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States urged to focus on common security, as UN disarmament meeting ends in deadlock

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As the United Nations Conference on Disarmament ended its 2012 session in Geneva today – without breaking an...

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Tokyo: 6 Chinese Ships Enter Waters Near Disputed Islands

Japan says six Chinese patrol ships have entered its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing.

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Ban, Security Council condemn ‘in strongest terms’ attack on US consulate in Libya

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Libya on 2 November 2011.

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Japan Awaits China's Next Move On Disputed Islands

Japanese patrol boats are circling a small group of islands in the East China Sea, guarding against any encroachment by Chinese ships sent by Beijing to invoke its claim of sovereignty over the islands.

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