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Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit (Reuters)Reuters - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:36:49 GMT Read more..  U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes (Reuters)Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:46 GMT Read more.. Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government (Reuters)Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:38 GMT Read more.. Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff (Reuters)Reuters - Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:19:10 GMT Read more.. Fidel Castro warns of bleak future, touts memoir (Reuters)Reuters - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part of a six-hour event last week touting his newest memoir.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:29:06 GMT Read more.. Russians Rally for and Against Putin, Despite an Icy Day (Time.com)Time.com - The weather was frightful, but tens of thousands of people showed up in Russia's capital for dueling demonstrations -- though one side may have made appearing hard to refuseAs of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:10:00 GMT Read more.. Romania's government collapses after protests (AP)<p> AP - Romania's government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:12:17 GMT Read more.. US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)<p> AP - The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria — now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:22 GMT Read more.. Brazil: Standoff between striking police, soldiers (AP)<p> AP - Soldiers clashed with supporters of striking police in Brazil's third-largest city on Monday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the feet of people trying to join officers occupying the Bahia state legislature building.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:02 GMT Read more.. China: Body of missing worker recovered in Sudan (AP)AP - The body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found, state media reported Tuesday.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:41:39 GMT Read more.. US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam (AP)AP - The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.As of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:21:57 GMT Read more.. Quick end to lockout at Rio's Quebec smelter unlikely (Reuters)Reuters - Rio Tinto's lockout of workers at its Alcan division's big Alma aluminum smelter in northern Quebec looks set to drag on, and the company said on Monday that no talks were scheduled.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:51:28 GMT Read more.. Correction: Australia helicopter deaths story (AP)AP - In a story Feb. 5 about the deaths of two filmmakers in an Australian helicopter crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the crash. Nowra is 97 miles (156 kilometers) south of Sydney, not north.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:28:07 GMT Read more.. Senegalese opposition denounce president's bid for third term (The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - The eight candidates came in convoys from their respective corners of Dakar to Obelisk Square in the heart of the Senegalese capital, where crowds of color-coordinated supporters awaited them while listening to political hip-hop anthems in Wolof - the local dialect. A single microphone stood on stage and each of them were introduced as "president" before they took it.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:32 GMT Read more.. Syria at War: Free Syrian Army vs. Assad Loyalists and Oppo Group (Time.com)Time.com - As the Free Syrian Army is establishing an identity in the conflict, another organization announces its presence in the opposition pantheonAs of: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:10:00 GMT Read more.. South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian action (The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - Russia and China’s joint veto of a United Nations resolution urging Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down has kicked up a firestorm of criticism from the West and from human rights activists.As of: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:51:57 GMT Read more.. |
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