 Reuters | US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks Reuters PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. ... Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV Iran starts processing nuclear fuel towards weapons-grade strength Iran Says Starts Work on Making 20 Pct Nuclear Fuel |
 Reuters | Tymoshenko 'to argue Ukraine vote' Aljazeera.net The parliamentary faction of Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's prime minister, has claimed widespread fraud in the country's presidential election and said it would challenge the result in court. Serhiy Sobolev, a member of the Tymoshenko bloc, ... Top Russian MP says too soon to congratulate Yanukovych Reports: Ukraine's Tymoshenko to challenge vote Eyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit |
 Reuters South Africa | GOP Wary of Pitfalls in Obama's Health Care Summit ABC News AP Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy. ... Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit GOP health care script takes modest approach On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map |
 Reuters | Arrested Sri Lankan opposition leader being treated 'like an animal' Times Online The wife of General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan army chief who was arrested last night on suspicion of plotting a coup, accused the Government today of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal". She also accused President ... Sri Lanka's Fonseka treated like 'an animal': wife Wife fears for jailed Sri Lanka general Sri Lankan Army arrests former Army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka |
 Washington Post | Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate Washington Post AP HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of US troops there, is being remembered as an advocate ... Fierce Iraq war opponent Rep. John Murtha dies Congressman John Murtha Dies Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at 77 |
 Chicago Tribune | Granholm: Carp battle is urgent Detroit Free Press The federal government says it's doing everything it can to fight carp, but Michigan's governor does not agree. Everything short of shutting Chicago-area locks falls short, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said after an hour-long ... Feds may close locks to stop carp US Unveils Plan to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes US to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp |
 CBC.ca | NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down Reuters An Afghan villager watches US Army soldiers from Task Force Denali Platoon 1-40 CAV as they patrol next to a police station at Manzai village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, December 19, 2009. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers should stay inside and ... US Troops Prepare to Test Obama's Afghan War Plan Afghan assault on Taliban to test US strategy A double target: Taliban and opium |
 BBC News | "Unrecognised" ice fault caused BA airport crash Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) - An ice-related technical fault which caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land on the perimeter of Heathrow Airport two years ago was "unrecognised" by aircraft safety procedures at the time, an accident report said on Tuesday. ... Ice likely to have caused BA crash landing in 2008 British Airways plane crash caused by 'unknown' ice buildup Pilot of BA jet said goodbye to wife in final moments of Heathrow crash |
 Ha'aretz | Abbas mulls peace talks; expects US answers soon Reuters Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin February 1 , 2010. TOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would ... Fatah wants US to clarify Israeli talks Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on borders Identity Found: On West Side via West Bank |
 CBS News | Democrats prepare to pick new lieutenant governor Chicago Tribune After scandal forces out Scott Lee Cohen, Democrats begin delicate dance to select new running mate for Gov. Pat Quinn By Rick Pearson and Ray Long, Tribune reporters Democratic Party leaders began the delicate dance of picking a new running mate for ... Illinois Democrats Look to Fill Sudden Ticket Gap Ill. Democrats relieved as Cohen bows out Gov. Pat Quinn wants Tammy Duckworth as Illinois lieutenant governor candidate |
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