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South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence

South Sudan's government on Friday has agreed to a ceasefire in a bid to end fighting that swept across Africa's newest nation that has left at least 1,000 people dead and led more than 60,000 civilians to seek refuge at U.N. bases.

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Lebanon: Security Council and UN officials condemn deadly Beirut bombing

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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UN hopes to have peacekeeping reinforcements in strife-torn South Sudan within 48 hours

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Special Representative Hilde Johnson (on monitors) holds a video news conference from Juba, South Sudan...

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Thai Government Rejects Request to Delay Elections

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Thai-Japan Youth Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

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