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23 May 2013 - Exclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears-sources; 23 May 2013 - British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack; 23 May 2013 - Two suicide bombers strike in northern Niger towns; 23 May 2013 - Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit; 23 May 2013 - Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli; 23 May 2013 - M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit; 23 May 2013 - Barred from election, Rafsanjani lambasts Iranian authorities - report; 23 May 2013 - Roadside bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan; 23 May 2013 - IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case; 23 May 2013 - France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list; 23 May 2013 - Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West; 23 May 2013 - British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack; 23 May 2013 - Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability; 23 May 2013 - Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown; 23 May 2013 - Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran; 23 May 2013 - European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups; 23 May 2013 - West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace; 23 May 2013 - Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution; 23 May 2013 - U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes;

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Ban condemns deadly bombings in Nigeria

25 December 2011 -

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today the attacks targeting churches in Nigeria, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries among civilians who had gathered for Christmas Day services.

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UN’s regional African offices meet to discuss common security issues

21 December 2011 -

The United Nations political offices in West Africa and Central Africa have held a joint meeting on common cross-border threats, such as piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the aftermath of the Libyan crisis on security across the Sahel and the activities of the notorious rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

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The United Nations to reinforce inter-regional cooperation

Dakar, 21 December 2011 - The Heads of the United Nations Offices for West Africa (UNOWA) and Central Africa (UNOCA) held their first consultation in Dakar as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration on issues of peace and security in the two African sub-regions. French version

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Amid counting in Côte d’Ivoire, Ban calls on political parties to remain calm

12 December 2011 -

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Ivorian political parties and candidates to continue to act peacefully as counting gets under way in polls to elect the 225 members of their country’s National Assembly.

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