Thursday, February 23, 2012

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Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists

Activists say several other journalists were wounded in shelling of makeshift media center in rebel-held Baba Amr district of Homs

A Syrian activists said two foreign journalists were killed Wednesday by Syrian government forces shelling the restive central city of Homs, February 22, 2012.

IAEA 'Disappointed' as Iran Blocks Experts From Visiting Military Site

Agency says Iran rejected team's request to inspect Parchin complex, suspected of housing a secret underground nuclear facility

Herman Nackaerts, center, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is interviewed as he arrives after his flight from Iran at Vienna's Schwechat airport, Austria, February 22, 2012.

Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning

Protesters threw stones at police and shouted 'death to America' during demonstration outside Kabul

Black smoke leaps the air from tires which were burnt by protesters during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 22, 2012.

Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town

Witnesses say Ethiopian and Somali troops took control of Baidoa without a fight, after al-Shabab fighters withdrew

War in Somalia Splits Families

Somalia's militant al-Shabab group fights multiple adversaries, some of whom are members of their own families who want them back

A Somali government soldier patrols the streets of capital Mogadishu, February 22, 2012

Tibetans Mark Solemn New Year Amid Standoff With China

Usually the arrival of a new year, Tibetan Losar, marks a joyous occasion, but this year, things are very different

Tears roll down the cheeks of a Tibetan exile as he listens to a speaker during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy on the first day of Tibetan New Year, in New Delhi, India,  February 22, 2012.

Clinics Turn Away HIV, TB Patients in Burma

Doctors Without Borders says cuts in international aid are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk

A HIV-positive patient rests at a HIV/AIDS hospice, founded by a member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, in Yangon, February 18, 2012.

Dakar School Integrates Special Needs Children Into Regular Classes

'Mainstreaming' of children with mental deficiencies brings hope, but also challenges

Xale Buur La school in Dakar

Obama Celebrates Blues Music at White House

US president shows off musical skills during event featuring world's best blues musicians

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama listen to performance during the White House Music Series saluting Blues Music in recognition of Black History Month, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 21, 2012.

Digital Age Survivors, Japan's Jazz Cafés Still Attract Fans

Although the number of venues is dwindling, Steve Herman finds some jazz kissas have staying power

Sign at Japanese Jazz Cafe 'Dug Bar' in Tokyo.
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