Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Syria Accepts Annan Peace Plan

Proposal negotiated by envoy Kofi Annan calls for a truce between government forces and rebels to end months of bloodshed

International envoy Kofi Annan, shown in Beijing on March 27, 2012, said that Syria had accepted a U.N. peace proposal but efforts had to be deployed to implement it.

China Welcomes Annan Visit

International peace envoy, Kofi Annan in Beijing to persuade Chinese leaders to back his Syria peace plan

Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, left, is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during their meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, March 27, 2012.

Nuclear Summit Produces Few Significant Outcomes

Conference, overshadowed by North Korea's nuclear activities, seen as yielding little to stop proliferation

President Barack Obama speaks at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, March 27, 2012.

Obama Explains Missile Defense Remarks

US president's private remarks about missile defense to Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, inadvertently picked up by live microphone

U.S. President Barack Obama during the Nuclear Security Summit at the Convention and Exhibition Center (COEX) in Seoul, March 27, 2012.

ECOWAS Meets on Mali Political Crisis

Emergency meeting expected to consider option of suspending Mali's membership from 15-member sub-regional bloc

People chant in protest against the recent military coup, in Bamako,Monday, March 26, 2012.

South Sudan, Sudan Clash Along Tense, Disputed Border

South accuses Khartoum of launching second day of airstrikes on oil-rich territory along border

Sudan and South Sudan

Pope Leads Mass in Honor of Cuban Icon

Pontiff tells crowd he was 'deeply touched' by outpouring of fervor when golden figurine was taken on tour of communist island

A girl receives communion from Pope Benedict XVI (right) during a mass celebrated at the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square in Santiago de Cuba March 26, 2012.

Supreme Court Debate Continues Over Health Care Overhaul

Justices to take up historic test of whether law is valid under country's Constitution

Healthcare law proponents (L) walk past opponents from the Tea Party Patriots group (R) on the sidewalk outside ongoing legal arguments over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2012.

UNHCR: Asylum Claims to Industrialized Countries Up 20 Percent

Afghans top list of asylum claimants in 2011, followed by Chinese, Iraqis - with US being largest single recipient of new claims

Demonstrators gather outside the venue of the signing ceremony between Malaysia and Australia to swap thousands of refugees, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2011. (file photo)

Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says

On March 30, 1981, shots rang out as President Ronald Reagan left a Washington hotel

The scene just before the shooting, March 30, 1981.

New Taiwanese Marriage Trend Sparks Outrage

Men are choosing wives from overseas, leaving growing numbers of local women without husbands

Taiwanese security guard Huang Chin-tsai, 44, right, looks at his his wife, Vu Thi Minh, 30, from Vietnam and their 6-month-old daughter in their home, in Wanli, 30 miles north of Taipei, Taiwan, FILE March 1, 2003.

Custom Homes Set New Standard for Injured US Soldiers

US Army teams with architect Michael Graves to create ideal spaces for wounded service members

The kitchen counter can be adjusted in this home, designed for injured US soldiers by architect Michael Graves. The sink and stove also move up and down.
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