Friday, February 24, 2012

Tehran Is Ramping Up Nuclear-Fuel Output - Wall Street Journal


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Tehran Is Ramping Up Nuclear-Fuel Output
Wall Street Journal
By JAY SOLOMON WASHINGTONâ€"Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of a purer form of enriched uranium that is closer to weapons grade, according to the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, and has begun to produce it at a fortified mountain site ...
Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: UN agencyReuters
Atomic Agency Says Iran Is Making Fuel at Protected SiteNew York Times
Iran boosting enrichment efforts, international inspectors sayCNN
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Syria crisis: Red Cross resumes Homs evacuation bid - BBC News


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Syria crisis: Red Cross resumes Homs evacuation bid
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The Red Cross says it is resuming its attempts to rescue more Syrians trapped by shelling in the city of Homs. On Friday it evacuated several people for the first time since the army began bombarding areas of Homs last month.
Obama: International community must use every tool available to stop Syria ...Haaretz
The Emergency Session on Syria: That's What Friends Are For?TIME
'Friends of Syria' vow to back oppositionSydney Morning Herald
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Meeting Gives Nod, but Not Arms, to Syria's Opposition - Wall Street Journal


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Meeting Gives Nod, but Not Arms, to Syria's Opposition
Wall Street Journal
By NOUR MALAS TUNISâ€"Western and Arab nations recognized Syria's main opposition group but didn't agree to arm them, in a one-day summit that failed to bridge deep international divisions over how to stem Syria's bloodshed.
Obama: International community must use every tool available to stop Syria ...Haaretz
Clinton says Syrian security forces can help "guns fall silent"CNN
Pressure mounts on Assad as help reaches HomsHindustan Times
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Clinton says Syrian security forces can help "guns fall silent" - CNN


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Clinton says Syrian security forces can help "guns fall silent"
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Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- World powers meeting Friday in Tunisia called for a political solution in Syria and what one diplomat called a "tsunami wave" of pressure to peel away internal support for the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad.
At Least 50 Killed in Syria as Regime Pound RebelsABC News
Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mountsReuters
Nations Press Halt in Attacks to Allow Aid to Syrian CitiesNew York Times
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US Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb - New York Times


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US Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb
New York Times
WASHINGTON â€" Even as the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said in a new report Friday that Iran had accelerated its uranium enrichment program, American intelligence analysts continue to believe that there is no hard evidence that Iran has decided to ...
UN nuclear agency faults Iran for not answering key questionsLos Angeles Times
UN sees spike in Iran's uranium productionWashington Post
Iran wants to keep cooperating with IAEA: Top officialTimes of India
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Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts - Reuters


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Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts
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By Lin Noueihed and John Irish (Reuters) - The first wounded and sick women trapped in the most embattled district of the Syrian city of Homs have been evacuated, and talks were held to evacuate more on Saturday, while pressure mounted on President ...
Nations Press Halt in Attacks to Allow Aid to Syrian CitiesNew York Times
Clinton blasts China, Russia over SyriaCBS News
Clinton Lashes Out at Syria, Russia, ChinaVoice of America
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Clinton blasts China, Russia over Syria - CBS News


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Clinton blasts China, Russia over Syria
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a press conference following the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunis, Friday Feb. 24, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton blasted Russia and China on Friday for opposing UN Security ...
Clinton Lashes Out at Syria, Russia, ChinaVoice of America
Some women, children evacuated in Homs: ICRCReuters
Red Cross in Syria Fails to Evacuate ReportersABC News
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Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: UN agency - Reuters


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Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: UN agency
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By Fredrik Dahl | VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the UN nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with atomic bomb ...
Iran not co-operating on nuclear programme, says IAEABBC News
Atomic Agency Says Iran Is Making Fuel at Protected SiteNew York Times
Iran Is Ramping Up Nuclear-Fuel OutputWall Street Journal
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Deadly Afghan Protests Continue Over Koran-Burning at US Base - BusinessWeek


