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News: U.S. moves to block AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile Waters recede but storm victims suffer in East Obama to address Congress on September 8 Katia strenthens into hurricane over Atlantic Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights Analysis: Lagarde shows independence from Europe as IMF chief General Petraeus hangs up uniform, warns on budget WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Oil firms start U.S. Gulf evacuations due to weather Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms August sales likely rose despite hurricane Insight: Arctic has great riches, but greater challenges Merkel backs euro fund boost, faces revolt risk Recession fears ease on factory, hiring data WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Obama to address Congress on jobs, date in conflict Oil firms start U.S. Gulf evacuations due to weather Katia almost a hurricane; storm fears in Gulf U.S. moves to block AT&T, T-Mobile deal New blow for BP in Russia as office raided Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Court battle looms between U.S. and AT&T, T-Mobile Pentagon criticized for lax contractor oversight Former Galleon trader handed 5-1/2-year sentence President Obama offers disaster aid to New Jersey Salesman "knew full well" he passed inside tips: Attorney U.S. nuclear regulator eyes to-do list after Fukushima Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study Investors slash equities in August melt: Reuters poll White House could unveil mortgage plan next week AT&T vows to bring back 5,000 U.S. jobs if merger approved WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack Motorola deal offers Google tax, patent benefits Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene U.S. probes Oracle on African deals: report BofA looks to exit correspondent mortgage business: report Bloomberg LP must defend Swatch analyst call case Exxon, Rosneft tie up in Russian Arctic, U.S Consumer confidence crumbles to 2-year low Exclusive: Bank of America kept AIG legal threat under wraps U.S. moves to block AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile Wed,31 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday sued to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, citing concerns it will harm competition in the wireless market and lead to higher prices. Full Story Top Waters recede but storm victims suffer in East Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - PATERSON, N.J./BRATTLEBORO, Vermont (Reuters) - Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the U.S. northeast devastated by Hurricane Irene but many communities were still under water on Wednesday as relief workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to deliver emergency supplies. Full Story Top Obama to address Congress on September 8 Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:19 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on September 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date set for his high-profile speech. Full Story Top Katia strenthens into hurricane over Atlantic Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Katia strengthened into a hurricane over the Atlantic on Wednesday, while another mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week triggered evacuations of some oil workers from the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights Wed,31 Aug 2011 10:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security policies after the September 11 attacks as it rips open old wounds among aides to President George W. Bush. Full Story Top Analysis: Lagarde shows independence from Europe as IMF chief Wed,31 Aug 2011 09:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New IMF chief Christine Lagarde's call to recapitalize European banks by force struck a nerve among the continent's Europe's policymakers and showed she is not afraid to challenge her former peers as many feared she might be. Full Story Top General Petraeus hangs up uniform, warns on budget Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General David Petraeus warned against sacrificing U.S. military capabilities to ease America's budget woes, as he retired from the Army on Wednesday ahead of becoming CIA director. Full Story Top WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:10 PM 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 Oil firms start U.S. Gulf evacuations due to weather Wed,31 Aug 2011 05:57 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc on Wednesday became the first major oil producer to say it was evacuating some workers from Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms because of a tropical disturbance that could become a named storm this week. Full Story Top Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/TAWARGA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's sons clashed on the airwaves Wednesday, with one offering peace and another promising a 'war of attrition' as a final battle for control of Libya's coast loomed. Full Story Top August sales likely rose despite hurricane Wed,31 Aug 2011 09:30 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers should report higher monthly sales in August, even though consumer confidence sagged and Hurricane Irene disrupted shopping along the East Coast during a key back-to-school weekend. Full Story Top Insight: Arctic has great riches, but greater challenges Wed,31 Aug 2011 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - IQALUIT, Nunavut/BAKER LAKE, Nunavut (Reuters) - At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, reserves of oil, gas and minerals. Full Story Top Merkel backs euro fund boost, faces revolt risk Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved new powers for the euro zone's bailout fund on Wednesday, but she faces an uphill