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Arab League Suspends Observer Mission in Syria

Arab League secretary-general says organization decided to halt observers' work after talks with Arab foreign ministers

Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends a meeting with the Arab League's committee on Syria, in Cairo, January 22, 2012.

Russia Clashes with Europeans, Arabs Over Syria UN Resolution

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin says new draft text ignores Moscow's 'red lines' where they could not go

Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations (file).

Senegal Braces for Possible Political Violence

Dakar is on red alert for another night of violence as Constitutional Court considers appeals of rejected presidential candidates

Protesters burn tires in a street after Senegal's highest court ruled that the country's increasingly frail President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, could run for a third term in next month's presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal, January 27, 2012.

France to Resume Training, but Will Withdraw From Afghanistan Next Year

President Sarkozy, hosting Afghan President Karzai, announces French troops will withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of 2013

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai before talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 27, 2012.

Sudan Oil Talks Fail; Pipeline Shutdown Looms

Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the economies of both countries

Pagan Amum, South Sudan's top negotiator in the oil dispute talks with Khartoum, speaks during a news conference in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, January 27, 2012.

Wounded Syrians Treated at Secret Clinic in Lebanon

Those injured in crackdown can't get treatment in Syria, they say hospitals often raided by security forces looking for protesters

Amran, 6, is one of the youngest patients at a secret Lebanon clinic treating victims of the crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria.

Arab Gulf States Urged to Increase Pipelines After Iran's Oil Threats

Experts differ on whether pipelines are economically feasible or whether Tehran will follow through with threats

Map of Strait of Hormuz

France, Ivory Coast Move to Warm Relations

Champs Elysees awash with Ivorian, French flags, Sarkozy hosted Ivorian President Ouattara at state dinner Thursday

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy welcome Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara as he arrives for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 26, 2012.

Window Remains for Iran to Curb Controversial Nuclear Program

Iran continues incredible bluster as international pressure increases to convince Iran not to build nuclear weapons

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton holds a news conference at the end of a European Union foreign ministers meeting, in Brussels, January 23, 2012.

Syrian Expats Lend Support to Protests From Abroad

Syrian expatriate dissidents supporting political change at home, but horrified by the government's brutal crackdown

Ammar Abdulhamid keeps in regular contact with people inside Syria, following events and forwarding what he learns through his blog: Syrian Revolution Digest.

Pentagon Reassures Partners in Face of Cuts

General Ray Odierno says US Army remains committed to global partners, including those in Europe

President Barack Obama speaks about defense strategic guidance, with, from left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos (R), at the Pentagon, January 5, 2012.

South Africa's Space Program Wants Twitter Input

National Space Agency utilizing social media platforms to gauge public opinion about space-program planning

Twitter page displayed on a laptop computer (undated file photo).

NASA Scientists Discover More Than Two Dozen New Exoplanets

They range in size from slightly larger than Earth to larger than the gas giant Jupiter in our solar system

An artist's conception illustrates Kepler-20e. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
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