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On international Day, Ban declares eradication of poverty a 'most fundamental obligation'

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A scavenger picks through garbage in a low-income neighbourhood of Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Egypt Bombings Kill 2 Police, Wound 11

Separate attacks in Egypt have killed two police officers and wounded nearly a dozen other people.

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Exclusive: Boko Haram Negotiating Cease-fire, Abducted Girls' Release with Nigeria

Islamist militant group Boko Haram is in talks with the Nigerian government to release more than 200 girls abducted six months ago and negotiate a cease-fire to a deadly insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives.

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Battle for Kobani Enters Second Month

Kurdish forces have begun a second month of defending the northern Syrian border city of Kobani from Islamic State militants, working increasingly with a U.S.-led coalition to push back the ultra-radical group.

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