A homeless man sleeps near a shuttered store as a pedestrian looks on, near Athens' main Syntagma Square, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis
Greek workers strike over public job cuts
read more Al Jazeera
Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs this year. Tuesday's strike comes with Greece under mounting pressure to agree to a package of tough economic reforms that would give it access to a $170bn bailout payment to avoid a...

In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, the Maldives Police special force officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest in Male, Maldives.
photo: AP / Sinan Hussain
Maldives president quits after weeks of protest
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MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president of the island nation of Maldives, who became the country's first democratically elected leader in three decades, resigned Tuesday following weeks of sometimes violent public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. President Mohamed Nasheed presented his resignation in a nationally...

Anti-Syrian regime protesters play drums and wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
photo: AP
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day
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An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began pounding known strongholds of opposition groups. The BBC's Paul Wood, in Homs, says residents fear troops are about to launch a ground...

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, center, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, during the signing of the agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Monday Feb. 6, 2012
photo: AP / Osama Faisal
Fatah and Hamas agree that Abbas will lead Palestinian unity cabinet
read more The Independent
The accord signed by Mr Abbas and Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal in Qatar cleared one important obstacle standing in the way of the two factions working together and ending more than four years of enmity. By providing for Mahmoud Abbas to take on the premiership of a...

President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
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Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program. The new, stricter sanctions, authorized in legislation that President Barack Obama signed in December, will be enforced...

Residents rush to higher grounds following tsunami rumors due to a magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit the island province of Cebu and other central Philippine provinces Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
photo: AP
Philippine quake kills 43, dozens missing
read more Sydney Morning Herald
DPA Rescuers in the Philippines are digging through rubble with shovels and their bare hands after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit a narrow strait between the heavily populated islands of Negros and Cebu around lunchtime on Monday with more than 200 aftershocks,...

Syrian rebels hold their RPG and their guns as they stand on alert during a battle with the Syrian government forces, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012.
photo: AP
U.N. victory may push Syria's Assad into unwinnable war
read more MSNBC
BEIRUT — Syria's victory in dodging a U.N. resolution it deemed a license for regime change may only escalate its internal conflict into a full-fledged civil war that many analysts believe President Bashar al-Assad cannot ultimately win. Only on msnbc.com Obama: Israel has not made a decision on Iran AP file A home in heiress's building?...

In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
photo: AP / Mohammed Asad
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
read more Chicago Tribune
CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States. Washington, which provides $1.3 billion in military aid annually toEgypt, has strongly...

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Donald Trump, arrive for a news in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, where Trump endorsed Romney.
photo: AP / Gerald Herbert
Romney Should be Concerned about Poverty, Especially His Own
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?", asked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Jesus answered, "You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'" Romney replied, "All these I have...

File - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) after the letter of appointment ceremony in Gaza February 15, 2007. Abbas formally asked Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and
photo: PPO Via WN Gaza
Abbas to head interim govt: Palestinian official
read more Yahoo Daily News
Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to name president Mahmud Abbas as head of an interim government to oversee preparations for presidential and legislative elections, a Palestinian official said Monday. "An agreement was reached on appointing Mahmud Abbas as prime minister until elections are held," the official, who is participating in the...


Cold noodles are a source of great rivalry and pride in Japan. Jamie Lafferty slurps down 36...

In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for media, A Syrian boy walks past a burnt house and shops, in the town of Rastan in the central province of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Oct. 13, 2011.
AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, activists and residents said....
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves Yeway cemetery after attending a funeral service of the wife of a senior leader of her party Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar.
AYE AYE WIN Associated Press= PATHEIN, Myanmar (AP) — Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail Tuesday as an official candidate for upcoming elections, traveling to the Irrawaddy delta for the first time in two decades. Cheering...
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win
Washington, DC, May 29, 2009 -- President Obama visits FEMA headquarters to attend a meeting of the Homeland Security Council, here with FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate. June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season and Mr. Obama was about to be briefed by Federal Agencies and Departments that are involved in Hurricane response and recovery. FEMA/Bill Koplitz
KEN THOMAS Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging his top fundraisers to support a Democratic super political action committee which can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections. Obama campaign manager Jim...
photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, chats to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference at the G20 in Cannes, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her support for President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid, 80 days before French voters go to the polls. In a joint TV interview, Mrs Merkel said it was "natural" to back a fellow conservative. Mr Sarkozy...
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere
Msc 2007-Saturday, 09.00 - 11.00 Uhr-Wildgrube041 Putin
In an article for the respected daily newspaper Kommersant, the Prime Minister wrote that Russia hadbecome wealthier and more orderly over the past decade. He admitted, however, that this process had in part led to the increased civil activism of...
photo: Creative Commons / Antje Wildgrube
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As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford assesses what he might hope to achieve from his visit. Tuesday's visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
photo: Creative Commons / Sebastian Zwez
Romania´s foreign minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu answers questions during an interview with Associated Press in Athens, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. Ungureanu said " I think we will offer the European Union a very interesting surprise, a positive surprise, in the year to come. We will become one of the economic tigers in Europe".   (rks2)
Romanian president Traian Basescu named intelligence chief Mihai Razvan Ung... Romanian president Traian Basescu on Monday named intelligence chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu as the new prime...
photo: AP

Mother of All Strikes: Greece grinds to halt for 48 hours; updated 03 Feb 2012; published 19 Oct 2011
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Mother of All Strikes: Greece grinds to halt for 48 hours
Al Jazeera 07 Feb 2012, Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs this year. Tuesday's strike comes with Greece under mounting pressure to agree to a package of tough economic reforms that would give it access to a $170bn bailout payment to avoid a...

