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Investigation into deaths of UN experts in DR Congo
Speed Read Bodies of American Michael Sharp and Swedish national Zaida Catalan found in shallow grave
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US and UK join boycott of UN talks to ban nuclear weapons
Speed Read US ambassador says world is too unsafe to outlaw nuclear arms
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East Africa hunger crisis: Mo Farah backs UK charity appeal
In Depth Olympian tells Britons to 'act now' and help millions facing starvation
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UN fears at least 1,000 Rohingya Muslims slayed in Myanmar
In Depth Officials concerned that outside world does not appreciate severity of crisis
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Congo in chaos as death toll mounts
Speed Read President Joseph Kabila condemned by international community for refusing to leave office at end of term
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Man spends $1m playing Game of War on mobile
Speed Read Kevin Lee Co confesses to embezzling money from his employer to pay for game - and other tall tales
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Is South Sudan on the verge of another civil war?
Speed Read Former vice president Riek Machar threatens to march on capital 'and end this drama'
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Manus Island refugee camp declared unconstitutional
Speed Read Papua New Guinea to close Australian detention centre after Supreme Court ruling
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Who will replace Ban Ki-moon as next United Nations chief?
In Depth Bulgarians Irina Bokova and Kristalina Georgieva lead the race to become secretary general
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FGM: 70 million more victims than previously thought
Speed Read Unicef report estimates 200 million women around the world have been subjected to the procedure
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100,000 Syrian rebels share IS ideology, says report
Speed Read Defeating IS militarily "would not end global jihadism" with extremist Islamist militia ready to fill the void
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Dating apps blamed for rise of HIV in Asia
Speed Read Explosion of gay dating apps has expanded the options for casual spontaneous sex, says UN report
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COP21: what is the Paris climate change summit likely to achieve?
In Depth World leaders faced with mammoth task of securing a legally binding climate agreement for the first time
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Migrant crisis: more than 70 people found dead in Austria lorry
Speed Read Death toll in the Mediterranean also soars as hundreds of refugees drown off the coast of Libya
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