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• Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in east (Reuters)
• Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote (Reuters)
• In Greece, redundancy tips factory worker over the edge (Reuters)
• Thirteen killed in Polish train crash (Reuters)
• Victims' families want truth at Italy shipwreck hearing (Reuters)
• Putin's Likely Victory in Russia: Will It Be Greeted With Protests? (Time.com)
• 2 trains collide in Poland; 8 dead, dozens injured (AP)
• Muslim Brotherhood forms political party in Libya (AP)
• VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate (AP)
• Report: 10 dead in ethnic clashes in Burkina Faso (AP)
• Conflicting accounts over Afghan Quran burnings (AP)
• Iran election draws conservatives: 'God, please accept this vote from me' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Will Pakistan's Oscar Help Stop a Disfiguring Crime Against Women? (Time.com)
• With wildlife corridor, Turkey tackles an ecological crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in east (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:10 PM PST Reuters - Syrian forces renewed their bombardment of parts of the shattered city of Homs and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.

Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:11 PM PST Reuters - Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favor.

In Greece, redundancy tips factory worker over the edge (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PST Reuters - After more than 30 years as a factory worker, Dimitris Manikas was dreaming of retirement and plans to get married for the third time when a redundancy notice blew his hopes away.

Thirteen killed in Polish train crash (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:55 PM PST Reuters - Thirteen people were killed and up to 50 injured when two trains collided in Chalupki in southern Poland Saturday, emergency services said.

Victims' families want truth at Italy shipwreck hearing (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:22 AM PST Reuters - Survivors and relatives of victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck clamored for truth at a pre-trial hearing in Italy on Saturday, with some still waiting for identification of the remains of their loved ones 1-1/2 months after the disaster.

Putin's Likely Victory in Russia: Will It Be Greeted With Protests? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:40 PM PST Time.com - The inevitability of Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency is what fuels the protest movements against him. His predicted win on Sunday may just set off a whole new round of demonstrations

2 trains collide in Poland; 8 dead, dozens injured (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:43 PM PST AP - Two trains collided head-on in southern Poland late Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring around 50 in what appears to be one of the worst rail disasters in the country in recent years, officials said.

Muslim Brotherhood forms political party in Libya (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 01:38 PM PST AP - The Muslim Brotherhood in Libya announced on Saturday that it has formed a political party after six decades in the shadows of dictator Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:16 AM PST AP - Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. officials have no interest in debating: decriminalizing drugs.

Report: 10 dead in ethnic clashes in Burkina Faso (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PST AP - Ethnic clashes in a southern village of Burkina Faso have left at least 10 people dead, in a dispute over which community has the right to appoint a local chief, state radio reported Saturday.

Conflicting accounts over Afghan Quran burnings (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:14 AM PST AP - An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed it was an intentional desecration.

Iran election draws conservatives: 'God, please accept this vote from me' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iranian state media has declared a heavy turnout in parliamentary elections, in line with assertions by top officials that mass participation would "smack the face" of Iran's enemies.

Will Pakistan's Oscar Help Stop a Disfiguring Crime Against Women? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:40 PM PST Time.com - Saving Face and its chronicle of victims of acid attacks has made the country proud. Will it lead to the end of a heinous traditional crime?

With wildlife corridor, Turkey tackles an ecological crisis (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - "This is an Armenian plot," mutters a farmer as ecologists explain what may be Turkey's most ambitious wildlife conservation project ever, right in his backyard.

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