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French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen (R), president of the extreme right political party, leads the first round of public polls with 23 percent of the vote in Lille, northern France, March 5, 2011
Photo: AFP

France's Far-Right Candidate Leads Presidency Poll

Polls show Marine Le Pen would beat out all candidates for French presidency, including current President Sarkozy if election were today

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Chechnya regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov speaks during a news conference in Grozny, March 7, 2011

Chechnya's President Says Insurgency Dying Down

Ramzan Kadyrov believes capital safe enough to invite 50 foreign correspondents for news conference, exhibition football match

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, left, granddaughter Finnegan and wife Jill, right, arrive at Vnukovo airport outside Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2011

US Vice President in Russia on European Tour

Joe Biden to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev before talks with PM Vladimir Putin on Thursday

This is photograph is provided by Women for Women International's 'Join me on the Bridge' campaign 2011

World Marks 100th Women’s Day

Women poured through London’s streets on Tuesday singing loudly for women’s rights

An immigrant from North Africa is carried away by paramedics at the Hypatia mansion in Athens, March 1, 2011

More than 100 Hunger Strikers Hospitalized in Greece

Hospitals say supporters of hospitalized strikers have tried to prevent staffers from giving them food

Former French President Jacques Chirac leaves his office in Paris, March 7, 2011

Chirac Trial Postponed Until June

Former French president Jacques Chirac is accused of embezzling public funds

Evacuees from Libya disembark from Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland in Valletta harbor, February 28, 2011

Britain Defends Attempt to Make Contact With Libyan Rebels

Mission was intended to reach out to anti-Gadhafi forces in Benghazi, but rebels instructed delegation to leave Libya

Turkey Charges 5 More Journalists in Alleged Coup Plot

Human rights groups say more than 60 journalists are now in detention for their reporting

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, at the Foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt (File Photo).

Britain to Upgrade Palestinian Diplomatic Presence

Palestinian diplomats' status of a delegation upgraded to a full diplomatic mission

Hackers Steal French Finance Ministry Information

Cyberattack is largest ever against France, steals sensitive information related to country's leadership of G20 group

Migrants from North Africa arrive in the southern Italian island of Lampedus, March 7, 2011

Italian Island of Lampedusa Sees Increase of North African Refugees

Coast guard officials say 10 fishing vessels arrived early Monday with close to 850 people on board, more expected to follow

Former French President on Trial for Corruption Charges

Jacques Chirac accused of giving people city hall jobs when they worked for his then center-right Rally for Republic Party

Afghan women

Women’s Representation in World Parliaments Remains Low

Survey by Inter-Parliamentary Union finds just over 19 percent of parliamentarians worldwide are women

12-year-old Marius Dasianu, a burn victim from Romania has found hope, and a new family, in the US

Young Romanian Burn Victim Gets Help in California

A 12-year-old burn victim from Romania has found hope, and a new family, in the US

Elhadj As Sy from Senegal, Director Partnerships and External Relations Department UNAIDS, speaks during a press briefing at the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland (File Photo)

UNICEF Launches Annual Aid Appeal

UNICEF says an estimated 17.4 million people in eastern and southern Africa were food insecure in 2010

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