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Feb 14th, 2012
(Reuters) - Members of the military police standing guard near banks take a moment to talk to a child in central Cairo February 14, 2012. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY MILITARY) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said Monday. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group have been killed in the clashes. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis. Taking a cautious line at a joint news confer... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday. (Source: A... [Full Article]
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could use its new supervisory role from next year to single out weak banks and make it harder for them to get its financial support, people familiar with the matter say. Such a hardening of approach would keep ECB funding flowing to Europe's most important lenders but compel... [Full Article]
PARIS (Reuters) - The French stock market authority has found LVMH secretly bought shares in rival Hermes to build a stake, and not merely make a financial investment as the luxury group has claimed, a newspaper reported. LVMH said it would fight the findings of the watchdog's probe before its sanctions committee when it meets on May 31 to hea... [Full Article]