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Mike Nova's starred items Annan quits as UN-Arab League envoy to Syria via Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories on 8/2/12 Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has quit as the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Annan had decided not to seek an extension to the mandate first handed to him in February. North Korea’s Kim Jong Eun joined on fairground ride by British official via World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post by Simon Mundy on 8/2/12 SEOUL — A junior official from the British Embassy in North Korea accompanied leader Kim Jong Eun on a rollercoaster ride last week, British officials have confirmed, highlighting the tentative rapprochement between the two countries in recent years. Read full article >> US Military Involvement in Uganda Yields Mixed Results via Voice of America by Hillary Heuler on 8/2/12 KAMPALA — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary