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File - A Somali refugee, inside his tent, 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. UN report predicts increase in world's displaced
| UNITED NATIONS-The number of people fleeing their homes and becoming refugees or displaced in their own countries will increase in the next 10 years as a result of a host of intertwined causes rangi... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Boston Globe
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This frame grab made from an amateur video provided by Syrian activists on Monday, May 28, 2012, purports to show the massacre in Houla on May 25 that killed more than 100 people, many of them children. The amateur footage shows people running along a street, purportedly just after the attack on Houla started. Syria blames 800 rebels for Houla massacre
Beirut: Syria on Thursday blamed up to 800 rebel fighters for the massacre in central Syria last week that killed more than 100 people, nearly half of them children, in its most comprehensive explanat... (photo: AP / Amateur Video via AP video) Zeenews
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at a national verification center for Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Suu Kyi demands 'urgent' legal reform in Myanmar
| BANGKOK: Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday urged Myanmar’s government to carry out urgent judicial reform to cement recent political progress and foster clean investment in the country. ... (photo: AP / Wason Wanichakorn) New Straits/Business Times
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A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. UNSC: Tired, Out of Step, AND Undemocratic?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When Amnesty International (AI) announced that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was suffering a failure of leadership which makes it seem "ti... (photo: AP) WorldNews.com
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Congolese army soldiers patrol the streets of Goma near the Rwanda border in Congo Thursday, June 30, 2005, to prevent demonstrations against the Government and to celebrate Independence day. Heavy gunfire broke out Thursday in the eastern city of Goma, Rwanda 'training rebels to fight Congo army'
| A group of defectors fighting for the M23 rebel movement against the Congolese army say that they were recruited and trained in neighbouring Rwanda against their will. ... (photo: AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale) Al Jazeera
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This frame grab made from an amateur video provided by Syrian activists on Monday, May 28, 2012, purports to show the massacre in Houla on May 25 that killed more than 100 people, many of them children. Russia contributing to potential Syria civil war - US
The US Secretary of State says Russian policy will contribute to a potential civil war in Syria. | Hillary Clinton's comments came after Russia and China renewed opposition to tougher UN Security... (photo: AP / Amateur Video via AP video) BBC News
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