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Globe and MailEyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit
BBC News
Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or accept defeat and quit. Pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have narrowly won the poll, which monitors have ...
For Kremlin, an Election in Ukraine Cuts Two WaysNew York Times
Candidates Sought Guidance From American ConsultantsWall Street Journal
New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gasReuters Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -The Guardian all 2,963 news articles » 
CBC.caHistoric anniversary brings Iran questions to the fore
Wall Street Journal
This is to be a week of testing on Iran: testing of the Iranian government, of the international will to oppose that government and of the delicate balancing act that is American policy. The force bringing all these tests to the ...
New sanctions urged over Iran moveAljazeera.net
'Iran aims to stockpile uranium'Jerusalem Post
'Enemy cannot hinder Iran's progress'Press TV Boston Globe -MiamiHerald.com -Xinhua all 2,236 news articles » 
Washington PostPalestinian wants US to clarify Israeli talks
Ynetnews
AP A senior Palestinian official urged the United States on Monday to make clear that the indirect Mideast peace talks it has proposed will deal with key outstanding issues including borders, settlements and the future status of Jerusalem. ...
Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talksJerusalem Post
Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on bordersHa'aretz
Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace DealsVoice of America Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Washington Post -Reuters all 1,464 news articles » 
Brisbane TimesIran threatens to deliver a punch
ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Iran's supreme religious leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei is threatening to deliver a punch that will leave the West stunned on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution later this week. But an Iran analyst says the Iranian regime is far ...
IRAN: As many as 3 million protesters anticipated at Thursday rallyLos Angeles Times
Ayatollah: Iran's military will 'punch' WestWashington Times
Iran's Reformist Leaders Reject Links to ForeignersNew York Times Xinhua -BBC News -AFP all 384 news articles » 
ReutersIn southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed
Washington Post
At Forward Operating Base Ramrod in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province, the US Army's Legion Academy provides a two-week training course for Afghan security forces. By Joshua Partlow ZARI, AFGHANISTAN -- Four of the Army's hulking mine-resistant ...
British troop killed in S AfghanistanXinhua
British soldier deaths push Afghanistan toll ahead of FalklandsTimes Online
Afghan Operation Moshtarak places success over surpriseBBC News Los Angeles Times -Voice of America -Boston Globe all 919 news articles » 
The HinduEx-army chief to face Sri Lanka court martial
AFP
COLOMBO ? Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will face a court martial for "military offences", an official said Tuesday. Fonseka, who was arrested by military police at his campaign office on Monday night, ...
Sri Lankan Opposition Leader ArrestedTIME
Rajapaksa's political rival humiliated, but at what cost?Times Online
Fonseka arrest could be poll issueThe Hindu CNN International -BusinessWeek -Voice of America all 596 news articles » 
OneindiaKashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says
BBC News
At least 17 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche hit a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says. Dozens of troops were rescued after the avalanche struck near Gulmarg, the region's main ski resort, ...
17 Army men killed in avalanchesThe Hindu
Kashmir Avalanche Kills 17 Indian SoldiersWall Street Journal
Kashmir Avalanche Buries India Army SoldiersVoice of America Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian -Washington Post all 651 news articles » 
MSN Malaysia NewsAnalysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan
Xinhua
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the US President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased ...
Why China Needs The U.S. -- And Vice VersaTIME
Taiwan Posts Best Export Growth in More Than 33 YearsWall Street Journal
Taiwan to build bridge off ChinaAFP Times Online -ETF Database -BusinessWeek all 181 news articles » 
CBC.caBurj-eye view no more: Skyscraper observatory closed
Chicago Tribune
One month after opening with a spectacular fireworks show, the world's tallest building has abruptly ? and indefinitely ? shut its observatory, apparently because of electrical problems. Managers of the Burj Khalifa, ...
Dubai skyscraper Burj Khalifa closes to publicTelegraph.co.uk
Israeli accused of keeping cultlike haremTampabay.com
Dubai: World's tallest tower closed a month after openingYnetnews Wall Street Journal -AOL News -Maktoob Business all 503 news articles » 
CBC.caFor new leader, a lifetime of preparation
MiamiHerald.com
Costa Rica's first female president is pledging to continue the work of outgoing President Oscar Arias. BY CHRISSIE LONG SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Laura Chinchilla has been called tough, intelligent, funny and honest. Late Sunday, Costa Ricans added ...
Voters of Costa Rica Elect Their First Female PresidentNew York Times
Costa Rica elects first female presidentTelegraph.co.uk
Costa Rica elects first female president in landslide victoryThe Guardian Christian Science Monitor -Wall Street Journal -Xinhua all 895 news articles »
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