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South Ossetia: Ban calls on all parties to refrain from any steps that could be seen as 'provocative'

621922Ban_Kimoon_1.jpgSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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DEA: Afghan Heroin Conspiracy Foiled

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced charges against three significant Afghan heroin traffickers, two of which were arrested in Thailand and subsequently brought to the United States. HAJI LAJAWARD, AMAL SAID SAID ALAM SHAH, a/k/a “...

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South Sudan: UN official cites will of the people to achieve peace despite 'bleak' situation

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Children at a protection of civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, run by the UN Mission, perform at a special cultural...

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UNHCR's protection chief completes visit to Myanmar with call for more support to Rakhine state

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Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk speaks with an elderly woman in a Rohingya village near Maungdaw,...

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