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Republicans voice support for arming Syria opposition - Jerusalem Post
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:31:30 GMT

Republicans voice support for arming Syria opposition
Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS 02/23/2012 08:30 At Arizona debate of US presidential candidates, Romney says support for anti-Assad forces is needed to turn Syria away from Iran; Gingrich: US allies already covertly helping to destroy Assad regime. By REUTERS MESA, Ariz.
American war reporter Marie Colvin killed in SyriaWall Street Journal
Syrian gunners pound stronghold where Marie Colvin released last dispatchTelegraph.co.uk
Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city of HomsWashington Post
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7 die in Afghanistan protests over Quran burning at U.S. base - Detroit Free Press
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:02:07 GMT

Globe and Mail

7 die in Afghanistan protests over Quran burning at U.S. base
Detroit Free Press
By Rahim Faiez and Heidi Vogt AP KABUL, Afghanistan -- Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as the furor spread ...
Anti-US protests in Afghanistan over Quran burning turn deadlyThe Seattle Times
Quran burnings outrage Afghans - 7 die in protestsSan Francisco Chronicle
Quran-Burning Spurs Deadly RiotsWall Street Journal
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Iran's UN Inspectors Snub Dims Prospects for Nuclear Accord - BusinessWeek
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:59:50 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iran's UN Inspectors Snub Dims Prospects for Nuclear Accord
BusinessWeek
By Indira AR Lakshmanan Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's refusal to let United Nations experts investigate allegations of illicit nuclear activities at a military base doesn't inspire confidence for a return to negotiations with the international ...
Iran protests to UN over Israel 'war game' campaignAFP
Gingrich misses target on Iran's nuclear effortCNN International
Report: Iran concealed key atom research centerYnetnews
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Australian PM Gillard calls for leadership vote - Reuters
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:50:40 GMT

CTV.ca

Australian PM Gillard calls for leadership vote
Reuters
By James Grubel | CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dared her political rival, former foreign minister Kevin Rudd, to challenge her in a leadership vote next week, hoping to end infighting that threatens to sink the ...
Gillard Calls Australian Leadership Vote, Expects to Face Predecessor RuddBloomberg
Australian PM Calls Party Vote As Challenger RisesTIME
Labor spill 2012: MPs in quotesABC Online
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US Raises Nuclear Issue in First N. Korea Talks Since Kim Died - BusinessWeek
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:33:25 GMT

BBC News

US Raises Nuclear Issue in First N. Korea Talks Since Kim Died
BusinessWeek
By Bloomberg News Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The US is ?cautiously optimistic? about talks in Beijing today with North Korea, the first such meeting since Kim Jong Il died in December and his son inherited leadership of the isolated, nuclear-armed country.
US, N.Korea to hold first post-Kim Jong Il talksCTV.ca
US, NKorea in first nuclear talks since Kim death

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Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires kills 49 - BBC News
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:15:41 GMT

BBC News

Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires kills 49
BBC News
At least 49 people have been killed and more than 600 injured in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years, officials say. The train hit the end of the platform at Once station in the capital Buenos Aires during the morning rush hour.
Cause of Argentine train crash still unknownCBS News
49 dead, 600 hurt as train slams into station in ArgentinaDetroit Free Press
Argentina: 49 dead, 600 injured in rail accidentHindustan Times
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Italy: 8 bodies found in ship wreckage - Xinhua
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:22:48 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Italy: 8 bodies found in ship wreckage
Xinhua
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The death toll from the Costa Concordia accident in Italy has risen to 25. That's after 8 more bodies were found in the cruise liner that ran aground off the Tuscany western coast in January. 4 bodies were found early on ...
Italy: Divers find 8 more bodies in ship wreckageFox News
Divers find 8 more bodies on Costa Concordia cruise shipLos Angeles Times
Italy: Shipwreck Inquiry ExpandsNew York Times
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World leaders to meet in London for Somalia talks - Telegraph.co.uk
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:39:24 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

World leaders to meet in London for Somalia talks
Telegraph.co.uk
Somalia's fragile leadership, its neighbours and international allies are meeting in London in the hope of speeding the troubled east African nation's progress toward a stable government and containing the threat from Islamic militants who some fear ...
Somalia conference seeks to galvanise peace pushReuters Africa
World Leaders Are Meeting in a Script All Too Familiar to SomalisNew York Times
World Leaders Focus on Somalia's Future at London ConferenceVoice of America (blog)
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'Friends of Syria' Seek Ways to End Assad's 'Campaign of Terror' - BusinessWeek
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:03:06 GMT

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'Friends of Syria' Seek Ways to End Assad's 'Campaign of Terror'
BusinessWeek
By Nicole Gaouette and Flavia Krause-Jackson Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The ?Friends of Syria? gather tomorrow in Tunisia to seek ways to oust President Bashar al- Assad, who has dug in with increasing violence against civilian opponents after two failed ...
Russian Cultural Honor For a Controversial SyrianNew York Times
Kremlin: Russia, Iran oppose intervention in SyriaJerusalem Post
'Friends of Syria' Seek to End Assad CampaignBloomberg
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Attacks across Baghdad kill 31 - USA TODAY
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:47:08 GMT

New York Daily News

Attacks across Baghdad kill 31
USA TODAY
(AP) BAGHDAD (AP) ?Officials say a string of morning attacks that mostly appear to target police have killed at least 31 people across the Iraqi capital. The deadliest blast came in the Shiite neighborhood of Karradah during the morning rush hour.
Early morning attacks across Baghdad kill 31

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Iraq violence: Baghdad car bomb kills sevenBBC News
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