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Deadly Afghan Protests Continue Over Koran-Burning at US Base
BusinessWeek
By Eltaf Najafizada Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Demonstrations in Afghanistan protesting the burning of the Koran at a US base intensified for a fourth day yesterday even after repeated American apologies for the mistreatment of the Islamic holy book.
More Quran protests leave 7 dead in AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Nine dead in latest Afghan violence over Koran burningWashington Post
US general calls for calm in AfghanistanThe Daily Star
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Nine dead in latest Afghan violence over Koran burning - Washington Post


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Nine dead in latest Afghan violence over Koran burning
Washington Post
KABUL â€" At least nine Afghans were killed Friday during demonstrations that began four days ago, after US military personnel burned a pile of Korans, and have since spread across the country. Six protesters and a police officer were killed in the ...
More Quran protests leave 7 dead in AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Afghanistan: deadliest day of Koran violenceTelegraph.co.uk
Protests Against Quran-Burning Roil AfghanistanWall Street Journal
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Afghanistan: deadliest day of Koran violence - Telegraph.co.uk


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Afghanistan: deadliest day of Koran violence
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An apology by Barack Obama over the accidental burning of Korans in an American airbase failed to prevent a fourth day of violent protest in Afghanistan with at least nine killed. By Ben Farmer, Kabul Thousands took to the streets after Friday prayers ...
US general urges calm at base where Afghan soldier killed 2 American troopsWashington Post
Protests Against Quran-Burning Roil AfghanistanWall Street Journal
Koran Protests Resume in Afghanistan Despite US ApologyNew York Times
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US general urges calm at base where Afghan soldier killed 2 American troops - Washington Post


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US general urges calm at base where Afghan soldier killed 2 American troops
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KABUL, Afghanistan â€" The top US commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at a US base, even as renewed protests Friday claimed at least ...
Protests Against Quran-Burning Roil AfghanistanWall Street Journal
Koran Protests Resume in Afghanistan Despite US ApologyNew York Times
Afghan protests claim 12 more livesFinancial Times

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Iran rapidly expands sensitive nuclear work: IAEA - Reuters


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Iran rapidly expands sensitive nuclear work: IAEA
Reuters
By Fredrik Dahl | VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the United Nations' nuclear agency said Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears that the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead ...
UN sees spike in Iran's uranium productionWashington Post
Iran uncooperative, International Atomic Energy Agency saysCNN
UN agency: Iran rapidly expanding nuclear workCBS News
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Red Cross staff reach besieged Syrian city of Homs - BBC News


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Red Cross staff reach besieged Syrian city of Homs
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The Red Cross has reached the besieged Syrian city of Homs and has started talks on evacuating the injured, officials say. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent arrived in the suburb of Baba Amr, which has been ...
US, other 'Friends of Syria' to call for UN peace missionUSA TODAY
Clinton: Assad to Pay Heavy Cost for Human Rights ViolationsVoice of America
Clinton: Assad regime "has no future"CBS News
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Koran Protests Resume in Afghanistan Despite US Apology - New York Times


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Koran Protests Resume in Afghanistan Despite US Apology
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Angry protests broke out in Kabul and other Afghan cities after midday prayers on Friday, with at least 10 protesters reported killed in Herat. The protests were in response to the burning of several Korans at the largest NATO air ...
Afghanistan Koran protests claim more livesBBC News
US general urges calm at base where Afghan soldier killed 2 American troopsWashington Post
Afghans Resume Koran Burning ProtestsTIME
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Diplomats Gather to Press Syria to Halt Crackdown - New York Times


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Diplomats Gather to Press Syria to Halt Crackdown
New York Times
TUNIS â€" Diplomats, government ministers and high officials met in the Tunisian capital on Friday for a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” designed to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, a day after a United Nations panel concluded that ...
'Friends of Syria' Begin Talks in TunisiaVoice of America
'Friends of Syria' to call for UN peacekeeping missionUSA TODAY
4 Killed in Renewed Shelling of Syrian CityABC News
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Qur'an burning protests rage as death toll reaches 23 in Afghanistan - The Guardian


