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• Blast hits Aleppo; clashes and protests across Syria
• Libya frees two detained British journalists
• Venezuelans threaten mass lawsuits for faulty breast implants
• Greek finance minister Venizelos to lead Socialists in snap election
• Indonesia police shoot dead suspected militants in Bali: media
• Tensions rise as Italy labor talks enter home stretch
• Palestinians, Israel negotiate revenue collection
• Ten severed heads found in western Mexican town
• Libya seeks Gaddafi spy chief handover by Mauritania
• Turkish police fight Kurdish protesters, one dead
• Explosion near Syrian security building in Aleppo
• Syrian insists rebels are regrouping, won't cave
• Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising
• Charges in Afghan shootings expected within a week
• 2 Brazilian women kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai
• Released American was working alone in Iraq
• Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit
• Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry
• Butchers beef up French presidential campaign
• Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK

Blast hits Aleppo; clashes and protests across Syria Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb ripped through a residential area of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday, as activists reported heavy clashes across the country between state forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. World powers have been unable to stop more than a year of bloodshed in Syria, a country that sits on the fault lines of several regional and ethnic conflicts. Recent army gains against rebel positions have shown no sign of quelling the violence and no negotiated settlement is in sight. ...

Libya frees two detained British journalists Posted: TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Two British journalists detained by a Libyan militia last month and accused of spying have been released and cleared of all charges, an interior ministry official said on Sunday. Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, who were working for Iran's English-language Press TV, were detained on February 22 by the Swehli brigade, one of dozens of militias which last year helped force out Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Earlier this month, the Swehli militia said the Britons, initially detained for illegal entry into Libya, were suspected of spying. ...

Venezuelans threaten mass lawsuits for faulty breast implants Posted: CARACAS (Reuters) - Some 2,000 Venezuelan women are threatening to sue doctors, private clinics and distributors for faulty PIP breast implants if they do not get free replacements in one of the world's hottest markets for plastic surgery. The image-conscious South American country was disproportionately hit by defective breast implants sold by French manufacturer Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and filled with dangerous, industrial grade silicone. ...

Greek finance minister Venizelos to lead Socialists in snap election Posted: ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Socialists elected Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as their leader on Sunday, with a mandate to revive a party weakened by unpopular austerity policies ahead of parliamentary polls expected by early May. Venizelos, who has spearheaded the country's marathon debt talks, is set to resign from his post this week to focus on the general election, with all surveys showing the PASOK socialists badly trailing the conservative New Democracy party. ...

Indonesia police shoot dead suspected militants in Bali: media Posted: (Reuters) - Indonesian counter-terrorism police have shot dead five men suspected of planning a series of attacks on the resort island of Bali, scene of a night-club bombing in 2002 which killed about 200 people, media reported on Monday. Police counter-terror unit Detachment 88 stormed two separate addresses on Bali, in the capital Denpasar and at a hotel in Sanur, on Sunday night, Australian media said, quoting Australian Associated Press (AAP). Three men were killed at the hotel in Sanur, an area popular with foreign tourists, and two at the Denpasar location. ...

Tensions rise as Italy labor talks enter home stretch Posted: ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti faces an arduous task this week to reconcile the demands of unions and employers and draft a labor reform aimed at boosting Italy's competitiveness and shielding it from the euro zone debt crisis. With a self-imposed deadline to get a deal by the end of this week the signs are not promising, with the largest trade union saying an accord at a key meeting on Tuesday is "impossible," and the biggest employers' lobby warning it will not sign any document that concedes too much to the unions. ...

Palestinians, Israel negotiate revenue collection Posted: RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority and Israel are holding economic talks despite frozen peace negotiations in a bid to revamp revenue collection and help relieve the Palestinian government's deepening debt crisis, officials said on Sunday. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and interim peace deals have tasked it with levying taxes and customs duties on the Palestinian Authority's behalf, amounting to around $100 million a month, on goods imported into the territories. ...

Ten severed heads found in western Mexican town Posted: ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Sunday found the severed heads of 10 people killed in a suspected outbreak of drug gang violence in a small city north of Acapulco. The heads were lined up on a street outside a slaughterhouse in Teloloapan, about 170 miles from Acapulco and about 155 miles south of Mexico City, according to a statement from the Guerrero state attorney general's office. Teloloapan is in the Tierra Caliente region of Guerrero, where the La Familia cartel and its offshoot, Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar), are fighting for territory. ...

Libya seeks Gaddafi spy chief handover by Mauritania Posted: TRIPOLI/PARIS (Reuters) - Libya said on Sunday it was sending a delegation to Mauritania to press for the extradition of Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief Abdallah al-Senussi and Interpol called for his handover to promote rule of law in the North African state. Senussi, 62, the last significant Gaddafi associate on the run since the dictator's overthrow and death in a popular revolt last year, was arrested in the West African state after his arrival late on Friday on a flight from Morocco. ...

Turkish police fight Kurdish protesters, one dead Posted: ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police used water cannon, tear gas and baton charges to break up Kurdish demonstrations across the country on Sunday and one local politician died in the protests, a sign of rising tension ahead of the Kurdish New Year next week. Turkey's pro-Kurdish party and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed militants have both called for large demonstrations for Newroz, the Kurdish New Year that begins on March 21, sensing the government, which has strongly backed Arab uprisings, may be vulnerable to pressure from street protests. ...

Explosion near Syrian security building in Aleppo Posted: An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, while a harsh security crackdown prevented opposition rallies marking one year since the first nationwide protests of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Syrian insists rebels are regrouping, won't cave Posted: Syrian rebels are regrouping despite some bitter defeats at the hands of President Bashar Assad's regime, and a top priority is finding weapons and ammunition to boost their firepower, a man who identified himself as a low-ranking rebel commander told The Associated Press.

Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising Posted: More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen's longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.

Charges in Afghan shootings expected within a week Posted: Charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within a week and if the case goes to court the trial will be held in the United States, said a legal expert with the U.S. military familiar with the investigation.

2 Brazilian women kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai Posted: Armed tribesmen on Sunday kidnapped two Brazilian women and their Egyptian tour guide as they were traveling on a bus near Mount Sinai, according to security officials.

Released American was working alone in Iraq Posted: The American who was released this week after being held captive nine months by an anti-U.S. militia was working alone in Iraq and was not on a government contract, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.

Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit Posted: Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then arrested more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana.

Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry Posted: The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes.

Butchers beef up French presidential campaign Posted: The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive — as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive.

Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK Posted: Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to national security.

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