At least 50 dead in Iraq attacksCar with blast damage, Baghdad (23 February)

At least 50 people are killed in Iraq and hundreds injured in a wave of bombings and shootings targeting mainly police officers in Shia areas.


Republican candidates at a CNN debate in Mesa, Arizona 22 February 2012Santorum in spotlight in Arizona

Rick Santorum comes under fire from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries.

A Somali government soldier patrols the streets of capital Mogadishu 22 February 2012World leaders discuss Somalia's future

African and Western leaders meet for a major London conference on the future of Somalia, to discuss political change, terrorism and piracy.

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