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Cambodia: UN expert urges restraint as police fire on striking garment workers

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Surya P. Subedi, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Cambodia.

18 Die in Bangladesh Election Day Violence

Preliminary results Monday from the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh indicate the ruling Awami League has won the elections, although the outcome was never in doubt because the main opposition party boycotted the poll. Opposition protesters...

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo on alert after killing of army commander

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A military escort from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in...

US Gun Manufacturer Refuses Sale to Pakistan

A U.S. gun manufacturer has turned down a multi-million dollar opportunity to sell arms to Pakistan, citing concerns the weapons would be used against American soldiers.