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Iowans Prepare for First Presidential Selection Event

Caucus organizers try to lure volunteers to man voting locations as candidates make their final push to gain support

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, greets residents during a caucus day rally at the Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines, Iowa, January 3, 2012.

Arab League to Hold Review Session on Syria Observers' Work

France's FM, Syrian opposition groups say League mission has done little to quell violence against civilians

Arab League monitors check Al-Sabil area, in Daraa, Syria, January 3, 2012.

Egypt Begins Final Round of Lower House Vote

Under new schedule, voting will end February 22 with full house holding first sitting February 28

An Egyptian man reads a ballot form preparing to vote at a polling station in El Arish, in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, January 3, 2012.

Israelis, Palestinians Attempt to Salvage Peace Effort

Meeting in Jordan will be first in more than a year

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat

Protests Follow End of Nigeria Fuel Subsidy

President Goodluck Jonathan says measure will allow government to fund infrastructure, social programs

A vendor displays newspaper headlines about price of petrol in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 2, 2012.

Senegalese Music Star Youssou N'Dour to Run for President

N'Dour takes time off from music to mount high-profile challenge to Abdoulaye Wade in next election

World-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour announced that he was running for president against incumbent Abdoulaye Wade in February 26 elections, (File).

Japanese Lawmakers Visit Island Also Claimed by China

Move could escalate decades-long territorial dispute

Huang Hsi-lin (C-white shirt), the chairman of an activist organization that asserts Chinese sovereignty over a group of uninhabited islets, known as Senkaku in Japan and Daioyutai in China, takes questions from the media, January 3, 2012.

With China in Mind, India Calls For Boost in Scientic Research

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says China's gains threaten the future of India's economy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listens to the national anthem at the 96th Indian Science Congress in 2009. (file photo)

Incoming FAO Director Sets Priorities

Eliminating hunger, food security are top goals for U.N. food agency head Jose Graziano da Silva

Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of UN's Food and Agriculture Organization at a news conference at the FAO headquarters in Rome Jan. 3, 2012.

European Grads Target China Job Market for Employment

An increasing number of graduates from European universities are applying for internships in Chinese companies

Kalun Tse, an economist, teaches a finance class at the China-Europe International Business School in Shanghai. The school is one of a growing number of U.S.- and European-run business schools being established in China, (File).

Tattoo Removal Gains Popularity

Pew Research Center claims over one in three Americans, between 18 and 40, have at least one tattoo

Tattoo removal
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