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Body armor designed for female Soldiers getting rave reviews

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Army Spc. Gilliann Campbell gets strapped into her body armor for prototype testing at Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Magnitude of human rights violations in Syria has dramatically increased – UN panel

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Paulo Pinheiro presents report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria at the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film

Hundreds of protesters rioting against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building Monday in northwest Pakistan, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead.

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Iran, DPR Korea and Syria failing obligations to UN nuclear agency, says official

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.

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Obama Challenges China Auto Subsidies

The Obama administration is complaining to the World Trade Organization, or WTO, that China is illegally subsidizing exports from its automobile and auto-parts industries. President Barack Obama made the announcement on Monday at a campaign rally in the swing state of Ohio, whose economy relies heavily on auto manufacturing.

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UN-African mission applauds Darfur rebel group's decision to end use of child soldiers

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Child soldiers.

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President's inauguration marks 'new era' for Somalia, says UN envoy

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Special Representative Augustine Mahiga (left) with Somali President-elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a courtesy visit.

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US Defense Secretary Addresses Tension in Asia, Mideast

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says anti-U.S. protests and violence in the Muslim world, sparked by a privately-made video, will likely continue but he says it appears to be leveling off. Panetta has begun a week-long visit to the Asia-Pacific region.

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http://www.voanews.com/content/us-asia-disputes/1508960.html

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OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Montenegro

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The Millennium Bridge in Podgorica. The OSCE/ODIHR opened a Limited Election Observation Mission for the 14 October early parliamentary elections in Montenegro's capital.

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Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank

It is time to rethink the role of the state in the financial sector, so that governments can better balance the need for credit and emergency support for banks with measures to promote transparency and competition when crises erupt, says a new World Bank report.

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