1. Syria: Plainclothes and uniformed police beat demonstrators and shove one into the trunk of a car.
2. Morocco: Thousands march for and against constitutional reforms proposed by King Mohammed.
3. Yemen: Anti-Saleh protesters hope a team of UN human rights investigators will condemn Saleh's handling of the protests.
4. Iraq: Thousands of Shi'ites make the annual pilgrimage to commemorate the death of Shi'ite holy man Imam Moussa al-Kadhim.
5. Zambia: Dignitaries gather in Lusaka to pay their respects to the former president Frederick Chilub.
6. Kenya: One thousand runners from 20 countries participate in Kenya's annual Lewa marathon to raise funds for wildlife conservation.
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