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Suicide Blast Rocks Syrian Capital

Explosion at busy Damascus intersection killed 25, wounded at least 46 others

Syrian official news agency SANA photo shows an Arab league observer, left, listening to a Syrian man who was wounded during an explosion at Midan neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, January 6, 2012.

South Korea Assured of No US Troop Reductions

The Obama administration's plan to make sweeping defense cuts raises concerns in the region, where 28,000 troops are based

U.S. Army soldiers from Stryker Brigade Combat Team stand in line after a live fire drill during joint exercises with South Korea. (2011 File)

Analysts: Iran's Threats in Gulf Unlikely to Lead to War

Experts say Iran-US tensions likely to continue to rise and fall, but do not expect the war of words to escalate into military conflict

On January 3, 2012 the Pentagon answered an Iranian warning to keep U.S. aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf by declaring that American warships will continue regularly scheduled deployments to the strategic waterway, (File).

AU: Somalia's al-Shabab Being 'Systematically Destroyed'

African Union asks UN to fund final push aimed at crushing al-Shabab by August

Kenyan army soldiers sit in their armored vehicles. The Kenyan military says it's getting ready to push forward with its offensive against the al-Shabab insurgents, December 14, 2011.

Britain to Maintain Sanctions Until Burma Frees Political Prisoners

Foreign Secretary William Hague made comment after separate meetings with democracy leader, military-backed leaders in Rangoon

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to reporters after meeting with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her home in Rangoon January 6, 2012

Another Church Attack in Nigeria Kills 6

Gunmen open fire on the Deeper Life church, outside Kano, during a prayer service

A damaged crucifix overlooks the scene of a bomb explosion at St. Theresa Catholic Church just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, December 25, 2011.

Euro Losing Strength Against the Dollar

Spate of poor eurozone economic data Friday further eroded its value, signaling a grim economic outlook for European economy in 2012

An employee of a currency exchange office displays US dollars next to a 20-euro note on January 6, 2012 in Lyon.

China Faces Ongoing Tension in Restive Xinjiang

Country's far northwestern Xinjiang region is settled primarily by the Muslim Uighurs who have long chafed under Chinese rule

Members of the Uyghur ethnic minority walk past a Muslim mosque near the Erduoqiao neighborhood in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, (File).

School Rankings in Kenya Lead Teachers to Seek Protection

Education officials also say the rankings are causing too much pressure in the system, as seen by the recent suicides

Pupils at the Olympic primary school sit in class on without a teacher on the third day of a teachers' strike organized by the Kenya National Union of Teachers, in Nairobi, Kenya, September 7, 2011.

Thousands Flee Brazil Floods

Authorities say days of heavy rain caused Muriae River dike to break, sending water rushing through Campos do Goytacazes

A motorist stands on the edge of a break in highway BR 356 that was washed away after several days of heavy rains swelled the Muriae River in Campos, 230 kms (142 miles) northeast of Rio de Janeiro, January 5, 2012.

Indian Automakers Look to Turn Around Slowing Market

Delhi Auto Show features latest luxury brands, rugged sports-utility vehicles and mini car RE 60

Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata poses with Jaguar's newly launched C-X16 car during India's Auto Expo, in New Delhi January 5, 2012.

'Word on Street' Impacted Language in 2011

Global grassroots movements coin new words, phrases

The word "occupy" took on a new context in 2011, thanks to the grassroots movements that swept the United States.
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