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Syria Blames al-Qaida for Double Car Bombings in Damascus

Bombs were set off in front of the intelligence headquarters in the Damascus suburb of Kfar Sousa

People gather around the entrance of a damaged building after a car bomb blew up at security sites in Damascus, December 23, 2011, in this handout photo released by Syria's national news agency SANA

Thousands of Egyptians Protest Violence Against Women

Rally, dubbed the 'Friday of regaining honor,' follows a week in which at least 17 anti-government protesters were killed

Egyptian women protesters shout as they raise slogans demanding the head of the military ruling council to step out at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, December 23, 2011.

Israel Tries Tougher Stance Against Right-Wing Jewish Violence

Warning comes amid rising violence by Jews angry at Israel's removal of non-sanctioned West Bank settlements

Czechs, World Leaders Bid Farewell to Vaclav Havel

Vaclav Havel was president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992, and leader of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003

A portrait of former Czech President Vaclav Havel is put on display in a window during his state funeral in Prague, December 23, 2011.

North Korea Warns South to Respect Late Leader

South has expressed sympathy for the North Korean people but also decided not to send a government delegation to Kim Jong Il's funeral

North Koreans gather to pay respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il in front of a monument to mark the founding of Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 22, 2011.

US, N. Korea Tentative about Future Relations

So far, US has not offered condolences for death of Kim Jong Il

New North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un (front) pays his respects to his father and former leader Kim Jong-il, lying in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, December 20, 2011.

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Registers Party, Visits Parliament

Move clears the way for the Nobel peace laureate to run for a seat in parliament

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) poses with Lower House Parliamentary Speaker Shwe Man during her visit to the parliament in the capital Naypyitaw, December 23, 2011.

Police in D.R. Congo Fire Tear Gas at Protesters

Supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi had gathered for his self-declared 'swearing in' ceremony

Map of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Iraqi Women Fear Violence, Erosion of Rights

Women often are the ones taking care of own families as well as children of dead relatives

Iraqi women
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