battle to convince party skeptics to back efforts to contain the crisis. Full Story Top Recession fears ease on factory, hiring data Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:01 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. Midwest slowed just a bit in August and private employers continued to hire despite extreme financial market turmoil, easing fears the economy would fall back into recession. Full Story Top WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:55 PM 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 Obama to address Congress on jobs, date in conflict Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday picked September 7 to unveil new jobs proposals in a speech to Congress, but the top Republican lawmaker objected to the date, adding more political theater to a back-and-forth over the economy. Full Story Top Oil firms start U.S. Gulf evacuations due to weather Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc on Wednesday became the first major oil producer to say it was evacuating some workers from Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms because of a tropical disturbance that could become a named storm this week. Full Story Top Katia almost a hurricane; storm fears in Gulf Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Katia was expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the Atlantic on Wednesday, while another mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week triggered evacuations of some oil workers from the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top U.S. moves to block AT&T, T-Mobile deal Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration sued to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion acquisition of wireless rival T-Mobile on concerns it would harm competition, launching its biggest challenge yet to a takeover and dealing the carrier a potentially costly blow. Full Story Top New blow for BP in Russia as office raided Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Black-clad special forces raided BP's Moscow offices on Wednesday, deepening the British company's problems in Russia after its attempts to salvage an oil exploration agreement in the Russian Arctic collapsed. Full Story Top Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/TAWARGA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's sons clashed on the airwaves Wednesday, with one offering peace and another promising a 'war of attrition' as a final battle for control of Libya's coast loomed. Full Story Top Court battle looms between U.S. and AT&T, T-Mobile Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department made a bold move when it sued to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. Now comes the hard part: going to court. Full Story Top Pentagon criticized for lax contractor oversight Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ineffective Pentagon oversight of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan has wasted up to $60 billion over the past decade, a "troubling" failure that undermines U.S. security and cannot continue in an era of tight budgets, a special panel reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top Former Galleon trader handed 5-1/2-year sentence Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former trader at the Galleon Group hedge fund was sentenced on Wednesday to five-and-a-half years in prison, a term the judge said should serve as a warning to Wall Street that insider trading was a serious crime. Full Story Top President Obama offers disaster aid to New Jersey Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:17 PM PDT Reuters - LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey residents struggled with flooded homes, blocked roads and power outages on Wednesday as rivers and creeks overflowed in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Full Story Top Salesman "knew full well" he passed inside tips: Attorney Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Silicon Valley sales manager put company insiders together with hedge fund clients, knowing that corporate secrets would pass between them, federal prosecutors said at the start of his insider-trading trial. Full Story Top U.S. nuclear regulator eyes to-do list after Fukushima Wed,31 Aug 2011 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear regulator is refining a plan to change its rules for power plants following Japan's Fukushima disaster, selecting half a dozen high-priority items to tackle first, senior staff said. Full Story Top Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study Wed,31 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Investors slash equities in August melt: Reuters poll Wed,31 Aug 2011 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Global investors slashed their holdings of equities below 50 percent this month and piled into cash, reflecting what was lining up to be the worst August for world stocks since 1998. Full Story Top White House could unveil mortgage plan next week Wed,31 Aug 2011 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering unveiling new plans next week to revive the ailing housing market and reduce foreclosures, including an effort to help troubled borrowers refinance their mortgages. Full Story Top AT&T vows to bring back 5,000 U.S. jobs if merger approved Wed,31 Aug 2011 06:01 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc, whose proposed buy of T-Mobile USA is under scrutiny by U.S. regulators, promised to bring 5,000 wireless call-center jobs back to the United States if the deal wins approval. Full Story Top WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks said its website had been the target of a cyber attack late on Tuesday as it proceeded with the release of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some still classified. Full Story Top Motorola deal