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‘2015 can and must be time for global action,’ Ban declares, briefing UN Assembly on year’s priorities

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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launches report at UN General Assembly.

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French PM: ‘Several Arrests’ in Search for Shooters

The French prime minister says there have been "several arrests" in the search for two suspects in Wednesday's shooting spree that left 12 people dead at the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine.

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Germany, Ukraine Ink Loan Deal Ahead of Top Level Talks

Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They are expected to focus on security and extended economic aid to the cash-strapped Kyiv government.

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UN report: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record

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Syrian refugees arrive across the border into Jordan.

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