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Global partnership key to achieving Millennium Development Goals by 2015 – UN report

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches the 2012 MDG Report.

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European Foreign Ministers Want 'Decisive' Effort to Regulate Arms Trade

Britain, France, Germany and Sweden are urging United Nations members to support a "decisive effort" to regulate conventional weapons trade.

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Transforming Egypt's Economy, Military Daunt Morsi

Two of the biggest challenges facing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are improving the economy and countering the entrenched interests of the nation's military. The two are deeply entwined.

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Mass Protests as Hong Kong Marks 15 Years of Chinese Rule

Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his three-day tour of Hong Kong Sunday, marking the 15th anniversary of the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule. Up to half a million people took to the streets to protest against what they see as...

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