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Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:16:42 GMT
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
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Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:38 GMT
Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:17 GMT
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
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Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on throne
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:45 GMT
Reuters - Sixty years after she ascended to the throne in an austere Britain still facing post-war rationing, Queen Elizabeth marked the milestone on Monday with a new website that showed just how much the world has changed during her reign.
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US closes embassy in Syria capital
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:18:29 GMT
AP - The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.
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Mexico party picks woman as presidential candidate
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:27 GMT
AP - A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its powerful rival.
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