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  Death of migrants in Mediterranean a truly titanic tragedy: Ban Ki-moo

  World | April 21, 2015 12:14 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the death of hundreds of migrants off the coast of Libya as a "humanitarian tragedy" that should shock the global conscience, saying the Mediterranean is fast becoming a

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  Car bomb explodes near security agencies in Syria

  World | May 19, 2012 14:15 IST

  Beirut, May 19: A strong explosion shook Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour Saturday, apparently targeting a security agency in the latest of a wave of blasts to hit the country in recent months, state