BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
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Syrian assault on Homs kills 50: opposition
Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government: senior official
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions
Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 3 dead, many trapped
Romania PM Boc resigns after protests
Children among seven dead as quake hits Philippines
China says Tibet facing "urgent" task to maintain stability
Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash
Sudanese rebels say to release Chinese workers "soon"
Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island
Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government: senior official
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed at a meeting in Qatar on Monday to form a unified Palestinian government for the West Bank and Gaza headed by Palestinian President and Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas, a senior Palestinian official said.
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Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
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Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 3 dead, many trapped
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A three-story factory collapsed Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.
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Romania PM Boc resigns after protests
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday after weeks of nationwide protests against austerity measures and before a parliamentary election due late this year.
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Children among seven dead as quake hits Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the central Philippine island of Negros killed at least seven people on Monday, including two children, with government offices and schools ordered to close after at least 40 aftershocks.
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China says Tibet facing "urgent" task to maintain stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's mountainous region of Tibet is facing an urgent task to maintain stability, and all government workers must be on their highest guard ahead of the Tibetan New Year and the fourth anniversary of riots there, a top newspaper said on Monday.
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Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two award-winning filmmakers working on a documentary with renowned Hollywood director James Cameron were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday, according to National Geographic.
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Sudanese rebels say to release Chinese workers "soon"
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said on Monday they will release "soon" 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting insurgents for months.
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Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island
MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned get-away-from-it-all destinations.
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