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• Assad proposes referendum in strifetorn Syria (Reuters)
• Iran trumpets nuclear advances, deepening standoff with West (Reuters)
• Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates (Reuters)
• Egypt protesters demand justice over stadium deaths (Reuters)
• U.N. urges Iraq to move Iranian dissidents to new camp (Reuters)
• How to Interpret Iran's New Nuclear Advances (Time.com)
• Moody's may downgrade 17 banks, securities firms (Reuters)
• Yemeni security: 5 officials shot dead (AP)
• Some of world's deadliest prison fires (AP)
• Amnesty: Libyan militias commit war crimes (AP)
• Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital (AP)
• Farmers sue to regain control of Canadian Wheat Board (Reuters)
• Muslim group boss: No Syria military intervention (AP)
• Africa Rising: Ethiopia moves to diversify exports (The Christian Science Monitor)
• China to Stop Giving Orphans Surnames Like 'State,' 'Party' (Time.com)
• Ugandan minister raids gay-rights workshop (The Christian Science Monitor)

Assad proposes referendum in strifetorn Syria (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:51 PM PST Reuters - Syrian opposition leaders and the West have scorned a new offer by President Bashar al-Assad to hold multi-party elections, as his troops mounted more attacks on rebel-held areas.

Iran trumpets nuclear advances, deepening standoff with West (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST Reuters - Iran proclaimed advances in nuclear know-how on Wednesday, including new centrifuges able to enrich uranium much faster, a move that may hasten a drift towards confrontation with the West over suspicions it is seeking the means to make atomic bombs.

Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 03:42 PM PST Reuters - A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, killing more than 350 inmates, many of them trapped and screaming inside their cells.

Egypt protesters demand justice over stadium deaths (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST Reuters - Angry Egyptian soccer fans protested at the general prosecutor's office on Wednesday in Cairo, demanding that authorities bring to court those responsible for soccer violence that left 74 people dead.

U.N. urges Iraq to move Iranian dissidents to new camp (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:15 PM PST Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Iraq on Wednesday to speed up the transfer of Iranian dissidents at a camp near Baghdad to a temporary facility which the dissident group has compared to a prison.

How to Interpret Iran's New Nuclear Advances (Time.com) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST Time.com - The nuclear advances announced Wednesday by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are a prelude to an expected new round of talks between Tehran and Western powers

Moody's may downgrade 17 banks, securities firms (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:37 PM PST Reuters - Moody's Investor Service warned on Thursday it could downgrade the credit ratings of 17 global banks and securities firms due to more fragile funding conditions, increased regulatory burdens and a more difficult operating environment.

Yemeni security: 5 officials shot dead (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:44 PM PST AP - Gunmen shot five officials dead in the middle of a southeastern Yemeni town Wednesday, while one soldier was killed in a car bomb attack on a military checkpoint, security officials said.

Some of world's deadliest prison fires (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST AP - Some of deadliest prison fires around the world:

Amnesty: Libyan militias commit war crimes (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST AP - Armed militias now rule much of Libya, Amnesty International said Wednesday, accusing them of torturing detainees deemed loyal to the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi and driving entire neighborhoods and towns into exile.

Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:13 PM PST AP - For Americans looking at the U.S. visit of China's likely future leader for a clue about where relations between the two nations might be headed, the signal has been clear: No change in substance, but perhaps a change in style.

Farmers sue to regain control of Canadian Wheat Board (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:22 PM PST Reuters - Several farmer organizations that support the Canadian Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly are launching a court action aimed at restoring farmer control of the board and collecting C$17 billion ($17 billion) in damages for farmers.

Muslim group boss: No Syria military intervention (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST AP - The international community must rule out military intervention as a solution to the Syrian crisis, the leader of a global Islamic group said Wednesday.

Africa Rising: Ethiopia moves to diversify exports (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:17 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - About three hours south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, lays a sprawling, 120,000-hectare field planted with hundreds of thousands of grape vines in tightly packed rows. Workers in blue coveralls cultivate the vines, looking for pesky diseases, while men stand atop ladders with slingshots in tow to fend off hungry birds.

China to Stop Giving Orphans Surnames Like 'State,' 'Party' (Time.com) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST Time.com - The Ministry of Civil Affairs will amend its regulations to ensure that names commonly ascribed to parentless children, like Dang and Guo ("Party" and "State") will not be ascribed to orphans

Ugandan minister raids gay-rights workshop (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:46 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As Uganda’s parliament begins discussions once more on an antihomosexuality bill, the Ugandan minister of ethics has accompanied police to shut down a workshop in Entebbe for gay rights activists and to arrest its organizer.

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