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South Sudan Peace Talks Set as Fighting Continues

South Sudan's army continues to battle rebel forces, even as negotiators from the warring sides came together for talks aimed at ending the violence that has pushed the world's newest country toward civil war.

Cambodian Protesters Injured in Clash With Elite Military Unit

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A striking garment worker gestures in Phnom Penh...

Further Delays Hit Syria Chemical Weapons Disarmament

The operation to remove and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons continues to be delayed by security problems and bad weather. Several countries have sent warships to escort the weapons offshore - but the shipments have yet to reach the Syrian coast....

Lebanon: UN calls for restraint following latest terrorist car bombing in Beirut

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Bomb devastation in southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik in August 2006.