Palestinians display their birds for selling at the market in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip on September 18 , 2011.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO
read more Toronto Sun
GENEVA/LONDON - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Speaking after a high-level meeting of flu experts and U.S. security officials in Geneva, a WHO...

German President Christian Wulff, left, announces his resignation next to his wife Bettina, right, during a statement at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Gero Breloer
German president Christian Wulff resigns in corruption scandal
read more The Guardian
Ally of German chancellor Angela Merkel had been under increasing pressure over home loan and apparent attempt to block report in tabloid The German president, Christian Wulff, announces his resignation. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign, as he arrives for his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
We've seen the threats against Iran before
read more Al Jazeera
Here we go again with the Iran hysteria. It is tempting to think this time will be just like previous periods of sabre rattling against Iran. But there are significant new dangers. The Arab Spring, Israel's position, changes in the regional and global balance of forces, and national election campaigns, all point to this round of anti-Iranian...

An armed Libyan stands guard during a rally in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 as the country prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi.
photo: AP / Abdel Magid al-Fergany
A year after uprising, militias hold true power in Libya as government struggles for authority
read more Star Tribune
TRIPOLI, Libya - One militia controls the airport. Others carve up neighborhoods of the Libyan capital into fiefdoms. They clash in the streets, terrifying residents. They hold detainees in makeshift prisons where torture is said to be rampant. As Libya on Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi,...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, talks with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's house in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb 16, 2012.
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash
Angry Karzai confronts Pakistani leaders over Taliban talks
read more Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai confronted the Pakistani leadership Thursday, demanding that it produce Taliban officials for peace talks and underscoring the distrust between Kabul and Islamabad, which stands in the way of a deal to end the decade-long Afghan conflict. As Mr. Karzai's frustration with Pakistan, which...

Bashar Jafa’ari (with nameplate in hand), Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN, requests to speak during the General Assembly’s meeting to consider a draft resolution on his country, 16 February, 2012.
photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz
U.N. General Assembly backs call for Syria's Assad to step down
read more The Los Angeles Times
Reporting from BeirutOpposition activists reported dozens more people were killed in Syria on Thursday as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the Syrian government's "systematic violations of human rights" and backed a plan calling for President Bashar Assad to relinquish power. The vote by the 193-member body in...

Burned bodies lay covered inside a prison after a fire broke out in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Fernando Antonio
Honduras fire inmates not convicted
read more Fox News
COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted, according to an internal Honduran government report obtained by The Associated Press. More than...

In this photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the staff next to a poster with a picture of late Ayatollah Khomeini, during a tour of Tehran's research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Iranian President's Office
Countdown to war with Iran must be halted
read more Sydney Morning Herald
Global pressure can end years of nuclear brinkmanship. THE standoff over Iran's nuclear program is close to spiralling out of control. Israel, which sees Iran as the worst threat to its existence, has canvassed the attitudes of US military and intelligence leaders to a military strike. Israel is reportedly ready to attack Iran as early as April. On...

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour for the media, a Syrian woman passes by Syrian government army soldiers, at one of several suburbs of Damascus that saw heavy fighting between troops and defectors before Assad's forces retook the areas in late January, in Harasta suburb, Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Assad proposes referendum in strifetorn Syria
read more Yahoo Daily News
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leaders and the West have scorned a new offer by President Bashar al-Assad to hold multi-party elections, as his troops mounted more attacks on rebel-held areas. Assad promised a referendum in two weeks' time on a new constitution leading to elections within 90 days, but made clear he still planned to...

In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya.
photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany
Libyan militias accused of torturing detainees
read more The Guardian
Amnesty International reports armed militias threaten the security of Libya with at least 12 detainees tortured to death since September Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns at their base near Beni Walid. Amnesty International reports they now rule much of Libya Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP...


Tripoli - One militia controls the airport. Others carve up neighborhoods of the Libyan capital...
Tunisia has a new democratic government, but journalism is still in the hands of the old guard...
BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is losing old friends and can't...

