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Civilians flee from fighting after Syrian army tanks enter the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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Red Cross with Syria aid stopped in Homs
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AP Syrian activists have accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighbourhood in Homs as the Red Cross says the regime has blocked the group's access to the area. The humanitarian group said it received permission from the government on Thursday to enter Baba Amr, and a...

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Thierry Charlier
Euro drops as Spain defies EU fiscal pact
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* Euro slips versus dlr as Spain adjusts deficit target * Yen slides to 9-month low vs dollar * Japanese deflation keeps BOJ focus on easing measures (Recasts, adds details, quotes, updates prices) NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Friday, keeping it on track for its worst week since early January after Spain set a softer 2012 deficit...

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser in New York City, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Obama will be speaking at 4 fundraisers while in New york City.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh
Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a ‘Bluff’
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WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

In this Thursday Feb. 23, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels stand in front of the remains of a burnt military vehicle belonging to Syrian government forces destroyed by Syrian rebels during clashes at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, Syria.
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Is Assad scared of a war crimes trial? Assault on Homs suggests not
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Bashar al-Assad’s pull-out-the-stops assault on civilians holed up in the city of Homs Thursday offers an answer to questions about how much the Syrian leader fears international threats to charge him with crimes against humanity: apparently not much. “Bashar knows that if he loses this struggle, he’s dead, so some threats of possible international...

A convoy of Lebanese Red Cross ambulances escorted by Lebanese police vehicles carry the two injured French journalists who were trapped at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province after they were wounded in a rocket attack during the Syrian troops' onslaught, to arrive at Beirut international airport, Lebanon, on Friday March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Hussein Malla
Red Cross convoy arrives in Homs bringing Baba Amr aid
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A Red Cross convoy has arrived in the Syrian city of Homs and is set to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long siege. The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have...

This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows Arctic ice.
photo: AP / NOAA
Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
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The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice, frigid temperatures and sunlight. When these mix, the salty ice releases bromine into the air and starts a cascade of chemical reactions called a "bromine explosion." These reactions rapidly...

Bo Xilai, center, party secretary of the western city of Chongqing, is surrounded by members of the media upon arrival for a Chongqing delegation meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
photo: AP / Andy Wong
Leadership drama brews as China lawmakers meet
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BEIJING — China's political elite gather for their most public meetings of the year with an uncomfortable scandal tainting a leading politician and roiling the ruling Communist Party's plans for a smooth transition to a new leadership. Election 2012: Across the nation SPIN METER: GOP candidates hype crossover appeal Santorum knocks govt over...

A riot policeman runs after Bahraini anti-government protesters Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, as police dispersed a rally showing support for the jailed hunger-striking activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
Bahrain delays UN investigator visit
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The Bahraini government has imposed restrictions on groups attempting to monitor reforms and has asked a United Nations investigator to delay a visit to investigate allegations of torture, the UN and rights groups say. The UN human rights office in Geneva said on Thursday that Bahrain had formally requested that the visit of the special rapporteur...

An Iranian woman casts her ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran votes in test for Ahmadinejad
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Iran on Friday was electing a new parliament in the first nationwide poll since a bitterly contested 2009 vote that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support among conservatives. The elections, to fill the 290 seats in parliament, are being boycotted by Iran's main opposition and reformist groups, the leaders...

Ahmed, a Free Syrian Army supporter chants anti government slogans under snowfall on the outskirts of Idlib , north Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
U.N. rights body condemns Syria over violations
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The main United Nations human rights body condemned the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for violations in Syria that it said may amount to crimes against humanity, and called for a halt to attacks on civilians. The 47-member Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Gulf and Western countries with 37 states...


IF I were to follow the call of my heart, I would appeal to our government to send the Israeli...
Saudi Arabia’s record is no better than Iran’s when it comes to respect for human rights. Yet...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chair of the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum, brief the press following a meeting of the forum in Auckland, New Zealand.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking the Syrian government to immediately give humanitarian workers access to people who desperately need aid. The U.N. chief talked with reporters on Friday after government troops blocked a...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
President Barack Obama delivers the 2010 State of the Union address
In his most expansive remarks on the issue thus far, Obama told The Atlantic magazine that Iran and Israel both understand that "a military component" is among a mix of many options for dealing with Iran, along with sanctions and diplomacy....
photo: Public Domain / Tktru
Former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi,waits for his trial to begin at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, N.J. on Friday, March 2, 2012.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — As he and his new boyfriend lay naked on a bed in a nondescript dormitory room at Rutgers University, the young man sensed he was being spied on. Pool photo by Mark R. Sullivan Dharun Ravi, accused of using a webcam to spy...
photo: AP / The Star-Ledger, John Munson, Poo
In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, a pair of specialists work at heir post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were resilient Thursday, March 1, 2012, despite ongoing concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be turning a bit more hawkish and figures in Europe showing an unappetizing brew of rising unemployment and inflation
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyMarkets March 2, 2012: 9:42 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks edged lower at Friday,'s open putting a third straight week of gains on the line, as investors turned their focus to developments in Europe. The Dow Jones...
photo: AP / Richard Drew
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks at a news conference Friday, March 2, 2012, in South Portland, Maine. Snowe has decided not to seek a fourth term.
WASHINGTON — Maine Republican Olympia Snowe says the Senate spends too much time in political battle and not enough on solving problems, and more than a few of her colleagues agree. Snowe, the Senate's most liberal Republican, found herself in...
photo: AP / Robert F. Bukaty
File - An armed member of the militant group al-Shabab attends a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali and African Union soldiers captured a key area on the outskirts of Mogadishu from the insurgency on Friday, residents said. AU soldiers used heavy weaponry, including anti-aircraft guns and tanks, to drive the...
photo: AP
In a Sept. 19, 2008 file photo Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran.
The ballot for the 290-member parliament is the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009 and the mass protests and crackdowns that followed. It is unlikely to change Iran's course over major...
photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian

Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war
Sydney Morning Herald 02 Mar 2012, AP Syrian activists have accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighbourhood in Homs as the Red Cross says the regime has blocked the group's access to the area. The humanitarian group said it received permission from the government on Thursday to enter Baba Amr, and a...

