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Situation 'tragic' as winter weather blankets Europe - Power is out and roads are blocked in Italy. In England, Heathrow Airport had to cancel half its flights. The cold snap that began in late January has killed dozens.

Romney wins Nevada; Gingrich resets - Mitt Romney rolls to victory in convincing fashion while Newt Gingrich says he has no intention of pulling out of the race.

Romney's night - He may be a non-gambler, but Mitt Romney had a good night in Vegas. He left town as the night's big winner, capturing his second strong victory in a row.

Gingrich explains his way forward - Rather than be surrounded by supporters on Nevada caucus night, Newt Gingrich surrounded himself with reporters.

Calls for strike after failed vote on Syria - After world leaders decried the U.N. Security Council's failure to pass a resolution on Syria, reports of violence surged once again in the besieged country.

Why China, Russia won't condemn Syria - Questions linger about the motivations of China and Russia, who vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resoultion on Syria.

Opinion: Syria in for bloody stalemate - With the UN Security Council sidelined due to vetoes by Russia and China, the Syrian crisis will remain a violent standoff, says Randa Slim.

Protests, anger mount in Cairo - Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week.

Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs - Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, a prosecution spokesman said Sunday.

U.S. general dies in Afghanistan - U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him one of the highest ranking officers to die in Afghanistan.