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Globe and Mail
Philippine quake kills 43, dozens missing
Sydney Morning Herald
Rescuers in the Philippines are digging through rubble with shovels and their bare hands after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit a narrow strait between the heavily ...
Philippines: At Least 13 Killed in QuakeNew York Times
Powerful aftershocks hit PhilippinesABC Online
Central Philippines earthquake kills at least 15BBC News
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Newsweek
Obama Freezes Iranian Government, Bank Assets in US
BusinessWeek
By Indira AR Lakshmanan Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ordered a freeze on all Iranian government and financial institutions' assets that are under US jurisdiction, the White House said today. The president cited “deceptive practices” of ...
New sanctions on Iran intended to ratchet up pressure, but could they ease ...Fox News
US imposes tough new sanctions on IranHerald Sun
Israel Can't Act Alone on Iran Nuke Threat: Jeffrey GoldbergBloomberg
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Daily Mail
Even Rocky Horror and a pair of bloomers can't faze the Queen
Daily Mail
By Robert Hardman The new Elizabethan age has now entered its seventh decade. Before yesterday morning, only one British monarch in history had reigned for 60 years. Victoria has now been joined by her great-great-granddaughter.
The Diamond Queen, BBC 1, reviewTelegraph.co.uk
Queen marks 60 years on throneIrish Times
Salute to her Majesty on her historic Daimaond JubileeMirror.co.uk
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BBC News
Queensland floodwaters creep towards record peak
ABC Online
Australian authorities say flood waters in the southern Queensland town of St George are still rising slowly. Thousands of people have been forced out of the inland town in the biggest evacuation in the state's history. The Balonne River had reached ...
Floods Leave Thousands Stranded in QueenslandBloomberg
Levee bank saves Queensland town of St George from Balonne River floodingThe Australian
Levee keeps Queensland town dryHerald Sun
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New York Times
US Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence Flares
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States closed its embassy in Syria on Monday and withdrew its staff in the face of escalating mayhem for which American officials blamed the Syrian government's unbridled repression of an 11-month-old uprising.
All eyes on Russian minister's Syria tripBBC News
US Closes Syria Embassy, Says UN Veto Emboldens AssadVoice of America
US closes Syria embassy, pulls out all staffHerald Sun
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BBC News
Fatah-Hamas unity government: Israel condemns move
BBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Palestinian Authority must choose between a treaty with Hamas "or peace with Israel". He was speaking hours after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would head a unity government between ...
Qatar orchestrates creation of unity government in PalestineGlobe and Mail
Palestinian Unity Deal Has Risks for Israel and AbbasNew York Times
Hamas and Fatah overcome key roadblock to reconciliation (+video)Christian Science Monitor
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Sydney Morning Herald
Norway mass killer demands medal of honour
Sydney Morning Herald
Anders Behring Breivik attends his last pre-trial hearing for Norway's worst peace time massacre. The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen has told a court he deserves a medal ...
Breivik's court tirade brings tears and ridiculeIrish Times
After the Oslo Massacre, an Assault on Free SpeechWall Street Journal
Norway mass killer decries "cultural destruction"Reuters
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BBC News
Pakistan: Lahore factory collapse 'kills 13'
BBC News
A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killing at least 10 women and three children, officials say. The blast at the three-storey building is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. Rescuers fear many more are trapped in ...
Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trappedReuters
11 dead in Pakistan factory collapseABC Online
Pakistan factory collapse traps scoresThe Guardian
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Telegraph.co.uk
More snow could hit Heathrow over weekend
Telegraph.co.uk
More snow is forecast to hit Heathrow airport and many parts of Britain over weekend just as the half term getaway begins. By David Millward, Transport Editor The airport is set for a light dusting of snow, according to the Met Office, ...
European chill may freeze Indian flight plansTimes of India
Cold weather lessons have been learned – but UK's real test is yet to comeThe Guardian
The snow may not fully melt, with a 'partial thaw' predicted by forecastersBBC News
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Telegraph.co.uk
Anti-cuts protests push Romania PM out
Reuters
* PM resigns after weeks of anti-government protests * Existing coalition set to continue under new PM * Parliamentary election due by November * IMF sees no change in bailout deal By Ioana Patran and Sam Cage BUCHAREST, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Romanian ...
Romanian government collapses amid public outrage over austerityLos Angeles Times
Romanian PM resigns over austerity protestsIrish Times
Romania's PM resigns amid protests, winter deathsCNN
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CBC.ca
Egypt's military hints at earlier presidential election
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM CAIRO -- Egypt's military rulers signaled Monday that the presidential election may be held earlier than planned in what appears to be an effort to stem political turmoil and calm five days of protests that have shaken the nation after a ...
