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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Qatar's Emir Sheikh …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:26:56 +0000

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (L-R) talk before an agreement signing ceremony in Doha February 6, 2012. The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. REUTERS/Stringer(QATAR - Tags: POLITICS)

A police officer on strike (R), from the northeastern state …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:26:53 +0000

(Reuters) - A police officer on strike (R), from the northeastern state of Bahia, insults army soldiers after a colleague was struck in the face by a rubber bullet fired by a soldier, during confrontations at the Legislative Assembly, in Salvador da Bahia February 6, 2012. Soldiers surrounded on Monday morning the Legislative Assembly where hundreds of police officers who went on strike have barricaded themselves inside, in a demand for higher wages. The strike by the police officers has provoked a crime wave and a more than twofold increase in homicides just two weeks ahead of the Carnival celebrations that attract visitors from around the world. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) new secretary general …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:24:52 +0000

(Reuters) - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) new secretary general Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba arrives for a news conference after their first executive committee meeting at the party's headquarters in Madrid February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS)

Women cover themselves from the rising dust caused by the helicopter …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:24:51 +0000

(Reuters) - Women cover themselves from the rising dust caused by the helicopter of Rahul Gandhi, a lawmaker and son of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, during an election campaign rally ahead of state assembly elections at Jaunpur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Firefighters extinguish fire at Alal village in Hlaing Tharyar …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:24:47 +0000

(Reuters) - Firefighters extinguish fire at Alal village in Hlaing Tharyar Township on the outskirts of Yangon February 6, 2012. About 336 houses were burnt down by the fire which was started in a household kitchen. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: DISASTER)

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) new secretary general …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:52 +0000

(Reuters) - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) new secretary general Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba poses with all the women of the executive committee for a family picture after their first executive committee meeting at the party's headquarters in Madrid February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Hamas leader Khaled …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:47 +0000

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (R) shake hands as Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani sits between them during an agreement signing ceremony in Doha February 6, 2012. The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. REUTERS/Stringer(QATAR - Tags: POLITICS)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens to a question …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:14 +0000

(AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens to a question during his meeting with Russian political scientists in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for a third term as president, on Monday promised Russians a bigger say in politics amid the growing public discontent with his dominance of power. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)

Delay in Greece bailout meeting

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:11 +0000

Talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts are delayed.

Gunners from 105 Regiment Royal Artillery fire a twenty-one …

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:48 +0000

(Reuters) - Gunners from 105 Regiment Royal Artillery fire a twenty-one gun salute in honour of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Mills Mount Battery at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland February 6, 2012. Monday marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Queen's ascension to the throne. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)