 Arms for Somalia diverted to militias: UN experts
UNITED NATIONS: UN monitors have found evidence that arms shipments to the Somali government have been diverted to clan militias and in one case were destined for a Shebab rebel commander. A... (photo: AP) New Straits/Business Times
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 Barroso urges UK to remain in EU despite migration policy tensions
The European Union’s rules about free movement can and must remain in place, European Commission president José Manuel Barroso has said in London. Acknowledging that feelings “run high on this issue”,... (photo: European Community / EC) The Irish Times
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 Crimes against humanity in N. Korea, U.N. panel finds
Washington • A U.N. Commission of Inquiry has found that crimes against humanity have been committed in North Korea and recommends that its findings be referred to the International Criminal Court,... (photo: US Army / Edward N. Johnson) The Salt Lake Tribune
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 Pentagon: Insider threat in Afghanistan ‘as dangerous as it ever was’
WASHINGTON — The two Americans who were killed Wednesday by Afghan soldiers were members of the Special Forces, the Army announced Friday. Spc. John Pelham. 22, of Portland, Ore., and Sgt. First Class... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Stars and Stripes
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 France Sending Additional Troops to CAR
VOA News France says it will send an additional 400 troops to help fight escalating violence in the Central African Republic. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said France is also asking the... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) Voa News
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 Homs ceasefire in Syria not ‘progress’, says UN official
The hard-won humanitarian ceasefire in the Syrian city of Homs - the sole success that occurred during the peace talks in Geneva - cannot be considered “progress,” the United Nations’ top official for... (photo: AP) The Irish Times
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 Indonesia volcano eruption sparks mass evacuation
Ash cloud from Java island's Mount Kelud forces 100,000 people to flee their homes and international airports to close Villagers covering their faces from volcanic ash after Mount Kelud's eruption:... (photo: AP / Slamet Riyadi) The Guardian
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