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Russia Prepared to Back Annan's Syria Plan

But Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says proposal should be used as basis for Annan's continued work, not as ultimatum

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (March 12, 2012 file photo)

Explosions Across Iraq Kill Dozens

Bombings rock cities despite heavier than normal security ahead of next week's Arab summit in Baghdad

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb in the central town of Hilla, south of Baghdad, March 20, 2012.

Top US Commander: US-Afghan Ties Strong Despite Setbacks

General Allen says progress real and sustainable, but 'hard and deadly work' lies ahead

US General John Allen, commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan (February 20112 photo)

Pakistan Parliament Demands End to US Drone Strikes

Panel outlines conditions to end four-month freeze in US-Pakistani relations sparked by deadly NATO airstrike

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik, center, leaves after attending parliament's joint session in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 20, 2012.

France Raises Terror Alert as Police Hunt For Motorcycle Killer

3 children, father of two of them were killed by gunman, who opened fire at Ozar Hatorah Jewish school in Toulouse

An armed police officer stands guard at the entrance of the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school in Toulouse, southwestern France, March 20, 2012.

Police Crack Down on Opposition in Post-election Russia

Analysts say Kremlin moving aggressively to weaken any kind of protest movement that thrived in Russia this past winter

Riot police detain a protester during a rally near the state-controlled TV channel NTV tower in Moscow, March 18, 2012.

UN: DRC Security Forces Killed 33 During Elections

UN report details human rights violations, including killings, disappearances, arbitrary detention committed in Kinshasa

Congolese Republican Guards stand at a welcome ceremony for Belgium's King Albert II in Kinshasa, FILE June 28, 2010.

Obama Nowruz Message Calls For Lifting of Iran's 'Electronic Curtain'

President says barrier blocks free flow of information, ideas

President Barack Obama

India's Success Fighting Polio Motivates Rival Pakistan

Pakistan boosts vaccination efforts as officials say national pride is now at stake for polio eradication

An Afghan refugee receives polio drops from a Pakistani nurse at the Shamshatu refugee camp near Peshawar. (File Photo)

For NY Pedicab Driver, Happiness is Life on Wheels

Central Park is Frankie Legarreta's 'office'

For Frankie Legarreta, a bicycle taxi - or pedicab - driver, dodging traffic on three wheels is the only life for him.
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