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Syrian assault on Homs kills 50: opposition (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06

United States Ambassador Susan Rice speaks with an unidentified delegate during the U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power in New York February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Allison JoyceReuters - 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.


Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government: senior official (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed at a meeting in Qatar on Monday to form a unified government for the West Bank and Gaza Strip headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, a senior Palestinian official said.

Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A view of the inside of a shopping mall is seen in northwestern Tehran February 3, 2012. With just a month to go before a parliamentary election, Iran has been hit hard in recent months by new U.S. and European economic sanctions over its nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is aimed at making a bomb. Picture taken February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.


Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 3 dead, many trapped (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - A three-story factory collapsed Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.

Romania PM Boc resigns after protests (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday after weeks of nationwide protests against austerity measures and before a parliamentary election due late this year.

Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate Email, Harrassing Calls and Prince William (Time.com)

date: 2012 02 06Time.com - Whether called the Falklands or Las Malvinas, the south Atlantic islands are once again the center of a diplomatic row as the 30th anniversary of a brief war approaches

Queen celebrates 60 years on throne (AP)

date: 2012 02 06

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the church of St Peter and St Paul at West Newton, eastern England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The queen braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. The 85-year-old monarch marks 60 years on the throne on Monday. The anniversary will be marked by a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012. Elizabeth ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the throne Monday with a message thanking all those who have supported her over her reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.


Abbas to head Palestinian unity government (AP)

date: 2012 02 06AP - The two rival Palestinian camps have agreed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will head an interim unity government that is to lead them to elections.

Mexico party picks woman as presidential candidate (AP)

date: 2012 02 06

Josefina Vasquez Mota, center, presidential candidate of Mexico's National Action Party, PAN, casts her vote during the party's primary elections in Huixquilucan, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. If nominated Vasquez Mota would be the first woman for a major political party to run for Mexico's highest office. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)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.


Sudanese rebels say to release Chinese workers "soon" (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - Sudanese rebels said on Monday they will release "soon" 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting insurgents for months.

Internet giants remove content after India court warning (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.

Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing" (Reuters)

date: 2012 02 06Reuters - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.

Correction: Australia helicopter deaths story (AP)

date: 2012 02 06AP - In a story Feb. 5 about the deaths of two filmmakers in an Australian helicopter crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the crash. Nowra is 97 miles (156 kilometers) south of Sydney, not north.

Americans face prosecution as Egypt ignores Clinton, Congress (The Christian Science Monitor)

date: 2012 02 06The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizens, over the foreign funding of nongovernmental organizations, sharply raising the stakes in a standoff with the US that has put $1.3 billion in US military aid to Egypt at risk.

Russia and China Challenge the West on Syria: What Implications for Iran? (Time.com)

date: 2012 02 06Time.com - The breach among the Permanent Five members of the U.N. Security Council in Saturday's vote on Syria's increasingly bloody power struggle could have profound implications for Syria's immediate future

Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected (The Christian Science Monitor)

date: 2012 02 05The Christian Science Monitor - Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria appear to have reached an impasse following the vetoing by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution.