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Marie Colvin killed in Syria – The Guardian

The GuardianMarie Colvin killed in SyriaThe GuardianMarie Colvin, the award-winning Sunday Times journalist, has been killed in Syria. It is reported that she died alongside a French photographer in Homs when a house they were staying was shelled. News…

Australia PM battle looms after foreign minister quits – Reuters

NEWS.com.auAustralia PM battle looms after foreign minister quitsReuters* Rudd resignation seen bringing battle with PM Gillard to a head * Rudd says cannot work with Gillard amid "soap opera" * Leadership crisis could lead to early election,…

IAEA Inspectors Depart After Iran Talks Yield No ‘Way Forward’ – BusinessWeek

Telegraph.co.ukIAEA Inspectors Depart After Iran Talks Yield No 'Way Forward'BusinessWeekBy Ladane Nasseri and Jonathan Tirone Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Iran to defuse tensions over an alle…

Police Question Strauss-Kahn – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalPolice Question Strauss-KahnWall Street JournalBy NADYA MASIDLOVER PARIS—Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent the night in police custody and is being questioned again Wednesday over allegations rel…

U.S. Sees Positive Signs in First N. Korea Talks Since Kim Death – Bloomberg

The Daily StarU.S. Sees Positive Signs in First N. Korea Talks Since Kim DeathBloombergThe US sees “positive signs” in North Korea's decision to meet for talks in Beijing soon after the Dec. 17 death of Kim Jong Il, US envoy Glyn Davies said ah…

Top leader insists Iran not seeking nuclear arms – The Associated Press

Globe and MailTop leader insists Iran not seeking nuclear armsThe Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader insists the Islamic Republic is not seeking nuclear weapons, saying they are "useless, harmful and dangerous." Supre…

Official: Books Burned in Afghanistan Extremist – ABC News

ABC NewsOfficial: Books Burned in Afghanistan ExtremistABC NewsMuslim holy books that were burned in a pile of garbage at a US military base in Afghanistan had been removed from a library at a nearby detention center because they contained extremist me…

Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed – Reuters

Sydney Morning HeraldRed Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killedReutersBy Mariam Karouny and Stephanie Nebehay | BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery…

New claims suggest sweep of Iran’s covert plots – Seattle Post Intelligencer

PanARMENIAN.NetNew claims suggest sweep of Iran's covert plotsSeattle Post IntelligencerBRIAN MURPHY, AP FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 file photo, police officers stand around an Israeli diplomat's car that was damaged in an explosion i…

Kenya blames Somali militants for food crisis – CBS News

National PostKenya blames Somali militants for food crisisCBS NewsKenyan army soldier Nicholas Munyanya, wearing a helmet on which is written in Kiswahili "Tea in Kismayo", referring to a key strategic Somali town under the control of al-Shab…

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