15 Feb
News and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
News
Hundreds injured in Russia meteor crashing
Meteor crashing causes sharp aerial explosions, with broken glass injuring about 950 people, officials say.
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2013 14:31 GMT

Spacecraft captures images of asteroid
Europe
Thousands flee fighting in Syria’s east
About 40,000 people abandon Shaddadeh town after three days of heavy clashes between regime forces and rebels, UN says.
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2013 14:18 GMT
Middle East
Chicago violence traps poor residents
Obama’s home city has some the strictest US gun laws but one of the highest murder rates in the world.

Obama inauguration performer killed
Chicago schoolgirl latest face of ever-increasing homicide toll in US president’s hometown.(01-Feb-2013)
Obama, the US and the Muslim world: the animosity deepens
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Glenn Greenwald: Another new poll, this one of Pakistan, shows Obama’s promise for improving US security is a failure
Chuck Hagel (left) with Barack Obama. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Chuck Hagel’s confirmation and the orthodoxy of US debate on Israel
Opposition to the defense secretary nominee shows how risky it can be to question unconditional support for Israel
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