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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 ]

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: Afghanistan -- End game or no game? HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- If Afghanistan isn't handled properly, that war could simmer for years. [ FULL STORY ]

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Iran silencing dissent, HRW says NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Tuesday it was concerned about the security situation in Iran's western border province of Khuzestan after a crackdown on activists. [ FULL STORY ]

Yemen tense despite transition, ICRC says SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The security situation in Yemen remains tense despite progress made on the political front, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. [ FULL STORY ]

PMOI to leave Iraq, U.S. envoy says BAGHDAD, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian dissidents living in Iraq should move out of Camp Ashraf in Diyala province in preparation to leave the country, a U.S. official 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 ]

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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Argentina risks Brazil ties in import curb BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Argentina is putting its partnerships with Brazil and other Latin American neighbors on line in its bid to cut imports in response to a trade downturn. [ FULL STORY ]

Open books on oil, Global Witness says LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Oil producing nations Nigeria and Angola need more transparency mechanisms in their energy sector to fight corruption, an advocacy group said. [ FULL STORY ]

New pipeline planned for Cushing delivery HOUSTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A 170-mile oil pipeline planned for the U.S. south will add to the transport capacity at the Cushing oil hub in Oklahoma, a pipeline company announced. [ FULL STORY ]

House leaders call for OCS drilling WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Blocking the development of oil and natural gas reserves off U.S. shores means blocking access to jobs and federal revenue, House leaders complained. [ FULL STORY ]

Fukushima's temperature rise stabilized TOKYO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A steep temperature rise in the No. 2 reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has sparked new concerns about government claims that the facility has been stabilized. [ FULL STORY ]

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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 ]

ICRC concern over situation in South Sudan JUBA, South Sudan, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Communities affected by the conflict in the Sudanese region are "immensely vulnerable," and ICRC delegate said from South Sudan's capital. [ FULL STORY ]

Yemen tense despite transition, ICRC says SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The security situation in Yemen remains tense despite progress made on the political front, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. [ FULL STORY ]

Iran silencing dissent, HRW says NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Tuesday it was concerned about the security situation in Iran's western border province of Khuzestan after a crackdown on activists. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. defends Iraqi embassy staffing WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Washington is looking at finding a more efficient way to maintain a diplomatic presence in Baghdad that matches the situation on the ground, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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