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At Chernobyl disaster site, Ban stresses need for ‘new chapter’ for affected region

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) visits Chernobyl and addresses an event marking the 25th Anniversary of the...

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Newspaper Office Bombings Kill 7 in Nigeria

Bomb attacks targeted the Abuja and Kaduna offices of one of Nigeria’s most prominent newspapers Thursday, killing seven people and injuring many others. Another bombing late Thursday in Kaduna hit a residential neighborhood, injuring several people...

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Libya: UN mission welcomes start date for registration of voters, candidates

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Flag of Libya's National Transitional Council at the United Nations in Vienna. Oct '2011.

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US, Philippines troop conduct mock drill in South China Sea

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US marines and Filipino troops Wednesday staged mock assault to retake a small island in Ulugan Bay on the western...

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