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| Blasts Rock Aleppo as Dozens More Are Reported Killed in Syria |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| Explosions in the northern city of Aleppo targeted security units on Friday, state media reported, as Syrian forces were said to be laying siege to the central city of Homs. |
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Author: By NEIL MacFARQUHAR |
Category: Syria |
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| Obama Offers ‘Accommodation’ on Birth Control Rule |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The president’s plan would require that insurance companies, not religious institutions, offer contraceptive coverage at no cost. |
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Author: By HELENE COOPER |
Category: Obama, Barack |
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| Two Sudans Edge Closer to Brink in Oil Dispute |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| Sudan and South Sudan are seizing tankers, shutting down wells and imperiling the tenuous, American-backed peace that has held — just barely — between the two countries after decades of war. |
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Author: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN |
Category: South Sudan |
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| Afghans Say Informant Misled NATO, Leading to Airstrike on Children |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| A village where eight children reportedly were killed this week was struck based on information provided by an informant who meant to mislead the French troops who control the area. |
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Author: By ALISSA J. RUBIN and JAWAD SUKHANYAR |
Category: Afghanistan |
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| TIMESCAST: TimesCast | February 10, 2012 |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| Obama compromises in birth control fight | Santorum and Romney speak at CPAC | Explosions at two Syrian government sites. |
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Category: Obama, Barack |
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| Pakistan Supreme Court Rejects Yousaf Raza Gilani’s Appeal |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The high court on Friday rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani against contempt charges, escalating a tense standoff between the judiciary and the ruling party. |
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Author: By SALMAN MASOOD |
Category: Gilani, Yousaf Raza |
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| Russia Convicts Engineer of Passing Secrets to U.S. |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| Vladimir V. Nesterets, an engineer at a space facility, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for giving classified information to the C.I.A, according to Russian officials. |
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Author: By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ |
Category: Russia |
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| Jordan Protests Suggest Whisper of an Arab Spring |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| King Abdullah II has long faced critics among liberals in the cities, but recent protests among tribes outside of the urban areas present a new challenge. |
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Author: By STEPHEN FARRELL |
Category: Jordan |
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| T Magazine: New York Fashion Week Runway in Review for Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012 |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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| The critics weigh in on Wednesday's shows in New York. |
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Author: By ALISON S. COHN |
Category: 10 Crosby |
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| Drone Kills Pakistani Militant, Official Says |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| A prominent Pakistani militant commander was killed in an American drone strike at a house in North Waziristan. |
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Author: By ISMAIL KHAN and DECLAN WALSH |
Category: Drones (Pilotless Planes) |
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| Disgruntled Greeks Start 48-Hour National Strike |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The tumult came as Prime Minister Lucas Papademos threatened to eject from his fragile interim coalition government any ministers who objected to the country’s new austerity deal. |
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Author: By NIKI KITSANTONIS |
Category: Greece |
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| Muslim Brotherhood Demands Military Cede Power |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The call by the formerly outlawed Islamist group moved Egypt one step closer to a long-anticipated confrontation between the ruling generals and the Islamist-dominated Parliament. |
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Author: By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK |
Category: Egypt |
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| As Police Strike in Brazil, Carnival Could Be a Danger |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| Brazil, faced with a police strike that apparently contributed to a spike in killings in the northeast, is bracing for similar strikes in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. |
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Author: By SIMON ROMERO |
Category: Bahia (Brazil) |
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| Treated Wastewater Used for Drinking Supplies |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| As water becomes more precious, suppliers are beginning to overcome public aversion to treating and reusing wastewater. |
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Author: By FELICITY BARRINGER |
Category: Water |
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