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Envoys of the Dalai Lama left Monday after a day of talks with Chinese officials that ended in an agreement to meet again, in an apparent sign of progress in easing tensions raised by violent anti-government riots in Tibet.Prime Minister Samdhong...
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This undated photo shows Swiss peace envoy Jean-Pierre Gontard, second from left, embracing Ricardo Palmera, left, a former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia. Colombia’s government has...
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