Monday, April 30, 2012

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UN-Appointed Norwegian General Arrives in Syria, Urges End to Violence

Major-General Mood leads advance team of about 15 UN soldiers tasked with monitoring a truce agreement plagued by continued fighting

UN-appointed Norwegian Major General Robert Mood talks to the media after his arrival at Damascus airport, April 29, 2012.

Nigeria University Christian Service Attack Kills 15

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which appears to have targeted a morning Christian worship service

Local officials remove the body of a victim from the back of a bus, in front of Aminu Kano teaching hospital in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, April 29, 2012.

Kenya Grenade Attack on Church Kills 1, Wounds 16

Police trying to establish whether Nairobi incident was a result of internal dispute or part of larger plot

Detectives inspect the scene of an explosion inside the God's House of Miracles International Church in Nairobi, site of the April 29, 2012 grenade attack.

Mali Coup Leader Rejects ECOWAS Transition Decree

Coup leader Amadou Sanogo says junta was not consulted on decisions made at a recent ECOWAS meeting in Abidjan

Mali's military junta leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo signs documents as the junta and the West African bloc ECOWAS announced a deal that includes the lifting of sanctions and an amnesty for those involved in last month's coup at the Kati military camp, nea

Egypt Tries to Woo Back Saudi Ambassador

Envoy's recall, which follows anti-Saudi protests in Egypt, is the latest sign of rising tensions between the two Arab neighbors

Security forces and tanks stand outside the now vacated Saudi embassy in Cairo, April 29 2012 (VOA - E. Arrott).

Kidnapped British Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan

Identities of captors unknown as body of 60-year-old Red Cross physician Khalil Rasjed Dale, kidnapped January 5, is found in Quetta

Pakistani security officials stand next to the covered body of British Red Cross physician Khalil Rasjed Dale in Quetta April 29, 2012.

Rights Groups Call on UN Chief to Press Burma on Reforms

Ban says Burma has entered a critical moment against the backdrop of a series of reforms undertaken over the past year

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center left, and his wife Yoo Soon-taek, center right, receive flowers from a staff upon their arrival

Sudan Declares State of Emergency Along Southern Border

Earlier, Khartoum arrests a Briton, a Norwegian, and a South African, accusing them spying for S. Sudan

map of sudan and south sudan

French Journalist Kidnapped in Colombia

Romeo Langlois, a reporter for news channel France 24, was covering a military mission in southern Colombia

Map of Colombia

Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs

President Obama and comedian Jimmy Kimmel joke about Washington politics at annual dinner with Hollywood celebrities, reporters

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with comedian Jimmy Kimmel as WHCA President and Reuters correspondent Caren Bohan (C) watches at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington, April 28, 2012.
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