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United Nations Attacks Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to present. Facts Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized more than 71 peacekeeping missions around the globe. There are currently 11 peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, at least 4,441 peacekeepers have been

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Kim Jong Il Fast Facts

CNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to source. Personal:Birth date: February 16, 1942 (some sources say 1941) Death date: December 17, 2011 Birth place: Sources vary

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Police officers escort the suspect in the murder of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Parubiy into a courtroom in Lviv

Suspect admits killing Ukrainian lawmaker, says it was ‘revenge’ against authorities

By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The suspected killer of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Parubiy admitted his role in the politician’s death on Tuesday, claiming to have carried out the crime in an act of “revenge” against the country’s authorities. Parubiy, a prominent nationalist politician who was previously the chair of

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Volunteers and emergency crews tend to injured survivors in the Mazar Dara village

Taliban calls for foreign help after deadly Afghanistan earthquake. Here’s what we know

By Lex Harvey, Masoud Popalzai, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, Char Reck, and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have called for international help after a huge earthquake killed hundreds of people and leveled entire villages, piling further misery on the war-ravaged country that was already grappling with food shortages and cuts to

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Putin hails ‘unprecedentedly high’ relations with China as Gazprom says it signed new gas deal

By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Darya Tarasova, CNN Tianjin, China (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed a relationship with Beijing at an “unprecedentedly high level” on Tuesday, as the two countries reportedly inked a long-stalled agreement to build a massive new pipeline to send natural gas to China via Mongolia. Putin and Xi Jinping

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This aerial view shows the New Demerara river bridge under construction in Georgetown on August 26.

Oil, threat of war, and China: why elections in this small South American country are crucial for the US

By Anabella González (CNN) — Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America, but its elections on Monday might have outsized implications for oil markets and the United States. Here is what you should know. Surrounded by mineral resources, Guyana’s oil production is growing and could surpass Iran’s by 2027. But the threat

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Protesters confront police officers during a demonstration in Jakarta on August 25.

Indonesia’s fury and deep resentment rages on despite crackdown. Here’s what to know

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Protest unrest continues to simmer in Indonesia after violent scenes at two universities in Bandung, West Java, when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters, Reuters reported, citing student group and authorities. Hundreds of people gathered at the universities on Monday and Tuesday despite orders from Indonesian

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