Egypt speeds preparation for presidential voteThe Associated Press
Clashes rage through the night in CairoHindustan Times
Egypt names American NGO workers facing trialTelegraph.co.uk
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BBC News
Deep freeze tightens grip across Europe
BBC News
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200. Polish authorities said nine people had died in the last 24 hours. An EU official denied there was an ...
Euro 2012: 13 of 16 teams reject Ukraine as base campNDTV
Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in BulgariaAFP
Europe's cold snap spreadsCNN International
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New York Times
Violence in Syria Continues After Diplomacy Fails
New York Times
BEIRUT — Syrian forces shelled the battered city of Homs for another day Monday, striking a makeshift clinic and killing at least 17 people in a mounting toll that has made the city the epicenter of the 11-month Syrian uprising, opposition groups said.
Activists: Syrian Forces Bombard HomsTIME
Report: Top Iran military official aiding Assad's crackdown on Syria oppositionHaaretz
Syrian army in fresh assault on HomsFinancial Times
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CTV.ca
Finland's former finance minister victorious in presidential election
CNN
Former Finnish Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto emerged victorious in the nation's presidential election Sunday, according to preliminary results. According to Finland's Ministry of Justice, with 100% of votes counted, Niinisto defeated the nation's ...
Gay and Green presidential contender battles to break the mould in FinlandThe Guardian
Conservatives take second powerful post in FinlandHouston Chronicle
Conservative Sauli Niinisto wins Finland's presidential electionTelegraph.co.uk
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Newsweek
RPT-FEATURE-Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
Reuters
(Repeats Feb 5 story, text unchanged) * Iranians feel the pinch of sanctions * Fading economy overshadows nuclear dispute * Many fear further sanctions, military strike * Some support nuclear path at any cost Feb 5 (Reuters) - Each day that he ...
No Israeli Decision on Iran Attack, Obama SaysNew York Times
Obama: US in 'lockstep' with Israel on Iran nukesThe Associated Press
Obama says Israel and the US hope to find a 'diplomatic solution' to Iran nuke ...Fox News
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The Hindu
More GOP caucuses next stop for front-runner Romney
CNN
By Tom Cohen, CNN Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is now firmly lodged as the runner-up to Mitt Romney. Washington (CNN) -- With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coming off his second straight victory, the race for the GOP ...
Report: Gingrich benefactor Sheldon Adelson may shift support to RomneyHaaretz
Romney solidifies position in Republican presidential raceNew Zealand Herald
Republicans Move Towards Romney as Pace of Primaries Picks UpBusinessWeek
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CTV.ca
Official: Missing woman's husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff "This was all on him. He set this up, he did it," the sheriff's spokesman adds (CNN) -- Minutes after locking out a social worker who'd brought his two sons for a visit, a man in Washington state blew up his house on Sunday ...
Wash. home fire kills Josh Powell, husband of missing Utah woman, 2 young sonsWashington Post
Blast Kills Family of Missing WomanWall Street Journal
Could Wash. Have Done More to Protect Powell Boys?ABC News
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Telegraph.co.uk
Britain under pressure to withdraw diplomatic recognition of Syria
Telegraph.co.uk
Britain was under pressure to withdraw diplomatic recognition of Syria and close its London embassy on Sunday after Arab League states called for ties to be severed with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs ...
Protesters storm Syrian consulate in IstanbulTimes of India
Assad forces continue deadly assault on HomsThe Guardian
Arrests at Syrian embassy protestBBC News
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CTV.ca
Obama administration's Afghanistan endgame gets off to bumpy start
Washington Post
With war fatigue growing and an election looming, the Obama administration has bumpily embarked on its endgame in Afghanistan. In recent weeks, closed-door strategizing over Taliban peace talks, the pace of NATO's combat handover and withdrawal, ...
Taliban targeting more cilvillians in Afghanistan, say UNNew Zealand Herald
Pakistan vows to help peace efforts in AfghanistanAFP
Afghan civilian death toll reaches record highThe Guardian
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New York Times
Afghan Suicide Attack Targets Police in Kandahar
New York Times
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle at a police parking lot in central Kandahar on Sunday, killing at least seven people, including five police officers and a child, in the fourth attempted or successful suicide bombing there ...
In pictures: Hope returns to KandaharBBC News
'Seven dead' in attack on Kandahar police buildingAFP
Car bomb kills seven in AfghanistanSydney Morning Herald
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