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• Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed (Reuters)
• Attempt to kill Russia's Putin foiled: security agencies (Reuters)
• U.S. cites "heightened threat"; 9 killed in Afghan airport bomb (Reuters)
• Saleh hands "difficult phase" over to new Yemen (Reuters)
• Tunisia leader, Bill Clinton among Nobel nominees (Reuters)
• Have Colombia's Rebels Really Given Up on Kidnapping? (Time.com)
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• Activist group: 144 dead across Syria (AP)
• Carnival cancels on-shore tour after mass robbery (AP)
• Officers hurt in Occupy clash at Calif Capitol (AP)
• U.S. rejects strategy shift after Afghan protests, shooting (Reuters)
• Conservatives pressed over "dirty tricks" (Reuters)
• Helping New Orleans make a comeback is her personal passion (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Just When They Needed It Least: The Syrian Opposition Fractures Again (Time.com)
• Weibos: China clamps down on popular microblogs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:25 PM PST Reuters - Syrian artillery pounded rebel-held areas of Homs as President Bashar al-Assad's government announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in a referendum derided as a sham by his critics at home and abroad.

Attempt to kill Russia's Putin foiled: security agencies (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST Reuters - Security services in Russia and Ukraine said on Monday they had foiled a plot to kill Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, but his opponents ridiculed the announcement as a campaign stunt six days before he runs in Russia's presidential election.

U.S. cites "heightened threat"; 9 killed in Afghan airport bomb (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:09 PM PST Reuters - A suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest bloodshed since copies of the Koran were burned at a NATO base last week.

Saleh hands "difficult phase" over to new Yemen (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:38 AM PST Reuters - Yemen's new president took over on Monday from Ali Abdullah Saleh, his predecessor of 33 years, saying the impoverished Arab state faced a "complex and difficult phase" after a year of violent political turmoil over Saleh's fate.

Tunisia leader, Bill Clinton among Nobel nominees (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:26 AM PST Reuters - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton may be among the hundreds of nominees for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, rights activists say.

Have Colombia's Rebels Really Given Up on Kidnapping? (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST Time.com - Perhaps. But they still have more than 70 hostages in hand and the FARC may have found other ways to raise cash

(AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:37 PM PST AP - Police begin removal of Occupy London protest camp at St. Paul's Cathedral

Activist group: 144 dead across Syria (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST AP - A Syrian activist group reported Monday that 144 people have been killed across the country, scores of them in the embattled opposition stronghold of Homs by security forces as they tried to flee. A team from the Syrian arm of the Red Cross delivered aid to one of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods after days of trying to reach the area.

Carnival cancels on-shore tour after mass robbery (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:57 PM PST AP - Carnival Cruise Lines Inc. says it is suspending on-shore nature excursions in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta after 22 cruise passengers were robbed on their bus during a tour last week near the coastal city.

Officers hurt in Occupy clash at Calif Capitol (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:33 PM PST AP - At least two law enforcement officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa.

U.S. rejects strategy shift after Afghan protests, shooting (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration will not swerve from plans to move into an advisory role in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Monday, despite the killing of U.S. advisers over the weekend that underscored the risks foreign soldiers will face as they rush to train Afghan forces.

Conservatives pressed over "dirty tricks" (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:33 PM PST Reuters - The Conservative government came under increasing pressure on Monday to explain what the opposition said were dirty tricks the Conservatives used during last year's election to cut into the number of votes going to other parties.

Helping New Orleans make a comeback is her personal passion (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:10 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - It was more than a year after hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf region in 2005 and the floodwaters receded from the Lower Ninth Ward when Brittany Aydelotte first joined the relief effort in New Orleans.

Just When They Needed It Least: The Syrian Opposition Fractures Again (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST Time.com - Citing reluctance in the main organization, the Syrian Revolutionary Patriotic Group declares it wants to funnel arms to the rebels on the ground in Syria

Weibos: China clamps down on popular microblogs (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:49 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Just a few years ago, no ordinary Chinese citizen would ever have heard sensitive news â€" say, for example, if a top Chinese policeman had spent a day in a US consulate, apparently seeking asylum.

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