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NATO Afghan Supply Convoys Resume

Just one day after Pakistan decided to reopen NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, drivers who have been waiting for months are ready to get their supply convoys moving. But as the reopening comes with drivers' calls for increased security.

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Kenyan Muslims Offer Christians Protection from Attacks

A leading member of Kenya’s Inter-Religious Council has welcomed as an unprecedented gesture an offer by Muslim leaders to protect Christians following last Sunday attacks.

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Turkey Locates Pilots' Bodies

Turkey says it has found the bodies of the two pilots whose jet was shot down by Syrian forces last month. But the circumstances of how and where the plane was shot down are in dispute that is putting increasing pressure on the Turkish government.

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At key conference, Ban calls for multilateral treaty to regulate conventional arms trade

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Some light and heavy weapons collected from fighters under a disarmament programme.

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Assad Reportedly Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet

A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month.

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US: Pakistan to Reopen Supply Routes to Afghanistan

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Pakistan will reopen key NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, after having closed them in response to a deadly NATO airstrike last year. The development comes months after Pakistan demanded that the United States apologize for the incident.

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Ban hails Action Group on Syria’s agreement, urges follow-through of commitments

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Left to right: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, Major-General Robert Mood and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.

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Global partnership key to achieving Millennium Development Goals by 2015 – UN report

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches the 2012 MDG Report.

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European Foreign Ministers Want 'Decisive' Effort to Regulate Arms Trade

Britain, France, Germany and Sweden are urging United Nations members to support a "decisive effort" to regulate conventional weapons trade.

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Transforming Egypt's Economy, Military Daunt Morsi

Two of the biggest challenges facing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are improving the economy and countering the entrenched interests of the nation's military. The two are deeply entwined.