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Syria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill Civilians

At Least 84 Dead in Unlawful Aleppo Attacks

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A young boy helps collect what is left of his family’s belongings from the ruins of their house in Aleppo city. A Syrian government jet dropped four bombs on the street on April 7, killing at least 17 civilians.

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Boston Mosque Condemns Terrorist Bombers

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Residents of Devastated Texas Town Work to Restore Lives

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Security Council unanimously approves new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali

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Security Council voting to approve a 12,600-strong UN peacekeeping operation to take over from the African-led mission in Mali on 1 July 2013.

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Given challenges still facing Somalia, a UN mission is needed to consolidate peace, official says

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AMISOM troops serving in Belet Weyne, Somalia.

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160 Killed in Bangladesh Building Collapse

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With Syrian crisis threatening entire Middle East, UN official urges Israeli-Palestinian progress

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

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US Offers $10 Billion Weapons Package to Counter Iran Threats

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Guinea: Ban welcomes signing by political parties of declaration eschewing violence

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Woman voting in the Hamdallaye area of Conakry, the capital of Guinea in June 2010.

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Seoul Summons Japan Ambassador over Visits to War Shrine

South Korea has summoned Japan's ambassador in Seoul to protest recent visits by Japanese lawmakers and officials to a controversial shrine seen by many as a symbol of Tokyo's colonial past.

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