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Renegade Fighters Spread Violence, Instability in CAR

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Briefing media on world crisis flashpoints, Ban says political solution is only answer

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs correspondents.

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US Gun Control Effort Hits Legislative Roadblock

The first major effort to overhaul America’s gun laws in two decades has hit a roadblock in Congress. The Senate voted down a bipartisan proposal to expand background check requirements for firearms purchasers, dealing a severe blow to gun control...

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Massive Explosion at Texas Fertilizer Plant

A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the southwestern U.S. state of Texas Wednesday evening has injured dozens of people and left an unknown number of people dead.

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