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 A woman throws a white scarf over Tibetan Buddhist nun Palden Choetso as she burns on the street in Daofu in this still image taken from video shot on November 3, 2011 and released to Reuters on Nove

Self-Immolations in China's Tibetan Areas Mark Shift in Tibet Movement

Self-destructive act of protest is on the rise, spreading beyond an isolated region of southwestern China

Afghan Taliban militants (File)

Pakistan Dismisses Allegations of Afghan Taliban Support

Leaked NATO report claims Pakistan's intelligence agency secretly backs Afghan militants

Employees watch as a tunnel boring machine is lowered at a construction site of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in Chelmsford Club in New Delhi, January 31, 2012.

India Attracts Record Foreign Investment Despite Slowdown

Foreign investors still keeping faith with potential of Asia’s third largest economy

Tibetan exiles burn a Chinese flag, effigy of Chinese official during protest in New Delhi, India, Jan. 17, 2012.

Tibetan Exiles to Beijing: Violence 'Unsustainable'

China state media accuse Tibetan-exile and Western officials of distorting episodes of violence

Bahraini opposition leaders participate in a rally in the eastern village of Sitra, January 5, 2012.

Bahrain Opposition Fears Effects of Iran-West Tensions

Opposition supporters express concern that escalating tensions may further stifle calls for democratic reform in Persian Gulf kingdom

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Fatah central committee at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 29, 2012.

New Mideast Talks Hit an Impasse

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel has not offered detailed proposals on future borders of Palestinian state,

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives for the 18th African Union Summit in the Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, January 29, 2012.

UN Chief Rejects African Criticism of International Court

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls anti-African bias charges aimed at ICC unfounded, says African governments support ICC actions

A coalition of Muslim groups is calling for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's dismissal

Muslims Demand Resignation of New York’s Top Cop

A coalition of Muslim groups calls for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's dismissal for his role in the anti-Muslim documentary

Indian girls wear traditional clothing as they dance for dignitaries during Republic Day parade, New Delhi, Jan. 26, 2012.

India Celebrates 63rd Republic Day

In New Delhi, missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads are on display while fighter jets, long-range aircraft fly overhead