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Israel's profound choice on Iran
Los Angeles Times
In the end it will come down to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His senior officials will make their cases, but he alone will have to make one of the most critical decisions in Israel's history: whether to attack Iran's nuclear program.
UN Nuclear Inspectors' Visit to Iran Is a Failure, West SaysNew York Times
Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargoReuters
Iran vows retaliation as nuclear tension growsSan Francisco Chronicle
USA TODAY -Washington Post -BusinessWeek
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:18 GMT

Waiting in the Wings, a Survivor of Three Decades of Syrian Politics
New York Times
The diplomatic struggle over the Arab League's peace proposal for Syria has nearly obscured an important detail of the plan: President Bashar al-Assad would be replaced in a transition by a loyal disciple. Under the proposal, Mr. Assad's vice president ...
Russia Holds Back Syria ResolutionWall Street Journal
Syria Resolution Turns on Russia's Veto Power in UN CouncilBusinessWeek
Syria: UN Security Council 'to vote on resolution'BBC News
Reuters -ABC Online -The Associated Press
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:30:03 GMT

Cold snap spreads across Europe
BBC News
More than 100 people have been killed by the cold in Ukraine. Temperatures plummeted as low as -27C in the capital Kiev. In parts of Poland temperatures have dropped to as low as -35C. The harsh conditions have also spread to Serbia and as far south as ...
Hundreds of people die in Europe cold snapThe Australian
Russia Curbs Europe Gas SuppliesWall Street Journal
As Europe Shivers, Russia and Ukraine Point Fingers Over Natural Gas Supply to ...New York Times
Fox News -Reuters
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:14:51 GMT

Death toll climbs as protests escalate in Egypt
CNN International
Cairo (CNN) -- Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday.
5 killed in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riotUSA TODAY
Egypt protesters battle police in Cairo streets, Tahrir SquareLos Angeles Times
Seven dead as street battles rage on in EgyptJerusalem Post
San Francisco Chronicle -New York Times -Wall Street Journal
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:12:46 GMT

Peter Goodspeed: 'Tired of Putin': Dissident aims to rally thousands against ...
National Post
Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov doesn't expect to see a touch of the Arab Spring in Moscow's winter, but he aims to bring tens of thousands of protesters into the streets Saturday to demand political reform and an end to Vladimir Putin's presidential ...
Vote rigging fears ahead of Russian pollBBC News
Russians in provinces support Vladimir Putin but not his partyLos Angeles Times
Mikhail Prokhorov, a low-key billionaire, takes to Russian stumpWashington Post
Reuters -New York Times -BusinessWeek
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:55:37 GMT

Hackers take over Boston police website with 'OWS' message; Anonymous claims ...
Washington Post
BOSTON - The hacking collective Anonymous is claiming credit for defacing the Boston Police Department's website. A message posted on the website Friday said, "Anonymous hacks Boston Police website in retaliation for police brutality at OWS.
Hackers take over Boston police websiteHouston Chronicle
Anonymous listens in to Scotland Yard-FBI callSan Francisco Chronicle
FBI probes Anonymous intercept of US-UK hacking callBBC News
Los Angeles Times
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:44:45 GMT

Egyptian kidnappers reportedly free 2 American tourists
Fox News
Two American tourists kidnapped Friday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were freed and are "in good health," Egypt's tourism minister said. Their release was first announced by Egyptian security officials and later confirmed by the US State Department.
Abducted female tourists released in EgyptWashington Post
Two Americans Kidnapped in Egypt Are Released, Officials SayNew York Times
US tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai releasedReuters
BBC News -The Associated Press
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:57:12 GMT

Politics is driving exit from Afghanistan
Deseret News
By Deb Riechmann, AP KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban are not beaten, the peace process is bogged down in internal squabbles and Afghan security forces aren't ready to take control of the nation. Yet the US and its partners are talking about speeding ...
Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan armyReuters
Panetta Says US to End Afghan Combat Role as Soon as 2013New York Times
NATO ministers mull financing for Afghan security forces post-2014Washington Post
Voice of America
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:14:01 GMT

Life Sentence for Duch
Voice of America
Friday, 03 February 2012 Life Sentence for Duch Reporters, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh, Washington DC "Justice has come after 33 years." The Supreme Court Chamber of the Khmer Rouge tribunal handed a life sentence to Kaing Kek Iev, the torture chief better ...
Life term for Cambodia Khmer Rouge jailer DuchBBC News
Khmer Rouge tribunal's Supreme Court orders regime's chief jailer to serve ...Washington Post
Khmer Rouge Jailer's Prison Term ExtendedWall Street Journal
ABC News
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:25 GMT