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Visiting region, top political official assures Central African leader of UN engagement

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Ruined and abandoned house in the northern Central African Republic.

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Syria Activists: Pro-Assad Forces Kill 80 Near Damascus

Syrian opposition activists say pro-government forces have killed at least 80 people in five days of fighting to recapture a rebel suburb of Damascus.

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Boston Suspects Likely Planned More Attacks

The surviving suspect in last week’s Boston marathon bombing remains hospitalized and unable to speak. A law enforcement official says other attacks might have been carried out had Dzhokhar Tsarnaev not been apprehended and his brother Tamerlan not...

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Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach Victims of China Earthquake

Rescue teams in southwestern China continue to search for survivors of Saturday's earthquake, despite heavy rainstorms that have hampered the effort to reach victims.

A massive search and rescue effort is underway in Sichuan Province, a day...

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