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BBC OS: UN Urges Dialogue in Burundi

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23/02/2016 GMT

UN Urges Dialogue in Burundi

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Ban Ki Moon says opposition and president agree to talks

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, says the opposition and president in Burundi have agreed to talks to end the ten-month crisis in the country. Hundreds of people have been killed in political violence and a quarter of a million people have fled the country. We get an update on Delhi's water shortage as there are rumours of a deal reached with protesters. And a dangerous birth for a gorilla in the UK results in a rare emergency C-section.

(Image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza speak to the media after talks at the president's office. Credit: Griff Tapper/AFP/Getty Images)

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