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West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace<p> By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an "invasion" by Hezbollah and its Iranian backers, days after Assad's forces launched an offensive against a strategic town that could prove to be a turning point in the war. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:11 -0400 Read more..  British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack<p> By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with hands covered in blood, brandishing a bloodied meat cleaver and a knife. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:53 -0400 Read more.. Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability<p> By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities. The rupture between the Ennahda party, the Tunisian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood which governs in coalition with secular parties, and the Ansar al-Sharia movement could have ramifications across north Africa, potentially fuelling armed insurrection in Tunisia and neighboring Algeria. ...As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:15:35 -0400 Read more.. Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N<p> By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters reported on March 1 that Glencore had supplied thousands of tons of alumina to an Iranian firm that has provided aluminum to Iran's nuclear program, an allegation Glencore confirmed as accurate. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:35 -0400 Read more.. Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdownBy Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - A Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials was scheduled to go on trial in Havana on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption. The closed trial of 53-year-old Sarkis Yacoubian, originally from Armenia and the owner of import firm Tri-Star Caribbean, was expected to last two days. An associate of Yacoubian, Lebanese citizen Krikor Bayassalian, is a co-defendant. ...As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:12:59 -0400 Read more.. Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran<p> By Linda Sieg and Ruairidh Villar SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of Western imperialism. Seven decades later, the 91-year-old retired Christian pastor says it's his mission to speak out about the injustice of the war and the sufferings of women, mostly Asian and many Korean, forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels. "I feel like a war criminal. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 23:52:58 -0400 Read more.. Immigration reform: After step forward in Senate, a leap back in House?If immigration reform took one step forward in the Senate this week, it could take a leap backward in the House if bipartisan negotiators cannot, by their self-imposed Thursday deadline, figure out how newly legalized immigrants can have access to affordable health care under President Obama’s signature legislation.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:15 -0400 Read more.. US acknowledges killing four American citizens in drone strikesThe US government has acknowledged the killing of four American citizens as part of its drone attack program – one person intentionally and three others not specifically targeted but killed in strikes aimed at terrorist suspects.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:22:03 -0400 Read more.. Iran’s Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential CandidatesFor the cleric who runs Iran, there’s no such thing as a pleasant surprise, especially on election day. Ayatullah Ali Khamenei was not pleased when a librarian named Mohammed Khatami was swept into the President’s office in 1997, leading a wave of reformists who challenged the status quo in which Khamenei, as the unelected Supreme Leader of the Revolution, was most heavily invested. In every election cycle since, the self-appointed portion of Iran’s government has done all it can to winnow the choices placed before Iranian voters. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:44 -0400 Read more.. Obamas hosting Carole King: What's the special occasion?President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are hosting singer/songwriter Carole King at the White House tonight. Is it a special occasion? Why yes, it is – they’re honoring Ms. King for winning the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:32 -0400 Read more.. Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears<p> LONDON (AP) — Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:40 -0400 Read more.. Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state<p> LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:06 -0400 Read more.. Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster<p> DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said Thursday.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:23 -0400 Read more.. Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested<p> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:42:00 -0400 Read more.. 2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt<p> CAIRO (AP) — It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:50 -0400 Read more.. Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest PakistanQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:12 -0400 Read more.. Japan bond yields jump following Fed commentsTOKYO (AP) — Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell sharply.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:08 -0400 Read more.. Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists<p> TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:49 -0400 Read more.. Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West<p> By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another development likely to worry the United States and its allies, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had added to its capacity to refine uranium, which can also provide the fissile core of a bomb if enriched to a high level. The IAEA also said Iran had asphalted a part of a military site, Parchin, that the U.N. ...As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 02:01:37 -0400 Read more.. Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest<p> KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:48:48 -0400 Read more.. Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girlKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:24:35 -0400 Read more.. Asia stocks slide as China factory output slips<p> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 00:49:52 -0400 Read more.. Survey shows China manufacturing contractingBEIJING (AP) — A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.As of: Thu, 23 May 2013 00:43:40 -0400 Read more.. European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups<p> By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished country. Aid groups said if it became impossible to send enough money to operate, donors might withdraw support for their programs. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:56 -0400 Read more.. Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury<p> WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 23:11:01 -0400 Read more.. Asia stocks down as China factory output slips<p> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 23:04:39 -0400 Read more.. Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber<p> KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 22:44:24 -0400 Read more.. Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution<p> By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed coolly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated figure, as September polls near. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 21:54:14 -0400 Read more.. Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelersPAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:21 -0400 Read more.. Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam<p> LONDON (AP) — Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:07 -0400 Read more.. Afghan students protest women's rights decree<p> KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:27 -0400 Read more.. U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes<p> By Mark Hosenball and David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder named the dead U.S. citizens in a letter to members of Congress a day before President Barack Obama is expected to promise more transparency on national security issues in a speech on counterterrorism. ...As of: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:34 -0400 Read more.. |
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