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• "Pray for us" say Syria rebels as army closes in (Reuters)
• North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium, IAEA inspections (Reuters)
• Putin says foes plan dirty tricks to tarnish Russian vote (Reuters)
• Clinton: Japan, EU working to comply with Iran sanctions (Reuters)
• Elder sister of Cuba's Fidel and Raul Castro dies at 88 (Reuters)
• Why Bolivia's Coca Farmers Switched to Coffee Beans (Time.com)
• Ford may lose up to $600 million in Europe in 2012: CFO (Reuters)
• Syria threatens to 'cleanse' rebel area in Homs (AP)
• Haiti protest signals political tension for future (AP)
• US general: 3 Africa terror groups may collaborate (AP)
• In Myanmar, hopes for an art renaissance (Reuters)
• Bank of Canada not seen hiking rates until Q2 2013: Reuters poll (Reuters)
• Australia urged to apologize for forced adoptions (AP)
• North Korea agrees to suspend nuclear activities (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hamas Signals a Break With Iran, But is That Good for Israel? (Time.com)
• Ship's anchor cuts Internet access to six East African countries (The Christian Science Monitor)

"Pray for us" say Syria rebels as army closes in (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:01 PM PST Reuters - Heavy fighting raged near Baba Amro in Homs on Wednesday after elite Syrian troops attacked the rebel-held bastion that has endured 25 days of siege and fierce bombardment, activists said.

North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium, IAEA inspections (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:10 PM PST Reuters - North Korea agreed on Wednesday to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches, and to allow checks by nuclear inspectors, in an apparent policy shift that paves the way for resuming long-stalled disarmament talks.

Putin says foes plan dirty tricks to tarnish Russian vote (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST Reuters - Vladimir Putin said his enemies were planning dirty tricks including ballot stuffing and even murder to tarnish Russia's presidential election that the former KGB spy is almost certain to win.

Clinton: Japan, EU working to comply with Iran sanctions (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:14 AM PST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pledged to aggressively implement new U.S. sanctions on Iran but noted that some allies such as Japan face "unique situations" as they seek to reduce Iranian oil imports.

Elder sister of Cuba's Fidel and Raul Castro dies at 88 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST Reuters - The older sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Havana at the age of 88, a sibling who lives in Miami said.

Why Bolivia's Coca Farmers Switched to Coffee Beans (Time.com) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:35 AM PST Time.com - In a dramatic success story for USAID, the farmers who used to cultivate coca leaves for profit are turning to coffee for even greater gains

Ford may lose up to $600 million in Europe in 2012: CFO (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:50 PM PST Reuters - Ford Motor Co may lose up to $600 million in Europe this year as the ongoing debt crisis hurts overall auto sales in the region, Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth said on Wednesday.

Syria threatens to 'cleanse' rebel area in Homs (AP) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST AP - The Syrian regime showed a new determination Wednesday to crush its opponents, vowing to "cleanse" a rebel-held district in the besieged central city of Homs after nearly four weeks of shelling.

Haiti protest signals political tension for future (AP) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:53 PM PST AP - Several thousand supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide filled the streets of Haiti's capital Wednesday on the eighth anniversary of his ouster, accusing the country's current leader of not doing enough to improve their lives.

US general: 3 Africa terror groups may collaborate (AP) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:29 PM PST AP - Terrorist groups in Somalia, North Africa and Nigeria are eyeing ways to coordinate their training, funding and terror activities, triggering increased U.S. national security worries, the top American commander for Africa told Congress on Wednesday.

In Myanmar, hopes for an art renaissance (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:04 PM PST Reuters - Myanmar artist Nyein Chan Su's paintings have a breezy simplicity. Broad, colourful strokes and exaggerated figures, often in silhouette, capture an isolated country steeped in Buddhist culture but blighted by years of military rule.

Bank of Canada not seen hiking rates until Q2 2013: Reuters poll (Reuters) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:34 AM PST Reuters - Sluggish domestic growth and uncertainty about the global economy will likely keep the Bank of Canada from raising rates until the second quarter of 2013, according to a Reuters survey.

Australia urged to apologize for forced adoptions (AP) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:11 AM PST AP - A Senate inquiry on Wednesday called for the Australian government to apologize and compensate thousands of unwed mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the mid-20th century.

North Korea agrees to suspend nuclear activities (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The US announced a possible watershed agreement with North Korea today under which the US will supply food to North Korea while the North calls a moratorium on nuclear and missile programs and admits inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Hamas Signals a Break With Iran, But is That Good for Israel? (Time.com) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:35 AM PST Time.com - Tuesday's announcement that the Hamas leadership has officially relocated from Damascus, and its public declarations of support for the Syrian rebels, suggest a dramatic political break with Iran

Ship's anchor cuts Internet access to six East African countries (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A ship dropped anchor off Mombasa, Kenya, and cut the Internet to six African countries earlier this week.

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