Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution (Reuters)

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• Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution (Reuters)
• Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on army (Reuters)
• U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early, Kabul surprised (Reuters)
• Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead (Reuters)
• Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds (Reuters)
• TIME Exclusive: Q&A with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar (Time.com)
• Appliance maker Electrolux says Q4 profits plunged (AP)
• Egypt's army, police blamed for deadly soccer riot (AP)
• Colombia capital tries trial ban on guns in public (AP)
• Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea with 350 aboard (AP)
• Global stocks extend 2-day rally on economy hopes (AP)
• Australia's iron lady on road to world-scale wealth - report (Reuters)
• Leaked US report on Afghanistan reveals Taliban optimism (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Russia: A Kremlin Website Launched to Expose 'Stupidity' (Time.com)
• Will the EU really turn to growth? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:45 PM PST Reuters - Russia said on Wednesday it would veto any U.N. resolution on Syria that it finds unacceptable, after demanding any measure rule out military intervention to halt the bloodshed touched off by protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on army (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:20 AM PST Reuters - Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early, Kabul surprised (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:52 AM PST Reuters - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, and coinciding with a secret report that the Taliban is confident it can grab back control of the ravaged country.

Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:33 PM PST Reuters - Six kidnapped foreign aid workers have been released in Yemen, the defense ministry said Thursday, and a military source said separately that five Islamist militants were killed in clashes with the armed forces in the country's south.

Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:27 AM PST Reuters - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

TIME Exclusive: Q&A with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar (Time.com) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:15 AM PST Time.com - Hina Rabbani Khar talks with TIME about her country's relationship with Afghanistan, the U.S., and its own army

Appliance maker Electrolux says Q4 profits plunged (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST AP - Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB saw its profits plunge in the fourth quarter on the back of an increasingly competitive market that has pressured prices, higher raw-material costs and weaker demand.

Egypt's army, police blamed for deadly soccer riot (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:23 AM PST AP - Witnesses say scores of Egyptian soccer fans were stabbed to death while others suffocated, trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones in the country's worst ever soccer violence.

Colombia capital tries trial ban on guns in public (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:01 PM PST AP - Gustavo Petro was imprisoned as a rebel in the 1980s on a weapons conviction. As Bogota's new mayor, he wants to get firearms off the streets of this city where the conspicuous display of guns has long been the norm.

Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea with 350 aboard (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:32 AM PST AP - Rescuers have plucked more than 200 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea's east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said.

Global stocks extend 2-day rally on economy hopes (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:39 AM PST AP - Global stocks extended a rally Thursday amid investor optimism that the U.S. economy may grow more than previously expected this year.

Australia's iron lady on road to world-scale wealth - report (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:26 PM PST Reuters - Australian Gina Rinehart could soon become the world's wealthiest woman after amassing an $18 billion fortune from mining and media investments, Forbes magazine says in its latest list of the wealthiest people in Australia.

Leaked US report on Afghanistan reveals Taliban optimism (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A classified US military report leaked to the media compiles interviews with Taliban detainees who say their group is primed to regain control of Afghanistan after NATO forces leave in 2014.

Russia: A Kremlin Website Launched to Expose 'Stupidity' (Time.com) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:15 AM PST Time.com - Envisioned as a tool for reform, a new government site encourages ordinary citizens to point out the absurdities and inanities of the bureaucracy

Will the EU really turn to growth? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - At the 17th summit by European Union leaders since the eurozone crisis began, the rallying cry and hope for the meeting boiled down to a single word: growth.

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