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Annan Asks for UN Action on Syria

Former UN secretary-general says he is sending team to Damascus to discuss international monitor deployment

Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Anna, Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2012.

Afghan President Slams US on Massacre Probe

Karzai says US military is not sharing information with Afghan officials investigating the killings

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting with the family members of civilians killed by U.S. soldier in Kandahar last week at the presidential palace in Kabul, March 16, 2012.

Syrian Refugees in Jordan Confirm Reports of Abuse, Torture

One man says when he went to a hospital for treatment, he met instead with torture and his toe was cut off with metal clippers

Zaher Al Hariri, speaks to the media in Amman, Jordan, March 15, 2012, describing how his right hand was cut off by Syrian security forces after he went to a state hospital in Syria's Deraa city to receive treatment after a bullet penetrated his fingers w

North Korea Plans April 'Space' Launch

Earlier attempts with variants of the missile in 2006 and 2009 failed to reach orbit, although North Korea claims two successes

Northern Ugandans Criticize NGO's 'Kony 2012' Campaign

Many say online video came too late - many years after LRA left the country, and does not reflect region's complex problems

Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army leader and one of the world's most wanted rebel chiefs (2006 file photo)

Evidence Shows Tehran Connection in New Delhi, Bangkok Bombings

India is seeking arrest warrants for three Iranians suspected of being part of a plot to attack Israeli diplomats

Indian police forensics experts investigate the scene after an explosion tore through a car belonging to the Israel Embassy in New Delhi, India, February 13, 2012.

Eritrea Calls for UN to Respond After Ethiopian Attack

Country says incursion was unlawful, unprovoked, and asks UN impose penalties against Ethiopia

S. Sudan Agrees to Release Child Soldiers

Deal with UN could see country delisted from nations which use and recruit child soldiers

Child soldiers of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) wait for their commander at a demobilization ceremony at their barracks in Malou, southern Sudan Sunday, February 25, 2001 (file photo).

Coup-Prone Guinea Bissau Calm Ahead of Election

Nine candidates are vying for presidency in tiny country known for political assassinations and military coups

Presidential candidate Serifo Nhamadjo rallies voters in Guinea Bissau's capital during the final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's presidential elections, March 16, 2012.

US-Haiti Envoy Urges Patience on Recovery

Kenneth Merten compares pace of reconstruction efforts in Port-au-Prince to that of New York City's World Trade Center site

U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten (2010 file photo)

New York Suburb Claims to be More Irish Than Ireland

Residents of Little Ireland in Yonkers are excited about the upcoming celebration featuring dancing, parades, traditional Irish food

Woman at Eileen's Irish restaurant in Yonkers, NY
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