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From space, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sings #Imagine

From the vast distance of space, Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti,joined the UNICEF #IMAGINE campaign on December 22, 2014, adding her voice to an expanding global chorus of John Lennon’s anthem to peace and hope, Imagine.

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UN officials hail entry into force of landmark global arms trade treaty

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A UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) examines AK-47 magazines stored in a...

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Deadly Blasts Hit Yemeni Capital

Five bombs have exploded in Yemen's capital, killing at least one person and wounding one other.

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Amnesty: Islamic State Fighters Using Rape as Weapon

A human rights group says Islamic State militants are using "rape as a weapon" against ethnic Yazidi women seized from northern Iraq in what amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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