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The White House announced new Iran sanctions Monday amid a continuing impasse in international efforts to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear program. Phttp://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/white-house...09480.html
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UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail
A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be released on bail.http://news.yahoo.com/uk-judge-orders-radical...45185.html
Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become http://news.yahoo.com/anger-russia-china-bloc...15571.html
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing
The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honorhttp://news.yahoo.com/norway-mass-killer-dema...12973.html
Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race
Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are ecstatic, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" spehttp://news.yahoo.com/dutch-hopes-grow-125-mi...26013.html
Greece caves in on civil service firings
Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting ihttp://news.yahoo.com/greece-caves-civil-firi...00605.html
Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title
MADRID (AP) -- Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found thhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CYC_DO...TE=DEFAULT
Kentucky starts 3rd straight week at No. 1
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US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go
The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bahttp://news.yahoo.com/us-closes-syrian-embass...23394.html
Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the Holocaust in an emotional appeal to approve an aihttp://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-cant-fly-solo...49175.html