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North Korea Issues Warning About South's Nuclear Summit

North Korea is warning world leaders not to raise the issue of its nuclear weapons during a summit next week in South Korea. The reclusive country says it will consider as a "declaration of war" any statement about the North Korean issue at the...

Security Council calls on Syrian authorities to carry out plan to end crisis

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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis.

UN refugee agency alarmed by resumption of mortar attacks in Somalia

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Somalies on the grounds of a ruined cathedral in Mogadishu in August 2011.

Afghan transition process on track despite recent violent incidents – UN envoy

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Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, briefs the Council.