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February 3, 2012

Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely to bomb Iran within months to stop it building a nuclear bomb.
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Greece struggles on reform, lenders eye rising bill

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government struggled on Friday to agree tough labor reforms that would appease both wary political leaders and irate lenders faced with a rising bill to save the country from bankruptcy.
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Many die at S Sudan peace meeting

(BBC) - At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say.
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HEALTH: Malaria mortality "underestimated" - IRINnews.org


HEALTH: Malaria mortality "underestimated"
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LONDON, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the ...

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CAMBODIA: The impact of truth-seeking on mental health - IRINnews.org


CAMBODIA: The impact of truth-seeking on mental health
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PHNOM PENH, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - On 3 February, judges in the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC) – more commonly known as the Khmer Rouge trials – sentenced Kaing Guek Eav (“Duch”), the former chairman of the Khmer Rouge's Tuol ...

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NIGERIA: Never so divided, never so united - IRINnews.org


NIGERIA: Never so divided, never so united
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LAGOS, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a ...

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February 2, 2012

SOMALIA: Mortality rates among world's highest in Somaliland - IRINnews.org


SOMALIA: Mortality rates among world's highest in Somaliland
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HARGEISA, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - The self-declared Republic of Somaliland is grappling with high child and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition and inadequate medical personnel, health officials told IRIN. "Somaliland has one of the worst maternal ...
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VIDEO: The oil-funded super rich of the UAE

(BBC) The past year has been quite a challenging one for the global economy, with the US and European debt crises, the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan.
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NEPAL: Fears of violence during expected Kathmandu squatter eviction - IRINnews.org


NEPAL: Fears of violence during expected Kathmandu squatter eviction
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KATHMANDU, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict thousands of landless squatters, activists say. “We are ready to kill ourselves to stop government ...

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February 1, 2012

VIDEO: Europe's cold spell to last for days

(BBC) A cold snap that has killed dozens of people in central, eastern and southern Europe in the past few days is spreading to other parts of the continent and is likely to last for days.
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Iranians feel sanctions bite

(BBC) Ordinary Iranians feel the pain as sanctions bite
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Syria locks down Hama on anniversary of massacre

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops closed public squares in Hama on Thursday after residents poured red paint symbolizing blood on the ground to mark the 30th anniversary of the massacre President Bashar al-Assad's father carried out during an uprising against his rule.
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Libya's "hostages of war"

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - 'Fitna' is widely used in Arabic but difficult to translate directly into English. Roughly defined, it means the intentional stirring of chaos between people.
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Teen 'first to face riot charge'

(BBC) A teenager is charged with the offence of "riot" - the first person to be charged with the offence in relation to the disorder in London last summer.
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January 31, 2012

Insight: At Suu Kyi's rallies, signs of a new Myanmar

DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Shortly after her aging aircraft rattled its way off the runway and into the skies of southern Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi crossed the aisle to where three orange-robed Buddhist monks were seated in the first row.
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Russia says U.N. must rule out Syria intervention

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia signaled on Wednesday it would veto a draft U.N. resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down unless it explicitly ruled out military intervention in the bloodshed touched off by protests against his rule.
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Pakistan 'backs Afghan Taliban'

(BBC) The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.
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VIDEO: Indonesia's super rich help the poor

(BBC) Indonesia has one of Asia's fastest growing population of high net worth individuals, some of them are coming out to help the less fortunate.
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Science decodes 'internal voices'

(BBC) Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.
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Has America fallen out of love with wealth?

(BBC) Has wealth become a liability in the US Republican race?
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MYANMAR: Health concerns for Kachin IDPs - IRINnews.org


MYANMAR: Health concerns for Kachin IDPs
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KACHIN STATE, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Aid workers in Myanmar's northern Kachin State have expressed concern over the health of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the border with China. Preventable illnesses caused by unsanitary ...
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January 30, 2012

VIDEO: Tunisian Jews reject calls to leave

(BBC) In the wake of the Arab Uprising, which began a year ago in Tunisia, an Israeli government minister said that for their own safety all of Tunisia's remaining Jews should move to Israel.
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China detains seven over river pollution scandal

SHANGHAI: China has detained seven company executives after suspected industrial waste discharges polluted a river with toxic cadmium, threatening drinking supplies for millions, state media said Tuesday.
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How 'Europe' became a dirty word in US election

(BBC) How Europe became a dirty word in the US election
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Insight: From darkest India, an enlightened leader

PATNA, India (Reuters) - There's an apocryphal story about Bihar, a sprawling state on the Gangetic plains of eastern India that for decades held the dubious honor of being the most violent, poverty-stricken and corrupt in the land.
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Czechs and UK refuse EU agreement

Twenty-five of the 27 EU states agree to sign a fiscal pact for stricter rules to try to prevent future debt crises, with the UK and Czech Republic refusing.
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Israel tops cyber-security poll

(BBC) A major report from security firm McAfee assesses the so-called "cyber-readiness" of major countries in the connected world.
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VIDEO: Japan's abandoned 'nuclear' pets

(BBC) Months after the area around Fukushima's nuclear plant was evacuated rescuers are finding and sheltering hundreds of abandoned pets.
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African Union fails to elect new chief

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union failed to elect a new head on Monday, highlighting the weakness of a group criticized for slow decision-making during political turmoil on the continent last year.
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Somalia militants ban Red Cross

(BBC) Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants ban the Red Cross from operating in areas its controls, accusing it of betraying trust and handing out unfit food.
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Little Ice Age's volcanic origin

(BBC) The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude.
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January 29, 2012

UN in gay rights plea to Africa

(BBC) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges African leaders to respect gay rights in his opening address at the African Union summit.
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January 28, 2012

Public 'want top pay reined in'

(BBC) Few people believe that top bosses should be paid more than £1m a year, according to a survey.
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Punjab, bread basket of India, hungers for change

LUDHIANA, India (Reuters) - Punjab made Sunil Jain's family rich, but now he wishes he could afford to leave.
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Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests

(Channel News Asia) CHENGDU, China: Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions.
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Papua New Guinea mutiny leader charged

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An army officer who led a military revolt aimed at reinstating Papua New Guinea's ousted prime minister appeared in court on Sunday on mutiny charges, police said.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution

DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
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IAEA team heads to Iran to seek nuclear answers

VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior United Nations nuclear inspectors headed to Tehran on Saturday to press Iranian officials to address suspicions that the Islamic state is seeking atomic weapons.
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Myanmar shift to democracy not over, more reforms ahead:minister

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment, but the return to democracy is not complete and more political and economic reforms are needed, its trade minister said on Saturday.
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January 27, 2012

New Libya torture claims emerge

The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.
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