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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
The man who would defeat Hugo Ch谩vezA young state governor,聽Henrique Capriles Radonski is the leading candidate to go up against Venezuela's President Hugo聽Ch谩vez in elections.
Syria uprising: Religion overshadowing the democratic pushThe fighting in Syria risks being defined less as a popular uprising against a secular democracy and more as an armed sectarian conflict.- As UN nuclear inspectors arrive, Iran says 'questions will be answered'The three-day visit could shape the direction of Western efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is only for peaceful purposes.聽
- In Syria, heavy fighting reaches outskirts of capitalThe fighting outside Damascus comes a day after the Arab League announced it was suspending its observer mission to Syria.
The working class rises up across Latin AmericaMaids, parking valets, and other domestic workers push back against ill treatment in 'the world's most unequal region.'
Why exotic animal trade grows in AsiaRising wealth聽lifts demand for exotic pets and delicacies in Asia. Meanwhile, enforcers are stretched thin.
Tiger Woods tied for lead in Abu Dhabi ChampionshipTiger Woods fired a six-under par 66 Saturday. After three rounds, Tiger Woods is now tied with Britain's Robert Rock for the lead of the Abu Dhabi Championship.- The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz for Jan. 21-27, 2012
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Syria's opposition concerned about independent armed rebel groupsA member of the opposition's Syrian National Council told reporters in Paris that the council is concerned about the increasingly militarized rebel groups taking matters into their own hands.聽
How Haiti is fighting poverty by killing cashWith many of Haiti's physical banks destroyed, Haitians are beginning to rely on their cell phones as 'mobile wallets.'
Anti-nuclear movement growing in AsiaThough nuclear power still has a strong foothold in Asia, anti-nuclear sentiment and protest are growing from Mongolia to South Korea to Taiwan and even - in modest ways - in China.- Iran is gearing up for elections and it isn't prettyThe arrest of at least 10 reporters since the turn of the year and new Internet restrictions point to a battening down of social control ahead of Iran's March elections.
Tiger Woods edges closer to top in Abu Dhabi tourneyTiger Woods shot a three under par 69 Friday in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and is now two shots off the lead.
Russia bars liberal candidate from presidential electionRussia's electoral commission has disqualified veteran liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky from running against Vladimir Putin,聽showing that Putin's 'managed democracy' is still at work.
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt faces trial for genocideEfrain聽Rios Montt came to power in a coup and oversaw some of Guatemala's most atrocious civil war crimes.
Experts cast doubt on Japan nuclear power plant stress testsThe Japanese government ordered tests on all nuclear reactors after Fukushima meltdown, and are set to reopen at least one shortly, but advisers say the tests do not prove the plants are safe.聽
Rebranding 'Hotel Rwanda' into tourist destinationEighteen years after a genocide that killed 800,000, symbolized in the movie 'Hotel Rwanda,' major hotel chains are moving in to take advantage of growing tourist business.