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News: Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game Storm Lee threatens Southeast with heavy rains Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines HK's schooling woes dim city's role as financial hub Chinese firms offered weapons to Gaddafi's forces: reports Talks fail with Gaddafi loyalists in desert bastion French first lady says will keep baby out of view First witnesses in court for Mubarak trial New Orleans holding up under Tropical Storm Lee Sudan says south-aligned group must end operations Remote oasis saw Gaddafi family, but briefly South Sudan planning to move its capital from Juba Algeria defends decision to shelter Gaddafi kin Merkel's centre-right bloc beaten in state election Egypt sets October 24 to try ex-Mubarak aide for graft U.N. says Libya weapons a major concern Syrian forces kill 8: activists Iraqi tourists flock to Kurdish region for fun, safety Exclusive: abandoned Libyan missile: a gift to militants? Libya NTC to offer fighters police jobs Libyan government forces identify Gaddafi whereabouts: report Strauss-Kahn returns home Israel's Netanyahu says won't apologize to Turkey Sudan says south-aligned group must end operations Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish militants in Iraq Factbox: Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant Arab League chief may go to Syria this week Libyan Islamist says interim council should quit Tropical depression leaves 17 dead in Japan Libyans stress harmony to avoid Iraq-style chaos 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 Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan Several injured in Angola anti-government rally: report Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing Sun,4 Sep 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's death toll from tropical depression Talas, earlier downgraded from a tropical storm, has risen to 25 with 52 missing, the government said Monday, as torrential rain pounded the west of the country at the weekend, triggering mudslides and bursting river banks. Full Story Top Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game Sun,4 Sep 2011 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish guerrillas opened fired on a group of Turkish policemen playing football in the eastern city of Tunceli late on Sunday, killing a senior officer and his wife, and wounding eight other police officers, Turkish media reported. Full Story Top Storm Lee threatens Southeast with heavy rains Sun,4 Sep 2011 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - After testing New Orleans' flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast on Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of the U.S. Southeast. Full Story Top Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines Sun,4 Sep 2011 09:54 PM PDT Reuters - CAMP DARAPANAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group is not ready to return to peace talks with the government next week after disagreements over proposals to end 40 years of conflict, the leader of the separatist group said on Monday. Full Story Top HK's schooling woes dim city's role as financial hub Sun,4 Sep 2011 09:50 PM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - As global companies expand in Asia, financial hubs such as Hong Kong are suffering a shortage of international school places that may blunt the city's competitive edge against regional rivals including Singapore. Full Story Top Chinese firms offered weapons to Gaddafi's forces: reports Sun,4 Sep 2011 08:56 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese arms firms offered to sell weapons worth about $200 million to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's beleaguered forces in July, two newspapers reported, compounding pressure on Beijing's brittle ties with the rebels who have ousted him. Full Story Top Talks fail with Gaddafi loyalists in desert bastion Sun,4 Sep 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - - Forces of Libya's interim ruling council are poised for an assault on the desert town of Bani Walid after negotiators failed to persuade Muammar Gaddafi loyalists to abandon one of their last remaining bastions. Full Story Top French first lady says will keep baby out of view Sun,4 Sep 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - French first lady Carla Bruni said on Sunday she will keep the baby she is expecting with President Nicolas Sarkozy strictly out of view and not allow any photographs to be shown publicly. Full Story Top First witnesses in court for Mubarak trial Sun,4 Sep 2011 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A top police official and three other officers will testify on Monday in the trial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the first witnesses to take the stand in a case that has gripped Egypt and the Arab world. Full Story Top New Orleans holding up under Tropical Storm Lee Sun,4 Sep 2011 02:24 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lee moved slowly across southern Louisiana on Sunday as New Orleans' flood defenses appeared to pass one of their biggest tests since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Full Story Top Sudan says south-aligned group must end operations Sun,4 Sep 2011 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan demanded Sunday that the southern-aligned Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) cease operations in the country, stoking tensions with the newly independent south after fighting flared in border areas. Full Story Top Remote oasis saw Gaddafi family, but briefly Sun,4 Sep 2011 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - DJANET, Algeria (Reuters) - She came with her mother and brothers, fleeing across the Sahara from the wrath of her father's nation. Reaching a remote oasis, she gave birth to a daughter and was gone again, deep into the desert in a caravan of luxury vehicles. Full Story Top South Sudan planning to move its capital from Juba Sun,4 Sep 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan said Sunday it planned to move its capital to a more central location in the next few years, a project analysts say would be a costly distraction for a nation with almost no roads. Full Story Top Algeria defends decision to shelter Gaddafi kin