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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Quresh (left) and US Secretary of State Clinton in Washington, 24 Mar 2010
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Quresh (left) and US Secretary of State Clinton in Washington, 24 Mar 2010

FM says Pakistan Will Prevail in Struggle with Insurgents

Pakistani foreign minister spoke after first day of bilateral dialogue in Washington

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a VOA interview, 23 Mar 2010

Blair Calls for Restraint from Israelis and Palestinians in VOA Interview

Former British PM says tensions could lead both sides to lose willingness to negotiate

President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, 23 Mar 2010

Obama Signs Health Care Reform Into Law

Measure intends to extend health insurance coverage to 32 million Americans currently without it

Wounded people lie in the street in Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where at least 180 black Africans, most of them women and children, were injured and 69 killed, when South African police opened fire on black protesters, 21 Mar 1960

South Africa Marks 50th Anniversary of Sharpeville Massacre

50 years ago, police in Sharpeville shot into crowd of unarmed civilians protesting racial discrimination under apartheid in S. Africa

Map of Turkey

US Holds Firm on Issue of 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks

Recently House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee passed non-binding resolution recognizing mass killings as genocide

A man holds a banner dipicting US President Barack Obama during a pro-Obama rally in Jakarta, 19 Mar 2010

Indonesians React to Postponement of Obama's Trip With Disappointment, Support

President Obama postponed visit - twice - to focus on health-care legislation at home

Iraqi policemen stand guard in front of an election campaign poster for former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at a checkpoint in Baghdad, 17 Mar 2010

Iraqi Parliament Ponders Tough Decisions in Election Aftermath

Talks on forming a new coalition government in Iraq could take months, posing huge political challenges for lawmakers.

A wall-sized poster depicting the faces of 90 survivors of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in Yerevan, Armenia, 20 Apr 2005

Was 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks Genocide?

Historians agree Armenians were massacred by Ottoman Empire during World War I, but not all agree that it was genocide

Iraqi policemen stand guard in front of an election campaign poster for former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at a checkpoint in Baghdad, 17 Mar 2010

Iraq's Slow Vote Count Leads to Disputes

As cross-sectarian coalition of former PM Allawi pulls slightly ahead of PM Maliki's bloc, complaints about irregularities increase

Chinese Yuan currency  (File)

Expectations High on China Interest Rate, Yuan Increases

Economists, financial analysts say pressure mounting on China to raise interest rates, appreciate yuan, after data show higher inflation