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Secretary-General Addresses Denver Forum Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing The Denver Forum, speaks on The United Nations in Todays World.
Peacekeepers   Photos   Troops   UN   Wikipedia: Peacekeeper  
 The Guardian 
UN chief warns of new peacekeeping threats
BEIJING (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world body's peacekeeping efforts face growing dangers from non-traditional threats such as suicide bombers and improvised explosive dev... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypts uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings.
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Violence   Wikipedia: 201213 Egyptian protests  
 Khaleej Times 
Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
Massive nationwide protests that Egypt’s opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. | Opponents of President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last o... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Young Somali refugees in Malkadiida, Ethiopia, 25 August, 2011. With drought and famine ravaging their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence in refugee camps across the border.  BBC News 
More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994. | (UNHCR) says that Syria is "a major new factor" driving up refugee num... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Photos   Refugees   UN   War   Wikipedia: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  
Estao da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in So Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by 2050  China Daily 
Debate rages over lingua franca
The second New York Forum Africa concluded in Libreville, Gabon on Sunday. The forum saw people from around the world discuss the future of Africa but the lingua franca soon became a hot topic. | Give... (photo: Creative Commons / Cralize)
Africa   Debate   Gabon   Photos   Wikipedia: Lingua franca  
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Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Al Jazeera
Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, killing at least seven worshippers, police said. | More than 20 people were wounded in Tu... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Iraq   Mosque   Photos   Wikipedia: Baghdad   bomb    
INDIA STREET CHILD BEGGER NAP AT BURDWAN IN EASTERN INDIA ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK BBC News
Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
Every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger, says a campaign by charities urging G8 leaders to pledge more aid for the world's poorest families - or every 10 seconds, ac... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Children   Children   Food   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Hunger  
File - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the landing zone in Moneygall, Ireland, May 23, 2011. Huffington Post
Michelle Obama Ireland Trip: G8 Summit Offers First Lady, Daughters Chance To Explore European Roots
* First lady and daughters see records of president's family | * Ancestor was 18th century provost of Trinity College | * Attend traditional Irish Riverdance show | By Sa... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
G8 Summit   N Ireland   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Northern Ireland  
Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, left, and Graca Machel, the wife of Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, react after their speech at the Parliament of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 (tmg1) BBC News
Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel thanks well-wishers
The wife of Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, has thanked the thousands of people around the world who have wished him well during his hospitalisation. | She said the message... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue)
Health   Mandela   Photos   South Africa   Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela  
Business Health
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G-8 summit, in Hokkaido, Japan- am1
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INDIA STREET CHILD BEGGER NAP AT BURDWAN IN EASTERN INDIA ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
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Defence Politics
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- Bandit attacks displace northern Nigeria herders
- Spanish unemployment sparks creativity
- Apartheid's roots: The Natives Land Act
Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
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- New painting honors key Civil War moment for African America
- Kings Of Leon at iTunes Festival
- ‘My generation didn’t die for the country’
- MDC-T Chegutu Officials Protest Primary Election 'Irregu
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypts uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings.
Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
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Human Rights Society
- Refugees from North Crisis Flee to Cameroon
- Christian Organisation Brings Hope to Residents Around Dzale
- Zimbabwe 'cattle bank' promises easy credit
- Bandit attacks displace northern Nigeria herders
Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
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- NBA Finals series goes down to the wire
- New painting honors key Civil War moment for African America
- Kings Of Leon at iTunes Festival
- Nigerian Women - Caught Between Benevolence and Rape
Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
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Farming Sports
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- Apartheid's roots: The Natives Land Act
- Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impa
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Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
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- NBA Finals series goes down to the wire
- Ashes 2013: Odds lengthen on Australia calling up spinner Fa
- Mali finalises deal with Tuareg rebels
- Did Gaddafi’s children violate travel ban?
FIFA President Joseph Blatter speaks at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
Ethiopia, Togo fielded suspended stars in WC qualifiers
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