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Sierra Leone: Ban congratulates winner of presidential election, calls for unity

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Women wait to vote in Fouah Bay, Freetown in Sierra Leone’s legislative and presidential elections on 17 November 2012.

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NATO to Decide on Turkey Missile Defense

NATO is expected to make a decision Tuesday on Turkey's request for the deployment of missile defense batteries along its border with Syria. The decision is seen by Ankara as having both military and diplomatic significance. But such a deployment is strongly opposed by Russia and Iran.

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Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

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L-r: The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France, addressing the OSCE's Permanent Council in Vienna, 8 November 2012.

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Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble

Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have stormed an office of his Muslim Brotherhood movement in the country's north, triggering a fight that killed one person and wounded at least 40 others.

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Syrian Rebels Claim Capture of Helicopter Base Near Damascus

Syrian rebels say they have captured a government helicopter base near Damascus as they try to close in on President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power in the capital.

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UN Chief welcomes African leaders' call on M23 rebels to stop war in DR Congo

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Displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are often subject to indiscriminate attacks as fighting continues between government and rebel troops.

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Suicide Bombers Attack Nigerian Military Church

Twin suicide bombers have attacked a church inside a military base in Nigeria's Kaduna State, a volatile area known for sectarian and religious violence. Reuters news agency quotes a military spokesman as saying 11 people were killed and dozens injured.

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UN concern for civilians grows as fighting continues in eastern DR Congo

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Residents of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) protesting the capture by the M23 rebel group of Goma.

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Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader

An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province yesterday, military officials reported.

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New Online Game Trains Kids Against Cyber Attacks

Worms, viruses, Trojan horses, and spyware: BEWARE!

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The National Science Center is now training kids to stay safe from cyber attack malware when they’re surfing the web or using email and cell phones. A new online game called Cyber Swarm Defenders is targeted to 6th-8th grade students and is also appropriate for younger students.