• [IRANNUKE]

    U.S. Spies: Iran Split on Nuclear Program

    A new classified U.S. intelligence assessment concludes that Iran's leaders are locked in a heated debate over whether to develop nuclear weapons, even as they enhance their capacity to do so.

  • [CINTERNET]

    China Blocks U.S. Push on Web Freedom

    A day after Hillary Clinton's pledge to promote Internet freedom world-wide, Chinese censors tried to snuff out efforts by U.S. diplomats to generate debate on the issue on Twitter-like microblogs.

  • [MEXICO]

    Mexican Governor Pins Killing on Cartels

    Drug-cartel gunmen were responsible for the shooting of two U.S. government law-enforcement agents, the governor of the Mexican state where the men were attacked said.

  • Israel: Iran Ship Is 'Provocation'

    Israel's foreign minister accused Iran of staging a "provocation" by sending a warship on a course to sail through the Suez Canal and past Israel's Mediterranean coast to Syria.

  • Belgium Weighs New Government Proposal

    Belgium's finance minister proposed to King Albert II a possible compromise that could lead to a new government, a day before the country tied Iraq for an apparent record of the longest period without elected leadership.

  • [GANGS]

    Big Bust Targets Armenian Gang

    Federal grand juries indicted dozens of alleged members and associates of a major Armenian criminal group on charges ranging from kidnapping and extortion to bank fraud and credit-card scams.

  • 50 Die as Boat Sinks Off Africa

    Fifty Somali migrants and a Tanzanian captain died after a ship sank off the east African coast, Mozambican police said.

  • Brazil's New Leader Wins Wage Battle

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff scored an important legislative victory Wednesday by fending off a bid in Congress to hike the minimum wage hike more than proposed in this year's spending plan.

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    Spain Pushes Local Banking Reforms

    Despite complaints from Spain's ailing savings banks that reform efforts are moving too swiftly, the Spanish government is standing firm in its push to quickly convert the local institutions into traditional banks.

  • [AFGOLD_JMP]

    South Africa Gold Miners Dig Deeper

    With few new gold strikes around the world that can be turned into profitable mines, South Africa's gold miners are planning to dig deeper than ever before to get access to rich veins.

  • [berlusconi0216]

    Berlusconi: 'Not Worried' About Charges

    Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he was "not worried at all" about being indicted on charges of paying an underage girl for sex and abusing his office in a cover-up attempt.

  • Colombia Rebels Free Hostages

    Colombia's largest rebel group on Wednesday released the final two of the six hostages it said it would free as a "humanitarian" gesture, a plan that was criticized by President Juan Manuel Santos as a media show.

  • [HUNGARY]

    Hungary to Amend Media Law

    Hungary's government agreed to amend a new media law after sharp criticism from the European Union that the legislation imposes unacceptable restrictions on freedom of expression.

  • [0216gorby]

    Gorbachev Warns of Egypt-Style Revolt

    Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said he is "ashamed" with the way Russia is run today and warned the Kremlin could face an Egypt-style uprising.

  • Somali Pirate Is Sentenced

    A Somali man was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison after he admitted to hostage-taking and other charges last year in the hijackings of three ships off Somalia's coast.

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    Mexico's Coffee Harvest Struggles

    Mexico is facing what could be its worst coffee harvest in almost 20 years as a result of bad weather and fewer coffee pickers willing to work. The poor harvest could cause coffee prices, already at a 13½-year high, to climb further.

  • [0216colombia]

    Riot Police Face Striking Truckers in Colombia

    Antiriot police began assembling in front of striking Colombian truckers, who for three days have been causing major traffic jams by setting up roadblocks on the capital city's main arteries.

  • Geithner Sees China Shifting on Yuan

    Geithner said he thinks China's policy makers have made a decision to allow the nation's currency to rise as inflation flares up in the Asian country.

  • G-20 Frets Over Inflation, Debt

    G-20 officials have agreed to draw up a "limited set" of indicators aimed at curbing economic imbalances and coordinating economic policies, but have yet to decide what those indicators will be.

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  • [IRANPRO]

    In Tehran, Funerals Bring New Clashes

    Iran's government hijacked the funerals of two students shot dead during antigovernment protests by busing its supporters to take over the procession and preventing the victims' families and friends from attending.

  • Two Die in Yemen Protests

    Two antiregime demonstrators died in clashes in Yemen's southern port of Aden Wednesday, triggering pledges by protest leaders there that they would ratchet up pressure on longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

  • Jordan Faces an Ethnic Divide

    Jordan faces a demographic dilemma. Palestinians there, most of whom were born in the West Bank but are now naturalized Jordanians, are starting to outnumber the country's indigenous tribes and it's causing tensions.

  • [0216libya]

    Libyans Plan More Rallies

    A small protest in Libya for the release of a human-rights lawyer flared into an antiregime demonstration that was violently ended by police and government supporters.

  • [0216wasit]

    Iraq Protesters Burn State Buildings

    Protesters demanding better public services set fire to government buildings in Wassit province south of Baghdad, amid clashes with security forces that left more than 50 wounded.

  • Israel OKs More Egypt Troops in Sinai

    Israel has agreed to a second deployment of Egyptian troops to the Sinai Peninsula, to guard a pipeline that supplies natural gas to Israel.

  • [egypt0216]

    Treasury Calls for Scrutiny of Egypt

    The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday issued a warning to U.S. financial institutions, advising them to closely scrutinize any transactions emanating from Egypt, U.S. officials said.

  • India

  • [0216tata01]

    Ratan Tata Lashes Out Over Leaks

    Indian industrialist Ratan Tata lashed out at the government for allowing media outlets to get hold of wiretap recordings of his lobbyist's phone calls, and said stronger privacy protection is needed to prevent similar episodes in the future.

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