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President Obama arrives in Chile
Added March 21, 2011 with 11 photos
President Obama arrives in Chile
U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno as he and his family arrive in Santiago, Chile on March 21, 2011. Obama traveled to Santiago, Chile, for the second stop of his Latin America visit. UPI/Sebastian Padilla Rodriguez
Funeral for a protester killed in Bahrain
Added March 21, 2011 with 10 photos
Funeral for a Protester Killed in Bahrain
Bahraini Shiite mourners carry the coffin of 28-year-old Ahmed Farhan during his funeral in the Shiite town of Sitra, on the outskirts of Manama, on March 18, 2011. Thousands of Bahrainis gathered for the funeral of the demonstrator slain hours after the king declared martial law in response to a month of escalating protests. Shiites account for 70 percent of the tiny island's half-million people but they are widely excluded from high-level posts and positions in the police and military. UPI\Isa Ebrahim
The revolt in Libya
Added March 07, 2011 with 25 photos
The US Navy launches missiles on Libyan Targets
In this Navy handout photo taken on March 19, 2011 the USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 19, 2011. This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UPI/Jonathan Sunderman/U.S. Navy
Anti-government protests in Yemen
Added March 20, 2011 with 8 photos
Wounded anti-government protesters receiver treatment in Yemen
Wounded anti-government protesters lay on the ground as they received medical attention at a field hospital during clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, March 18, 2011. Yemeni security forces fired from rooftops at protesters as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators gathered in central Sanaa. UPI\Mohammad Abdullah..
Anti-war demonstrations in the U.S.
Added March 20, 2011 with 11 photos
Anti-war demonstrators take park in a rally marking the 8 year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war in Washington
Anti-war demonstrators take park in a rally marking the 8 year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, in front of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
St. Patrick's Day in Washington, D.C.
Added March 17, 2011 with 14 photos
The White House dyes their fountain green in Washinton
The water in the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House is dyes green in honor of St. Patrick's Day in Washington, March, 17, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
House Dems celebrate Affordable Care Act
Added March 17, 2011 with 8 photos
House Dems celebrate Affordable Care Act in Washington
Linda Hough of North Carolina talks about her daughter Natalie (in picture, right) as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, looks on during a news conference to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 17, 2011. Natalie Hough had a heart attack at the age of 17 at school. Lind Hough said the health care act will greatly benefit her daughter. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
Obama speaks on Japan
Added March 17, 2011 with 7 photos
President Obama Stops at the Japanese Embassy in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama stands after paying a visit to the Japanese Embassy to sign a condolence book in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and potential nuclear meltdown, in Washington on March 17, 2011. UPI/Olivier Douliery/POOL
Recovery efforts in Japan
Added March 15, 2011 with 30 photos
Destruction is seen in the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami
Destruction is seen in the wake of last week's 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, Japan, on March 17, 2011. UPI/Keizo Mori
New York City's Mayor Bloomberg vs. guns
Added March 15, 2011 with 7 photos
NYC Mayor Bloomberg calls for tighter background checks before gun sales in Washington
NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference to call for legislation requiring tighter background checks for nearly every gun transaction on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 15, 2011. From left are, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., Bloomberg, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg