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Aleppo rebels say they stand firm in "regime's grave"
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:36 PM PDT
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A Free Syrian Army member stands by his anti-aircraft machine gun during their patrol in Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo provinceALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian military has stepped up its campaign to drive rebels out of Aleppo, where fighters said they were holding firm, vowing to turn the country's largest city into the "regime's grave". Opposition activists denied a government declaration that its forces had recaptured the Salaheddine district, in southwest Aleppo, straddling the most obvious route for Syrian troop reinforcements coming from the south. A Reuters reporter heard helicopters firing heavy machineguns over the eastern part of the city on Tuesday for the first time in several days. ...


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Security in focus as Clinton heads to Africa
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT
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Clinton delivers the keynote address at a symposium on ending genocide, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs this week on a trip that will take her both to Africa's newest nation, South Sudan, and on a visit to the continent's elder statesman, 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. While Clinton's public focus will be on Africa's democratic achievements and economic potential, the trip also underscores U.S. security ties in the face of an array of growing threats --from Islamist extremists to narcotics cartels. ...


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U.N. team to tour flood-hit North Korea, no word from leader Kim
Mon,30 Jul 2012 09:58 PM PDT
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North Koreans are seen at a flooded village in AnjuSEOUL (Reuters) - A United Nations team will visit North Korea from Tuesday to assess damage from recent floods with a view to developing an aid plan, a U.N. official said, although the North's new leadership is yet to make any detailed response to the disaster. The team will include some U.N. workers already in North Korea, Christopher de Bono, chief of communications for East Asia and the Pacific for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), told Reuters on Monday. The trip follows a meeting between U.N. ...


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Australia finds record drug haul among Thai terracotta pots
Mon,30 Jul 2012 09:49 PM PDT
Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police on Tuesday seized a record half a tonne of the drug ice and heroin worth up to A$500 million ($525 million) hidden in a shipment of terracotta pots from Thailand. Seven people, including four from Hong Kong, were arrested after a year-long investigation following a tip-off from U.S. authorities, police said. The 306 kg of methamphetamine, also known as ice, was Australia's biggest seizure of the drug, while the 252 kg of heroin was the nation's third largest-haul of heroin. ... Full Story
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U.S. drive against al Shabaab pressures Somali-American money transfers
Mon,30 Jul 2012 07:46 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A Chicago man pleaded guilty on Monday to planning to join an al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, the latest U.S. prosecution in a crackdown that has made it harder for Somali-Americans to send money to the war-torn country. Shaker Masri, 28, was arrested in August 2010 as he prepared to leave the United States and agreed to serve nearly 10 years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said. The prosecutions of Masri and others since the Sept 11, 2001, attacks are designed to stop support to al Shabaab, a militant group the United States says has ties to al-Qaeda. ... Full Story
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Survivors of crash that killed Cuba's Paya say it was an accident
Mon,30 Jul 2012 07:44 PM PDT
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Ofelia Acevedo, wife of Oswaldo Paya, one of Cuba's best-known dissidents, places a rose on the tomb of her husband during his burial in HavanaHAVANA (Reuters) - Two European politicians who survived a car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said on Monday that no other vehicle was involved and denied suggestions they had been deliberately forced off the road. Their versions appeared to support the Cuban government's description of the accident, contradicting suggestions by Paya's family and some fellow dissidents that another vehicle may have hit the car from behind to cause the crash. They have called for an international investigation. ...


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Japan flags China military's policy role as potential risk
Mon,30 Jul 2012 06:32 PM PDT
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PLA navy sailors stand in a line and wait to attend a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in BeijingTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday flagged as a potential risk a possible rise in Chinese military's role in shaping Beijing's foreign policy and said aspiring nuclear power North Korea remained a serious regional threat under its new leader. In its annual defense white paper, Tokyo cited views that relations between China's army and the Communist Party were "getting complex" and said they were a matter of concern. It did not elaborate on how ties between the military and Party had changed. "This situation calls for attention as a risk management issue," the paper said. ...


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Factbox: Japan's military: well-armed but untested in battle
Mon,30 Jul 2012 06:32 PM PDT
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan flagged as a potential risk a possible rise in China's military's role in shaping Beijing's foreign policy in its latest defense white paper on Tuesday, and said North Korea remained a serious regional threat under its new leader. Following are some facts about Japan's military. SIZE AND CAPABILITIES Japan has a standing military of about 225,000 personnel, about one-tenth of China's and one-fifth of North Korea's, but bigger than that of Britain. ... Full Story
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U.N. mission chief's convoy attacked in Syria: U.N.'s Ban
Mon,30 Jul 2012 05:55 PM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The convoy of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria, was attacked over the weekend and only the vehicles' armor prevented injuries, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. "Yesterday the convoy of General Gaye was attacked by armed attacks," Ban told reporters in New York, according to a transcript of his remarks issued by the U.N. press office. "Fortunately there were no injuries." He gave no further details about the attack, though U.N. ... Full Story
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U.S. defense chief: Syria military must remain intact when Assad goes
Mon,30 Jul 2012 05:55 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government forces in Syria should be held together when President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power, the U.S. defense secretary said on Monday, warning that the mistakes of the Iraq war must not be repeated. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in an interview with CNN during a visit to Tunisia, said maintaining stability in Syria would be important under any scenario that sees Assad leave power. "I think it's important when Assad leaves, and he will leave, to try to preserve stability in that country," Panetta said. ... Full Story
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Survivors of crash that killed Cuba's Paya say it was accident
Mon,30 Jul 2012 04:36 PM PDT
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Ofelia Acevedo, wife of Oswaldo Paya, one of Cuba's best-known dissidents, places a rose on the tomb of her husband during his burial in HavanaHAVANA (Reuters) - Two European politicians who survived a car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said on Monday that no other vehicle was involved and denied suggestions they had been deliberately forced off the road. Their versions appeared to support the Cuban government's description of the accident, contradicting suggestions by Paya's family and some fellow dissidents that another vehicle may have hit the car from behind to cause the crash. They have called for an international investigation. ...


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Philippines to bid out disputed South China Sea oil, gas blocks
Mon,30 Jul 2012 04:26 PM PDT
Reuters - MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will offer three areas in the South China Sea for oil and gas exploration on Tuesday, two of them in waters also claimed by China. Nido Petroleum Ltd of Australia, Spanish energy company Repsol, French gas and power firm GDF Suez and Italy's Eni are among 15 firms that have pre-qualified for the bids, although it is not clear if they will participate. ... Full Story
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Mali Islamists stone couple to death for adultery
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:30 PM PDT
Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked Islamic militant group in control of northern Mali stoned to death a married couple accused of engaging in extramarital affairs, the group's spokesman said. The couple were publicly executed in the remote town of Aguelhok, near the vast West African nation's northern border with Algeria, on Sunday, a spokesman for the Ansar Dine group told Reuters. "These two people were married and had extra-conjugal relations. Our men on the ground in Aguelhok applied sharia (Islamic law)," said Sanda Ould Bounama, reached by telephone on Monday. ... Full Story
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Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT
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U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Romney waves to hundreds of people gathered outside before his meeting with Poland's PM Tusk at the Old Town Hall in GdanskGDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Solidarity, the trade union movement which led the Polish struggle against communist rule, distanced itself on Monday from a visit to Poland by U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, saying he supported attacks on unions in his own country. Romney was in Poland on the third and final leg of a tour aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials and demonstrating that he would be a viable alternative to President Barack Obama on the world stage. ...


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Yemen confirms Italian is detained by tribesmen
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:14 PM PDT
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Man walks past the Italian embassy in SanaaSANAA (Reuters) - An Italian embassy security officer who was kidnapped in Yemen on Sunday was seized by tribesmen and is being detained in the oil-producing province of Maarib, Yemen's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. The abductors are demanding compensation for the arrest of one of their relatives and the return of land they say they own in the capital Sanaa, a tribal source told Reuters. The incident highlights continuing instability in Yemen five months after former leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was formally replaced by his deputy under a plan designed to forestall a slide into lawlessness. ...


