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Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.
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U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes
(Reuters)
Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
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Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government
(Reuters)
Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow.
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Fidel Castro warns of bleak future, touts memoir
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part of a six-hour event last week touting his newest memoir.
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Syria at War: Free Syrian Army vs. Assad Loyalists and Oppo Group
(Time.com)
Time.com - As the Free Syrian Army is establishing an identity in the conflict, another organization announces its presence in the opposition pantheon
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Romania's government collapses after protests
(AP)
 AP - Romania's government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts.
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US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria — now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.
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Brazil: Standoff between striking police, soldiers
(AP)
 AP - Soldiers clashed with supporters of striking police in Brazil's third-largest city on Monday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the feet of people trying to join officers occupying the Bahia state legislature building.
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China: Body of missing worker recovered in Sudan
(AP)
AP - The body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found, state media reported Tuesday.
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Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse up to 18
(AP)
 AP - A rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in eastern Pakistan has risen to 18.
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Quick end to lockout at Rio's Quebec smelter unlikely
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rio Tinto's lockout of workers at its Alcan division's big Alma aluminum smelter in northern Quebec looks set to drag on, and the company said on Monday that no talks were scheduled.
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US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam
(AP)
AP - The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.
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Senegalese opposition denounce president's bid for third term
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The eight candidates came in convoys from their respective corners of Dakar to Obelisk Square in the heart of the Senegalese capital, where crowds of color-coordinated supporters awaited them while listening to political hip-hop anthems in Wolof - the local dialect. A single microphone stood on stage and each of them were introduced as "president" before they took it.
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The Mainstreaming of Hamas Continues as Palestinian Unity Gains Steam
(Time.com)
Time.com - Hamas vows to give Palestinian moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas the running room to see what talks can produce
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