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- Syrian tanks storm Hama, 24 dead: doctor
- Lawmakers race clock to clinch debt limit deal
- Warlords, government capacity threaten Afghan mining: watchdog
- Timeline: Syrian protests and crackdown
- Anger still raw a year after Pakistani floods
- At least six Afghan police killed in Helmand blast
- Australia to send first asylum-seekers to Malaysia
- Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two
- Mexico captures Juarez cartel hitmen leader: report
- Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia
- Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two
- Tanks shell east Syrian city, 5 killed
- Top Republicans confident of debt deal with Obama
- Mubarak August 3 trial to be held in Cairo, protesters skeptical
- Protests against high costs put pressure on Israel PM
- Libyans face Ramadan of shortages, fear as war drags on
- Libyan TV still on air despite NATO bombing
- Rebels attack last Gaddafi Western Mountain stronghold
- France to keep up pressure on Libya - defence minister
- Strong earthquake jolts northeast Japan, no tsunami
- Turkey's leaders deny crisis as top generals quit
- Suspected rebels kidnap five oil workers in Colombia
- Mexico captures Juarez cartel hitmen leader: media
- Cuba readies new phase in retail sector reform
- Boeing passenger jet crashes in Guyana, no deaths
- Death toll rises to 32 in two Ukraine mine accidents
- Iraq says to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S
- Political camp tradition resumes after Norway attack
- Six dead, 21 injured in Egyptian Sinai clash
- Norway killer "more than willing to talk": police
- Air France pilots could have saved Rio-Paris plane: BEA
- How pilots wrestled in vain to save Air France jet
- Russia to scrap E.coli checks on flights from EU
- Fortunes differ among Somalia's famine refugees
- Analysis: Turkish government strengthens control on military
- South Yemen clashes kill 14; 15 die in friendly fire
- Analysis: For Breivik, insanity tough to prove, hard to fake
- Syria's exiled opposition senses historic moment
- UK police add computer probe to phone-hack inquiry
- Africa reemerging as heroin trafficking hub: U.N.
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Syrian tanks storm Hama, 24 dead: doctor
Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks stormed the city of Hama at dawn on Sunday, killing at least 24 civilians, residents said, after besieging it for nearly a month to crush some of the biggest demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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Lawmakers race clock to clinch debt limit deal
Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American lawmakers raced against the clock on Sunday to forge a last-minute deal that could raise the U.S. debt ceiling by $2.8 trillion and provide assurance to financial markets that the United States will avoid default.
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Warlords, government capacity threaten Afghan mining: watchdog
Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT
Reuters -  KABUL (Reuters) - A giant Afghan iron ore deposit may provide hope for the prosperity of the country, but the Afghan government is not able to ensure the mine is managed properly and profiteering warlords could spark further violence, a graft watchdog said on Sunday.
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Anger still raw a year after Pakistani floods
Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  NOWSHERA/MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A year after deadly floods swept through the Pakistani town of Nowshera resident Imtiaz Ali is seething with anger as he struggles to rebuild his life with almost no help from the government.
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Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two
Sat,30 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through Mexico's second-largest oil refinery on Saturday, causing a massive fire and killing two workers, though production was not affected, state oil monopoly Pemex said. Full Story | Top |
Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were militiamen allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions about divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks.
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Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through Mexico's second-largest oil refinery on Saturday, causing a massive fire and killing two workers, though production was not affected, state oil monopoly Pemex said. Full Story | Top |
Tanks shell east Syrian city, 5 killed
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT
Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - At least five civilians were killed on Saturday when Syrian forces shelled the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, an activists' group said, in the latest attempt by authorities to crush protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Top Republicans confident of debt deal with Obama
Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:08 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top congressional Republicans said on Saturday they were in serious talks with President Barack Obama to break a U.S. debt limit deadlock and were confident the risk of default by the world's largest economy could be avoided.
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Libyans face Ramadan of shortages, fear as war drags on
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - MISRATA/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - In rebel-held Misrata, the vegetable market is half empty; shoppers fret over shortages and soaring prices. A few miles away in Zlitan, controlled by Muammar Gaddafi, Libyans worry about sanctions and NATO strikes. Full Story | Top |
Libyan TV still on air despite NATO bombing
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - TRIPOLI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Saturday it had bombed three satellite dishes in Tripoli to stop "terror broadcasts" by Muammar Gaddafi, but Libyan state TV remained on air and condemned what it said was the targeting of journalists. Full Story | Top |
Strong earthquake jolts northeast Japan, no tsunami
Sat,30 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted northeast Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake, at 3:54 a.m. local time Saturday, was also felt in Tokyo. Full Story | Top |
Cuba readies new phase in retail sector reform
Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:58 AM PDT
Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will broaden private retail service beyond beauty parlors and barbers in October to include everything from coffee shops to locksmiths, and may even rent space on busy streets, an official told parliament. Full Story | Top |
Iraq says to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S
Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT
Reuters -  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday his government would buy 36 F-16 fighters from the United States, doubling the number it had initially planned to purchase to strengthen its weak air defenses.
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Political camp tradition resumes after Norway attack
Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT
Reuters -  TROMOEY, Norway (Reuters) - Record numbers of Young Liberals held Norway's first summer youth camp since last week's slaughter of 69 campers and the Oslo bomb that killed eight, but police were posted to guard the gathering.
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Six dead, 21 injured in Egyptian Sinai clash
Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Six people were killed in fighting between an armed group and security forces in the north of Egypt's Sinai region, security sources and the state news agency MENA said on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
Norway killer "more than willing to talk": police
Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT
Reuters -  OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik is cooperating with interrogators, police said on Saturday, but they declined to confirm media reports he had plans to attack the royal palace and Labor Party headquarters.
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Air France pilots could have saved Rio-Paris plane: BEA
Sat,30 Jul 2011 08:22 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - The pilots at the helm of Air France flight AF447, which crashed into the Atlantic in 2009, could still have saved the situation after the jet lost its speed data, the head of France's BEA authority said on Friday.
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Fortunes differ among Somalia's famine refugees
Sat,30 Jul 2011 05:03 AM PDT
Reuters -  LIBOI, Kenya (Reuters) - Even among refugees fleeing famine-stricken Somalia there are the "haves" and "have-nots" -- those who cross the border in a battle for survival and those who can pay for a car.
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Analysis: Turkish government strengthens control on military
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The resignations of Turkey's top four military commanders will enable the ruling AK Party to consolidate its power over the armed forces, reinforcing its gains in a decade-long struggle to exert control over the once-omnipotent military. Full Story | Top |
South Yemen clashes kill 14; 15 die in friendly fire
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:33 AM PDT
Reuters -  ADEN (Reuters) - Two Yemeni army colonels, five soldiers and seven Islamist militants died overnight in fighting in southern Yemen, while artillery and air raids killed 15 pro-government tribesmen by mistake, local and tribal officials said on Saturday.
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Syria's exiled opposition senses historic moment
Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:59 AM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When former Syrian diplomat Bassam Bitar was stationed in Paris three decades ago, a secret policeman from the embassy knocked at his apartment door to deliver a thinly veiled death threat if he did not stop criticizing the ruling Assad family. Full Story | Top |
Africa reemerging as heroin trafficking hub: U.N.
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:01 AM PDT
Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Drug traffickers faced with restrictions to transit routes through Asia and the Middle East are turning to eastern Africa, driving up instability and increasing substance abuse, a United Nations report said. Full Story | Top |
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