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• March 13, 2012
• • West, UN Call for Strong, Unified Security Council on Syria
  • Syrian Activists: Women, Children Massacred in Homs
  • US: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shooting Spree
  • US Officials: Afghan Killings May Fuel More Anti-American Sentiment
  • Americans Believe Afghan War Not Worth Costs, New Poll Finds

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  Americans Believe Afghan War Not Worth Costs, New Poll Finds

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West, UN Call for Strong, Unified Security Council on Syria

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon leads call to China, Russia

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• Syrian Activists: Women, Children Massacred in Homs
• US: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shooting Spree
• US Officials: Afghan Killings May Fuel More Anti-American Sentiment
• Americans Believe Afghan War Not Worth Costs, New Poll Finds
• Israeli Airstrikes Kill 6 in Gaza; Militants Fire 30 Rockets at Israel
• Russia's Democracy Movement Looks Ahead
• Eurozone Finance Chiefs Discuss Spain's Deficit, Greece's New Bailout
• Kenya Releases Suspects in Grenade Attacks
• Malians Divided on How to Tackle Conflict in North

 

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• US Republican Presidential Candidates Court Southern Conservatives
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• Americans Believe Afghan War Not Worth Costs, New Poll Finds

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• Russia's Democracy Movement Looks Ahead
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• Eurozone Finance Chiefs Discuss Spain's Deficit, Greece's New Bailout

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Africa »

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Asia »

• British PM: Afghanistan Mission Must Continue
• US: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shooting Spree
• US Officials: Afghan Killings May Fuel More Anti-American Sentiment

Middle East »

• West, UN Call for Strong, Unified Security Council on Syria
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News Analysis »

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