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Syria conflict: 5 warring factions
Syria is at the nexus of some of the Middle East's most central problems, meaning that fallout from its uprising is likely to ripple, in unpredictable ways, through the region. Here's a brief guide to the actors in the conflict.
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Prince William: 8 stories from the new book 'The Man Who Will Be King'
Writer Penny Junor explores the man second in line to the throne in her new book "The Man Who Will Be King."
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International Women's Day: How it's celebrated around the globe
International Women's Day has served for more than a century as a day to honor the achievements of women globally. Here are some ways people are celebrating:
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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Where is Qaddafi now?
Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has made plenty of pronouncements since rebels overran Tripoli last weekend – but no one has seen him. His absence from the cameras has prompted a guessing game about his whereabouts. Below are some of the possibilities being circulated by Libya watchers:
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The men who would save Mali's manuscripts
Islamist militants in Timbuktu destroyed graves and shrines associated with Sufism this year. Ancient manuscripts are not directly threatened, but some fear they are next.
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Latin America Monitor
Latin America: Region one of worst for corruptionDespite economic strides, two-thirds of Latin America averaged in the bottom half of the 2012 Transparency International corruption rankings. Countries like Brazil, however, offer some hope.
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Could China overtake US as global trader?
A special report by the Associated Press examines China's influence with its trading partners over three decades, and how business, politics, and daily life are changing with China's rise as a global player.
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Energy Voices
Helium shortage? Bureaucrats, firms are creating too little hot air.Helium shortage is raising prices for everyone from physicists and hospitals to retailers of Mylar balloons. But it's not supply and demand that's caused the helium shortage, it's a botched public-private handoff of responsibility.
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Israel scrambles Palestinian 'right of return' with Jewish refugee talk
Some 856,000 Middle Eastern Jews fled their home countries after Israel's founding. If Palestinian refugees are to be considered for compensation, these Jews should be, too, Israel argues.
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Natural gas boom in US. Is Russia the big loser?
Natural gas resurgence in the United States means lower natural gas prices, more potential for Europe to drill its own natural gas, and a rising threat to Russia's gas exports.
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Hillary Clinton drops strong hint that Al Qaeda was behind Libya attack
Hillary Clinton told a UN meeting on security in North Africa that the Libya attack points to how several extremist groups – including an Al Qaeda affiliate – are destabilizing the region.
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Libya attack: US doubts that Al Qaeda planned ahead (+video)
UN Ambassador Susan Rice said Sunday she doubts the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a pre-planned Al Qaeda operation that could have been detected. As protests to an anti-Islam video continued, some knowledgeable lawmakers aren't so sure.
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Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger
Protesters who attacked embassies and clashed with police in at least 17 Muslim countries outraged by more than an anti-Islam video.
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Africa Monitor
Arms, drugs, and human trafficking: What does the future hold for northern Mali?A new unity government was formed in Mali this week, though it remains unclear whether it will be successful in restoring constitutional rule in the Tuareg-held north.
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Terrorism & Security
UN observers pull out of Syria as Western intelligence work ramps upAccording to news reports, Britain and Germany are providing intelligence to Syrian rebels and looking the other way as Gulf countries provide rebels with heavy weapons.
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UN diplomat Brahimi to take over from Annan as envoy to Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi brings a long record of working in the Arab and Islamic world. The former Algerien foreign minister has unified support of the Security Council, according to a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Brahimi is well-known for not taking orders from the big powers.
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Terrorism & Security
Iran convenes conference on Syria, vowing to preserve the 'axis of resistance'Iran, largely isolated from the West and a steadfast ally of Syria's President Assad, has a lot to lose if the regime in Damascus falls.
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Landsat program marks 40 years of photographing Earth from space (+video)
The Landsat program, a network of seven Earth-facing satellites, turns 40 on Monday.
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Fifty years after Algerian freedom, youths take fresh look at France (+video)
Younger Algerians have a more pragmatic approach to France, Algeria's former colonial master. They view engagement with the West as a necessity, especially for creating jobs through investment.
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Terrorism & Security
Mali Islamists vow to destroy 'every mausoleum' in TimbuktuAnsar Dine, the Islamist group that controls Mali's north, destroyed historic tombs and damaged a mosque this weekend, saying the religious landmarks constitute idolatry.
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A heart in protest
A Christian Science perspective: Nightly protests in Montreal, calling for greater economic and social justice, moved this resident to find a deeper source for justice.
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Syria's chemical weapons: How secure are they?
Syria has been amassing chemical weapons since the 1980s and is believed to have a larger stockpile than any other country that has faced ethnic civil war.
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Opinion: Military soft 'coup' in Egypt has precedent
There is a debate whether Sunday's decree by Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces was actually a military coup. Precedent in Turkey and Algeria shows that whether generals put tanks on the street or issue a memo, officers’ interests are safeguarded, but society as whole pays.
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OPEC may cut oil surplus. Higher prices to follow?
OPEC has hinted that it could take measures to reduce an oil glut that has sent barrel prices tumbling. Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel last week, prompting OPEC to take action.
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Syria conflict: 5 warring factions
Syria is at the nexus of some of the Middle East's most central problems, meaning that fallout from its uprising is likely to ripple, in unpredictable ways, through the region. Here's a brief guide to the actors in the conflict.
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In Algeria, no taste for an uprising of their own
The violence and chaos of Algeria's civil war in the 1990s has left Algerians nervous about echoing the upheavals in other Arab countries – though many would like to strengthen democracy at home.
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Focus
Exclusive: Veteran Lebanese fighter trains new generation of jihadis – for SyriaLongtime fighter Mustapha explains to the first Western reporter to visit his Bekaa Valley orchard camp how he is preparing eager Lebanese to take up arms against the Assad regime.
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Prince William: 8 stories from the new book 'The Man Who Will Be King'
Writer Penny Junor explores the man second in line to the throne in her new book "The Man Who Will Be King."
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Algeria's ruling party wins polls, but turnout sends mixed message
Algerians voted in parliamentary elections, returning the ruling party to power. But many Algerians are frustrated over high unemployment and what they see as rigid rule by an aging elite.
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