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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, meets with Nabil El Araby, Secretary General, League of Arab States, at UN Geneva.
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Syria: Kofi Annan warns that peace plan will not be available 'forever'
Fri 1 Jun 2012
Kofi Annan gave warning that his peace plan for Syria would not be available "forever" after the massacre of another 12 people was disclosed. Yet Mr Annan candidly admitted that the UN Security... (photo: UN / Fabrice Arlo)
A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012.
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UNSC: Tired, Out of Step, AND Undemocratic?
Fri 1 Jun 2012
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... (photo: AP)
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.  The Boston Globe  Fri 1 Jun 2012
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 ranging... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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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.  Zeenews  Fri 1 Jun 2012
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... (photo: AP / Amateur Video via AP video)
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SUDAN, Abyei: A photograph provided by the United NAtions Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) shows armoured personnel carriers manned by Zambian soldiers serving with the international peacekeeping force patrolling the streets of Abyei town following an attack by the northern Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over the weekend. The fighting and subsequent seizure of the town in the centre of an area claimed by both North and South Sudan ahead of the South's Independence on 9 July, has displaced at least 20,000 people according to an UNMIS spokesperson. UNMIS PHOTO / Stuart Price. Al Jazeera Fri 1 Jun 2012
Sudan to keep police in disputed Abyei region
Sudan will keep police forces in the disputed Abyei region bordering South Sudan for now, the state news agency said, defying a call by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
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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, Al Jazeera Thu 31 May 2012
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... (photo: AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)
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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. BBC News Thu 31 May 2012
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... (photo: AP / Amateur Video via AP video)
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Syrian rebels take their position behind a wall as they fire their guns during a battle with the Syrian government forces, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. BBC News Thu 31 May 2012
Syria rebels give government 48-hour ceasefire deadline
The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has given the government of President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to observe a UN ceasefire plan. The FSA's Colonel Qassim... (photo: AP)
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UN chief welcomes withdrawal of Sudanese troops from border flashpoint area United Nations Wed 30 May 2012
UN chief welcomes withdrawal of Sudanese troops from border flashpoint area
UN peacekeepers in Abyei, which is contested by Sudan and South Sudan. UN Photo/Stuart Price30 May 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the full withdrawal of... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network taken Saturday, May 26, 2012 purports to show shrouded dead bodies following a Syrian government assault on Houla, Syria. Middle East Online Wed 30 May 2012
West mulls military action against Syria: All-out chaos, or more killings?
DAMASCUS - China on Wednesday restated its opposition to military intervention in Syria, as Russia sought to halt fresh UN Security Council action after a massacre of... (photo: AP)
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