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Carolyn PresuttiMay 18, 2012 WASHINGTON - Voters in Egypt go to the polls Wednesday and Thursday [May 23 and 24] to choose a new president. Ahead of that historic election,
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Kane Farabaugh | CHICAGOMay 19, 2012 Though the NATO Summit starts May 20, protestors are already filling the streets of the host city, Chicago. Friday was originally suppos
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Elizabeth Arrott | CAIROMay 22, 2012 Egypt's new political era is inspiring some women to become more assertive of their rights, even as others worry a possible Islamist vi
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Dan Robinson | CHICAGOMay 22, 2012 Leaders of the 28 NATO countries ended their summit in Chicago on Monday, pledging an "irreversible" commitment to transition in
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Meredith BuelMay 22, 2012 NATO leaders have formally approved plans to transfer combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the middle of 2013. However, an
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Scott Stearns | STATE DEPARTMENTMay 24, 2012 Burma is open for new foreign investment following the suspension of European and U.S. sanctions against the military-led govern
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Brian Padden | CHICAGOMay 22, 2012 Despite the participation of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO summit in Chicago, neither the U.S. nor Pakistan announced s
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Jill Craig | ELDORET, KenyaMay 24, 2012 Kenyan athletes are known as some of the best runners in the world. Chief among them is Vivian Cheruiyot, who holds the Kenyan women
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Mariama DialloMay 25, 2012 Ofir Drori is a former Israeli military officer, who says he fell in love with Africa when he was a teenager. Today, his work in the region is put
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Nico Colombant | SILVER SPRING, MarylandMay 26, 2012 As African media ventures have grown quickly in recent years, members of the diaspora in the United States are contribut
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Scott Stearns | STATE DEPARTMENTMay 21, 2012 Egyptians go to the polls this week to choose their first democratically-elected president. A continuing legal dispute over the
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Combat Photographer Recalls Bloodiest BattleMay 28, 2012The horrific battle for the small Pacific island of Tarawa in 1943 was one of the bloodiest of
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Penelope PoulouMay 27, 2012 Looking at him today, few would guess Paul Loong, 88, has a larger-than-life story. Even his daughter, Theresa Loong, a filmmaker, was taken by s
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Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak EconomyMay 30, 2012While many U.S. businesses are suffering in the weak economy, one industry has been picking up
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Sonny YoungMay 24, 2012 Tanzanian boxer Selemani Kidunda is among the many athletes who are hoping to win a medal at the upcoming Olympic games in London. The 28-year-old bo