Saturday, April 21, 2012

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UN Approves 300 Member Observer Mission to Syria

Resolution gives secretary-general Ban Ki-moon authority to make 'assessment' on whether it's safe to deploy monitors

A wide view of the Security Council (file photo).

Afghan Forces Seize 10 Tons of Explosives

Authorities say militants intended to use them in attacks in capital, Kabul

Map showing Kabul, Afghanistan

Obama to Sudan, South Sudan: Conflict Is Not Inevitable

US president called for peaceful negotiations, in a video message posted Friday on Internet site YouTube

U.S. President Barack Obama (file photo).

Mali's New Leader Says Talks with Rebels Possible

Interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra says country is ready to negotiate with Tuareg rebels in north

Mali's interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra (file photo).

In Uganda's North, Support for Kony's 'Invisible Children'

While 'Kony 2012' drew criticism in parts of Uganda, viewed from an orphanage in Gulu, a different perspective is glimpsed

Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony, Nov. 2006 (file photo).

Bhoja Air Owner Banned From Leaving Pakistan Following Crash

Interior minister said Farooq Bhoja has been barred from leaving country while aviation officials investigate crash that killed 127

Paramilitary soldiers and members of the media gather near the wreckage of a Boeing 737 airliner that crashed in Islamabad, April 21, 2012.

Dalai Lama's Visit Draws Attention to Tibet Turmoil

Over 35 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in past year, at least 20 have died

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

Search Continues for Victims of Kashmir Avalanche

Pakistani soldiers continue to dig, inch-by-inch, in search of 140 colleagues buried under this massive pile of rock

Pakistani soldiers use heavy machinery to dig through the snow at the site of an avalanche and landslide that struck a Pakistani army battalion headquarters, at the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir, April 18, 2012.

IMF Gets Hundreds of Billions More for Emergency Loans

IMF's Lagarde says members have made commitments up to $430 billion for loans to help members through economic difficulties

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde listens to a question during a G-20 news conference at the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, April 20, 2012.

Obama Urges Congress to Extend Law on College Loans

Law set to expire in July that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling

President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address in the State Dining Room, April 20, 2012.

Secret Service Scandal Continues to Shake Washington

Several agents forced out of jobs, congress plans extensive hearings into scandal that has tarnished agency, embarrassed White House

A Secret Service agent stands near then presidential candidate Barack Obama [background] at a rally in Norfolk, Virginia, October 2008 (file photo)

US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law

Arizona statute has brought immigration laws to forefront on state, federal level

Arizona law requires legal immigrants to carry documentation with them at all times or be jailed.
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