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France Suspends Afghan Military Operations After Troop Deaths

President Sarkozy says he is considering an early withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan, following the attack Friday

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is suspending training operations in Afghanistan and threatening to withdraw the entire force from the country early, after an Afghan soldier shot and killed

4 Killed in Syria, Pressure Mounts on Arab League

Protesters calling on government to honor Arab League agreement to end 10 months of violent suppression of public uprising

Anti-Syrian regime protesters chant slogans and flash the victory sign as they march during a demonstration at the mountain resort town near the Lebanese border, Zabadani, Syria, , January 17, 2012.

Analysts: Bangladesh Needs to Be Vigilant About Hardliners in Army

After coup attempt, analysts say Muslim-majority country needs to stay vigilant about the presence of hardliners within military

Brigadier General Muhammad Masud Razzaq talks about what he said was a coup attempt by retired and serving officers late last month, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 19, 2012.

AU, Government Troops Seize al-Shabab Positions in Mogadishu

African Union (AU) and government troops launched an offensive against Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital seizing rebel bases

Ugandan peacekeepers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol a road following an encounter with Islamist militia in the northern suburbs of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, January 20, 2012.

Hungary Bows to EU Demands on Disputed Laws

Hungary's dispute with EU threatens to derail nation's bid to secure $25 billion credit line from the EU, IMF

Hungary's chief negotiator with the IMF and the EU, Tamas Fellegi, right, shakes hands with European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn, left, in Brussels, January 20, 2012.

Burma's President Says No Turning Back on Reforms

In a published interview, Thein Sein says his government has already complied with several Western demands

Burmese President Thein Sein, December 19, 2011.

Controversy Surrounds Inquest Into Former Zimbabwe Army Chief's Death

Contradicting evidence on several key issues fuels speculation that liberation war hero may have been murdered

Retired general Solomon Mujuru attends an Armed Forces Day ceremony in Harare (August 2009 file photo)

South Sudan Threatens Oil Production Shutdown

South Sudan government says neighboring Sudan is seizing southern oil flowing through its pipelines

North-South Sudan oil pipeline

Republican US Presidential Contenders Campaign in South Carolina

Candidates make final push before Saturday's primary

Republican presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, accompanied by students from the Citadel Military College of South Carolina, speaks to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, Jan. 19, 2012.

Record Number of East Africans Flee to Yemen

Despite growing Yemen instability, UNHCR says 103,000 refugees, asylum seekers, migrants from the Horn of Africa made the journey

A Yemeni NGO worker distributes water on Somali asylum seekers upon their arrival on the beach of Hasn Beleid village, 230 kms east of the Red Sea port of Aden, (File October 15, 2008).

Equatorial Guinea to Host African Cup Amid Widespread Poverty

With poor press freedom and human rights violations, some are asking can E. Guinea justify putting on a show for the world's media?

Students walk along a street after classes in Bata. The African Nations Cup is being co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from January 21 to February 12, January 19, 2012.
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