BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled the battered Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, killing one person, opposition activists said, in the first such shelling since a ceasefire began two days ago.
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* Asian markets in turmoil in response to global crisis
* FTSE closes down 3.4% – a 12-month low
* Dow Jones also falls by more than 500 points closing down 4.3%
* Former EU boss blames weak leadership for crisis
* RBS announces pre-tax loss of £794m
London’s leading shares index sustained more heavy losses today as the turmoil engulfing world markets showed no signs of easing.
The FTSE 100 Index opened more than 2.5% lower – down 190 points at 5278 – amid investor panic over the deepening eurozone debt crisis and health of the US economy.
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Iraqi leaders agree to continued US troop presence beyond 2011.
Iraqi city of Ramadi hit by deadly bombs.
Syrian tanks overrun Hama, kill scores.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Rebel leaders won recognition as the legitimate government of Libya from the United States and other world powers on Friday in a major boost to the rebels’ faltering campaign to oust Muammar Gaddafi.
Western nations said they also planned to increase the military pressure on Gaddafi’s forces to press him to give up power after 41 years at the head of the North African state.
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Syrian troops kill 27 as protests intensify in Damascus area.
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The decisive victory by Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai party was “a very strong punch in the gut” to Thailand’s ruling elite and will in fact lend the country some stability for now, said one Thailand political observer.
The new reality for Thailand is that Yingluck’s brother Thaksin, the former prime minister who was ousted in a 2006 coup, remains extremely popular, and that fighting the electoral will would be dangerous, said Roberto Herrera-Lim, a director at Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm.
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Syrian forces enter Hama, residents take to streets.
Iran facing early election as pressure on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grows.
Iran to prosecute 26 American officials, MP says.
Iraq military cracks down on militias, arms smuggling.
Palestinian Authority faces budget crisis.
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ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill Thursday to fast-track fresh austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured and 50 stores damaged.
Greece’s international creditors have insisted that Greece back an austerity package and the associated implementation bill in return for giving more money to the country.
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