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Senior UN official welcomes release of full preliminary results in Afghan vote

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Afghan voters at a polling centre in the capital, Kabul, on 5 April 2014.

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South Sudan Hopeful of Improved Peace Talks With Rebels

South Sudan’s government expects a “significant improvement” in peace negotiations with the rebels, following the release of political detainees accused of plotting to overthrow President Salva Kiir’s government, according to presidential spokesperson...

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As deadline passes, UN joint mission urges Syria to complete chemical weapons removal

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Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission of the OPCW and the UN Sigrid Kaag (second left)...

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Ukraine: Ban urges diplomatic solution to crisis; International Criminal Court opens probe

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, warning that the situation could “spin out of control quickly,” while the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that is opening a...

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