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FEATURE: The UN General Assembly’s First Committee - disarmament and international security issues

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Ambassador Desra Percaya of Indonesia, Chairperson of the General Assembly’s First Committee, presides over the opening of the Committee’s week-long general debate.

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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy calls for transitional government with full powers

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Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria.

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Morsi Urges Egyptian Opposition to Engage After Constitution Enacted

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An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in Giza, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012

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Shooting Kills 2 US Firefighters, Wounds 2 More

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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy holds talks on crisis with President Bashar Al-Assad

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Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for the crisis in Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, briefs reporters.

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S. Korea Says Debris Reveals North's ICBM Technology

South Korea is asserting, based on debris it recovered from North Korea's rocket launch this month, that the reclusive state has significantly advanced its ballistic missile technology.

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No Consensus on US Gun Measures After School Rampage

Staunch U.S. gun rights defenders and gun control advocates show few signs of finding common ground on ways to prevent mass shootings following an armed rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 20 small children and several adults.

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Burma's Ex-Political Prisoners Face Challenges

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Pakistan: Secretary-General condemns deadly attack at political rally

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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Egypt's Vice President, Central Bank Chief Resign

Egypt's Vice President Mahmoud Mekky has announced his resignation, after playing a key role in national unity talks called for by President Mohamed Morsi