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Loss of Sovereignty, Fiscal Compact; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Loss of Sovereignty, Fiscal Compact
The Guardian 02 Mar 2012, * Euro slips versus dlr as Spain adjusts deficit target * Yen slides to 9-month low vs dollar * Japanese deflation keeps BOJ focus on easing measures (Recasts, adds details, quotes, updates prices) NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Friday, keeping it on track for its worst week since early January after Spain set a softer 2012 deficit...

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President Obama Speaks on the Resurgence of the American Auto Industry; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 28 Feb 2012
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President Obama Speaks on the Resurgence of the American Auto Industry
The New York Times 02 Mar 2012, WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war
Yahoo Daily News 02 Mar 2012, Bashar al-Assad’s pull-out-the-stops assault on civilians holed up in the city of Homs Thursday offers an answer to questions about how much the Syrian leader fears international threats to charge him with crimes against humanity: apparently not much. “Bashar knows that if he loses this struggle, he’s dead, so some threats of possible international...

ICRC receives green light to access Baba Amr; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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ICRC receives green light to access Baba Amr
BBC News 02 Mar 2012, A Red Cross convoy has arrived in the Syrian city of Homs and is set to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long siege. The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have...

NASA on Arctic Sea Ice; updated 25 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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NASA on Arctic Sea Ice
PhysOrg 02 Mar 2012, The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice, frigid temperatures and sunlight. When these mix, the salty ice releases bromine into the air and starts a cascade of chemical reactions called a "bromine explosion." These reactions rapidly...

Bo Xilai rumored to be mulling resignation; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 13 Feb 2012
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Bo Xilai rumored to be mulling resignation
Atlanta Journal 02 Mar 2012, BEIJING — China's political elite gather for their most public meetings of the year with an uncomfortable scandal tainting a leading politician and roiling the ruling Communist Party's plans for a smooth transition to a new leadership. Election 2012: Across the nation SPIN METER: GOP candidates hype crossover appeal Santorum knocks govt over...

People & Power - Bahrain: Audacity of hope; updated 28 Feb 2012; published 16 Feb 2012
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People & Power - Bahrain: Audacity of hope
Al Jazeera 02 Mar 2012, The Bahraini government has imposed restrictions on groups attempting to monitor reforms and has asked a United Nations investigator to delay a visit to investigate allegations of torture, the UN and rights groups say. The UN human rights office in Geneva said on Thursday that Bahrain had formally requested that the visit of the special rapporteur...

BBC - Protest against Iran election results -please share-; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 14 Jun 2009
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BBC - Protest against Iran election results -please share-
Jakarta Globe 02 Mar 2012, Iran on Friday was electing a new parliament in the first nationwide poll since a bitterly contested 2009 vote that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support among conservatives. The elections, to fill the 290 seats in parliament, are being boycotted by Iran's main opposition and reformist groups, the leaders...

Syria, Russia snub UN's Human Rights Council; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 29 Feb 2012
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Syria, Russia snub UN's Human Rights Council
Daily Press 02 Mar 2012, GENEVA (Reuters) - The main United Nations human rights body condemned the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for violations in Syria that it said may amount to crimes against humanity, and called for a halt to attacks on civilians. The 47-member Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Gulf and Western countries with 37 states...

EU grants Serbia EU accession status; updated 02 Mar 2012; published 02 Mar 2012
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EU grants Serbia EU accession status
Al Jazeera 02 Mar 2012, European Union leaders have endorsed Serbia as a candidate for membership in the 27-nation bloc. Thursday's confirmation of candidate status is seen as a historic step for a nation that only 13 years ago was the target of a NATO bombing campaign. "This is a remarkable result," said EU President Herman Van Rompuy following a meeting of the bloc's...

Haiti warns of political violence; updated 12 Oct 2011; published 20 Feb 2010
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Haiti warns of political violence
Star Tribune 01 Mar 2012, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are planning rallies this month to demonstrate the power of his Lavalas party and protest Haiti's current government, a longtime Aristide ally said Thursday. Rene Civil said the marches, including one next week, aim to mark special occasions such as the day Aristide...

Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder; updated 02 Mar 2012; published 02 Mar 2012
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Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder
The Guardian 01 Mar 2012, THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press= CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio 17-year-old has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in a school shooting that killed three fellow students and wounded two. Geauga (jee-AW'-guh) County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges Thursday against T.J. Lane. The boy is accused of opening fire...

Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Election Bid Tumbles Over Graft Scandal; updated 26 Sep 2011; published 26 Sep 2011
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Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Election Bid Tumbles Over Graft Scandal
BBC News 01 Mar 2012, Hundreds of angry protesters have booed French President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country ahead of April's presidential election. Some in the crowd then threw eggs at the bar guarded by riot police in the south-western town of Bayonne....





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