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Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low -- reflecting fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups.

An eyewitness on Tuesday said that as many as 800 people were attending a funeral when a suicide bomber struck -- and killed nearly 30 people.

Massive protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge -- as opponents of President Mohammed Morsi feel that this may be the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power.

The host of the now-concluded G-8 summit, Britain's David Cameron, said Tuesday that it is "unthinkable" that Bashar Assad might play a role in Syria's future government.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech on Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.

The committee monitoring U.N. sanctions against Libya said a son and daughter of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi violated a U.N. travel ban when they moved from Algeria to Oman.

Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that the international community must keep applying pressure on Iran, particularly because of the new election of a reformist president.

President Barack Obama said the opening of a Taliban political office in Qatar is an important first step toward reconciliation between the group and Afghanistan's government. But he says the process won't be quick or easy.

President Obama and French President Francois Hollande believe they have strong evidence of chemical weapon use by the Syrian government, and are discussing potential next steps to calm the violence in that nation's ongoing civil war.

British police said Tuesday that the chief foreign correspondent for The Sun has been charged with making corrupt payments to public officials -- in the latest of a series of bribery-related charges filed against members of the tabloid.