A worker rides a bike in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.
Alarmism about nuclear proliferation is fairly common coin in the foreign policy establishment. And of late it has been boosted by the seeming efforts of Iran or its friends to answer covert assassinations, apparently by Israel, with attacks and...
photo: AP / Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for photographs after the recording of her annual New Year's speech at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 30, 2011.
BERLIN - Angela Merkel's hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned on Friday in a scandal over political favours, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone debt crisis. In a curt five-minute...
photo: AP / Odd Andersen
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, during a press conference after their talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Thursday, May 20, 2010.
David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy have hailed the strong ties between the UK and France after agreeing to work more closely on military operations and civil nuclear power. Their relationship has come under scrutiny...
photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani
Members of Syrian security are seen at the site of a suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
The US intelligence chief says al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq may have carried out recent bombings in Syria and infiltrated armed opposition groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Bombings in Damascus and Aleppo since December...
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Following the announcement on Libyan state television that Moammar Gadhafi's forces took the Eastern city of Ajdabiya, Gadhafi supporters celebrate on Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday March 15, 2011. Government forces struck the rebellion's heartland with airstrikes, missiles and artillery on Tuesday, trying for the first time to take back a city that serves as a crucial gateway for the band of fighters who threatened his four-decade hold on power.
Members of Colonel Gaddafi's former government outside Libya say they are starting a political movement aimed at radical change, the BBC has learnt. In a message which appears to be genuine, one of Gaddafi's senior officials said they...
photo: AP / Jerome Delay
Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, is escorted by a Shinto priest after offering prayers at Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the suburbs of Tokyo during the 20th anniversary of late emperor Hirohito's death Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The anniversary comes as the Akihito, 75, has cut back his official duties due to an irregular pulse and bleeding from his stomach, symptoms imperial doctors have attributed to "mental stress."
YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press= TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito checked into the hospital Friday for heart-bypass surgery that doctors say will allow him to lead a healthier, more active life. The surgery scheduled for Saturday will last about...
photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves, as he arrives to attend an open session of parliament for impeachment of his Economy Minister, Shamsoddin Hosseini, unseen, as a banner hangs behind him with a quotation of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, which says "US can not do anything", in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Iran's economy minister has survived an impeachment vote in parliament after appeals by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to keep the government intact despite anger over a major banking scandal. Lawmakers voted 141-93 on Tuesday to keep Shamsoddin Hosseini, who has been accused of failing to take action after learning of the alleged $2.6 billion bank fraud. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran criticised foreign powers for a campaign of destabilization, which he said was to blame for the problems facing Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mr Ahmadinejad looks on as scientists unveil a fuel rod at the Tehran...
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi

Avian Flu (1): The H5N1 virus; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 01 Apr 2007
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Avian Flu (1): The H5N1 virus
Toronto Sun 17 Feb 2012, GENEVA/LONDON - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Speaking after a high-level meeting of flu experts and U.S. security officials in Geneva, a WHO...

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German president resigns after string of scandals; updated 17 Feb 2012; published 17 Feb 2012
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German president resigns after string of scandals
The Guardian 17 Feb 2012, Ally of German chancellor Angela Merkel had been under increasing pressure over home loan and apparent attempt to block report in tabloid The German president, Christian Wulff, announces his resignation. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images...

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Targeting Iran: Israel ramps up rhetoric; updated 17 Feb 2012; published 16 Feb 2012
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Targeting Iran: Israel ramps up rhetoric
Al Jazeera 17 Feb 2012, Here we go again with the Iran hysteria. It is tempting to think this time will be just like previous periods of sabre rattling against Iran. But there are significant new dangers. The Arab Spring, Israel's position, changes in the regional and global balance of forces, and national election campaigns, all point to this round of anti-Iranian...

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Inside Story - Libya in transition; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Inside Story - Libya in transition
Star Tribune 17 Feb 2012, TRIPOLI, Libya - One militia controls the airport. Others carve up neighborhoods of the Libyan capital into fiefdoms. They clash in the streets, terrifying residents. They hold detainees in makeshift prisons where torture is said to be rampant. As Libya on Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi,...

