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UN to vote amid Syria violence
02/03/2012 The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid ...read more
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
02/03/2012 The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on ...read more
Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
02/03/2012 Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, ...read more
Wikileaks suspect to face trial
02/03/2012 Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of documents, will face a court martial, says ...read more
Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
02/03/2012 George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies ...read more
Cairo clashes over football anger
02/03/2012 At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after ...read more
Anger over NY police Muslim memo
02/03/2012 Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department ...read more
Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
02/03/2012 US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is ...read more
Lance Armstrong team probe closed
02/03/2012 US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly ...read more
Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit
02/03/2012 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.read more
