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Youth Program Tries to Ease Lebanese Syrian Tensions

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Ban, Joint Special Representative meet on ending suffering in Syria

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A Syrian refugee prepares coffee in housing near the Jordanian town of Ramtha.

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French, Malian Troops Retake Rebel-Controlled Town

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Algerian PM: 37 Foreign Workers Killed in Gas Complex Siege

Algeria's prime minister said 37 foreign workers were killed during the hostage crisis at a remote desert gas complex, with five others still missing.

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China Wary, Africa Hopeful as Obama Begins Second Term

China says it is "cautiously optimistic" about its relations with the United States as President Barack Obama begins his second term as the American leader.

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French Planes Bomb Rebel Positions in Mali

France attacked Islamists targets in Mali for the third straight day on Sunday, bombing an key northern town held by the extremists.

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Switzerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC

More than 50 countries, led by Switzerland, will ask the United Nations Security Council Monday to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would pave the way for war crimes prosecutions.

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UN envoy calls on international community to engage more with Central African Republic

In the wake of agreements reached today to end a rebellion in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations envoy for the country today said that the international community now needs to engage more forcefully, both diplomatically and financially, to pull the CAR from the brink.

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Ethiopia to Push Health Scorecard for African Continent

The Ethiopian government wants a uniform health evaluation process to be introduced in all of Africa to help reduce child deaths. The idea will be recommended during an upcoming African Child Survival Conference.

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Failure of Syria Talks Signal Conflict May Be Long Struggle

As senior U.S. and Russian negotiators - along with the United Nations peace envoy - again failed to find a breakthrough in Syria talks on Friday, analysts say a solution could be a long time coming.