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Vietnam to Send Envoy to China to Smooth Tensions

Vietnam is sending a special envoy to China to try to rebuild relations badly strained by conflict over Beijing's decision to deploy an oil rig in waters also claimed by Hanoi.

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French PM Presents Government’s Resignation

French President Francois Hollande has dissolved the government

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In phone call, Ban, Israel's Netanyahu discuss need for lasting ceasefire in Gaza

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks on the telephone.

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UN Reports Increase in Boat People Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh

A new U.N. report points to a sharp increase in numbers of boat people mostly from Myanmar, also known as Burma, and Bangladesh. Activists fear a further surge of refugee boat people, especially ethnic Rohingya fleeing squalid refugee camps and...

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