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Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, unseen, at the Great Hall of People in Beijing
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Annan says world powers support Syria transition plan
Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, said that world powers have all agreed to his political transition plan for Syria - the latest attempt to defuse the violence there. The deal... (photo: AP / Lintao Zhang)
Kofi Annan (right), Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, meets with Bashar Ja’afari, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN, 1 March, 2012.
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World powers agree on Syria transition plan: Annan
GENEVA: World powers agreed Saturday on a power transition plan for strife-hit Syria, with the unity government to include members of the present government as well as opposition, international envoy... (photo: UN / Luiz Rampelotto)
Small dog watching the camera  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
Dog virus kills more than 30 area animals
Animal shelter officials warn a highly contagious virus has killed more than 30 dogs in the Milwaukee area in recent weeks. They also note that there's a vaccine for the parvovirus that can prevent... (photo: Creative Commons)
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File - In this May 3, 2010 photo an Ultra Orthodox Jewish men stand near a sweets stall in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel.  WorldNews.com 
On Choseness and Kosher Independence
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon Last week the Canadian Jewish Independent decided to look into the notion of "choseness" only to find that Jewish supremacy is actually "kosher" since... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)
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UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria (JSE) Kofi Annan, speaks during a press conference after his arrival in Damascus, Syria Irish Times
Annan optimistic over Syria talks
International mediator Kofi Annan said today he was "optimistic" that ministerial crisis talks on Syria's conflict being held tomorrow would produce an acceptable... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
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Middle age women and young girls in India The Daily Telegraph
Early menopause linked to increase risk of heart disease and stroke
Woman who go through the menopause early double their odds of suffering a heart attack or stroke, a study claims. Woman who go through the menopause early double their... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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File - Congolese government army soldiers carry weapons and mortar equipment on the road to the border town of Bunagana, after their unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo Thursday, May 17, 2012. Deutsche Welle
Congo unrest challenges UN
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo teeters on the brink of chaos as civilians flee the fighting. Analysts warn only a radically new UN strategy can help. The Democratic... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer)
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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom for the first time since his trial began last week on charges of ordering Serb atrocities throughout the Bosnian war. Karadzic has boycotted the trial's first three days, saying he has not had enough time to prepare his defense even though he was indicted in 1995. The Daily Telegraph
Radovan Karadzic cleared of one genocide charge but acquittal bid fails
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague has acquitted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of one of two genocide charges, at the halfway stage of his... (photo: AP / Michael Kooren)
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International Kofi Annan arrives to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the royal palace in Amman, Jordan DNA India
Annan calls crisis summit on Syria
Kofi Annan summoned world powers last night (Wednesday) to an emergency meeting on the Syrian crisis after rebels launched a highly symbolic strike on a pro-government... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh)
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