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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world world World News en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:52 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_syria nm/20120214/us_syria Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:16:48 GMT Reuters - Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on several fronts on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing from one town near the capital and bombarding the city of Homs for an 11th day running, activists said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_venezuela_economy_election nm/20120214/us_venezuela_economy_election Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:25:49 GMT Reuters - From new homes in slums to cash for struggling mothers, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is unleashing a flood of state spending to try to tip the balance in what looks like the toughest presidential election of his political career. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_egypt_usa nm/20120214/us_egypt_usa Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:44:48 GMT Reuters - Egyptian state-run newspapers escalated a dispute with the United States over an inquiry into civil society groups on Tuesday by splashing across their front pages accusations of an American plan to spread "anarchy" in the Arab country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_syria_arabs nm/20120214/us_syria_arabs Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:52:45 GMT Reuters - After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown, some Arab League members might arm his opponents. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_thailand_explosion nm/20120214/us_thailand_explosion Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:50 GMT Reuters - An Iranian man was seriously wounded in Bangkok Tuesday when a bomb he was carrying exploded and blew one of his legs off, police and government officials said, but they declined to speculate on whether he was involved with any militant group. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20120214/wl_time/08599210679700 time/20120214/08599210679700 Time.com world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:45:00 GMT Time.com - A day after bombings in India and Georgia, Thailand is rocked by explosions when an Iranian man blows off his own legs while trying to throw a bomb at police http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_valentine_kisses nm/20120214/oukoe_uk_valentine_kisses Reuters odd Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:32 GMT Reuters - A kiss may be just a kiss, but when sweethearts pucker up on Valentine's Day, they will be participating in one of the most bizarre and unlikely of human activities. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_attacks ap/20120214/israel_attacks AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:52 GMT AP - Israel's defense minister has accused Iran of being behind a bombing in Thailand. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un ap/20120214/cb_haiti_un AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:03:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tM4DX2v2asP4tiY3HxQ46A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a peacekeeping mission in Haiti known by its French acronym Minustah in 2004 following the overthrow of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.N. Security Council began a four-day mission in Haiti on Monday to review the terms of its mandate and evaluate earthquake reconstruction efforts in the Caribbean country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tM4DX2v2asP4tiY3HxQ46A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a peacekeeping mission in Haiti known by its French acronym Minustah in 2004 following the overthrow of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe_valentine_s_day_march ap/20120214/af_zimbabwe_valentine_s_day_march AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:35:48 GMT AP - Zimbabwean police have disrupted a Valentine's Day march aimed at promoting peace and love between foes in the troubled southern African nation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_eu ap/20120214/as_china_eu AP business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:06:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_eu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bda2be4c0a9643bda2cdecc52bd99929-bda2be4c0a9643bda2cdecc52bd99929-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=cUFIay5XLj9SWu7RyQfNNw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, third left, meets with EU President Herman Van Rompuy and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, unseen, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/How Hwee-young, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - European Union leaders urged China on Tuesday to open its markets, join in persuading Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program and help end bloodshed in Syria as they held a summit delayed by Europe's debt crisis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_eu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bda2be4c0a9643bda2cdecc52bd99929-bda2be4c0a9643bda2cdecc52bd99929-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=cUFIay5XLj9SWu7RyQfNNw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, third left, meets with EU President Herman Van Rompuy and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, unseen, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/How Hwee-young, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_aircanada nm/20120214/canada_us_aircanada Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:40 GMT Reuters - Canadian Labor Minister Lisa Raitt urged Air Canada and its 3,000 pilots to continue negotiating for a new contract on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_royal_mooning ap/20120214/as_australia_royal_mooning AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:16:41 GMT AP - A Sydney man has been fined 750 Australian dollars ($800) for mooning Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, during a royal visit to Australia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20120213/wl_csm/466298 csm/20120213/466298 The Christian Science Monitor world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:54:43 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - The famed Rupert Murdoch tabloid scandal-mills are grinding yet again. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20120214/wl_time/08599210675100 time/20120214/08599210675100 Time.com world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:45:00 GMT Time.com - Iran denies any part in Monday's incidents, but Tehran is still seething over the assassination of its nuclear scientists http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20120213/wl_csm/466232 csm/20120213/466232 The Christian Science Monitor world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:41:44 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of Germans have protested against ACTA, a controversial international anti-piracy agreement that has embroiled Germany's politicians in a heated debate on whether the treaty is a useful tool to protect intellectual property or an infringement of personal freedom.&nbsp;