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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:09:46 GMT+00:00

'World moving farily quickly on Iran'
Jerusalem Post
As a defiant Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said the international community was “moving along fairly quickly” toward imposing new sanctions, and Prime Minister Binyamin ...
US Eyes Tougher Sanctions Over Iran Nuclear ProgramNew York Times
Russia says Iranian decision casts doubt on nuclear programXinhua
US ready to offer Iran alternative to nuclear planCNN
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:53:19 GMT+00:00

Sri Lanka general elections expected to be held on April 8
The Hindu
Voting to elect new members to the Sri Lanka Parliament is expected to be held on April 8 and indications are that the new Parliament will meet on April 22. President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday night ordered the dissolution of Parliament with effect ...
Sri Lanka's opposition fears for Fonseka's lifeAFP
Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protestsCNN International
Parliament dissolved in Sri LankaAljazeera.net
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:22:46 GMT+00:00

European Parliament approves new EU commission
Xinhua
BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) elected the new European Commission (EC) by 488 votes to 137, with 72 abstentions, in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The vote took the form of a single ballot on the whole college of commissioners, ...
New European Leadership Faces Economic HurdlesNew York Times
EU Parliament backs new European CommissionReuters
European ParliamentBBC News
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:32:26 GMT+00:00

Nigeria: Jonathan Now Acting President
AllAfrica.com
Abuja — The two chambers of the National Assembly: Senate and the House of Representatives, yesterday unanimously resolved to constitutionally empower Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president in line with Section 145 of the 1999 ...
New acting president for NigeriaBBC News
Nigerian deputy assumes presidencyAljazeera.net
Nigerian Parliament Names Acting PresidentNew York Times
Voice of America -Reuters India -NEXT
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:35:34 GMT+00:00

Haiti PM: rebuilding could take 10 years
Reuters
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Four weeks after an earthquake shattered its capital, Haiti remains in a precarious situation with no clear idea of how to house 1 million people living in the streets, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Tuesday. ...
Haiti man rescued after 27 daysThe Press Association
In Haiti's tent cities, quake `mayors' fill a voidMiamiHerald.com
Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phaseThe Associated Press
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:17 GMT+00:00

Pugnacious Apparent Loser in Ukraine Remains Silent
New York Times
KIEV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko, the apparent loser in Sunday's presidential election, remained out of sight on Tuesday and provided no strong hints about whether she would concede or try to overturn the results. ...
Ukraine instability fears as Tymoshenko plans next moveBBC News
Yanukovich: I'm no Kremlin stoogeCNN International
Tymoshenko to Challenge Ukraine ElectionWall Street Journal
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:42:05 GMT+00:00

Military hospitals under pressure in advance of new offensive
Telegraph.co.uk
Military hospitals in Afghanistan and the UK are operating close to capacity as British forces prepare to launch a major offensive against the Taliban. By Aislinn Laing The numbers of wounded troops treated at the main British military hospital in ...
Marines plan joint mission to eject insurgents from last Helmand strongholdWashington Post
U.S., Afghan troops get pep talks ahead of planned offensiveCNN
Hospitals under pressure by Afghan injuries: watchdogAFP
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:56:28 GMT+00:00

Iran's Revolution Devoured By Its Own Children
Wall Street Journal
The young people born into this clerical dictatorship are on an irrevocable path to democracy and freedom. By SABA FARZAN "We were born during the war with Iraq, when there was not enough milk powder for us as babies; when we finished high school, ...
Revolution day will put Iran's disunity on showReuters
Iranians gear up for key anniversary clashBBC News
Repressed voices speak out in IranCNN International
CNN -Christian Science Monitor -Los Angeles Times
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:44:24 GMT+00:00

US Welcomes Chinese Dialogue with North Korea on Nuclear Issue
Voice of America
The United States on Wednesday expressed support for a new Chinese effort to get North Korea back to the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks on its nuclear program. The State Department said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's recommitment to the ...
North Korean Premier 'Apologizes' for Currency Change (Correct)BusinessWeek
'Desperate' N.Korea Yields Nothing in Tourism TalksThe Chosun Ilbo
North Korea nuclear envoy visits China, talks closerReuters
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:53:45 GMT+00:00

Zimbabwe: Indigenisation Regulations Gazetted
AllAfrica.com
Harare — Government has gazetted the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulations 2010, which spell out the country's indigenisation policy and take effect on March 1 this year. The regulations' main objective is to achieve 51 percent ...
Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companiesTelegraph.co.uk
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Says Ownership Laws InvalidBusinessWeek
New Controversy in Zimbabwe as Black Empowerment Rules Are PublishedVoice of America
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