Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
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Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit,...
Blast hits Egypts gas pipeline to Israel
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Reuters - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel Sunday, witnesses and state television reported.
Russians stage rival protests over Putin
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Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putins...
Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
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Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a...
Indianapolis officials urge Super Bowl crowds to play it safe
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Reuters - Indianapolis authorities called on Super Bowl celebrants to play it safe on Saturday night at festivities near the citys football...
Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school
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Reuters - State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing...
Class War 2012: Why Both Parties Are Flying the Anti-Wall Street Banner
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Time.com - Gingrich ended his campaign against Romney in Florida with the same message strategy that Romneys senior advisers had used in another...
Inside Facebooks IPO: How the Social Web Will Reshape the Economy
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Time.com - Facebooks IPO -- the largest in Internet history -- is a once-in-a-generation milestone in the evolution of the web
European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine
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Reuters - Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent on Saturday, blanketing...
Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia
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AP - Bosnias government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug...
U.S. Army in Europe eyes greater partner training
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Reuters - The U.S. military, which is cutting its presence in Europe, plans to expand its training of European partners to cope with new threats...
Vatican rejects prelates corruption allegations
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AP - The administration of the Vatican City State on Saturday categorically rejected as groundless a top prelates accusations of corruption in the...
Rome struggles with more snow; govt shovels issued
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AP - Romans bewildered by their citys first big snowfall in 26 years used government-issued shovels to clear sidewalks, and kitchen utensils to...
Report says 3 set themselves on fire in China
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AP - Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest Chinas policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that has already...
McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring
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Reuters - U.S. Senator John McCain warned Chinas Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and...
Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House
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Reuters - The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the groups leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year.
Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting
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AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the...
Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace
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AP - Pakistans prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal to end the war in...