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US Gun Manufacturer Refuses Sale to Pakistan

A U.S. gun manufacturer has turned down a multi-million dollar opportunity to sell arms to Pakistan, citing concerns the weapons would be used against American soldiers.

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Central African Republic violence displaces nearly 1 million, UN agency says

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Displaced families in the Central African Republic (CAR) seek shelter at the Bangui airport...

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UN agency urges end to rising violence against journalists in Iraq

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

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UN peacekeepers reinforcing presence in South Sudan amid continued fighting

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Some 39 peacekeepers from the UNMISS Mongolian Battalion based in Rumbek, South Sudan, arrived in...

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