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Heavy snow traps more people in Eastern Europe
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services....
Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing more than 200 people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said....
Tens of thousands rally against Putin
MOSCOW (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, braving sub-zero temperatures to keep the protest movement alive one month before a presidential election that Putin is still expected to win....
Suspended SAfrican youth leader gets 2nd chance
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A South African youth leader who has stirred furious debate over race relations and economic policy will get a chance to argue against a possibly career-ending suspension from the country's governing party, party officials said Saturday....
Russia: still 2 big problems with Syria resolution
MUNICH (AP) -- Moscow still sees two problems of "crucial importance" with a draft U.N. resolution on the violence in Syria, Russia's foreign minister said Saturday amid Western attempts to head off a Russian veto in the Security Council....
Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 11
CAIRO (AP) -- The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the soccer game violence....
Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal to end the war in Afghanistan, a government official said Saturday, a trip that suggests some progress in a process long stymied by mistrust....
UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday....
Iran begins new military exercises in south
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions....
Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants
MUNICH (AP) -- The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis....
Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July....
Afghan officials try to open Kabul airport
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say they are hopeful that the country's largest airport will reopen after being closed due to heavy snowfall....
State election has big implications for all India
SITAPUR, India (AP) -- One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away....
Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call
LONDON (AP) -- Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet....
Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival....
Snow falls in Rome as Italy is hit by cold snap
ROME (AP) -- A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years....
Canadian PM to visit China next week
TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas....
Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- "Crucial" issues remain to be resolved in Greece's critical negotiations over a second multibillion euro international bailout, and talks would continue into the weekend, the country's Finance Minister said early Saturday....
Colombia rebel undergoes tests at Caracas hospital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A Colombian rebel commander who has been detained in Venezuela since May was taken to a military hospital because of health problems, Venezuelan authorities said Friday....
Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium - this nation's temple to the sport....
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