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Opposition activists reported post-cease-fire fighting Tuesday, saying Syrian forces struck Homs and Hama Tuesday, and tank artillery and mortar fire hit Douma.
U.S. military personnel working in Africa are helping regional armies take on the remnants of the Lord's Resistance Army, a U.N. peacekeeping official said.
A cease-fire that leads to political transition is the only sustainable way to end the crisis in Libya, a U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council.
Escalating problems linked to piracy off the Somali coast are a "menace" that is growing faster than ever, a U.N. official told the Security Council.
U.N. envoy B. Lynn Pascoe said he will raise the issue of resettling displaced Tamils in Sri Lankan camps on his visit to the island nation.
U.N. political affairs officials said Iraq needs to focus on political dialogue to ensure the maintenance of recent security gains.
Top U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe told the Security Council Baghdad expressed its gratitude to the world body but noted more work could be done.
The top U.N. political officer said he was impressed by the assistance provided by the world body to support the Iraqi government in political reconciliation.
The U.N. Security Council in New York was briefed Thursday on Kenya's post-election violence that has claimed hundreds of lives.
An investigation into the presence and activities of illegal armed groups in Guatemala was officially launched Friday in the country's capital.
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