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Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N. (Reuters) -- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:39:35 GMT

Reuters - Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country.

Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:55:43 GMT

Reuters - China said on Friday it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia's two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade.

Syria draft resolution reaches U.N. assembly after veto (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:45:58 GMT

Reuters - Saudi Arabia circulated a draft resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria among members of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday after a similar text was vetoed in the Security Council last week by Russia and China, diplomats said.

Insight: Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:15:55 GMT

Reuters - Equipped with heavy weapons from Muammar Gaddafi's looted arsenals, the Tuareg-led rebels who assaulted the town of Aguelhoc in northern Mali last month overwhelmed the remote garrison.

UK to "robustly" defend Falklands, Argentina seeks U.N. aid (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:46:54 GMT

Reuters - London's U.N. ambassador warned Argentina on Friday that Britain would "robustly" defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except the islands' sovereignty.

European Budgets Cut Back on Green Solar and Wind Energy (Time.com) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Time.com - In Europe, budget tightening has forced governments to cut back on green-energy projects. Can the solar and wind industries survive without hefty subsidies?

Italy doesn't need firewalls, Europe does: Monti (Reuters) -- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:39:35 GMT

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Rome will not need bailout funds to overcome its debt crisis, but he reiterated that Europe should build large financial firewalls to "impress the market and take the perception of risk away."

Syria says suicide bombers kill 28 in Aleppo (AP) -- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:57:14 GMT

AP - Two suicide car bombers struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials said, bringing significant violence for the first time to an industrial center that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad during the 11-month uprising against his rule.

DEA: Mexican governor got millions in drug cash (AP) -- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:41:25 GMT

AP - U.S. drug agents have evidence that cartel leaders paid millions to a Mexican border state governor and other figures in Mexico's former ruling party in exchange for political influence, according to a court filing in Texas.

Sudan, S.Sudan sign security pact to defuse tensions (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:33:13 GMT

Reuters - Sudan and South Sudan on Friday signed a security agreement which aims to defuse tensions over oil payments which officials had warned could spark a war between the two countries.

Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalized for tests (AP) -- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:48:50 GMT

AP - Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests.

Pension changes likely in 2020-25: Flaherty (Reuters) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:52:54 GMT

Reuters - Changes to Canada's Old Age Security pension program will likely come in 2020 or beyond and will involve more than one federal budget, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.

Gov't: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard (AP) -- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:24:37 GMT

AP - A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year's New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government said Thursday.

Helpers in a hostile world: the risk of aid work grows (The Christian Science Monitor) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT

The Christian Science Monitor - Aid workers may be an idealistic sort, but they're not naive. They know the risks of crossing oceans or pressing through to remote areas to build tent cities, run feeding stations, or treat the sick in what are by definition the most dangerous and least hospitable corners of the planet.

Greeks Facing Austerity: A Return from Euro to Drachma? (Time.com) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Time.com - Some Greeks speak fondly of the old currency, but almost everyone knows that a return to it would mean immediate poverty -- and the resurrection of a venal kind of politics

Why Egypt may not care about losing US aid (The Christian Science Monitor) -- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:21 GMT

The Christian Science Monitor - A growing number of US officials are warning that Egyptâs insistence on prosecuting at least 16 Americans in a crackdown on pro-democracy organizations will have drastic consequences.