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Kerry: Israel, Palestinians Must Make 'Reasonable Compromises'

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators sat down together at dinner night in Washington as they get set to hold the first direct peace talks in three years.

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Police: Bombs Kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano

Multiple bomb blasts in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano killed 15 people, a senior policeman said, in an area previously targeted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

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UNICEF-chartered cargo plane delivers life-saving humanitarian supplies to Central African Republic

A UNICEF-chartered cargo aircraft loaded with 52 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies touched down in Bangui, Central African Republic.

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In phone call with Egypt's interim vice president, Ban urges protection of all Egyptians

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his profound concern about the direction in which the transition in Egypt is moving and reiterated his strong condemnation of the upsurge of violence that has led to scores of people killed and hundreds others...

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