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UNESCO chief deplores damage to Timbuktu mosque in suicide attack

Sankore mosque, Timbuktu, Mali.

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As new UN development agenda takes shape, Jamaica urges action on job creation, social protection

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller of Jamaica.

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Syria Chemical Arsenal Inspection Could Start Tuesday

International experts will begin inspecting Syria's chemical arsenal by Tuesday under a plan set to be approved by the world's top chemical weapons monitoring group.

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UN Security Council Close to Agreement on Syria Chemical Weapons Resolution

On Thursday, United Nations diplomats moved closer to adopting their first resolution on Syria after the United States and Russia reached agreement on how Damascus will turn over its chemical weapons arsenal to international supervision.

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