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Momentum: UN launches 500 days of action to build a better world

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre is flanked by Malala Yousafzai (right) and ABC News anchor...

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Missouri Governor Orders National Guard to Ferguson

The governor of Missouri has ordered the National Guard to the town of Ferguson after a week of sometimes violent protests sparked by the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.

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Russia: Agreement Reached on Aid to Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has resolved the issues it has had with sending humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but said Monday in Berlin that no progress has been made in talks with his German, French and Ukrainian counterparts...

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US Expands Air Strikes to Help Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Dam

The United States has expanded its targeted air strikes aimed at Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, as Iraqi security forces push to retake the vital Mosul Dam. The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said the air strikes and...

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