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Obama Calls on Congress to Act on Gun Control

Acting less than a week after the massacre of 26 people, including 20 young children and six adults, in a school in Newtown, Connecticut, President Barack Obama has ordered creation of a government-wide task force to come up with solutions to gun...

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Report: Inadequate Security at US Mission in Benghazi

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US Benghazi Attack

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DR Congo: initial findings by UN confirm human rights violations amid recent violence

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Women wait for food to be distributed at the Mugunga III camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (...

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Russia Sends Naval Ships to Mediterranean, Eyes Syria Evacuation

Russia has sent warships to the Mediterranean after some of its senior diplomats said last week that Moscow may call for the evacuation of Russian citizens in Syria if the government in Damascus falls.

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