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  1. Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria | - Reuters -

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    Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria |
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    | CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of an escalation of violence, it said on Saturday. "Given the critical deterioration of the situation in Syria and the continued use of violence ... it has been ...
    Arab League suspends Syria mission - Nabil el-ArabiBBC News
    Arab League freezes monitoring mission in SyriaJerusalem Post
    Arab League: Monitoring mission to Syria has been frozen given the escalation ...Haaretz
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  2. US Defense Chief Concerned About Pakistan's Treatment of Doctor - Voice of America -

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    US Defense Chief Concerned About Pakistan's Treatment of Doctor
    Voice of America
    January 28, 2012 US Defense Chief Concerned About Pakistan's Treatment of Doctor VOA News US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor who helped the US find al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
    Someone in Pakistan knew about bin Laden's hideout: PanettaTimes of India
    Leon Panetta concern over Bin Laden 'informer' Shikal AfridiBBC News
    Claims Pakistan knew of bin LadenSydney Morning Herald
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  3. Costa Concordia divers find 17th body - The Guardian -

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    Costa Concordia divers find 17th body
    The Guardian
    Divers have found a 17th body on the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia, the Italian authorities have said. A spokesman for the Italian civil defence organisation said the body of a woman was found on the submerged sixth deck.
    Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seasThe Associated Press
    Six Costa Concorida passengers sue for $460 millionFox News
    Costa Concordia: salvage operation suspended after heavy seasTelegraph.co.uk
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  4. Sect kills police officer at station in N. Nigeria - The Associated Press -

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    Sect kills police officer at station in N. Nigeria
    The Associated Press
    KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police say gunmen from a radical Islamist sect have attacked another police station, killing one officer in a north Nigeria city where they killed 185 people last week. Kano state police spokesman Magaji Musa Majiya said the ...
    Gunmen Attack Nigerian Police StationVoice of America
    Boko Haram behind Nigeria attack, police sayCNN International
    Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talkReuters
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  5. UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff, raid offices - Reuters -

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    UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff, raid offices
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    * Four arrested are current or former staff of Sun daily tabloid * Police officer also arrested * Probe into allegations reporters paid police for information By Tim Castle LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Police arrested four current and former staff of ...
    UK Police Arrest Four in Bribery ProbeWall Street Journal
    News Corp. Workers Arrested in UK Bribe ProbeBloomberg
    Operation Elveden: Five held in police payment probeBBC News
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  6. Afghans blast French plan to withdraw troops early - The Associated Press -

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    Afghans blast French plan to withdraw troops early
    The Associated Press
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — France's plans to withdraw its combat troops from Afghanistan a year early drew harsh words Saturday in the Afghan capital, with critics accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of putting domestic politics ahead of Afghans' ...
    France pushes faster Afghan withdrawalBoston Globe
    French pull out earlySydney Morning Herald
    France to Resume Training, but Will Withdraw from Afghanistan Next YearVoice of America
    ABC Online
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  7. Senegal opposition vows to stop Wade bid - AFP -

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    Senegal opposition vows to stop Wade bid
    AFP
    DAKAR — Senegal's opposition vowed Saturday to force President Abdoulaye Wade out of office as the capital reeled from violent riots that erupted after the top court said the octogenarian could run for a third term. Riot police cordoned off streets ...
    Senegal Riots Leave One Dead After President Approved to Seek Re-ElectionBloomberg
    Senegal's Top Court Allows Incumbent President's Run for Third TermVoice of America
    Senegal opposition urges more "resistance" after riotsReuters UK
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  8. Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funeral in Iraq - USA TODAY -

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    Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funeral in Iraq
    USA TODAY
    BAGHDAD (AP) – A suicide car bomber has struck a Shiite funeral procession, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open ...
    Suicide bomber kills 32 at Baghdad funeral marchFox News
    434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled OutNew York Times
    Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attackReuters
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  9. Austria's 2 faces: As some mourn Auschwitz victims, others gather for right ... - Washington Post -

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    Austria's 2 faces: As some mourn Auschwitz victims, others gather for right ...
    Washington Post
    VIENNA — Austrians gathered in memory of the 2 million Jews murdered in Adolf Hitler's Auschwitz camp condemned plans to hold a ball of extreme rightists later in the day Friday, saying the event's timing transformed it into a macabre dance on ...
    Some slam Nazis; others gather for right-wing ballThe Associated Press
    Holocaust remembrance: Football 'helped save Auschwitz PoW's life'BBC News
    Kazimierz Smolen, Director of Auschwitz Memorial Site, Dies at 91New York Times
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  10. Iran dialogue 'long overdue': UN nuclear inspector - AFP -

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    Iran dialogue 'long overdue': UN nuclear inspector
    AFP
    VIENNA — The chief UN nuclear inspector said on Saturday that a dialogue with Iran over its atomic programme was long overdue, as he prepared to depart for a visit to the Islamic republic. "We are trying to resolve all the outstanding issues with Iran ...
    IAEA team heads to Iran to seek nuclear answersReuters
    UN nuclear officials want Iranian cooperationAtlanta Journal Constitution
    IAEA Team Heads To IranRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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