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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Analysis: Tea Party proves clout, but at what cost? Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed China police shoot dead two suspects in Xinjiang attacks Australia uses YouTube to deter boatpeople Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions Slain Libyan rebel's family demand progress on probe Gaddafi thanks Chavez for support Syria opposition leader Seif held at Damascus airport Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian activists as violence spikes Cuba revising travel policies: Raul Castro Analysis: Storms ahead as debt deal sets up tax fight Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions Gaddafi thanks Chavez for support Italy finds 25 dead bodies on Libya refugee boat Slain Libyan rebel's family demand progress on probe Cuba revising travel policies: Raul Castro Security Council meets on Syria Venezuela's Chavez loses hair from chemotherapy Arabs angry over Syria crackdown but governments silent Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian activists as violence spikes Putin says U.S. is "parasite" on global economy Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union Efforts in Congress to end FAA shutdown: LaHood Snapshot: Lawmakers to vote on debt deal North Korea says agrees to more U.S. talks Syrian tanks shell Hama, heaviest barrage of assault: witnesses Up to six more Somalia regions may face famine: U.N. Yemen air raid kills 13 militants: local official U.S. sees dramatic drop in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq Norway soul-searches on crime after rampage Analysis: Syria's Assad embarks on path of no return Ex-military leader to run as Sierra Leone president France hands Libya rebels $259 million in unfrozen funds Favored general to lead Turk military through Egypt army breaks up protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square Turkish PM eyes chance to pick military high command Strong quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami alert Three Turkish soldiers killed in rebel clash Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 Analysis: Tea Party proves clout, but at what cost? Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts federal spending, but their hardline tactics could risk a voter backlash in the 2012 elections. Full Story Top Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said. Full Story Top China police shoot dead two suspects in Xinjiang attacks Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:17 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have shot dead two suspects being hunted for a deadly attack in the restive western region of Xinjiang, which an exiled regional leader blamed on Beijing's hardline policies toward her people. Full Story Top Australia uses YouTube to deter boatpeople Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:05 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will film boatpeople being sent to Malaysia under a new refugee swap deal and post the video on YouTube in an effort to deter future boatpeople, the immigration department said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libyans entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with no let-up in the five-month conflict after Muammar Gaddafi sought to divide a rebellion threatening him on several fronts. Full Story Top Slain Libyan rebel's family demand progress on probe Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The family of the Libyan rebels' slain military commander said on Monday little effort was being made to find out who had killed him in what they called an act involving conspiracy, treason and betrayal. Full Story Top Gaddafi thanks Chavez for support Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday read excerpts of a letter sent to him by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi expressing gratitude for strong support during the NATO-backed rebellion against his government. Full Story Top Syria opposition leader Seif held at Damascus airport Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security agents briefly detained opposition leader Riad Seif at Damascus airport on Monday and prevented him from traveling to Germany to seek treatment for cancer, opposition sources said. Full Story Top Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian activists as violence spikes Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet expatriate Syrian political activists on Tuesday as Washington struggles to craft an effective response to President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown. Full Story Top Cuba revising travel policies: Raul Castro Mon,1 Aug 2011 06:53 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will revise its travel and immigration rules as part of a broader reform of its economic and social policies, Cuban President Raul Castro said on Monday. Full Story Top Analysis: Storms ahead as debt deal sets up tax fight Mon,1 Aug 2011 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Congress passes the debt ceiling deal by Tuesday, as expected, it could trigger a battle over tax reform within weeks and turn Washington once again into a dateline for deadlock. Full Story Top Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libyans entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with no let-up in the five-month conflict after Muammar Gaddafi sought to divide a rebellion threatening him on several fronts. Full Story Top Gaddafi thanks Chavez for support Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday read excerpts of a letter sent to him by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi expressing gratitude for strong support during the NATO-backed rebellion against his government. Full Story Top Italy finds 25 dead bodies on Libya refugee boat Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coast guard found the bodies of 25 men who were apparently asphyxiated by motor fumes on a small boat crammed with African migrants that arrived on an Italian island from Libya on Monday, officials said. Full Story Top Slain Libyan rebel's family demand progress on probe Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The family of the Libyan rebels' slain military commander said on Monday little effort was being made to find out who had killed him in what they called an act involving conspiracy, treason and betrayal. Full Story Top Cuba revising travel policies: Raul Castro Mon,1 Aug 2011 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will revise its travel and immigration rules as part of a broader reform of its economic and social policies, Cuban President Raul Castro said on Monday. Full Story Top Security Council meets on Syria Mon,1 Aug 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Reacting to new bloodshed in Syria, European powers relaunched a dormant draft U.N. resolution to condemn Damascus for its crackdown on protesters, circulating a revised text to the Security Council at a meeting on Monday, diplomats said. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez loses hair from chemotherapy Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on television on Monday with his head closely shaved and bald patches from hair loss caused by chemotherapy for a cancer that has slowed him ahead of a re-election bid. Full Story Top Arabs angry over Syria crackdown but governments silent Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Arabs reacted strongly on Monday to the deaths of dozens of Syrians in Hama at the hands of the Syrian army but most Arab governments kept silent, apparently fearing the power of protest movements that have spread throughout the region this year. Full Story Top Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian activists as violence spikes Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet expatriate Syrian political activists on Tuesday as Washington struggles to craft an effective response to President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown. Full Story Top Putin says U.S. is "parasite" on global economy Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:45 PM PDT Reuters - LAKE SELIGER, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets. Full Story Top Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:54 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Air Canada said it has reached a tentative agreement relating to compensation and benefits with the union that represents its flight attendants. Full Story Top Efforts in Congress to end FAA shutdown: LaHood Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key members of the Congress sought ways on Monday to end a partial shutdown of federal aviation programs that has disrupted thousands of jobs but the outcome of that effort was uncertain. Full Story Top Snapshot: Lawmakers to vote on debt deal Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what is happening on Monday as lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal to raise the $14.3 trillion limit on U.S. borrowing, just a day before the deadline to avert an unprecedented default. Full Story Top North Korea says agrees to more U.S. talks Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea said on Monday it had agreed to further dialogue with the United States and repeated it was willing to resume regional nuclear disarmament talks at an early date, without preconditions. Full Story Top Syrian tanks shell Hama, heaviest barrage of assault: witnesses Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks shelled residential neighborhoods all over Hama on Monday in the heaviest barrage of a two-day attack on the city to crush street demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses said. Full Story Top Up to six more Somalia regions may face famine: U.N. Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:46 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) The famine in the Horn of Africa is spreading and may soon engulf as many as six more regions of the lawless nation of Somalia, the U.N. humanitarian aid chief said Monday. Full Story Top Yemen air raid kills 13 militants: local official Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni war planes bombed a village in south Yemen Monday, killing at least 13 people who a local official said were Islamist militants challenging army control in the flashpoint province of Abyan. Full Story Top U.S. sees dramatic drop in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:53 AM PDT Reuters - MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq by Iran-backed militia have fallen sharply thanks to U.S. and Iraqi military operations and diplomatic engagement with Tehran by Baghdad, top U.S. military officials said Monday. Full Story Top Norway soul-searches on crime after rampage Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg urged parliament Monday to preserve the democratic values of Norway as public pressure grew for stiffer sentences for serious crimes after an anti-immigration zealot's bloody rampage. Full Story Top Analysis: Syria's Assad embarks on path of no return Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - London (Reuters)- - By sending tanks to crush dissent in the city of Hama, where memories of a bloodbath in 1982 that killed 20,000 people are still vivid, embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has chosen a path of no return. Full Story Top Ex-military leader to run as Sierra Leone president Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:59 AM PDT Reuters - * Bio took power in 1996 coup before stepping down Full Story Top France hands Libya rebels $259 million in unfrozen funds Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France will place $259 million at the disposal of Libya's National Transition Council (NTC) after un-freezing Libyan assets in the country, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Monday. Full Story Top Favored general to lead Turk military through Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:28 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When the head of Turkey's military quit in protest along with the commanders of the army, navy and air force, it left one man standing in Turkey's high command - General Necdet Ozel. Full Story Top Egypt army breaks up protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian army moved into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday and cleared away a few hundred protesters who remained camped there after the main groups suspended a three-week demonstration held to advance demands for faster democratic reforms. Full Story Top Turkish PM eyes chance to pick military high command Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan worked to tighten civilian control of the military on Monday by choosing generals he can trust after the top four commanders resigned over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges. Full Story Top Strong quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami alert Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:42 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted central and eastern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but it did not issue a tsunami alert. Full Story Top Three Turkish soldiers killed in rebel clash Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish guerrillas fired on a military convoy in eastern Turkey Monday, killing three soldiers and wounding three others, security sources said. Full Story Top Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose to 159 in July from 155 in June, matching January with the highest toll so far for 2011, according to health ministry figures released Monday. Full Story Top Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose to 159 in July from 155 in June, matching January with the highest toll so far for 2011, according to health ministry figures released Monday. Full Story Top

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