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• Google India removes 'offensive' web pages
  
  

  Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

  
  
  
• Greece caves in on civil service layoffs
  
  

  Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut 15,000 civil service jobs this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures.

  
  
  
• Canadian man arrested in Bahrain could go free
  
  

  An Ottawa man who was arrested in Bahrain Wednesday because of convictions connected to the Arab Spring protests could be released from custody Monday, his fiancée says.

  
  
  
• Vatican summit meets on sex abuse by clergy
  
  

  A Vatican-hosted summit organized under the banner of 'healing and renewal' for victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has brought together bishops from more than 100 countries.

  
  
  
• Gérard Depardieu to portray disgraced IMF head
  
  

  French actor Gérard Depardieu is to star in a new film based on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal.

  
  
  
• Queen Elizabeth celebrates Diamond Jubilee
  
  

  Exactly 60 years after Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne, the Royal Family will embark on an unprecedented effort to take its brand to the world and honour a monarch whose devotion to duty has been a hallmark of her reign.

  
  
  
• Allies step up pressure on Syrian regime
  
  

  The Obama administration closes the U.S. embassy in Damascus and pulls out all American diplomats, while the U.K. recalls its ambassador for discussions in London.

  
  
  
• Obama orders new Iran sanctions amid nuclear fears
  
  

  U.S. President Barack Obama is ordering new sanctions on the government of Iran, including the Central Bank, amid renewed Middle East tensions arising from concerns about Iran's nuclear program.

  
  
  
• Cyclist Contador banned 2 years for doping
  
  

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest ruling body in sport, banned cyclist Alberto Contador for two years for doping and stripped him of the 2010 Tour de France crown.

  
  
  
• Confident Romney looks to 3 more Republican caucuses
  
  

  Front-running Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney battles this week to scoop up more delegates in three U.S. states, hoping to build on the growing sense of inevitability that he will be the party's nominee to challenge President Barack Obama in November.

  
  
  
• Heathrow airport gets back to normal as snow eases
  
  

  London's Heathrow airport is returning to normal after half its regular flights were cancelled because of heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures across Europe.

  
  
  
• Philippines quake leaves at least 13 dead
  
  

  A strong earthquake in the central Philippines has killed at 13 people with at least 40 people still missing.

  
  
  
• Aung San Suu Kyi approved to run in Burma elections
  
  

  Burma's Election Commission has given opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate, the green light to run for parliamentary byelections.

  
  
  
• Egypt to try foreign non-profit workers
  
  

  Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt has referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of non-profit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.

  
  
  
• Greek bailout talks pushed to Monday
  
  

  Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday.