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TRIPOLI, Libya, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- Libyan officials said that explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported,...

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UNITED NATIONS, Jumada I 7, 1434, Mar 19, 2013, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the Taliban may be willing to hold talks with the United Nations on minimizing civilian casualties in Afghanistan, AP reported.
Ban cited two statements from the Taliban prompted by a recent U.N. report on civilian casualties as "perhaps indicating a willingness to engage."
"I encourage a meaningful dialogue to reduce this intolerable, continuing death toll and to protect civilians," Ban told the Security Council on Tuesday.
U.N. associate spokesman Farhan Haq said Ban was referring to engagement with the U.N., not the Afghan government.
A recent U.N. report said the Taliban and other insurgents were responsible for 81 percent of the civilian deaths and injuries last year - which the Taliban denied.
Ban spoke before the council approved a one-year extension of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.
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TRIPOLI, Libya, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- Libyan officials said that explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported, AP reported. A security official said that one bombing targeted an abandoned church in Benghazi...
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BEIJING, City, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- Chinese officials said the death toll from widespread flooding in southern China reached 53 Saturday, with at least 16 people still missing, UPI reported. Heavy rain fell in southern China, and 10 provinces in the south and central China were...
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LOS ANGELES, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- Two shallow earthquakes -- one a magnitude 4.0 and the other a magnitude 3.3 -- struck early Saturday off the California coast, UPI quoted the U.S. Geological Survey as saying. The magnitude 4.0 temblor occurred at 6:46 a.m. PDT, 17 miles off...
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BEIRUT, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- Syrian TV said a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties, AP reported. State TV says the blast rattled the Damascus neighborhood of Ruken al-Deen late Saturday. Residents confirmed they...
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FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan Saturday, jolting residents in the area hit hard by a massive quake in 2011, UPI quoted officials as saying. Police and fire officials said no injuries were reported and the temblor...
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