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	Economic developments around the globe Saturday February 11, 2012 A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday: ------ BRUSSELS-- Greece gave in to more painful spending and job cuts, only to have European ministers question whether they were enough to deliver a (euro) 130 billion bailout and stave off bankruptcy. Full Story Officials: 2 held in death of Afghan peace broker Saturday February 11, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan -- Pakistan has arrested two people in connection with last year’s assassination of a former Afghan president who was trying to broker peace with the Taliban, two Afghan government officials said Friday. Full Story Russians alarmed by rash of teenage suicides Saturday February 11, 2012 MOSCOW -- A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action. Full Story Turkey and Iran diverge over diplomacy with Syria Saturday February 11, 2012 ISTANBUL -- Turkey and Iran, regional heavyweights and heirs to imperial pasts, expanded trade in the past decade and papered over their traditional rivalry with diplomacy and rhetoric. Full Story Europe’s cold spell hits Turkey’s quake survivors Saturday February 11, 2012 By SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Freezing temperatures and heavy snow in Turkey are making life miserable for the more than 140,000 residents who were left homeless by the nation’s devastating earthquake four months ago and who are still living in tents or temporary shelters. Full Story Social issues rule busy day in presidential race Saturday February 11, 2012 WASHINGTON -- Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor. Full Story Man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama Saturday February 11, 2012 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in his home country. Full Story World in Brief Saturday February 11, 2012 U.S. officials to raise human rights concerns when China’s Xi visits White House next week WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House said Friday it won’t recoil from raising grave human rights concerns during a getting-acquainted visit next week by China’s likely future leader. Full Story Dispatcher on Powell call: Case a ‘nightmare’ Saturday February 11, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) -- The dispatcher who took a much-criticized 911 call from a social worker trying to alert authorities to danger at Josh Powell’s house before he killed himself and his children says the case has been "a nightmare. Full Story Obama budget predicts $1.3T deficit Saturday February 11, 2012 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s new budget predicts a $1. Full Story Obama adjusts his birth control policy Saturday February 11, 2012 WASHINGTON -- Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. Full Story Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords Saturday February 11, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in an assassination attempt 13 months ago, returned to Washington Friday for double honors. Full Story Comforter in Powell unit tests positive for blood Saturday February 11, 2012 SEATTLE -- Police in Washington state who searched a storage unit rented by Josh Powell found a stained comforter that tested positive for blood in initial exams, according to documents filed in court Friday. Full Story World in Brief Thursday February 9, 2012 Santorum rejoices in his caucus sweep, but still faces major challenges ALLEN, Texas (AP) -- One day after Rick Santorum’s startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. Full Story Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas Thursday February 9, 2012 SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge in San Diego on Wednesday dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans. Full Story