Osama bin Laden on the run: 4 children, 5 houses
Testimony from bin Laden’s youngest wife sheds new light on what the slain al-Qaeda leader’s life was like on the run.
‘Dictatorship to complete freedom in one step’
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Five months following the death of Moammar Gaddafi, Libya is learning a bleak lesson: Unity does not bloom easily in a region where decision-making has long been concentrated in the hands of the few and where iron-fisted autocrats for decades papered over deep cultural, religious and ethnic differences.
Syrian diplomats stand with regime
Even as the international pressure on President Assad mounts, no high-level envoy has yet defected.
Muslim Brotherhood unveils nominee
Powerful Islamist group taps one of its own to run for president, despite vowing not to enter May election.
Argentina’s new bid to win Falklands
30 years after its failed invasion, Buenos Aires seeks to force London into ceding control of archipelago.
China cracks down on Internet
Striking back against rumors of unrest, Beijing closes 16 Web sites and arrests at least six people.
Clinton calls for closer ties with Gulf nations
U.S. commitment to Gulf nations is “rock-solid and unwavering,” Clinton says in Saudi Arabia.
Clinton meets with Gulf leaders
Talks are key to White House plan to forge strategic alliances on missile defense and energy security.
U.S. concerned for envoy in Russia
Ambassador Michael McFaul says Russian media may have hacked his phone and e-mail account.
Burma to hold landmark elections
Voters head to polls, but opposition leaders say the election will be neither free nor fair.
World Bank rivals seek ‘fair chance’
Officials from developing nations say they are more qualified than U.S. front-runner for top bank post.
Twitter hoaxer Tommaso De Benedetti comes clean
The Rome schoolteacher has faked the identities of major world leaders like Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Morning roundup
Cesar Chavez, George Zimmerman and Afghan deaths.
Spanish workers stage general strike
Spanish workers are angry over what they say are pro-business labor reforms in response to the country’s debt crisis.
Scotland Yard communications chief resigns over hacking scandal
The Metropolitan Police has come under harsh criticism for its cozy relationship with the media.
RT @FareedZakaria: Since 1980, the state of #California has built one college campus while it's built 21 prisons. http://t.co/LiZ4Acns
RT @karinasood: Why is everyone so excited about the Earth Hour when the Electricity Boards in our country make sure we observe Earth Ho ...
Kicked out of our Baghdad hotel now that Arab summit over. The fluffy dressing gowns etc r being flown back 2 Turkey. It was all a mirage
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Argentina grasps again for Falklands
Buenos Aires embarks on an effort to force Britain into sovereignty negotiations.
Burma to hold landmark elections
Voters head to polls, but opposition leaders say the election will be neither free nor fair.
Outpost at center of Israeli dispute
PHOTOS | A West Bank settlement is the focus of a dispute that could shape the future of the Jewish state.
Tibetans protest in India
PHOTOS | Tibetan exiles in India hold demonstrations as Chinese President Hu Jintao visits New Delhi.
Life in the Palestinian territories
PHOTOS | Beyond frequent images of violence, view scenes from the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Tongans mourn, honor their king
PHOTOS | The nation buries the late King George Tupou V who ushered in democracy to the archipelago.
London looks to Olympics to spur change
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Life in Afghanistan: March 2012
PHOTOS | Our continuing photo coverage shows Afghan life as coalition forces fight in the country.
Pope Benedict XVI in Cuba
PHOTOS | Pope is on a mission to renew the faith in Latin America's least Catholic country.
Mali’s president ousted in coup
Mali’s president Amadou Toumani Toure ousted in a military coup one month before term was due to end.
Rolling tobacco for a living
PHOTOS | Thousands of children work in hazardous industries crucial to the economy in India.
Strong quake rocks Mexico City
PHOTOS | At least 60 homes collapse near epicenter, but hours after quake there is no report of deaths.
Persian New Year celebrations
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated on the vernal equinox ever year.
Violence erupts across Yemen
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Suspect in fatal shooting at Jewish school killed in France
Police blasted into a Toulouse apartment and set off a gun battle.
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Europe
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