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• Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader (Reuters)
• Iran says would act against enemies if endangered (Reuters)
• Analysis: Greek pro-bailout parties to survive voter anger (Reuters)
• Afghans vent fury over Koran burning, U.S. apologizes (Reuters)
• A Year On, Christchurch Fumbles Through the 'Post-Earthquake Fog' (Time.com)
• Portuguese reject govt call to work on Carnival (AP)
• Dozens killed in Syria, Red Cross urges cease-fire (AP)
• Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery (AP)
• UN: W. Africa cocaine trade generates $900M a year (AP)
• New Zealanders gather to remember earthquake dead (AP)
• John Paulson firm sued over Sino-Forest bet (Reuters)
• Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail (AP)
• Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Diplomatic Solution to the Iran Nuclear Standoff May Depend On Compromises (Time.com)
• Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST Reuters - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote ending three decades of rule by its ally Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Iran says would act against enemies if endangered (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST Reuters - Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered, the deputy head of the Islamic Republic's armed forces was quoted by a semi-official news agency as saying on Tuesday.

Analysis: Greek pro-bailout parties to survive voter anger (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST Reuters - Support for Greece's two pro-bailout parties has sunk to an all-time low, but pollsters predict the squabbling rivals will still scrape through upcoming elections with enough seats in parliament to push through the reforms demanded by lenders.

Afghans vent fury over Koran burning, U.S. apologizes (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:24 PM PST Reuters - U.S. helicopters fired flares to disperse hundreds of angry Afghans who massed outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday after hearing staff there had burned copies of the Koran.

A Year On, Christchurch Fumbles Through the 'Post-Earthquake Fog' (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:45 AM PST Time.com - It has been a full year since disaster hit, but the city is just starting to creep back to life

Portuguese reject govt call to work on Carnival (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:28 PM PST AP - Portuguese workers issued a spontaneous "Ja chega!" — "That's enough!" — to the government, rejecting its appeal to stay at their jobs during Carnival, one of their most beloved holidays.

Dozens killed in Syria, Red Cross urges cease-fire (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:20 PM PST AP - Food and water are running dangerously low in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, with frantic cries for help from residents amid government shelling that pounded rebel strongholds and killed at least 30 people Tuesday, activists said.

Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:12 PM PST AP - President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday that doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where he had a tumor removed last year and said he will require surgery.

UN: W. Africa cocaine trade generates $900M a year (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:11 PM PST AP - The U.N. agency that fights drugs and crime estimated that cocaine trafficking is generating some $900 million annually in West and Central Africa as South American cartels use the shortest route to transport drugs to Europe.

New Zealanders gather to remember earthquake dead (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:33 PM PST AP - New Zealanders are gathering in the thousands to remember the 185 people who died in a devastating earthquake one year ago in the city of Christchurch.

John Paulson firm sued over Sino-Forest bet (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:05 PM PST Reuters - A firm run by John Paulson was sued on Tuesday by a prominent Miami investor who claimed the billionaire's hedge funds failed to conduct proper due diligence on Chinese forestry company Sino-Forest Corp before buying shares, costing investors more than $460 million.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:37 PM PST AP - Kim Dotcom, founder of the website Megaupload, has been released from jail in New Zealand after being granted bail.

Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In recent decades, downtown Johan­nesburg achieved near-mythical status as being one of the most dangerous places in the world. Its spiraling crime rate and rapid urban decay drove white business and residents out. Foreign visitors were warned to stay away for fear of their lives, and investment in the city ground to a near halt.

A Diplomatic Solution to the Iran Nuclear Standoff May Depend On Compromises (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:45 AM PST Time.com - Sanctions on Iran are beginning to work, goes the argument from the Obama Administration, and they should be given more time to bring Tehran to heel

Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Russia needs to launch a major military buildup to prepare for life in a dangerous world where international law is breaking down, the West feels free to intervene in sovereign countries, and rivals could invade Russia to seize its rich trove of natural resources, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned.

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