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UN chief designates renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang as Messenger of Peace

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chinese pianist Lang Lang with, new United Nations...

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Report: US Ended Spying on Merkel, Others

A leading U.S. newspaper says U.S. President Barack Obama went nearly five years without knowing that his own spies were bugging the phones of world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and that the program has now ended.

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Ban 'strongly condemns' killing of UN peacekeeper in eastern DR Congo

United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing by M23 rebels of a UN peacekeeper in strife-riven eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and pledged the Organization's ongoing commitment to take “all necessary actions” to...

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Iran Takes Down New Anti-American Billboards in Tehran

Iran's official news agency says Tehran authorities have taken down anti-American billboards just days after ultra-conservatives erected them in an apparent effort to discredit U.S. negotiators in talks with the new Iranian leadership.

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