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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Irene strengthens into Category 2 hurricane Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels Russia's Medvedev in talks with North Korean leader Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Israeli air strike kills Gaza militant Japan protests over China ships in disputed waters Factbox: Afghan police violence and corruption charges Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality,corruption prevail China urges "stable transition" in Libya Sudan says no proof of mass graves in conflict area U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry Libyan rebel to give Gaddafi hat to his father Venezuela's Chavez says Gaddafi still Libya's leader Libya rebel council seeking $2.5 billion aid Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions U.N. Syria sanctions draft targets Assad, 22 others Lithuania PM says vandalism in Poland incites hatred Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Algerian military checkpoint attacked, one dead Libya rebel council seeking $2.5 billion aid U.N. Syria sanctions draft targets Assad, 22 others Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry Iran shows U.N. official all nuclear sites: envoy Yemen PM returns from Riyadh after attack on Saleh Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions Joy, chaos, frenzy as rebels overrun Gaddafi compound Blast at Russian ammunition depot kills six IAEA seeks safety checks in all atomic energy states All of Libya will be liberated in 72 hours: U.N. envoy Rebels take Ras Lanuf oil port, see no damage Aid poised to flow as fog of war lifts in Tripoli Factbox: Latest developments in the Libyan conflict Raul Castro showing impatience at slow reform pace U.S. aims to release up to $1.5 billion Libya assets Timeline: Events in the Strauss-Kahn case Factbox: Key facts on Dominique Strauss-Kahn Rebels control most of Tripoli, Gaddafi in Libya: U.S. Rebels seize rifles from armory in Gaddafi compound Eni could lose long term in Libya if backlash Irene strengthens into Category 2 hurricane Tue,23 Aug 2011 11:08 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene strengthened back into a Category 2 storm as it moved closer to the Bahamas on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Full Story Top Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after rebels forced him to abandon his Tripoli stronghold in what appeared to be a decisive blow against the Libyan leader's 42-year rule. Full Story Top Russia's Medvedev in talks with North Korean leader Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - SOSNOVY BOR, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev began talks with visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Siberia's Buryatia region on Wednesday. Full Story Top Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:40 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Months of lurid media coverage about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 9-minute encounter with a New York hotel maid and other sexual affairs make it hard to imagine the former IMF chief taking a major public role in France in the near future. Full Story Top Israeli air strike kills Gaza militant Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:37 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed a local commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and wounded two militants who launched rockets at Israel, despite a two-day-old truce, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Full Story Top Japan protests over China ships in disputed waters Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:33 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan lodged a protest with China on Wednesday after two Chinese ships briefly entered what it regards as its territorial waters near the East China Sea islets, the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute. Full Story Top Factbox: Afghan police violence and corruption charges Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Police violence and corruption are alienating ordinary Afghans, even as foreigners pour billions of dollars into building up the security forces. Full Story Top Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality,corruption prevail Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan policeman shot dead taxi driver Mohammad Jawid Amiri six month ago, for no apparent reason. According to a Kabul police official, the shooting was an accident, and the offending policeman is now behind bars. Full Story Top China urges "stable transition" in Libya Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:57 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged a "stable transition of power" in Libya and said it is in contact with the rebel National Transitional Council, in the clearest sign yet that Beijing has effectively shifted recognition to rebel forces poised to defeat Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story Top Sudan says no proof of mass graves in conflict area Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:23 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's U.N. envoy dismissed fresh allegations by a U.S. group that says it has identified a total of eight mass graves in the African country's conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region. Full Story Top U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry Tue,23 Aug 2011 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN, Aug 23 Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town on Tuesday, his second visit to an area rocked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad and a move likely to antagonize the authorities in Damascus. Full Story Top Libyan rebel to give Gaddafi hat to his father Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A Libyan rebel, wearing a flamboyant military peaked hat that he said he had seized from Muammar Gaddafi's bedroom in his Tripoli compound, said he planned to give the trophy to his father. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez says Gaddafi still Libya's leader Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he will only recognize a Libyan government led by his friend and ally Muammar Gaddafi and accused the United States of inciting the country's civil war. Full Story Top Libya rebel council seeking $2.5 billion aid Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - DOHA (Reuters) - Libya's rebel National Transitional Council is seeking $2.5 billion in international aid by the end of the month to help the North African state recover from the six-month civil war, the NTC's prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:37 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday Moscow did not think it was time to impose sanctions that Western countries are seeking on Syria over its five-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. Full Story Top U.N. Syria sanctions draft targets Assad, 22 others Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:37 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A European and U.S. draft resolution obtained by Reuters on Tuesday calls for U.N. sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, 22 other Syrians and the country's General Intelligence Directorate. Full Story Top Lithuania PM says vandalism in Poland incites hatred Tue,23 Aug 2011 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - WARSAW/VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's prime minister denounced Tuesday the spray painting of Lithuanian-language signs in Poland in Polish colors as incitement to national hatred in the latest dispute between the Baltic neighbors. Full Story Top Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Tue,23 Aug 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Months of lurid media coverage about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 9-minute encounter with a New York hotel maid and other sexual affairs make it hard to imagine the former IMF chief taking a major public role in France in the near future. Full Story Top Algerian military checkpoint attacked, one dead Tue,23 Aug 2011 03:56 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - ALGIERS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A military serviceman was killed and two officers were injured in an attack on a military checkpoint in Algeria on Tuesday, a security source said. Full Story Top Libya rebel council seeking $2.5 billion aid Tue,23 Aug 2011 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - DOHA (Reuters) - Libya's rebel National Transitional Council is seeking $2.5 billion in international aid by the end of the month to help the North African state recover from the six-month civil war, the NTC's prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, said on Tuesday. Full Story Top U.N. Syria sanctions draft targets Assad, 22 others Tue,23 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A European and U.S. draft resolution obtained by Reuters on Tuesday calls for U.N. sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, 22 other Syrians and the country's General Intelligence Directorate. Full Story Top Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions Tue,23 Aug 2011 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday Moscow did not think it was time to impose sanctions that Western countries are seeking on Syria over its five-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. Full Story Top U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry Tue,23 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town on Tuesday, his second visit to an area rocked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad and a move likely to antagonize the authorities in Damascus. Full Story Top Iran shows U.N. official all nuclear sites: envoy Tue,23 Aug 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran allowed a senior U.N. nuclear inspector rare access to a facility for developing advanced uranium enrichment machines during a tour of all of the country's main atomic sites, an Iranian envoy said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Yemen PM returns from Riyadh after attack on Saleh Tue,23 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's prime minister became the first senior politician injured in a June assassination attempt on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to return home from Saudi Arabia, a government official said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Russian U.N. envoy says not time for Syria sanctions Tue,23 Aug 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Tuesday that Moscow did not think it was time to impose sanctions on Syria over its harsh five-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. Full Story Top Joy, chaos, frenzy as rebels overrun Gaddafi compound Tue,23 Aug 2011 12:16 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hundreds of triumphant Libyan rebels flooded into the last bastion of Muammar Gaddafi's power Tuesday, looting in his Tripoli compound for weapons and trophies, and shouting "Gaddafi is finished." Full Story Top Blast at Russian ammunition depot kills six Tue,23 Aug 2011 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through an ammunition storage depot in southern Russia on Tuesday killing six soldiers and injuring 12, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an unnamed local law enforcement source. Full Story Top IAEA seeks safety checks in all atomic energy states Tue,23 Aug 2011 11:55 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency will carry out at least one safety inspection in each country with nuclear power plants in the coming three years under proposals aimed at preventing any repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. Full Story Top All of Libya will be liberated in 72 hours: U.N. envoy Tue,23 Aug 2011 11:50 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound is fully controlled by opposition fighters and the country will be liberated within 72 hours, Libyan U.N. envoy Ibrahim Dabbashi said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Rebels take Ras Lanuf oil port, see no damage Tue,23 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Aug 23 - Rebels in eastern Libya took control of the oil port of Ras Lanuf Tuesday as soldiers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi retreated toward the leader's home town of Sirte, a rebel spokesman said. Full Story Top Aid poised to flow as fog of war lifts in Tripoli Tue,23 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Humanitarian aid workers said on Tuesday a rapid resolution to the Libyan conflict would help them bring urgent help to the residents of Tripoli, where medicine and fuel supplies have run low and many foreigners have fled. Full Story Top Factbox: Latest developments in the Libyan conflict Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:58 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Aug 23 (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story Top Raul Castro showing impatience at slow reform pace Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:29 AM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro has sounded increasingly impatient in recent months with the slow implementation of his economic reforms, which he publicly blames mostly on bureaucratic sloth and resistance to change. Full Story Top U.S. aims to release up to $1.5 billion Libya assets Tue,23 Aug 2011 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to release in the coming days between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets to the Libyan rebels, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Timeline: Events in the Strauss-Kahn case Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - (Updates with appeal) Full Story Top Factbox: Key facts on Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility of his accuser. Full Story Top Rebels control most of Tripoli, Gaddafi in Libya: U.S. Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan rebels appeared to be in control of most of Tripoli, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was sticking to its assessment that leader Muammar Gaddafi had not left the country. Full Story Top Rebels seize rifles from armory in Gaddafi compound Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:25 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hundreds of rebel fighters on Tuesday looted an armory in part of the compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that they had overrun, seizing new sniper rifles in plastic cases, a Reuters witness said. Full Story Top Eni could lose long term in Libya if backlash Tue,23 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - MILAN (Reuters) - Eni, the biggest foreign oil producer in Libya before the civil war, could lose assets or opportunities in the long run if Italy's hesitant support for the rebel government early in the conflict leads to a backlash. Full Story Top

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