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Ban disappointed over lack of agreement on conventional arms trade treaty

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Ground-breaking forecasting keeps Olympic rowing on course

Ground-breaking high resolution weather forecasting lies at the heart of the Met Office's services to the Olympic Games, providing the best advice available to both the organisers and competitors at venues in London and across the UK.

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World must learn from Srebrenica massacre, stop bloodshed in Syria – Ban

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) visits the memorial in Srebrenica for the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces.

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Officials Probe Discovery of Fetuses Dumped in Siberia

Russian police are investigating how hundreds of fetuses ended up in barrels in the Ural Mountains of Siberia. Some officials say the remains may have been used for illegal scientific research.

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Ban appeals to countries to make progress in arms trade treaty negotiations

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

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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges dialogue and compromise on ‘divisive’ language law in Ukraine

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High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek.

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Liberian Diaspora Debates Reconstruction, Dual Citizenship

Liberians are observing 165 years of independence Thursday. To mark the occasion, the Liberian Diaspora in the United States held a one-day symposium in Washington to discuss their role in the reconstruction and development of their country, and the importance of dual citizenship.

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Syria still ‘of utmost concern,’ UN says after sending half of observer force home

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Hervé Ladsous, Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations and Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Head of UN Supervision Mission in Syria speak to the press in Damascus

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Ghanians Question How President's Death Will Impact Elections

Ghanaian President John Atta Mills died Tuesday at a military hospital in Accra shortly after taking ill. Following a peaceful transition of power on Tuesday, focus is shifting to how the death of Mills will impact the upcoming elections.

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Expert: Aung San Suu Kyi Breaks Norm on Ethnic Minorities in Parliamentary Plea

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal to parliament to address the poverty in ethnic minority communities is a “significant departure” from traditional calls for reform, says a noted Burma expert.