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News: North Korean leader Kim in Russia, to meet Medvedev Egypt to withdraw envoy in Israel over shootings Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo Rebels and Gaddafi forces fight for Libya coast cities Libya rebels take another town in West: Reuters witness Libyan rebels may resume oil output in 3 weeks Rebel government struggles to tend to Libya wounded Home of Libya intelligence chief hit by NATO: neighbor Syrian forces kill 34 despite Assad pledge Analysis: Peril and promise in twin Syria, Libya crises Libya rebels battle for coastal cities Panetta sees progress on keeping some U.S. troops in Iraq Pope hears prayer for victims of abuse Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Canada sees risks, but no world economic meltdown Nine dead in Taliban assault on British Council in Kabul EU expands Syria sanctions, moves toward oil embargo U.N. atom body plans rare Arab-Israeli talks South of Tripoli, town celebrates rebel arrival Zimbabwe gives foreign firms 14-day ultimatum Syria poised to grant access to detainees: ICRC Egypt protests at deaths, demands Israeli probe Norway killer to stay in isolation Suicide bomber kills at least 47 in Pakistan Turkish PM to set up Somali embassy, pledges projects China speeds past India's slow train to Himalayas Myanmar's Suu Kyi holds talks with president Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Analysis: Once-safe Egyptian border becomes threat for Israel Al Qaeda-linked group praises armed raid on Israel Flaherty says world economy still growing slowly U.N.'s Lebanon court to probe three Hariri-linked attacks Analysis: Uneasy transition awaits post-Assad Syria Factbox: Security developments in Pakistan Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Russians remember losses in failed 1991 coup Syrian forces kill four protesters in south: activist India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheers Ukraine trial could be PR windfall for Tymoshenko Factbox: Leading figures in Mugabe succession race North Korean leader Kim in Russia, to meet Medvedev Fri,19 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on a special train on Saturday as the isolated state tries to reach out to regional powers and seek economic aid. Full Story Top Egypt to withdraw envoy in Israel over shootings Fri,19 Aug 2011 10:56 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Egypt said on Saturday it is withdrawing its ambassador from Israel pending an investigation by the Jewish state of the killings of Egyptian security personnel at the border, in a sign of rising tension between the two countries. Full Story Top Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo Fri,19 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck militant outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets back on Friday following deadly gun attacks along the desert border with Egypt that have raised tensions between Israel and the new rulers in Cairo. Full Story Top Rebels and Gaddafi forces fight for Libya coast cities Fri,19 Aug 2011 08:39 PM PDT Reuters - ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels fought fierce battles in two coastal cities on either side of Tripoli in a drive to topple Muammar Gaddafi, and also claimed the Libyan leader's former No. 2 had defected. Full Story Top Libya rebels take another town in West: Reuters witness Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - SURMAN, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who have made gains west of the capital Tripoli took another town on Friday, extending their control of the strategic coastal highway that links the capital with the outside, a Reuters journalist said. Full Story Top Libyan rebels may resume oil output in 3 weeks Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels could resume oil output at two large fields in the east of the country within 3 weeks in a bid to ease fuel shortages and potentially restore some supply to global markets, absent since war broke at the start of the year. Full Story Top Rebel government struggles to tend to Libya wounded Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli could result in thousands of casualties, a rebel official told Reuters, saying the ill-equipped insurgent government was likely to need more medical assistance from abroad. Full Story Top Home of Libya intelligence chief hit by NATO: neighbor Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A building in Tripoli destroyed overnight by NATO air strikes was the home of Abdullah al-Senussi, the brother-in-law of Muammar Gaddafi and head of Libyan intelligence, a neighbor said. Full Story Top Syrian forces kill 34 despite Assad pledge Fri,19 Aug 2011 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed dozens of protesters on Friday despite assurances by President Bashar al-Assad that a crackdown was over, and thousands of people rallied across the Arab nation with renewed vigor demanding political freedoms. Full Story Top Analysis: Peril and promise in twin Syria, Libya crises Fri,19 Aug 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that he has called for Syria's leader to leave, President Barack Obama faces the daunting challenge of smoothing the way to a post-Assad era -- just as another Arab strongman looks increasingly beleaguered in Libya. Full Story Top Libya rebels battle for coastal cities Fri,19 Aug 2011 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels fought fierce battles in two coastal cities on either side of the capital Tripoli on Friday in a drive to topple Muammar Gaddafi, but met stiff resistance from forces loyal to the long-time leader. Full Story Top Panetta sees progress on keeping some U.S. troops in Iraq Fri,19 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday he thinks progress has been made in talks with Baghdad on maintaining some U.S. military presence in Iraq after the end-of-year deadline for withdrawing American forces. Full Story Top Pope hears prayer for victims of abuse Fri,19 Aug 2011 01:47 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Pope Benedict listened to prayers for victims of sexual abuse on Friday as he presided at a huge procession for tens of thousands of young people in Spain. Full Story Top Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Fri,19 Aug 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and artillery pounded Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq for a second night, hours after the rebels mounted attacks on security forces in southeastern Turkey. Full Story Top Canada sees risks, but no world economic meltdown Fri,19 Aug 2011 01:13 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Top Canadian economic policymakers see a raft of potential problems for a global economy they described as fragile yet still growing, but said they are ready to intervene to protect Canada from turmoil. Full Story Top Nine dead in Taliban assault on British Council in Kabul Fri,19 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban attackers laid siege to a British cultural center in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least nine people during an hours-long assault on the 92nd anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from British rule. Full Story Top EU expands Syria sanctions, moves toward oil embargo Fri,19 Aug 2011 11:32 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Friday to increase the number of Syrian officials and institutions targeted by EU sanctions and laid out plans for a possible