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Russian Runway Littered with Gold Bars as Plane Loses Cargo

Spring showers took on a whole new meaning Thursday in one of the coldest places on Earth when a plane carrying gold bars lost part of its cargo after taking off from an airport in Russia's eastern Siberia region.

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Syria: Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU

Seven years ago, what began as a peaceful demonstration in the midst of the promise of the so-called Arab Spring quickly became a full-scale civil war in Syria that has left more than 400 000 people dead, more than 11 million displaced and close to 19...

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UN Security Council Threatens South Sudan with Arms Embargo

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday renewed its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year and threatened an arms embargo if fighting continues.

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UN Agencies call for stronger action to achieve equal nationality rights for all

UN Women, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on March 15, called for increased efforts to eradicate gender inequality in nationality laws, which is a key driver of statelessness.

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