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Commentary: China pivot -- or pirouette? ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Asia pivot of U.S. strategy is bumping up against the reality of defense cutbacks. Secret operations combined with breakthroughs in robotic warfare are a realistic strategic stopgap. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Israel's frustration MORGAN STRONG || UPI Outside View Commentator BRICK, N.J., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The writer says the United States shouldn't allow Israel to draw its into another disastrous war in the Middle East solely for its benefit. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Falling unemployment hardly a game-changer PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Prospects for more unemployment improvement aren't great and President Obama was smart to greet the recent jobs report with caution. [ FULL STORY ]

Walker's World: Germans and Greeks at bay MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor Emeritus ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The negotiations between the European Union, the Greeks, the International Monetary Fund and the Institute of International Finance have past brinkmanship. [ FULL STORY ]

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Yemen awaits political transition ROME, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Yemeni people are willing to accept the sitting vice president as leader provided he's committed to human rights, a Nobel Peace laureate said from Rome. [ FULL STORY ]

Don't backslide, U.N. tells Myanmar YANGON, Myanmar, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Myanmar should take action to ensure its political reforms aren't overshadowed by outstanding concerns there, a U.N. envoy said. [ FULL STORY ]

London committed to Myanmar LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A meeting between Myanmar's ambassador to London and a British foreign minister shows the British government is serious about engagement, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. 'committed' to Bulgaria's security SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The United States remains committed to the security of its "important NATO partner" Bulgaria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. [ FULL STORY ]

Muslim Brotherhood calls for civilian leaders CAIRO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Transferring power to a civilian-led government in Cairo would ensure the country's long-term stability, an Islamist leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Pollution takes heavy toll on China BEIJING, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- China is paying a high price for pollution resulting from the country's soaring economic development fueled by low energy costs, an environmental report claims. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. supports Bulgaria's shale decisions SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has the right, as a sovereign state, to make its own decisions on the extraction of shale natural gas deposits, the U.S. envoy to the country said. [ FULL STORY ]

London committed to green economy LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Though greenhouse gas emissions from the United Kingdom were up, London aims to meet its overall climate objectives, the energy secretary said. [ FULL STORY ]

Putin urges Gazprom to meet cold demand MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Gazprom should do all it can to meet the gas demands of its European customers during a bitter cold wave, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says. [ FULL STORY ]

MEND blamed for with Nigerian oil attack ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Attacks on Nigerian oil production will be used to drive energy companies from the Niger Delta, a militant group said. [ FULL STORY ]

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London issues advisory after Maldives coup LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The British government warned against unnecessary travel to the capital of Maldives after the country's president resigned during a coup. [ FULL STORY ]

Tymoshenko: Kiev becoming a dictatorship KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is trying to establish a dictatorship through constitutional reform, a jailed opposition leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

Don't backslide, U.N. tells Myanmar YANGON, Myanmar, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Myanmar should take action to ensure its political reforms aren't overshadowed by outstanding concerns there, a U.N. envoy said. [ FULL STORY ]

Doctors Without Borders halts work in Mali BRUSSELS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Fighting in Mali has displaced more than 20,000 people and forced aid group Doctors Without Borders to suspend work, an aid director said. [ FULL STORY ]

Tibetan leader warns of military buildup BEIJING, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, according to the leader of the Tibetan government in exile. [ FULL STORY ]

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