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Ban, UN-Arab League envoy meet to discuss efforts to end Syrian crisis

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Joint Special Representative of the UN and League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis.

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Kenyan elections must be free of sexual violence, UN official stresses ahead of polls

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Women sit together outside a dormitory at the Heal Africa Transit Center for victims of sexual violence.

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United States: The Time has Come to Ban Landmines

United States: The Time has Come to Ban Landmines

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Ms. Jody Williams,1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, addresses an annual meeting of the Mine Ban Treaty in Geneva on December 4, 2012.

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UN voices concern as rocket fire from Gaza hits southern Israel, breaking ceasefire

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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman briefs the Security Council on the Middle East.

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World Powers Make Updated Nuclear Offer to Iran

World powers gave Iran an updated offer Tuesday during talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program, and hope for "more detailed feedback" from Iranian representatives when the talks resume Wednesday.

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Darfur: UN and partners assist civilians fleeing renewed tribal violence

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Displaced persons take shelter in a public building in El Sireaf, North Darfur, after fleeing clashes between the Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes in Jebel Amir.

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Seismologists Monitor North Korea Nuclear Blast

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West African stability still endangered by global traffickers, warns new UN report

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Iran Nuclear Talks May Include Sanctions Relief

Officials from six world powers may offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks Tuesday in Kazakhstan if Tehran agrees to address international concerns about its controversial nuclear program.

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South Korea Swears in First Woman President

South Korea has inaugurated its first female president. She is Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a former president with a controversial legacy.