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Activists: Syrians Boycott 'Sham' Parliamentary Election

Election is latest effort by government of President Bashar al-Assad to show that democratic reform process is underway

A Syrian man casts his vote for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus on May 7, 2012.

Uncertainty Grips Financial Markets in Wake of European Elections

Investors push major markets across Asia, Europe lower, following elections in Greece, France

Stock traders watch their screens in Paris Monday May 7, 2012, one day after France handed the presidency to leftist Francois Hollande.

France's President-Elect Begins Assembling New Government

Fifty-seven-year-old Francois Hollande, former leader of France's Socialist Party, takes office on May 15

France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande waves from a balcony at his campaign headquarters the day after his election, in Paris, May 7, 2012.

Greek Conservatives Must Form Coalition Government

European leaders urge Athens to continue respecting the terms of a financial bailout

A kiosk selling newspapers in central Athens, May 7, 2012.

Putin Takes Russian Presidency for Historic Third Term

Putin immediately nominated outgoing president Dmitry Medvedev as his prime minister; parliament to vote on nomination Tuesday

Vladimir Putin speaks with his hand on the Constitution during his inauguration ceremony as new Russia's president in Moscow, May 7, 2012.

US Secretary of State Meets Key Regional Figure in Indian Politics

Secretary of State Clinton is pressing energy-starved India to continue weaning itself off oil imports from Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greet each other before a meeting in Kolkata, India, May 7, 2012.

Al-Qaida Militants Kill 20 Yemeni Soldiers

Attack comes a day after a senior al-Qaida leader in the Gulf region was killed by a US airstrike in Yemen

Map of Yemen

China Criticizes US Role in Dissident Case

Beijing says US should 'take necessary measures' to prevent repeat of events like case involving dissident Chen Guangcheng

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

Pro-Al-Shabab MPs May Be Elected in Somalia

Elders from areas under al-Shabab control and clans supporting it may elect members of parliament who support Islamist group

An August, 2011 photo shows Al-Shabab fighters marching with their guns during military exercises on the outskirts of Mogadishu.

WFP: Urgent Funding Needed to Stave Off Niger Food Crisis

WFP estimates it needs an additional $450 million to help people at risk across the Sahel

UNICEF estimates 1 million children under five will require lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year throughout the wider Sahel region of West and Central Africa in the countries of Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, S
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