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Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:04 PM PDT
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A supporter of female punk band "Pussy Riot" waits outside the court where three members of the band are on trial in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - Three members of a Russian female punk band went on trial on Monday, facing up to seven years in jail for protesting against Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow cathedral, a prosecution they said was aimed at spreading fear and silencing dissent. The trial of the women from the band "Pussy Riot" is being seen as a test of the longtime leader's tolerance of opposition at the start of his third presidential term. ...


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Assange's mother says U.S. bent on extraditing WikiLeaks founder
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:03 PM PDT
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Mother of WikiLeaks founder Assange holds a picture of her son during a media conference in QuitoQUITO (Reuters) - Julian Assange's mother said she handed evidence to Ecuador's government on Monday indicating Washington is bent on extraditing her son to the United States, where she fears the WikiLeaks founder could face execution. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for nearly six weeks as he awaits a decision on his asylum request by the leftist government of Rafael Correa. The Australian anti-secrecy campaigner, who antagonized Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. ...


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Pakistan to push for intelligence sharing at U.S. talks
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:03 PM PDT
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Pakistan's newly appointed Director-General of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant-General Zaheer-ul-Islam, attends function in KarachiDUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief will call for an end to U.S. military drone strikes in its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and push for a sharing of technology and intelligence during a visit to Washington this week, the country's interior minister said on Monday. But indications are that Islamabad's demands for a halt to drone attacks may receive a less-than-sympathetic hearing from top Obama administration officials. ...


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Romney riles Palestinians with digs at culture, economy
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:38 PM PDT
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U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is pictured before delivering foreign policy remarks at Mishkenot Sha'ananim in JerusalemRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of racism on Monday by suggesting disparities between the Israeli and Palestinian economies had cultural roots, while ignoring Israel's occupation of the West Bank. In a speech to fundraisers in Jerusalem, Romney, visiting Israel to boost his electoral credentials ahead of a November 6 election bid against President Barack Obama, said Israel's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was about twice that of the Palestinians. ...


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U.S. sets duties on washers from Mexico, South Korea
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:22 PM PDT
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Shoppers look at washers and dryers at a Home Depot store in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday set preliminary anti-dumping duties on about $1 billion worth of residential washing machines from Mexico and South Korea in a case brought by American manufacturer Whirlpool. The department estimated Mexico manufacturers were selling the washers in the United States at prices 33.30 percent to 72.41 percent below fair value. It said South Korean producers were undercutting prices by 9.62 percent to 82.41 percent. In an odd twist, one of the two Mexican manufacturers hit with the 72.41 percent preliminary duty was Whirlpool itself. ...


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Egypt court move suspends constitution row
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT
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A girl walks past a mural depicting a combination of the faces of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - The struggle over Egypt's new constitution was temporarily suspended on Monday when a court deferred until late September the next step in a legal row that had threatened the dissolution of the body writing it. The adjournment of a battle that has overshadowed one of the main components of Egypt's transition to democracy after the Arab Spring uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak could give the current constitutional assembly time to complete its work. ...


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Religious freedom in Egypt "quite tenuous": Clinton
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be "quite tenuous" and its government has failed to aggressively prosecute perpetrators of sectarian violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. Clinton made the comment as the State Department released a report that found a marked deterioration in religious freedom in China, where official interference with Tibetan Buddhist monasteries may have contributed to a dozen self-immolations. ... Full Story
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Russia to get stronger nuclear navy, Putin says
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT
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A view shows Russia's nuclear-powered submarine Yekaterinburg at a Russian navy base in Murmansk regionSEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin oversaw the start of construction of one of Russia's newest generation submarines on Monday and vowed to boost nuclear naval forces to safeguard the country's position as a leading sea power. Warning that its navy would protect top energy producer Russia's interests in the oil-rich Arctic, Putin led the ceremony to begin building the submarine Prince Vladimir, named after the ruler who founded a precursor state to modern Russia. ...


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Russia signs tougher adoption deal with U.S.
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT
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Russia's new President Vladimir Putin (front), speaks during a reception dedicated to the start of his term as Russia's new President at the Kremlin in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ratified a new agreement with the United States that tightens up rules for U.S. citizens adopting Russian children, his office said on Monday, after a spate of abuse cases that have outraged public opinion in Russia. More than 60,000 Russian children have been adopted by foreigners, mostly Americans, since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, a touchy subject with the Russian authorities who favor domestic adoption. ...


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Colombia's main railway, workers at impasse over stuck trains
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:16 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Colombia's main coal railway, Fenoco, and striking workers are at an impasse over demands that laborers first allow trains stuck on the tracks to be moved before any talks over pay and working conditions can move forward, officials said on Monday. The loss of cargoes due the rail strike and another walkout out at the La Jagua mine of Glencore's Prodeco unit have not yet had an impact on prices because there are high inventories at load ports, mines and discharge ports, but the disruptions may start to be felt in another week, end users say. ... Full Story
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UAE Islamist group urges release of jailed activists
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT
Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - An Islamist group that has been the target of a crackdown on opposition by authorities in the United Arab Emirates called on Monday for the release of jailed activists and affirmed its devotion to the country's rulers. At least 20 activists have been detained since July 15, when the Gulf Arab state said it was investigating a foreign-linked group plotting "crimes against state security". Many of those were affiliated with the local Islamist group al-Islah (Reform). "(Islah) has sought to support (the UAE) since its foundation... ... Full Story
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Analysis: Venezuela joins trade bloc big on politics, protectionism
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT
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Argentina's President Fernandez applauds after giving Venezuela's Foreign Minister Maduro a portrait of President Chavez painted by Argentine artist Filippo as a souvenir during the annual summit of the Mercosur trade bloc in MendozaBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The South American trade group Mercosur welcomes Venezuela as its newest member this week but growing protectionism in the bloc's leading economies and political posturing have reduced it to a shadow of its former self. When regional heavyweights Argentina and Brazil teamed up with Paraguay and Uruguay to form the customs union in 1995, they hoped to boost regional trade and investment by forging a bigger market along the lines of the European Union. ...


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Ex-Guantanamo inmate surrenders to Saudi authorities
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT
Reuters - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian former Guantanamo Bay inmate who was "rehabilitated" in his homeland but then rejoined al Qaeda in Yemen has surrendered to the Saudi authorities. Adnan al-Sayegh, who went through the kingdom's militant rehabilitation program after returning from Guantanamo in March 2006, gave himself up in Yemen and expressed remorse, a Saudi Interior Ministry statement said on Monday. ... Full Story
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Italy PM calls confidence vote on spending cuts
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT
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Italian PM Monti gestures next to German Chancellor Merkel during a news conference at Villa Madama in RomeROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's government called on Monday for a confidence vote in the Senate to accelerate the passage of more than 4 billion euros ($4.90 billion) in spending cuts this year. The cuts would enable Italy to delay a planned sales tax increase and rein in its budget deficit. Monti is staking his government's future on passage of the decree before the summer recess. He is considered certain to win as his parliamentary allies have guaranteed their support. ...


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Italy president urges speedy electoral reform
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT
Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano told political parties on Monday to make faster progress to reform the electoral law and expressed concern over speculation that there may be an early general election. Napolitano said in a statement that the parties supporting Mario Monti's government had neglected an appeal he made early this month to agree new voting rules, saying their positions had instead become "more evasive and polemic". ... Full Story
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Uganda's army denies supporting Congo rebels
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT
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M23 rebel fighters occupy Rumangabo after government troops abandoned the townKAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has denied allegations its army was providing support to the M23 rebels fighting against the Kinshasa government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), joining Rwanda which has also refuted similar accusations. Congo's President Joseph Kabila said on Saturday his government had requested an explanation from Ugandan authorities after persistent rumors that its soldiers were backing the M23 group. Fighting between the Congolese government and the rebels has displaced 470,000 people since April. ...


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Saudi says detained Shi'ite cleric mentally imbalanced
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:35 AM PDT
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A protester holds up a picture of Sheikh Nimr during a rally in Qatif, against Sheikh Nimr's arrestRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's interior minister said on Monday that a prominent anti-government cleric arrested earlier this month was mentally unstable, undermining a figure who has a growing following among disaffected Shi'ite Muslim youths. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was shot in the leg during the arrest which sparked deadly protests among members of the minority Shi'ite community who say they are routinely discriminated against in the Sunni-dominated kingdom. Three people were killed in the demonstrations in what the Interior Ministry described as exchanges of fire. ...


