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Activists: 9 Killed in Syria as UN Monitors Check Cease-Fire

30 unarmed observers are expected in Syria in coming days, followed by an expanded team of up to 300 monitors, as part of a truce plan

A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows Syrian residents talking to Moroccan UN observer, Colonel Ahmed Himmiche (R) during the monitors' visit to the Khalidiya district in the restive city of Homs, April 21, 2012.

EU Suspends Burma Sanctions, Slaps New Ones on Syria

Most sanctions on Burma have been suspended, while new EU measures target Syrian imports of luxury goods and so-called dual-use products

In this photo taken on Feb 23, 2012, people walk past a roadside stall selling the posters of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her late father in Rangoon, Burma.

Sudan's Bashir: No More Talks with South

Sudan's president says Juba only understands language of 'guns and ammunition' amid reports of deadly bombings in South's Unity state

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks at National Congress Party headquarters, Khartoum, April 18, 2012.

Burmese Democracy Party Skips Parliament Opening

NLD objects to oath of office, requests wording change so members are required to 'respect' the constitution rather than 'safeguard' it

Lower House lawmakers attend a regular session of parliament in Naypyitaw, Burma, April 23, 2012.

N. Korea Threatens South With Special Military Action

Perceived insults trigger threat to take 'quick action' against Seoul as war of words escalates

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a military parade held to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the North's founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012.

Northern Ugandans Fight to Reclaim Their Land

People returning home after 20-year war with Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army find their land occupied or sold off

Jackie Aciro and her daughter outside the rooms she rents in Gulu, where she lives because she is unable to farm her husband's land, April 19, 2012. (VOA-H. Heuler)

Naval Exchange Stirs Troubled Waters in South China Sea

Vietnam, United States begin annual exercises amid growing tensions over competing claims in disputed waterway

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Israeli Deportation Order Threatens Some African Migrants

Government says it will begin deporting illegal immigrants from South Sudan, Ivory Coast because it is safe for them to return home

An African refugee surveys a vacant shelter, after an early morning police raid to deport illegal African immigrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 2008. (file photo)

Obama: Technology Must Not be Used to Abuse Rights

Obama issues executive order allowing US authorities to impose sanctions on foreign entities using technology in human rights abuses

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, April 23, 2012.

Ouattara Has Message of Reconciliation One Year Later

President visits Duekoue, where hundreds of people were killed allegedly by his supporters in last year's violent transfer of power

A supporter of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara holds a banner reading "Peace and reconciliation"

Official: US to Help Defend Afghanistan Past 2014

Under proposed deal, both sides could even agree to extend US military assistance past negotiated 2024 cut-off

US soldier from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks through his sights while on patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, April 21, 2012.

Hollywood Studios Lose Australian Internet Piracy Case

Companies say Perth-based iiNet infringed on copyrights when it allowed customers to download movies, TV programs

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