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British Soldier Killed in Afghan 'Insider' Attack

British military officials say one of their soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army.

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CAR Prepares for Peace Talks as Rebels Threaten Capital

Negotiations are set to open this week in Gabon's capital to try to find a peaceful solution to the month-long rebellion in the Central African Republic. A rebel delegation arrived in Libreville late Monday but the plane scheduled to take government officials, opposition leaders, and civil society members to the Gabonese capital was delayed.

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Syria: Ban disappointed that President’s speech ‘does not contribute’ to ending suffering

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was disappointed that a speech made by Syria’s President Bashar al Assad on Sunday “does not contribute to a solution that could end the terrible suffering of the Syrian people,” the UN chief’s spokesperson said Monday.

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Protracted conflicts, arms control, trafficking in human beings top agenda as Ukraine takes over OSCE Chair

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Residential buildings rise up across the Dnieper River from the Monastery of the Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.or Security and Co-operation in Europe

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The Larger Horror Behind the Sandy Hook Massacre

You could call it the slaughter of the innocents, 2012. Twenty young children mowed down, eviscerated in a rain of bullets. But this time there was no Herod, no autocratic ruler, to blame for the massacre. No, this time the cause of the horror which has devastated hundreds of lives, and shocked the nation, has to be looked at deep within our culture, indeed, within ourselves.

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Rising Violence Against Egyptian Women Worries Rights Groups

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Can You Program A Radio To Dominate A Spectrum?

A new DARPA challenge is looking for innovative approaches to adaptive, software-based radio communications

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The DARPA Spectrum Challenge is a competition for teams to create software-defined radio protocols that best use communication channels in the presence of other users and interfering signals.

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Iraq: UN mission condemns wave of attacks during Arba’een commemoration

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The Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala.

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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UN concerned about protection of civilians amid reports of violence in Central African Republic

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Aerial view of Ndélé in the Central African Republic.