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Benin President Boni Yayi, front left, walks with Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010.

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West African leaders to pressure Gbagbo again
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - West African leaders are headed back to Ivory Coast in an effort to persuade incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to cede power more than a month after the election. A delegation from the regional bloc ECOWAS is due to arrive in Abidjan later Monday. They will be joined by the Kenyan prime minister, who is serving as the African Union's...

Former Polish President and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa shows a thumbs up during a special concert to mark the 25th anniversary of his Nobel Peace Prize award and to celebrate his 65th birthday, at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008.

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Poland and the CIA: From Solidarity to Silence and Darkness
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When Polish security forces came to arrest Poland’s Solidarity Movement leader, Lech Walesa, he said, “This is the moment of your defeat. These are the last nails in the coffin of Communism.”(1) Not only did he understand that millions of workers in Poland’s Solidarity Movement (National Coordinating Committee of Independent Autonomous Trade...

This image made from AuBC video via Associated Press Television News shows a flooded street in Rockhampton, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011.

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Queensland death toll rises to 10
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THE Queensland flood death toll has risen to 10 with police urging locals not to drive through floodwaters. A...

With a computer graphic showing the possible path of tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile, Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Chile today.

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Strong earthquake hits Chile
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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit central Chile, driving tens of thousands panicked residents from their homes due to fears of a tsunami but causing no injuries or damage, officials said. There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage, and Vicente Nunez, head of the National Emergency Office, said no tsunami alert was issued. Sunday's...

Egyptian Coptic Christians hold a blood-spattered poster depicting Jesus Christ aloft as they chant "With our blood and soul, we redeem the cross", after the morning mass inside the Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Grieving Christians, many clad in black, were back praying Sunday in the blood-spattered church where 21 worshippers were killed in an apparent suicide bombing, feeling betrayed by a government they say has not done enough to keep them safe.

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Egypt Investigates Deadly Church Bombing
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By MATT BRADLEY Zuma Press Police blocked the entrance to a church in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria on Jan. 1, where a bomb killed at least 21. CAIRO—Egyptian authorities on Sunday rounded up people for questioning in connection with a weekend bombing that killed 21 outside a church in the northern port city of Alexandria. The attack...

President Barack Obama pauses as he answers a question during a news conference on the White House complex, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, in Washington.

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9/11 Health Bill Signed Into Law by Obama
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HONOLULU — President Obama took time out of his Hawaiian vacation on Sunday to sign into law one of the surprise accomplishments of the lame-duck Congress: a measure covering the cost of medical care for rescue workers and others sickened by toxic fumes and dust after the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. To become law, the...

Yousaf Raza Gilani, a nominee for prime minister from slain Benazir Bhutto's party, talks to media upon his arrival at Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, March 24, 2008. Pakistan's parliament was set to elect Gilani as the nation's new prime minister.

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Party Leaves Pakistan's Ruling Coalition, Leaving It Without a Majority
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The second-largest party in the ruling coalition here announced late Sunday that it was ending its partnership with the Pakistan Peoples Party, putting into question the fate of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s government, which is grappling with a fragile economy as it tries to ward off political and...

This image made from AuBC video via Associated Press Television News shows police checking a house to see if it's occupied on a flooded street in Rockhampton, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Days of pounding rain last week left much of northeastern Australia swamped by a sea of muddy water, with flooding affecting about 200,000 people in an area larger than France and Germany combined.

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Thousands brace for rising water as Queensland flood disaster continues
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QUEENSLAND'S flooding crisis could last for a month, with water continuing to rise in parts of the state and Rockhampton almost cut off. More than 20 towns and cities have now been inundated or...

Riot police officers detain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov during a rally in central Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned.

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Kremlin critic Nemtsov and two others jailed
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three Russian opposition leaders received short jail terms on Sunday for "disobedience toward police" after a rally, a party spokesman said, a sign of a new crackdown on critics of the Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov, a Solidarity leader and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister in 1997-1998, was sentenced to 15 days in jail,...

In this Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, photo, Jordanian peace keepers patrol along a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Some local people yell "U.N. out!" as the Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers pass by in their armored personnel carriers, but generally these soldiers don't understand French and so miss the comments yelled at them, although one man honks his horn before dragging his thumb across his throat in a gesture that cannot be misunderstood.

photo: AP / Marc Chown Oved

UN to investigate Ivory Coast violation reports
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Continue reading the main story Ivory Coast crisis No rush to military intervention Guide to key players Ouattara's besieged hotel Q&A;: Ivory Coast election crisis UN peacekeepers have been instructed to do all they can to investigate sites of alleged human rights violations, following November's disputed election....