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Italian authorities confirm the deaths of 14 people on board a boat carrying hundreds of refugees

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Some 456 people, including several dozen children, were rescued by an Irish naval patrol responding to a distress call on the...

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UN projects world population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, driven by growth in developing countries

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The world’s population grew to seven billion in 2011.

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At Security Council, Ban and UN special envoy outline ‘way forward’ on political solution for war-torn Syria

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.

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Durable ceasefire needed as ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ leaves millions suffering in Yemen – UN relief chief

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Boys hold shrapnel from exploded artillery shells while standing on a street damaged by blasts in...

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