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Syrian forces bombard rebel city of Homs: activists
(Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government: senior official
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed at a meeting in Qatar on Monday to form a unified Palestinian government for the West Bank and Gaza headed by Palestinian President and Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas, a senior Palestinian official said.
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 3 dead, many trapped
(Reuters)
Reuters - A three-story factory collapsed Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.
Romania PM Boc quits after protests
(Reuters)
Reuters - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by soaring debts.
Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate Email, Harrassing Calls and Prince William
(Time.com)
Time.com - Whether called the Falklands or Las Malvinas, the south Atlantic islands are once again the center of a diplomatic row as the 30th anniversary of a brief war approaches
Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills 3
(AP)
AP - A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said.
Activists: Syrian forces bombard restive city
(AP)
AP - Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing at least 17 people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said.
Mexico party picks woman as presidential candidate
(AP)
AP - A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its powerful rival.
Obama's grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya
(AP)
AP - A relative of Barack Obama says the president's step-grandmother suffered minor injuries after a car she was traveling in rolled over.
Factory collapse in Pakistan kills 2, traps dozens
(AP)
AP - A three-story factory illegally set up in a residential area of an eastern Pakistani city collapsed Monday after several gas cylinders inside exploded, killing at least two people and trapping over 40 others in the rubble, officials said.
Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing"
(Reuters)
Reuters - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.
Correction: Australia helicopter deaths story
(AP)
AP - In a story Feb. 5 about the deaths of two filmmakers in an Australian helicopter crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the crash. Nowra is 97 miles (156 kilometers) south of Sydney, not north.
Americans face prosecution as Egypt ignores Clinton, Congress
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizens, over the foreign funding of nongovernmental organizations, sharply raising the stakes in a standoff with the US that has put $1.3 billion in US military aid to Egypt at risk.
Russia and China Challenge the West on Syria: What Implications for Iran?
(Time.com)
Time.com - The breach among the Permanent Five members of the U.N. Security Council in Saturday's vote on Syria's increasingly bloody power struggle could have profound implications for Syria's immediate future
Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria appear to have reached an impasse following the vetoing by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution.
