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MOSCOW, Feb 5 — Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the momentum of their protest movement.
“We'll be back,” the organisers said on a social network site, one day after demonstrators defied the cold to ... Read More
Joggers run in Greenwich Park in London February 5, 2012. Heavy snow fell in some areas of Britain overnight, causing road closures and flight cancellations. — Reuters pic Read More
Europe’s cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
LONDON, Feb 5 — Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims today and brought widespread disruption to transport services, with warnings that the chilling ... Read More
BBC says Iran targeting families of its journalists
LONDON, Feb 5 — Iranian authorities are increasingly arresting and threatening the families of British Broadcasting Corporation journalists to force them to quit its Persian news ... Read MoreCar bomb kills nine in Afghan city Kandahar
KABUL, Feb 5 — A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least nine people and wounded 19 today, the presidential palace said in a statement.The Kandahar ... Read More
Iran says will attack any country used to strike its soil
TEHRAN, Feb 5—Iran will attack any country whose territory is used by “enemies” of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil, the deputy head of Iran's elite ... Read MoreIran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
MUNICH, Feb 5 — An Israeli raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United ... Read More
Defiant Gingrich vows to stay in Republican race
LAS VEGAS, Feb 5 — A defiant Newt Gingrich vowed today to continue in the 2012 Republican primary race and predicted that he could pull even with Mitt Romney in the delegate count ... Read More
Three Tibetans self-immolate in Western China
BEIJING, Feb 5 — Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of ... Read More
Republican Romney sails to easy win in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Feb 5 — Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada today, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party’s ... Read More
European chill moves west and 122 die in Ukraine
KIEV, Feb 5 — Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent yesterday, blanketing Rome’s Colosseum with snow for ... Read More
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