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UN representative calls for truce in South Sudan
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UN representative calls for truce in South Sudan
Thu 2 Jan 2014
UN Special Representative for South Sudan Hilde Johnson has called for an end to fighting in the country. Ms Johnson also called for impending peace talks in Ethiopia to be given a chance to... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
2013 marked as 'bloodiest year' for Syria with 73,000 dead
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2013 marked as 'bloodiest year' for Syria with 73,000 dead
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Tweet Johannesburg, Jan. 02 (ANI): 2013 has been marked as the bloodiest year yet in the brutal civil war of Syria with more than 73, 000... (photo: AP / Media Office Of Douma City)
South Sudan town of Bor partially in rebel hands  The Daily Telegraph  Tue 31 Dec 2013
South Sudan town of Bor partially in rebel hands
Related Articles Civilians 'going without food' in South Sudan UN camp 30 Dec 2013 Captured twice and looted twice, a state capital in South Sudan fears third battle 29 Dec 2013 South Sudan rebel... (photo: UN/UN)
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President of Lebanon at Security Council to Preside High-Level Meeting Michel Sleiman, President of Lebanon, arrives at the Security Council Chamber to preside the high-level Council meeting on diplomacy and conflict prevention. 22 September 2011  Dayton Daily News  Sun 29 Dec 2013
Saudi to give Lebanon $3B to strengthen army
Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion to Lebanon to help strengthen the country's armed forces and purchase weapons from France, Lebanon's president said Sunday, calling it the biggest grant ever for... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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Kenya grenade attack wounds 10 near Mombasa US News Thu 2 Jan 2014
Kenya grenade attack wounds 10 near Mombasa
Comment () Tweet MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — An official says 10 people have been wounded in a grenade attack at a restaurant south of Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa.... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
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A United Nations armored vehicle passes displaced people walking towards the U.N. camp where they have sought shelter in Malakal, South Sudan, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Dawn Thu 2 Jan 2014
S. Sudan govt, rebels set for ceasefire talks
JUBA: South Sudan’s warring parties were on Wednesday set to begin peace talks aimed at bringing an end to a nearly three-week-old civil war that has already left... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
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At Least 11 Killed After Bombings Of Hotel In 'Heavily-Fortified' Area Of Mogadishu Business Insider Wed 1 Jan 2014
At Least 11 Killed After Bombings Of Hotel In 'Heavily-Fortified' Area Of Mogadishu
See Also MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district of the Somali... (photo: UN / Albert González Farran)
African Civil   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Somalia
FILE -- In this Sunday Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. The Guardian Wed 1 Jan 2014
Hospital: Ariel Sharon's health worsens
IAN DEITCH Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — The medical condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sharply deteriorated Wednesday, the... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty, Pool, File)
Ariel Sharon   Health   Jerusalem   Photos   Wikipedia: Ariel Sharon
File - Rigoberta Menchú (right), Guatemalan human rights activist and Nobel Laureate, addresses a press conference on the work of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). At left is Eduardo Stein Barillas, former Vice President of Guatemala. WorldNews.com Wed 1 Jan 2014
Rigoberta Menchu: Lighting Candles, Exposing Shadows
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "When you light a candle," wrote Ursual K. Le Guin, "you also cast a shadow." Rigoberta Menchu, who was awarded the 1992... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Guatemala   Human Rights   Photos   US Imperialism   Wikipedia: Rigoberta Menchú
John Ashe (on screen), President of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly, speaks during a General Assembly plenary meeting, 27 December, 2013. The Guardian Wed 1 Jan 2014
United Nations too Christian, claims report
Study calls for greater religious tolerance with Hinduism and Buddhism under-represented and funding a major issue The report says while the UN represents all religions,... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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Hezbollah fighters, center, carry the coffin of their commander Ali Bazzi who was killed in Syria during a battle against the Syrian rebels, as other fighters, foreground, carry his portrait during his funeral procession, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Syria conflict pits Shia against Sunni as Hezbollah says this is 'war we must win' The Guardian
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