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Mon, February 06, 2012

U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes

By Fredrik Dahl

VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure

By Matt Spetalnick and Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chief

By Paul Ingrassia and Edmund Blair

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

China defends Syria veto, doubts West's intentions

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended its rejection of a U.N. resolution pressing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to abandon power, with a ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears

By Victoria Howley and Clara Ferreira-Marques

LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions

By Andrew Torchia

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Abbas to head new unity Palestinian government: senior official

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed at a meeting in Qatar on Monday to form a unified government for ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Explosion rips through main Syrian oil pipeline in Homs

AMMAN (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through an oil pipeline feeding a main refinery in the city of Homs on Monday and a plume of ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to ...