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UN Humanitarian Envoy Enters Syrian District

Valerie Amos visits Baba Amr in Homs, where a government assault has left the city battered and depleted

A girl whose father was killed during the recent shelling on Baba Amr district holds a placard at a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Al Qusour, Homs March 3, 2012.

Chinese Envoy Pushes Peace Plan in Damascus

Li Huaxin will present Beijing's proposal to stop the bloodshed to officials

Chinese Ambassador Li Huaxin speaks to reporters after he met with Syrian assistant Foreign Minister Ahmed Arnus, March 6, 2012.

Syria Opposition Struggles to Overcome Rifts

Several prominent Syrian National Council members appear to have split from group over military support for rebel Free Syrian Army

Syrian National Council member Walid al-Bouni warns inaction on Syria now will mean greater chaos in the future, in Cairo, Egypt,  March 6, 2012.

Uganda's Rebel Leader Becomes Unlikely Trend on Twitter

Twitter users around world inundate micro-messaging site with calls to stop Lord's Resistance Army, its leader Joseph Kony

The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony, answers journalists' questions following a meeting with UN officials in southern Sudan, Nov 2006 (file photo)

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter: Tools of Syrian Opposition

A sophisticated network of Syrian activists is taking opposition fight online

A Syrian opposition video on YouTube.

Romney Narrowly Wins Ohio Primary, But Race Goes On

Ohio was the top prize in the so-called 'Super Tuesday' Republican presidential primaries involving 10 states

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greet supporters at his Super Tuesday primary night rally in Boston, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

South Africa Protesters March Against Tolls Roads, Labor Brokering

Protests called by Congress of South African Trade Unions impacts transport, schools and health facilities

Thousands march through Cape Town in a protest by the powerful COSATU labor body, the latest sign of tensions within the ANC-led government, March 7, 2012.

Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone

Japan village mayor pleads for citizens from Kawauchi to return home

Most of the dispersed citizens, according to a recent village survey, are not planning to come home any time soon, fearing a lack of infrastructure and lingering radiation.

US, North Korea Work Out Details of Food Aid Deal

Monitoring the distribution of supplies to hungry North Koreans among several unresolved issues

People work in a field outside of Kaesong, North Korea, April 17, 2011. North Korea's perennial food shortage has reached a crisis point in 2011, aid workers say, because of torrential rains, the coldest winter in 60 years and rising food prices.

Election Loss Will Not Damage Government, Says India Congress Party Leader

Sonia Gandhi promises change following party's dismal performance in regional elections

Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, addresses the media in New Delhi, March 7, 2012.

Photo Exhibit Recalls Khmer Rouge Atrocities

New photo exhibit in Phnom Penh shows side of life rarely seen in 1978

This photo was taken by former New York Times reporter Elizabeth Becker during a visit organized by the Khmer Rouge regime in 1978.

China Champions Selfless Patriot to Combat Social Woes

Beijing calls on public to study Lei Feng, a humble young man Mao turned into an icon of model behavior

A member of the Chinese military forces gives a free medical check to a man as community service during the "Learning from Lei Feng Day" in a central square in Shanghai, March 5, 2012.
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