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Somalia: UN envoy hails presidential decree, Security Council welcomes political progress

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Special Representative Augustine Mahiga greets members of the Technical Selection Committee.

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Trial to Spotlight Bo's Chongqing Security Chiefs

A scandal that ruined the career of prominent Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, and led to murder charges against his wife, has widened to include four of his former security chiefs being charged with covering up the crime.

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UN humanitarian chief urges more support of people fleeing violence in eastern DR Congo

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Kigeme refugee camp in southern Rwanda – stretching as far as the eye can see.

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US, Vietnam Launch Agent Orange Cleanup

The United States and Vietnam’s defense ministry have launched the first cleanup operation to rid a former air base of a toxic dioxin left from the Vietnam war. Although many people have welcomed the move, some say it is too little, too late to help...

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