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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: World powers free up billions to rebuild Libya Comments from Paris conference on Libya Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi Japan PM picks relatively unknown finance minister Instant view: Azumi to be Japan finance minister Noda seen safe choice to lead quake-hit Japan Factbox: Key facts about Japan's new finance minister Chance of cyclone near Halifax at 60 percent: NHC Australia PM vows not to quit amid leadership speculation Exclusive: China curbs Iran energy work Mexico arrests police officer over casino attack What's up, doc? Investors knock at China hospitals Antler aphrodisiac livens up impromptu North Korea street market Two women journalists killed in Mexico City Factbox: Cost estimates of Storm Irene on states U.N. panel faults both sides in Gaza flotilla clash Clashes in Nigeria's Jos kill 22: morgue official Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders Comments from Paris conference on Libya Arrests made over alleged Berlusconi extortion Defiant Gaddafi vows no surrender Clinton presses for sanctions on Syria and al-Assad Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi Thousands march at Bahrain teenager's funeral Kenyan ex-ministers at ICC over poll violence Iran "charm offensive" fails to ease nuclear fears Former Libyan PM says supports anti-Gaddafi forces Prisoners held on terrorism charges flee Iraq jail Analysis: Libya's new leaders divided, untested Oil firms bet on survival of Syria's Assad Somalia famine yet to reach its peak: U.N. Japan PM picks fiscal hawk Okada as finance minister: report Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest Libya's Muammar Gaddafi vows to fight on: TV Q+A: ICC to decide whether Kenyan suspects should stand trial Timeline: Kenya and the International Criminal Court Factbox: Kenyan ICC suspects face confirmation hearings Oil firms weigh sabotage and boobytrap risks in Libya Iraq toll still high a year after U.S. combat halt WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger World powers free up billions to rebuild Libya Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:25 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders on Thursday agreed to free up billions more in frozen assets to help Libya's interim rulers restore vital services and start rebuilding after a six-month war that ended a 42-year dictatorship. Full Story Top Comments from Paris conference on Libya Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:25 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Following are highlight quotes from world leaders and officials at a "Friends of Libya" conference to discuss the country's rebuilding following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story Top Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:25 PM PDT Reuters - EAST OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - Their guns trained on the barren desert and eyes fixed on the hazy horizon, anti-Gaddafi fighters patrolling the edge of the ousted leader's last stronghold in Libya say they are ready for their final battle. Full Story Top Japan PM picks relatively unknown finance minister Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda picked a relatively lightweight lawmaker as finance minister on Friday, signaling the fiscally conservative leader intends to call the shots on key economic policies himself. Full Story Top Instant view: Azumi to be Japan finance minister Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Jun Azumi, a former parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party, will become Japan's new finance minister, local media said, after new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's first choice for the job reportedly turned it down. Full Story Top Noda seen safe choice to lead quake-hit Japan Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister Yoshihiko Noda compares himself to an eel-like fish and admits his looks won't get him anywhere in popularity contests, but many say his calm and expertise are exactly what the nation needs at a time of crisis. Full Story Top Factbox: Key facts about Japan's new finance minister Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda picked a relatively inexperienced party official, Jun Azumi, as his new finance minister. Full Story Top Chance of cyclone near Halifax at 60 percent: NHC Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:02 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A low pressure system located about 450 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia has a high 60 percent chance of forming into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Friday. Full Story Top Australia PM vows not to quit amid leadership speculation Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT Reuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed on Friday to battle on as leader of her unpopular government, dismissing media reports that some of her own lawmakers had lost faith in her after a fresh policy setback this week. Full Story Top Exclusive: China curbs Iran energy work Thu,1 Sep 2011 10:55 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China has put the brakes on oil and gas investments in Iran, drawing ire from Tehran over a pullback that officials and executives said reflected Beijing's efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms. Full Story Top Mexico arrests police officer over casino attack Thu,1 Sep 2011 10:01 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have arrested a police officer in connection with an attack last week on a casino in the city of Monterrey that killed 52 people, the attorney general's office said on Thursday. Full Story Top What's up, doc? Investors knock at China hospitals Thu,1 Sep 2011 08:03 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The black Audi parked at Beijing's best-regarded hospital bears a license plate of a province about 1,000 miles away -- testimony to the willingness of Chinese to go the extra mile to get top-notch healthcare. Full Story Top Antler aphrodisiac livens up impromptu North Korea street market Thu,1 Sep 2011 07:51 PM PDT Reuters - MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea (Reuters) - A semblance of international free-market activity broke out on a dusty roadside in reclusive North Korea when about a dozen budding entrepreneurs from a struggling resort set up impromptu stalls. Full Story Top Two women journalists killed in Mexico City Thu,1 Sep 2011 06:06 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities are investigating the murder of two women journalists whose bodies were found in a park in the south of Mexico City on Thursday. Full Story Top Factbox: Cost estimates of Storm Irene on states Thu,1 Sep 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat, whose software is used by insurers to predict exposure to disasters, estimated the economic losses in the United States from Hurricane Irene at more than $10 billion. Full Story Top U.N. panel faults both sides in Gaza flotilla clash Thu,1 Sep 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A long-awaited U.N. report on an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship that killed nine Turks declares that Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip was legal, but that the Jewish state used unreasonable force. Full Story Top Clashes in Nigeria's Jos kill 22: morgue official Thu,1 Sep 2011 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 22 