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Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized
(Reuters)
Reuters - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital after suffering a possible stroke, the national police said on Sunday.
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Anger after Russia, China block U.N. action on Syria
(Reuters)
Reuters - Western and Arab states voiced outrage Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, and Washington vowed harsher sanctions against Damascus.
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Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low temperatures would continue into next week.
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French elections heading for two-horse race: poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - France's presidential election looks set to become a straight fight between Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after both widened the gap with other contenders over the past month, a poll showed Sunday.
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Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the momentum of their protest movement.
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Massacre in Syria: Reports of Hundreds Killed in Homs, While Diplomats Fiddle at the U.N.
(Time.com)
Time.com - Friday night, Syrian security forces carried out what the opposition Syrian National Council called a "horrific massacre" targeting Homs in one of the worst in the 11-month uprising.
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Pro-EU Niinisto wins Finnish presidency
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto won Finland's presidency on Sunday in an election that showed voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite misgivings over European Union bailouts.
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Gunmen publish Yemen president's photo by force
(AP)
 AP - A state-run Yemeni newspaper's office is being occupied by armed men who kicked out the paper's editors and journalists in order to reinstate the outgoing president's picture on the front page.
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Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke
(AP)
 AP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday, possibly because of a stroke, police said.
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NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
(Reuters)
Reuters - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States.
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UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
(Reuters)
Reuters - A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward.
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Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing"
(Reuters)
Reuters - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.
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Australia's Gillard faces new leadership discontent
(Reuters)
Reuters - Growing speculation that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be dumped by her party before the end of the year forced senior ministers to rally behind her Friday after a disastrous start to 2012.
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Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - With its initial public offering this week, Facebook is roaring ahead. However, new European Union privacy regulations are taking aim at Internet companies' ability to profit through control of personal information – the key to their tremendous online advertising profits.
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Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots
(Time.com)
Time.com - Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations
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A banker's punishment: Sir Fred Goodwin is now just Fred
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - In the good times he was the doyen of British banking. Wealthy and courted by decision makers and knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to his industry, Sir Fred Goodwin, head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), seemed invincible.
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