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Greek PM's allies seek more time for austerity cuts-sources
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT
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European Commission director Morse leaves Greece's Finance ministry in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's allies are pushing for two more years to implement unpopular austerity cuts before they sign off on them, sources close to the parties said on Monday, potentially delaying a deal on the savings demanded by lenders. The three parties in Samaras's coalition have agreed on the bulk of the nearly 12 billion euros ($14.7 billion) in cuts that Greece must produce to satisfy inspectors from the European Union and International Monetary Fund bailing out the nation. ...


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Gunmen attack Nigerian vice president's house: police
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT
Reuters - KADUNA/SOKOTO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen on motorbikes attacked the country house of Nigerian Vice President Namadi Sambo in Zaria in northern Kaduna state on Monday, but he was not in the building at the time, police said. One civilian was killed in the attack, police added. "The policemen on guard and the assailants were engaged in a gun battle around 1130 (0630 EDT), however, a cobbler was hit by a stray bullet and died instantly," police spokesman Balteh Abdulrazaq said. ... Full Story
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U.N. to send team into North Korea after floods
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:10 AM PDT
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North Koreans are seen at a flooded village in AnjuSEOUL (Reuters) - A United Nations team will visit North Korea from Tuesday to assess damage caused by recent floods, with a view to developing an aid plan, a U.N. official told Reuters on Monday. The team is the highest-profile delegation allowed into the secretive state since its new leader took power seven months ago. The planned trip follows a meeting between U.N. and North Korean officials on Monday, at which Pyongyang presented its assessment of the damage, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said, without elaborating on the meeting. ...


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Arab Islamist fighters eager to join Syria rebels
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:03 AM PDT
Reuters - REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Abdullah bin Shamar, a Saudi student, puts a small copy of the Koran among his few belongings packed neatly in a holdall as he prepares to set off with a Libyan friend across the hilly terrain separating southern Turkey from Syria. "It is our duty to go to the great Bilad al Sham (Syria) and defend it against the Alawite tyrants massacring its people," said Bin Shamar, 22, a lightly bearded engineering major, who spoke to Reuters in Reyhanli, a Turkish town whose Arab inhabitants have historic links with Syria. ... Full Story
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Iran sanctions having impact, even if not obvious: U.S.
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:02 AM PDT
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U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta speaks to the media at Hanger Bay Two of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, off the coast of GeorgiaTUNIS (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday Western sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program were working even if the impact on decision-making in Tehran was not obvious at the moment. Panetta made his comments ahead of a visit this week to Israel, which has said the sanctions had failed to stop Iran's nuclear program and warned that time was running out before Iran achieves a "zone of immunity" in which Israeli bombs cannot penetrate deeply buried uranium enrichment facilities. ...


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U.S. Afghan aid could flop on counterinsurgency goals: watchdog
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Costly U.S. efforts to build major infrastructure projects in Afghanistan are running far behind schedule, and may fall short of counter-insurgency goals central to the U.S. military campaign there, a government watchdog warned on Monday. Almost $400 million in power grid, roads and other construction projects from fiscal 2011 "may not achieve the desired COIN effects," the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said. ... Full Story
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Mexican supermarket Soriana attacked by Molotov cocktail
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a supermarket belonging to Mexican retailer Soriana in the northern state of Nuevo Leon early on Monday, authorities said. The attackers in a van threw the makeshift device at the entrance to the building on the outskirts of state capital Monterrey then drove off, a security spokesman for the Nuevo Leon state government said. The motive was still unclear, he added. ... Full Story
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Venezuelan diplomat held in embassy murder probe
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT
Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police have arrested a Venezuelan diplomat over the killing of the Venezuelan charge d'affaires in her official residence, the High Court heard on Monday. Venezuela's acting ambassador and charge d'affaires, Olga Fonseca, was found dead in her official residence on Friday. Police said she had been strangled but the motive was unclear. Dwight Sagaray, first secretary at the Venezuelan embassy, was arrested on Saturday and Kenyan police applied to a court on Monday to hold him in custody for a further 14 days. ... Full Story
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