Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
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