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NATO Commander Warns of Russian Threat to Transdniestria

NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had built up a large force on Ukraine's eastern border and he was worried Moscow may be eyeing Moldova's mainly Russian-speaking separatist Transdniestria region after annexing Crimea.

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World Water Day: World’s poorest have least access to safe water – UNICEF

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On 26 November 2012, children – bearing jerrycans and other containers – collect water from Lake Kivu, in the city of...

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In Russia, Ban calls for ‘honest and constructive dialogue between Kyiv and Moscow’

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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World must ‘sit up and pay attention’ to situation in Central African Republic – UN rights chief

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses the press in Bangui, Central African...

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