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United Nations

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  Syrian prime minister escapes bombing in Damascus

  Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare ... 

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  Israel: Iran has not crossed nuclear 'red line'

  Israel's prime minister on Monday said that Iran is steadily edging closer to nuclear weapons capability but has not yet reached the "red line" he ... 

• Ivory Coast: We are "open" to investigating crimes

  Ivory Coast's justice minister says the government is open to investigating top security officials accused by United Nations experts of raking in ... 

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  Syrian rebels, troops clash at 3 air bases

  Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad fought intense battles with his troops on Sunday to try to seize control of three military air ... 

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  UN chemicals summit expected to adopt new controls

  At the start of a major conference to regulate chemical and hazardous waste safety, top officials voiced optimism Saturday that delegates will approve ... 

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  Iraqi soldiers retake control of Sunni town

  Iraqi soldiers backed by tanks retook control of a Sunni town north of Baghdad on Friday after gunmen withdrew without a fight, although violence ... 

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  French defense minister visits northern Mali

  France's defense minister reaffirmed Friday that his country will keep 1,000 troops in Mali to fight radical Islamic militants even after the arrival ... 

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  Syrian officials deny use of chemical weapons

  Two Syrian officials denied Friday that government forces had used chemical weapons against rebels, the first response from President Bashar Assad's ... 

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  UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action

  Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" ... 

• Bolivia launches world court case against Chile

  Land-locked Bolivia has launched a case at the United Nations' highest court seeking to compel neighboring Chile to negotiate access to the Pacific ... 

• UN extends peacekeeping force in Western Sahara

  The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to ... 

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  Syrian troops capture key town near Damascus

  After five weeks of battle, Syrian government troops captured a strategic town near Damascus, cutting an arms route for rebels trying to topple ... 

• UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali

  The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half ... 

• UN investigator draws ire for Boston commentary

  A U.N. special investigator has linked the Boston marathon bombings to the United States' superpower status and Washington's policy on Israel, drawing ... 

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  Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers

  Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ... 

• UN warns of 'troubling rise' in Afghan violence

  The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said civilian casualties rose nearly 30 percent in the first three months of the year, calling it a "troubling rise" in ... 

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  UN torture investigator says Bahrain blocks visit

  The U.N.'s special investigator against torture says Bahrain is again blocking him from a planned visit to the country. Juan Mendez, who reports to ... 

• Diplomats: No rights monitoring in Western Sahara

  Opposition from France and Morocco forced the United States to abandon a proposal to monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, ... 

• UN condemns attack on French Embassy in Libya

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the French Embassy in Libya, which wounded ... 

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  Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged NATO on Tuesday to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria on the same day that a senior ... 

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  Israel allows UNESCO mission into old Jerusalem

  Israel has agreed to allow a mission from UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural arm, to visit sites within the Old City of Jerusalem starting May 19, a small ... 

• Rights groups: UK must end army recruitment at 16

  Rights campaigners are taking aim at a British military policy that puts the U.K. in the same league as North Korea and Iran: recruiting soldiers ...