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• Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. (Reuters)
• Syria denounces Arab League for telling Assad to quit (Reuters)
• France passes genocide law, faces Turkish reprisals (Reuters)
• Egypt's Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display (Reuters)
• East Afghan frontline emerges as major hurdle (Reuters)
• A U.S. Peace With the Taliban? Don't Hold Your Breath (Time.com)
• Eurozone, bondholders clash on Greek interest rate (AP)
• Gadhafi loyalists attack Libyan towns, killing 7 (AP)
• Haiti leader launches power program (AP)
• Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town (Reuters)
• New Zealand whale stranding kills 36, threatens 40 (AP)
• Ottawa sees itself as protector of oil sands benefits (Reuters)
• Plane crashes in New Zealand, killing 2 aboard (AP)
• Syria rejects Arab League's 'flagrant interference' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Arab League to Syria's President: It's Time for You to Go (Time.com)
• Ethnic Chinese find a place for Year of the Dragon celebrations in Indonesia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:55 PM PST Reuters - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program."

Syria denounces Arab League for telling Assad to quit (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:57 AM PST Reuters - Syria on Monday rebuffed as a "conspiracy" an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down in favor of a unity government to calm a 10-month-old revolt in which thousands of Syrians have been killed.

France passes genocide law, faces Turkish reprisals (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST Reuters - France approved on Monday a bill making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide, sparking angry retaliation from Turkey which threatened a "total rupture" of diplomatic ties.

Egypt's Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work Monday with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that enjoyed by the now defunct party of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.

East Afghan frontline emerges as major hurdle (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:38 PM PST Reuters - With snow past their ankles and their view of forbidding mountains blocked by low-slung cloud, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's restive east are taking advantage of a bitter winter to brace for fresh fighting in spring.

A U.S. Peace With the Taliban? Don't Hold Your Breath (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:45 AM PST Time.com - President Obama's Special Envoy visits Kabul to reassure the Karzai government of its central role in any peace process. But getting the insurgents, the Pakistanis and other key players on board remains a long-term project

Eurozone, bondholders clash on Greek interest rate (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:35 PM PST AP - Eurozone finance ministers set the stage for further tough negotiations with private bondholders over how to cut Greece's massive debt pile, by setting a low limit on the interest rate the country will have to pay on new lower-valued bonds.

Gadhafi loyalists attack Libyan towns, killing 7 (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:17 PM PST AP - Forces loyal to Libya's late leader Moammar Gadhafi launched a series of attacks on Monday across several cities, killing seven fighters who helped topple the former regime, officials and residents said.

Haiti leader launches power program (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST AP - Haiti's president said Monday he hopes to double the number of rural households that receive electricity within two years by offering people small loans to buy solar kits.

Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:08 PM PST Reuters - Fighters loyal to Libya's overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital on Monday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country's fragile new government.

New Zealand whale stranding kills 36, threatens 40 (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:26 PM PST AP - A mass-stranding of whales on a New Zealand beach has left 36 of the creatures dead and threatens 40 more.

Ottawa sees itself as protector of oil sands benefits (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST Reuters - Canada's government has a responsibility to make sure people can take advantage of the economic benefits Alberta's massive oil deposits can generate, the country's energy minister said on Monday as he once again decried "radicals" bent on stopping Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway oil pipeline.

Plane crashes in New Zealand, killing 2 aboard (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:44 PM PST AP - A small plane has crashed in a New Zealand park, killing both people aboard.

Syria rejects Arab League's 'flagrant interference' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:23 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - An Arab League call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power to his deputy was rejected today by Syria, which described it as “flagrant interference” in its affairs.

The Arab League to Syria's President: It's Time for You to Go (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:45 AM PST Time.com - After a rancorous meeting, the pan-Arab organization demands that Assad agrees to its roadmap, which begins with his relinquishing power to his vice president

Ethnic Chinese find a place for Year of the Dragon celebrations in Indonesia (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:10 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Ekayana Buddhist Center in west Jakarta glows bright with the light of candles and red lanterns as hundreds of crimson-clad ethnic Chinese file into the temple for the Lunar New Year sermon. Across the city fireworks burst and banners celebrated the new year in Mandarin.

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