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The sixth in the series of Schiller Institute conferences for a New Paradigm for Civilization, which began approximately one year ago in Frankfurt, Germany, took place in the Los Angeles area on Nov. 2. Over the course of 12 hours, leaders of the LaRouche movement and a number of international guests from Asia, presented a gripping picture of the future mankind can and must achieve, through developing the Pacific Basin and ending the grip of the Anglo-Dutch empire.

The IAEA conducted the two-week International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission at the request of the Government of Australia. The mission reviewed the country's nuclear security-related legislative and regulatory framework, physical protection systems at Australia's only nuclear facility - a research reactor operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) - and security arrangements applied to the transport of nuclear and other radioactive materials.

Most businesses and schools in Libya's capital are closed Sunday after residents called for a strike to protest recent deadly violence by militias in Tripoli.

Continuing his visit to Estonia on Saturday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored the vital role of technology and innovation in finding solutions to some of the most pressing challenges such as advancing the global sustainable development agenda.

The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has been affected by climate change.

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L-r: The Co-Chairs of Geneva International Discussions - OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative for Conflicts Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort of the EU and Ambassador Antti Turunen of the UN, Speaking to the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 14 November 2013.

Amb. Liu Jieyi of China.

Acting Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Ross Brown (right), Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Tokon Mamytov (centre) and one the ceremony's invited guests, Defence Attache at British Embassy Astana David Harrisson (left) use binoculars to watch a controlled explosion of MANPADS and anti-tank missiles deemed surplus or unserviceable by the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry, Ala-Too military polygon, 14 November 2013.

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday not to add new sanctions against Iran as world powers attempt to negotiate a deal on Iran's controversial nuclear program,

Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians appear to have hit another stumbling block, this time with the resignation of the Palestinian negotiating team.