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South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talk, Fighting Continues

Representatives of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, and rebel leader Riek Machar, are launching peace talks in Ethiopia in a bid to end spiraling civil unrest that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. The peace talks mark the first meeting between...

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Syria's Warring Sides Fight for Position Ahead of Talks

Rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and government forces are trying to improve their battlefield positions in the remaining weeks before peace talks are due to take place in Geneva between the warring sides, analysts say.

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Famine and malnutrition stalk strife-torn Central African Republic, UN agencies warn

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WFP has provided food assistance to more than 500,000 displaced people across the Central...

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Security Council ‘outraged’ as second terrorist attack in 24 hours strikes Russian city

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Wide view of the Security Council.

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