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Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
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| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:25 GMT |
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Costa Cruises offers compensation to rescued passengers
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Costa Cruises has offered 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard its liner that ran aground and capsized two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:06 GMT |
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Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Senior Afghan peace negotiators believe the Taliban are willing to significantly soften past hardline ideologies, with its leaders already laying the ground for possible peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:48:41 GMT |
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Kidnapped Norwegian freed in Yemen
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - A Norwegian working for the United Nations was freed on Friday, nearly two weeks after being kidnapped in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Interior Ministry said. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:10:47 GMT |
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Iran could ban EU oil exports next week: lawmaker
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - A law to be debated in Iran's parliament on Sunday could halt exports of oil to the European Union as early as next week, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying on Friday. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:56:52 GMT |
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Syria: Are Captured Iranians Military Men or Engineers?
(Time.com)
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| Time.com - The revolt against President Assad has long alleged that Iran has sent soldiers to prop up the regime. Their latest proof, however, may not quite satisfy doubts about the claim |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMT |
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Auschwitz survivor dies in Oswiecim on anniversary
(AP)
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| AP - Kazimierz Smolen, a 91-year-old Auschwitz survivor who after World War II became director of the memorial site, died Friday on the 67th anniversary of its liberation. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:22:14 GMT |
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AP Exclusive: Barrier proposed as Israel border
(AP)
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 AP - Israel is proposing to essentially turn its West Bank separation barrier into the border with a future state of Palestine, two Palestinian officials said Friday, based on their interpretation of principles Israel presented in talks this week.
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| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:04:51 GMT |
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PEN writers condemn attacks on Mexico journalists
(AP)
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| AP - Several Nobel prize laureates are joining the PEN International writers group in condemning attacks on journalists in Mexico. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:13:50 GMT |
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Nigeria sect leader threatens new attacks
(AP)
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| AP - The leader of a radical Islamist sect launching increasingly bloody attacks in Nigeria has rejected offers for a negotiated peace, instead promising to kidnap government officials' family members and bomb schools, according to an Internet audio message allegedly posted by the group. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:59:28 GMT |
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French Afghan troops to leave Kapisa in March
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - French troops will start handing over security to the Afghan army in March and focus on training until pulling out of Afghanistan completely at the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:19:58 GMT |
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Saputo warns of cleaning solution in milk
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Canadian dairy products producer Saputo Inc is warning customers not to consume one of its milk products because it could be tainted with a cleaning solution. |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:24 GMT |
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Australian gov't, activists trade blame for clash
(AP)
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 AP - Authorities and indigenous-rights protesters blamed each other Friday for a heated clash in which bodyguards had to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event marking the anniversary of British colonization.
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| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:49:32 GMT |
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As Scottish clamor for independence, English beginning to say 'me too'
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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| The Christian Science Monitor - The debate over Scottish independence has sparked a backlash in England, where ordinary people believe their voice and rights are being ignored. |
| Date Posted : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:18:46 GMT |
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An Introduction to Messi: An Outsider's Take
(Time.com)
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| Time.com - The man everyone wants to know is someone who doesn't want to give out -- or doesn't have -- any real personal information. Is he just a sports machine? |
| Date Posted : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMT |
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As Israeli-Palestinian talks sink, fringe ideas gain traction
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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| The Christian Science Monitor - As another round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks faltered on Wednesday, a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians say that the status quo is rapidly approaching a point at which establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel is impossible or unrealistic. |
| Date Posted : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:22:10 GMT |
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