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U.N. names Algerian diplomat as Syria envoy; refugee crisis dire

2012/08/17 23:06:41 @Reuters: World News

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday confirmed that veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi would become the new international mediator on Syria, as the 17-month-old conflict slid deeper into civil war and refugees fled to Turkey in increasing numbers.
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