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UAE Convicts 69 Islamists in Coup Plot

A court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 69 Islamists of plotting to overthrow the government. Officials say the verdicts cannot be appealed.

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Snapshot of child misery emerges from UNICEF missions in CAR

Hundreds of thousands of children across the Central African Republic (CAR) are without nutritious food, basic medicines, medical care and schooling as violence continues in the country, UNICEF said.

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Millennium Development Goals are within reach, but stronger efforts needed – UN report

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Above, people carry drinking water in Bangladesh.

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Egypt must find peaceful, democratic means to resolve current crisis – UN spokesperson

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Protesters in Cairo, Egypt

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