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Friday, April 20, 2007 (PARIS)
An Iraqi soldier at the scene of a suicide car bombing in Baghdad on Thursday.
Mohammed Ameen/Reuters
An Iraqi soldier at the scene of a suicide car bombing in Baghdad on Thursday.
Gates in Baghdad to press Iraqis on reconciliation

The U.S. defense secretary warned Iraqi leaders that the U.S. commitment to a military buildup was not open-ended.
Maliki sees 'open battle' for control of Iraq
U.S. warns of Mideast strife if Iraq fails
- Photographs: The attacks
Gates reassures Israel about arms sale to Saudis

The deal won't threaten Israeli military superiority, he says.
Iran reverses convictions for 'morally corrupt' killings

The Supreme Court ruling has produced anger and controversy, with lawyers calling it corrupt and newspapers giving it prominent coverage.
Iran begins enriching uranium
Palestinian president convinced abducted BBC reporter is alive

Mahmoud Abbas said during a visit to Sweden that the abductors of Alan Johnston, had been identified, though the Palestinian Authority had not been in contact with the group.
At least 12 killed in Somali capital fighting

At least 12 people were killed on Thursday during fighting between insurgents and Ethiopian troops backing Somalia's fragile government.
Somali Parliament fires 30 lawmakers for absenteeism
Bush says Sudan leader 'must act' on Darfur

Using the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as a backdrop, the president threatens stiff economic sanctions on Khartoum if the violence is not brought to an end.
Saudi Arabia may forgive $16 billion Iraq debt, Baghdad says
At least 25 suspected militants killed in Nigeria
U. S. reports capturing Iranian-made weapons bound for Taliban
Software by Microsoft is nearly free for the needy
Egypt arrests nuclear engineer as a spy for Israel
Iraqi insurgent leader claims group is making rockets
Gates sees possible benefits to resignations of Sadr loyalists in Iraq
Somali Parliament fires 30 lawmakers for absenteeism
UN attacks climate change as threat to peace
2 Swedish 'spies' happy after release by Iranians
Kidnapped BBC journalist's family begs for end to Gaza ordeal
British journalists call for boycott of Israeli goods
Many Holocaust survivors living in poverty, report says
Influential Iraqi cleric pulls allies out of cabinet
U.S. Consulate in Casablanca to close after nearby bombings
Bush again presses Congress on war-spending bill
Dumps in South Africa prove golden
North Africa: Under attack and relying on repression
Mixed signals after Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet
Lark to Africa descends into Somali nightmare
Fearing Iran, Arab states seek nuclear power
Ethiopia denies shipment from North Korea violated ban
Adult circumcision a tough sell, even for a lower HIV risk
A new alliance could reshape the conflict in Darfur

In-Depth Coverage

Search for Exodus
In Sinai desert, no trace of Moses.

A new generation of Al Qaeda leaders has emerged under Osama bin Laden
War advocate
A scholar wonders what went wrong.

Rebuilding in Gaza
A ray of hope for a long-homeless Gazan.

  - Israel and U.S. agree on Palestinian approach
Idi Amin
Forest Whitaker and his movie conjure up a ghost.

  - Review: An innocent abroad, seduced by a madman
No-shows in Baghdad
Iraq parliament finds a quorum hard to come by.

Clan politics
New Somali government faces age-old problem.

Despite grief
A Palestinian in mourning calls for peace.

Saddam's villa
The Riviera has been invaded by vandals.

Pan-Muslim unity?
Sectarian hostility drives wedge into the idea.

Amid chaos
Young Somalis are struggling to get by.

Multimedia

For a U.S. officer in Iraq, caring about the dead means caring for the living
- Photographs
Dangrous mining
In Sierra Leone, still a tough dig for diamonds.

- Audio & Photos: Diamonds
Lost generation
Children of the Palestinian intifada.

- Photographs: A lost generation
Somaliland
An overlooked African success story.

- Slide Show: Stability amid chaos
Strike in Lebanon
Anti-government protesters paralyze the country.

  - Slide Show: Protests and chaos
Reopening factories
Aging plants now give hope.

- Slide Show: Iraq's factories
2006 casualties
Iraqi death toll exceeded 34,000, UN Says

- Audio: John Burns (mp3)
Sexual abuse
Scourge takes toll on girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Audio & Photos: Young victims
Central African Republic
Drawn in to neighbors' conflicts.

  - Slide Show: A nation in need
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