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Greg LaMotte Arab League officials are promising that this year's summit, beginning Saturday in Tunis, will address issues never before discussed during Arab League summits: social and economic reform
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In the Bavarian capital Munich, the traditional beer fueled Oktoberfest is in full swing. And for Katharina Schulze, there could soon be more to celebrate. The 33 year old co-leader of the Bavarian Green Party claims there is something in the air. Sh
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Ethnic Karen minority children play soccer on a muddy field at their refugee camp along the Thai-Burma border near Mae Sot, Thailand, 29 Jun 2010 Burma's ethnic Karen communities and rights groups are reporting stepped up attacks by Burma's military
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An official of the South Sudanese government says despite its displeasure with the verdict, the semi-autonomous southern government will fully honor Wednesday's ruling in The Hague that redrew the boundaries of the disputed Abyei area. The decision
The cross-border movement came after four armed ethnic groups launched joint attacks against Myanmar military outposts and police stations in Muse and Kutkai in the northern state of Shan. The armed offensive involved the Kachin Independence Army, th
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Will there be a military escalation between the NATO member Turkey and Russia inyour estimation? I dont think so. I think Russia understands that a further escalation is justsomething they wont be able to control. This would be the first confrontatio