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Syrian Blast Kills Students

In eastern Syria, students are reported among the dead from a car bomb explosion near a primary school in the province of Homs.

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U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges Will Continue in 2014

2013 was a challenging year for President Barack Obama in foreign policy.

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In Philippines, Ban pledges solidarity with people of typhoon-hit Tacloban

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Visiting Tacloban, Philippines, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon surveys damage left by Typhoon...

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2013 witnessed some of the highest levels of forced displacement ever – UN report

The United Nations refugee agency warned that 2013 is on track for some of the highest levels of forced displacement ever seen, owing to unusually large numbers of new refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs).

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