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  <title><![CDATA[South Korea’s KOGAS Needs Total 36 mln tonnes LNG in 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), South Korea&#039;s state-run gas company, announced on Monday it would be importing in 2012 a total of 36.46 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), or 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, presumably to ensure a steady and constant supply of the commodity for domestic purposes.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:45:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.N. Rights Chief Blasts Assad; Arabs Draft Assembly Resolution]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.N. human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Monday of launching an &quot;indiscriminate attack&quot; on civilians, emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:53 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[10 Most Romantic Gifts to Make Your Loved One Feel Special on Valentine's Day (PHOTOS)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Many cupid-stricken people must be breaking their heads trying to think of a gift that could move their special somebody and make him or her feel special this Valentine&#039;s Day. Here we give you 10 most romantic gifts that could make your loved ones feel special on Valentine&#039;s Day.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:58:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama Proposes $770M Arab Spring Aid Package]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama proposed a $770 million aid package Monday for Arab countries undergoing democratic revolutions.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:56:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Couples Face Off in Valentine's Day Ordeal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Lips locked at all times - including for bathroom breaks and meals - is the less than romantic challenge facing Thai couples trying for the kiss to blow away all kisses at a Valentine&#039;s Day marathon.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:39:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israel Blames Iran for Diplomat Attacks; Is War Next Step?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the bombing and attempted bombing of Israeli envoys in India and Georgia. What will Israel&#039;s next step be?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:08:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Osama bin Laden Urged His Children to Seek Western Education, Forsake Jihad: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Sadah is the brother of bin Laden&#039;s Yemeni fifth wife Amal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:15:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Accuses Azeris of Conspiring With Israel to Kill Nuclear Scientists]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Foreign Ministry in Baku described Iran’s claims as &quot;slander&quot; .]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:52:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece: European or Not?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There is another element to this ongoing drama – Greece’s resentment of Western Europe and the feeling that Greeks don’t feel like they are a part of Europe.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Rights Chief Blasts Syrian Crackdown, as Russia, China Dawdle]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly is convening an emergency meeting in New York on Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Operation Digiturk: Anonymous Hacks Turkey's Data Authority]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Anonymous collective launches assault against Turkish satellite provider for blocking sites.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israel Blames Iran for New Delhi Bomb Attack and Georgia Plot]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Islamic republic responsible for embassy blast that injured four, claims Benjamin Netanyahu as he warns Israel will fight back.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israeli Diplomats Targeted in Dual Bomb Attacks]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Israeli envoys in India Georgia were the targets of bomb attacks on Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:09:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syria Rejects Arab League Peacekeeping Proposal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syria said it has &quot;categorically rejected&quot; a new resolution from the Arab League which calls for the formation of a joint Arab-United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country to help bring an end to the bloodshed that has lasted almost one year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:48:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Steps up Crackdown and Cuts off Internet access Ahead of ‘Day of Rage’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Day of Rage unnerves Iran regime as it cuts off internet access to Facebook, YouTube and Google.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297622/20120213/iran-steps-up-crackdown-cuts-internet-access.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:13:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Qatar: Persian Gulf Paradise a Nightmare for Migrant Workers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Qatar is perhaps the wealthiest nation on earth.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297616/20120213/qatar-migrant-workers-wealth-abuse-labor-rights.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297616/20120213/qatar-migrant-workers-wealth-abuse-labor-rights.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:04:53 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israeli Embassy Targeted in India, Georgia; Four Persons Injured, Including One Israeli Diplomat]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the media that the target was Israeli Embassy or diplomats in New Delhi.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297607/20120213/new-delhi-explosion-israel-bomb-diplomat-attack.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297607/20120213/new-delhi-explosion-israel-bomb-diplomat-attack.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:44:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood Threatens to Change Camp David Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Egyptian official warns US not to tinker with aid package or risk changes to Camp David treaty with Israel.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:42:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israeli Embassy Car Explodes in New Delhi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The car of an Israeli diplomat has exploded in New Delhi, injuring one person, officials said.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297597/20120213/israeli-embassy-car-explodes-new-delhi.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:21:19 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[BSE Sensex Closes 24.15 Points Up on Hopes of Greek Austerity Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The BSE Sensex edged 0.14 percent higher after a choppy trading session on Monday, as hopes of stability in Greece improved global risk appetite and offset weak corporate earnings at home. Hopes of Greek austerity deal boosted the market.