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Mandalay, Apr 1 (EFE/EPA). Myanmar's military junta has declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire with ethnic armed groups as at least 20 soldiers were killed in a clash with the Kachin Independence Army and a UN envoy warned of the possibility of "civil war at an unprecedented scale." (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
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Pakistani soldiers patrol the streets of Lahore on the eve of a national vote marred by violence, security issues and allegations of pre-poll rigging. More than half a million security officers are deploying ahead of the 8 February election, with authorities distributing ballot papers to more than 90,000 polling stations. IMAGES
The United States says that Sudan's rival forces have both committed war crimes in their brutal conflict, accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. The two sides "must end this brutal conflict... must comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, international human rights law," says State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. SOUNDBITE