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Syrians Vote on New Constitution as Death Toll Mounts

Assad-driven referendum, held against backdrop of 11-month anti-regime uprising, not taken seriously by opposition, Western powers

A Syrian woman displays her ballot at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Trial of Democracy Activists Opens in Egypt

Case against NGO workers, including Americans, raises already high tensions between Washington and Cairo to new level

Policemen sit in front of a cage holding Egyptian employees of several pro-democracy groups during court proceedings in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Israel: Iran to Top Agenda at White House Summit

Netanyahu says his talks with President Obama will focus on Iran's nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 13, 2011.

Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings, Karzai Calls for Calm

Afghan officials say the intelligence officer, who killed two US officers, has studied in Pakistan

Afghan policemen search a car at a check point in Kabul, February 26, 2012.

International Military Personnel Recalled from Afghan Ministries

Move follows killing of two American advisers inside heavily guarded Interior Ministry

A U.S. military vehicle drives on the road leading to the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul February 25, 2012.

Russia's Democracy Movement Forms a Human Chain Around Kremlin

Thousands of city residents turn out for a 16-kilometer human chain during the largest opposition protest

Thousands of Moscowites held hands along the city's 13 kilometer-long Garden Ring Road, Moscow, February 26, 2012.

Crowd Boos Incumbent as Senegal Holds Presidential Election

Opponents say the 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term is unconstitutional

A poll worker helps a voter cast his ballot for president at a polling station in the Cambarene neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Chinese Flock to Obama Website

Many Chinese are able to leave comments on human rights and freedom after Google-plus was unblocked

A woman walks past a Beijing newsstand where a newspaper front page shows a photo of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama, February 16, 2012.

Mandela Leaves Hospital After Minor Surgery

South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, 93, was hospitalized for chronic abdominal pain

A security convoy leaves 1 Military Hospital, shortly before it was announced that former President Nelson Mandela had been discharged from an undisclosed hospital, in Pretoria, February 26, 2012.

Oscar Awards to Be Handed Out in Hollywood

Annual ceremony honoring last year's best films, actors, directors and producers viewed by hundreds of millions around the world

A woman walks past Oscar statues covered in plastic before they are unveiled at the red carpet arrivals area during preparations for the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood February 25, 2012.
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