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February 7th, 2012 @ 06:54 PMGulf states fuel Syria isolation
Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad.
February 7th, 2012 @ 07:20 PMNew Maldives leader pledges order
New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan vows to uphold the rule of law following the dramatic resignation of his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed.
February 7th, 2012 @ 07:30 PMIranian president summoned by MPs
Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.
February 7th, 2012 @ 07:38 PMCalifornia court backs gay unions
A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.
February 7th, 2012 @ 04:59 PMLA abuse school removes all staff
The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say.
February 7th, 2012 @ 06:53 PMEuro 'could survive Greece exit'
Pressure is rising on Greece's national unity government to agree tough reforms as one European offical said that it was "no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.
February 7th, 2012 @ 06:27 PMObama to give back campaign funds
US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive.
February 7th, 2012 @ 02:51 PMChinese workers released in Sudan
A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.
February 7th, 2012 @ 06:59 PM'Suicide attack' on Nigeria army
A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say.
February 7th, 2012 @ 03:22 PMJapan refinery tunnel collapses
Five workers are missing after an undersea tunnel collapses at one of Japan's biggest oil refineries, emergency services say.
February 7th, 2012 @ 01:57 PMBrazil sues Twitter over alerts
The Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps.
February 7th, 2012 @ 05:46 PMGlencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.
February 7th, 2012 @ 05:14 PMGoogle targets tech 'moonshots'
The search giant hosts meetings to find technological answers to the "world's greatest problems".
February 7th, 2012 @ 06:47 PMSA 'zombie-held singer' charged
South African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud.
February 7th, 2012 @ 05:44 PMCanada PM in China to discuss oil
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits China for talks focussing on oil sales, energy and other economic ties.
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