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• Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo
• China to hold Gu Kailai murder trial on Aug 9-sources
• Suicide bomber kills 25 in southern Yemen village
• Iran tests short-range missile with new guidance system
• German politicians concerned about bigger role for ESM
• Sudan, South Sudan reach oil deal, will hold border talks
• Clinton warns Kenya on cost of election unrest
• U.N. calls for credible probe into Myanmar sectarian unrest
• Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic
• Sweden "counter-jihad" rally outnumbered by anti-racists
• Iran TV: 48 Iranians kidnapped in Syria
• EYES ON LONDON: Rackets, Bolt factor, Pistorius
• Afghan parliament votes to oust key ministers
• Abbas to move on UN membership bid in September
• Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial
• China blames West for failure on Syrian crisis
• Sudan and South Sudan strike oil exportation deal
• Pakistan: Main NATO supply route reopens
• EYES ON LONDON: A big Olympic night for Britain
• Gunmen kidnap Iranians just outside Syrian capital

Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo Posted: 04 Aug 2012 03:27 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces used artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Syria's biggest city, witnesses said, in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. After U.N. Security Council paralysis on Syria forced peace envoy Kofi Annan to resign last week, and with his ceasefire plan a distant memory, rebels were battered on Saturday by the onslaught they had expected in Aleppo and the capital Damascus. ...

China to hold Gu Kailai murder trial on Aug 9-sources Posted: 04 Aug 2012 01:31 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will open the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted Communist Party Politburo member Bo Xilai, on August 9, two sources said on Friday, a case at the center of a scandal that has rocked the government and could bring Gu the death penalty. Both sources requested anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the case, and provided no other details. China only last week formally announced Gu's indictment on charges of murdering a British man in November. ...

Suicide bomber kills 25 in southern Yemen village Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:48 PM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck at a funeral in a village in Yemen's southern province of Abyan overnight, killing at least 25 tribal fighters and wounding dozens more, officials and medics said on Sunday. The bomber targeted tribesmen who fought alongside the Yemeni army during an offensive against al Qaeda-linked militants in Abyan that the government hailed as a major victory in June. "We have many people with critical injuries and we don't have the means to treat them," said a doctor at al-Razi hospital, which was filling up with the wounded. ...

Iran tests short-range missile with new guidance system Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:08 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired a new, more accurate short-range missile capable of striking land and sea targets, it said on Saturday, a show of strength that underscored its ability to hit shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if attacked. Israel has said it is considering military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites if the Islamic Republic does not resolve Western fears it is developing atomic weapons technology, something Tehran denies. Iran says it could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the region if it comes under attack. ...

German politicians concerned about bigger role for ESM Posted: 04 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Politicians in Germany's ruling centre-right coalition have expressed renewed concerns about an increased role for the euro zone's permanent bailout fund, which is at the centre of a court case after the German parliament approved it in basic form. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told Germany's weekly Focus magazine he was opposed both to broadening the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the euro zone's permanent bailout mechanism, and to stepping up purchases of European sovereign bonds. ...

Sudan, South Sudan reach oil deal, will hold border talks Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan said on Saturday it had reached a deal with South Sudan on oil transit fees, a first step towards ending a dispute which had brought the hostile neighbors close to war, but also said it wanted a border security agreement before oil flows resumed. The shareout of oil revenues was one of the biggest issues left unresolved when South Sudan became independent in July last year, under a 2005 agreement that ended decades of civil war, and fighting along the ill-defined border pushed them close to war in April. U.S. ...

Clinton warns Kenya on cost of election unrest Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:47 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Kenya on Saturday to hold free and fair elections and be a role model for Africa, underlining the need to avoid the bloodshed and economic loss suffered during the last vote five years ago. The general election next March will be the first since a disputed poll in 2007 that set off a politically based ethnic slaughter in which more than 1,200 people were killed. "We urge that the nation come together and prepare for elections which will be a real model for the entire world," Clinton told reporters in Nairobi. ...

U.N. calls for credible probe into Myanmar sectarian unrest Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:27 AM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - A top United Nations envoy on Saturday voiced grave concern over alleged abuses by Myanmar security forces after sectarian violence in Rakhine State and urged a full and credible state investigation. Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special human rights rapporteur, called on the government to find out the truth about violence in June between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslim Rohingyas and address reports of extrajudicial killings and torture by its police and soldiers. "I am concerned ... ...

Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto kept on a westerly course in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and will soon bulk up into a hurricane that may soak Jamaica as it passes by the island, U.S. forecasters said. Officials in Jamaica issued a tropical storm warning as Ernesto moved in open waters at 18 miles per hour on a predicted track that should keep it at sea until a forecast landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday. ...

Sweden "counter-jihad" rally outnumbered by anti-racists Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Stockholm rally by European and U.S. far-right groups seeking to create a global "counter-jihad" movement attracted fewer than 200 people on Saturday who were outnumbered by anti-racist protesters. Police said the rival demonstration was kept apart from the far-right rally and drew a few hundred people, a small number of whom were detained. The far-right rally was organized by groups including the English Defence League (EDL) which has been a driving force behind a handful of similar events, most recently a Danish rally in March. ...

Iran TV: 48 Iranians kidnapped in Syria Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:41 AM PDT In a brazen daylight kidnapping, gunmen snatched a bus filled with 48 Iranian pilgrims from a Damascus suburb Saturday as they headed to visit a shrine holy to Shiites, reported Iranian state television.

EYES ON LONDON: Rackets, Bolt factor, Pistorius Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:01 AM PDT Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

Afghan parliament votes to oust key ministers Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:45 AM PDT The Afghan parliament voted Saturday to dismiss the country's defense and interior ministers, a move that threatens to throw the country's security apparatus into confusion as foreign forces withdraw.

Abbas to move on UN membership bid in September Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:41 AM PDT Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will take a first procedural step toward seeking U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine when he addresses the General Assembly in late September, but has not decided when to ask for a vote on his request, the Palestinian foreign minister said Saturday.

Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims.

China blames West for failure on Syrian crisis Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:33 AM PDT China said Saturday that the West should be blamed for obstructing a diplomatic and political solution to Syria's crisis because it advocated regime change, dismissing criticism by the United States and others that China and Russia have hindered peace efforts.

Sudan and South Sudan strike oil exportation deal Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT South Sudan and Sudan said Saturday they struck a deal over the south's exportation of oil through Sudan's pipelines and the distribution of oil revenues, two major stumbling blocks for long-term peace between the countries that emerged from decades of war.

Pakistan: Main NATO supply route reopens Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:54 AM PDT A Pakistani border official says a key crossing to Afghanistan in the country's northwest has been reopened for NATO supplies after being closed for nearly two weeks due to a militant attack.

EYES ON LONDON: A big Olympic night for Britain Posted: 04 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

Gunmen kidnap Iranians just outside Syrian capital Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT Gunmen snatched 47 Iranian pilgrims just outside Damascus on Saturday in a brazen attack that revealed the growing instability at the center of President Bashar Assad's power.

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