people died in clashes between Christian and Muslim youths and security forces in the restive Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, a local mortuary official said, in the second day of violence there this week. Full Story Top Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders Thu,1 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders on Thursday to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war. Full Story Top Comments from Paris conference on Libya Thu,1 Sep 2011 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Following are highlight quotes from world leaders and officials at a "Friends of Libya" conference to discuss the country's rebuilding following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story Top Arrests made over alleged Berlusconi extortion Thu,1 Sep 2011 02:17 PM PDT Reuters - NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi faced renewed scandal on Thursday after a businessman linked to a 2009 prostitution case was arrested on suspicion of extorting hundreds of thousands of euros from the Italian prime minister. Full Story Top Defiant Gaddafi vows no surrender Thu,1 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A defiant Muammar Gaddafi rejected on Thursday demands by Libya's new rulers that his forces should surrender. Full Story Top Clinton presses for sanctions on Syria and al-Assad Thu,1 Sep 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged European and other countries to impose more sanctions on Syria and President Bashar al-Assad, saying more pressure was needed to force him to step down. Full Story Top Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi Thu,1 Sep 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - EAST OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - Their guns trained on the barren desert and eyes fixed on the hazy horizon, anti-Gaddafi fighters patrolling the edge of the ousted leader's last stronghold in Libya say they are ready for their final battle. Full Story Top Thousands march at Bahrain teenager's funeral Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of Bahrainis chanted slogans against the Gulf state's king on Thursday at a funeral of a teenager who rights groups say died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police. Full Story Top Kenyan ex-ministers at ICC over poll violence Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:06 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Kenyan politicians and a radio presenter meticulously planned and organised attacks on civilians to unleash a wave of violence after Kenya's disputed 2007 election, the war crimes court heard Thursday. Full Story Top Iran "charm offensive" fails to ease nuclear fears Thu,1 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - An Iranian effort to show increased openness about its disputed nuclear program is doing little to dispel Western suspicions about Tehran's atomic ambitions, with one Vienna-based envoy dismissing it as a "charm offensive." Full Story Top Former Libyan PM says supports anti-Gaddafi forces Thu,1 Sep 2011 09:59 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - The prime minister of Muammar Gaddafi's ousted government, al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, told an Arabic news channel on Thursday that he supports those fighting against the former Libyan leader. Full Story Top Prisoners held on terrorism charges flee Iraq jail Thu,1 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Thirty-five prisoners facing terrorism charges escaped through a sewage pipe from a temporary jail in Iraq's restive northern city of Mosul on Thursday before 21 were recaptured, officials said. Full Story Top Analysis: Libya's new leaders divided, untested Thu,1 Sep 2011 09:36 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have been united by little more than wanting to get rid of Muammar Gaddafi and so, as they met world leaders on Thursday following his sudden downfall, the spotlight is now falling on their own divisions. Full Story Top Oil firms bet on survival of Syria's Assad Thu,1 Sep 2011 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Oil companies in Europe are betting on the survival of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in contrast to their support for Libya's opposition six months ago, even as the European Union is expected to slap oil sanctions on Damascus. Full Story Top Somalia famine yet to reach its peak: U.N. Thu,1 Sep 2011 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI, Sept 1 (AlertNet) - Food will be increasingly scarce in famine-struck southern Somalia until next year's harvest, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said Thursday. Full Story Top Japan PM picks fiscal hawk Okada as finance minister: report Thu,1 Sep 2011 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has picked a like-minded fiscal conservative, Katsuya Okada, as finance minister in his cabinet due to be unveiled on Friday, local media reported. Full Story Top Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest Thu,1 Sep 2011 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's attorney general declared on YouTube he had resigned in protest against the suppression of street demonstrations. Full Story Top Libya's Muammar Gaddafi vows to fight on: TV Thu,1 Sep 2011 08:34 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called on his supporters to set Libya alight, vowed that his backers would not give up and said those against him were divided, Arabic news channels reported on Thursday. Full Story Top Q+A: ICC to decide whether Kenyan suspects should stand trial Thu,1 Sep 2011 07:48 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court holds two hearings this month to determine whether six high-profile Kenyans, accused of crimes against humanity in Kenya's post-election violence in 2007-08, should stand trial. Full Story Top Timeline: Kenya and the International Criminal Court Thu,1 Sep 2011 07:36 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Two Kenyan politicians and a broadcaster appeared before the International Criminal Court on Thursday for hearings to decide if they should stand trial for crimes against humanity related to Kenya's election violence. Full Story Top Factbox: Kenyan ICC suspects face confirmation hearings Thu,1 Sep 2011 07:36 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Six high-profile Kenyans have been named by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague as suspects behind violence following a disputed election in December 2007. Full Story Top Oil firms weigh sabotage and boobytrap risks in Libya Thu,1 Sep 2011 07:29 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Benghazi's hotel lobbies are filled with bustling reporters and diplomats -- but there is no sign of the blackberry-wielding oil executives that big oil cities attract. Full Story Top Iraq toll still high a year after U.S. combat halt Thu,1 Sep 2011 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 2,600 civilians, police and soldiers, along with 35 U.S. military personnel, have been killed in violence in Iraq since Washington formally ended combat operations a year ago, U.S. and Iraqi statistics show. Full Story Top WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Thu,1 Sep 2011 06:38 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks is defending itself against accusations that it may have put lives at risk by dumping uncensored U.S. diplomatic cables on the Internet. Full Story Top

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