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Security Council urged to support ‘temporary boost’ to African forces in Somalia

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Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson (2nd left) chats with medical staff from the Ugandan...

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UN chief deplores plans for further Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory

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A settler woman walks past an Israeli soldier standing guard in East Jerusalem.

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Egypt Student Protests Continue

Students at Cairo's al-Azhar University took over an administrative building Wednesday and university officials called on security forces to intervene. The incident came after Egyptian authorities detained a top Muslim Brotherhood political figure....

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Amid Outrage in Europe, NSA Chief Defends US Surveillance Programs

The head of the National Security Agency, Army General Keith Alexander, is defending U.S. surveillance programs amid a wave of outrage across Europe. Alexander faced a mixed reaction from lawmakers on Capitol Hill at a House hearing Tuesday.

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