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French Troops to Resume Training in Afghanistan
President Sarkozy, hosting Afghan President Karzai, announces French troops will withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of 2013

Turkey Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Turkey's observance began with a broadcast of a nine-hour French documentary on Holocaust

Between the Kremlin and the Protesters: A Church Mediator?
Analyst says Russia’s Orthodox Church might play a role as mediator

Violence in Russia's North Caucasus Kills at Least 9
Dagestan is a predominantly Muslim region in southern Russia, plagued by violence linked to an Islamist insurgency

OSCE Sends Election Monitors to Russia
Mission chief Heidi Tagliavini pledges to evaluate election process objectively

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Syrian Violence Escalates as Diplomatic Efforts Falter
Meanwhile, Russia says it will not support joint Arab-Western draft resolution to end crisis

Egyptians Participate in 'Second Day of Anger'
Election of a newly-seated lower house of parliament fails to satisfy many liberal politicians and activists

UN Chief: Iran Must Prove Nuclear Program Peaceful
Ban Ki-moon urging Iran to resume talks with Western nations that suspect it is working on a nuclear weapons program

Arab Gulf States Urged to Increase Pipelines After Iran's Oil Threats
Experts differ on whether pipelines are economically feasible or whether Tehran will follow through with threats

Car Bomb Targets Baghdad Shi'ite Neighborhood
Police officials said the blast happened near where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a man killed in violence the day before

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