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• Arab League turns to U.N. as Gulf observers quit Syria (Reuters)
• Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat (Reuters)
• One year on, Egypt will demonstrate and celebrate (Reuters)
• Car bombs kill 14, wound 75 in Iraq capital (Reuters)
• Blast destroys police station in north Nigeria (Reuters)
• Egyptians Mark Their Revolution's Anniversary With Mixed Feelings (Time.com)
• Embattled health fund director resigns (AP)
• Gadhafi loyalists seize Libyan city (AP)
• Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race (AP)
• Landslide hits Papua New Guinea, deaths reported (AP)
• Japan announces first trade deficit since 1980 (AP)
• Canada education sector toughest job market (Reuters)
• EU approves embargo on Iranian oil, despite economic concerns (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Meet the Western Members of the Kim Jong Il Fan Club (Time.com)
• Iran angry over EU unity on oil embargo (The Christian Science Monitor)

Arab League turns to U.N. as Gulf observers quit Syria (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Gulf Arab states withdrew their observers from Syria on Tuesday after it rejected an Arab League plan for President Bashar al-Assad to surrender power, prompting the group's chief to call for U.N. help in ending Syria's bloody upheaval.

Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:43 AM PST Reuters - Iranian politicians said on Tuesday they expected the European Union to backtrack on its oil embargo and repeated a threat to close the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane if the West succeeds in preventing Tehran from exporting crude.

One year on, Egypt will demonstrate and celebrate (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST Reuters - Egyptians head to Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak with some seeking a new revolt against army rule and others celebrating the changes already achieved.

Car bombs kill 14, wound 75 in Iraq capital (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:31 AM PST Reuters - Four car bombs exploded in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding 75, underlining a political crisis that threatens to revive sectarian strife in Iraq.

Blast destroys police station in north Nigeria (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:42 PM PST Reuters - A powerful blast destroyed a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a senior police official said, the latest in a series of blasts in the country's second biggest city since Islamist insurgents stepped up their campaign there.

Egyptians Mark Their Revolution's Anniversary With Mixed Feelings (Time.com) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST Time.com - A year after the rebellion that ousted President Hosni Mubarak began, many of those who took part say the revolution is far from over

Embattled health fund director resigns (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:51 PM PST AP - The head of the $22.6 billion Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has abruptly resigned, part of a shakeup in its top management since revelations about corruption and misspending severely rattled some of its biggest donors.

Gadhafi loyalists seize Libyan city (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:53 PM PST AP - Moammar Gadhafi loyalists seized control of a Libyan mountain city in the most serious challenge to the central government since the strongman's fall, underlining the increasing weakness of Libya's Western-backed rulers as they try to unify the country under their authority.

Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST AP - Opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez bowed out of Venezuela's presidential race on Tuesday, saying he will support his leading rival as the opposition seeks to field a single candidate to challenge President Hugo Chavez.

Landslide hits Papua New Guinea, deaths reported (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:03 PM PST AP - A landslide struck villages in mountainous central Papua New Guinea with local media reporting Wednesday 40 bodies recovered and 20 people missing.

Japan announces first trade deficit since 1980 (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:48 PM PST AP - Japan marked its first trade deficit since 1980, a 2.49 trillion yen ($32 billion) shortfall for 2011 caused in part by last year's tsunami and the rising value of the yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

Canada education sector toughest job market (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST Reuters - Unemployed workers in Canada's educational services sector faced the toughest job market in the country in the July-September period, according to a new Statistics Canada report on Tuesday.

EU approves embargo on Iranian oil, despite economic concerns (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The European Union today approved an unprecedented embargo on Iran’s oil industry, outlawing any new contracts effective immediately and giving countries five months to find new suppliers to replace their existing deals.

Meet the Western Members of the Kim Jong Il Fan Club (Time.com) Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST Time.com - Founded by a young Spaniard, the Korean Friendship Association mediates between Pyongyang and foreigners who wish to visit or do business. Its members are still grieving for the Dear Leader

Iran angry over EU unity on oil embargo (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iran reacted angrily today to a new European Union ban on oil imports and other sanctions that are the latest measures aimed at forcing Iran to curb its nuclear program.

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