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Azerbaijan honors victims of 1992 massacre
Azerbaijan honors victims of 1992 massacre (Boston)
Tens of thousands of people march through the capital of Azerbaijan Baku to commemorate the killing 20 years ago of hundreds of people during a war with Armenia over disputed territory on Sunday, Feb.

Relatives Of Titanic Officer Seek Return Of Letter (OfficialWire)
The descendants of a surgeon who died on the Titanic are appealing for help in purchasing a letter he wrote from the doomed ship.

Mandela, 93, leaves hospital after minor surgery (WTOP-FM Washington)
In this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, waves farewell after a meeting at the Nelson Mandela Foundation building in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Relatives mourn soldiers' deaths in Afghanistan (Log Cabin Democrat)
This photo provided by Fort Stewart Public Affairs via the Northwest Florida Daily shows Army Sgt.

NKorea's Kim issues threat before SKorea-US drills (KOLD-TV Tucson)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to launch a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked, state media said Sunday, a day before the start of annual South Korean-U.S. military drills that Pyongyang calls an invasion rehearsal.

Suicide car bomb detonates outside Nigeria church (The Daily Advertiser)
A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday morning outside of the major church in the heart of a restive central Nigerian city that has seen hundreds die in religious and ethnic violence, an official said, killing three people and injuring others.

Strong quake hits Taiwan, causing minor damage (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island.

Violence across Syria on eve of constitution vote
Violence across Syria on eve of constitution vote (Lake Wylie Pilot)
Syria defied international calls to halt attacks on rebel enclaves as at least 89 people were killed nationwide Saturday on the eve of a constitutional referendum that the opposition sees as a ploy by President Bashar Assad's regime.

Red Cross frustrated in Syria evacuation effort (Tajikistan News.Net)
Free Syrian Army officers discuss future plans before attending a demonstration againts Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad regime in Kafar Taharim, north Syria, Friday, Feb.

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