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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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More than 300 die in boat tragedies on Mediterranean, marking year’s deadliest week – UN

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Singer Sami Yusuf joins roster of UN Global Ambassadors Against Hunger

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WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin.

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