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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses opening of the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.

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Free Syrian Army fighter look back as they stand in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus January 30, 2013.

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More than $1.5 billion pledged for Syria humanitarian response – UN

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses opening of the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.

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UN humanitarian official decries use of live ammunition against Palestinian civilians

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Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian's car at the Hawera checkpoint outside the town of Nablus in the West Bank.

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Israeli Concerns Rise Over Syria's Chemical Stockpile

Israeli Air Force planes reportedly struck a target in southern Syria near the border with Lebanon early Wednesday.

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Egyptian Army Chief Warns of State Collapse

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Mali: UN gears up to assist possible return of thousands of displaced people

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Displaced children in the Mali capital, Bamako, eat a welcome meal.

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Looters Go on Rampage in Timbuktu

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Clinton Hopes North Korea Can Be Dissuaded From Nuclear Test

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is still hope that North Korea can be dissuaded from taking such a provocative step as conducting another nuclear test.

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Pakistan Women Decry Lack of Safe Public Transport

Barely one-fifth of Pakistan's women work in paid jobs, according to the International Labor Organization. The group says a lack of safe, secure public transportation is one of the reasons even skilled and educated women are unable to break out of a cycle of grinding poverty.