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Syrian Activists Say Government Troops Kill 24 in Homs Assault

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian rights activists say government forces have continued their assault on the central city of Homs, killing at least 24 people in an escalated wave of violence against an 11-month opposition uprising. The shelling Thursday targeted several districts in the city where activists say the government attacks have killed hundreds of people since early Saturday. […]

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China Downplays Rumors Surrounding Top Politician

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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China on Thursday brushed aside potential embarrassment over an incident involving a high-profile politician who is rumored to have sought asylum at a U.S. consulate following a possible political scandal. U.S. officials on Wednesday confirmed that Wang Lijun, the deputy mayor and former police chief of Chongqing, visited a U.S. consulate earlier this week in […]

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Syrian Activists Say Government Troops Kill 13 in Homs Assault

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian rights activists say government forces have continued their assault on the central city of Homs, killing at least 13 people in an escalated wave of violence against an 11-month opposition uprising. The shelling Thursday targeted several districts in the city where activists say the government attacks have killed hundreds of people since early Saturday. […]

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Syrian Activists Say Government Troops Kill 13 in Homs Assault

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian rights activists say government forces have continued their assault on the central city of Homs, killing at least 13 people in an escalated wave of violence against an 11-month opposition uprising. The shelling Thursday targeted several districts in the city where activists say the government attacks have killed hundreds of people since early Saturday. […]

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Ahead of Key Visit, China Vows to Continue Currency Reforms

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
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A senior Chinese official said Thursday that Beijing will continue recent policies that have allowed the value of its currency, the yuan, to gradually rise. But Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai dismissed accusations that his government was pushing up the value of the yuan in order to improve the atmosphere ahead of next week’s visit […]

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Washington State Lawmakers Approve Same-Sex Marriage

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
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Lawmakers in Washington state have approved a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage. The state House approved the measure Wednesday by a vote of 55-43, one week after it was narrowly approved by the state Senate. Opponents of the bill insisted passage would undermine the conventional institution of marriage as that between a man and a […]

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Greek Party Leaders Move Closer to Deal on More Spending Cuts

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Talks between Greek political leaders on whether to accept the EU demand for more spending cuts broke up early Thursday with only one outstanding issue remaining. The heads of the three political parties that make up the coalition government must agree on the spending cuts before the European Union and International Monetary Fund grants another […]

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China Inflation Rebounds to 4.5% in January

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
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China’s inflation rate unexpectedly accelerated in January, as consumer spending increased during the Lunar New Year holiday. The National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday that consumer prices rose by 4.5 percent from a year earlier. That was well ahead of market expectations of 4 percent. Before January, inflation had eased for five straight months after […]

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China Inflation Rebounds to 4.5% in January

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
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China’s inflation rate unexpectedly accelerated in January, as consumer spending increased during the Lunar New Year holiday. The National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday that consumer prices rose by 4.5 percent from a year earlier. That was well ahead of market expectations of 4 percent. Before January, inflation had eased for five straight months after […]

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UN Condemns Tuareg Violence; New Town Under Rebel Control

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
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Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have seized a strategic border town, as the United Nations urges an end to the fighting. Rebel fighters said Wednesday they seized the town of Tinzawaten, and government forces confirmed they made a “strategic” retreat. The government troops withdrew across the border into Algeria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said […]

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