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Vital resources needed as UN prepares to deploy mission in Mali, Security Council told

Special Representative Bert Koenders (on screen) briefing the Security Council by video-link from the...

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Syria peace conference doubtful in July, says joint UN-Arab League envoy

Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar...

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Kerry: US Not Looking for Confrontation with Russia over Snowden

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is not looking for a confrontation with Moscow over former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Snowden is in Russia avoiding arrest for disclosing secret details of U.S. government surveillance...

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Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attack Near Presidential Palace

Afghan forces on repelled an early morning Taliban attack on an entrance to the Presidential Palace compound, killing all of the militants involved. The attack took place as a U.S. envoy was in the Afghan capital to push along peace talks between the...

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