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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.

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Multiple emergencies pose great test of the global humanitarian system, UN official says

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos briefs...

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Chinese Man Crashes Hot-Air Balloon Near Disputed Islands

The Japanese Coast Guard has rescued a Chinese man who crashed while trying to land a hot-air balloon on islands at the center of a territorial dispute between China and Japan.

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Kerry Heads to Jerusalem, Ramallah for 'Framework' Talks on Mideast Peace

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is making another foray into the Middle East, hoping to give momentum to peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Officials say he will present both sides with a broad outline, or framework, of what a final...

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