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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talk and smile at each other following the conclusion of their bilateral meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea,  March, 26, 2012.

Obama Seeks Another Arms Deal with Russia

US president says both countries need to make progress in cutting nuclear stockpiles

Teenagers and their parents attend an open day at Pallaskenry Agricultural College, which teaches traditional courses in farming, a few kilometers west of Limerick, Ireland, March 2012.

Irish Farming Colleges Thrive During Recession

Agricultural colleges becoming more attractive as they provide better job opportunities in country's traditional farming business

An employee opens an empty storage for spent highly-enriched uranium at a nuclear research facility in Kiev, March 23, 2012.

US, Europe Agree to a Deal on Medical Isotopes

Medical isotopes made from HEU are used to treat cancer and heart disease worldwide, deal calls for low enriched uranium instead

Employees work on a Turkish Airlines plane after its arrival at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 6, 2012

Turkish Airlines Opens Route to Somalia

The move is Turkey's latest high profile step to extend economic, political influence in Africa

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) talks with U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan during their meeting in Moscow, March 25, 2012.

Peace Envoy Annan Presses Russia on Syria

Medvedev says this could be Syria’s last chance to avoid a civil war as Annan praises Russia's assistance.

Armed police stand guard outside the French domestic intelligence agency headquarters (DCRI) in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, March 24, 2012. Abdelkader Merah and his girlfriend were transfered here from Toulouse for further questioning about the massacre

French Gunman's Brother Charged with Complicity

Judge orders Abdelkader Merah, who denied involvement in killing, to stay in jail during investigation

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) stands with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) and new American Ambassador Michael McFaul during an official ceremony to present his diplomatic credentials in Moscow's Kremlin, February 22, 2012

US Envoy Sees Closer Moscow Ties After Putin's Election

Ambassador Michael McFaul hopeful that Cold-War type rancor was largely campaign posturing by Russia's president-elect

A traffic policeman stands watching outside a venue of the 2011 BRICS Summit in Sanya, China (FILE)

BRICS Push for Political Clout

Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China gathering on March 28 for a summit that one expert says will 'make or break' their efforts

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma, arrive for a formal dinner after a Mediterranean Summit meeting at the Petit Palais in Paris, July 13, 2008 file photo.

EU Slaps Sanctions on Syrian First Lady

European Union imposes travel ban, asset freeze on Asma al-Assad, several other members of president's family, administration

Russian police investigate an explosion that killed a Muslim cleric and his bodyguard in the southern province of Dagestan, in Russia's restive Caucasus region, March 23, 2012.

Dagestan Explosion Kills Muslim Cleric, Bodyguard

Authorities say cleric was walking to prayer in central town of Buinaksk Friday when a remote-controlled explosive detonated

French prime minister Francois Fillon, left, leaves Elysee Palace, Paris, Jan. 4, 2012 (file photo).

French PM Defends Decision Not to Surveil Merah

Prime minister says police had no reason to think gunman, who died in police raid in Toulouse Thursday, would carry out attacks

Adults comfort a boy as they walk away from the "Ozar Hatorah" Jewish school in Toulouse, southwestern France, March 19, 2012.

Analysts Assess Motives in French Shootings

Alleged gunman was a French citizen of Algerian descent who claimed to follow al-Qaida’s North African branch

Undated, non-datelined photo broadcast March 21, 2012 by French national television station France 2 who they claim to show Mohamed Merah, the suspect in the killing of 3 paratroopers, 3 children and a rabbi in recent days in France.

French Shooting Suspect Dies in Firefight With Police

Paris prosecutor says police shot alleged killer, Mohammed Merah, in the head and he was found dead on the ground

Map of Armenia

Minsk Group Calls for End to Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Foreign ministers from US, Russia and France urge Azerbaijan, Armenia to take steps to end conflict over disputed enclave

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