Outside View: Underneath a bellicose posture, a decaying and fractured regime

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Outside View: Underneath a bellicose posture, a decaying and fractured regime ALI SAFAVI || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank. [ FULL STORY ]

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Egyptians march on Defense Ministry CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Egyptian protesters said Friday during marches on the Defense Ministry they wanted the military authority to hand power to a civilian administration. [ FULL STORY ]

Amnesty, HRW concerned about Sudans LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Leading human rights organizations expressed alarm over the situation in the Sudanese region, where ethnic violence and weapons in Darfur threaten the region. [ FULL STORY ]

Alarm bells grow louder over Mali UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The use of violence to achieve political objectives in Mali violates the terms of a peace agreement with a liberation movement, the U.N. secretary-general said. [ FULL STORY ]

One killed in Saudi unrest QATIF, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- One person was killed during apparent clashes between Saudi forces and Shiite demonstrators in the country's Eastern province, state media reported. [ FULL STORY ]

One Somali summit not enough, London says LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- While a conference in London on Somalia is meant to change the dynamic in the war-torn country, one summit likely isn't enough, a British official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Gazprom reviews Nord Stream line 2 PORTOVAYA, Russia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The frigid weather gripping much of Europe indicates the importance of getting the second line of the Nord Stream pipeline running, a Gazprom official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Critic: Obama pro-China on Keystone XL HOUSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is propping up the Chinese by his decision to thwart the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a Texas lawmaker said. [ FULL STORY ]

S. Korean firm lands oil deal with Saudis RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- South Korean energy company S-Oil announced it signed a 20-year crude oil supply agreement with the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. [ FULL STORY ]

'All options' on table in Solyndra probe WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The White House needs to come clean on bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra to ensure such "gross incompetence" won't happen again, a lawmaker said. [ FULL STORY ]

Caracas backs Russian oil work CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Venezuelan government gave the go-ahead for the development of the Orinoco oil belt through a joint venture between Russia and a state oil company. [ FULL STORY ]

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Argentina cuts foreign currency outflows BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Argentina is slashing foreign currency outflows in expectation of tougher economic times, a likely result of drought-related drop in commodities harvests and exports and a fallout from the European Union debt crisis. [ FULL STORY ]

Maldives rejects calls for elections MALE, Maldives, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The timing isn't right for a divided island nation of Maldives to have fair elections, the country's new president said Friday. [ FULL STORY ]

EU won't pay for Greece border fence BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The European Commission says it won't pay for a $7.3 million fence Greece is building along its border with Turkey to deter migrants and asylum-seekers. [ FULL STORY ]

One killed in Saudi unrest QATIF, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- One person was killed during apparent clashes between Saudi forces and Shiite demonstrators in the country's Eastern province, state media reported. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. issues warning on Mexico WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. travelers to Mexico are reminded that the government there is at war with drug cartels, which Washington blamed for more than 12,000 deaths last year. [ FULL STORY ]

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