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Syria crisis, discrimination, impunity among issues facing top UN human rights body

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The 21st Session of the Human Rights Council opens in Geneva.

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US Transfers Bagram Prison to Afghanistan

The United States has formally handed over control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government, despite concerns about the fate of some of its inmates.

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UN atomic agency calls on Iran to grant inspectors access to military site

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano (center) addresses Board of Governors meeting.

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N.Y. Army National Guard signal Soldiers hone infantry skills in desert

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A soldier from the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion pulls security in a 360-degree formation with other soldiers...

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