U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes (Reuters)
Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.

Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government (Reuters)
Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.

Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trapped (Reuters)
Reuters - A three-storey factory collapsed on Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least five people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.

Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate E-Mail, Harassing Calls and Prince William (Time.com)
Time.com - Whether called the Falklands or Las Malvinas, the south Atlantic islands are once again the center of a diplomatic row as the 30th anniversary of a brief war approaches

UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail (AP)
AP - A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be released on bail.

Official: Egypt's presidential election advanced (AP)
AP - Egypt's top election official says voting for a new president will be brought forward from June, in line with demands by protesters. That could mean a new Egyptian constitution would be drawn up under a civilian government.

Mexico party picks woman as presidential candidate (AP)

AP - A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its powerful rival.

Mount Cameroon sends flames out in brief explosion (AP)
AP - Cameroon state radio says that Mount Cameroon, a volcano in the country's southwest region, sent ashes and flames into the air in a brief explosion.

Vietnam gives condolences for AP war correspondent (AP)

AP - Vietnam has extended its condolences for late Associated Press correspondent George Esper, who covered both war and peace in the country he came to love.

Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing" (Reuters)
Reuters - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.

Correction: Australia helicopter deaths story (AP)
AP - In a story Feb. 5 about the deaths of two filmmakers in an Australian helicopter crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the crash. Nowra is 97 miles (156 kilometers) south of Sydney, not north.

Americans face prosecution as Egypt ignores Clinton, Congress (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizens, over the foreign funding of nongovernmental organizations, sharply raising the stakes in a standoff with the US that has put $1.3 billion in US military aid to Egypt at risk.

Russia and China Challenge the West on Syria: What Implications for Iran? (Time.com)
Time.com - The breach among the Permanent Five members of the U.N. Security Council in Saturday's vote on Syria's increasingly bloody power struggle could have profound implications for Syria's immediate future

Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria appear to have reached an impasse following the vetoing by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution.