SYRIA: A car bomb detonated in the city of Aleppo killing three and injuring dozens more, just a day after two bombs exploded in Damascus. (RIA Novosti)
EGYPT: Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians mourned the death of their spiritual leader, Pope Shenouda III. (BBC)
CUBA/VATICAN: Cuban authorities detained several dissidents ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to the country. (Miami Herald)
GERMANY: Lawmakers elected Joaquim Gauck, a former pastor and human rights activist, as the country’s next president March 18. (Globe and Mail)
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March 17, 2012
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