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- In Pakistan, 'Love for the Prophet Day" demonstrations turn deadly
Tens of thousands of Muslims turned out across Pakistan Friday to protest an anti-Islamic film and vulgar cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
- France bans Muhammad cartoon protests
The country's Interior Ministry announced it will crack down on any kind of protest against the cartoon that denigrated the Muslim prophet.
- Syria's Assad says his government will prevail, despite efforts of Gulf states
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Friday the rebels will be defeated, the same day a Syrian opposition group announced the Assad regime is behind the disappearance of two of its leaders.
- Libya attack work of terrorists, says U.S.
A panel is set to determine whether security around the US Consulate in Libya was sufficient when it was attacked on Sept. 11. The attack killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others.
- Aung San Suu Kyi visits Washington
On a visit to Washington, D.C., Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi received an honor from the U.S. Congress and discussed her struggle for democracy with activists and politicians.
- Muslim leaders decry French cartoons, but call for calm
Muslim leaders Wednesday condemned French magazine 's cartoons that depicted the Prophet Muhammad, but urged Muslims to protest peacefully.
- Syria airstrike leaves at least 54 dead, say opposition activists
A Syrian jet fired upon a gas station in norther Syria Thursday, setting off an explosion that left at least 54 people dead, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
- Syria airstrike on gas station kills at least 30, say opposition activists
A regime airstrike hit a gas station Wednesday, causing an explosion that has left at least 30 people dead, according to Syrian opposition activists.
- Pregnant soldier gives birth to baby boy in Afghan combat zone
Pregnant soldier: A British servicewoman became a mother Tuesday at Afghanistan's Camp Bastion, in the first instance of an active member of the British military giving birth in a combat zone.
- New French Muhammad cartoons inflame prophet film tensions
After worldwide protests, some of them deadly, over an amateur film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, a French magazine now seeks to make Muslims even more angry.
- State Department cautions Americans against visiting Pakistan
Intensifying anti-American protests in Pakistan have prompted the US State Department to upgrade its warnings against citizens considering taking a trip there.
- Brazil may increase auto trade quota for Mexico
After booming sales of Mexican cars in Brazil, the Brazilian government is considering raising the auto trade pact quota it agreed to with Mexico.
- Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with Obama
Myanmar democracy activist, Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the world's most prominent political prisoners of the past two decades, is scheduled to meet Wednesday with President Obama, and will be presented with a Congressional Gold Medal.
- China police chief sought asylum in US, says Chinese media
Wang Lijun, a former police chief now implicated in a scandal involving the poisoning of a British businessman, fled to a nearby US Consulate to request asylum, according to Chinese state media.
- Beijing protesters damage US ambassador's car
A crowd mobbed a car carrying the US ambassador to China at the height of protests against Japan’s claims over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea Tuesday.
- Pakistani man accused of blasphemy for not protesting Muhammad film
A Pakistani businessman who declined to take part in protests over an anti-Islam film now faces charges of blasphemy, which in Pakistan carries a death sentence.
- France steps up embassy security following Muhammed cartoons
A Parisian weekly has published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, prompting French to take extra security measures at some of its embassies.
- NATO scales back in Afghanistan: What does it mean for the U.S.?
Amidst a rash of deadly assaults, NATO is stepping away from cooperation with Afghan forces. Though President Obama remains committed to his timeline for U.S. withdrawal, the training of Afghan forces may suffer.
- China moves to quell anti-Japan protests
The Chinese government is attempting to contain anti-Japanese sentiment prompted by a dispute over a group of contested uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
- Court orders French magazine to turn over Kate Middleton photos
The French celebrity gossip magazine Closer has 24 hours to turn over photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless, or face a $13,000 fine a day until it does so.