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Obama to Unveil Economic Blueprint in State of the Union

President expected to highlight differences between himself, opposition Republicans in speech filled with election campaign themes

U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House, January 23, 2012.

Syrian FM Slams Arab League Power Transfer Proposal

Walid al-Moallem calls it 'plot' to internationalize crisis, says Arab League cleared plan they knew Syria would reject

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem talks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, January 24, 2012.

Iran Summons Danish Envoy to Protest EU Ban

Iranian Foreign Ministry official accuses EU of reckless action, doing bidding of US

Egypt's Tantawi to Partially Lift State of Emergency Wednesday

Field Marshal Tantawi says he decided to lift 30-year-long state of emergency except in cases of fighting acts of 'thuggery'

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), in Cairo, Egypt, December  22, 2011.

India Explores Ways to Buy Iranian Oil

Officials say country will only follow UN sanctions imposed and not those by individual countries or blocs

Man fills up with diesel at a fuel station in Kolkata (2011 File)

Kenya Sets Up Legal Team to Help Respond to ICC

ICC says four Kenyans, including the deputy prime minister, must stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo speaks at a news conference on Kenya at the ICC in The Hague, January 24, 2012

One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress

Change that has come is not what many envisioned on anniversary of January 25 revolution, though hope remains

A worker makes repairs to a fence outside the People's Assembly as final preparations are made for the opening session January 23 of the first post-Hosni Mubarak parliament session in Cairo, Egypt, January 22, 2012.

Nigeria Police Investigating Kano Attacks

Police keeping low profile after Islamic militants struck their offices, killed many of their colleagues in series of bomb attacks

A police officer walks past an engine block of a suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, January 24, 2012.

UN Opens Office in Somali Capital After 17 Years

UN special representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, arrived at Mogadishu airport Tuesday

U.N.'s special representative to Somalia Augustine Mahiga, center-right, is greeted by Somali PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, center-left, as he arrives at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, January 24, 2012.

Europe Facing 'Moderate Recession' in Year's First Half

EU economics chief Olli Rehn makes prediction as Europe's finance ministers wrap up talks in Brussels

European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, January 11, 2012.

Nigeria Struggles With Rise of Radical Islam

Some blame the successive governments for ignoring the growth of Islamic radicalism in Nigeria during the past 10 years

Witnesses at the house in Kano, Nigeria,  security forces surrounded the house, forcing their way inside, killing a man and a pregnant woman while searching for members of a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, January 24, 2012.

Sumatran Elephants Join Critically Endangered Species List

The World Wildlife Fund says rapid deforestation is the main cause of 50 percent drop in elephant numbers since 1985

A Sumatran elephant is seen in Perawang, Riau province, Indonesia, January 12, 2012.
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