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North Korea Seeks U.N. Help After Foot and Mouth Outbreak
But Pyongyang remains unresponsive to an offer of help from South Korea
Sri Lanka Considers A South Africa-Style Truth And Reconciliation Commission
Body would address country’s decades-long civil war
Russia Opposes Syria Aid Resolution
This marks the fourth time Russia has said it will veto international action on Syria
Afghan Civilian Casualties on the Rise, Says U.N.
A new report by the U.N. details a bloody year for Afghan civilians
Aid Groups Want More Than $1B for South Sudan
1 million could be displaced by June
Sri Lanka Infuriated By U.S. Suggestions That It’s Tardy On Postwar Reconciliation
Washington says Colombo is moving too slowly in probing alleged war crimes. Colombo reacts predictably
U.N. Approves European Troops For Central African Republic
Officials say at least 10,000 troops may be needed to end violence
Negotiators at Syria Peace Talks Can’t Even Agree on Humanitarian Aid
The peace conference in Geneva has failed to deliver humanitarian aid to a starving population. Will opposing sides be able to agree on anything else?
Iran Leader Says Syria Peace Talks Will Fail
Iranian President, invited and subsequently uninvited, says Syrian peace talks will not stop the war.
With Three Leaders In Two Weeks, Can This Country Rebound?
Lawmakers in Central African Republic are preparing to elect a new interim president—their third in about two weeks. Then the hard part begins.
Pope Francis’ Vatican to Be Grilled by U.N. on Child Sex Abuse
Officials representing the Holy See will for the first time face questioning by a U.N. committee on the Vatican’s child-sex-abuse record
First Shipment of Chemical Weapons Leaves Syria
Dangerous chemicals shipped out as Assad’s government indicate he will run for re-election.