear Talks

Israel remains skeptical about Iran's nuclear ambitions despite some progress reported in talks this week between world powers and Iranian envoys. Israel views an Iranian nuclear bomb as a threat to its existence and doubts Iran's claims that its...

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Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council

Wide view of the Security Council.