Sun,4 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT Reuters - ALGIERS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister defended on Sunday his country's decision to shelter members of Muammar Gaddafi's family, describing it as a humanitarian case. Full Story Top Merkel's centre-right bloc beaten in state election Sun,4 Sep 2011 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc suffered another defeat on Sunday in a regional election in Germany's poorest state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with both her conservatives and their Free Democrat allies losing support. Full Story Top Egypt sets October 24 to try ex-Mubarak aide for graft Sun,4 Sep 2011 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court has set October 24 for the first session in the trial of the former chief of staff of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and illegal profiteering, Egypt's news agency MENA reported on Sunday. Full Story Top U.N. says Libya weapons a major concern Sun,4 Sep 2011 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The proliferation of weapons in Libya is a major concern and the new rulers need to establish a proper police force and army to replace the hundreds of armed groups who patrol the streets, the United Nations special adviser on Libya said on Sunday. Full Story Top Syrian forces kill 8: activists Sun,4 Sep 2011 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces killed at least eight civilians on Sunday in raids on restive northwestern towns, residents and activists said, while the authorities blamed armed gangs for a bus ambush that killed nine people. Full Story Top Iraqi tourists flock to Kurdish region for fun, safety Sun,4 Sep 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Shan Abdullah Ahmed travels to Arbil in northern Iraq at least once a month so her teenage daughter can shop for the latest catwalk fashions and stroll freely through an amusement park without fear of bombs. Full Story Top Exclusive: abandoned Libyan missile: a gift to militants? Sun,4 Sep 2011 07:47 AM PDT Reuters - TAJOURA, Libya (Reuters) - When Muammar Gaddafi's soldiers fled this corner of a field outside Tripoli where they were camped, they left behind their army fatigues, a can of Brut deodorant -- and a Scud tactical missile. Full Story Top Libya NTC to offer fighters police jobs Sun,4 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interim government, keen to reassure its anxious fighters and restore stability, announced plans on Sunday to draft thousands of the men who ousted Muammar Gaddafi into the police and find other jobs for the rest. Full Story Top Libyan government forces identify Gaddafi whereabouts: report Sun,4 Sep 2011 07:33 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Forces of Libya's National Transitional Council have identified the whereabouts of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, an Al Jazeera television correspondent reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Strauss-Kahn returns home Sun,4 Sep 2011 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his presidential hopes shattered by a sex assault scandal that rocked his homeland, returned on Sunday to France facing a frosty public reception and unease among his political allies. Full Story Top Israel's Netanyahu says won't apologize to Turkey Sun,4 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would not apologize to Turkey over an Israeli raid that killed nine Turks on a ship bound for Gaza, reiterating his position after Ankara downgraded its relations with the Jewish state. Full Story Top Sudan says south-aligned group must end operations Sun,4 Sep 2011 06:56 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan demanded Sunday that the southern-aligned Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) cease operations in the country, stoking tensions with the newly independent south after fighting flared in border areas. Full Story Top Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish militants in Iraq Sun,4 Sep 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish war planes bombed Kurdish guerrilla positions in Iraq Sunday, while in southeast Turkey insurgents killed two soldiers and two village militia members in separate weekend attacks. Full Story Top Factbox: Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant Sun,4 Sep 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power plant has finally started adding electricity to the national grid, media reported on Sunday. Here are some facts about the Bushehr power plant. Full Story Top Arab League chief may go to Syria this week Sun,4 Sep 2011 06:17 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said on Sunday he may visit Syria this week to voice Arab worries about violence there after Damascus sent troops and tanks to crush street protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule Full Story Top Libyan Islamist says interim council should quit Sun,4 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan Islamist military commander who helped defend Benghazi against Muammar Gaddafi's forces has called on the interim cabinet to resign because they are "remnants of the old regime." Full Story Top Tropical depression leaves 17 dead in Japan Sun,4 Sep 2011 05:13 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Tropical depression Talas, downgraded earlier from tropical storm, pounded western Japan with heavy rain at the weekend, leaving 17 people dead and a few dozens missing, public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday. Full Story Top Libyans stress harmony to avoid Iraq-style chaos Sun,4 Sep 2011 01:51 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - When the officials guiding Libya's post-Gaddafi transition list their most urgent tasks, they talk about supplying water, paying salaries or exporting oil, and then add something quite different -- fostering reconciliation. Full Story Top Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support Sun,4 Sep 2011 12:11 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese voters support 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 on 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 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

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