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News: Gaza militant fire a dozen rockets at Israel Vietnam stops anti-China protest, detains many "Zero hour" for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up Irene moves over Caribbean, seen becoming hurricane Egypt says Israeli response to deaths insufficient Libyan rebels fight for Tripoli airbase:activist Libya's Gaddafi scorns rebel "rats", blames France Libya's Gaddafi scorns rebel "rats", blames France Tripoli fighting is "zero hour": rebel official Blasts and gunfire rock Tripoli Five headless bodies found in Acapulco Syrian opposition seeks united front in Istanbul Meeting may lead to Strauss-Kahn dismissal: lawyer Egypt recalls envoy from Israel over deaths British Royal Air Force "Red Arrows" plane crashes, pilot dies More than 50 rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli killed Libyan rebels release fuel after refinery capture Israeli killed by Gaza rocket fire: medic Libya asks U.N. to probe NATO "abuses" Yemen opposition figures quit National Council Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Vanuatu in Pacific: USGS Iran jails U.S. "hikers" as spies for 8 years Syrian forces fire heavy machineguns in Homs Israel regrets Egypt deaths, pledges probe At least 58 killed in South Sudan tribal clashes: U.N. Analysis: Diplomatic woes pile up for isolated Israel Norway massacre survivor returns to island Mugabe urges peace after Zimbabwe general's death Somali pirates hijack Indian ship with 21 crew off Oman Army scours town after Tunisia prison break Egypt recalls envoy in Israel over deaths Gaddafi's days numbered, opposition must prepare: U.S. India says 12 militants killed in Kashmir border clash Six armed men killed in attack on Yemen military camp India's PM open to talks as anti-graft protests gather Pope says priests must live saintly lives Oil minister does not return to Libya-Tunisia source Somali pirates hijack ship with 21 Indian sailors from Saudi Arabia starts Mecca mosque expansion Tunisian army clashes with armed Libyan infiltrators Gaza militant fire a dozen rockets at Israel Sat,20 Aug 2011 11:47 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired at least 12 rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, drawing an Israeli threat to step up attacks in the Gaza Strip in a three-day-old surge of cross-border violence. Full Story Top Vietnam stops anti-China protest, detains many Sat,20 Aug 2011 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese police detained scores of people taking part in an anti-China rally in Hanoi on Sunday in defiance of a government order to end a string of demonstrations that has stretched three months and put authorities on edge. Full Story Top "Zero hour" for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli through the night as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital, declaring a final push to topple the Libyan leader after a six-month war reached the city's outskirts. Full Story Top Irene moves over Caribbean, seen becoming hurricane Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Irene formed east of the Leeward Islands on Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane in the next two days heading on a northwestward track through the Caribbean that may threaten Florida. Full Story Top Egypt says Israeli response to deaths insufficient Sat,20 Aug 2011 06:33 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt welcomed a joint investigation with Israel on the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during an Israeli border operation, but said on Sunday the response was insufficient given the gravity of the situation. Full Story Top Libyan rebels fight for Tripoli airbase:activist Sat,20 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libyan rebels control most of the Tajourah district in the east of the capital and have surrounded an airbase there, an opposition activist in Tripoli told a Reuters reporter outside of Libya. Full Story Top Libya's Gaddafi scorns rebel "rats", blames France Sat,20 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi congratulated his supporters for repelling an attack by rebel "rats" in the capital Tripoli, and accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of trying to steal the country's oil. Full Story Top Libya's Gaddafi scorns rebel "rats", blames France Sat,20 Aug 2011 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi congratulated his supporters for repelling an attack by rebel "rats" in the capital Tripoli, and accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of trying to steal the country's oil. Full Story Top Tripoli fighting is "zero hour": rebel official Sat,20 Aug 2011 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Opponents of Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli have risen up in coordination with rebels encircling the capital, a senior official in the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Sunday. Full Story Top Blasts and gunfire rock Tripoli Sat,20 Aug 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli overnight, after days of battlefield defeats left Muammar Gaddafi's government and troops penned ever more tightly in the besieged capital. Full Story Top Five headless bodies found in Acapulco Sat,20 Aug 2011 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities in Mexico found the decapitated bodies of four men and a woman in Acapulco on Saturday, the latest in a string of slayings in the popular Pacific resort this week. Full Story Top Syrian opposition seeks united front in Istanbul Sat,20 Aug 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Leading Syrian opposition figures, encouraged by international support for their cause, met in Istanbul on Saturday to nominate a council that could aid in a transition of power if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled by an uprising against his rule. Full Story Top Meeting may lead to Strauss-Kahn dismissal: lawyer Sat,20 Aug 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prosecutors in the case of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will meet on Monday with the hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault, in a sign the case may be headed for dismissal, one of her lawyers said on Saturday. Full Story Top Egypt recalls envoy from Israel over deaths Sat,20 Aug 2011 02:30 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said Saturday it would withdraw its ambassador from Israel, insisting the killing of five Egyptian security personnel while Israeli forces pursued gunmen across the border was a breach of its 1979 peace treaty with the Jewish state. Full Story Top British Royal Air Force "Red Arrows" plane crashes, pilot dies Sat,20 Aug 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plane in the British Royal Air Force's "Red Arrows" aerobatic team crashed on Saturday, killing the pilot, after a performance at an air festival on the southern coast of England, authorities said. Full Story Top More than 50 rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli killed Sat,20 Aug 2011 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli man was killed on Saturday in a rocket strike launched from Gaza, medics said, the latest death in a three-day spasm of violence that has killed more than 30 people. Full Story Top Libyan rebels release fuel after refinery capture Sat,20 Aug 2011 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - OUTSIDE ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels