Sunday, April 15, 2012

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Taliban Attack Afghan Parliament, NATO Bases, and Western Embassies

Attacks, dubbed 'sping offensive,' take place near foreign compounds in Kabul, three eastern provinces

This image taken from video, shows smoke rising from Kabul, Afghanistan, following attacks by Taliban militants, Sunday, April 15, 2012.

Hundreds Escape Pakistan Prison

Armed insurgents storm a prison in Bannu, North Waziristan, freeing more than 380 prisoners

Policemen gather near a damaged jail gate after inmates escaped from the prison in the city of Bannu, Pakistan's northwest, April 15, 2012.

Israel Blocks 'Fly-in' by Pro-Palestinian Activists

Airlines in Europe cancel tickets of more than 100 campaigners after Israel detains dozens of activists at the airport near Tel Aviv

Demonstrators sit as around 100 pro-Palestinian activists stage a protest at Brussels national airport in Zaventem, Israel, early April 15, 2012.

Activists: Syrian Forces Attack Homs Ahead of UN Team Arrival

Activists in the Khalidiya neighborhood of Homs reported widespread mortar and heavy machine gun fire.

This image made from amateur video and released by Bambuser Saturday, April 14, 2012 purports to show smoke from shelling in Homs, Syria.

North Korea's New Leader Makes Unprecedented Speech

Kim Jong Un speaks to huge crowd in televised address

Kim Jong Un

Parties in Guinea-Bissau Reject Military's Plan for Interim Gov't

Political parties favor transition based on constitution after coup throws west African nation into renewed turmoil

A soldier stands guard in a street near the National Assembly on April 13, 2012 in Bissau.

Boko Haram Video Brings Threat to Nigerian Government 'Doorstep'

YouTube clip heightens tensions between Nigeria government and violent Islamist sect President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to destroy

A screen shot of the latest video allegedly circulated by the Islamist group Boko Haram.

Belarus Frees High-Profile Opposition Activists

Move follows crippling sanctions Western nations slapped on Minsk government for widespread human rights abuses

Former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov is greeted by supporters after being released from a prison and arriving in Minsk, April 15, 2012.

US Under Pressure to Let Cuba Join Americas Summit

'Isolation, the embargo, indifference, turning away, have all already shown their ineffectiveness,' says Colombian President Santos

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama as they arrive at the San Felipe Castle for a state dinner before the start of the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, April 13, 2012.

Titanic 100th Anniversary Observed

Luxurious and supposedly unsinkable ocean liner hit iceberg and sank April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people on board

A wreath floats after being thrown into the sea during a service of remembrance aboard the Titanic Memorial Cruise, over the Titanic disaster site 100 years after it sank in the western Atlantic Ocean April 15, 2012.
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