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Beijing Holds Conference on Afghanistan

China is hosting an international conference on Afghanistan's security and re-construction, highlighting China's growing role in Afghanistan as U.S. and NATO forces depart.

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UN applauds donation by Malala Yousafzai for reconstruction of Gaza schools

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Malala Yousafzai.

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Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters Headed to Fight Islamic State Militants in Syria

Iraqi Kurdish fighters are one their way to the northern Syrian town of Kobani to help Kurds there battle the Islamic State militants who have been trying for weeks to take control of the area.

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Zambian President Sata Dies

Zambia’s fifth president, Michael Sata, has died in London, where he had been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. He was 77. During his three-year term, he promised to wipe out corruption and hold foreign investors in check. His critics...

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