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Qur'an burning protests rage as death toll reaches 23 in Afghanistan
The Guardian
Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the Muslim holy book at a Nato military base with riot police and soldiers on high alert braced for more ...
Twelve killed in protests across AfghanistanReuters
Afghanistan Koran protests: Eight die on fourth dayBBC News
Seven dead in latest Afghan violence over Koran burningWashington Post
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'Friends of Syria' to Assad: Immediate cease-fire or face new punishment - Fox News


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'Friends of Syria' to Assad: Immediate cease-fire or face new punishment
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TUNIS, Tunisia â€" The United States, Europe and Arab countries were set Friday to back a proposal for Syria's president to step aside and allow in humanitarian assistance to end a brutal crackdown against opponents. American, European and Arab officials ...
Arab nations are supplying arms to rebel Syrian army, diplomatic sources sayCNN
'Friends of Syria' to call for UN to start planning Syria peacekeeping missionWashington Post
Syria Opposition Courts Allies For AidWall Street Journal
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Syria unrest: Tunis conference seeks breakthrough - BBC News


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Syria unrest: Tunis conference seeks breakthrough
BBC News
A major conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest. The US, Europe and Arab countries plan to challenge President Bashar al-Assad to provide humanitarian access within days to the worst-affected ...
Syria Opposition Courts Allies For AidWall Street Journal
Syria Government Troops Clash With Rebels Before Tunisia MeetingBusinessWeek
4 Killed in Renewed Shelling of Syrian CityABC News
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'Friends of Syria' Ready Ultimatum for Assad - ABC News


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'Friends of Syria' Ready Ultimatum for Assad
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The United States, Europe and Arab countries were set Friday to back a proposal for Syria's president to step aside and allow in humanitarian assistance to end a brutal crackdown against opponents. American, European and Arab officials are meeting in a ...
"Friends of Syria" to demand immediate access for aid |Reuters
open warfare on streets of HomsTelegraph.co.uk
Syria's Assad unbowed as sanctions tightenCBC.ca

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Afghan protesters march towards presidential palace - Reuters


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Afghan protesters march towards presidential palace
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By Mirwais Harooni | KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the palace of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Friday, as a fourth day of protests erupted over the burning of Korans at a NATO base, with riot police and ...
Afghan Koran protests rage for fourth dayBBC News
Afghans resume protests over Quran burningsAtlanta Journal Constitution
NATO Calls For Afghan Restraint Over Quran BurningNPR

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World powers convene to map out Syria aid plan amid reports of violence - CNN


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World powers convene to map out Syria aid plan amid reports of violence
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- World powers convening Friday in Tunisia are mapping out a plan to deliver humanitarian aid, call for a cease-fire and give political legitimacy to the Syrian opposition, while details emerged that Arab nations have begun ...
Syria: Tunis conference seeks diplomatic breakthroughBBC News
'Friends of Syria' to Intensify Pressure on Assad as Bombardment ContinuesNew York Times
'Friends of Syria' Ready Assad UltimatumWall Street Journal
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"Friends of Syria" meet as Assad pummels Homs - CBS News


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"Friends of Syria" meet as Assad pummels Homs
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A young girl allegedly wounded in government shelling of Homs in Syria is seen on a hospital bed in neighboring Lebanon, where she was smuggled for treatment, Feb. 23, 2012. (CBS) BEIRUT - Medics stitch wounds with thread used for clothing.
Nations to call on Syria to agree to cease-fire or face yet-to-be named responseCNN
2 Killed in Renewed Shelling of Syrian CityABC News
'Friends of Syria' ready ultimatum for AssadAtlanta Journal Constitution
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In battered Syrian city, cries of `tragic' plight - Boston.com


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In battered Syrian city, cries of `tragic' plight
Boston.com
In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, flames rise from a house from Syrian government shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs ...
UN, 'Friends' Pursue New Tracks on SyriaWall Street Journal
Journalists injured in blast that killed Marie Colvin beg for 'aid corridor ...Daily Mail
Arming Syrian opposition may lead to bloody civil warXinhua
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