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DR Congo: UN peacekeepers protect civilians after fighting in Kitchanga
IDPS wait for food distribution from WFP near a MONUSCO base in Kitchanga after heavy fighting broke out between APCLS and FARDC in early March 2013.
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Children Killed in Burma Mosque Fire
Burmese police say as many as 13 people, most of them children, have died in a fire at a mosque in Rangoon.
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US Accuses Egypt of Stifling Free Speech After Comedian Arrest
The United States has accused Egypt of stifling freedom of speech, following the Egyptian government's arrest of a political satirist for allegedly insulting Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim religion.
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South Korean President Vows Strong, Swift Military Response if North Provokes
In the continuing tit-for-tat exchange of rhetoric between the two Koreas, the president in Seoul has issued her toughest statement yet.
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Ban 'deeply disappointed' with failure to reach consensus on global arms trade treaty
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N. Korea: 'Time Has Come to Settle Accounts' with US
North Korea claims its leader has put the military's rocket forces on standby to strike the United States. It is the latest threat from Pyongyang as tension continues to tighten on the Korean peninsula.
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Ban urges ‘redoubled’ safety measures amid increasing violence against teachers
School children attending class at Noor Model School in Shamshatoo, Pakistan.
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Syria: Security Council express ‘grave concern’ over presence of troops in Golan Heights
An observation post of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights, Syria.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020