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US shutters embassy in Syria, withdraws all staff
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:32:40 AM CST
The US has closed its embassy in Damascus and withdrawn all American diplomats from Syria as President Assad's deadly crackdown on rebels continues.
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'Deceptive practices': US levies new sanctions on Iran
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:15:43 AM CST
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ordered new U.S. sanctions on the government of Iran, including the Central Bank, on Monday.
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6.8 quake in Philippines kills 13, buries homes
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:34:31 AM CST
A strong earthquake in the Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents.
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Greece plays game of chicken over bailout
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:34:43 AM CST
Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout as patience in Brussels wore thin over drawn-out negotiations among its feuding political leaders.
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Israel: Palestinian deal abandons 'way of peace'
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:42:48 AM CST
The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Defending virtual borders in age of cyber war
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:17:10 AM CST
If cyberspace itself is now a weapon of mass destruction, how can we protect ourselves from an electronic Armageddon? That’s one of the many disconcerting questions raised by a major new report just published in Europe.
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Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:50:24 AM CST
TEHRAN -- The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.
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Europeans struggle under record cold snap
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:44:29 AM CST
Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, flooding a village and killing at least four.
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Will Mexico elect 1st female president?
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:38:39 AM CST
A major political party in Mexico has chosen Josefina Vazquez Mota, a charismatic former congresswoman to be the country's first female presidential candidate.
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Ex-dictator Noriega hospitalized after possible stroke
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:32:51 AM CST
Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke.
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Obama: Diplomacy 'preferred solution' with Iran
Sunday, February 5, 2012 4:52:49 PM CST
Diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama told NBC.
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Obama's grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:19:29 AM CST
President Barack Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was traveling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday.
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Romania turmoil: Government quits after protests
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:38:43 AM CST
The Romanian prime minister Emil Boc on Monday announced the resignation of himself and his Cabinet, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country.
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3 dead, dozens missing after blast at Pakistan factory
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:02:08 AM CST
A three-story factory collapsed on Monday in Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.
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American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:04:53 AM CST
Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the activities of pro-democracy groups.