At this point in the playoffs, there’s no doubt about the Washington Capitals ’ ability to play smothering defense and contain the opposition. As they seek to even this second round series against the New York Rangers in Game 4, however, the question remains whether the offense can produce consistently enough to fuel an extended run in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Read full article > >

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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Washington Capitals’ offense is struggling entering Game 4 against New York Rangers

Germany warns Ukraine again over jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, but Poland opposes any boycott.

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Germany keeps up Ukraine pressure

Syrian security forces stormed student dorms on Thursday to break up anti-government protests, killing at least four students, activists and opposition groups.

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At Least 4 Said to Be Dead in Raid on Aleppo University in Syria

As international envoy Kofi Annan negotiated a cease-fire in Syria, government forces raided opposition strongholds, killing and detaining residents in attacks amounting to war crimes, a rights group said Wednesday.

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Rights group reveals Syria ‘war crimes’

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is sworn in as a member of Burma’s parliament, a month after her party’s sweeping victory in by-elections.

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Romania’s government fell Friday in a no-confidence vote, as opposition parties seized on widespread public anger over biting austerity measures, cronyism and corruption.

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Romanian Govt Falls in No-Confidence Vote

A group of women strip to their bras in protest at the alleged sexual assault by Ugandan police of Ingrid Turinawe, the women’s league leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change.

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Tens of thousands of Shiite opposition groups protested on Friday, calling the race a public relations stunt that masks the monarchy’s failures to address political discontent.

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Bahrain Protests Intensify Before Formula One Race

Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday’s Grand Prix.

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Thousands at Bahrain F1 protest

Crowds chanted and raised opposition flags today in a major test of a fragile cease-fire implemented a day earlier to end a government crackdown.

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Syrians take to streets amid truce

A cease-fire deadline passes without reports of major attacks, opposition activists say. But sporadic violence is reported, including one death in Hama province.

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Eerie calm as Syria truce takes effect

A cease-fire plan was teetering, with the Syrian government making new demands, the opposition ridiculing them as unrealistic, and no sign that Syria’s military forces had withdrawn from cities.

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Violence in Syria Ahead of Cease-Fire

Syria wants “written guarantees” from the opposition before withdrawing troops from flashpoints parts of the country, the foreign ministry says.

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Hammers opposition to health care law.

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Obama Touts Record on Women

The US announces that it will ease sanctions against Burma, in response to historic by-elections which saw the opposition make gains in parliament.

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US set to relax Burma sanctions