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Car Bombing Kills 4 in Nigerian Christian Neighborhood

A suicide car bomber killed at least four people Sunday in a Christian neighborhood of the northern Nigerian city of Kano.

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Ahead of Guinea-Bissau polls, UN chief urges high turnout, peaceful vote

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Civic education officials visit communities to explain voting procedures ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 April, 2014.

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UN: ‘Killer Robots’ on the Run

First Multilateral Meeting on Fully Autonomous Weapons Concludes

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The Convention on Conventional Weapons expert meeting on lethal autonomous weapons at the United Nations in Geneva, May 14, 2014.

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Boko Haram Branded Regional Threat by France, African Leaders

French President Francois Hollande says the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group has become a threat to all of West and Central Africa and a "comprehensive plan" must be established to fight it.

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Envoy pledges UN support for Nigeria’s efforts towards release of abducted schoolgirls

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Special Representative Said Djinnit.

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Filipinos Join Vietnamese Anti-China Protests

Filipinos and Vietnamese residents in the Philippines have staged a joint protest against China's incursions into South China Sea territories claimed by their countries.

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UN officials highlight role of families in achieving development, advancing better world

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Muslim Reaction to Schoolgirl Abductions Debated

The faces of young girls held captive by Islamist militants have fueled anger and shock around the world and raised questions about why more Muslim leaders have not come forward in their defense.

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US, Britain: Tough Sanctions Against Russia if Ukraine Vote Is Disrupted

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague say the United States and European Union will hit Russia with far tougher economic sanctions if it tries to disrupt next week's presidential election in Ukraine. Kerry and Hague discussed the crisis in Ukraine Thursday in London with foreign ministers from France, Italy, and Germany.

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UN-backed report reveals record 33.3 million people displaced by war last year

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Internally displaced people shelter at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, one of the three countries which experienced the highest levels of new displacement in 2013.