UN peacekeeping: Mandate needed for civilian protection in conflicts
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Indian lawmakers debate graft bill
Trio to hang next month for Rajiv Gandhi assassination
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Five vie for Japanese PM post
Seoul mayor resigns over free lunch vote
China considers legalising 'secret detentions'
Two more killed in Syria as Iran urges Assad to listen
7 Yemeni soldiers 'killed by suspected Qaeda forces'
Israel allows Egyptian forces deployment in Sinai
80 putrefying bodies found in Tripoli hospital
Residents leave homes as Hurricane Irene closes in
Rally urges US to strike Iran group from terror blacklist