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Arab League to Present Syria Plan to UN Security Council

Document aims to resolve months-long unrest and calls for transfer of power

Arab monitors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries leave the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria,  January 25, 2012

Ahmadinejad: Iran Does Not Oppose Nuclear Talks with West

But Iranian president also wants Western powers to change what he calls their 'foul' behavior toward his country

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (file photo)

ICC Charges Force Kenyan Ministers to Step Aside

Finance minister, head of civil service are among four suspects who must stand trial for crimes against humanity

Uhuru Kenyatta (R) and a member of the Defense Council attend a hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, September 21, 2011.

South African AU Chair Nomination Raises Eyebrows

In break with tradition, AU nominated Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as candidate for chairperson

African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping addresses an emergency summit of the AU Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa (August 2011 file photo)

South Sudan Gambles Big With Oil Shutdown

Tactic threatens both South Sudan, Sudan economies, increases tensions simmering since south declared independence in July

South Sudanese express their support as President Salva Kiir declared a halt on all oil operations in South Sudan, in Juba, January 23, 2012.

Tibetan Exile Leader Calls for International Probe

Lobsang Sangay accuses China of killing 6 Tibetans by firing into crowds of peaceful protesters in areas under Chinese control

Lobsand Sangay (file photo)

US, Philippines Discuss Increasing Military Ties

Country expresses interest in hosting American ships, surveillance aircraft

U.S. Navy ship USS Essex, in the back, arrives at the former U.S. naval base in Subic, northern Philippines (2003 file photo)

Obama to Push Energy Agenda in Nevada, Colorado

US president expected to talk about energy reform, proposals for clean energy use, domestic oil and gas production

President Barack Obama speaks about manufacturing jobs, at the Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, January 25, 2012.

US Economy Sends Mixed Signals

Government reports orders for durable goods surged three percent in December while initial claims for jobless aid increased

Thomas Warren installs a fuel cell on a Freightliner truck at a plant in Cleveland, NC, January 12, 2012.

Chinese Tourists Flock to Australia

Visitors from China have risen by more than 20 percent in just 12 months; last year, 540,000 Chinese visitors came to Australia

Tourists take pictures in this long exposure photograph as the Sydney Opera House is lit with green lights during St Patrick's Day celebrations in central Sydney, March 17, 2010.
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