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China Wary, Africa Hopeful as Obama Begins Second Term

China says it is "cautiously optimistic" about its relations with the United States as President Barack Obama begins his second term as the American leader.

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French Planes Bomb Rebel Positions in Mali

France attacked Islamists targets in Mali for the third straight day on Sunday, bombing an key northern town held by the extremists.

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Switzerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC

More than 50 countries, led by Switzerland, will ask the United Nations Security Council Monday to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would pave the way for war crimes prosecutions.

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UN envoy calls on international community to engage more with Central African Republic

In the wake of agreements reached today to end a rebellion in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations envoy for the country today said that the international community now needs to engage more forcefully, both diplomatically and...

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