Iran

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‘Iran supports reforms in Syria’

A senior Iranian MP says Iran backs reforms and opposes military intervention in Syria.

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• 'Iran nuclear activities will go on'
• Iran to host intl. handicrafts exhibition
• Turkey to decrease Iranian oil imports
• Iran ready to export military capabilities
• China rejects new Iran oil sanctions

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Middle East

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Amnesty demands Jordan free activists

Amnesty International demands the release of six Jordanian activists held for 'insulting' the king.

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• Yemenis hold fresh anti-regime demo
• Iraqis hold funeral for women slain in US
• Syria prevents terror gang infiltration
• Clashes leave dozens dead in Yemen
• Regime attacks Bahraini protesters

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US DESK

Will a movement emerge from Florida teen's death?

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• 'US keeping mum on rights violation in Saudi Arabia'
• Vaccines and Autism: The secret that you are not supposed to know
• Funeral director: Martin's body showed no signs of scuffle
• Olmert disrupted during Chicago speech
• Thousands rally to demand justice for Trayvon Martin

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United States

Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in Miami

Gunmen kill two and injure 12 others during a funeral in Miami.

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• Thousands march for Trayvon Martin
• Academi continues in Blackwater shoes
• US immigration policy separates children
• 99-percenters hold demo in NYC
• 'Killing of Martin racially motivated'

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Britain

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UK govt. fuel panic a ‘political game’

Government has deliberately incited fuel panic to distract attention from bad headlines, Ed Balls says.

6 hrs ago

• UK minister urged to quit for fuel panic
• UK EDL leading racist rally in Denmark
• British police accused of racial abuse
• UK’s Miliband lists donor dinners
• Britons mark Palestinian Land Day

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Asia-Pacific

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UN urges India to abolish draconian law

UN has asked India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the disputed region of Kashmir.

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• Serial blasts kill nine in south Thailand
• 10 militants killed in NW Pakistan
• Attack on US base injures several
• US drones kill 9 in Pakistan, Yemen
• ‘Army ops in Pakistan displace 1000s’

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Africa

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Egypt's MB names presidential candidate

Egypt's Brotherhood names its deputy chairman as its presidential candidate.

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• Mali coup leader vows to restore order
• ‘Tribal clashes kill over 147 in S Libya’
• Tribal clashes kill 16 people in Libya
• US terror drone kills 18 in Somalia
• Mali's junta seeks help against rebels

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Europe

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200 protesters arrested in German rally

At least 200 people are arrested during an anti-capitalism demo in Germany.

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• Riot police attack German protesters
• EU, Ukraine ink Association Agreement
• Spain to face harsh budget cuts in 2012
• Russia sends military sat into orbit
• ‘French gunman, a govt. informant’

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Americas

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Chavez slams US manipulation

Venezuela has warned against US plots ahead of country’s presidential election.

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• Mexico presidential campaign kicks off
• LatAm states back Argentina Malvinas
• Haitians urge president resignation
• Fourteen dead at Honduras prison fire
• Pope denounces US embargo on Cuba

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Arts

• Tunisia holds children, youth filmfest
• Veteran Iranian actress Yazdanian dies
• A Separation wins 4 Asian Film Awards
• Turkish filmfest to screen Iranian films
• Iranian film to compete in US festival

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Business

• Three candidates to run for World Bank
• Iran to import 3mn tons of Indian wheat
• Oil prices rise again in Asian trade
• Japan gas prices rise on Iran sanctions
• Global stocks drop over growth worries

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Health

• Alcohol raises breast cancer risk
• Fast food can affect mental health
• Modern moms have longer labors
• Passive smoking more harmful for girls
• Europeans world’s heaviest drinkers

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Sci-Tech

• Image captures Milky Way stars
• Sea level rise mystery unraveled
• Milky Way hosts habitable zones
• Cassini to pass over Saturn moon
• Huge black holes eat two flows at a time

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Society

• Orwell Prize longlists released
• Dalai Lama wins 2012 Templeton Prize
• Sudanese infant mortality on raise
• Iranian bus crash kills 4 in east Turkey
• Portugal job instability alarming

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Sports

• Saba down Shahrdari to sit 4th in IPL
• Bayern beats Marseille in quarterfinal
• Zob Ahan claw 2-2 draw against Esteqlal
• Damash, Malavan tie goalless in IPL
• Midfielder ‘critically ill’ after collapse

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• Third round of quantitative easing & US economy
• Global March to Jerusalem
• Nowrooz holidays in Iran
• Palestinian Land Day 2012
• Is the tragedy of book-burning being repeated by the US army?
• This edition covers: 1) Month of remembrance 2) Executive pay cuts 3) India malnutrition
• Frances Fox Piven, Author& Historian
• American Spring, US Police Brutality, Occupy mass Arrests
• Othman family: Plight of Palestinian families in exile
• Will Libya head for the split?
• A Review of Iran's Scientific Achievement in 1390
• Liberal Democrats support for Pro-Israeli Lobby