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Top U.N. inspectors in Iran talks on atom bomb accusations (Reuters)
Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests (Reuters)
Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata (Reuters)
Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon (Reuters)
Lawyer sees "conspiracy of silence" in Mubarak trial (Reuters)
A Hunger Striker at Death's Door Turns up the Heat on Israel and the Palestinians (Time.com)
EU likely to adopt further sanctions against Syria: Germany (Reuters)
Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold (AP)
Relatives storm Honduras morgue demanding remains (AP)
Zimbabwe's president says mediator can be fired (AP)
Australian PM to host dinner for lesbians and gays (AP)
Christchurch still 'safe haven' for quake survivor (AP)
North Korea threatens to attack South Korea over routine drills (The Christian Science Monitor)
Thailand Must Face, Not Dismiss, the Threat of Terrorism (Time.com)
At least 40 die in Mexico prison riot (The Christian Science Monitor)

Top U.N. inspectors in Iran talks on atom bomb accusations (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST

Reuters - Senior U.N. inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday to push for transparency about its disputed nuclear program and several European states halted purchases of Iranian oil as part of Western moves to pile pressure on a defiant Tehran.

Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus overnight, wounding at least four, activists said early on Tuesday as unrest continued to spread in the capital.

Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

Reuters - People from Libya's battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election Monday, hoping to set a standard for the rest of the country as it prepares for national polls in June after the war that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi.

Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST

Reuters - Bahraini police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a march chanting anti-government slogans after a funeral Monday, while protesters were arrested for approaching a roundabout at the center of an uprising last year.

Lawyer sees "conspiracy of silence" in Mubarak trial (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST

Reuters - A lawyer acting for the families of those killed in Egypt's uprising against Hosni Mubarak Monday told the court trying him that there had been a "conspiracy of silence" by those seeking to shield the former president.

A Hunger Striker at Death's Door Turns up the Heat on Israel and the Palestinians (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:30 AM PST

Time.com - "The West Bank's Bobby Sands" is how some in the British media have begun referring to Khader Adnan, as the 33-year-old Palestinian detainee marks Monday as his 65th day of refusing food from his Israeli gaolers

EU likely to adopt further sanctions against Syria: Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST

Reuters - The European Union will likely adopt fresh sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the coming week, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Monday.

Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:13 PM PST

AP - Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody urban combat even as the Red Cross tried to broker a cease-fire to allow emergency aid in.

Relatives storm Honduras morgue demanding remains (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:54 PM PST

AP - Hundreds of relatives of inmates who burned or suffocated to death in a Honduras prison fire have forced their way into a morgue to demand the remains of their loved ones.

Zimbabwe's president says mediator can be fired (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:38 PM PST

AP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Monday that he reserves the right to disregard efforts by South African President Jacob Zuma to mediate disputes in the nation's troubled coalition government.

Australian PM to host dinner for lesbians and gays (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:46 PM PST

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will host a dinner for two lesbian couples and a pair of gay men at her official residence on Tuesday after an activist group won a charity auction.

Christchurch still 'safe haven' for quake survivor (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST

AP - Jane Taylor was managing a women's clothing store in downtown Christchurch a year ago when the earthquake struck. She was dug from the rubble within minutes with horrific injuries — her vertebrae were crushed, her skull was fractured and her pelvis smashed.

North Korea threatens to attack South Korea over routine drills (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:48 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea will launch "merciless" strikes if South Korea goes through with planned live-fire drills near their disputed sea border, a North Korean officer said Sunday, amid persistent tension on the divided peninsula.

Thailand Must Face, Not Dismiss, the Threat of Terrorism (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:30 AM PST

Time.com - Officials' bungled attempts at damage control are doing more damage to Thailand's reputation than the bombers ever could

At least 40 die in Mexico prison riot (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:57 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A prison riot in northern Mexico left at least 40 people dead early Sunday, according to a security official.