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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution China's Premier Wen says confident Europe will beat crisis Analysis: Things we've learned at the Republican convention Deadlocked U.N. Security Council ministers to discuss Syria aid Nearly 50 killed or missing in Chinese mine blast: Xinhua Drenched New Orleans passes big post-Katrina test U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Restart date unclear for Venezuela refinery hit by blast Mexican police attacked CIA officers, ambush likely: sources Abuse allegations mount against flagship Afghan police force Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat Three Australian soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier U.S. increases drug monitoring in Guatemalan, Honduran waters: official Second-quarter growth revised up, Fed still seen in play Venezuela investigates alleged massacre in Amazon tribal village Three foreign soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier U.S. charges Saudi at Guantanamo with plotting to bomb oil tankers Mexican judge orders arrest of ex-governor on drug charges Exclusive: China considers downgrading domestic security tsar in next line-up Australia says survivors from suspected asylum boat spotted Syrian opposition group not up to job, says ex-member Assad says Syria buffer zone "unrealistic" Top U.S. trade official heads to Southeast Asia for talks France extends euro zone olive branch to Berlin U.S. drone strike kills suspected militants: Yemen official Rabbi warns Dutch populist Wilders over ritual slaughter ban Libya assembly suspends 3 members for alleged Gaddafi links Canada's Progress shareholders approve $6 billion buyout by Petronas Georgia says 3 soldiers, 11 militants killed near Russia border Ecuador upbeat about deal to end Assange standoff Yemen says Saudi Arabia to donate $1 billion to support currency U.N. rights experts urge France to respect Roma rights Kenya PM blames killing of Muslim cleric on nation's foes Syria opposition group not up to challenge, says ex-member U.N.'s Ban tells Iranian leaders to prove nuclear program peaceful Egypt broadens Sinai campaign against militants Israel court tells settlers to evacuate outpost by Tuesday Islamic cleric warns of civil war in Russia's Dagestan South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - PERTH (Reuters) - A wave of labor unrest and violence in South Africa's mining sector will have an impact on potential investments, the country's resources minister said on Wednesday. Clashes between police and workers killed 44 people this month and shut ore output at mines run by Lonmin, the world's third largest producer of platinum, a precious metal with industrial uses. "It is a cause for concern. The tragedy does impact on any potential investments," the South African minister for mineral resources, Susan Shabangu, told reporters on the sidelines of a mining conference in Perth. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan built his reputation as a fearless wonk who wasn't afraid to put specific numbers on his small-government ideals. Now that he is the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, the devil lies in the details. In a speech that marked his ascension onto the national stage, Ryan spelled out his conservative vision in the broad brush strokes of the presidential campaign, rather than the pointillistic data sets of the House of Representatives Budget Committee. But the core message at the Republican National Convention was the same. ... Full Story Top Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Iranian state television broadcast live pictures of Mursi's red-carpet welcome at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. He was to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes on Friday. ... Full Story Top China's Premier Wen says confident Europe will beat crisis Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:22 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday he is confident the crisis-stricken euro zone can survive its nagging debt crisis, but warned that conditions remained difficult for the world economy. Speaking to reporters after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Wen said the global financial crisis had not ended. Europe is China's largest trade partner and its debt problems have dented demand for Chinese exports, dragging China into its worst downturn in three years. (Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel) Full Story Top Analysis: Things we've learned at the Republican convention Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:17 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's campaign choreographed the Republican National Convention to sell voters on three ideas: that the party is unified behind Romney; that he is a qualified presidential candidate who's warmer than he seems, and that his running mate, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, is ready to be one step from the presidency. Ryan took his turn at trying to make the sale on Wednesday night in a convention speech that had Republican delegates roaring with approval. On Thursday, it's Romney's turn. ... Full Story Top Deadlocked U.N. Security Council ministers to discuss Syria aid Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A meeting of U.N. Security Council foreign ministers on Thursday will focus on easing Syria's humanitarian crisis, but the absence of the top U.S., Russian and Chinese diplomats will likely highlight the body's paralysis over how to end the 17-month conflict. As Syria spirals deeper into a civil war, the 15-member council is deadlocked over taking strong action after Russia and China blocked three Western-backed resolutions that criticized Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and threatened sanctions. ... Full Story Top Nearly 50 killed or missing in Chinese mine blast: Xinhua Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:07 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nineteen miners were killed and 28 are missing in China after a gas explosion in a coal shaft, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, marking one of the biggest disasters of the year in the accident-plagued industry. Rescue teams from other mines had been sent to the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Sichuan province where 107 miners had been rescued after Wednesday's blast, it reported. China's mines are the deadliest in the world because of lax enforcement of safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy. ... Full Story Top Drenched New Orleans passes big post-Katrina test Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:47 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Drenching rains from Hurricane Isaac brought flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test. The slow moving weather system, downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday, dumped massive amounts of rain to test new levees and flood containment systems and officials were careful not to declare a premature victory. ... Full Story Top U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:45 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures to a Nicaraguan consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday demanding freedom for a U.S. citizen they say is unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country. Jason Puracal, 35, was found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering by a Nicaraguan trial judge exactly one year ago on August 29, after being detained in 2010. ... Full Story Top Restart date unclear for Venezuela refinery hit by blast Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:56 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - A restart to production at Venezuela's largest oil refinery, closed since Saturday by the world's deadliest refinery accident in fifteen years, could take another two to three days, officials said, although an exact date was unknown. Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said in televised comments on Wednesday that fires at the Amuay refinery, where 48 people died, had been finally extinguished and workers were moving ahead with preparations to restart production. ... Full Story Top Mexican police attacked CIA officers, ambush likely: sources Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - TRES MARIAS, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican federal police shot and wounded two CIA operatives last week, security sources said, in an apparently deliberate attack that could hurt U.S.-Mexico cooperation in their war against drug cartels. The two experienced officers were just south of the capital on their way to a Mexican Marine base on Friday, working with local authorities on a training mission, when federal police riddled their armored van bearing diplomatic plates with bullets. ... Full Story Top Abuse allegations mount against flagship Afghan police force Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT Reuters - CHAR DARAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Fahima had just arrived home from school when members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP), a U.S.-trained militia charged with making Afghans in Taliban strongholds feel more secure, started hammering on the front door searching for her father. They elbowed it open and, frustrated at not finding him, started beating her younger brother, prompting 17-year-old Fahima to intervene. One of the men turned and shot her dead. ... Full Story Top Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:15 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers have pulled six people from the sea off Indonesia but authorities have grave fears for more than 140 more after a suspected refugee boat disappeared on its way to Australia, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said on Thursday. Indonesian authorities are coordinating the search for the boat, which first reported to be in distress on Wednesday in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, with several merchant ships and rescue helicopters at the scene, around 42 nautical miles off Java. "Six people have been plucked from the sea. ... Full Story Top Three Australian soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:02 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Three Australian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday by a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform, the NATO-led coalition said, the latest in an alarming series of "rogue" shootings that have damaged trust between Kabul and its allies. The Australian Defence Force on Thursday confirmed the nationality of the soldiers who were serving in southern Uruzgan province, where around 1,500 Australian troops are based. It said families in Australia were being informed of the deaths. ... Full Story Top U.S. increases drug monitoring in Guatemalan, Honduran waters: official Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The United States military is ramping up anti-drug trafficking efforts in Guatemalan and Honduran waters to keep up with shifting smuggling routes, a top U.S. military official told Reuters on Wednesday. General Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. military's Southern Command, said that the coasts along the two Central American countries are top transit spots for South American cocaine destined for the United States. "Key arrival points in Central America are the northeast coast of Honduras and then the Pacific coast of Guatemala," Fraser said. ... Full Story Top Second-quarter growth revised up, Fed still seen in play Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy fared slightly better than initially thought in the second quarter, but the pace of growth remained too slow to shut the door on further monetary easing from the Federal Reserve. Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, as stronger export growth offset a pull-back in restocking by businesses wary of sluggish domestic demand. While that was an improvement on the government's first estimate of 1. ... Full Story Top Venezuela investigates alleged massacre in Amazon tribal village Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's public prosecutor on Wednesday said it is investigating an alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest, after a tribal group told the government that a village of 80 natives was attacked in July from a helicopter. In a statement, the government said it had received word of the alleged attack by a group representing the Yanomami tribe, an indigenous people native to southern Venezuela. ... Full Story Top Three foreign soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Three foreign soldiers were shot dead on Wednesday by a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition said, the latest in an alarming series of insider shootings which have damaged trust between the allies. "The incident is currently under investigation," the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a Thursday statement giving no other details. NATO sources said the soldiers were killed in Uruzgan province, where around 1,500 Australian troops are based. ... Full Story Top U.S. charges Saudi at Guantanamo with plotting to bomb oil tankers Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have filed new terrorism charges against a Saudi prisoner accused of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up oil tankers off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Ahmed al Darbi could face life in prison if convicted on six charges that include conspiracy, aiding and abetting the hazarding of a vessel and aiding and abetting terrorism. Darbi, 37, is accused of working as a weapons instructor at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan in the late 1990s and meeting al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden there. ... Full Story Top Mexican judge orders arrest of ex-governor on drug charges Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican federal judge has ordered the arrest of former state Governor Tomas Yarrington on suspicion of aiding drug traffickers, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Yarrington, a former Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) governor of Tamaulipas, has been a thorn in the side of the PRI since allegations surfaced this year he had worked with drug cartels. The centrist PRI, which ruled Mexico between 1929 and 2000, is due to return to power in December after the party's candidate, Enrique Pena Nieto, won a July 1 presidential election. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: China considers downgrading domestic security tsar in next line-up Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party is considering downgrading the role of domestic security chief as part of a move to a new and smaller top elite, reflecting fears that the position has become too powerful, sources said. Reducing the party's Politburo Standing Committee, the inner council at the apex of power, from nine to seven members would come as part of a once-in-a-decade leadership change expected in the next few weeks or months. ... Full Story Top Australia says survivors from suspected asylum boat spotted Wed,29 Aug 2012 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Survivors from a suspected asylum seeker boat carrying about 150 people that appears to have sunk have been spotted in Indonesian waters, Australian maritime officials said on Thursday. Australian and Indonesian search and rescue teams are heading to the area, around 8 nautical miles southwest of Java, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said in a statement. A person on board the unidentified boat had contacted Australian rescue authorities by telephone on Wednesday, saying the vessel had engine trouble and needed assistance. ... Full Story Top Syrian opposition group not up to job, says ex-member Wed,29 Aug 2012 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Council has failed to overcome internal divisions and is not up to the challenge of overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad, a prominent former member of the group has said. Assad, in a rare television interview, said he would need more time to defeat the rebels and dismissed talk of a Western-imposed buffer zone on Syrian territory as unrealistic. ... Full Story Top Assad says Syria buffer zone "unrealistic" Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said talk of a Western-imposed buffer zone on Syrian territory was unrealistic and that the situation in his country was "better", though more time was needed to win the conflict against rebels trying to overthrow him. The bloody 17-month-old uprising against Assad, to which he responded with a brutal security force crackdown, has killed more than 18,000 people according to the United Nations. Turkey has floated the idea of a "safe zone" to be set up for civilians under foreign protection as fighting has intensified. ... Full Story Top Top U.S. trade official heads to Southeast Asia for talks Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will discuss how the United States can deepen trade ties with fast-growing nations in Southeast Asia in talks this week in Cambodia, U.S. trade officials said. Kirk will join trade ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) at their annual meeting on Thursday and take part in the inaugural ASEAN-U.S. Business Summit focusing on innovation and the digital economy. His trip is also likely to include a stopover in Vietnam. ... Full Story Top France extends euro zone olive branch to Berlin Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - JOUY-EN-JOSAS, France (Reuters) - France's Socialist government made a public show of unity with Germany on Wednesday with pledges to cooperate closely with Berlin on Europe, seeking to dampen talk that Paris was siding with southern European nations against austerity. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Paris was determined to press ahead with Berlin on stronger economic governance in Europe to resolve the debt crisis -- a persistent German demand but a divisive issue for the ruling Socialist Party in France, where many are reluctant to cede more authority to Brussels. ... Full Story Top U.S. drone strike kills suspected militants: Yemen official Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - ADEN (Reuters) - A U.S. drone attack killed at least four suspected Islamist militants in a car in a remote province of Yemen, a security official said. The official, who did not want to be named, said the vehicle was struck in the al-Qatn district of the vast Hadramout province in eastern Yemen. Residents said the car was struck by one of three missiles fired from a plane and that charred bodies were pulled from it afterwards. It was not clear if there were other casualties in the attack. ... Full Story Top Rabbi warns Dutch populist Wilders over ritual slaughter ban Wed,29 Aug 2012 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Israel's leading rabbi has warned Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders that his party's support for a ban of ritual slaughter of animals in the Netherlands is "anti-Semitic" and could drive away the country's Jewish community. Wilders rose to prominence in the Netherlands denouncing the growing influence of Islam in the West, calling for a ban against Muslim immigrants, a halt to the construction of mosques and a ban on Muslim face-veils. Some of his most outspoken supporters are in the conservative, pro-Israeli movement in the United States. ... Full Story Top Libya assembly suspends 3 members for alleged Gaddafi links Wed,29 Aug 2012 01:47 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's newly elected national assembly on Wednesday suspended three members for having links with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's government, a spokesman said. Omar al-Hassabi, spokesman for the assembly's High Organisation for Transparency and Nationalism, said the suspensions had followed an investigation into the three. "We discovered the three representatives were either members of the Gaddafi Revolutionary Guards or involved in criminal anti-revolutionary activities," Hassabi told Reuters. ... Full Story Top Canada's Progress shareholders approve $6 billion buyout by Petronas Wed,29 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Shareholders in Canada's Progress