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Syria Violence Continues Despite Truce, UN Observers

Government troops open fire on a crowd of protesters in a Damascus suburb after a visit by international monitors

Smoke billows following the purported shelling in Khaldiyeh district, Homs, Syria, April 18, 2012.

New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing With Afghan Insurgent Remains

Top US, NATO officials condemn images, US Army launches criminal investigation

The Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California. (File)

NATO Pledges Commitment to Afghanistan Despite Costs

NATO says capable Afghan security force will be in place by 2014 when troops withdraw

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, April 18, 2012

Norway Gunman Questioned About Militant Group

Anders Behring Breivik accuses prosecutor of 'ridiculing' him

Defendant Anders Behring Breivik (R) is seen with his lawyer Geir Lippestad during the third day of proceedings in the courthouse in Oslo, Norway, April 18, 2012.

New York Bombing Plot 'Mastermind' Testifies Against Friend

Bosnian-born Najibullah Zazi tells court accused terrorist Adis Medunjanin 'was a role model'

Accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi (Sept 2009 file photo)

Malians Denounce Arrests by Junta

The junta, still very prominent despite efforts to restore civilian rule, gives no explanation for arrests

Dioncounda Traore (L), the new interim leader talks with Cheick Mohamed Abdoulaye Souad, aka Modibo Diarra, new prime minister, in Koulouba, April 18, 2012

Zimbabwe President Wants Elections to End Coalition Government

Mugabe celebrates African nation's 32 years of independence by pressing for new constitution

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks on during a rally marking Zimbabwe's 32nd independence anniversary celebrations in Harare, Zimbabwe, April 18, 2012.

French Vote Sunday in First Round of Presidential Elections

Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande are two top contenders dominating campaigning

France's President and candidate for re-election in the 2012 election, Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech before building trade professionals as part of his campaign, in Paris, April 17, 2012.

North Korea Breaks Off Agreement with US

After the suspension of food aid, Pyongyang says it will continue trying to fire a long-range rocket into space and bar IAEA inspectors

A man looks at a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by Chinese artist Yan Lei at the China International Gallery Exposition 2012 in Beijing, April 13, 2012.

Burmese Pro-Democracy Leader Prepares for Historic Overseas Trip

Aung San Suu Kyi's June visit to Norway will mark her first trip outside Burma in more than two decades

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi

US, Haiti Launch Vaccination Campaign

Ambitious project targets deadly childhood diseases and is hailed as a major step forward

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, center, talks to a health worker during a visit to Eliazar Germain hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 16, 2012.

Countdown to Summer Olympic Games Begins

April 18 marks 100 days until London games as athletes around the world enter final phase of training

Chairman of London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Parlympic Games (LOCOG), Sebastian Coe, left, speaks to the media in London, April 18, 2012.
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