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Iran Threatens to Strike Back Against Sanctions, Attack

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly fears Israeli attack as early as April to stop Tehran's nuclear progress

Pictures of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic (R) and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the anniversary ceremony of Iran's Islamic Revolution at the Behesht Zahra cemetery, south of Tehran, February 1, 2012

Renewed Clashes Grip Egypt

At least 3 dead as protesters blame army, police and 'the old regime' for allowing violence to get out of control

An Egyptian boy takes cover while others throw stones during clashes with the security forces near the interior Ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, February 3, 2012.

NATO Ministers Review US, French Plans to End Afghanistan Combat Role

Afghanistan to top meeting agenda after US defense secretary disclosure that US troops will end combat role in Afghanistan next year

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L) chats with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before a North Atlantic Council meeting at a NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels, February 2, 2012.

White House Struggles to Clarify Obama Afghanistan Strategy

Press Secretary Jay Carney asked if there has been any change in US and NATO timeline set at a 2010 summit

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily briefing, Jan. 23, 2012, in Washington

UN Declares End of Somalia Famine

FAO director credits rain, improved harvest and enormous humanitarian response

Nasteho Hassan Mohyadin, 3, and her mother Farhid Ali Mohamed sit outside their small makeshift tent in a camp for those displaced by last year's famine or by conflict, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 19, 2012.

Aid Group Warns Sahel Once Again Facing Food Crisis

Consequences of last year's scant rains, exceptionally poor harvest now being felt in northern Senegal

Image released by Oxfam shows a women pointing at the dry land in Oud Guedara. Early indicators point to a likely food crisis in 2012, with people at particularly high risk in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, December 11, 2011.

Russia's Opposition Movement Spreads Far Beyond Moscow

On western edge of Siberia, almost 2,000 kilometers east of Moscow, more and more Russians speaking their minds on elections, democracy

A poster for Vladimir Putin's All Russia People's Front movement in downtown Yekaterinburg.

Cambodia Court Extends Key Khmer Rouge Official's Prison Sentence

Court rules against Comrade Duch's appeal to cut his 35-year prison term, sending him to jail for life

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev attends his appeal hearing at the Court Room of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia outside Phnom Penh, February 3, 2012.

Tibetan Group Releases Photos of Chinese Crackdown

One photo shows Chinese riot police standing over and dragging protestors, one of them appearing to have blood on his head

This photograph was provided by the activist group Students For a Free Tibet and cannot be independently verified, January 24, 2012.

US Labor Market Surges, Jobless Rate Falls

January figure is biggest in nine months, substantially exceeding economists' estimates

Thomas Warren installs a fuel cell on a Freightliner truck at a plant where the laid off workers will be called back to work to meet increasing demand, Cleveland, N.C., January 12, 2012.

Super Bowl XLVI Features Giants-Patriots Rematch

Four years ago when teams faced off, New York came out victorious

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell poses with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after a news conference in Indianapolis, Feb. 3, 2012.

Super Bowl Caps Football Season Dogged by Prayer Controversy

Expressions of faith on field by rookie quarterback Tim Tebow sparked admiration and mockery

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) prays while sitting on the bench late in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, January 1, 2012, in Denver.
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