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With Local Polls, Cuba Starts Process to End Castro Era

Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday voted alongside thousands of people in municipal elections that kick off the process to end his family's hold on the island nation.

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No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence

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A woman stands in a shelter for girls and women who have endured sexual and gender-based violence, in...

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In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts

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Mark Lowcock, new UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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Mediterranean crossing still world's deadliest for migrants – UN report

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Risking their lives to reach Europe from North Africa, a boatload of people, some of...

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