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Kofi Annan resigns as UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syrian crisis

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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the League of Arab States on Syria.

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Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions

In all the anger over rival claims to the South China Sea, Indonesia has emerged as a voice of calm, working to mediate a dispute involving China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

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Russia's Putin Hints at Leniency for Punk Rockers

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not favor harsh punishment for members of a punk rock band on trial in Moscow for alleged hooliganism.

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Syria: amid increase in violence, UN peacekeeping chief warns of ‘main battle’ in Aleppo

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UN peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous briefs reporters.

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