Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the escalating violence in Syria today, calling on President Bashar al-Assad’s Government to immediately cease all hostilities against the country’s civilian population.

According to media reports, Syrian troops have continued their assault on the city of Homs, using heavy artillery and shelling against civilians as part of their wider crackdown against a public pro-democracy movement that emerged early last year.

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A lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, vulnerable working conditions and insufficient government investment are some of the main concerns of young people around the world, according to a United Nations report on youth published today.

The latest World Youth Report, released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), for the first time included inputs from young people – with many participating in an online discussion on youth employment.

New Rochelle, NY officials were shocked to learn that Lou Gehrig street sign was taken by vandals. City Island Images noticed the sign was missing and immediately contacted the proper authorities.

New Rochelle Mayor, Noam Bramson assures cimages.me the street sign will be immediately replaced. He adds that the city has not rescinded the designation of Meadow Lane to be named after NY Yankee Great, Lou Gehrig, so he assumes the sign was taken down by vandalls.

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Those NY Giants have once again beaten New England Patriots 21-17 The second Super Bowl victory in four years is always classic game that was similar to the 17-14 NY victory over NE four years ago. These match ups are some of the greatest Super Bowl games ever played.

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