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Report: Corruption Growing in Vietnam

A new report on global corruption trends finds more than half of Vietnam’s population believes corruption has increased in recent years. In a survey done by Transparency International, 55% of respondents from Vietnam felt an increase in corruption,...

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Security Council urges Lebanese parties to unite and avoid 'slide into conflict'

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UNIFIL French peacekeepers on foot patrol in Bint Jbeil town of south Lebanon.

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Lebanon Bomb Raises Fears of Further Sectarian Violence

The explosion that tore through a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital is prompting yet more fears that Lebanon risks being dragged into the civil war raging in neighboring Syria.

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Koreas Begin Talks on Re-Opening Joint Factory Complex

South Korea and North Korea have begun a fresh round of talks aimed at re-opening a joint factory complex that recently fell victim to increased military tensions.

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