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U.S. Treasury Targets Hizballah for Supporting the Assad Regime

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the terrorist group Hizballah for providing support to the Government of Syria, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13582, which targets the Government of Syria and its supporters. This action...

Romney Announces Ryan as VP Running Mate

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Somalia: UN envoy hails presidential decree, Security Council welcomes political progress

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Special Representative Augustine Mahiga greets members of the Technical Selection Committee.

Trial to Spotlight Bo's Chongqing Security Chiefs

A scandal that ruined the career of prominent Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, and led to murder charges against his wife, has widened to include four of his former security chiefs being charged with covering up the crime.