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Chinese VP: US, China Must Respect Each Other's Interests

However, Xi Jinping says he welcomes US playing 'positive role' in Asia-Pacific region

China's Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to the US-China Business Council, in Washington, February 15, 2012.

Syrian President Sets February 26 Constitutional Referendum

Bashar al-Assad promised referendum during speech in January, saying new document would focus on multi-party system

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (file photo)

Iran Touts Uranium Enrichment Advances

Iran hailing advanced nuclear capabilities by unveiling what it says are new generation centrifuges that can speed up uranium enrichment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he deliver his speech near the Azadi (freedom) tower at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power,

France Presses for New UN Resolution on Syria

Initiative comes ahead of non-binding vote by UN General Assembly on Syrian crisis

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (file photo)

Hundreds Dead in Honduras Prison Fire

Many inmates burned to death or suffocated in their cells in what is believed to be one of Latin America's worst disasters

Inmates' relatives stand at the gates of the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, after a fire broke out inside the prison early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

Bahrain Opposition Vows to Keep Protesting

Clashes between police and opposition supporters reported throughout Tuesday's anniversary of first uprising and into Wednesday.

Riot police arrest a Bahraini youth during a house raid Wednesday evening Feb. 15, 2012, in Sanabis, Bahrain, on the edge of the capital of Manama.

Doubts Grow Over Austerity for Greece

Analysts thinks leaving Greece out of the eurozone may be a better solution than austerity measures

Sudan Oil Talks End With Recriminations, Large Rift

South threatens permanent pipeline closure, says it can build new pipeline, as North takes 'wait and see' approach

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.

Chinese VP to Boost US Farm Ties

Iowa is a major source of farm products that China needs to feed its population

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, (File)

Afghanistan's Postwar Future Uncertain

Fighting rages on as the Taliban and United States take nascent steps towards dialogue

NATO and Afghan troops attend to casualties during a battle with Taliban insurgents who took over a building near the U.S. embassy in Kabul in 2011.

Farmer's Gunfight Ignites Debate in Vietnam on Corruption

Doan Van Vuon's family used guns, homemade landmines last week to attack officials trying to take their farm

Doan Van Vuon's wife Nguyen Thi Thuong stands by debris of their house after it was destroyed by local authorities and armed forces in Quang Vinh commune, in Vietnam's northern port city of Hai Phong, February 4, 2012.

Late North Korean Leader Promoted to Generalissimo

Announcement proclaims Kim Jong Il was bestowed the same title as his father, Kim Il Sung

Kim Jong Il

Australia's Economy Faces a Year of Challenges

Country managed to avoid worst of global economic crisis, but government says 2012 likely to be particularly tough year for employment

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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