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19 October 2011 Last updated at 11:58 ET

Big pro-Assad rally held in SyriaPro-Assad demonstration in Aleppo. Photo: 19 October 2011

Thousands of people stage a rally in Syria's second largest city, Aleppo, in an apparent show of support for embattled President Bashar al-Assad.

AFP Egyptian defends Shalit interview

The Egyptian journalist who interviewed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit just after Hamas freed him defends herself against Israeli criticism.

Tawakkul Karman protesting in YemenYemen Nobel winner appeals to UN

Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman is visiting New York to demand action from the United Nations to end the bloodshed in her native Yemen.

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