sought to ease fuel shortages in their newly won territory west of the capital Tripoli on Saturday, releasing stockpiles from a refinery they seized from Muammar Gaddafi's forces three days ago. Full Story Top Israeli killed by Gaza rocket fire: medic Sat,20 Aug 2011 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli man died of injuries sustained when a missile slammed into the city of Beersheba Saturday, one of a series of rocket strikes from Gaza, a medical official said. Full Story Top Libya asks U.N. to probe NATO "abuses" Sat,20 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libya has asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to form a "high-level commission" to investigate alleged abuses by NATO, state news agency JANA reported Saturday. Full Story Top Yemen opposition figures quit National Council Sat,20 Aug 2011 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - A group of Yemeni politicians left a newly formed opposition council Saturday, exposing divisions in the anti-government movement in a country convulsed by months of violent protests. Full Story Top Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Vanuatu in Pacific: USGS Sat,20 Aug 2011 10:37 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Saturday. Full Story Top Iran jails U.S. "hikers" as spies for 8 years Sat,20 Aug 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two Americans held in Iran for more than two years have been convicted as spies and sentenced to eight years' jail, Iranian TV reported on Saturday, a verdict that will further strain already very poor relations with Washington. Full Story Top Syrian forces fire heavy machineguns in Homs Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces fired heavy machineguns at a residential district in the central city of Homs Saturday after protests against President Bashar al-Assad, who faces growing world isolation for his repression of five months of popular unrest. Full Story Top Israel regrets Egypt deaths, pledges probe Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel regrets the deaths of Egyptian security personnel during a clash with gunmen this week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday after Cairo announced it was recalling its ambassador to Tel Aviv in protest. Full Story Top At least 58 killed in South Sudan tribal clashes: U.N. Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:49 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - At least 58 people were killed in clashes between tribes over cattle in South Sudan, a United Nations spokesman in Juba said Saturday, a further sign of instability weeks after the region gained independence. Full Story Top Analysis: Diplomatic woes pile up for isolated Israel Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was expecting a diplomatic tsunami to strike in September, but the problems have come sooner than expected, leaving it ever more isolated in the Middle East. Full Story Top Norway massacre survivor returns to island Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO/UTVIKA (Reuters) - Adrian Pracon was determined to return to the island where he nearly died. Full Story Top Mugabe urges peace after Zimbabwe general's death Sat,20 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe appealed for tolerance and peace between Zimbabwe's leading political parties on Saturday after the death of a retired army general sparked speculation he was murdered. Full Story Top Somali pirates hijack Indian ship with 21 crew off Oman Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - MUMBAI/DUBAI (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a chemical-oil tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board Saturday from near an Omani port, although the exact location was unconfirmed. Full Story Top Army scours town after Tunisia prison break Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Twenty-two inmates broke out of Tunisia's Gafsa prison after attacking guards and stealing the keys, the official news agency said Saturday. Full Story Top Egypt recalls envoy in Israel over deaths Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt withdrew its ambassador from Israel Saturday, saying that the killing of five Egyptian security personnel while Israeli forces pursued gunmen across the border was a breach of its 1979 peace treaty with the Jewish state. Full Story Top Gaddafi's days numbered, opposition must prepare: U.S. Sat,20 Aug 2011 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's days are numbered as rebel forces make steady gains on the battlefield, and opposition leaders must work together to prepare for power, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. Full Story Top India says 12 militants killed in Kashmir border clash Sat,20 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian soldiers shot dead Saturday 12 separatist militants trying to cross from Pakistan into the disputed region of Kashmir, where popular protests against Indian rule have mounted. Full Story Top Six armed men killed in attack on Yemen military camp Sat,20 Aug 2011 07:48 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Six armed men were killed in an attack on a military camp of the Republican Guard on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Saturday, the website of the ruling party said. Full Story Top India's PM open to talks as anti-graft protests gather Sat,20 Aug 2011 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 20,000 people gathered Saturday to support an anti-corruption social activist who has galvanized much of India against the government with his hunger strike, amid signs from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of compromise to end the impasse. Full Story Top Pope says priests must live saintly lives Sat,20 Aug 2011 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said Saturday Roman Catholic priests must live saintly lives and men should only enter the priesthood if they were convinced they could live by all the Church's rules, including celibacy. Full Story Top Oil minister does not return to Libya-Tunisia source Sat,20 Aug 2011 06:14 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's oil chief, Omran Abukraa, is in Tunisia after deciding not to return to Libya from a trip abroad, a Tunisian official source said Saturday, the third apparent defection this week of a senior figure associated with Muammar Gaddafi's rule. Full Story Top Somali pirates hijack ship with 21 Indian sailors from Sat,20 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - MUMBAI/DUBAI (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a tanker managed by an Indian firm and with 21 Indian sailors on board Saturday from an Omani port, India's government shipping agency and a Gulf shipping source said, the second such incident in the Gulf Arab state's waters since January. Full Story Top Saudi Arabia starts Mecca mosque expansion Sat,20 Aug 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has begun the biggest expansion yet of Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, to raise its capacity to 2 million pilgrims, the state news agency SPA said. Full Story Top Tunisian army clashes with armed Libyan infiltrators Sat,20 Aug 2011 05:27 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's armed forces fought through the night against a group of armed Libyans who had infiltrated into Tunisia, Tunisian security sources said on Saturday. 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