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• U.N. chief appalled at mounting Syria violence
  6 Feb 2012 at 5:13pm
  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the continued artillery shelling of civilian area in Homs "totally unacceptable before humanity."

  
  

  
  
• Deadly freeze, heavy snow keep slamming Europe
  6 Feb 2012 at 7:07pm
  A mini ice-age has caused record low temperatures in Eastern Europe and rare heavy snow across the continent.

  
  

  
  
• India orders Google, Facebook to remove content
  6 Feb 2012 at 5:09pm
  The government says U.S. Internet standards are unacceptable for the more than 100 million Internet users in India.

  
  

  
  
• White House: Backing Assad is a 'losing bet'
  6 Feb 2012 at 2:22pm
  White House spokesman Jay Carney says there are telltale signs that Bashar al-Assad's future is "very limited at best."

  
  

  
  
• Holy cow! Simpsons toys banned in Iran
  6 Feb 2012 at 1:40pm
  The Simpsons, like Barbie before them, have been placed on an Iranian toy blacklist for promoting Western culture.

  
  

  
  
• U.S. vows to cut $1.5B in aid to Egypt over trials
  6 Feb 2012 at 7:19pm
  The U.S. threatened to cut aid to Egypt after the new government said 19 Americans will be prosecuted for illegal operating in the country.

  
  

  
  
• Romania's government collapses after protests
  6 Feb 2012 at 2:51pm
  Government collapsed Monday following weeks of protests against austerity measures.

  
  

  
  
• U.K. judge orders radical preacher released on bail
  6 Feb 2012 at 12:14pm
  British court says an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaeda operatives should be released on bail.

  
  

  
  
• Israel condemns Palestinian reconciliation deal
  6 Feb 2012 at 12:16pm
  Moving closer to Hamas, the Palestinian leader appears closer to closing the door, for now, to any possibility of peace talks with Israel.

  
  

  
  
• Norway mass killer demands a medal at court hearing
  6 Feb 2012 at 2:35pm
  Anders Behring Breivik told court that he deserved a medal of honor for the mass bloodshed and demanded to be set free.

  
  

  
  
• Obama slaps new sanctions on Iran
  6 Feb 2012 at 8:54am
  President Obama slapped new sanctions on Iran Monday, freezing all property of its central bank and government.

  
  

  
  
• U.S. closes embassy in Syria, removes staff
  6 Feb 2012 at 8:48am
  The United States today closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out all its diplomats.

  
  

  
  
• U.S. closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to step down
  6 Feb 2012 at 12:12pm
  Obama closes the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and escalates pressure on President Assad to give up power.

  
  

  
  
• Obama's step-grandmother hurt after car rolls in Kenya
  6 Feb 2012 at 11:28am
  Sarah Obama suffered minor injuries after a car she was traveling in rolled over in western Kenya.

  
  

  
  
• 6.9-magnitude quake in Philippines kills 13
  6 Feb 2012 at 12:20pm
  Rescuers dig to reach dozens of earthquake victims trapped in rubble.