Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Republicans voice support for arming Syria opposition - Jerusalem Post


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Republicans voice support for arming Syria opposition
Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS 02/23/2012 08:30 At Arizona debate of US presidential candidates, Romney says support for anti-Assad forces is needed to turn Syria away from Iran; Gingrich: US allies already covertly helping to destroy Assad regime. By REUTERS MESA, Ariz.
American war reporter Marie Colvin killed in SyriaWall Street Journal
Syrian gunners pound stronghold where Marie Colvin released last dispatchTelegraph.co.uk
Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city of HomsWashington Post
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Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city of Homs - Washington Post


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Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city of Homs
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BEIRUT â€" Syrian forces continued to bombard the city of Homs on Wednesday, as international outrage at the growing death toll increased pressure on the government of President Bashar al-Assad ahead of a meeting of world leaders Friday to discuss the ...
Marie Colvin's killing piles pressure on Assad as civilian death toll risesThe Guardian
Remembering Marie Colvin, friend and intrepid war correspondentHaaretz
Republican candidates back arming Syria rebelsReuters
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Quran-Burning Spurs Deadly Riots - Wall Street Journal


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Quran-Burning Spurs Deadly Riots
Wall Street Journal
By DION NISSENBAUM and HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL KABULâ€"Deadly anti-American protests spread across Afghanistan Wednesday as demonstrators armed with guns, iron rods and rocks attacked Afghan government and Western targets, venting their outrage over the ...
Protests over burned Korans turn deadlyABC Online
Apologies Fail to Quell Ire Over Koran Burning as Probe OpensBusinessWeek
Apologies Fail to Quell Ire Over Koran Burning at U.S. Base as Probe OpensBloomberg
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Recalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria - New York Times


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Recalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria
New York Times
Marie Colvin got into Yale University the way she would later get into foreign countries, with grit and determination. After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, from January of her junior year at Oyster Bay High School to January ...
NY family recalls war journalist killed in SyriaWall Street Journal
US Republican rivals unite against Iran, SyriaHindustan Times
Remembering slain journalist Marie ColvinUSA TODAY
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Cause of Argentine train crash still unknown - CBS News


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Cause of Argentine train crash still unknown
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Firemen rescue wounded passengers from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Anibal Greco) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The first two cars were packed as usual for the morning rush, ...
Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopleReuters
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Passengers say conductor struggled with train's brakes before crash killed 49Globe and Mail
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Argentine train slams into station, killing 49 - The Associated Press


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Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) â€" The first two cars were packed as usual for the morning rush, so tightly that people stood pressed flesh to flesh, sandwiched between bicycles and the few seats, many without so much as a strap to hold onto.
Passengers say conductor struggled with train's brakes before crash killed 49Globe and Mail
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Syria unrest: West condemns reporters' deaths in Homs - BBC News


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Syria unrest: West condemns reporters' deaths in Homs
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The killings of two Western reporters in the city of Homs and reported deaths of some 60 people across Syria have led to calls of condemnation by the West. Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, an American, and award-winning French photographer Remi ...
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's HomsReuters
Two Journalists Shared Desire to Bear Witness in World's Hot SpotsNew York Times
Syria's not responsible for those who enter illegally, group saysLos Angeles Times
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Training should have averted Afghan Koran burning: general - Reuters


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Training should have averted Afghan Koran burning: general
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By David Alexander | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Troops involved in a Koran-burning incident in Afghanistan should have known to check with cultural advisers attached to their units to determine how to properly dispose of religious material, a spokesman for ...
9 die in 2nd day of Afghan protests over Quran burningsMiamiHerald.com
Quran burnings spark U.S. protest in AfghanistanHouston Chronicle
Karzai urges calm in Afghanistan Koran burning rowBBC News
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Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people - Reuters


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Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people
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By Hilary Burke and Magdalena Morales | BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst ...
CCTV of Buenos Aires train crashTelegraph.co.uk
Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'BBC News
Argentine train slams into station, killing 49The Associated Press
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Judge promises probe into Argentina train crash that killed 49 - Los Angeles Times


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Judge promises probe into Argentina train crash that killed 49
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM BUENOS AIRES -- An Argentinian federal judge promised to lead an investigation into the causes of a stunning train crash that killed at least 49 people and injured more than 600 Wednesday morning. No official cause of the accident here ...
Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'BBC News
Argentine train slams into station, killing 49The Associated Press
Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Kills 49, Injures 460BusinessWeek
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Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan - Atlanta Journal Constitution


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Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By RAHIM FAIEZ AP KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as anger spread despite US apologies over ...
US apologises to Karzai for Bagram incidentThe Hindu
What US Army says about handling the QuranChristian Science Monitor
Qur'an burning protests continue into second day - videoThe Guardian
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Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission | - Reuters


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Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission |
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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more ...
Syrian regime's bombardment of Homs goes on with at least 80 more deadThe Guardian
Syrian opposition says military intervention may be needed if cease-fire calls ...Washington Post
Global meeting on Syria faces pressureCNN

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Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists - Voice of America


