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Seized Letters Reveal Frustrated Bin Laden

Documents indicate al-Qaida leader was not 'the puppet master pulling the strings that set in motion jihadi groups around the world'

FILE- In this April 1998 file photo, exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is seen in this April 1998 picture in Afghanistan.

Chinese Dissident Changes Mind, Now Wants US Asylum

Fearing for his safety, Cheng Guangcheng backtracks telling reporters he wants to leave China

In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng makes a phone call as he is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke in a car on the way to a hospital in Beijing, May 2, 2012.

Blind Chinese Activist Faces Familiar Choice

After leaving embassy, Chen Guangcheng must decide between exile to ensure his family's safety and continuing advocacy in China

In this photo taken in late April, 2012, and released by Zeng Jinyan, blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng is seen at an undisclosed location in Beijing

Alternate Account of Chen Guangcheng Drama Unfolds on Twitter

A close associate tweets the press has gotten the story wrong

Activists Say Syrian Forces Raided College Dorms

Forces use tear gas, live ammunition in overnight raids at Aleppo University as UN monitors assess frayed cease-fire

Syrian rebels stand in the Khalidiya district of the central Syrian city of Homs, May 3, 2012.

Sudan Accepts AU Peace Roadmap

African Union plan gives feuding Sudans 90 days to settle their issues or face binding international arbitration

Jean Ping (file photo)

At Least 34 Killed in Attack on Nigerian Cattle Market

More than 20 people injured after gunmen open fire on city of Potiskum

A map showing Kogi state in Nigeria, where more than 100 inmates escaped from prison

UN Chief: Arab Spring Helped Ease Media Repression

In NY speech, Ban Ki-moon expresses outrage that attacks on journalists around the world claimed more than 60 lives last year

A member of the press holds a placard during a rally to mark World Press Freedom Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 3, 2012.

Rights Groups: Asian Media Freedoms Under Fire

Southeast Asian Press Alliance says governments in region are wielding new legislation, more arrests to control new media

Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York

Performance event linked to Summer Games features 25,000 artists representing 204 countries

An early artistic rendering of an installation piece by the artist's collective "YesYesNo" at Hadrian's Wall in England. It is one American contribution to this summer's London 2012 Festival.
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