 The Guardian | Marie Colvin's killing piles pressure on Assad as civilian death toll rises The Guardian The deaths of veteran Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik, and the rising toll of civilian dead in Syria, has prompted renewed calls for an end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Their deaths came on a day in ... Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists 2 Western journalists killed as Syria shells Homs French Photographer, 28, Killed in Syria |
 BBC News | Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' BBC News A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with at least 600 more injured, officials say. The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station during the morning rush hour. 49 killed as train slams into retaining wall in Buenos Aires Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Kills 49, Injures 550 |
 Globe and Mail | Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests | Reuters By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi | KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, ... Quran burning: Were prisoners hiding extremist messages in books? 7 Killed as Afghan Quran Protests Turn Violent Official: Findings in Quran burning probe due soon |
 Fox News | Kremlin: Russia, Iran oppose foreign intervention in Syria Jerusalem Post By REUTERS 02/22/2012 20:19 Medvedev, Ahmadinejad discuss "dramatic situation developing around Syria"; comments come after US hinted it may arm rebels battling Assad if diplomatic resources exhausted. By Reuters MOSCOW - The presidents of Russia and ... Syrian opposition says military intervention may be needed if cease-fire calls ... UN says humanitarian chief to head to Syria soon Medvedev Honors Controversial Syrian Writer |
 CTV.ca | IAEA Inspectors Return From Iran Talks With No Way Forward BusinessWeek By Ladane Nasseri and Jonathan Tirone Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency, sent to Iran to defuse tensions over the country's nuclear program, were denied access to a military base and said the talks “couldn't ... UN nuclear inspectors declare Iran mission a disappointment India plays down evidence of Iran link to bomb attack on Israelis West dismayed at failure of IAEA talks in Iran |
 BBC News | Somalia al-Shabab militant base of Baidoa captured BBC News Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that about 50 vehicles, including some 20 tanks, had entered Baidoa, which was not defended. UN votes to increase African force in Somalia Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town Somalia: a failed state where intervention carries its own risks |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Divers find eight more bodies on shipwrecked Costa Concordia Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM ROME -– Divers searching the shipwrecked Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast of Italy found eight bodies Wednesday afternoon in a submerged part of the cruise vessel, authorities said. One of the bodies found on the fourth deck was the ... List of dead, missing from the Costa Concordia cruise ship that grounded off Italy Eight more bodies from Costa Concordia wreck found Divers find 8 more bodies in cruise ship wreckage |
 Fox News | Cairo Trial of Mubarak Draws to Close Ahead of June Verdict Bloomberg An Egyptian court said it will decide in June whether former President Hosni Mubarak is guilty of complicity in the killing of hundreds of protesters, as a seven-month trial that riveted and angered Egyptians drew to a close. Speaking from inside the ... Egypt's Hosni Mubarak declines chance to address court Egyptian court to rule in Mubarak trial on June 2 Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2 |
 CTV.ca | Partnership Was Never Easy Wall Street Journal By ENDA CURRAN And JAMES GLYNN SYDNEY—Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd were once political friends, or at least that's how they appeared to the public eye. But as people they have always been chalk and cheese. Their alliance first came to a shuddering end ... Australian Foreign Minister Steps Down Rudd denies Clubs Australia pokie claims Australia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns in leadership rift (+video) |
 Wall Street Journal | Megaupload's Dotcom Released on Bail Wall Street Journal By LUCY CRAYMER And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER AP/New Zealand Herald/Sarah Ivey Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, walked past media after he was granted bail and released Wednesday, in Auckland, New Zealand. Megaupload's Kim Dotcom released on bail (1:00) Megaupload's Kim Dotcom Released on Bail Kim Dotcom wins bail in fight against US extradition |
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