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As Tibetan New Year approaches, China tightens gripA senior Chinese official has ordered tighter security in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and on main roads following deadly protests in Tibetan-inhabited Sichuan province.
Europe pact: Members must balance budgets or suffer sanctionsEuropean leaders signed a fiscal pact that would enforce balanced budget among member states. Leaders also pledged to promote growth. Members must still ratify the pact.
Obama admits 'worst-kept secret': US flies drones over PakistanFor the first time, President Obama publicly acknowledged US drone attacks in Pakistan, which could allow Washington to better explain its strategy to Pakistani critics.
Follow the money: Brazilian president travels to Cuba and HaitiBrazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who arrived in Cuba Monday, plans to meet with President Raul Castro today in a trip touted as a trade booster for both countries.
'Honor killings' in Canada: 5 responses to the Shafia verdict Here are five opinions and editorials published in Canadian news outlets after the guilty verdict, which carried a sentence of life in prison with no parole for 25 years.
With Americans holed up in Cairo embassy, Egypt's lobbyists in DC quitIt takes a lot to get K Street to distance itself from a regime. Egypt's ruling military junta has manged the feat by investigating a group of American NGO workers for criminal prosecution.
Germany's green energy sector: can it grow without subsidies?Generous subsidies for Germany's green energy sector have been so successful at fostering growth that the government is now asking if the industry can survive without them.聽
John-Paul Maxfield aims to put nutrients from food waste back into the soilWaste Farmers collects organic waste and creates organic agricultural products like fertilizer, potting soil, biochar, and compost tea.- A negotiated solution to Syria? Unlikely.Syria's war is going to end with a defeat for Bashar al-Assad or the uprising, but not because of events at the UN or Arab League.
Putin's answer to polling fraud: lots of webcamsRussian Prime Minister Putin is trying to head off charges of polling fraud in March presidential elections 鈥� and potential protest 鈥� by installing 90,000-plus web cameras at polling sites.聽
Free Syrian Army: Better tool for toppling Syria's Assad than UN?As Arab and European nations push for a new resolution at the UN Security Council tomorrow, the Free Syrian Army is emerging as an increasingly influential player. But it needs weapons, money.
Bash America? The Castros play to their base in CubaCuba's Raul Castro attacked imperialism at last weekend's Communist Party conference, while Fidel Castro earlier criticized US Republican candidates.
South Sudan's oil cutoff: brilliant negotiating, or suicide?Guest blogger Aly-Khan Satchu sees a larger proxy war in the current standoff between Sudan and South Sudan over dividing revenues from South Sudan's oil.聽
IAEA visit: It's showtime for Iran's nuclear denialsThe IAEA team's three-day visit marks the first opportunity for Tehran to rebut allegations of a covert Iranian nuclear weapons program that were made public in November.
Organized crime sets its sights on peaceful UruguayUruguay is known as one of the safest countries in Latin America, but organized crime and violence are on the rise.
Difference MakerTony Boursiquot rushed home to Haiti to become a 'defender of the weakest.'After the 2010 earthquake, Tony Boursiquot hurried home to help save Haiti's next generation.
Senegalese take to streets after president cleared for third election runProtesters in Dakar and other cities overturned cars and killed one policeman after a high court cleared Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to run for a third term in office.聽
End of Arab League observer mission to Syria opens door to renewed clashesThe Arab League's observer mission in Syria was suspended yesterday, and violence seems to be climbing once again as the United Nations attempts to take further action.聽
Taliban talks: Another Karzai tiff with the US?Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will personally attend a meeting with Taliban figures in Saudi Arabia, working around Western efforts to coordinate the peace process.聽- After Egypt, Tunisia, Libya overthrows, Arab upheaval begins to settleEgypt quietly moves into another phase of voting, while the monarchs in Morocco and Jordan have stabilized their rule through reforms.聽