offers Google tax, patent benefits Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - FAIRFIELD, Conn./CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) -- Google Inc's blockbuster acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc will bring an unusual stable of tax and accounting benefits to the search-engine giant, already one of Corporate America's most savvy users of such perks. Full Story Top Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene Tue,30 Aug 2011 04:17 PM PDT Reuters - PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Emergency workers plucked dozens of residents from doorways and windows as Hurricane Irene's floodwaters rose on Tuesday, swallowing homes, submerging cars and turning the streets of this working class town into lakes. Full Story Top U.S. probes Oracle on African deals: report Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:01 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating whether business software maker Oracle Corp's deals in Africa violated federal anti-bribery laws, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Full Story Top BofA looks to exit correspondent mortgage business: report Tue,30 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is looking to sell its correspondent mortgage business and the unit's employees could be notified as soon as Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Full Story Top Bloomberg LP must defend Swatch analyst call case Tue,30 Aug 2011 09:40 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Swatch Group AG that accused the news service of secretly recording an earnings conference call with securities analysts and giving a transcript to clients. Full Story Top Exxon, Rosneft tie up in Russian Arctic, U.S Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - SOCHI, Russia/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp and Rosneft signed an agreement to extract oil and gas from the Russian Arctic, in the most significant U.S.-Russian corporate deal since U.S. President Barack Obama began a push to improve ties. Full Story Top Consumer confidence crumbles to 2-year low Tue,30 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence plunged in August to its lowest since the 2007-2009 recession, after a bruising battle over the budget slammed stock prices and pushed the nation to the brink of default. Full Story Top Exclusive: Bank of America kept AIG legal threat under wraps Tue,30 Aug 2011 07:02 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top Bank of America Corp lawyers knew as early as January that American International Group Inc was prepared to sue the bank for more than $10 billion, seven months before the lawsuit was filed, according to sources familiar with the matter. Full Story Top

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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Katia strenthens into hurricane over Atlantic Dinars from heaven as Britain's RAF flies in to Libya Russia recognizes Libya's Transitional Council World powers, new Libya leaders to map out rebuilding China top paper warns West to let U.N. lead in Libya Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights Philippines, China seek South China Sea code of conduct North Korea ghost town reflects deeper woes as it woos Chinese Chavez says speed up takeover of Irish company's land WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Panama officials quit after foreign minister fired "Land grabs" mar Cambodia's boom, rattle investors Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Attorney general of Syria's Hama defects Katia almost a hurricane; storm fears in Gulf African workers live in fear after Gaddafi overthrow Paris meeting to focus on Libyan politics, economy WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Syrian troops raid Hama homes, residents say Waters recede but storm victims suffer in East Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam vows continued resistance Kosovan confesses to shooting U.S. airmen in Germany Gaddafi foreign minister arrested: witness Car bomb kills three, wounds 20 in Iraq Vazquez Mota strengthens as Mexican 2012 candidate India anti-graft activist Hazare recovers from fast Timeline: Highs and lows for Putin-Medvedev duo Nigeria says Boko Haram, al Qaeda-link behind U.N. attack Analysis: Exxon deal sets stage for Putin return to Kremlin Strauss-Kahn back in France within days: Socialist leader Aubry Russia to take part in "Friends of Libya" meeting Gunvor sends fuel to Libya as Russia seeks ties For expat Africans, patriotism may pay Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack Suspected suicide bombing kills 10 in Pakistan Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections China, Russia rush to rebuild North Korea's transport links Syrian troops raid neighborhoods in Hama: residents Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day 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 Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/TAWARGA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's sons clashed on the airwaves Wednesday, with one offering peace and another promising a 'war of attrition' as a final battle for control of Libya's coast loomed. Full Story Top Katia strenthens into hurricane over Atlantic Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Katia strengthened into a hurricane over the Atlantic on Wednesday, while another mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week triggered evacuations of some oil workers from the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top Dinars from heaven as Britain's RAF flies in to Libya Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force flew in crates of freshly printed bank notes worth $227 million to Libya on Wednesday to help its new rulers pay public workers and banks to replenish cash machines. Full Story Top Russia