Energy Resources Corp have approved a takeover bid from Malaysia's state oil company Petronas at C$22.00 a share, or near C$6 billion ($6.09 billion) including debt, Progress said. The acquisition would be the first time an Asian state investor has bought its Canadian partner in a gas project, and is likely to be scrutinized by Canadian regulators. The Progress board has already approved the takeover, which is the smaller of two bids by state-owned Asian firms for Canadian energy companies. China's CNOOC wants to pay $15. ... Full Story Top Georgia says 3 soldiers, 11 militants killed near Russia border Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT Reuters - TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian forces shot dead 11 gunmen, and three soldiers were killed in an operation to free hostages near the border with Russia, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. It said five soldiers had also been wounded near the frontier with Russia's Dagestan region, but did not give the nationality of the gunmen or say whether they had entered the country from Russia. ... Full Story Top Ecuador upbeat about deal to end Assange standoff Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT Reuters - QUITO (Reuters) - Talks have resumed between Ecuador and Britain over the fate of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, and Ecuador's government said on Wednesday it was optimistic of a deal that would prevent him being extradited to the United States. Assange has been in hiding at Ecuador's embassy in London for more than two months, seeking to avoid being sent to Sweden for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations -- and triggering a diplomatic stand-off that now looks to be easing. "I'm convinced we'll find a way out ... ... Full Story Top Yemen says Saudi Arabia to donate $1 billion to support currency Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will give $1 billion to Yemen at a donor conference in Riyadh next week, a Yemeni minister said on Wednesday, to support Yemen's currency as the country tries to recover after more than a year of turmoil. The money will be placed as a deposit in the Yemeni central bank, Planning and International Cooperation Minister Mohammed al-Saadi said in comments on state news agency Saba, adding an agreement will be signed at a donor meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. ... Full Story Top U.N. rights experts urge France to respect Roma rights Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - France must ensure that its policy of dismantling Roma settlements and expelling some Roma migrants does not violate international standards, U.N. human rights investigators said on Wednesday. They said that better housing conditions were needed for the Roma and noted that collective expulsion was banned under international law. French Interior Minister Manual Valls has overseen several raids on Roma camps near Paris, Lyon and Lille, saying they must be dismantled on health and sanitation grounds. ... Full Story Top Kenya PM blames killing of Muslim cleric on nation's foes Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's enemies were behind the killing of a Muslim cleric that triggered riots and violence intended to create divisions between the country's Christians and Muslims, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Wednesday. The killing of Aboud Rogo, accused by the United States of helping al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in Somalia, touched off two days of riots in which five people, including three police officers, were killed. Rogo, who was shot in his car by unknown attackers in Mombasa on Monday, was facing charges in a Kenyan court of possessing weapons. ... Full Story Top Syria opposition group not up to challenge, says ex-member Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Basma Kodmani, a prominent figure in the Syrian National Council who resigned on Tuesday, said the umbrella opposition group had become too focused on personal agendas and needed to be replaced by a new political authority. Speaking to Reuters on Wednesday, Kodmani said the SNC was not doing enough to back the increasingly militarized 17-month revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "While the political role of the SNC is important, the credibility and legitimacy of a coalition of an opposition is related to its effectiveness," she said. ... Full Story Top U.N.'s Ban tells Iranian leaders to prove nuclear program peaceful Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon met Iran's president and supreme leader in Tehran on Wednesday to urge them to take concrete steps to prove the country's nuclear program is peaceful and to use their influence to help end Syria's 17-month conflict. Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky said that in Ban's separate meetings with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he further said their verbal attacks on Israel were offensive, inflammatory and unacceptable. ... Full Story Top Egypt broadens Sinai campaign against militants Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military said on Wednesday it would broaden its offensive against militants in the Sinai Peninsula, a campaign that has raised concerns in Israel about the movement of heavy armor into the area near its border. After militants attacked and killed 16 border guards on August 5, Egypt launched an operation using the army and police to raid militant hideouts, arrest suspects and seize weapons, including rockets and other arms, that are rife in the area. Disorder has spread in Sinai since former President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow last year. ... Full Story Top Israel court tells settlers to evacuate outpost by Tuesday Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's high court ruled on Wednesday that the largest unauthorized Jewish settler outpost on occupied West Bank territory must be evacuated by next Tuesday. The court rejected an appeal by the settlers to delay the evacuation of Migron, a hilltop settlement of about 50 families, which a separate ruling a year ago decided was built on privately-owned Palestinian land. ... Full Story Top Islamic cleric warns of civil war in Russia's Dagestan Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most senior Islamic cleric warned on Wednesday that civil war could break out in the southern region of Dagestan after a moderate Muslim cleric was killed in a suicide bombing that has heightened religious tensions. An ethnic Russian, who was both wife and widow of Islamist militants, was named as the bomber who on Tuesday killed Said Atsayev, 74, a prominent Sufi sheikh in the mainly Muslim region who had spoken out against violent Islam. ... Full Story Top

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