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:27:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Attack on Homs Resumes After Arab Countries Back Syria Opposition]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs on Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:17:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Italian Hackers Accused of Cyber Attack on Palestinian Internet Providers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Palestinian high official blames Italian hackers for cyber-attack on the national internet network.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297570/20120213/anonymous-palestine-italy-hackers.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297570/20120213/anonymous-palestine-italy-hackers.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:17:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Presidential Election: Is Rise of Henrique Capriles a Warning Sign for Hugo Chávez?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Henrique Capriles Radonski, Governor of Miranda state, has won the opposition nomination to fight the incumbent socialist President Hugo Chávez in the October presidential elections in Venezuela. Capriles, 39, has swept the opposition primaries, defeating four of his opponents with huge margins.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297561/20120213/henrique-caprile-chances-defeating-hugo-chavez-venezuela.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297561/20120213/henrique-caprile-chances-defeating-hugo-chavez-venezuela.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:48:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Al-Qaida Calls for Jihad against Syria's Bashar al-Assad]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As violence escalates in Syria, al-Qaida backs uprising, putting further pressure on the Arab League and the West.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297546/20120213/syria-calls-jihad-against-assad-increase-pressure.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297546/20120213/syria-calls-jihad-against-assad-increase-pressure.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:02:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Violence Grips Greece over Austerity Bill]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greeks swept rocks and broken glass from the streets of Athens on Monday after a night of violence that gave lawmakers a taste of the challenge they face in implementing a deeply unpopular austerity bill demanded by the country&#039;s foreign lenders. The bill was the price of a 130 billion euro EU/IMF bailout to save Greece from a chaotic default next month.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297532/20120213/greece-violence-austerity-bill-euro-bailout-chaotic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:27:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Journalist Deported to Saudi Over ‘Sacrilegious’ Tweets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An allegedly &#039;sacrilegious&#039; Saudi journalist, who was detained in Malaysia recently, has been deported to his home country over the weekend, according to reports.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297517/20120213/journalist-deported-saudi-over-sacrilegious-tweets-malaysia.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:38:17 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bahrain Uncovered pt 3: Intimidation Goes on, Says Doctor]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Jailed doctor Fatima Haji reveals torture, threats of rape and harassment used against her and others as protest anniversary ratchets up tensions.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297491/20120213/bahrain.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:14:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Speaks of 'Major' Nuclear Announcement, Ahmadinejad Says Details to be Revealed Soon [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The President of Iran has made a startling announcement... one sure to set alarm bells ringing throughout the White House, the European Union (EU) and in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297457/20120213/iran-nuclear-announcement-sanctions-middle-east-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297457/20120213/iran-nuclear-announcement-sanctions-middle-east-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:56:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Blocks Facebook, Gmail Ahead of Islamic Revolution Anniversary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Millions of Internet users in Iran have been denied access to popular social networking sites, including Facebook, and email services like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail for the past one week, an Iranian news agency has reported.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297454/20120213/iran-blocks-facebook-gmail-ahead-islamic-revolution.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297454/20120213/iran-blocks-facebook-gmail-ahead-islamic-revolution.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:37:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A.K. Antony Visits Saudi Arabia to Boost Defence Corporation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In a bid to boost defence cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister A.K. Antony is visiting Riyadh on a two-day visit beginning Monday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297451/20120213/ak-antony-saudi-arabia-visit-state-riyadh.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297451/20120213/ak-antony-saudi-arabia-visit-state-riyadh.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:31:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Assad Renews Assault on Homs After Arab League Condemnation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297354/20120212/assad-renews-assault-homs-arab-league-condemnation.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297354/20120212/assad-renews-assault-homs-arab-league-condemnation.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greeks Approve Austerity Plan, Central Athens in Flames]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers late Sunday accepted terms of a deeply unpopular austerity plan that Eurozone leaders demanded as the price for financially rescuing the debt-choked nation.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297326/20120212/greek-lawmakers-austerity-athens-flames.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297326/20120212/greek-lawmakers-austerity-athens-flames.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:47:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Aussie Digger Shooter Admits Deed on Online Video]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Video clips of a former Afghan Army soldier emerged this week, containing his admission of attacking members of the coalition forces serving in Afghanistan last year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297317/20120212/aussie-digger-shooter-admits-deed-online-video.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297317/20120212/aussie-digger-shooter-admits-deed-online-video.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:21:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arab League Backs Syria Rebels, Calls for U.N. Intervention]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Arab League threw its support Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to halt bloodshed.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297308/20120212/arab-league-backs-syria-rebels-ask-u.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297308/20120212/arab-league-backs-syria-rebels-ask-u.