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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: DSK comes home to uneasy silence from party allies Tropical Storm Lee soaks New Orleans Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support U.S. tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid: report Insight: Talk of succession off limits in secretive N. Korea Several injured, 24 arrested in Angola anti-government Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash Gaddafi spokesman says Bani Walid will hold out Libyans say closing in on Gaddafi bastions Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Several injured in Angola anti-government rally: report Libyans say closing in on Gaddafi bastions Merkel's coalition faces rough ride in regional election New Orleans braces for Tropical Storm Lee Biggest rally in Israel's history presses PM Government: Cuban defense minister dead at 75 Gaddafi spokesman says Bani Walid will hold out Tripoli commander denies al Qaeda links: report Several injured, arrested in Angola anti-government rally report China is blocking release of Libya's frozen assets: NTC Head Panama lawmakers push vote run-off bill forward CIA, MI6 helped Gaddafi on dissidents: rights group Italy moves to unblock $3.59 billion of Libyan assets Vatican rejects Irish parliament child abuse rebuke Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Iran says kills 30 Kurd rebels in new border push Zimbabwe's Mugabe calls for elections in 2012 Turkey to raise Israel's blockade at ICJ next week Factbox: Latest developments in the Libyan conflict EU targets Syrian oil firms, says may get tougher Chile air force plane presumed crashed, 21 aboard Chilean rescuers find bodies after air crash At least 27 Somalis killed in Puntland fighting Turkey expels Israeli diplomats after U.N. report Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Syria could face further EU sanctions: UK's Hague ICRC head to discuss prison visits during Syria talks Iran says makes new military push against Kurds Belgium probes billion-dollar diamond fraud: report DSK comes home to uneasy silence from party allies Sat,3 Sep 2011 11:53 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, once a favorite to be the next French president, came home on Sunday to an expected icy greeting from party allies after a legal odyssey in New York that reshaped France's political landscape. Full Story Top Tropical Storm Lee soaks New Orleans Sat,3 Sep 2011 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lee was drenching New Orleans on Sunday as the Southern city, inundated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, faced a test of its flood defenses from the slow-moving system. Full Story Top Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese voters back new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as his call for unity within the ruling party and conciliatory stance toward the opposition raised hopes for speedy policy implementation, newspaper polls showed Sunday. Full Story Top U.S. tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid: report Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington has launched an effort to avoid a clash stemming from plans by Palestinians to seek recognition as a state at the United Nations, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing senior U.S. officials and foreign diplomats. Full Story Top Insight: Talk of succession off limits in secretive N. Korea Sat,3 Sep 2011 07:46 PM PDT Reuters - RAJIN, North Korea (Reuters) - In North Korea, talk of succession and the third son of the secretive state's leader is strictly taboo. Full Story Top Several injured, 24 arrested in Angola anti-government Sat,3 Sep 2011 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan authorities arrested 24 people at an anti-government youth rally in the capital Luanda Saturday during which several protesters, journalists and police officers were injured, according to media reports. Full Story Top Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash Sat,3 Sep 2011 06:14 PM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile's government said on Saturday, as rescuers and fishermen scoured for bodies. Full Story Top Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:53 PM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile's government said on Saturday, as rescuers and fishermen scoured for bodies. Full Story Top Gaddafi spokesman says Bani Walid will hold out Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's spokesman dismissed suggestions on Saturday that one of his last bastions of support, Bani Walid, was about to surrender to his enemies and insisted that tribal leaders there were still loyal. Full Story Top Libyans say closing in on Gaddafi bastions Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's interim government said it was closing in on bastions of support for Muammar Gaddafi Saturday, although there were mixed signals of how quickly their forces were moving. Full Story Top Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Seventeen people were killed in fighting between Sudan's army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state on the border with the newly independent south, the official news agency SUNA said Saturday. Full Story Top Several injured in Angola anti-government rally: report Sat,3 Sep 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - LISBON (Reuters) - A dozen protesters were arrested and several injured during an anti-government youth rally in the Angolan capital Luanda Saturday, according to media reports, with authorities saying four police officers were also injured. Full Story Top Libyans say closing in on Gaddafi bastions Sat,3 Sep 2011 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's interim government said it was closing in on bastions of support for Muammar Gaddafi Saturday, although there were mixed signals of how quickly their forces were moving. Full Story Top Merkel's coalition faces rough ride in regional election Sat,3 Sep 2011 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right coalition could face a further drubbing at the polls Sunday in a regional election in Germany's poorest state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Full Story Top New Orleans braces for Tropical Storm Lee Sat,3 Sep 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina six years ago, faced a new threat on Saturday from Tropical Storm Lee, which was set to challenge the city's flood defenses with an onslaught of heavy rain. Full Story Top Biggest rally in Israel's history presses PM Sat,3 Sep 2011 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands marched Saturday for lower living costs in the largest such rally in Israel's history, bolstering a social change movement and mounting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take on economic reform. Full Story Top Government: Cuban defense minister dead at 75 Sat,3 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - General Julio Casas Reguerio, Cuba's defense minister and longtime aide to President Raul Castro, died Saturday of heart failure at the age of 75, the Cuban government said. Full Story Top Gaddafi spokesman says Bani Walid will hold out Sat,3 Sep 2011 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's spokesman dismissed suggestions on