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Deaths mount in Syria as world seeks next step
6 Feb 2012 at 10:31pm
The U.S. closes its embassy in Syria as intense blasts echo through the city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths there, activists say.
NGO dispute: U.S. aid to Egypt on line
6 Feb 2012 at 11:38pm
U.S. aid to Egypt could suffer if Egypt persists in prosecuting nongovernmental organization workers, U.S. officials warned Monday.
One dead in fifth day of Egypt clashes
6 Feb 2012 at 8:16pm
Violent clashes near Egypt's Interior Ministry on Monday left at least one person dead and 72 injured, a health ministry official said.
Death toll climbs in Philippines quake
7 Feb 2012 at 12:15am
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines has killed at least 15 people, the government said.
U.S. orders new Iran sanctions
6 Feb 2012 at 6:43pm
The United States has moved to block assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday.
Cyclist Contador stripped of Tour title
6 Feb 2012 at 3:31pm
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
UK queen celebrates 60 years on throne
6 Feb 2012 at 4:59pm
Sixty years ago Monday, a 25-year-old woman got a message that her father had died -- and that she was now Queen Elizabeth II.
British court grants bail to radical cleric
6 Feb 2012 at 11:22pm
A court in the United Kingdom has granted bail to a radical cleric accused of links to al Qaeda, the British Home Office said Monday.
Romania PM resigns amid protests
6 Feb 2012 at 10:47pm
Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday, following weeks of public protests against austerity measures, and in the wake of at least 34 deaths due to cold weather.
Greece moves closer to default
6 Feb 2012 at 3:36am
Lucas Papademos, the Greek premier, failed to make party leaders accept harsh terms in return for a second ?130bn bail-out, pushing Athens closer to a disorderly default as early as next month.
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