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In Saudi Arabia, UN chief calls fighting terrorism with heavy-handed tactics counter-productive

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) arrives for the opening of the Fourth Summit of Arab and South American...

Number of Malian refugees in Niger reaches new high

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Malian refugee Alassane Maïga sits on a makeshift bed at Abala refugee camp in Niger

UNHCR delivers vital winter aid in eastern Ukraine

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Katia and her daughter, Sofia, return home after receiving aid from UNHCR in eastern Ukraine, on March 1, 2015.

Greece, quantitative easing, energy union, Syria, electoral law

It's a busy week ahead in Brussels as members return from duties in their constituencies or with parliamentary delegations. In coming days committees deal with the macroeconomic programme for Greece, plans for energy union and the ECB's quantitative...