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Syrian Rebels Retreat From Besieged Stronghold

Rebels say they pulled out in order to protect civilians remaining in area now under military control

Injured members of the Free Syrian Army take refuge at a makeshift hospital in Idlib province, March 1, 2012.

UN Rights Council Condemns Syrian Crackdown

Council reiterates 'urgent' need to address humanitarian situation; Russia, China and Cuba voted against measure

Free Syrian Army supporters chant anti government slogans under snowfall on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Feb. 29, 2012.

Iran Elections Pose Challenge Amid Economic Crisis

Analysts say differences between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will affect results

Iranian women sit at bus stop, in front of parliamentary elections campaign posters in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, March 1, 2012.

Rights Group: Iran Crushing Dissent Before Election

Amnesty International says Iran has launched cyber army to block Internet, social media communication

An Iranian technician monitors data flow in the control room of an internet service provider in Tehran, February 15, 2011

Russians Gear Up for Presidential Vote

Sunday's vote widely expected to give Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a third term in office

A man holds caricatures of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov during a rally demanding a fair election in St. Petersburg, February 26, 2

South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Bombing Oil Fields

New nation recently shut down oil production in dispute over oil transit fees

An oil worker turns a spigot at an oil processing facility in Palouge oil field in Upper Nile state, February 21, 2012, following a dispute with Sudan over transit fees

South Africa's ANC Expels Youth League Leader

Disciplinary panel says Julius Malema is guilty of repeatedly bringing African National Congress into disrepute

Julius Malema (2011 file photo)

In Egypt NGO Case, Economic Reality Appears to Trump Politics

Political tensions between Egypt, US appear to be easing after Cairo lifted travel ban on American democracy activists

Egyptian protesters chant anti-military ruling slogans during a trial of employees of pro-democracy groups charged with using foreign funds to foment unrest in Cairo, February 26, 2012.

Senegal Prepares for Runoff Election

Presidential election will go to a second round by March 25

Map of Senegal

US Congressional Resolution on Baluchistan Creates Uproar in Pakistan

Representative Dana Rohrabacher's call on Baluchistan for secession is rejected by Pakistan and US Embassy in Islamabad

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (File Photo)

More Nigerians Slip Into Poverty, Particularly in North

Nigerian government says nearly 100 million Nigerians live on less than $1 daily

Mallam Muhammadu scavenges a trash dump in the city of Yola, in northeastern Adamawa state, Nigeria, February 14, 2012. He uses the bullhorn to announce his arrival in neighborhoods, where offers to buy unwanted items he can fix and sell.

Zimbabwe President Urge MPs to Reveal HIV Status to Fight Stigma

President Robert Mugabe says quite a number of his comrades, some from the cabinet, died of AIDS

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (file)

Occupy Movement Turns Anger Towards Individual Corporations

World's biggest pharmaceutical company Pfizer targeted by New York activists

Occcupy Wall Street activists protest in front of Pfizer, the world's biggest pharmaceutical company, Feb. 2012.
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