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:40:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fire Outside Greek Parliament as Protestors Throw Petrol Bombs; Lawmakers in Dilemma]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Black-masked protesters throwing petrol bombs created a wall of fire on Sunday outside Greece&#039;s parliament as lawmakers inside looked set defy public rage by endorsing a new austerity deal to secure an EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297306/20120212/greece-parliament-protesters-petrol-bombs-fire-bailout.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297306/20120212/greece-parliament-protesters-petrol-bombs-fire-bailout.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[5th Fleet Commander Says Iran Is Preparing Kamikaze Boats in Gulf]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:53:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fans and Cops Both Found to Blame for Egypt Soccer Riot]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country&#039;s history, the legislator leading it said on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297299/20120212/fans-cops-both-found-blame-egypt-soccer.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:48:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protesters Battle Troops in Bahrain as Anniversary of Revolt Nears]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bahraini riot police engaged in pitched battles with petrol-bomb throwing youths on Sunday as violence escalated ahead of Tuesday&#039;s anniversary of the uprising last year, while King Hamad mocked the opposition for its &quot;bad manners.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297296/20120212/protesters-battle-troops-bahrain-anniversary-revolt-nears.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protests Rage Across Europe, Middle East [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in several nations this weekend demanding political justice, economic opportunity, and a change to the status quo. Demonstrators -- who powered the Arab Spring, the worldwide Occupy protests during the summer, and the anti-austerity marches of the European autumn -- are back on the streets in a winter of discontent.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:21:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Peruvian Army Wounds and Captures Shining Path Rebel Leader]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The most important leader of Peru&#039;s leftist Shining Path insurgency was seriously wounded and captured by security forces after being shot in a remote jungle rife with drug trafficking, President Ollanta Humala said on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:13:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arab League Backs Syria Rebels, Ask U.N. Intervention]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Arab League threw its support Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to halt bloodshed.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:44:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Al-Qaida Leader Backs Syrian Revolt Vs. Bashar al-Assad]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online video recording posted on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Arab governments in their revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297233/20120212/al-qaida-leader-ayman-zawahri-syria-bashar.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Under Pressure to Agree Unpopular Bailout Deal; PM Warns Economic Chaos]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be &quot;economic chaos&quot;, and Germany demanded Greece dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297228/20120212/greece-agree-unpopular-bailout-deal-euro-economic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:06:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Than half of Afghan Brick Kiln Workers 'are Bonded Child Laborers']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations-backed survey, &quot;Buried in Bricks: Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Afghan Brick Kilns&quot;,  found that workers and their families are tied to a kiln as they have to repay the loans which they often take for basic necessities, medical expenses, weddings and funerals.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297211/20120212/afghanistans-brick-kilns-bonded-child-labourers.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EU to Impose New Rounds of Trade and Financial Sanctions on Syria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) is planning to impose harsher trade and financial sanctions on Syria, according to EU officials.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297199/20120212/european-union-trade-sanctions-syria-internal-conflict.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297199/20120212/european-union-trade-sanctions-syria-internal-conflict.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:03:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arrests: Rupert Murdoch Flies to London Amid Rumours of Sun Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Murdoch is believed to have reached London, to restore confidence among the employees in the wake of the arrests of five of the Sun journalists.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297198/20120212/sun-arrests-rupert-murdoch-london-news-corp.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:01:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syria: Army General Assassinated in Damascus, Says State News Agency]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[State-owned news agency SANA is reporting that Brig. Gen. Issa al-Khouli was killed Saturday morning as he left his home in Damascus]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297093/20120211/syria-homs-damascus-aleppo-arab-spring.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:40:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strengthen the United States: Cut Pentagon’s Budget 50%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. overspending on the military has diverted resources from civilian / social investments, including public goods, weakening the U.S. economy, and, by extension, weakening the nation.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297060/20120211/pentagon-defense-spending-education-infrastructure-health-care.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297060/20120211/pentagon-defense-spending-education-infrastructure-health-care.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:20:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syria's Forces Again Shell Homs; Saudis Push for U.N. Resolution]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought United Nations backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the Middle Eastern country.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297011/20120211/syria-s-forces-syrian-homs-u-n.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297011/20120211/syria-s-forces-syrian-homs-u-n.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:19:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sun Employees Among 8 Arrested Over Illegal Payments Inquiry]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Apart from The Sun employees, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving armed forces member and an MoD employee were also arrested by the Scotland Yard.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296995/20120211/sun-employees-arrest-news-teh-world-britain.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296995/20120211/sun-employees-arrest-news-teh-world-britain.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:22:44 EST</pubDate>
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