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North Korea Readies Rocket Launch

Move raises stakes in escalating standoff with regional neighbors and the United States

North Korean technicians man computer terminals at North Korea's space agency's General Launch Command Center on the outskirts of  Pyongyang, April 11, 2012.

Tsunami Watch Canceled After Huge Quake Off Indonesian Coast

Announcement comes hours after 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck about 430 kilometers southwest of Banda Aceh

Office workers panic as they evacuate and gather in front an office building in Medan after an earthquake struck Indonesia, April 11, 2012.

Bo Xilai Scandal Dominates Chinese Media

Drama surrounding former high-ranking politician and his wife, caught in a murder probe, grips China

China's former Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai cries at a mourning held for his father Bo Yibo in Beijing in this January 17, 2007 file photo.

Despite Violence, Syria Pledges to Meet Cease-fire Deadline

Damascus reserves right to respond to attacks by 'armed terrorist groups'

Mourners carry the coffin of Lebanese television cameraman Ali Shaaban, of Al-Jadeed TV who was shot dead on the Lebanon-Syria border, in front of Al-Jadeed TV, in Beirut, Lebanon,  April 10, 2012.

US Official: Progress on US-Afghan Partnership

Deputy ambassador to Afghanistan says strategic partnership would authorize US training and support role after 2014

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

Sudan Cuts Off Talks With South Sudan

Sudanese Vice-President Al-Haj Adam Yusuf accuses South Sudan of launching attacks in disputed area

Map of South Sudan

Nigeria FM Called 'Africa's Candidate' for World Bank President

Across the continent, Africans are calling on the US to step aside since an American has always held the position

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 26, 2012.

Britain's Cameron Discusses Arms Deals in Indonesia

Prime minister hopes to capitalize on Asian countries growing demand for military equipment

Britain's PM David Cameron (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) upon his arrival at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, April 11, 2012

Drug Crime, Development Top Agenda for Summit of Americas

President Obama leaves Friday for Colombia, where President Juan Manuel Santos will host sixth summit

A helicopter flies over Bocagrande beach in Cartagena April 10, 2012. The Caribbean port city will host the VI Summit of the Americas from April 14 to 15.

Putin Calls for Unity in Last Speech to Parliament as PM

'We should all together look into the future, realizing that we have a joint responsibility for our country,' says Russian PM

Russia's Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin answers a question of a deputy after addressing the parliament at the Russian State Duma in Moscow, April 11, 2012.

Dementia Cases to Triple by 2050 as World Ages

New report says number of people living with dementia worldwide will surge from nearly 36 million to more than 115 million

An unidentified man suffering from Alzheimer's disease sleeps all day before passing away in a nursing home in the Netherlands, July 2008. (file photo)
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