recognizes Libya's Transitional Council Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia recognized the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's legitimate authorities on Thursday, moving to increase its influence in postwar reconstruction and protect its economic interests in the oil-producing North African nation. Full Story Top World powers, new Libya leaders to map out rebuilding Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Leaders of the Libyan uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi sit down with world powers on Thursday to map out the country's rebuilding, 42 years to the day after the former strongman seized power in a coup. Full Story Top China top paper warns West to let U.N. lead in Libya Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top official newspaper warned Western powers to let the United Nations lead post-war reconstruction in Libya, saying on Thursday that Beijing would seek to defend its economic stake after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story Top Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights Wed,31 Aug 2011 10:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security policies after the September 11 attacks as it rips open old wounds among aides to President George W. Bush. Full Story Top Philippines, China seek South China Sea code of conduct Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT Reuters - MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and China have agreed on the need for a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea as the two countries seek to defuse tensions over territorial disputes that have flared this year, President Benigno Aquino said. Full Story Top North Korea ghost town reflects deeper woes as it woos Chinese Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:53 PM PDT Reuters - MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea (Reuters) - Long grass grows around the idle hotels, stores are covered in cobwebs and a big padlock hangs off the front of the bank at the deserted shopping center. Full Story Top Chavez says speed up takeover of Irish company's land Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:24 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his agriculture minister on Wednesday to speed up the government takeover of land owned by Ireland's Smurfit Kappa in Venezuela. Full Story Top WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:10 PM 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 Panama officials quit after foreign minister fired Wed,31 Aug 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A number of senior Panamanian government officials quit their posts on Wednesday to protest President Ricardo Martinelli's decision to fire former political ally Juan Carlos Varela as foreign minister. Full Story Top "Land grabs" mar Cambodia's boom, rattle investors Wed,31 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Kong Song's farmland was his family's livelihood for three decades until the bulldozers moved in and tore down his home in rural Cambodia to make way for a multimillion dollar foreign-led business. Full Story Top Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/TAWARGA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's sons clashed on the airwaves Wednesday, with one offering peace and another promising a 'war of attrition' as a final battle for control of Libya's coast loomed. Full Story Top Attorney general of Syria's Hama defects Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - The attorney-general of the Syrian city of Hama said in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday he had resigned in protest at the crackdown on pro-democracy protests, but authorities said he had been kidnapped. Full Story Top Katia almost a hurricane; storm fears in Gulf Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Katia was expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the Atlantic on Wednesday, while another mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week triggered evacuations of some oil workers from the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top African workers live in fear after Gaddafi overthrow Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Nigerian Festus Prince said he took his family and ran after he saw a Libyan gang shoot his brother in the head for refusing to hand over money. Full Story Top Paris meeting to focus on Libyan politics, economy Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss Libya's future, with hosts France and Britain hoping to show that a costly military campaign can lead to a political transition that avoids the mistakes of Iraq. Full Story Top WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:55 PM 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 Syrian troops raid Hama homes, residents say Wed,31 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by tanks raided houses in the city of Hama on Wednesday, searching for activists behind five months of protest against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said. Full Story Top Waters recede but storm victims suffer in East Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - PATERSON, N.J./BRATTLEBORO, Vermont (Reuters) - Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the U.S. northeast devastated by Hurricane Irene but many communities were still under water on Wednesday as relief workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to deliver emergency supplies. Full Story Top Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam vows continued resistance Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, on Wednesday vowed continued resistance to Libyan forces which ousted his father from Tripoli and urged Libyans to wage a war of attrition against the National Transitional Council and its NATO backers. Full Story Top Kosovan