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  • US closes embassy in Syria capital

    The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.

  • Rescuers dig to reach trapped in Philippines quake

    Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake Monday that shook a central Philippine island and set off landslides.

  • Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race

    While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years.

  • Poles mourn baby mother claimed had been kidnapped

    Poles mourn baby mother claimed had been kidnapped

    Flowers, teddy bears and candles piled up Monday in a southern Polish park where a mother buried her baby and then sparked a nationwide search by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped.

  • Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties

    Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties

    Egypt has released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over activities of their nonprofit groups in Egypt, a case that has soured U.S.-Egypt relations.
    One of the 19 is the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

  • Police, street vendors clash in Malawi

    Police in Malawi say they have fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets.

  • Greek coalition partners talks postponed for a day

    Greek coalition partners talks postponed for a day

    Crucial austerity talks set for late Monday between Greece's coalition party leaders are due to be pushed back for a day, the Prime Minister's office said, despite strong pressure from the European Union for a speedy agreement so that the country can avoid a default on its debt.

  • Obama's grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya

    President Barack Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was traveling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday.

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