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Ban calls on Security Council to authorize intervention brigade for DR Congo

Refugees on the move in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Obama: US Hopes for Improved Relations with Venezuela

U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying the United States looks forward to improved relations with Venezuela.

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China Vows to Fight Corruption As Congress Opens

China's government promised to fight corruption, improve the environment and grow the economy as its annual parliamentary session got underway Tuesday.

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Assad Forces Defeated in Syria's Raqqa, Ambushed in Iraq

Syrian rebels appear to have captured the northern city of Raqqa, in one of the biggest gains of their two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

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