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• Arabs back Syria opposition; Homs bombardment resumes (Reuters)
• Greek lawmakers approve austerity bill as Athens burns (Reuters)
• Venezuela's Capriles set for opposition primary win (Reuters)
• U.S. Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf (Reuters)
• Egypt inquiry blames fans, police for stadium deaths (Reuters)
• Syrian Rebels Plot Their Next Moves: A TIME Exclusive (Time.com)
• Sun arrests pile pressure on Murdoch media empire (Reuters)
• In complicating move, al-Qaida backs Syrian revolt (AP)
• Venezuela's opposition chooses Chavez's challenger (AP)
• Zambia celebrates as team wins African Cup (AP)
• Japan economy shrinks more than expected in Q4, weak (Reuters)
• Air Canada reaches third deal with union in three days (Reuters)
• Govt: Health scare on New Zealand flight just flu (AP)
• Europe's Internet revolt: protesters see threats in antipiracy treaty (The Christian Science Monitor)
• European Budgets Cut Back on Green Solar and Wind Energy (Time.com)

Arabs back Syria opposition; Homs bombardment resumes (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:26 PM PST Reuters - Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.

Greek lawmakers approve austerity bill as Athens burns (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST Reuters - Greece's parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill Monday to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country.

Venezuela's Capriles set for opposition primary win (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 05:05 PM PST Reuters - Venezuelan state governor Henrique Capriles looked set to win an opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a battle with President Hugo Chavez in October in South America's top oil exporter.

U.S. Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST Reuters - Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said on Sunday.

Egypt inquiry blames fans, police for stadium deaths (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST Reuters - An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country's history, the legislator leading it said on Sunday.

Syrian Rebels Plot Their Next Moves: A TIME Exclusive (Time.com) Posted: 11 Feb 2012 09:20 PM PST Time.com - As the regime continues to bash the insurrection within Syria's borders, rebels sneak back-and-forth from Turkey to try to figure on what to do next

Sun arrests pile pressure on Murdoch media empire (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST Reuters - Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper.

In complicating move, al-Qaida backs Syrian revolt (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:29 PM PST AP - Al-Qaida's leader has called for the ouster of Syria's "pernicious, cancerous regime," raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad that began with peaceful calls for democratic change but is morphing into a bloody, armed insurgency.

Venezuela's opposition chooses Chavez's challenger (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST AP - Opponents of President Hugo Chavez voted in their first-ever presidential primary on Sunday, choosing a single challenger they hope will have what it takes to finally defeat Venezuela's leader after 13 years in office.

Zambia celebrates as team wins African Cup (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST AP - Zambians poured out of their houses, clubs and bars to celebrate in the streets early Monday after watching their team beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the African Cup finals.

Japan economy shrinks more than expected in Q4, weak (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:49 PM PST Reuters - Japan's economy shrank a bigger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October-December, hurt by slowing global growth, Thai floods and a strong yen, casting doubt about expectations that growth will resume this quarter as Europe's debt crisis clouds the outlook.

Air Canada reaches third deal with union in three days (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Air Canada said on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its Toronto flight dispatchers, the second deal for Canada's largest airline in two days.

Govt: Health scare on New Zealand flight just flu (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2012 03:21 PM PST AP - A health scare on a flight from Japan to New Zealand appears to be nothing more serious than a seasonal outbreak of influenza.

Europe's Internet revolt: protesters see threats in antipiracy treaty (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Feb 2012 08:04 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Despite freezing conditions across much of the Continent, thousands are expected to the streets of European cities today â€" but the protests aren't about austerity measures, bailouts, or the Middle East. They are about an obscure international copyright agreement that protesters say threatens free speech online and the future of the Internet.

European Budgets Cut Back on Green Solar and Wind Energy (Time.com) Posted: 11 Feb 2012 09:20 PM PST Time.com - In Europe, budget tightening has forced governments to cut back on green-energy projects. Can the solar and wind industries survive without hefty subsidies?

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