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Marking World Refugee Day, UN spotlights plight of millions forced to flee their homes

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Malian refugees in Mbera camp.

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15 Shiite mourners killed in Iraq suicide bombing

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BAGHDAD In another bloody attack in Iraq, a man wearing an explosives belt detonated it amid a group of Shiite...

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US President's pick for Iraq envoy withdraws over racy emails

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Brett McGurk, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to be the next ambassador to Iraq, withdrew his nomination on Monday...

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'Failed' senior level nuke talks between Iran and world powers 'downgraded'

High-level talks in Russia between Iran and the six world powers have been suspended, after both sides failed to bridge differences over the future of Tehran's nuclear programme.

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