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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Russian envoy arrives in Syria for talks

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and head of foreign intelligence Mikhail Fradkov arrived in Damascus Tuesday to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Russia "firmly intends to seek the swiftest stabilization of the situation in Syria on the basis of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Breivik to be jailed for another 10 weeks

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The man who confessed to killing 77 people in a 2011 gun and bomb rampage in Norway appeared in court Monday for his last remand hearing before his trial. Anders Breivik, wearing a dark suit and handcuffs, allowed himself to be photographed as he was led into court for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Germany finalizes sub sale to Israel

JERUSALEM, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Israel and Germany have finalized the sale of a sixth Dolphin-class submarine to the Israel navy, officials said. The two governments agreed to the terms on the grounds that Germany would underwrite a portion of the cost. Christian Schmidt, German secretary of state for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Security Council takes up Syria resolution

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Russia has hinted it's not satisfied with a draft United Nations resolution that would urge the Syrian government to end its deadly crackdown on protesters. With the U.N. Security Council set to meet on the draft resolution Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Opposition leaders face off in Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Opposition leader Macky Sall says he will join the race for president of Senegal rather than rally a united front against President Abdoulaye Wade. Sall and Moustapha Niasse are the leading contenders in the campaign to unseat the 85-year-old Wade, Voice of America... Sign in to see full entry.

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