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Activists: Syria Bombings Intensify, Twin Blasts Kill 20 in Idlib

Attacks take place near a military compound in northwestern town

Expectation Grows for Potential North Korean Nuclear Test

Some regional media outlets are reporting a North Korea nuclear test is expected between early and mid-May

Satellite image provided by GeoEye appears to show a train of mining carts, at the lower center of the frame, and other preparations underway at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site but no indication of when a detonation might take place, April 18,

Burma Opposition Ends Boycott as UN Chief Addresses Parliament

Aung San Suu Kyi to take the oath of office, reversing her party's stand against its wording

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters during a press conference at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party, April 30, 2012, in Rangoon.

Suicide Bombing Kills 11 in Nigeria

Attack comes a day after gunmen in northern Nigeria killed at least 15 people in an assault on a university theater used for worship

Police anti-bomb officers stand on the burnt engine of the Jeep used by the suicide bomber that ravaged ThisDay Newspapers rocked by bomb explosions killing two security men, the suicide bomber and injuring five of the company's support staff, April 26, 2

Rights Group Reports Evidence of War Crimes in Mali

Tuareg rebels and other armed groups accused of raping women and girls and using children as combatants

A Malian man holds a sign that reads: 'No to rape.' There are reports of rapes in regions taken by Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants in northern Mali, April 4, 2012. (VOA - N. Palus)

Ukraine: Boycotts of Euro Football Tournament 'Cold War Tactic'

EU Commission President Barroso says he'll follow EU justice commissioner Reding, skip ceremonial Euro 2012 football kick-offs

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko shows what she says is an injury in the Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in this undated handout picture received April 27, 2012.

US Uses Advanced Intelligence to Hunt LRA in Central Africa

One hundred US special forces troops authorized to help capture-or-kill LRA members have set up five operating centers

Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army LRA fugitive leaders, load supplies off a military helicopter in a forest bordering Central African Republic, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko, April 18, 2012.

Translators Face Cultural Dilemma

Translators Without Borders face the challenges of using culturally-appropriate use of language to convey health information

eer educator Susan Mwangi explains the finer points of reproductive health.

New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan

Refinery is 175 kilometers from the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, could supply fuel to Pakistan

A general view of the Guru Gobind Singh oil refinery near Bhatinda in the northern Indian state of Punjab, April 27, 2012.

Superheros Unite to Save Earth From Extra-Terrestrials in 'The Avengers'

Movie based on Marvel Comics characters, features all-star cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson

The Avengers movie poster
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