Video obtained by Reuters shows the 6 monitors caught in crossfire this week as fighting raged in the northern Syrian city of Khan Shiekhoun.

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In Syria, Violence Rages On

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says Sudan will not allow South Sudan to export any oil through its territory unless the two states settle all disputes over border security.

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Sudan’s Bashir: No Oil Exports Without Security

Ethnic rebels from the Kachin Independence Army have battled the Myanmar army for a year in a conflict that has displaced around 50,000 civilians and cast a shadow over government reforms.

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New Clashes Between Kachin Rebels, Myanmar Army

Debt-stricken Greece must hold fresh elections after talks on forming a new government broke up without agreement Tuesday, prolonging a tortuous crisis which could see Athens exit the troubled euro zone.

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Greece Set for New Elections

Abe Selig, an analyst with Stratfor, explains how the upcoming May 20 NATO summit in Chicago and the recent assassination of a Taliban official are complicating the U.S. goal of withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Complications in U.S.-Afghan Strategy

Residents of two rival neighborhoods in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli cowered in fear on Monday as fresh sectarian clashes erupted linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria.

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Lebanon’s Tripoli Fears Escalation of Syria Spillover

Algeria has held its first polls since the Arab Spring amid deep voter disaffection, with the ruling party confident of victory and its Islamist allies hoping for a strong showing.

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No Sign of Arab Spring as Algerians Trickle to Polls

Washington has condemned the double car bombings that occured Thursday in the Syrian capital, the worst attack in Damascus since the uprising began.

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U.S. Says Syria Attacks Could Be Work of "Spoilers"