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On the ground in Homs: ‘The killing is continuous’
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:39:00 AM CST
The Globe speaks to Sami Ibrahim, an activist with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, about the violence in Syria
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Obama orders new sanctions on Iran
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:11:00 AM CST
New sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank come amid rising tension over the country’s nuclear program
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On China visit, Harper picks up where Trudeau left off
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:57:00 AM CST
Much of the issues at stake in 2012 - trade, the Middle East, winning influence - are the same as the ones Pierre Trudeau tackled 39 years ago with Chairman Mao
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Qatar flexes its muscle in forging Palestinian government unity
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:49:00 AM CST
The tiny Gulf emirate has effectively replaced Iran as the outside country with the greatest influence on Hamas
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Where did the term ‘flipping the bird’ come from?
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:33:00 AM CST
Everyone’s talking about MIA’s famous middle-finger salute at the Super Bowl. But why ‘bird’?
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Facebook, Google bow to Indian censorship demands
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:43:00 AM CST
Court warned of crackdown ‘like China’ if web companies don’t block content deemed offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians
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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, U.K. pulls envoy as violence grows
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:04:00 AM CST
Syrian forces bombard city of Homs for third day, killing 17
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Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:02:00 AM CST
Agreement comes almost a year after the two sides signed a reconciliation deal
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6.9 quake kills 13 in Philippines
Monday, February 6, 2012 4:40:00 AM CST
Earthquake destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses
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Syrian troops bombard Homs
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:12:00 AM CST
Makeshift medical clinic and residential areas shelled in deadly assault
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America’s down, but not out
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:00:00 AM CST
Mark Carney says it’ll take years for the U.S. economy to recover. Nonsense, says American political scientist Charles Doran
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The integrated approach to engaging Beijing
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:00:00 AM CST
Canada should emphasize, constructively, that trade and human rights are inseparable
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Was it worth it? Canadians reflect on the war in Afghanistan
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:00:00 PM CST
Reflections on what we were fighting for in Afghanistan from a handful of Canadians who actually waged the war or led the battles over issues of principle and peace
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A decade after going to war in Afghanistan, the wins are fading
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:26:00 PM CST
If the war wasn’t worth fighting any more, was it worth fighting at all?
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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee poised to outdo Royal Wedding’s pomp
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:02:00 PM CST
As her 60th year on the throne begins, the 85-year-old monarch has planned extravagant festivities that mix ancient pageantry with modern media