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maldives protest against presidnet Nasheedh; updated 01 Feb 2012; published 01 Feb 2012
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maldives protest against presidnet Nasheedh
The Guardian 07 Feb 2012, MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president of the island nation of Maldives, who became the country's first democratically elected leader in three decades, resigned Tuesday following weeks of sometimes violent public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. President Mohamed Nasheed presented his resignation in a nationally...

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We Object! Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria; updated 06 Feb 2012; published 04 Feb 2012
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We Object! Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria
BBC News 07 Feb 2012, An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began pounding known strongholds of opposition groups. The BBC's Paul Wood, in Homs, says residents fear troops are about to launch a ground...

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Netanyahu condemns Palestinian reconciliation deal [© EuroNews]; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Netanyahu condemns Palestinian reconciliation deal [© EuroNews]
The Independent 07 Feb 2012, The accord signed by Mr Abbas and Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal in Qatar cleared one important obstacle standing in the way of the two factions working together and ending more than four years of enmity. By providing for Mahmoud Abbas to take on the premiership of a...

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News Wrap: Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran's Government; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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News Wrap: Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran's Government
STL Today 07 Feb 2012, Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program. The new, stricter sanctions, authorized in legislation that President Barack Obama signed in December, will be enforced...

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2/5/2012 -- 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines -- global unrest continues; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 06 Feb 2012
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2/5/2012 -- 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines -- global unrest continues
Sydney Morning Herald 07 Feb 2012, DPA Rescuers in the Philippines are digging through rubble with shovels and their bare hands after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit a narrow strait between the heavily populated islands of Negros and Cebu around lunchtime on Monday with more than 200 aftershocks,...

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Syrian Slide: UN blasts Assad over bloodshed; updated 05 Feb 2012; published 23 Nov 2011
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Syrian Slide: UN blasts Assad over bloodshed
MSNBC 06 Feb 2012, BEIRUT — Syria's victory in dodging a U.N. resolution it deemed a license for regime change may only escalate its internal conflict into a full-fledged civil war that many analysts believe President Bashar al-Assad cannot ultimately win. Only on msnbc.com Obama: Israel has not made a decision on Iran AP file A home in heiress's building?...

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Inside Story - Egypt's NGO crackdown; updated 03 Feb 2012; published 31 Dec 2011
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Inside Story - Egypt's NGO crackdown
Chicago Tribune 06 Feb 2012, CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States. Washington, which provides $1.3 billion in military aid annually toEgypt, has strongly...

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Watch Mitt Romney's Florida Primary Victory Speech; updated 06 Feb 2012; published 01 Feb 2012
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Watch Mitt Romney's Florida Primary Victory Speech
WorldNews.com 06 Feb 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?", asked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Jesus answered, "You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'" Romney replied, "All these I have...

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Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the UN [part 1/3]; updated 03 Feb 2012; published 23 Sep 2011
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Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the UN [part 1/3]
Yahoo Daily News 06 Feb 2012, Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to name president Mahmud Abbas as head of an interim government to oversee preparations for presidential and legislative elections, a Palestinian official said Monday. "An agreement was reached on appointing Mahmud Abbas as prime minister until elections are held," the official, who is participating in the...

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Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 04 Feb 2012
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Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
BBC News 06 Feb 2012, Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. China's top newspapers said the Western push for...

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Deadline approaches as Greece tries for troika deal; updated 06 Feb 2012; published 05 Feb 2012
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Deadline approaches as Greece tries for troika deal
The Dallas Morning News 06 Feb 2012, ATHENS — Greece’s efforts to secure a second $171 billion international bailout and avoid a default next month stalled Sunday. Prime Minister Lucas Papademos met with leaders of the three parties in his coalition government to seek their support for the austerity measures demanded by the country’s creditors, including a reduction in the public...

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Would US back Israeli attack on Iran?; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Would US back Israeli attack on Iran?
BBC News 06 Feb 2012, The US is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama has said. He told NBC he believed Israel had not yet decided how to deal with the issue, amid reports that Israel may strike Iran as early as spring. Mr Obama said the aim was to resolve the crisis diplomatically, but added that no option was...

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Security council divided over Syria measure; updated 02 Feb 2012; published 01 Feb 2012
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Security council divided over Syria measure
San Francisco Chronicle 05 Feb 2012, United Nations -- A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs in what opposition leaders described as the bloodiest government assault in the nearly 11-month-old uprising. The veto and the mounting violence...

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