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At least 120 dead in blasts in Nigeria's Kano : Death toll continues to rise in northern city after a series of co-ordinated attacks targeting police and state offices.
14 killed as anti government forces ambush Syrian police truck :
Four bombs that went off in 'two phases' hit the truck, and then attackers targeted an ambulance that arrived to assist the wounded, SANA reported.
9 killed near Syria-Turkey border: "At least nine people, mainly (army) defectors, were killed in clashes between government forces and deserters in Idlib," Abu Omar, a Syrian activist, told dpa by phone.
Syrians Being Trained in Guerilla Warfare in Camps in Antioch:
Members of the Human Rights Committee at the Turksih Parliament said on Saturday that there are special camps in Antioch areas in which individuals who fled Syria are staying and are being trained in guerrilla warfare.
U.S. may close embassy in Syria: The Obama administration is preparing to evacuate American personnel and close the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syria, by the end of this month unless the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad provides additional security for the facility, senior administration officials said.
Thirteen killed in Afghan violence: At least 13 people, including five Afghan border police, a NATO soldier and two would-be suicide bombers were killed across Afghanistan Saturday, officials said.
Afghan Taliban say recruited soldier who killed French: The Afghan Taliban said on Saturday they had recruited an Afghan soldier who shot dead four French soldiers a day earlier, raising fears the militant group had managed to deepen its infiltration of the country's struggling security forces.
Afghanistan's Karzai says he met with insurgent faction Hizb-i-Islami for peace talks: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he personally held peace talks recently with the insurgent faction Hizb-i-Islami, appearing to assert his own role in a U.S.-led bid for negotiations to end the country's decade-long war.
Pakistan official says US military will be allowed to return, but not CIA drones; U.S. military trainers will be invited back into Pakistan "as early as April or May," but the nation has ruled out allowing CIA drones back into the country, Fox News has learned.
4 Iraqi troops killed in attack in Fallujah: Gunmen armed with AK-47 assault rifles opened fire at an army checkpoint in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah on Saturday, killing four soldiers, according to a security official.
U.S. General Urges Closer Ties With Israel: Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Friday for closer engagement between the United States and Israel during a short visit here at a time of tension over Iran's nuclear program.
Zbig: Israelis "bought influence" and outmaneuvered Obama: The president "should have stuck to his guns" on Mideast peace, says Zbigniew Brzezinski, former NSC advisor
Hamas political chief to step down: Meshaal, who is normally based out of the Syrian capital Damascus, will remain active in Hamas "in the service of the people, the movement and the Palestinian cause," the statement said.
Protesters attack NTC's Benghazi headquarters: Libyans frustrated with pace of reforms break through gate of ruling council's compound, throwing at least one grenade.
Final results: Muslim Brotherhood wins sweeping victory in Egyptian elections: Brotherhood's coalition wins 38 percent of seats, hardline Islamist Nour Party wins 29 percent of list seats and the secular New Wafd and the Egyptian Bloc coalition came third and fourth respectively.
Yemen officials: Saleh to depart for Oman: "Outgoing" President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States, Yemeni officials said on Saturday, part of an American effort to get the embattled strongman out of the country to allow a peaceful transition from his rule.
Dispute over oil rich islands in South China Sea could escalate into 'state-on-state conflict: Admiral Patrick Walsh said a diplomatic row between six Asian nations over the Spratly Islands could escalate into a 'state-on-state conflict' as countries attempt to seize new oil resources.
Obama's Keystone Denial Prompts Canada to Look to China Sales: Currently, 99 percent of Canada's crude exports go to the U.S., a figure that Harper wants to reduce in his bid to make Canada a "superpower" in global energy markets.
Liberia's Charles Taylor "was" CIA spy: - Liberia's Charles Taylor, the first African head of state to be prosecuted for war crimes by an international tribunal, used to work for the CIA, the Boston Globe newspaper reported this week.
Gingrich delivers show-stopper at beginning of South Carolina debate: "To take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine," Gingrich told King, the moderator of the debate.
Gingrich Surges With Old, Familiar Ploy: Racist Attacks on Poor People; Gingrich argues that the reason so many people are on food stamps is not that the economy has thrown millions into poverty, but rather that lazy black families are getting on the dole and don't want to work.
One Mexican State Bordering The US Was Deadlier Than All of Afghanistan Last Year: Per capita, a person was at least nine times more likely to be murdered in Chihuahua last year than in Afghanistan.
Could Ecuador be the most radical and exciting place on Earth?: A decade ago, Ecuador was a banana republic, an economic basket case. Today, it has much to teach the rest of the world
Millions were in germ war tests: Much of Britain was exposed to bacteria sprayed in secret trials
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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