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Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator (1987-2005), Governor of Florida (1979-87), and former co-chairman of the Congressional Joint Inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, was the featured speaker at a Veterans Day event. Graham was joined by investigative journalist Dan Christensen of the Broward Bulldog to deliver a thorough account of the untold story behind 9/11, and the ongoing Executive Branch coverup of the truth about who the true sponsors of those attacks were.

On the first anniversary of the start of the Euromaidan protests, Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), congratulated the Ukrainian people on the progress made towards strengthening the democratic process and rule of law in the country.

Pope Francis will pay an official visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday 25 November. He will deliver a formal address to the Members in in the Chamber.

In the Normandy town where he grew up, Maxime Hauchard was known as a nice young man who liked movies and tinkering with motorbikes. He converted to Islam, but apart from that, nobody remembers anything remarkable about him.

The Steering Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Technical Assistance Center for West Africa (West AFRITAC) highlighted the growing role of the Center in supporting members’ needs and reforms in the region. Members of the Steering Committee met in Cotonou, Benin on November 17, 2014, with Benin chairing, to review implementation of the work program at mid-year.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Barack Obama over his signature health care reform legislation, fostering another showdown between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.

Central Asia plays an important role as a bridge between Asia and Europe, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said as he concluded a four-day visit to the Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, from 19 to 22 November 2014.

At least 45 villagers were killed this week after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village in Nigeria's Borno State.

A monitor from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine inspects damage to a building, 9 July 2014.

Pope Francis addresses the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) at FAO Headquarters in Rome.