With the Syrian crisis worsening, Shadi Hamid says the west must look for ways to help tip the balance against the regime
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The United States has moved to block assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday.
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Nearly 500 cases of Norovirus have been reported on two Florida-based Princess Cruises ships, the cruise line said Sunday.
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Julian Zelizer says the former Massachusetts governor has put together a campaign that raises money effectively and has avoided many pitfalls
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Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned "king."
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Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend, also a lacrosse player, is expected to begin Monday.
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Australian authorities plead with hundreds of people, who have chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters, to vacate their homes.
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A Los Angeles elementary school at the center of two child abuse cases will be closed for two days this week as the investigations continue, officials said.
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Intense blasts echoed through the ravaged Syrian city of Homs on Monday after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths there, local activists said.
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With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coming off his second straight victory, the race for the GOP presidential nomination heads to three states holding caucuses this week.
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A man identified as the "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance set his Washington home ablaze -- killing himself and his 2 sons -- after emailing 3 words to his lawyer.
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A leader of a high-profile campaign pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia says she's suing traffic police in order to get a driver's license.
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.
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Josh Powell and his two sons died in a blast at Powell's Washington home, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said. Utah police previously had identified Powell as the lone "person of interest" in the disappearance of his wife Susan Powell-Cox in 2009.
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Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noreiga, who is serving time in prison for crimes committed during his rule, was taken to a hospital, Panamanian police said Sunday.
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Israel's prime minister will visit the United States in March, officials said Sunday.
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Newt Gingrich said Sunday he is plotting a Southern revival, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul seek stronger showings in upcoming caucuses to slow front-runner Mitt Romney's momentum after his second straight victory in the Republican presidential race.
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Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, a prosecution spokesman said Sunday.
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He may be a non-gambler, but Mitt Romney had a good night in Vegas. He left town as the night's big winner, capturing his second strong victory in a row.
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Rather than be surrounded by supporters on Nevada caucus night, Newt Gingrich surrounded himself with reporters.
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With the UN Security Council sidelined due to vetoes by Russia and China, the Syrian crisis will remain a violent standoff, says Randa Slim.
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Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week.
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Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest international airports, canceled about three out of 10 flights Sunday as several inches of snow fell on London overnight.
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Authorities were using military helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane Sunday to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian province of Queensland, the government said.
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