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9 April 2012 Last updated at 17:30 ET

Syria 'failing to abide by truce'Smoke rises from the al-Qusoor district of Homs 8 April, 2012.

There is no sign of Syria abiding by a peace plan to bring fighting to an end with a UN deadline approaching, the US says, as violence intensifies.

A man walks past election posters for Omar Suleiman in Cairo (6 April 2012)Egypt's Suleiman rebukes critics

Egypt's former intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, strongly criticises the Muslim Brotherhood and insists he would restore stability as president.

Deadly attack on Yemen army base

Nearly 60 people are killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on an army outpost in Abyan province in southern Yemen.

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