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Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists
Voice of America
February 22, 2012 Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists VOA News Relentless Syrian shelling Wednesday in the opposition stronghold of Homs has killed at least 19 people including two Western journalists, as government forces ...
Marie Colvin's killing piles pressure on Assad as civilian death toll risesThe Guardian
Final interview: Colvin describes deaths in SyriaThe Associated Press
2 Western Journalists Killed as Syria Shells HomsABC News
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Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' - BBC News


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Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'
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A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with at least 600 more injured, officials say. The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station during the morning rush hour.
At least 49 dead, hundreds hurt in Buenos Aires train crashUSA TODAY
Argentine train slams into station, killing 49The Associated Press
49 killed as train slams into retaining wall in Buenos AiresLos Angeles Times
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2 Journalists Among the Dead in Syrian Onslaught - New York Times


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2 Journalists Among the Dead in Syrian Onslaught
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CAIRO â€" Syrian security forces shelled the central city of Homs on Wednesday, the 19th day of a bombardment that activists say has claimed the lives of hundreds of trapped civilians in one of the deadliest campaigns in nearly a year of violent ...
2 Western journalists killed in SyriaCNN
Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission |Reuters
American war reporter Marie Colvin killed in SyriaThe Associated Press
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Six killed, many wounded in Afghan Koran protests | - Reuters


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Six killed, many wounded in Afghan Koran protests |
Reuters
By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi | KABUL (Reuters) - Six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day on Wednesday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, ...
Seven Killed in Afghan Protests Over Koran Burning at US BaseBusinessWeek
US embassy in Afghanistan on lockdown as anti-American protests continue over ...Fox News
7 Killed in Afghan Protests Over Quran BurningABC News
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Questions remain: Iran blocks nuclear experts from key site - Christian Science Monitor


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Questions remain: Iran blocks nuclear experts from key site
Christian Science Monitor
The UN nuclear watchdog agency left after two days of talks failed despite 'intensive efforts.' It will report on Iran's program in days. By Scott Peterson, Staff Writer / February 22, 2012 Herman Nackaerts, head of a delegation of the International ...
Russia: Israeli attack on Iran will bring catastropheJerusalem Post
IAEA mission to Iran ends in failure; Iran still defiantWashington Post
Russia warns Israel not to attack IranReuters
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2 Western journalists killed in Syria - USA TODAY


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2 Western journalists killed in Syria
USA TODAY
BEIRUT (AP) â€" A French photojournalist and an American working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday by Syrian government shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs, France's government said. American journalist Marie Colvin, left, ...
Journalists Marie Colvin, Remi Ochlik killed in Syria, activists and French ...msnbc.com
Two Western journalists reported killed in Homs, SyriaWashington Post
US, French Journalists Killed in Besieged Syrian City of HomsBusinessWeek
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Journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik 'die in Homs' - BBC News


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Journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik 'die in Homs'
BBC News
Two Western journalists have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs when shells hit the building they were staying in, opposition activists say. France named them as Marie Colvin, an American Sunday Times reporter, and Remi Ochlik, ...
2 Western journalists killed in SyriaUSA TODAY
Two Western Journalists Killed in Syria ShellingNew York Times
Marie Colvin killed in SyriaThe Guardian
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Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning - Voice of America


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Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning
Voice of America
February 22, 2012 Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning Hundreds of Afghans clashed with police and security forces for a second day of angry protests aimed at NATO troops who improperly disposed of copies of the Quran.
Afghan Koran burning at Bagram sparks fresh protestsBBC News
Qur'an protesters attack Kabul compound housing foreignersThe Guardian
Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans for 2nd DayNew York Times
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2 Western journalists killed in Syria, opposition activists say - CNN


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2 Western journalists killed in Syria, opposition activists say
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Washington (CNN) -- Two Western journalists were killed Wednesday in the Syrian city of Homs, opposition activists told CNN. The journalists were killed by shelling from government forces in the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, the activists said.
2 Western journalists reportedly killed in SyriaCBS News
Activist say 2 foreign journalists killed in SyriaUSA TODAY
Two Western journalists killed in SyriaReuters
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Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans for 2nd Day - New York Times


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Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans for 2nd Day
New York Times
BAGRAM, Afghanistan â€" Protests against the burning by NATO personnel of an undisclosed number of Korans spilled into a second day on Wednesday and seemed poised to widen as the United States Embassy in Kabul ordered a lockdown suspending all travel by ...
Afghan Koran burning at Bagram sparks fresh protestsBBC News
Afghan demonstrators torch foreign compound in KabulReuters
US embassy in Afghanistan on lockdown as anti-American protests continue over ...Fox News
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Syria: US says it will 'consider other measures' to end bloodshed - Telegraph.co.uk


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Syria: US says it will 'consider other measures' to end bloodshed
Telegraph.co.uk
The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis were impossible it might have to consider other options. The comments, made by officials at both the White House and ...
Dozens killed in Syria as Red Cross seeks 'humanitarian pause'Fox News
Russia, China, and Iran declare their support for SyriaBoston Globe
US looking to arm opposition in SyriaTimes of India
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