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• Key Side to S. Korean President Offers to Resign over Vote-buying Scandal
A key aide to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak offered to step down Friday amid allegations he was involved in a vote-buying scandal in 2008.

• Maldivian Ex-president Calls for Release of Supporters
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has called for the immediate release of nearly 500 supporters who had been arrested over burning down of police and court houses during Wednesday's demonstration in atolls outside capital Male.

• 25 Dead, 175 Wounded in Syria's Aleppo Blast
Two explosions occurred Friday in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving many civilians and law-enforcement members killed.

• India Successfully Test Fires Interceptor Missile
India on Friday successfully test fired an interceptor missile off its east coast, said official sources.

• FBI Releases Records on Steve Jobs
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released its background check files on late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

• Mount Lokon in Indonesia Erupts, No Casualty
Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted at 08:20 local time (0020 GMT).

• U.S., Italy Aim to End Bloodshed in Syria: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised Italy's cooperation on Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, saying that the two countries aim to end the "outrageous bloodshed" in Syria.

• U.S. Says New Maldives Government Legitimate
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it considered the new government in the Maldives as legitimate, calling for a peaceful settlement to the ongoing political unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation.

• Three Blasts Heard in Northern Lebanese City
Three explosions were heard Thursday evening in Lebanon's northern coastal city of Tripoli, the state- run National News Agency reported.

• Arab Ministers to Discuss Sending Observers to Syria in Coordination with UN
Arab League Deputy Secretary General Ahmed Bin Helli said a suggestion to form a mutual delegation of observers to Syria, in coordination with the United Nations, will be discussed in the Arab ministers meeting on Sunday.

• UN Concerns about Security of Former Maldivian President
The United Nations on Thursday expressed its concerned over the security of the former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed who is wanted by court following spate of violent protests throughout the island nation.

• Security Official Killed in Southern Yemen, al-Qaida Blamed
A senior Yemeni security official was shot dead Thursday evening in Yemen's southern restive province of Lahj in an attack probably carried out by al-Qaida militants.

• No Final Decision on Greece Expected from Eurogroup Meeting
No final decision was expected from a meeting of eurozone finance ministers held on Thursday evening to discuss the bailout program for Greece.

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