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U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden arrives in Beirut<\/a> ahead of June parliamentary elections. He’s the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Lebanon since the early 1980s.<\/p>\n

Pakistan troops claim they have encircled the Taliban<\/a> in the Swat Valley. Fighting there has displaced over two million civilians.<\/p>\n

A radio journalist is killed in Somalia<\/a> as government troops battle al-Shabab militants for control of Mogadishu. The fighting has killed over a 100 and displaced 46,000.<\/p>\n

Malawi’s president Bingu wa Mutharika wins re-election<\/a> among charges of vote rigging.<\/p>\n

Three former military commanders that led a 300-man tank battalion in a revolt against the Georgian government are shot<\/a> by Georgian police, one fatally.<\/p>\n

Japan closes 4,800 schools<\/a> in response to an increasing number of swine flu cases as mask shortages<\/a> continue.<\/p>\n

Fathi al-Jami, Libya’s best-known dissident, dies of at 68<\/a> of apparent untreated complications from a heart ailment. Jami was convicted in 2005 of trying to overthrow the Libyan government by calling for a free press and fair elections.<\/p>\n

North Korea launches a limited mobile internet<\/a> service targeted at government-approved users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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