Turkey’s top diplomat said Friday that Iran is ready to negotiate an end to the standoff with Western powers over its nuclear program, suggesting that the controversy could be resolved quickly if the deep distrust between the two sides could be overcome. Read full article > >

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Turkish diplomat: Iran is ready to cut a deal

A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.

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US drone ‘kills 10′ in Pakistan

A rising sense of panic has emerged among the middle class, which is bearing the economic burden as the West ratchets up pressure on the Iranian regime.

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In Iran, Rising International Tensions Take a Toll

Explosions have hit a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, scene of deadly attacks last month, and a market in Maiduguri to the west.

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Blasts rock north Nigeria cities

MOSCOW – A meeting scheduled for Tuesday between top Russian officials and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is being portrayed by the Russian government as an attempt to bring about “the swiftest stabilization of the situation in Syria” in response to the growing conflict . Read full article > >

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Russia raps West, sends mission to Syria

Western nations deplore the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria, as dozens are killed in Homs.

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West deplores veto on Syria at UN

CAIRO — Egypt is on the brink of political and economic collapse and the West has an obligation to sustain the country with financial aid and diplomatic support, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official has warned. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood official says West is neglecting Egypt

A freight train engine which derailed on the West Coast mainline may have been going too fast, Network Rail says.

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Derailed train ‘going too fast’

The nation’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest level in three years, the Labor Department reported Friday, with widespread hiring across the economy. The number of jobs grew by 243,000, the government said . Read full article > >

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U.S. adds 243K jobs in January; unemployment rate drops to 8.3%

A freight train derails on the West Coast main line causing all services between London and Milton Keynes to be suspended.

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Train derails on West Coast line

Updated at 6:52 p.m. with news that Hasner will run in West’s district Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he will switch districts and run for reelection in Florida’s new 18th district. Read full article > >

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Rep. Allen West to seek reelection in new district

Arab and Western states confronted Russia on Tuesday over its refusal to condemn the Syrian government for its violent suppression of protests.

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Russia Stands in the Way of U.N. Call for Assad to Step Down

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarians celebrated joining the European Union eight years ago by chopping through the barbed wire that separated them from Austria, eliminating a final vestige of the Iron Curtain. But after years of financial crisis, many here in Europe’s heart are questioning their westward ties. Read full article > >

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Grows bolder in response to Western threats.

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Officials: Iran Willing to Attack U.S.

The dispute between Iran and Western economies escalates after Tehran says it will stop oil sales to some countries.

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Iran seeks to halt some oil sales