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UN officials welcome surrender of wanted Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda

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IDPs arrive in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as fighters loyal to Bosco...

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Post-2015 development agenda must address youth issues – new UN envoy

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Youth Envoy Ahmad Alhendawi briefs reporters in New York via satellite from Dakar, Senegal. Martin Nesirky...

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UN chief urges consensus on robust arms trade treaty as conference begins

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Opening of the Final Conference on The Arms Trade Treaty at UN Headquarters in New York.

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Troubled Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Hit by Power Outage

An unexplained partial power outage has shut down a crucial cooling system at Japan's tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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