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• Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
• Netanyahu urges international "red lines" to stop Iran
• Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil
• Massacre trial exposes inconvenient truth for India's BJP
• Recalling 1812 battle, Putin calls for unity in Russia
• South Africa withdraws miners' murder charges for now
• Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea
• Thirteen police injured in Northern Ireland sectarian clashes
• U.S. drone kills five suspected militants in Yemen
• U.S. suspends training of Afghan local police force
• Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August
• Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
• Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case
• US stops training some Afghan forces after attacks
• A first: Veiled woman reads news on Egypt state TV
• SAfrica to withdraw murder charges against miners
• Israeli leader calls for 'clear red line' on Iran
• AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Paralympics Games
• Pussy Riot: No regrets despite prison sentence
• Yemen: Drone kills alleged tanker attacker

Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising. Syrian state television said four people were wounded in what it called a terrorist attack on the General Staff compound in the highly guarded Abu Rummaneh district, where another bomb attack killed four of Assad's top lieutenants two months ago. ...

Netanyahu urges international "red lines" to stop Iran Posted: 02 Sep 2012 07:48 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Sunday to set a "clear red line" for Tehran's atomic program that would convince Iran they were determined to prevent it from obtaining nuclear arms. Netanyahu's remarks suggested a growing impatience with Israel's main ally, the United States, and other countries that have been pressing him to give diplomacy and sanctions more time to work and hold off on any go-it-alone strike on Iran. Recent heightened Israeli rhetoric has stoked speculation that Israel might attack Iran before the U.S. ...

Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - To many in this coastal metropolis, Rio de Janeiro has never had it so good. After decades of decay, crippling crime rates, and a loss of big business to rival São Paulo, Rio is on the rise. A recent boom in Brazil's economy, the discovery of massive offshore oilfields nearby, and Rio's planned hosting of the World Cup and Olympics in the next four years have restored some of the splendor to the tropical city of 6.5 million people. But one local official is tired of the exuberance. ...

Massacre trial exposes inconvenient truth for India's BJP Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:21 PM PDT AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Ten years on, Abdul Sheikh can still hardly believe that the doctor who had performed an ultrasound scan on his pregnant wife turned out to be a ringleader in the orgy of violence that killed both the mother and her unborn child. "I remember hearing the commotion and I rushed out to find Dr. Kodnani inciting a mob of thousands, screaming 'kill those bastards!'," said Sheikh, one of the witnesses whose testimony led last week to the jailing of 31 people for hunting down and slaughtering dozens of Muslims in 2002. ...

Recalling 1812 battle, Putin calls for unity in Russia Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:19 AM PDT BORODINO, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin made a rousing call for unity among Russia's diverse ethnic and religious groups on Sunday as he led commemorations of a battle 200 years ago that led to the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Standing by a monument at the scene of the 1812 Battle of Borodino, 120 km (75 miles) west of Moscow, Putin delivered a speech extolling the virtues of patriotism that enabled Russia to repel the French army in 1812. ...

South Africa withdraws miners' murder charges for now Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:18 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African prosecutors provisionally withdrew murder charges on Sunday against 270 miners who had been accused of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police, but said they could be recharged when investigations are complete. Public anger had been mounting at the charges, made under an apartheid-era law under which the miners were deemed to have had a "common purpose" in the murder of their co-workers. ...

Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:42 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, the founder and head of the Unification Church which has millions of followers around the world, died at a retreat near the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday, church officials said. Moon was 92 and had suffered complications from pneumonia, the officials said. Moon had been hospitalized in Seoul in mid-August and was moved to the retreat last week when his family and church believed there was little chance of recovery. ...

Thirteen police injured in Northern Ireland sectarian clashes Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:53 PM PDT BELFAST (Reuters) - At least 13 police were injured in clashes between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland on Sunday in a dispute over the rights of the two communities to hold parades in the area. Police fired water cannon after protesters from both sides threw bottles and stones at officers trying to separate the rival groups in north Belfast. At least three officers were taken to hospital, a police spokeswoman said. The disturbances followed a march by a Catholic Irish nationalist band in an area where pro-British Protestant groups were recently barred from marching. ...

U.S. drone kills five suspected militants in Yemen Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:33 AM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Five suspected militants linked to al Qaeda were killed by a U.S. drone attack on Sunday in central Yemen, in what appears to be stepped up strikes by unmanned aircraft on Islamists. The strike took place in the city of Radaa on a vehicle which was believed to be carrying militants, officials said. "Five were killed and eight injured and we are still investigating who these men are and in what way they were linked to al Qaeda," one official said. ...

U.S. suspends training of Afghan local police force Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:05 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said on Sunday they have suspended training new recruits to the Afghan Local Police (ALP) amid a spike in the number of insider attacks which are damaging trust between Afghans and their allies. The ALP is a militia, set up two years ago by U.S. Forces, in villages where the national police force -- a separate body trained by NATO -- is weak. The ALP has been beset by allegations of abuse and widespread corruption. ...

Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT Activist groups said Sunday that about 5,000 people were killed in Syria's civil war in August, the highest figure ever reported in more than 17 months of fighting as President Bashar Assad's regime unleashed crushing air power against the revolt for the first time.

Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshippers.

Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT A Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of a Quran in a Christian girl's bag to make it seem like she burned the Islamic holy book, a surprising twist in a case that caused an international outcry over the country's strict blasphemy laws.

US stops training some Afghan forces after attacks Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT The U.S. military has halted the training of some Afghan forces while it digs deeper into their background following a surge of attacks by soldiers and police on their international partners, officials said Sunday.

A first: Veiled woman reads news on Egypt state TV Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT A female Egyptian news presenter appeared on state television wearing a veil for the first time on Sunday after the Islamist-dominated government lifted an effective ban that had been in place for decades under secular-leaning regimes of the past.

SAfrica to withdraw murder charges against miners Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:25 AM PDT South Africa's top prosecutor announced Sunday that she is withdrawing controversial murder charges against 270 miners for the killings of 34 striking co-workers shot dead by police.

Israeli leader calls for 'clear red line' on Iran Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT Israel's prime minister on Sunday urged the international community to get tougher against Iran, saying that without a "clear red line," Tehran will not halt its nuclear program.

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Paralympics Games Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT The images are inspiring as athletes from around the globe show their prowess on the track, in the pool and on the field with their talents far overshadowing their disabilities at the Paralympics Games.

Pussy Riot: No regrets despite prison sentence Posted: 02 Sep 2012 07:45 AM PDT Jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova says she regrets nothing about the band's anti-government performance in a cathedral that got them convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to two years behind bars.

Yemen: Drone kills alleged tanker attacker Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:33 PM PDT A U.S. drone strike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida militant wanted for allegedly masterminding a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker, Yemeni military officials said.

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