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Syria’s brutal war threatens international peace and security, says UN rights panel

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Syrian refugees gather around for the once-a-day water delivery in Za'atari camp in northern...

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Civil society gathers at UN to help shape new vision for global development, prosperity

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Mr. Maher Nasser, the Acting Head of UN DPI with the planning team of the conference at the last conference...

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Israel, Gaza Quiet as Cease-fire Takes Hold

Israel and the Gaza Strip were calm Wednesday on the first full day of a new "open-ended" cease-fire.

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Abdullah Withdraws from Afghan Vote Audit

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has pulled out of the U.N.-supervised audit of June's disputed runoff election.

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