HOMS, Syria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Syrian activists said rockets fired by government forces were seen in the skies above Homs, where a doctor said at least 30 people were killed Monday.
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OSLO, Norway (AP) -- The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday that he deserved a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free....
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's top court on Monday struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members of a suicide group who said the law also violated free speech rights....
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BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday after weeks of public protests against spending cuts and other austerity measures.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A man was arrested outside a New York City hotel after a rally against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, officials said.
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PUYALLUP, Wash., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The man who killed himself and his sons in a Washington state home fire apparently sent an e-mail to his attorney before setting the blaze, officials said.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The deep freeze gripping much of Europe means the Netherlands' almost mythical "Eleven Cities Tour" ice skating marathon could be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years, organizers said Monday....
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Sudanese rebels were expected to soon free 29 Chinese workers they have been holding since Jan. 28, China's Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Unrest in China's Tibetan population appears to be growing, with three Tibetan shepheds setting themselves on fire the latest sign, an analyst says.
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MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines' Visayas island chain Monday, killing at least seven people and leaving 29 missing, officials said.
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By MARTIN WALKERUPI Editor EmeritusZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The negotiations between the European Union, the Greeks, the International Monetary Fund and the Institute of International Finance have past brinkmanship.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Defense lawyers continued to attack the Document Center of Cambodia, claiming its archival material presented to the U.N.-sanctioned genocide tribunal is biased.
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By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVEUPI Editor at LargeWASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Asia pivot of U.S. strategy is bumping up against the reality of defense cutbacks. Secret operations combined with breakthroughs in robotic warfare are a realistic strategic stopgap.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- President Obama conducts meetings out of the public eye Monday, the White House said.
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MADRID (AP) -- Sport's highest court has banned Alberto Contador for two years after finding the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping, a decision that will strip the 2010 Tour de France champion of his title....
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LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer by the commodities trading giant to secure approval from the miner's shareholders.
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LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II punctuated her 60th year on the throne Monday by rededicating herself to serving the people of her realm.
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MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines' Negros Island Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the region.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The two rival Palestinian camps have agreed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will head an interim unity government that is to lead them to elections....
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LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them....
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LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Extreme cold and heavy snow in Europe has killed more than 300 people, impeded travel and left about 50,000 without power, officials say.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Washington will "expose" those backing the Assad government in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the regime ramped up its brutal crackdown.
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