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African Union Supports Plan to Deploy Troops to North Mali

The African Union (AU) has backed a plan to send troops into Mali to fight the Islamist extremists in the north The decision to send 3,300 soldiers to...

The UN expresses concern over foreign aid to Congo rebels

The United Nations expressed new concern on Tuesday that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting arms from other countries, as it sent reinforcements to a threatened city. The UN Security Council is to discuss the new strife Tuesday while international leaders are to use an African Union summit in Addis Ababa later this week to try to defuse tensions between...

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Kofi Annan condemns ‘appalling crime’ after at least 108 killed in Syrian town of Houla

Peace envoy Kofi Annan condemned the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla as “an appalling crime” on Monday and urged President...

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International Criminal Court rejects Libya’s request over Gaddafi son surrender

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ordered Libya to immediately hand over for trial Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan...