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Newsline 03.03.2012 | 17:15 UTC News Disasters BP reaches settlement over oil spill disaster BP has reached a partial deal with a committee representing the largest group of claimants suing over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. The company still faces claims by the US government and drilling partners. Middle East Obama warns against pre-emptive Iran strike US President Barack Obama has warned against a premature strike against Iran, ahead of a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Tel Aviv has said all options are on the table. World Afghanistan Tom Koenigs: 'Afghans must determine own future' Attacks on US and ISAF forces in Afghanistan followed a controversy sparked by the burning of several copies of the Koran. Tom Koenigs, a former UN representative in Afghanistan, reflects on security in Afghanistan. Afghan crime series aims at improving police force Koran burnings put the heat on ISAF Karzai calls for calm as death toll rises Conflict Journalists' remains delivered to diplomats in Syria The bodies of two Western journalists killed in Syria have been handed over to embassy officials by the Syrian Red Crescent. Iraq 'Baghdad funnelling pro-Assad militias to Syria' As the rebellion in Syrian threatens to spiral into an allout civil war, an Iraqi Sunni MP talked to DW about Baghdad's alleged role in neighboring Syria as well as Iraq's political crisis. Restrained rage: Iraq remembers its Day of Wrath 'The political crisis is massive' Human Rights St. Petersburg clamps down on gays St. Petersburg's city parliament passed a controversial new law against "homosexual propaganda" this week. Critics say the legislation violates the European Human Rights Convention. Kremlin turns up the pressure on critical media Rebelling against the "Putin system" Violence, arrests at gay rights rally in Moscow   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012