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• Insight: Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy (Reuters)
• U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions (Reuters)
• Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversary (Reuters)
• Egypt state media accuses U.S. of spreading anarchy (Reuters)
• In Iran, a Stirring of Green Protesters Produces a Clampdown (Time.com)
• US, Europe look at fast but risky penalty on Iran (AP)
• Divided opposition is key to Syrian regime's power (AP)
• Guatemala president calls hunger a security issue (AP)
• AU forces capture rebel strongholds near Somali capital (Reuters)
• Getting to know you: Obama, Xi start relationship (AP)
• Canada boosts police powers, alarms privacy watchdog (Reuters)
• Australian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth (AP)
• India's economy loses its luster (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Beirut: Where Valentine's Day Belongs to Another Kind of Saint (Time.com)
• Putin vows to halt Russia's population plunge with babies, immigrants (The Christian Science Monitor)

Insight: Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST Reuters - From new homes in slums to cash for struggling mothers, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is unleashing a flood of state spending to try to tip the balance in what looks like the toughest presidential election of his political career.

U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST Reuters - A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday more than a month after Iran warned a different carrier -- USS John C. Stennis -- not to return to the Gulf as Iranian navy boats sailed by.

Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversary (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST Reuters - Armored vehicles patrolled Bahrain's capital on Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first anniversary of a forcibly suppressed pro-democracy uprising.

Egypt state media accuses U.S. of spreading anarchy (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:26 AM PST Reuters - State-run newspapers splashed accusations of a U.S. plan to spread "anarchy" in Egypt, escalating a dispute that Washington said on Tuesday must be resolved to ensure their continued military cooperation.

In Iran, a Stirring of Green Protesters Produces a Clampdown (Time.com) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Time.com - Security turned out in force to quash demonstrations by opponents of the regime. But the fact that the Green movement made an effort proves it has not been eradicated

US, Europe look at fast but risky penalty on Iran (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 04:10 PM PST AP - The United States and Europe are considering unprecedented punishment against Iran that could immediately cripple the country's financial lifeline. But it's an extreme option in the banking world that would come with its own costs.

Divided opposition is key to Syrian regime's power (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:28 PM PST AP - At a rented house just outside Syria's border, a dissident known only as "The Doctor" maps out attacks. Planners speak by Skype with fighters on the ground in Syria, while others raise money, drumming up cash from fellow exiles to buy weapons.

Guatemala president calls hunger a security issue (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 04:57 PM PST AP - Guatemala's first president with a military background in 25 years said Tuesday the drug war can't be won with arms alone, and pledged that his administration will focus on fighting hunger, which he called a security problem.

AU forces capture rebel strongholds near Somali capital (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:05 PM PST Reuters - African Union troops launched an offensive against al Qaeda-linked Somali rebels and captured strongholds to the south of the capital Mogadishu, the AU force said on Tuesday.

Getting to know you: Obama, Xi start relationship (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 04:59 PM PST AP - The man destined to be China's next leader won an extraordinary welcome across Washington on Tuesday, a finely scripted opening to one of the world's most important relationships. Trading kind words of cooperation, President Barack Obama and Xi Jinping also spoke directly about human rights and worsening foreign crises.

Canada boosts police powers, alarms privacy watchdog (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:34 PM PST Reuters - A new law gives police stronger powers to track what Canadians do online, but raises concern from the privacy watchdog about "warrantless access to personal information."

Australian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:16 PM PST AP - A Sydney man has been fined 750 Australian dollars ($800) for mooning Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, during a royal visit to Australia.

India's economy loses its luster (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - India's rise looks to be on the skids for now.

Beirut: Where Valentine's Day Belongs to Another Kind of Saint (Time.com) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Time.com - The romantic holiday is also the date of the assassination of one of Lebanon's political heroes. His supporters take grim pleasure at the travails of Syria's leader

Putin vows to halt Russia's population plunge with babies, immigrants (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia's falling population poses a dire threat to the country's existence, which he will reverse with sweeping new social policies if he's elected to a third presidential term in polls that are now less than three weeks off.

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