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Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre (AP)
AP - Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials.Futures buoyed by Greece rescue talk (Reuters)
Reuters - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as speculation that European Union nations could bail out debt-burdened Greece bolstered sentiment.
NATO warns Afghans to ‘keep your heads down’ (AP)
AP - Taliban militants Tuesday prevented townspeople from fleeing a rural community targeted in an upcoming NATO-Afghan offensive, as families huddled inside their homes to avoid being caught in the crossfire, witnesses said.
Stock futures climb ahead of opening (AP)
AP - Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden.
Nigerian senate votes to suspend ailing president (AFP)
AFP - Nigeria's parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume.
South Africa thrash India in first Test (AFP)
AFP - South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
UN envoy arrives in North Korea to spur nuke talks (AP)
AP - A senior U.N. envoy arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, the world body's highest-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years, amid an international push to get it back to the nuclear negotiating table.
Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote (AP)
AP - Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won.
Online ad improvement seen in IAC’s 4Q loss (AP)
AP - Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving.
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