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A woman walks past a truck carrying a wooden coffin of a man killed during an attack on liquor stores in Baghdad, Iraq, May 15, 2013.

12 Killed in Iraq Bombings

Deadliest of the attacks took place in Kirkuk, where two car bombs and a separate roadside blast killed nine people More

Palestinian women rally to mark Nakba Day in the West Bank town of Ramallah, May 15, 2013.

Palestinians Mark 65 Years Since Displacement

Nakba Day commemorates the expulsions of Palestinians during the bloody creation of Israel in 1948 More

NATO and Afghan troops arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, March 26, 2013.

Karzai Agrees to US Request for Bases

Proposed deal would clarify America's military presence in Afghanistan after 2014 withdrawal More

Pakistani supporter of former cricket star-turned-politician, Imran Khan, takes part in rally, Islamabad, May 9, 2013.

Pakistani Women Determined to Vote Despite Threats

Amid election-related attacks, threats, some Baluchistan women vow to make their voices heard at the ballot box More

Bangladesh Death Toll Rises

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The Latest Images from Syria

  • Buildings destroyed in a government airstrike and shelling, in Marjeh in Aleppo, Syria, April, 11, 2013. (AMC)
  • A Syrian Army officer briefs his men to prepare for an offensive in Aleppo's Liramoun area, April 11, 2013.
  • Damaged mosques and properties activists said were hit by shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Daraa, April 10, 2013.
  • A Syrian rebel monitors the movement of Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2013.
  • A man walks amid destruction in Aleppo, April 10, 2013.
  • A view of the new Mrigeb al-Fuhud refugee camp near Zarqa, Jordan.
  • Free Syrian Army fighters walk along a street lined with damaged shops and buildings in Deir al-Zor, April 8, 2013.
  • Smoke rises after a huge explosion shook the Sabaa Bahrat Square in Damascus, April 8, 2013.
  • Rescue teams recover bodies from the scene of a car bomb explosion which rocked central Damascus on April 8, 2013.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, accompanied by British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond, addresses reporters following talks at the Pentagon, near Washington, May 2, 2013.

Hagel: US Rethinking Arming Syrian Rebels

Defense secretary says White House is considering a range of options but that no decisions have been reached
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Journalist holds up a sample copy of The Voice Daily newspaper at a news room in Rangoon, March 31, 2013.

Video World Press Freedom Declines

Rights group says number of people living in societies with fully free press at lowest level in more than decade
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Indian school children hold photographs of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian spy on death row in Pakistan as they light candles and pray for his recovery in Amritsar, India, April 29, 2013.

India Angry About Prisoner's Death in Pakistan

Sarabjit Singh died of serious head injuries, early Thursday, after being assaulted with bricks by fellow prisoners
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A man works at a makeshift oil refinery site in Aleppo

Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade

Primitive refineries are springing up in backyards across Syria as the European Union finalizes lifting of oil embargo from rebel-held areas
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President Obama to Hold News Conference

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EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton addresses the media prior to an EU

Rights Group Urges EU to Address Alleged Chinese Abuses

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Ashton to visiting the Chinese capital Thursday, Friday as part of regular EU-China dialogue series
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Earthquake survivors stand on the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013.

Moderate Earthquake Strikes Eastern Afghanistan

Provincial government spokesman says that nine people were killed, 115 others were injured in 5.7-magnitude quake
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An Indian nomad inspects his Pashmina goat at Taglang La in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Audio India Optimistic Talks Will China Solve Border Dispute

Beijing accused of setting up military camp inside disputed Himalayan region of Ladakh
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Tourists ride double hump camels at Nubra valley, in Ladakh, India, July 2011.

India Vows to Protect Border Amid Alleged Chinese Incursion

Beijing denies latest allegations regarding long-running dispute over Ladakh region
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South Korean students sit in front of posters advertising a bank

Asian Economies Urged to Invest in Social Issues

UN report urges Asian countries to dramatically shift spending for long-term sustainable -- and more inclusive -- economic growth
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President of the Cannes Film Festival Gilles Jacob, left, and artistic Director Thierry Fremaux pose in front of the Cannes International Film Festival poster for the upcoming 66th edition, during a press conference to announce this years lineup in Paris,

Cannes Film Festival Features International Focus

Field narrowed to 19 films to compete for coveted Palme d'Or award, top prize at world's biggest film festival
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Ninety-seven-year-old Mercedes Rosa Ruiz Mejia from Nicaragua joins over 5,000 other immigrants taking the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, California, April 16, 2013.

US Senators File Immigration Bill

Bill provides 13-year path to citizenship for more than 11 million immigrants who came to US illegally
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