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British Out To Detonate Middle East Explosion

Within hours of the announcement that President Barack Obama had won a second term on Nov. 12, British Prime Minister David Cameron moved to pull the Middle East trigger on a global war. While touring the region, from Saudi Arabia, to Kuwait and Jordan, the British leader announced plans to escalate the military campaign to overthrow the Bashar Assad government in Syria, by boosting arms shipments, including heavy weaponry, to the Syrian rebels.

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Israel Intensifies Gaza Air Strikes

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Wave of Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Commander

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed the top military commander of Hamas with Israel warning other Hamas members not to "show their faces above ground" in the next few days.

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UN report finds evidence of arbitrary killings in eastern DR Congo, prompts calls for action

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A Congolese woman washes clothes at a hillside camp for the internally displaced in North Kivu's Masisi District

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Following report on activities in Sri Lanka war, Ban determined to strengthen UN responses to crises

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives Independent Review Panel on Sri Lanka report from ASG Charles Petrie.

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UN refugee agency urges countries to open borders to people fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state by boat

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A group of Internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

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Violence Flares as Syrian Opposition Garners Support

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Reported Deaths Across Syria - updated Nov 5, 2012

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Kurdish Insurgency Faces Crossroads

The Arab Spring has given Kurds across the Middle East new hopes for independence through political means. But some are worried an armed Kurdish insurgency operating in four countries may ultimately derail national aspirations.

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Delivering aid to displaced Syrians increasingly hazardous, says UN refugee agency

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A Syrian refugee registers with a UNHCR staff member in Lebanon to receive assistance.

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Ban calls for de-escalation of tensions amid new violence in Gaza and southern Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions amid the new wave of violence in Gaza and southern Israel, which has resulted in several Palestinian deaths, including civilians, and wounded people on both sides.