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Vitaly Churkin (L), President of the Security Council for March, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in New York, March 28, 2013 (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2013 | World
United Nations, Reuters—The UN Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a unique new combat force that is to carry out “targeted offensive operations” to neutralize armed groups in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
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Police stand guard at one of the gates of the Tihar Jail in New Delhi March 11, 2013. (REUTERS)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2013 | World
New Delhi, Reuters—The man police say was the ringleader in a gang rape on a New Delhi bus in December that outraged India hanged himself in his cell on Monday, prison authorities said, raising questions about jail monitoring and security. Ram Singh made a noose from...