Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of non-governmental pro-democracy groups may lead to the loss of American aid to the country.

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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

Reuters – Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin’s 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.

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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

Candidate for the leadership of Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE), Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba reacts during a party conference in Sevilla, Spain on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Spain's Socialists, struggling to regroup after a crushing November electoral defeat, are considering choosing a female leader for the first time in their history. If Carme Chacon emerges victorious from the party congress being held from this weekend in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain, she will be the first woman to lead one of Spain's two main parties. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)AP – Spain’s opposition Socialist party elected Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as its secretary general on Saturday, replacing former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as party leader.


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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

Demonstrators gather for a massive protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule in Bolotnaya square  in Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 . Thousands of Russians are taking to the streets of Moscow to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, challenging his bid to reclaim presidency in March. The protest expected to draw tens of thousands despite temperatures plunging to minus 20 C (minus 4 F). Banner reads: 'Vladimir, you smell bad and  our roads are different' (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr )AP – Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.


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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

A protester holds a megaphone and a toy gun amongst tens of Syrian protesting outside the Syrian Embassy in London Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 after a Syrian government forces assault on the city of Homs, Syria which resulted in hundreds of deaths. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing more than 200 people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP – Demonstrators have stormed five Syrian embassies in Europe and the Middle East after Syrian forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in the city of Homs.


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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , left, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet for bilateral talks at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives join the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP – Moscow still sees two problems of “crucial importance” with a draft U.N. resolution on the violence in Syria, Russia’s foreign minister said Saturday amid Western attempts to head off a Russian veto in the Security Council.


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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP – The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.


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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

AP – Greek finance minister: Debt talks held up by labor reforms.

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Lorenzo on February 4th, 2012

AP – Police divers are searching the Tiber in Rome for a 16-month-old boy who witnesses said was thrown into the river by his father.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right,  and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for photographers during the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday Feb. 4, 2012. The Security Conference is a three-day event bringing together top defense and diplomacy officials from around the world discussing the winding down of the NATO engagement in Afghanistan and other looming challenges.  (AP Photo/jim Watson,Pool)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing Ukrainian authorities to quickly resolve the criminal case brought against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (YOOL’-yah tee-moh-SHEN’-koh).


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