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Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
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Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has been negotiating with Preside... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds
Kosovo   Photos   Security Council   Serbia   UN   Wikipedia: Kosovo  
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UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm | Press Release: UN News | UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds and Seek Stability | New York, May 14 2012 - The United Nations envoy in Kosovo today c... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S.  Otago Daily Times 
Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan stipulating a truce and dialogue... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts)
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria  
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.  Wall Street Journal 
EU Imposes New Syria Sanctions
By LAURENCE NORMAN | BRUSSELS—The European Union imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Syria on Monday because of the continued violence, while some officials expressed frustration with the leng... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Photos   Sanctions   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
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	Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Business Day
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon
| THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security offic... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Violence   Wikipedia: Syria  
UN explores food security on Alberta reserve CBC
UN explores food security on Alberta reserve
| Howard Mustus was born on the Alexis First Nation 33 years ago. Growing up on the reserve, he remembers when most of his family’s food came from hunting, fishing and ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Food   Health   Photos   Security   UN   Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council  
Afghan National Army soldiers secure the gate of the military hospital after Arsala Rahmani, a former Taliban official turned Afghan peace negotiator, was killed by an unknown attacker in western Kabul, Sunday, May 13, 2012. France24
Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul
| AFP - A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabul's efforts to broker peace with Talib... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul)
Afghan   Arsala Rahmani   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Arsala Rahmani  
UN chief tells Sudan to pull troops from Abyei France24
UN chief tells Sudan to pull troops from Abyei
| AFP - UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to move its troops out of the disputed territory of Abyei after rival South Sudan withdrew its security forces. | Ban ca... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Khartoum   Photos   Security   Sudan   Troops   Wikipedia: Khartoum  
File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening session of the sixth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which was adopted in New York on 10 September 1996 and has been signed, to date, by 181 States. United Nations
Ban welcomes South Sudan's withdrawal of police from disputed Abyei area
| The disputed town of Abyei was the scene of renewed violence in May 2011 after Sudanese Government forces took over the area. UN Photo/Stuart Price12 May 2012 Secreta... (photo: UN / Sophie Paris)
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UN: South Sudan pulls police out of disputed Abyei Atlanta Journal
UN: South Sudan pulls police out of disputed Abyei
| UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says South Sudan is pulling its police force out of the disputed Abyei region on the border with Sudan. Election 2012: Across ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Election   Photos   Police   Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: Sudan  
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat.
Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
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- Pakistan set to unblock NATO supply line
- Pak to earn 365 mln dollars yearly through NATO supply route
- Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
- Pak to get up to $1800 for each NATO truck
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
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Europe Middle East
- Serbia votes for president under threat of protest
- Serbia votes for president under threat of protest
- Serbia votes for president under threat of protest
- Arrests in Vanuatu amid anti-Indonesian protest
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 16, 2012.
Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre
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- UN observers return to base in Syria after bomb blast: spoke
- Syrian President Assad warns against "sowing chaos"
- Syria’s Assad ‘doomed’ - Israel’s Barak
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Plan to Attack Iran “Ready”
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot next to his wife Asma at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 26, 2012.
Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak
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North America South America
- Summary Box: G-8 leaders coming to Camp David
- Leaders of G-8 industrial nations meeting this week at Camp
- Summary Box: G-8 leaders coming to Camp David
- Summary Box: G-8 leaders coming to Camp David
A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
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Illegal gold mines imperil Peru's Amazon
Illegal gold mines imperil Peru's Amazon
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