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Russia's Lavrov seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs |
Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his ...
Syria's Bashar al-Assad's benefited from "Soviet-style tactics," an activist saysCNN
Syria uprising: latestTelegraph.co.uk
Turkey Debates Its Role in Possible Syria InterventionVoice of America
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Last Known WWI Veteran Dies at 110
TIME
By AP Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012 (LONDON) ? Florence Green, the world's last known veteran of World War I, has died at the age of 110, the care home where she lived said Tuesday. Briar House Care Home in King's Lynn, England, said Green died Saturday, ...
'Last' WWI veteran Florence Green recalls serviceBBC News
Florence Green, last first world war veteran, dies at 110The Guardian
Last Known WWI Veteran Florence Green Dies at 110ABC News
USA TODAY
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Maldives President Resigns After Coup
Wall Street Journal
By TOM WRIGHT Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigned Tuesday after what government officials described as a coup by some police officers and opposition figures linked to his predecessor, who led the small island state for three decades.
President quits after mutinyHindustan Times
Maldives president quits after police mutiny, protestsReuters
?I am not a person who wishes to rule with the use of power?The Hindu
Los Angeles Times -The Press Association -National Post
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Palestinians slam selection of Abbas as PM in unity deal
Jerusalem Post
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 02/07/2012 20:56 "This is a scandal not only because it violates the [Palestinian] Basic Law, but also because it turns Abbas into an autocrat with absolute powers," senior Fatah official says of unity deal with Hamas.
Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas governmentFox News
Hamas's choiceFinancial Times
Palestinians announce agreement for unity governmentLos Angeles Times

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Lawyer: Egypt holding Americans over aid dispute
CBS News
An Egyptian protester carried by fellow demonstrators shouts slogans near the Interior Ministry in Cairo Feb. 4, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO - Americans facing trial in Egypt over activities of their pro-democracy groups have been caught in a ...
Lawyer: US nonprofits caught in Egypt aid disputeThe Associated Press
Egypt MPs say minister must step down over deathsReuters Africa
Egypt officials see end to US NGO stand-offReuters

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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
Fox News
Additional US sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities ...
Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war'Daily Caller
Iran shrugs off latest US sanctions, trade suffersReuters
Why Israeli radio transmits in Farsi for listeners in IranChristian Science Monitor
Washington Post
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Rescuers dig for Philippines quake missing
Sydney Morning Herald
Rescuers are digging through debris and mud in the central Philippines in search of nearly 100 missing, a day after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed houses and killed at least 48 people. More than 400 soldiers were dispatched ...
News of the world in photos: Aftermath of quake in PhilippinesSeattle Post Intelligencer
Death toll in Philippine quake rises to 22USA TODAY
Rescuers search for missing after deadly Philippines earthquakeStars and Stripes
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Costa Concordia captain remains under house arrest
USA TODAY
ROME (AP) ? An Italian court refused Tuesday to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan island last month. By Pier Paolo Cito, AP The Costa Concordia remains ...
Italy: Court keeps ship captain under house arrestThe Associated Press
Costa Concordia: cruise captain 'dined on crab and oysters' with dancerTelegraph.co.uk
cruise ship captain must remain under house arrestCNN
Fox News -Reuters
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Sudan Rebels Free 29 Chinese Workers
Wall Street Journal
By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA Uganda?Rebels in oil-rich Sudan on Tuesday released 29 Chinese workers, capping a hostage drama that exposed the risks of China's investments in the conflict-prone African region. In a statement, Sudan's Foreign Ministry said ...
29 Chinese kidnapped workers held in Sudan released (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Kidnapped Chinese workers released in SudanCNN International
Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil stateReuters
Voice of America -Financial Times
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Pakistan building collapse: Woman found alive in rubble
BBC News
Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed. The factory, which authorities say was built illegally in a residential area of the city, collapsed after a gas ...
Survivor found in Pakistan collapseHerald Sun
Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trappedReuters
Pakistani woman saved after 31 hours under rubbleCBS News
South Asian News Agency
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