Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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Syrian Forces Fire Tear Gas in Homs as Monitors Visit

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says about 70,000 anti-government protesters were trying to rally in city's center

Image made from amateur video released December 27, 2011, purports to show a woman mourning over a relative who has been killed in Homs, Syria, Dec. 26, 2011.

Sadrists Call for New Elections in Iraq

Political bloc led by Shi'ite cleric al-Sadr issues call to dissolve Iraq's parliament in move that could escalate sectarian crisis

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (L) steps from an office building in Najaf, Iraq, June 2004. (file photo)

Conspiracy Warnings Fly on Anniversary of Bhutto Assassination

Asif Ali Zardari called on 'democratic forces and patriotic Pakistanis' to foil conspiracies 'against democracy'

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto take part in a rally to mark the fourth anniversary of her assassination at her tomb, seen in background, in Gari Khuda Bux near Larkana, Pakistan, December 27, 2011.

Pakistani Cricket Star Finds New Political Credibility

Former cricket hero Imran Khan emerges as a serious challenger to the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in 2013 national elections

Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer turned politician. (File)

Russia's Putin Accuses Opposition of Lacking Goals, Leaders

Activists say Putin's United Russia party illegally won a narrow majority through voter fraud, they want to new vote

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets supporters in Moscow. Putin, who is running to reclaim the presidency, says he wants the vote in March to be absolutely transparent, December 27, 2011.

China, South Korea Hold Talks on North

China's vice foreign minister Zhang Zhijun is in Seoul for the first round of formal strategy talks

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun before the high-level bilateral talks in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2011.

China Defends Human Rights Record

Critics say that human rights suffered a setback in China this year, following a series of high-profile prosecutions

Chinese dissident Chen Xi is seen in this undated handout photo released by his family on December 26, 2011.

Ethiopia Sentences Swedish Journalists to 11 Years in Prison

Court hands down sentence to Martin Schibbye, Johan Persson for supporting terrorism, entering country illegally

Map of Ethiopia

Silent Movie Speaks of Romance

'The Artist' generates Oscar buzz

"The Artist" is a black-and-white homage to the silent films of the 1920s.

High-Tech Advances Reveal Mummy Secrets

Mummies prove popular with museum visitors

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is the only US venue for an exhibit of artifacts from the British Museum that includes four mummies.
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