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Syrian Forces Widen Attacks as Cease-Fire Unravels

Activists say two civilians killed, dozens wounded in assault on opposition strongholds

Image taken from YouTube on April 17, 2012, shows smoke rising from reported shelling by Syrian government forces on the district of Khalidiya in the flashpoint central city of Homs

Gulf Leaders Discuss UAE-Iran Island Dispute

Abu Musa, claimed by Iran and UAE, lies near the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies are shipped

Foreign Ministers of the Arabian Gulf states participate in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Doha, April 17, 2012

Britain Resumes Efforts to Deport Radical Cleric

European Court of Human Rights said he could not be deported because evidence used against him may have been obtained using torture

An undated 2005 image made available by the British Prison Service shows Abu Qatada making a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison in London.

Norway Gunman: 'I Would Do it Again'

Confessed murderer Anders Behring Breivik says massacre came from a place of goodness

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik adjusts his tie at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway, April 17, 2012.

IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth

Report comes as officials from member nations gather in Washington for talks this week

A man walks next to the windows of a closed shop in downtown Milan, Italy, April 12, 2012.

Afghan President Wants US to Guarantee $2 Billion Annually

Karzai says money negotiated under strategic partnership would fund Afghan army, police when NATO troops leave in 2014

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 17, 2012.

African Union Suspends Guinea-Bissau

AU calls for international solidarity in condemning illegal seizure of power in Guinea-Bissau

Jean Ping (file photo)

Mali Soldiers Arrest Key Government Figures

Arrests raise questions about promise by coup leaders to return power to civilians

Fighters from the Ansar Dine group, flying the group's black flag, instruct local residents in how to follow Shariah, as they stop in a market area of Timbuktu, Mali, April 14, 2012.

China Joins World Powers in Strong Warning to North Korea

Party-controlled newspaper said that Pyongyang should not be misled into thinking it can ignore Beijing's wishes with impunity

New Footage Depicts Self-Immolation in Tibet

Footage purportedly shows Losang Jamyang running in circles while engulfed in flames

An exile Tibetan woman cries after Jampa Yeshi, a Tibetan self immolated during a protest,  in New Delhi, India, FILE March 26, 2012.

Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage

'Discovery' flown over variety of landmarks in Washington area before landing at Dulles

Space shuttle Discovery flown over the Washington area, April 17, 2012

Grand Ole Opry Honors Keith Urban; Nicki Minaj Tops Billboard 200

Induction ceremony scheduled for April 21; Minaj's 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded' sold over 250,000 copies its first week of release

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