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Syria: UN observers blocked from entering town of al-Haffeh, fired at upon departure

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Smoke drifts into the sky from buildings and houses hit by shelling in Homs, Syria.

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More Than 20 Killed in Sectarian Violence in Burma

More than 20 people have been killed in western Burma's Rakhine State, as international pressure mounts for an end to the sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.

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Pakistan Downplays Stalemate With US on Supply Lines

Pakistan is downplaying a breakdown in U.S.-Pakistan negotiations on the re-opening of supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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Deeply concerned over increasing violence, Ban calls for immediate halt to fighting in Syria

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over an increase in the level of violence in Syria and calls for an...

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