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Western and Arab nations will demand that Syrian forces call an immediate ceasefire to allow relief supplies to reach desperate civilians in bombarded cities such as Homs when they meet in Tunis Friday.

The United States said Thursday it was making progress with its African allies in its push against Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army, but gave no clear end date for the shadowy U.S. military operation unfolding in Central Africa.

International leaders and supporters of Youcef Nadarkhani are calling for the release of the Christian pastor who has been sentenced to death in Iran.

Western and Arab nations will demand that Syrian forces implement an immediate ceasefire to allow relief supplies to reach desperate civilians in cities such as Homs which has endured a 20-day bombardment when they meet in Tunis on Friday.

If Teheran wants to improve its image on the global stage, they really need to get rid of this Ahmadinejad character

At least 6,000 people have died in Syria since last March, including at least 500 children, the UN estimates.

A confidential list of top Syrian officials suspected of ordering crimes against humanity including murder, abductions and torture has been given to the United Nations for possible future prosecution, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.

Eva Longoria, Rahm Emanuel and Kal Penn are among 35 national co-chairs that have been selected for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

Two journalists, American Marie Colvin and Frenchman Remi Ochlik, were among dozens killed Wednesday as Syrian forces bombarded the rebel city of Homs for the 19th straight day.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.

Iran has issued what could be the final execution order for Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian pastor who was found guilty of renouncing Islam.

Graham’s statement that Christians are being murdered in Muslim nations is not entirely false – but he is greatly exaggerating the problem’s true dimensions.

Somalia is not the only country known for inflicting such horror on children. During a period of intensified Palestinian–Israeli violence that started in 2000, gunmen surrounded themselves with children while shooting on Israeli forces. Various other reports have also suggested that the Taliban used women and children from their own communities as human shields against coalition forces around the year 2006.

Two Western journalists were reported to have been killed in Syria Wednesday after government forces shelled the restive central city of Homs, Associated Press reported.

With the situation in Syrian continually worsening, the United Nations is still trying to select who will serve as a special envoy to the county.

Mugabe, who turned 88 on Tuesday, shrugged off international criticism of his economic and human rights record, telling state television, At this age I can still go some distance, can't I.

Whitney Houston's life and turmoil have been in the headlines since the superstar singer died suddenly on Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Many looked back on her years of drugs use and blamed Bobby Brown for the downward spiral. However, rumors are now surfacing that Houston's break-up with lesbian partner Robyn Crawford caused her emotional descent.

Under Israeli laws, such an inmate can be held indefinitely without trial or even formal charges.

Some of these youths, who have been abducted from their homes and schools, have been subjected to rape and forced marriage.

Prominent human rights activist, Zainab al-Khawaja, was released from detention on Tuesday. She was taken into custody about a week ago after attempting to approach the Pearl Roundabout in commemoration of last year's first uprisings against Bahrain's authoritarian regime.

Millions of iPhones have been sold to date, and yet, no outsider knows that how these devices are made. Not until now, but things are going to change - the secret is going to be revealed on Tuesday edition of NightLine, a show on ABC News.