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• Russia warns West over Syria after Obama threats
• Fighting in Lebanese city for second night, 7 killed
• Train crash delays Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case
• Greece needs more time to reform, PM Samaras tells paper
• Ethiopians mourn strongman ruler Meles, dead at 57
• U.N. atomic watchdog in new bid to unblock Iran probe
• Capriles tries to outdo Chavez in display of dynamism
• Egypt deployment of armor in Sinai worries Israel
• Former Cuban officials get prison terms for corruption
• Germany's Social Democrats want to renegotiate Swiss tax deal
• Syrian official warns US against intervention
• Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
• Assad's regime steps up use of air power
• Israel says Egypt violating peace treaty in Sinai
• Israeli archaeologist digs into Nazi death camp
• Syrian minister warns US against intervention
• Website of court that sentenced Pussy Riot hacked
• Afghan rockets damage US general's plane
• Europe's leaders face post-holiday blues
• 3 men linked to Jordan's Paralympic squad arrested

Russia warns West over Syria after Obama threats Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:49 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia warned the West on Tuesday against unilateral action on Syria, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama threatened "enormous consequences" if his Syrian counterpart used chemical or biological arms or even moved them in a menacing way. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after meeting China's top diplomat, said Moscow and Beijing were committed to "the need to strictly adhere to the norms of international law ... and not to allow their violation". ...

Fighting in Lebanese city for second night, 7 killed Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Seven people have been killed in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli as clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites, fuelled by tensions over the war in Syria, continued for a second night, security and medical sources said on Tuesday. Around 100 people have also been wounded since the fighting erupted on Monday evening, they said. Gunmen in the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh and their Alawite rivals in Jebel Mohsen have exchanged gun and grenade fire, despite action by Lebanese troops deployed in the port city, residents said. ...

Train crash delays Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:13 PM PDT GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A train wreck in the United States disrupted Internet connections to the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval base on Tuesday and caused a one-day delay in pretrial hearings for five prisoners accused of launching the September 11 attacks. Hearings had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the alleged mastermind of the hijacked plane attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four others facing death penalty charges of mass murder, terrorism and conspiring with al Qaeda. ...

Greece needs more time to reform, PM Samaras tells paper Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras wants international lenders to give his indebted country more time to complete reforms that have been demanded as a condition for financial aid, he told Germany's Bild newspaper. Samaras, who meets Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday and French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel later this week, said that would help Greece return to growth. ...

Ethiopians mourn strongman ruler Meles, dead at 57 Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:02 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopians descended on the centre of the capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday to mourn Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, their firm-handed ruler of more than two decades, whose body was flown home after his death in a Brussels hospital at 57. Supporters mourned him as the savior of a long-suffering nation and Washington praised its ally, but opponents hailed the death of an autocrat one group described as a "genocidal tyrant". Traffic was congested from the airport to his residence, where his body was to be put on display. ...

U.N. atomic watchdog in new bid to unblock Iran probe Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:25 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog will try to persuade Iran to address questions about its suspected nuclear weapons research at a meeting on Friday, more than two months after previous talks ended in failure. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a brief statement confirming the talks, to be held at Iran's diplomatic mission in Vienna, after diplomats told Reuters earlier on Tuesday that they expected a new meeting on that day. The talks, to be attended by senior IAEA officials, will take place just a few days before the U.N. ...

Capriles tries to outdo Chavez in display of dynamism Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT GUIGUE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Anyone doubting Henrique Capriles' commitment to a daunting election battle with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez should take a look at his neck. Or his elbows. Painful scratches bear witness to the over-excited female supporters who mob the opposition leader during tumultuous stops on his campaign to end nearly 14 years of rule by the South American country's socialist leader. ...

Egypt deployment of armor in Sinai worries Israel Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:30 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is concerned about the deployment of Egyptian armor in a push against militants in the neighboring Sinai desert, saying the vehicles' entry wasn't coordinated and is in violation of a 1979 peace treaty, an Israeli official said on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has not lodged any formal protest preferring to try and resolve the issue in quiet contacts including U.S. mediation, to avoid worsening ties with Cairo already strained since Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a popular revolt last year. ...

Former Cuban officials get prison terms for corruption Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Three former vice ministers in Cuba's Basic Industry Ministry and nine nickel industry executives have been sentenced to long prison terms for corruption, Cuban state media said on Tuesday. The officials and a former head of negotiations for Cubaniquel, the state-run nickel company, received sentences ranging from six to 12 years for "crimes associated with corruption during the negotiation, contracting and execution of the expansion of the Pedro Soto Alba (nickel) plant," in eastern Cuba, according to the Communist Party newspaper Granma. ...

Germany's Social Democrats want to renegotiate Swiss tax deal Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:20 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's main opposition party, which has threatened to bloc a tax deal with Switzerland arguing it is too lenient on tax evaders, wants to renegotiate the deal, one of the Social Democrats' leaders told Reuters on Tuesday. Switzerland and Germany struck a deal in April to levy taxes on German assets in Swiss accounts but Germany's Social Democrats have said they will block it in the Upper House, Bundesrat, saying it is too lax. Its opposition to the deal has strained relations between the two countries. ...

Syrian official warns US against intervention Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT A Syrian government official warned the United States Tuesday that military intervention in Syria could lead to regional turmoil as regime forces bombed a northern village and stormed a rebel-held Damascus suburb, killing dozens of people, activists said.

Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war.

Assad's regime steps up use of air power Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:03 PM PDT Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad's regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing a spike in civilian casualties.

Israel says Egypt violating peace treaty in Sinai Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:45 PM PDT Israel objected Tuesday to a move by Egypt's new leaders to deploy tanks in a volatile border area, calling the action a violation of the landmark 1979 peace accord between the two nations.

Israeli archaeologist digs into Nazi death camp Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT When Israeli archaeologist Yoram Haimi decided to investigate his family's unknown Holocaust history, he turned to the skill he knew best: He began to dig.

Syrian minister warns US against intervention Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT President Barack Obama's warning over chemical weapons in Syria indicates the West is looking for a pretext for military intervention, a senior Syrian government official said Tuesday following talks in Moscow.

Website of court that sentenced Pussy Riot hacked Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:12 PM PDT Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest.

Afghan rockets damage US general's plane Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war.

Europe's leaders face post-holiday blues Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:11 AM PDT After their holidays spent soaking up the August sun, Europe's political leaders are bracing themselves for storm clouds this fall.

3 men linked to Jordan's Paralympic squad arrested Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:17 PM PDT Three men linked to Jordan's Paralympic team were arrested and charged in Northern Ireland following allegations of sexual assault, British media reported Tuesday. It was not clear if the men were athletes or supporting members of Jordan's team.

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