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Strauss-Kahn 'a suspect' in prostitution ring inquiry PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:30
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PARIS - Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, a prosecutor says.

 
Syria crisis: City comes under heavy bombardment PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:27
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HOMS - Rebel-held areas of the central Syrian city of Homs have come under intense bombardment from the Syrian army.

 
German President quits in scandal PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Friday, 17 February 2012 16:10
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BERLIN - German President Christian Wulff has announced his resignation, after prosecutors called for his immunity to be lifted.

 
Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction' PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 10:32
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DAMASCUS - The failure of the UN security council to take action has emboldened Syria to make an "all out assault" on opponents, the UN's human rights chief says.

 
Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports PDF Print E-mail
By Businesslive.co.za   
Saturday, 11 February 2012 15:09
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TEHRAN - Iran is turning to barter - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 million people, commodities traders said Thursday.

 
Russian official visits Syria PDF Print E-mail
By CNN   
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 14:18
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DAMASCUS - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Damascus on Tuesday to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, days after world leaders accused Russia of helping give the Syrian government a green light to kill more civilians.

 
U.N. nuclear watchdog in Iran PDF Print E-mail
By CNN   
Monday, 20 February 2012 16:03
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TEHRAN - Officials with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency begin a second round of talks Monday with Iranian officials over the country's nuclear program, a day after Tehran cut off crude exports to British and French companies in retaliation for a new round of sanctions imposed on the regime.

 
China sends top envoy to Syria PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:25
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DAMASCUS - China says it is sending a senior envoy to Syria in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to the country's crisis.

 
Greek MPs pass austerity package PDF Print E-mail
By BBC News   
Monday, 13 February 2012 17:20
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ATHENS - Greek MPs have approved a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout.

 
Hacked e-mails reveal Assad's spin to defend crackdown PDF Print E-mail
By CNN   
Thursday, 09 February 2012 13:02
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DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was apparently coached on how to describe his government's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators just days before his appearance on an American network, according to purported e-mails of Syrian officials released by the hacking group known as Anonymous.

 
Romney targets Obama after Nevada win PDF Print E-mail
By CNN   
Sunday, 05 February 2012 10:30
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LAS VEGAS - Declaring victory in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday, Mitt Romney again turned away from his GOP rivals and toward President Barack Obama.

 
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