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People protest outside a police station following the killing of two men in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. A U.S. consular employee shot and killed two gunmen as they approached his vehicle in a congested street in Pakistan on Thursday, police said. A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding American car trying to help, an officer said. A placard reads "Americans are dogs."

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U.S. Embassy Employee Kills 2 Gunmen in Pakistan
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LAHORE, Pakistan - A U.S. consular employee shot and killed two gunmen as they approached his vehicle in a congested street in Pakistan on Thursday, police said. A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding American car trying to help, an officer said. The U.S. Embassy said an American employee was involved in the incident in Lahore, but could not...

Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei from Egypt talks to journalists prior to his flight to Cairo at Vienna's Schwechat airport, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. ElBaradei is expected to land in Cairo on Thursday evening and will join protesters on the street on Friday at a planned anti-regime demonstration.

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Egypt unrest: ElBaradei 'ready' to lead transition
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People inspect a destroyed car and a wheelchair at the scene of a car bomb attack Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. A car bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing and wounding scores of people and prompting scuffles between police and Iraqis angry about security failures.

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Car bomb at funeral tent kills dozens in Iraq
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It's the deadliest in a series of attacks that leaves at least 40 dead. Share Related Stories From the Associated Press...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Focus shifts on Thursday to the future of the euro and the issue of climate change.

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Sarkozy: Imbalances May Cause Disaster
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By GEOFFREY T. SMITH Michel Euler/Associated Press French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday. DAVOS, Switzerland—Global monetary imbalances could still cause another disaster for the world economy if they aren't addressed, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned...

David Cato, a Ugandan gay-rights activist, poses for photographs at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family, friends and even landlords also could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Cato became an activist after he was beaten up four times, arrested twice, fired from his teaching job and outed in the press because he is gay.

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Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death
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NAIROBI, Kenya — An outspoken Ugandan gay activist whose picture recently appeared in an anti-gay newspaper under the headline “Hang Them” was beaten to death in his home, Ugandan police said on Thursday. David Kato, the activist, was one of the most visible defenders of gay rights in a country so homophobic that government...

Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman, center, chant slogans along with other demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011.

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Thousands rally against government in Yemen
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SAN'A, Yemen – Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets in the country's capital, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's...

On the day after his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama visits Manitowoc, Wis., where he tours Orion Energy Systems, a company that makes high-efficiency lighting and renewable solar technology for businesses, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011.

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Like Hoover, Obama Got It Wrong
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Much like President Herbert Hoover, President Barack Obama got it wrong in his State of the Union Address. If there was ever a time for government intervention and relief for millions of America workers, it was during The Great Depression, something Hoover did not recognize. Simultaneously, if there...

Gabon opposition leader Andre Mba Obame, takes a self-administered oath of office at opposition party headquarters in Libreville, Gabon. Obame, who finished third in a 2009 presidential election, declared himself president late Tuesday and named a parallel government of 19 ministers. The government of Ali Bongo, who has led the central African nation since being declared the election winner, said Wednesday that Obame and his coconspirators committed high treason.

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Gabon opposition leader Andre Mba Obame seeks UN refuge
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Continue reading the main story Related stories Gabon court upholds Bongo victory Gabon opposition rejects re-count Country profile: Gabon An opposition leader in Gabon has taken refuge at the UN compound in the nation's capital, after declaring himself the legitimate president. Andre Mba Obame, who leads the National Union (NU) party, and 20 of...

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Latest Hubble find actually offers insight into creation
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The American space agency today announced the discovery of the oldest and furthest-distant object yet resolved. If the observation is confirmed, then they have developed a fresh view into the dawn of the universe. The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, a subsidiary agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced today...

Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones on riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011.

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Egypt protests widen, toll rises to six
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TWO more people died and hundreds were arrested as the biggest uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule widened, prompting Washington to prod its long-time ally on democratic reforms. Incensed demonstrators appeared set for further protests despite a crackdown that saw hundreds detained and left six people dead over two...