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Yemeni president says he will travel to US (AP)

FILE - In this Friday, April 8, 2011 file photo, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh reacts while looking at his supporters, not pictured, during a rally supporting him, in Sanaa,Yemen. Yemeni officials say outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States. Washington has been trying to get Saleh out of Yemen — though not to settle in the U.S. — to allow a peaceful transition from his rule. However, there appear to be differences whether Saleh would remain in exile. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)AP – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Sunday he will travel to Washington for medical treatment and he asked Yemenis for forgiveness, saying it is time to hand over power in a farewell speech, state media reported.


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Nigeria troops appear; president offers concession (AP)

AP – For the first time since protests erupted over spiraling fuel prices, soldiers on Monday barricaded key roads in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos as the president offered a concession to stem demonstrations that he said were being stoked by provocateurs seeking anarchy.

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UN chief says Syrian president must stop violence (AP)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. Ban demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people, and said the 'old order' of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP – The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria’s president stop killing his own people and said the “old order” of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East on a day when activists said 27 people died.


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Penn State president admits trustees were briefed

MONTHS BEFORE Jerry Sandusky’s November arrest on multiple counts of sexual abuse of boys over a 15-year period, the Penn State University board of trustees was made aware that a grand jury was investigating the former PSU defensive coordinator, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Tests: Argentine president never had cancer

After having some of Argentina’s leading cancer surgeons completely remove her thyroid gland, tests showed no presence of any cancerous cells.

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National radio: Guinea-Bissau president dies (AP)

FILE In this June 30, 2011 file photo, Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha listens during a session of the 17th African Union Summit at the Sipopo Conference Center, outside Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. National radio in the tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau is reporting on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 that the president has died. No other immediate details were given Monday, but President Malam Bacai Sanha has been known for his frequent hospitalizations abroad.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP – President Malam Bacai Sanha, who was elected in this tiny, coup-prone nation on Africa’s western coast about two years ago after the previous leader was assassinated, died Monday at a Paris hospital after a lengthy hospitalization.


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Diagnosis wrong: Argentine president never have cancer, tests reveal

After having some of Argentina’s leading cancer surgeons completely remove her thyroid gland, tests showed no presence of any cancerous cells.

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