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No Consensus on US Gun Measures After School Rampage

Staunch U.S. gun rights defenders and gun control advocates show few signs of finding common ground on ways to prevent mass shootings following an armed rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 20 small children and several adults.

Burma's Ex-Political Prisoners Face Challenges

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Pakistan: Secretary-General condemns deadly attack at political rally

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Egypt's Vice President, Central Bank Chief Resign

Egypt's Vice President Mahmoud Mekky has announced his resignation, after playing a key role in national unity talks called for by President Mohamed Morsi