Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
U.S., French journalists killed in Syria (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012Reuters - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.
Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.
U.S., European security officials discount Iran-Al Qaeda links (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012Reuters - U.S. and European officials are downplaying allegations that Iran and al Qaeda have recently stepped up cooperation in preparation for possible attacks on U.S. and other Western targets.
Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.
Grasping at Straws: The Syrian Opposition Appeals to Russia (Time.com)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012Time.com - In the face of continuing bloodshed in their homeland, one anti-Assad group courts the regime's allies in the Syrian business community and Moscow. Is it all in vain?
Putin praises Cold War moles for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012Reuters - Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power.
McCain urges Libyan militias to join national army (AP)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
AP - Sen. John McCain urged Libya's militias on Wednesday to integrate themselves into the country's new national army and called for the reported abuse of prisoners held by the ex-rebels to stop.
Puerto Rico to open historic building for weddings (AP)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012AP - Couples planning to get married in Puerto Rico will soon be able to tie the knot in one of the island's most historic buildings.
NH jury chosen in Rwanda genocide case (AP)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012AP - The trial of a New Hampshire woman charged with lying about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide is expected to transport jurors back almost 18 years to a roadblock outside a family owned hotel in Butare where prosecutors say the defendant decided who would live and who would die.
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