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File - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a town hall discussion in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Saturday Oct 22, 2011.
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Clinton heads abroad to push Syria diplomacy
| WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to ramp up diplomatic efforts against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime on a trip to North Africa this week, as some count... (photo: AP / Kevin Lamarque)
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking during his visit to a UPS shipping facility in Landover, Md., Friday, April 1, 2011.
Economy   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama   		 France24 
High oil prices test US economy, Obama
| AFP - A jump in gasoline prices is threatening to smother the flickering flames of the US economic recovery and with them President Barack Obama's hopes of retaining the White House. | Groggy but st... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kenneth Breeden, from Corpus Christi, Texas, signals to the crane operator while sending two hand trucks to the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile platform .  Al Jazeera 
NATO: Caught in the headlights
| Editor's note: This article is part two of chapter five, and the fifth of a series of excerpts that Al Jazeera will be publishing from The Invisible Arab: The promise and peril of the Arab... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco)
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 photo, a Libyan rebel fighter readies his weapon before heading to the front line in Sabratha, 50 miles (75 kilometers) west of Tripoli, Libya.  The Washington Post 
Tribal clashes in southern Libya kill more than 50 civilians
| JALO, Libya — A Red Crescent worker says more than 50 civilians were killed in the past 24 hours in tribal warfare in southern Libya. | Moussa Bazama, an ambulance worker, says Tuesday that ro... (photo: AP / Giulio Petrocco)
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| Today is Tuesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2012. There are 314 days left in the year. | Today's Highlight in History: | On Feb. 21, 1912, a new phrase entered the Ameri... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
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File - Tunisians queue for jobs in a protest at the local government representative building in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Monday Jan. 10, 2011. The Independent
Poisoned spring: revolution brings Tunisia more fear than freedom
| "The huge number of young people signing up for the Charter of Tunisian Youth demonstrates the support of young Tunisians for the reforming project of President Zi... (photo: AP / Hassene Dridid)
Mideast   Photos   Revolution   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Tunisian revolution  
Pro-Syrian regime protesters, hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and shout slogans against the Arab League, as they gather outside the Syrian foreign ministry where Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem helds a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. Irish Times
Red Cross seeks Syrian ceasefire to deliver aid
| MICHAEL JANSEN | THE INTERNATIONAL Committee of the Red Cross has been "exploring several possibilities for delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid" in contested ar... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, during their meeting at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. The Star
Iranian ships reach Syria, Assad allies show support
| AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran showed support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, days before an international meeting likely to pile more ... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
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Two of three Syrian injured men who were wounded from the shelling at Baba Amr neighborhood in the Syrian province of Homs, on their hospital beds as they receive treatment, in the eastern town of Chtoura, in Bekaa valley, Lebanon, on Monday Feb. 20, 2012. Lebanese security officials said at least three wounded Syrians were brought for treatment in the eastern town of Chtoura. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the wounded came from the Baba Amr attacks. Syria's military sent tanks and other reinforcements toward the restive central city of Homs on Monday in what appears to be preparations by President Bashar Assad's regime for an offensive aimed at retaking rebel-held neighborhoods, activists said. (AP Photo/Samer Husseini) Lexington Herald-Leader
Syrian opposition says 16 die in intense shelling
| BEIRUT - Syrian government troops heavily shelled rebellious districts in the resistance stronghold of Homs Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and compounding fears of... (photo: AP / Samer Husseini)
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Rebel fighters fire towards pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces at the front line of Dafniya about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Misrata, Libya, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Huffington Post
Libya Free Elections In Misrata First Since Fall Of Gaddafi
| MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Four months after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the people of Misrata were frustrated by stalled reforms. They played a key role in overthrowing... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Elections   Libya   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Misrata  
Rebel fighters fire their machine guns towards pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces at the front line of Dafniya, west of Misrata, Libya, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Chicago Tribune
Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata
| MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - People from Libya's battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election Monday, hoping to set a standard for the re... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
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File - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a town hall discussion in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Saturday Oct 22, 2011. Clinton heads abroad to push Syria diplomacy Springfield News-Sun
File - In this photo of Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011 released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, patrol through the deserted streets of Bakara Market in central Mogadishu. 'Somalia should be enjoying its own Arab Spring' Independent online
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe Gyrations of a geriatric: Robert Mugabe at 88 Independent online
Business & Finance
Libyan rebels man a check point position at Bab El Bahrah district in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. As Libya celebrates a year of freedom, evidence grows of its disintegration The Guardian
Armed residents stand on top of a captured tank flying a flag of Libya's monarchy prior to Moammar Gadhafi's reign, in the main square in Zawiya, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, in Libya Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors in Zawiya, the city closest to the capital Tripoli, prepared Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are surrounding the city. A year after uprising, militias hold sway in Libya Independent online
An armed Libyan stands guard during a rally in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 as the country prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi. A year after uprising, militias hold true power in Libya as government struggles for authority Star Tribune
Health / Aids
An elderly woman suffering cholera symptoms is carried on a stretcher as she arrives to the Doctors Without Borders temporary hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday Nov. 13, 2010. Thousands of people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever and hundreds have died. Cholera spreading in DRC Independent online
Briefs: DPS centers stay open during midwinter break Briefs: DPS centers stay open during midwinter break Detroit news
Time to act over looming food crisis in Africa's Sahel Time to act over looming food crisis in Africa's Sahel Irish Times
Entertainment & Arts
Silver White Crackles of fireworks Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film Festival Gulf News
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST WPXI
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam inspecting the Guard of Honour, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 07, 2012. Imran Khan's dinner date with Mauritius's PM The Times Of India
Sport
New Zealand's Martin Guptill takes a run on the way to 122 not out against the West Indies in their fourth one day international cricket match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.** NEW ZEALAND OUT ** New Zealand v South Africa Sporting Life
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sharad Pawar, center, and Vice President Rajiv Shukla, right, are welcomed as they arrive at a hotel in Chittagong, 270 kilometers (169 miles) southeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Six top officials of the Indian cricket board, led by Pawar arrived on a one-day visit to Chittagong. BCCI didn't bend rules for Sahara: Rajiv Shukla DNA India
Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI, President Sharad Pawar, center, arrives for the BCCI meeting in Mumbai, India, Friday, April 6, 2007. BCCI denies bending of rules to resolve Sahara issue Cricket Country
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