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Activist: Syrian army uses human shields on tanks

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:41:26 EST

Syrian government forces are using detained civilians as human shields, placing them on tanks in the besieged city of Homs, an opposition activist said.

Romney wins Maine caucuses

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:10 EST

Mitt Romney edged Ron Paul to win the Maine caucuses, the state Republican party announced Saturday. Romney also won the CPAC straw poll earlier.

Greece Parliament to vote on cuts

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:01 EST

The parliament in Greece is expected to vote Sunday on austerity measures demanded in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country.

Iraqi officials killed in separate attacks

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:51 EST

An Iraqi interior ministry official was assassinated while driving in Baghdad, one of several deadly attacks Saturday reported by police.

Catholic bishops group decries WH plan

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:20:16 EST

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced President Barack Obama's compromise over whether to require religiously affiliated institutions to provide contraception to female employees, saying the proposal raises "serious moral concerns," according to a statement posted on its website late Friday.

Suspect arrested in gay man's beating

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:30:36 EST

Police have identified three men seen on a video brutally beating a young man and shouting anti-gay slurs in Atlanta.

Powell boys recalled as smart, loving

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:01:16 EST

Hundreds packed a Tacoma, Washington, church on Saturday to remember the lives of young Braden and Charlie Powell, who police say were killed six days earlier by their father Josh Powell in a double murder-suicide.