U.N. says humanitarian chief to head to Syria soon Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, briefs correspondents on the situation in Somalia following a Security Council meeting and consultations on that country. Ms. Rice also answered questions from the press on Syria, and on Eritrea over accusations the Eritrean government is supporting terrorism in East Africa. HumanitarianPhotosProtestsSyria
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