confesses to shooting U.S. airmen in Germany Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian man confessed to shooting dead two U.S. airmen and wounding two more at Frankfurt airport in March, telling a packed German court Wednesday he was swayed by Islamist lies and could not undo what he had done. Full Story Top Gaddafi foreign minister arrested: witness Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - JANZOUR, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's foreign minister, Abdelati Obeidi, was arrested Tuesday at his farm in Janzour, a suburb west of Tripoli, a Reuters correspondent said. Full Story Top Car bomb kills three, wounds 20 in Iraq Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A parked car bomb exploded near a police checkpoint on a commercial street in a largely Sunni Muslim area of southwestern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 20 others, an interior ministry source said. Full Story Top Vazquez Mota strengthens as Mexican 2012 candidate Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:39 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The woman who wants to become Mexico's first female president is solidifying her standing as the grass-roots favorite to represent the country's ruling party in the 2012 election, according to opinion polls on Wednesday. Full Story Top India anti-graft activist Hazare recovers from fast Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An anti-corruption campaigner, whose near two-week hunger strike against graft made him a national hero in India, left hospital on Wednesday after recovering from his fast and headed home to a rousing welcome. Full Story Top Timeline: Highs and lows for Putin-Medvedev duo Wed,31 Aug 2011 09:59 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run for president in the 2012 election but President Dmitry Medvedev has indicated he would like to stay on if his mentor decides not to run. Full Story Top Nigeria says Boko Haram, al Qaeda-link behind U.N. attack Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities investigating last week's fatal bombing of the U.N. headquarters arrested two members of Islamist sect Boko Haram a week before the attack and said they suspect a third member with an al Qaeda connection led the plot. Full Story Top Analysis: Exxon deal sets stage for Putin return to Kremlin Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:14 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's blessing of a deal with ExxonMobil to extract oil and gas from the Russian Arctic sends a strong signal that he will return to the Kremlin in an election next year. Full Story Top Strauss-Kahn back in France within days: Socialist leader Aubry Wed,31 Aug 2011 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn is expected to return to France within days, Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry said on Tuesday, after the end of a criminal case against the former IMF chief left him free to leave the United States. Full Story Top Russia to take part in "Friends of Libya" meeting Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:08 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will take part in a French-hosted "Friends of Libya" conference on Thursday and seek to uphold its interests in the North African nation, President Dmitry Medvedev's Africa envoy said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Gunvor sends fuel to Libya as Russia seeks ties Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:08 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is stepping up attempts to repair ties with Libya's new leadership and preserve its big investments in the country post-revolution by supplying it with much needed fuel. Full Story Top For expat Africans, patriotism may pay Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:55 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - In a five-star hotel overlooking the Thames a month ago, investment manager Eric Guichard stood up to address a crowded cocktail party on how African expatriates could invest their savings in projects back home. The response from the chattering financial professionals was unusual. Full Story Top Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:16 AM PDT Reuters - GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers were responsible for killing at least nine people in the capital of Russia's Chechnya region, a police official in the North Caucasus province said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Suspected suicide bombing kills 10 in Pakistan Wed,31 Aug 2011 12:49 AM PDT Reuters - QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected suicide car bomb attack killed 10 people in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on Wednesday, police said, as the country celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr. Full Story Top Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections Wed,31 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday a parliamentary election scheduled for early next year posed a potential risk to the country's security and he called for national unity. Full Story Top China, Russia rush to rebuild North Korea's transport links Tue,30 Aug 2011 08:28 PM PDT Reuters - RAJIN, North Korea (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea's push to breathe new life into economic relationships with its neighbors China and Russia appears to be bearing fruit in its far north of the country where foreigners are busy helping rebuild a crumbling infrastructure. Full Story Top Syrian troops raid neighborhoods in Hama: residents Tue,30 Aug 2011 06:06 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by tanks raided houses looking for activists in two main districts of the city of Hama overnight, residents said on Wednesday. Full Story Top

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