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• Bomb kills Iran nuclear scientist as crisis mounts (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Second Arab monitor may quit Syria over violence (Reuters)
• Defendant shoots German prosecutor dead in court (Reuters)
• Egypt parties vow to protect freedoms in constitution (Reuters)
• Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video (Reuters)
• Look Back in Terror: Why a Syrian Novelist Fled Her Country (Time.com)
• Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian dies at 87 (AP)
• Haiti to start clearing camp near National Palace (AP)
• Africa Rising: Jeffrey Sachs says Ghana's future looks bright (The Christian Science Monitor)
• U.S. launches new push to secure Afghan peace talks (Reuters)
• Harper to visit China, seeking higher oil sales (Reuters)
• Cyclone lashes NW Australia; no injuries reported (AP)
• Israel's identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Jimmy Carter on Egypt, the Arab Spring... and Tebow (Time.com)
• Pakistan's growing civilian-military showdown (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Bomb kills Iran nuclear scientist as crisis mounts (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:07 AM PST Reuters - An Iranian nuclear scientist was blown up in his car by a motorbike hitman on Wednesday, prompting Tehran to blame Israeli and U.S. agents but insist the killing would not derail a nuclear program that has raised fears of war and threatened world oil supplies.

Exclusive: Second Arab monitor may quit Syria over violence (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST Reuters - An Arab observer delegation in Syria is running into further difficulties, with two members either quitting or threatening to do so within 24 hours because their mission is proving ineffectual in ending the suffering of civilians.

Defendant shoots German prosecutor dead in court (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:19 PM PST Reuters - A businessman convicted of embezzlement shot dead a prosecutor as his sentence was being read out in a German court Wednesday, police and prosecutors said.

Egypt parties vow to protect freedoms in constitution (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian political parties and religious figures agreed Wednesday to protect civic freedoms in a new constitution, but steered clear of more contentious questions about the future of the nation after the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.

Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST Reuters - The leader of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram said recent killings of Christians were justifiable revenge attacks and President Goodluck Jonathan had no power to stop the group's insurgency, in the first video of him posted online.

Look Back in Terror: Why a Syrian Novelist Fled Her Country (Time.com) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST Time.com - Despite belonging to the ruling Alawite sect, Samar Yazbek believed her support for the revolt jeopardized her family and fled to the safety of Paris

Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian dies at 87 (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST AP - Gevork Vartanian, a former Soviet intelligence agent who helped derail a Nazi plot to assassinate allied leaders at a 1943 conference in Tehran, has died. He was 87.

Haiti to start clearing camp near National Palace (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:39 PM PST AP - One of the most visible symbols of Haiti's earthquake will soon be dismantled as officials relocate nearly 20,000 people from a tent camp outside the collapsed National Palace, the government said Wednesday.

Africa Rising: Jeffrey Sachs says Ghana's future looks bright (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As the small West African nation of Ghana heads into an election year, fierce debate on whether the government of President John Mills has delivered on its developmental goals and promises are already raging.

U.S. launches new push to secure Afghan peace talks (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:05 PM PST Reuters - Seeing a new glimmer of hope in its effort to broker Afghan peace talks, the Obama administration is launching a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy with an immediate goal of sealing agreement for Taliban insurgents to open a political office in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Harper to visit China, seeking higher oil sales (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:25 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to visit China next month as his government looks to open new markets for oil sands crude in the wake of Washington's decision to delay approval of a major pipeline from Alberta to Texas.

Cyclone lashes NW Australia; no injuries reported (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:15 PM PST AP - A cyclone has lashed northwest Australia with 85 mph (140 kph) winds and torrential rain. There were no immediate reports of injury or substantial damage.

Israel's identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - When Tanya Rosenblit boarded the No. 451 bus to Jerusalem last month, she knew that the predominantly ultra-Orthodox passengers would keep their distance from her because of their adherence to strict rules of gender segregation.

Jimmy Carter on Egypt, the Arab Spring... and Tebow (Time.com) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST Time.com - An interview with the evangelical former President of the United States who was key to the treaty that brought peace to Egypt and Israel

Pakistan's growing civilian-military showdown (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan's civilian government fired its Defense Secretary Wednesday in a rare show of defiance against the country's powerful Army, which had earlier publicly rebuked Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and ignited speculation the government may fall.

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