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UNICEF condemns mortar attack on Syrian school

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At a school in Homs, a science lab is being used to store food, supplied through the Syrian Arab...

Clinton Warns Syria on Chemical Weapons

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning Syrian leaders they will be held accountable if they resort to the use of chemical weapons in their increasingly difficult fight against insurgents. Clinton spoke after NATO foreign ministers...

Mali, ECOWAS, AU Urge UN to Send Force to Mali

Malian authorities and African regional organizations are urging the U.N. Security Council to approve the deployment of a 3,300-member African-led force to help recapture northern Mali, which is ruled by Islamist militants.

Political dialogue, not military force, priority in tackling Mali crisis, Security Council told

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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman presents the Secretary-General’s report...