oil embargo, the bloc's foreign policy chief said. Full Story Top U.N. atom body plans rare Arab-Israeli talks Fri,19 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief says he sees "momentum" for his plan to host rare talks between Israel and Arab states about his efforts to rid the world of atomic arms. Full Story Top South of Tripoli, town celebrates rebel arrival Fri,19 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - GARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - Standing in the main square of the Libyan town of Garyan where his brother was killed by a sniper days before rebels arrived, Muammar al-Sharif vows he will not let Muammar Gaddafi's forces take the town back. Full Story Top Zimbabwe gives foreign firms 14-day ultimatum Fri,19 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has given foreign companies including miners and banks a 14-day ultimatum to submit plans on how they propose to transfer majority stakes to local owners or risk losing permits, state media reported on Friday. Full Story Top Syria poised to grant access to detainees: ICRC Fri,19 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is on the verge of granting access for the first time to its prisons -- where thousands of activists and other civilians arrested in pro-democracy protests are believed to be held -- the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. Full Story Top Egypt protests at deaths, demands Israeli probe Fri,19 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt lodged a formal protest with Israel on Friday over the killings of three members of its security forces during an Israeli border raid against Palestinians. Full Story Top Norway killer to stay in isolation Fri,19 Aug 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO/UTVIKA (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik will remain in solitary confinement for the next four weeks, a judge ordered on Friday. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills at least 47 in Pakistan Fri,19 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - KHYBER, Pakistan (Reuters) - A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers offering Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 70, a top government official said. Full Story Top Turkish PM to set up Somali embassy, pledges projects Fri,19 Aug 2011 08:45 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, keen to strengthen Ankara's ties with the African continent, said Friday he would set up an embassy in Somalia and promised major infrastructure projects in Mogadishu. Full Story Top China speeds past India's slow train to Himalayas Fri,19 Aug 2011 08:26 AM PDT Reuters - KATRA, India (Reuters) - India's struggle to build a railway to troubled Kashmir has become a symbol of the infrastructure gap with neighboring China, whose speed in building road and rail links is giving it a strategic edge on the mountainous frontier. Full Story Top Myanmar's Suu Kyi holds talks with president Fri,19 Aug 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi met President Thein Sein Friday, the first meeting between the two and the latest olive branch from the army-backed regime that came to power this year after five decades of direct military rule. Full Story Top Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Fri,19 Aug 2011 07:15 AM PDT Reuters - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and artillery pounded Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq for a second night, hours after the rebels mounted attacks on security forces in southeastern Turkey. Full Story Top Analysis: Once-safe Egyptian border becomes threat for Israel Fri,19 Aug 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Whatever threats Israel faced in recent decades from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories, it could always feel confident that Egypt was covering its back in the far south. Full Story Top Al Qaeda-linked group praises armed raid on Israel Fri,19 Aug 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A small al Qaeda-linked group based in the Gaza Strip hailed on Friday an attack on southern Israel near Egypt that killed eight Israelis, and said the Jewish state should expect more. Full Story Top Flaherty says world economy still growing slowly Fri,19 Aug 2011 06:59 AM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The world economy is still growing slowly, although Europe and the United States need "difficult and bold action" to rein in deficits, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday. Full Story Top U.N.'s Lebanon court to probe three Hariri-linked attacks Fri,19 Aug 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.N.-backed Lebanon tribunal said on Friday it will investigate three bomb attacks which it believes are connected to a separate bombing which killed Lebanese politician Rafik al-Hariri in 2005. Full Story Top Analysis: Uneasy transition awaits post-Assad Syria Fri,19 Aug 2011 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad looks doomed, politically if not militarily, and the longer he clings to power by brute force the harder it will be to achieve an orderly transition and mend a ruined economy. Full Story Top Factbox: Security developments in Pakistan Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:34 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan on Friday at 1100 GMT (8:00 a.m. EDT). Full Story Top Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and artillery pounded Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq for a second night, hours after the rebels mounted attacks on security forces in southeastern Turkey. Full Story Top Russians remember losses in failed 1991 coup Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Twenty years after a failed coup hastened the end of the Soviet Union, many Russians look back with regret and cynicism, underscoring the ambivalence many feel for the new Russia and their uncertainty about the future. Full Story Top Syrian forces kill four protesters in south: activist Fri,19 Aug 2011 05:03 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least four protesters as they were coming out of a mosque in the town of Inkhil in the southern Deraa province on Friday, an activist said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad said military operations had stopped. Full Story Top India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheers Fri,19 Aug 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A vast and jubilant crowd cheered as Gandhian activist Anna Hazare walked out of jail in New Delhi on Friday to carry on a hunger strike in public, the latest act in a drama of popular fury over corruption that has put India's government in a bind. Full Story Top Ukraine trial could be PR windfall for Tymoshenko Fri,19 Aug 2011 03:25 AM PDT Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - Elegant and well-groomed, sometimes in shimmering white, sometimes in grey, she turns to her supporters squeezed into the few available public seats and calls out a formal salute: "Glory to Ukraine!" Full Story Top Factbox: Leading figures in Mugabe succession race Fri,19 Aug 2011 03:16 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The death of retired Zimbabwean army general Solomon Mujuru, a key figure in internal battles over President Robert Mugabe's succession in his ZANU-PF party, has sparked a fresh debate on who will eventually take over from the veteran leader. Full Story Top

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