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With help from Sesame Street, UN urges partners to break silence on open defecation

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the launch of the campaign to end...

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Obama Wants 9,800 Troops in Afghanistan in 2015

President Barack Obama says 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after this year, but all could be withdrawn if Afghan leaders do not sign a joint security agreement.

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Right-Wing Surge in European Elections Threatens Ukraine’s Western Path

In Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, pro-European candidates swept the balloting. But in Europe that day, voters flocked to parties that want to close Europe’s doors.

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55 People Sentenced at Mass Trial in Xinjiang

Chinese authorities used a public rally in the violence-hit region of Xinjiang to sentence 55 people on charges including terrorism.

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