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First chemical arms materials leave Syria, joint OPCW-UN mission confirms

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Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme...

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US Committed to Iraq, Accelerating Weapons, Drone Deliveries

The White House said Monday that the United States will remain strongly committed to Iraq as it fights al-Qaida affiliated groups, but it said, again, that American troops will not return to Iraq.

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Director-General urges measures to end escalating violence against journalists in Iraq

I condemn the killing of Raad Yassin, Jamal Abdel Nasser, Mohamed Ahmad Al-Khatib, Wissam Al-Azzawi and Mohamed Abdel Hamid in an attack on Salaheddin TV in Tikrit, and of Omar Al-Dulaimy in the city of Ramadi,” the Director-General said.

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Japan Offers $100 Million in Aid for Burma

Japan says it will provide nearly $100 million in additional aid for Burma, also known as Myanmar, to support the country's peace process.

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