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Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.
Blast hits gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel (Reuters)
Reuters - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said.
Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island (Reuters)
Reuters - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Egypt's military rulers face calls for earlier vote (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt's military faced pressure on Saturday to speed up its transfer of power to civilians, as top public figures demanded a faster transition and street protests against army rule disrupted the heart of Cairo for a third day.
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.
U.S. Army in Europe eyes greater partner training (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. military, which is cutting its presence in Europe, plans to expand its training of European partners to cope with new threats posed by interlinked criminal and militant networks smuggling weapons and drugs, said the U.S. commander in Europe.
AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind' (AP)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998 file photo, the shadow of Mount Sinai stretches across the valley at the foot of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai peninsula some 240 miles southeast of Cairo, Egypt. Gunmen intercepted a tourist minivan and snatched two female American tourists at gunpoint, along with their Egyptian tour guide Friday near St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai, the region's security chief said Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Enric Marti, File)AP - Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out his cigarette in the car when a hostage said the smoke was bothering her.


Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2009 file picture, released by Argentina's Foreign Ministry, relatives of Argentine soldiers who died in the 1982 Falklands war between Argentina and Great Britain search for their tombstones in a cemetery in Darwin, East Falkland Island. Tensions between Argentina and Britain rose after British Prime Minister David Cameron approved sending a nuclear submarine to the Falklands before the April 2, 2012 anniversary. Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez said her campaign to recover Argentine territory will remain one of diplomacy and economic pressure, not war. (AP Photo/Argentine Foreign Ministry, file)AP - London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war around the globe, and acknowledge that the islands and seas around them rightfully belong to Argentina.


Libyan Sufis mark Prophet's birthday despite tension (Reuters)
Reuters - Libyan Sufis staged a joyous parade through the heart of Tripoli on Saturday to mark the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, defying radical Salafi Muslims pressuring them to scrap the centuries-old tradition.
McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring (Reuters)

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama leaves Kangra airport enroute to his home in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Tibetan spiritual leader was away from the Himalayan town for over a month, during which he presided over a major Buddhist ceremony. (AP Photo/Angus McDonald)Reuters - U.S. Senator John McCain warned China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning themselves to death in his country.


Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company" (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests.
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.
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. 
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
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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