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• Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital
• Guantanamo hearing delayed for 9/11 suspects due to Ramadan
• Clinton sees U.S., Israel in lockstep on Iran
• U.S. Peace Corps volunteers questioned in Ghana over death
• U.S. Navy fires on fishing boat near UAE; 1 killed
• EU to send experts to Niger to counter al Qaeda threat
• UNESCO criticized for Equatorial Guinea-sponsored prize
• Three Kenya police killed near Somali border: police
• Tunisia's Islamists re-elect Ghannouchi as party chief
• U.S., Israel now on same page regarding Iran: Clinton
• Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus
• Russia accuses West of blackmail on Syria plans
• US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1
• Military mentor to NKorean leader dismissed
• 2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai are freed
• Heathrow handles record numbers for Olympics
• Muslim holy period delays Sept. 11 case at Gitmo
• Ghana questions 2 Peace Corps members on killing
• 2 Libyan journalists freed after abduction
• Evidence shows Syrian security got comms from West

Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces encircled rebel fighters in Damascus on Monday, waging a second day of fighting that residents described as the worst to hit the capital since the 17-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began. Armored vehicles rolled into the southern district of Midan and were reinforced by security forces surrounding the area in the late afternoon. Residents said they saw snipers deployed on rooftops. "There are troops everywhere, I can hear ambulances," said a resident near Midan. "It feels like a war in Damascus. ...

Guantanamo hearing delayed for 9/11 suspects due to Ramadan Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:28 PM PDT GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The next hearing for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11 attacks has been postponed for two weeks to allow the defendants to observe the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The chief judge in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals, Army Colonel James Pohl, granted the delay on Monday for the alleged architect of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four co-defendants who could face the death penalty if convicted on charges of conspiring with al Qaeda and murdering 2,976 people in the hijacked plane attacks of 2001. ...

Clinton sees U.S., Israel in lockstep on Iran Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:07 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday the United States and Israel were "on the same page" in their determination to prevent Iran from achieving what the West fears its goal of building a nuclear bomb. In Jerusalem on the last stop of an Asian and Middle East tour, Clinton said she and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "talked about concrete steps that we can take to continue to build the pressure" on Tehran. ...

U.S. Peace Corps volunteers questioned in Ghana over death Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police in Ghana questioned two U.S. nationals working as volunteers for the Peace Corps aid program in connection with the killing of a local man who tried to rob them on Saturday, officials said on Monday. Despite initial reports from Ghana that the pair was arrested, a State Department official said Ghanaian police did not detain the corps members. "We are closely monitoring the situation and are providing consular assistance," State Department spokesperson Patrick Ventrell told a news briefing, adding that the incident was under investigation by Ghanaian officials. ...

U.S. Navy fires on fishing boat near UAE; 1 killed Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One person was killed and three others injured on Monday when a U.S. Navy ship fired at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, but officials did not immediately blame terrorism or cite an Iran-link to the still-murky incident. Why the boat approached the U.S. refuel ling ship, the USNS Rappahannock, was still unclear, U.S. officials said. But the U.S. Navy said the small motor boat ignored repeated warnings to halt its approach before a security team fired rounds from a .50-caliber machine gun. Even small boats dwarfed by the size of the U.S. ...

EU to send experts to Niger to counter al Qaeda threat Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to send experts to Niger to train its security forces to fight al Qaeda, signaling the depth of EU concern over the growing threat Islamist militancy poses to Africa's Sahel region. The mission, approved by EU governments on Monday, will start work next month in the Niger capital Niamey. The rebel takeover in the north of Mali, which borders Niger, as well as an influx of weapons and fighters after last year's revolt in Libya, have raised fears about the stability of the arid Sahel belt of central and west Africa. ...

UNESCO criticized for Equatorial Guinea-sponsored prize Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Rights groups said on Monday UNESCO's decision to award a science prize sponsored by the president of Equatorial Guinea was "shameful and utterly irresponsible". The United Nations' cultural and science body was due to hand out the prize on Tuesday, defying campaigners' calls not to do so because of corruption allegations against President Teodoro Obiang and members of his family. ...

Three Kenya police killed near Somali border: police Posted: 16 Jul 2012 03:05 PM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Three Kenyan police officers were killed in an ambush in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border on Monday, the local police chief said, the latest in a rash of attacks in the region. Kenya has been hit by a wave of grenade and bomb attacks since its troops crossed into Somalia last October and has blamed al Shabaab, al Qaeda-linked militants, and the group's sympathizers inside its lawless neighbor. The attackers have targeted Kenya's northeast, the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa, threatening the country's lucrative tourist trade. ...

Tunisia's Islamists re-elect Ghannouchi as party chief Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Ennahda has re-elected moderate Rachid Ghannouchi to lead the Islamist party for two more years, sources said on Monday, an outcome that could reassure secularists worried about a slide into religious government. One Ennahda source close to Ghannouchi said he had taken more than 70 percent of the vote at the party's first public congress that began on Thursday. ...

U.S., Israel now on same page regarding Iran: Clinton Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the United States on the "same page" with regard to Iran, which both countries suspect is using a civilian nuclear programme as a cover to develop atomic weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. "It's absolutely fair to say that we are on the same page at this moment trying to figure our way forward to have the maximum impact on affecting the decisions that Iran makes," Clinton told reporters at a news conference in Jerusalem after extensive talks with Israeli leaders about Iran, Egypt and other issues. ...

Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:41 PM PDT Syrian rebels fired grenades at tanks and troops while regime armor shelled Damascus neighborhoods on Monday, sending terrified families fleeing the most sustained and widespread fighting in the capital since the start of the uprising 16 months ago.

Russia accuses West of blackmail on Syria plans Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:41 PM PDT Russia on Monday accused the West of effectively using blackmail to secure a new U.N. Security Council resolution that threatens sanctions and could open the door for possible future use of military force to end Syria's civil war.

US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:14 PM PDT U.S. Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city of Dubai, killing one person and injuring three.

Military mentor to NKorean leader dismissed Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:10 PM PDT Seven months ago, he was the guardian figure always at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's side, a top military official whose experience and position lent the young new ruler credibility with the troops. Now, Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho is out, dismissed from several powerful posts because of illness, state media said Monday in a brief surprise announcement just days after he last appeared in public.

2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai are freed Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were released unharmed on Monday after negotiations with security officials and tribal leaders.

Heathrow handles record numbers for Olympics Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:46 AM PDT Athletes, officials and media from all over the world poured into Heathrow Airport on Monday for the London Olympics, the first wave of a record number of passengers expected to pass through Europe's largest airport for the games that begin July 27.

Muslim holy period delays Sept. 11 case at Gitmo Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT A U.S. military judge agreed Monday to postpone the next court hearings at the Guantanamo Bay prison for five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks to avoid a conflict with the Muslim holy period of Ramadan.

Ghana questions 2 Peace Corps members on killing Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:34 PM PDT A U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana stabbed an alleged robber, who subsequently died, police said Monday.

2 Libyan journalists freed after abduction Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT A local Libyan TV station manager says two of his journalists have been freed after more than a week being held captive by militiamen from a onetime stronghold of ousted ruler Moammar Gadhafi.

Evidence shows Syrian security got comms from West Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:44 AM PDT As violence began racing through Syria last year, two European contractors were putting the finishing touches on an encrypted radio system that Syrian officials intended for their security forces, according to leaked company emails and three senior employees involved in the project.

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