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U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, left, gestures during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014. A second round of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition bogged down quickly Tuesday in recriminations about who was responsible for escalating violence that has killed hundreds in the past few days and disrupted food aid for trapped civilians. Syria peace talks lag, Lakhdar Brahimi apologizes to Syrian people
Tweet GENEVA - International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi apologized to the Syrian people on Saturday for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended with little more than... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Toronto Sun
Peace Talks - Syria   Photos   Syria Violence   Syrian Civil War   Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals
UN chief Valerie Amos: 'Syrians are looking to us to do something' UN chief Valerie Amos: 'Syrians are looking to us to do something'
14 February 2014 Last updated at 05:34 GMT UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has urged the Security Council to act immediately to ensure more humanitarian access in war-torn Syria. Calling for a... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) BBC News
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Growing Inequalities Will Undo Significant Health Gains - UN Report Growing Inequalities Will Undo Significant Health Gains - UN Report
The United Nations’ International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Beyond 2014 Report says growing inequalities will undo significant gains in health and longevity made over the past 20... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Peace FM Online
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This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man carrying a child's body in the aftermath of a strike by Syrian government, in the neighborhood of Jabal Bedro, in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Aleppo Media Center reported several dead in the attack late Monday night, saying the strike appeared to be from a ground-to-ground missile. Syria peace talks break up as UN envoy fails to break deadlock
Latest round of face-to-face talks end after just 30 minutes as Damascus refuses further round of discussions The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi. Photograph: Salvatore Di... (photo: AP / Aleppo Media Center AMC) The Guardian
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Lawmakers of the Justice and Development Party applaud Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan before he address them at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Turkish MPs pass judicial reforms amid brawl
Turkish MPs have approved controversial plans to reform the country's top judicial body, amid a brawl which left one MP with a broken nose. The government wants the Supreme Board of Judges and... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) BBC News
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A man wades through a flooded road at Runnymede, England, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Two killed as more storms batter Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 32 people were rescued from a seaside restaurant on Friday as storms and strong winds battered Britain, adding more misery to areas already hit by... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Daily Press
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