Iran

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Tehran hosts Islamic Awakening confab

A two-day international conference on Islamic Awakening and youth has kicked off in Tehran.

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• US boosts bunker busters to target Iran
• '70 EU refineries to shut for Iran oil ban'
• 'Oil buyers victims of EU Iran sanctions'
• 'Iran's Mideast clout must be curbed'
• 'Iran will consider Russia's nuclear plan'

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Middle East

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'UN must free Iranians taken in Syria'

An Arab political thinker says the UN must secure the release of Iranian pilgrims abducted in Syria.

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• Bahraini forces clash with protesters
• Armed group kills 7 Syrian soldiers
• Turkish party warns against Syria war
• Bahrain fired 3,000 employees in 2011
• Israel urged to halt WB home demolitions

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US DESK

Ron Paul: ‘Welfare system helps the wealthy’

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says the welfare system helps the wealthy.

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• Fading Gingrich falls behind in polls
• Gang deaths often involve guns, not drugs
• Obama: US is 'Saudi Arabia' of natural gas
• Over 100,000 Pakistanis rally against US strikes
• US threatens to stop Egyptian military aid

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United States

US regulators close down 4 more banks

US regulators have shut down four banks bringing the total number of bank foreclosures this year to 7.

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• US to send 'mothership' to Middle East
• US troops at risk of mental problems
• Occupy Washington camp faces deadline
• Barefoot Bandit sentenced to 78 months
• Polls show Americans oppose Iran war

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Britain

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UN on Malvinas: UK is the colonialist

UN evidence shows Britain is still most notorious colonizer in 21st century.

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• Davos Open Forum blow to E Miliband
• 'UK, colonialist under int'l law'
• RBS bribes US lobbyists by UK taxpayers
• Britain jail population swells rapidly
• 'Hands off Iran & Syria': UK activists

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Asia-Pacific

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Filipinos protest military ties with US

Filipinos stage a rally in Manila to protest their country's expansion of military ties with the US.

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• Taliban in Qatar for talks with US
• 'Afghan army less equipped than Taliban'
• 1000s hold anti-US demo in Karachi
• US-led soldier killed in S Afghanistan
• US attack claims 3 lives in Afghanistan

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Africa

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MB activists hurt in Cairo protests

Several members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been injured in clashes at the Liberation Square.

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• Sudan, South Sudan oil talks fail
• Congo opposition leader calls for strike
• Senegal police clash with protesters
• Gunmen kill 15 villagers in N Nigeria
• Anti-junta protest held in Cairo

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Europe

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'EU will not control Greece budget'

Greece rejects a German plan that asks Athens to cede control of its budget to the EU.

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• Strikes, protests halt Italian transport
• Spain's 4th largest airliner goes broke
• Sarkozy backtracks on Afghan pullout
• Russia against new Syria UN resolution
• People say no to 'fascist' ball in Vienna

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Americas

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Argentine Senate censures British PM

Argentine Senate has condemned British PM for his remarks about the Malvinas Islands.

1 day ago

• Argentina raps British PM over Malvinas
• Peru backs Argentina over Malvinas
• Strong earthquake hits central Chile
• Toronto police arrest anti-cuts marchers
• Brazil backs Argentina over Malvinas

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Arts

• Cesar Awards nominates 'A Separation'
• 'Separation' tops 2012 Oscar list
• Russia to hold Mirkarimi retrospective
• S. Korean festival to stage Iranian play
• Canada, Brazil screen 'A Separation'

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Business

• 'World needs 600m jobs in next decade'
• WB expects drop in 2012 oil prices
• World Bank slashes growth outlook
• Asia oil prices soar on West-Iran rifts
• IMF warns of eurozone downward spiral

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Health

• Tablet use can cause neck pain
• Protein-Free diet cuts surgery risk
• Black tea can lower blood pressure
• Working overtime causes depression
• Faulty heart drugs kill 100 in Pakistan

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Sci-Tech

• NASA discovers 11 new solar systems
• Small asteroid buzzes by Earth
• Sumatran elephant on brink of extinction
• Oldest dinosaur nest site found
• Weaker sun will not delay global warming

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Society

• Twitter blocks Tweets in some states
• Liam Neeson may convert to Islam
• 'US launched cyber attacks on nations'
• India Art Fair kicks off in New Delhi
• IRIB launches 'Namayesh' movie channel

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Sports

• Iran beat Moldova in Commonwealth Cup
• Reds huff and puff past rock-bottom Mes
• Blues suffer second consecutive loss
• Poland invites Iran to volleyball tourney
• Reds escape defeat under new coach

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• British Government Censoring Press TV
• How could Britain ban books in the 21st century?
• This edition covers: 1) Martyrs of revolution 2) New Tunisia 3) Sofia Film Festival
• War veterans join Occupy movement
• The end of policing by consent?
• Nasir family: Plight of Palestinian families in exile
• UK Royal Family
• "Europe's Migrant Policies: Illusions of Integration" written by Suzanne Mulcahy
• Is America still the land of the free?
• This edition covers: 1) Kahrizak II 2) Animal Fans 3) The Holy Shrine of Imam Reza
• 'Israel, an apartheid state'
• 'Occupy London' dismisses decamp order