Obama: Diplomacy 'preferred solution' with Iran
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:52:49 GMT
Diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama told NBC. Read more...
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Clinton lambastes 'travesty' of UN veto on Syria
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:32:33 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Western and Arab nations in expressing fury at Saturday's veto by Russia and China of U.N. action in Syria. Read more...
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American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:04:53 GMT
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. Read more...
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Britain, France see snow, travel mess in Europe's big freeze
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:41:17 GMT
Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday and brought widespread disruption to transport services. Read more...
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Tour leader recounts kidnapping in Egypt
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:00:31 GMT
 Patti Esperanza, a tour company owner from Los Gatos, Calif., handled her kidnapping like a pro. Read more...
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Car bomb kills at least seven in Afghanistan
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 09:41:51 GMT
A car bomb exploded near a busy shopping area in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing at least seven people. Read more...
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National Geographic pair killed in helicopter crash
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:45:13 GMT
Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash, National Geographic said Sunday. Read more...
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Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline
Posted Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:16:07 GMT
 Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms. Read more...
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Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:59:26 GMT
 The fatal grounding of the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast has sharpened the focus on the largely unchecked boom of these ever-larger luxury liners, and nowhere more so than in Venice. Read more...
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North Korean accordion students take on A-ha
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:08:13 GMT
A bizarre cover version of 1980s pop hit 'Take On Me', performed by North Korean accordion players, has surfaced on video sharing site, YouTube. Read more...
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17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:57:39 GMT
 Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic capsized, officials said Sunday. Read more...
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Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 06:56:14 GMT
Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year. Read more...
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Aid groups: 15,000 flee Mali amid Tuareg rebellion
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:16:30 GMT
More than 15,000 people including Malian military personnel have fled into neighboring countries since members of the nomadic Tuareg ethnic group launched a new rebellion against the Malian government last month, aid officials say. Read more...
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