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In Tehran, UN-Arab League envoy highlights role of Iran in helping end conflict in Syria

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

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Russia Hedges Its Bets with Syria

As Syria's main opposition coalition prepares to send a high-level delegation to Moscow, Russia appeared to signal it may eventually distance itself from President Bashar al-Assad's embattled government.

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Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military

Egypt's new president briefly reconvened parliament Tuesday in defiance of the military, which dissolved the legislature last month based on a high court order. Afterwards, Egypt's highest court has overruled Mohamed Morsi's decision to recall the...

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Afghan National Army works with Mississippi Army Guard unit, takes charge in providing security

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Army Sgt. Jason Brassfield, with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 288th Sapper Company, instructs Afghan National Army...

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