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Turkey Rocked by Major Earthquake - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey Sunday, leaving buildings destroyed and nearly 300 people killed.(Photo: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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Gadhafi Killed by Rebels - Libyan government officials confirmed Thursday that ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed during capture. The U.N. human rights office is calling for an investigation into whether international human rights laws were followed during Gadhafi’s capture and killing.(Photo: XINHUA/LANDOV)

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Libyans Declare Freedom - Libyans crowded into Benghazi’s Kish Square Sunday in celebration of transitional leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil’s announcement that the country is officially liberated. (Photo: AP Photo)

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Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Supports Gay Rights - In a stunning change of heart, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has reversed his position on gay rights, calling for their incorporation into a new constitution for the African nation. After publicly opposing homosexuality last year, Tsvangirai called  gay rights a "human right" that Zimbabweans should respect.(Photo: REUTERS/Allison Joyce)

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Kenya Closes in on Somali Rebels in Fierce Fighting - Kenya has unleashed its military against the Somali rebel group, al-Shabab, in fighting related to a series of cross-border kidnappings.Al-Shabab threatened terror attacks on the Kenyan capital of Nairobi in retaliation for the military strike.(Photo: REUTERS/Feisal Omar)

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Israel Eyes African-American Support - A group called Christians United for Israel, the largest non-Jewish pro-Israel group in America, is set to hold two major events in New York next month in order to coax African-Americans into its fold.(Photo: REUTERS/Eliana Aponte)

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Jamaica Chooses a New Prime Minister - New Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he plans to tackle the country’s spiraling debt, job creation and investments and poverty eradication.(Photo: AP Photo/Collin Reid)

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CARICOM Takes on Gangs of the Caribbean - Caribbean regional body CARICOM has launched a program to help stem the influence of youth gangs and gang violence in the Caribbean. The body plans to pilot the program in Belize, where gang violence and drug trafficking have reached critical levels. (Photo: REUTERS/Andrea De Silva)

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Trinidad Blocks McDonald’s Donation - Trinidad’s health minister, Fuad Khan, blocked a large donation from McDonald’s to a pediatric hospital because of the link between the fast food industry and childhood obesity and a number of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes.(Photo: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

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Tunisia Holds First Post-Revolution Election - Tunisia held its first election since anti-government protests gripped the nation nearly a year ago and ignited the “Arab Spring.” President Obama congratulated Tunisians, calling the vote "an important step forward." "The United States reaffirms its commitment to the Tunisian people as they move toward a democratic future that offers dignity, justice, freedom of expression, and greater economic opportunity for all," he said in a statement.(Photo: AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

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Obama Declares Troop Withdrawal in Iraq - President Obama announced a full-scale troop withdrawal in Iraq by the end of the year. “Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over,” he said. (Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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U.S. Withdraws Ambassador to Syria - The U.S. called for Robert S. Ford, the American ambassador to Damascus who has played a high-profile role in Syria since the uprising began there this year, to leave the country after receiving “credible threats against his personal safety.”(Photo: EPA/STR/LANDOV)

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Nairobi Nightclub Grenade Attack Injures 12 - An early morning grenade attack on a Kenyan nightclub left 12 injured.  Although many fingers are pointing to the extremist group al-Shabab, Kenya's police chief said there was no link between the group and Monday’s attack.  (Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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Nigerian Tribe Sues Shell in U.S. Court -  A Nigerian tribal leader has filed a lawsuit in U.S. court against the Royal Dutch Shell Company. The suit, filed in Detroit, is seeking $1 billion in damages for pollution that the company has allegedly done to the environment, causing illness and the loss of livelihood. (Photo: George Esiri/Landov)