Saturday that one of his last bastions of support, Bani Walid, was about to surrender to his enemies and insisted that tribal leaders there were still loyal. Full Story Top Tripoli commander denies al Qaeda links: report Sat,3 Sep 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A senior Islamist rebel in charge of controlling Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi denied links to al Qaeda and said he had been tortured by U.S. intelligence officers in 2004, French daily Le Monde reported on Saturday. Full Story Top Several injured, arrested in Angola anti-government rally report Sat,3 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - LISBON (Reuters) - A dozen protesters were arrested and several injured during an anti-government youth rally in the Angolan capital Luanda Saturday, according to media reports, with authorities saying four police officers were also injured. Full Story Top China is blocking release of Libya's frozen assets: NTC Head Sat,3 Sep 2011 01:16 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - China is obstructing the release of Libya's frozen assets, the head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel Jalil said in a news conference Saturday. Full Story Top Panama lawmakers push vote run-off bill forward Sat,3 Sep 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanian lawmakers on Saturday passed a bill that would require a run-off in close presidential elections, but opposition to the proposal is deepening the split in the country's ruling coalition. Full Story Top CIA, MI6 helped Gaddafi on dissidents: rights group Sat,3 Sep 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Documents found in the abandoned Tripoli office of Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief indicate the U.S. and British spy agencies helped the fallen strongman persecute Libyan dissidents, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Full Story Top Italy moves to unblock $3.59 billion of Libyan assets Sat,3 Sep 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Italy is looking to unblock 2.5 billion euros ($3.59 billion) in frozen Libyan assets within 1-2 weeks, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Saturday. Full Story Top Vatican rejects Irish parliament child abuse rebuke Sat,3 Sep 2011 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican Saturday rejected accusations from the Irish parliament that it had sought to cover up child sex abuse by its priests and undermine child protection laws. Full Story Top Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Sat,3 Sep 2011 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Seventeen people have been killed in fighting between Sudan's army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state on the border with the newly independent south, the official news agency SUNA said Saturday. Full Story Top Iran says kills 30 Kurd rebels in new border push Sat,3 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said its troops killed or wounded 30 Kurdish rebels in a fresh assault on the mountainous border with Iraq where witnesses reported fierce fighting and shelling on Saturday. Full Story Top Zimbabwe's Mugabe calls for elections in 2012 Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said elections will be held in early 2012 and accused his rivals of stalling the process to write a new constitution to prolong the life of a fragile unity government, local media reported Saturday. Full Story Top Turkey to raise Israel's blockade at ICJ next week Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said Saturday that it would apply next week for an investigation by the International Court of Justice into the legality of Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Full Story Top Factbox: Latest developments in the Libyan conflict Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story Top EU targets Syrian oil firms, says may get tougher Sat,3 Sep 2011 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - SOPOT, Poland (Reuters) - The European Union imposed a ban on purchases of Syrian oil on Saturday and warned of further steps unless President Bashar al-Assad's government ends its five-month crackdown on dissent. Full Story Top Chile air force plane presumed crashed, 21 aboard Sat,3 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean air force plane with 21 people aboard was presumed to have crashed in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after it disappeared near the remote Juan Fernandez islands, authorities said. Full Story Top Chilean rescuers find bodies after air crash Sat,3 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean rescuers and fishermen found four bodies and aircraft wreckage on Saturday after an air force plane with 21 people aboard lost contact off the remote Juan Fernandez islands, officials said. Full Story Top At least 27 Somalis killed in Puntland fighting Sat,3 Sep 2011 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 27 people have been killed in heavy fighting near the border of two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia, witnesses said on the eve of a political conference to hammer out a road map toward elections in the chaotic country. Full Story Top Turkey expels Israeli diplomats after U.N. report Sat,3 Sep 2011 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey expelled Israel's envoy and froze military cooperation with the Jewish state on Friday after a U.N. report on the deaths of nine Turks in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship failed to trigger an apology. Full Story Top Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Sat,3 Sep 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Seventeen people have been killed in fighting between Sudan's army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state on the border with the newly independent south, the official news agency SUNA said on Saturday. Full Story Top Syria could face further EU sanctions: UK's Hague Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:51 AM PDT Reuters - SOPOT, Poland (Reuters) - The European Union could further strengthen sanctions on Syria after targeting its oil industry and will press more for U.N. action, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Saturday. Full Story Top ICRC head to discuss prison visits during Syria talks Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:51 AM PDT Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross started a visit to Syria Saturday to discuss gaining 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. Full Story Top Iran says makes new military push against Kurds Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:18 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has begun a new military push against Kurdish rebels on the border with Iraq, state television IRIB reported Saturday, days after Turkey said its air strikes had killed up to 160 militants inside Iraqi territory. Full Story Top Belgium probes billion-dollar diamond fraud: report Sat,3 Sep 2011 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian authorities are pursuing a billion-dollar diamond fraud case that is being billed as the biggest case to come to light in the country, Belgium's De Tijd newspaper reported Saturday. Full Story Top

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