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Russia Says Resolution on Syria Has No Chance of UN Approval

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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A Russian diplomat says a Western and Arab-backed plan to resolve Syria’s escalating government-rebel conflict has no chance of U.N. Security Council approval because Moscow believes the document does not rule out foreign military intervention. Russia is a veto-wielding Security Council member and objects to Western and Arab calls for the body to pass a […]

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Deadly Powder Sent to Office of Pakistani PM

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani police say a package containing deadly white powder has been sent to the office of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. A police official said Wednesday the package was sent several weeks ago to Mr. Gilani. Officials gave no immediate word on who may be responsible. Islamic militants have not been known to send letters […]

Pakistan Carries Out Deadly Bombing Raids Near Afghan Border

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan says its fighter jets have bombed militant hideouts in the country’s northwest along the Afghan border, killing at least 18 insurgents. The bombing Wednesday in the Kurram tribal region came a day after dozens of militants attacked a security post there. At least 10 Pakistani soldiers and 40 Taliban militants were killed in subsequent […]

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Pakistan Dismisses Allegations of Afghan Taliban Support

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan has dismissed a leaked report allegedly authored by the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan that accuses Pakistan of secretly assisting the Taliban. According to a classified report seen by The Times newspaper and the BBC, Pakistan’s military spy agency, the ISI, is supporting the Afghan Taliban, and the insurgents believe victory is inevitable once NATO […]

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Australia Kills 24,000 Ducks To Stop Bird Flu

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
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Australian authorities Wednesday were to destroy 24,000 ducks that tested positive for bird flu, but said the outbreak does not pose a threat to humans. Andreas Dubs, the head of the Australian Chicken Meat Federation, said Wednesday the ducks were infected with a low pathogenic form of the avian influenza. It is separate from the […]

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UN Chief Calls for Calm in Senegal

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is appealing for calm in Senegal, where riot police clashed with protesters demanding President Abdoulaye Wade not run for a third term. In a statement late Tuesday, Mr. Ban urged all sides to refrain from violence and “pursue peaceful means to resolve electoral grievances.” Thousands of Senegalese, mostly young people, staged […]

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Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills Another NATO Soldier

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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NATO says a man wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot and killed a coalition service member in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of such attacks on foreign forces. The coalition did not give any other details about Tuesday’s incident, but Afghan police officials say the shooting took place in the Marjah district […]

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Ban Says Security Council Understands “Urgency” of Syria Situation

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the Security Council understands the “urgency” of the situation in Syria, as Arab and Western nations urge the Council to adopt a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. After a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Wednesday, Mr. Ban said that all violence in Syria must […]

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Chinese Workers Abducted, Released in Egypt; Hostage Drama Continues in Sudan

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
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As China demands the release of 29 of its citizens kidnapped in Sudan, another 25 Chinese nationals have been released a day after their abduction in Egypt. The group was kidnapped Tuesday on their way to work at a cement factory in Egypt’s Sinai region by Bedouin tribesmen. The kidnappers demanded the release of their […]

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Leaked NATO Report: Pakistan Helping Afghan Taliban

Posted February 1st, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
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A leaked report allegedly authored by officials in the international coalition in Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of secretly assisting the Taliban. According to the report seen by The Times newspaper and British Broadcasting Corporation, Pakistan’s military spy agency, the ISI, is supporting the Afghan Taliban, and the insurgents believe victory is inevitable once NATO troops leave […]

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