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China Claims Islands in NY Times Ad

China has published an expensive, two-page color advertisement in a prominent U.S. newspaper, defending its claim to disputed islands in the East China Sea.

At high-level meeting, Ban urges political solution to crisis in eastern DR Congo

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Sudans Reach Deal on Oil, Demilitarized Border

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At UN General Debate, Israeli leader calls for ‘red line’ for action on Iran’s nuclear plans

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addresses the General Assembly.