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India: Monitoring traffic violations on Facebook

The upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi are expected to bring a number of things to the city: athletes, tourists, and, less excitingly, traffic. To help monitor the situation, the Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) have started using Facebook to collect...

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Top UN official urges young people to use their voices to promote understanding

The second annual Global Model United Nations conference, bringing together hundreds of students from more than 60 countries, wrapped up in the Malaysian capital today with a call by a senior official from the world body for greater dialogue and...

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Mosque In Your Neighborhood

The proposed Islamic center near ground zero has spurred intense debate, but it isn't the only U.S. mosque to trigger controversy.

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UN scales up aid delivery to flood-hit Pakistan despite huge logistical challenges

Efforts by the United Nations agencies to scale up aid delivery to those affected by the massive floods in Pakistan continued today despite enormous logistical challenges posed by the devastated infrastructure that has left many areas accessible only...

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