Friday, March 23, 2012

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French Shooting Suspect Dies in Firefight With Police

Paris prosecutor says police shot alleged killer, Mohammed Merah, in the head and he was found dead on the ground

Undated, non-datelined photo broadcast March 21, 2012 by French national television station France 2 who they claim to show Mohamed Merah, the suspect in the killing of 3 paratroopers, 3 children and a rabbi in recent days in France.

Fresh Clashes in Syria Defy UN Peace Call

Security Council has warned of unspecified 'further steps' if international envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace proposal is rejected

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the opening of the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 21, 2012.

US Wants Iraq to Block Iran Weapons Sales to Syria

Officials say Ahmadinejad is one of last major suppliers of military intelligence, weapons to embattled Syrian President al-Assad

This image made from amateur video purports to show Syrian protesters running in Daraa, Syria, March 12, 2012.

Afghanistan Moves to Abolish Private Security Firms

Interior Ministry's new Afghan Private Protection Force, APPF, to replace private firms after President Karzai's deadline expires

Afghan forces stand guard during a security transition ceremony from private security companies to the Afghan government in Kabul, March 15, 2012.

US Joins Condemnation of Mali Coup

State Department says federal agencies will meet to discuss future of $140 million in economic, security, anti-terrorism funding

Renegade Malian soldiers appear on television at the ORTM television studio in Bamako in this March 22, 2012. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED.

N. Korean Missile Announcement Considered a Slap to Diplomacy

Analysts generally pessimistic that international pressure will prompt Pyongyang to halt planned missile launch in mid-April

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (file photo)

Pope Prepares for Visit to Mexico, Cuba

This is Benedict' XVI first trip to Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America

A car drives past a poster of Pope Benedict XVI, which reads "welcome to Cuba" in Havana. Pope Benedict will visit Cuba on March 26-28, March 21, 2012.

Dissident Cuban Blogger Sees Opportunity in Pope Visit

Yoani Sánchez believes the visit will not have a major political impact, but will provide increased international attention

Yoanis Sanchez, who writes the "Generation Y" blog, walks inside her home in Havana

Tibetan Unrest Highlights Rejection of Chinese Development Goals

Analysts say unrest is a public rejection of China's claims that it is making about progress in Tibet

US Warns of Global Water Insecurity

National Intelligence Council report predicts water scarcity will result in rising tensions over the next decade

An earthquake survivor drinks water from a well in a provisional camp at downtown Port-au-Prince, FILE October 30, 2010.

Congolese Town Hopes for Brighter Future With Hydroelectric Dam

Decades-long wait for hydropower appears to be over for the people of Kananga

Map of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bizarre Medical Myth Persists in Rural India

So-called 'puppy pregnancy syndrome' advances notion that dog bite leads to person giving birth to puppies

A June 19, 2011 photograph shows Mohammed Yousuf Roshangar, a Kashmiri Muslim faith healer, writing a taweez, a religious writing put inside amulets for protection and invoking blessing, in Srinagar, India
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