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Russia's Lavrov seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his forces killed over 100 in the city of Homs.
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Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life.
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Maldives president quits after police mutiny, protests
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago, resigned on Tuesday in what his party said was a coup after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny.
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Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the Holocaust in an emotional appeal to approve an air strike against an Arab atomic reactor.
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Exclusive: Iran defaults on rice payments to India
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.
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Rio's Olympic Preview: Erupting Manhole Covers
(Time.com)
Time.com - Will the Brazilian megacity's crumbling infrastructure spoil the World Cup and the Olympics?
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Experts to bishops: pedophiles lie, trust victims
(AP)
 AP - Priests who rape and molest children lie when confronted with an accusation but victims usually tell the truth, psychologists told Catholic bishops at a symposium Tuesday, advising them to listen first to the victims.
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Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
(AP)
 AP - Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.
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Trinidad's former leader flown to US after stroke
(AP)
AP - Trinidad's former Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center in the United States for treatment following a stroke.
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Senegal president leads rally through capital
(AP)
AP - The aging president of Senegal tried to divert attention from growing street protests calling for his resignation and prove that he still had grassroots support by leading an impromptu rally through the capital late Tuesday.
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Special operations' Afghan role could be expanded
(AP)
 AP - Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war.
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