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Syrians Suffer as Government Crackdown Continues

Amid continuing crackdown, Syrians are suffering not only from violence but an economic free fall

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network purports to show people gathered in Homs, Syria, February 12, 2012.

Bahrain More Divided One Year After Unrest

Violence intensifies between security forces, anti-government protesters as first anniversary of country's uprising approaches

Riot police step back as a Molotov cocktail fired by anti-government protesters explodes during clashes in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Bahrain, February 12, 2012.

Russia 'Studying' Syria Peacekeeping Force Proposal

FM Lavrov says his country expects Arab League to clarify several points in peacekeeping plan

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaks to reporters after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, February 7, 2012.

Israel Blames Iran for Attacks in India, Georgia

Two people injured in bombing of Israeli diplomatic car in New Delhi; explosive device defused on Israeli diplomatic vehicle in Tbilisi

Police and forensic officials examine a damaged Israeli embassy car after an explosion in New Delhi, February 13, 2012.

Lebanon Marks Assassination Anniversary With Few Answers

Seven years after assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri many wounds still remain fresh

A Lebanese police stands guard near a decorated picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri during a rally in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, 14 Feb 2010.

Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens As Court Indicts PM

Proceedings mark the formal beginning of the high-profile trial, making Gilani Pakistan's first chief executive ever to be indicted

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani waves after arriving at the Supreme Court in Islamabad February 13, 2012.

Saudi Blogger Faces Trial for Apostasy

Hamza Kashgari detained in Riyadh after being deported from Malaysia

Hamza Kashgari

Anger, Uncertain Future in Greece Following Austerity Vote

Greece may get its next installment of EU bailout funds this week, as nation cleans up from huge riots protesting deep cuts

Workers start clean-up operations in a burned out shopping arcade after a night of violence that followed the Greek parliament approval of a deeply unpopular austerity bill in Athens, Greece, February 13, 2012.

Thailand Announces Compensation Plan for Southern Violence

Rights groups welcome plan, but call for more justice and accountability in volatile region

A Thai soldier patrols the streets of Bacho, a city in southern Thailand, where a violent insurgency in the Muslim-dominated region has been simmering since 2004.  (file photo)

Bali Bombing Suspect Goes on Trial for Terrorism

Umar Patek faces six separate charges, some linked to the 2002 nightclub attacks that killed more than 200 people

Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, walks outside a courtroom in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 13, 2012.

Johannesburg Threatened by Toxic Waters

Tainted water from abandoned gold mines has leached into soil around city, posing a serious public health hazard

Toxic water from abandoned gold mines runs into a lake in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, Jan. 26, 2011,

US-Japan May Scrap Accord on Marines in Okinawa

High-level talks to rework a 2006 agreement to relocate a US military Okinawa facility will not be implemented

U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit haul a 155 mm Howitzer onto the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown in Okinawa, Japan, February 2, 2012.

New Tower in Tokyo Outstrips Older Rival

The Sky Tree boasts a height of 634m, nearly twice as high as Tokyo Tower

The Sky Tree, which will open to the public in about three months, soars to 634 meters above the ground, nearly twice as high as Tokyo Tower.
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