Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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Arab League Says Snipers Still Threaten Syrian Cities

Chief Nabil El Araby calls for immediate cease-fire

This still image taken from video off a social media website shows protesters covering their faces from tear gas being fired in a Damascus suburb.

Iran's Currency Slumps on Sanctions Fears

New US sanctions will target financial institutions that deal with Iran's central bank

Handout photo showing the front of the new Iranian 100,000 Rials bank note (2010 file photo)

S. Korean President Predicts 'Big Changes' on Dealings with North

President Lee, delivering his nationally televised New Year's address, spoke of a turning point that he hopes can lead to progress

People watch a TV screen reporting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers New Year's speech to the nation, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, January 2, 2012.

In Burma, Visiting Dignitaries Line Up to Ride Crest of Change

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hosts a stream of visits, predominantly by senior foreign officials

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves the Union Election Commission office after registering her NLD party for upcoming elections.

South Sudan, UN Deploy Troops to Curb Ethnic Clashes

Troops presence increased in troubled Jonglei state in bid to contain tribal clashes in area

Map of Sudan and South Sudan

Wounded in Southern Somalia Have Difficulty Reaching Medical Facilities

International Committee of Red Cross reports ongoing fighting in Middle Juba region preventing wounded from reaching local hospitals

Map of Somalia

Nigeria Fuel Prices More than Double

Prices at the pump on Monday soared from about 40 cents to 88 cents per liter

A  fuel attendant fills a tank at a gas station on Lagos' Ibadan highway where new pump prices were implemented. Queues formed at petrol stations, protests broke out and unions threatened to paralyze Nigeria over a deeply controversial measure that has mo

India Opens Stock Markets to Individual Foreign Investors

Government has announced that individual foreign investors can directly buy and sell Indian equities starting January 15

India announced on January 1, 2011 that it would open up its stock market to individual foreign investors for the first time, in a major economic reform designed to boost overseas investment, (File).

US: Republican Presidential Contenders Face Iowa Test

Iowa caucuses can serve as launchpad for political success in other states during candidate-selection process

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa, January 2, 2012
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