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• U.N. says Syria killings targeted opposition
• Exclusive: Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes
• Suicide bomber kills top official, 22 more at Afghan wedding
• Clinton backs Egypt army return to security role
• German court must decide on rescue fund by Sept: Juncker
• France's Hollande vows to fight job cuts, graft
• Greek funding hangs on troika mission: official
• Iran issues new oil blockade warning
• Leaders of Sudans meet in boost to oil, border talks
• Man self-immolates at Israel cost-of-living protest
• Suicide bomber kills 23 at Afghan wedding
• UN team investigates reported Syria massacre
• Clinton to Egypt's Morsi: Find way out of crisis
• British newspaper demands it simply stop raining
• Security boss sorry for bungled Olympics contract
• Israeli protester sets himself on fire at rally
• Poles honor Reagan, John Paul II with new statue
• GE signs Myanmar deals after US eases sanctions
• Freed Israeli soldier a mystery despite exposure

U.N. says Syria killings targeted opposition Posted: 14 Jul 2012 03:28 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - United Nations observers found blood, burned homes and signs of artillery fire in the Syrian village of Tremseh on Saturday but were unable to confirm activists' reports that about 220 people were massacred in an attack that prompted international outrage. The United States has branded Syria's leaders murderers after the assault by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops, but there was no break in the deadlock among world powers over how to bring about an end to the bloodshed. ...

Exclusive: Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:42 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - The Red Cross now views fighting in Syria as an internal armed conflict - a civil war in layman's terms - crossing a threshold experts say can help lay the ground for future prosecutions for war crimes. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the guardian of the Geneva Conventions setting down the rules of war, and as such is considered a reference in qualifying when violence has evolved into an armed conflict. ...

Suicide bomber kills top official, 22 more at Afghan wedding Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:50 AM PDT MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed a prominent anti-Taliban politician and 22 other guests at a wedding reception in the northern Afghan province of Samangan on Saturday, officials said. The bomber blew himself up as he hugged lawmaker Ahmad Khan Samangani, who was celebrating his daughter's marriage, police said. The blast also killed the provincial intelligence chief and a senior police commander. Samangani was close to Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, and commanded thousands of men in the area. ...

Clinton backs Egypt army return to security role Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of people chanted anti-U.S. and anti-Islamist slogans outside Hillary Clinton's hotel on Saturday as the U.S. secretary of state urged Egypt's military and Muslim Brotherhood to complete a transition to full democratic rule. Clinton met Egypt's newly-elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Saturday and was to see military chief Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi on Sunday, two of the central players in the power struggle playing out in the country. ...

German court must decide on rescue fund by Sept: Juncker Posted: 14 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker does not expect Germany's top court to block the new version of the euro zone's ESM bailout fund and believes judges are aware of the need for a verdict before a new round of crisis meetings in September. The Constitutional Court agreed on Tuesday to examine complaints lodged against the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and financial markets have been unsettled by the prospect of it taking up to three months before it comes to a decision. ...

France's Hollande vows to fight job cuts, graft Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:03 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande marked Bastille day celebrations on Saturday with a pledge to fight industrial layoffs and clean up French politics, after watching troops parade down the Champs Elysees as jets streamed the national colors overhead. The Socialist leader's first National Day since winning office in May was overshadowed by outcry at mass job cuts announced by carmaker Peugeot and a scandal over his private life threatening to undermine his image as "Mr. Normal". ...

Greek funding hangs on troika mission: official Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - It is too early to say how Greece will meet its financing needs and discussions can only begin once a lenders' mission returns to Athens, two EU officials said on Saturday, but a senior policymaker has said there was no cause for concern. Prior to Greece's elections, the previous government said its cash reserves would be exhausted by the end of July, and a report on Saturday suggested the European Central Bank could consider allowing Greece to delay a bond payment in August. ...

Iran issues new oil blockade warning Posted: 14 Jul 2012 06:22 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could prevent even "a single drop of oil" passing through the Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened, a naval chief said on Saturday, as tensions simmer over Tehran's nuclear program. Tehran will increase its military presence in international waters, said Ali Fadavi, naval commander in Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "If they (the U.S.) do not obey international laws and the IRGC's warnings, it will have very bad consequences for them," Fadavi said, according to Iran's Fars News Agency. ...

Leaders of Sudans meet in boost to oil, border talks Posted: 14 Jul 2012 04:06 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan on Saturday held their first talks since their countries came close to war in April, raising hopes for a negotiated settlement of oil and border disputes before an August 2 U.N. Security Council deadline. The face to face encounter between Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart Salva Kiir at the Sheraton hotel in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa followed an African Union session in which both men committed to peaceful negotiations over conflict. ...

Man self-immolates at Israel cost-of-living protest Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:15 PM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A man sustained serious burns after he poured flammable liquid on himself and lit it, said police, at a protest on Saturday in Tel Aviv against the economic policies of Israel's conservative government. "From what I understand, he claimed money had been taken from him. Obviously he did it for financial reasons, though further details are not yet clear," said police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld. He said the man was aged around 40. ...

Suicide bomber kills 23 at Afghan wedding Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT A suicide bomber blew himself up among guests at a wedding hall Saturday in northern Afghanistan, killing 23 people including a prominent ex-Uzbek warlord turned lawmaker who was the father of the bride.

UN team investigates reported Syria massacre Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:29 PM PDT U.N. observers investigating a reported mass killing in a Syrian village on Saturday found pools of blood in homes and spent bullets, mortars and artillery shells, adding details to the emerging picture of what anti-regime activists have called one of the deadliest events of Syria's uprising.

Clinton to Egypt's Morsi: Find way out of crisis Posted: 14 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used her first meeting with Egypt's new Islamist president to press Mohammed Morsi to start a dialogue with military leaders as a way of preserving the country's transition to democracy.

British newspaper demands it simply stop raining Posted: 14 Jul 2012 08:58 AM PDT Just. Stop. Raining.

Security boss sorry for bungled Olympics contract Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT The boss of British security group G4S said Saturday he was sorry that his company had bungled the contract to help protect the 2012 Olympic Games, a humbling televised apology that followed days of ugly news about his firm's failures.

Israeli protester sets himself on fire at rally Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:04 PM PDT An Israeli protester set himself alight during a rally Saturday night marking the anniversary of a wave of demonstrations that swept the country to protest the high cost of living and other social issues, authorities said.

Poles honor Reagan, John Paul II with new statue Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:50 AM PDT Polish officials unveiled a statue of former President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II on Saturday, honoring two men widely credited in this Eastern European country with helping to topple communism 23 years ago.

GE signs Myanmar deals after US eases sanctions Posted: 14 Jul 2012 07:17 AM PDT Just days after the U.S. eased key sanctions on Myanmar, General Electric became the first American company to invest in the former pariah state, signing deals Saturday to provide medical equipment to a pair of hospitals in the country's biggest city.

Freed Israeli soldier a mystery despite exposure Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:12 AM PDT Nine months after he was freed from Hamas captivity in a lopsided prisoner swap, Gilad Schalit is emerging from the shadows — showing up at parties, sporting events and even writing a newspaper column.

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