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Karzai 'accepts' Taliban office in Qatar;
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Karzai 'accepts' Taliban office in Qatar; "Peace talks don't mean end to fighting"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 17 Feb 2012, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai confronted the Pakistani leadership Thursday, demanding that it produce Taliban officials for peace talks and underscoring the distrust between Kabul and Islamabad, which stands in the way of a deal to end the decade-long Afghan conflict. As Mr. Karzai's frustration with Pakistan, which...

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United Nations Condemns Syria; updated 17 Feb 2012; published 17 Feb 2012
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United Nations Condemns Syria
The Los Angeles Times 17 Feb 2012, Reporting from BeirutOpposition activists reported dozens more people were killed in Syria on Thursday as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the Syrian government's "systematic violations of human rights" and backed a plan calling for President Bashar Assad to relinquish power. The vote by the 193-member body in...

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Raw Video: Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Raw Video: Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds
Fox News 16 Feb 2012, COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted, according to an internal Honduran government report obtained by The Associated Press. More than...

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Iran installs own fuel rods in nuclear reactor-NewsX; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Iran installs own fuel rods in nuclear reactor-NewsX
Sydney Morning Herald 16 Feb 2012, Global pressure can end years of nuclear brinkmanship. THE standoff over Iran's nuclear program is close to spiralling out of control. Israel, which sees Iran as the worst threat to its existence, has canvassed the attitudes of US military and intelligence leaders to a military strike. Israel is reportedly ready to attack Iran as early as April. On...

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'Syria referendum gives Assad credibility'; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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'Syria referendum gives Assad credibility'
Yahoo Daily News 16 Feb 2012, AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leaders and the West have scorned a new offer by President Bashar al-Assad to hold multi-party elections, as his troops mounted more attacks on rebel-held areas. Assad promised a referendum in two weeks' time on a new constitution leading to elections within 90 days, but made clear he still planned to...

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Libyan Militias Fight Gun-Battles in Tripoli; updated 08 Feb 2012; published 04 Jan 2012
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Libyan Militias Fight Gun-Battles in Tripoli
The Guardian 16 Feb 2012, Amnesty International reports armed militias threaten the security of Libya with at least 12 detainees tortured to death since September Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns at their base near Beni Walid. Amnesty International reports they now rule much of Libya Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP...

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Raw Video: Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Raw Video: Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds
m&c; 16 Feb 2012, Tegucigalpa - A prison fire in northern Honduras has left at least 377 inmates dead, authorities said late Wednesday, as inmates accused the guards of leaving them locked in their cells. Most of the victims suffocated to death...

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'Secret' talks to test unity of Taliban; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 16 Feb 2012
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'Secret' talks to test unity of Taliban
Al Jazeera 16 Feb 2012, The US and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said. "There have been contacts between the US government and the Taliban, there have been contacts between the Afghan government and the Taliban, and there have been some contacts that we have made, all of us together, including the...

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Iran Shows the Uranium Advances Progress to US & West; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Iran Shows the Uranium Advances Progress to US & West
Chosunilbo 16 Feb 2012, Iran hailed its advanced nuclear capabilities Wednesday by unveiling what it says are a new generation of centrifuges to speed up uranium enrichment and its first domestically produced fuel rods. The semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday that the new carbon fiber centrifuges have been installed and operated at a uranium enrichment plant...

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Greece riots: Athens burns, police fire tear gas as violence flares up; updated 17 Feb 2012; published 13 Feb 2012
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Greece riots: Athens burns, police fire tear gas as violence flares up
WorldNews.com 15 Feb 2012, Article be WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Greece's up-and-down seesaw battle over its debt deal and severe austerity laws conjures up an ancient past when children were considered to be the property of the Spartan state. Like Chole Hadjimatheou reported from Athens in the BBC World Service, due to years of unemployment and a lack of food and...

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