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China Urged to Take Tough Stance if N. Korea Conducts Nuclear Test

An editorial in a prominent semi-official Chinese newspaper is urging China's government to take a tough stance against North Korea if Pyongyang follows through on its threat to conduct a third nuclear test.

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UN Considering Peacekeeping Force for Mali

The U.N. Security Council has begun discussing the possibility of deploying a U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali, once Malian and French forces have stabilized the country.

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UN warns of deepening humanitarian crisis in Syria

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Sarah, age 7, carries vegetable oil, part of her family’s food allowance.

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Bulgaria Links Hezbollah to Israeli Bombing

The Bulgarian government says Hezbollah was responsible for the bombing of a tourist bus near a Black Sea port city last year in which five Israelis and one Bulgarian were killed. The accusation implicates a group whose political wing is a major force...

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