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UN telecom head calls for real-time flight data in wake of Malaysian airline tragedy

In the wake of the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the ongoing hunt for the plane, the head of the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) committed the agency to the search for a real-time inflight...

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Stepped-up attacks in Central African Republic prompt UN call for more peacekeepers

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Attacks by anti-Balaka and ex-Séléka rebels have led to serious human rights violations and...

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NATO to Discuss Stronger Response to Crimean Crisis

NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels Tuesday to talk about a stronger response to Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region.

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US Considering Releasing Israeli Spy to Boost Mideast Peace Talks

The United States is talking with Israel about releasing a convicted Israeli spy as part of efforts to extend Mideast peace talks beyond the end of April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

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