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Death Toll Mounts as Syria Marks Uprising Anniversary

Reports say 23 dead in new violence, rallies held in support of President Bashar al-Assad

Hana, 12, flashes the victory sign next to her sister Eva, 13, as they recover from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled their house in Idlib, north Syria. (March 10, 2012 file photo)

Syria's Assad Withstands Pressure That Toppled Other Arab Leaders

Analysts say Bashar al-Assad may derive some of his confidence from a system built by his father 40 years ago

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks at Damascus university January 10, 2012.

Karzai Urges NATO Withdrawal From Afghan Villages

Taliban announced suspension of peace talks with US until Americans 'clarify stance on the issues' including prison swap

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Kabul, March 15, 2012.

Police Mistrust Threatens US-Afghan Alliance in Key Town

Rebellion puts US strategy to shut down nearby Taliban supply line in eastern Afghanistan at risk

Afghan police recruits in Marzak, Afghanistan.

Ethiopia Attacks Military Base Inside Eritrea

Ethiopian official says operation targeted military post used by 'subversive groups' and was not direct military confrontation

Ethiopian government spokesman, Shimeles Kemal speaks in Addis Ababa on March 15, 2012, where he announced that Ethiopia had attacked an Eritrean military base today, where rebel groups are armed and trained by the Eritrean government.

Mozambique Rape Case Pits Tradition Against Law

Rights groups say in practice people don't believe in the law because it doesn't fit in with their values of gender inequality

Map of Mozambique

Top Chinese Leader Fired

Bo Xilai, the Communist Party secretary of Chongqing removed after one of his aides visited US consulate in China

China's Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai pauses as he arrives for the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 14, 2012.

UN Praises Vietnam's Hunger Fighting Policies

FAO chief urges countries to follow Vietnam's example in boosting agricultural production to combat food shortages

Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2011 file photo).

For HIV-Positive S. Africans, Urban Gardens Change Lives

New trend has been a life changer for those infected with immune deficiency virus, providing essential balanced diet

Portia Ncengwa comes twice a week to buy veggies at Osizweni community center. She hopes that when she gets better, she will also be able to come work at the communal garden.

S. Korean School Caters to Children of Multicultural Families

Recent survey found up to 31 percent of children with foreign parent stay home and do not learn Korean proficiently

Students at the Seoul Dasom High School for Multicultural Children take Korean as a second language class, March 2012.
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