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UN: 45,000 fled homes in Syria's eastern Ghouta

TheU.N.SecurityCounciliscondemningthecontinueduseofchemicalweaponsinSyriaandreaffirmingtheneedfor"amechanism"toholdallthoseresponsibleaccountable.Thecouncilalso

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Iran state TV apologises over 'scary' advice to domestic abuse victims

IranianstateTVhasapologisedforasegmentwhichfeaturedarelationshipexperttelldomesticviolencevictimstokisstheirhusband'sfeet."Evenifyourhusbandisadrugaddict,ifhebe

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CERD concerned over Japan's racist statements, actions prevalence

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has voiced concerns over prevalence of racist statements and actions in Japan during a two-day review that concluded Thursday.

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Snowden case just pretext of cooling Russia-U.S. ties

The ongoing saga of U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden is just a pretext of the cooling relations between Russia and the United States. The case is just an excuse, a lack of real progress on core bilateral issues is among underlying reasons behind  Obama's decision to cancel a planned summit meeting with his Russian counterpart Putin.