Syria: UN Warns Of Civil War As Heavy Shelling Resumes In City Of Homs -- ABC News
After a relatively quiet weekend that saw nearly 50 people killed, heavy shelling resumed this morning in the neighborhood of Bab Amr in the city of Homs, Syria. Tuesday marks the tenth day of the Syrian Army’s assault on Homs, and activists tell ABC News that over 500 people have been killed since February 4th.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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U.S. to welcome Chinese official Xi Jinping amid high tensions.
Police: Iranian blows off legs in Bangkok blast.
Rights group reports more Tibetan protests in China.
AFRICA
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Nigeria army kills 12 suspected Islamists in flashpoint city.
AU troops attack Shebab positions in Mogadishu.
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Tunisia claims to have broken up terror group trained in Libya.
Revolutionary militias in western Libya unify.
Egypt accuses U.S. of using NGOs to thwart revolution.
South Africa to release new bank notes bearing Nelson Mandela’s image, president says.
Pirates kill captain, chief engineer in Nigeria ship attack.
EUROPE
Greece faces further obstacles in bailout deal.
Moody's downgrades European countries. Moody's issues credit warnings on nine European countries including the UK.
Britain being overtaken by 'militant secularists', says Baroness Warsi.
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AMERICAS
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