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• Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft
• Egypt's Mursi says falls short of goals, seeks to assuage critics
• Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning
• U.S. court fight starts for radical cleric sent from Britain
• Iranian relief workers in Libya freed
• Tehran's Grand Bazaar reopens, currency trade still frozen
• Israeli leaders confront political rift as election looms
• Captain killed, tourists hurt in blast on Greek boat
• French police kill one in raid linked to Jewish market attack
• Somali president names political newcomer as PM, urges unity
• Papal pardon expected for butler after conviction
• 5 terror suspects from UK appear in US courts
• 1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France
• NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border
• Putin strong at 60 but economic challenges loom
• Syria vows to 'crush' rebels, launches new attacks
• Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace
• UK health secretary backs 12-week abortion limit
• Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez freed from detention
• Egypt's president defends record of first 100 days
• Israel downs drone over its airspace, suspects Hezbollah
• Syria and Turkey edge closer to crisis as shelling continues
• A Venezuelan art group tries to win youth votes for Chávez
• In French print media, Anglicisms are 'le buzz'
• Chávez reelection at risk as Venezuela's oil heartland moves on
• Hamas election boycott leaves West Bank Palestinians with only one choice

Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military said, but it remained unclear where the aircraft had come from. The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich. It was kept under surveillance and followed by Israeli air force jets before it was shot down above a forest in an unpopulated area near the border with the occupied West Bank. Leibovich said it was shot down at about 10 a.m. ...

Egypt's Mursi says falls short of goals, seeks to assuage critics Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he had fallen short of goals he promised to fulfill in his first 100 days in office, but aimed to assuage critics by highlighting his most prominent achievements. Mursi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood, was handed power in June by the army council that ruled Egypt for 16 months following Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising in 2011 and after a presidential election. ...

Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:26 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey returned fire after Syrian mortar bombs landed in a field in southern Turkey on Saturday, the day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned Syria that Turkey would not shy away from war if provoked. It was the fourth day of Turkish retaliation for firing by Syrian forces that killed five Turkish civilians on Wednesday. The exchanges are the most serious cross-border violence in Syria's conflict, which began as a democracy uprising but has evolved into a civil war with sectarian overtones. They highlight how the crisis could destabilize the region. ...

U.S. court fight starts for radical cleric sent from Britain Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri appeared in federal court in New York on Saturday after Britain extradited the one-eyed radical preacher to the United States to face trial and a potential life sentence on terrorism charges. The Egyptian-born Abu Hamza, 54, is accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping in Yemen and plotting to open a training camp for militants in the United States. He was flown late on Friday to the United States along with four other men also wanted on U.S. terrorism charges. ...

Iranian relief workers in Libya freed Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Seven Iranian relief workers who had been taken hostage by an armed group in July in the Libyan city of Benghazi were freed on Saturday, a Libyan security source and the Libyan Red Crescent Association said. The seven Iranian men arrived in Benghazi in late July as guests of the Libyan Red Crescent to help with relief work in the city. They were seized from their vehicle by an unknown armed group in the heart of Benghazi. ...

Tehran's Grand Bazaar reopens, currency trade still frozen Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Tehran's Grand Bazaar reopened under close police supervision on Saturday, traders said, days after it was shut by clashes between riot police and protesters blaming the government for the collapse of the Iranian currency. Iran's government remained locked in a test of wills with currency dealers as it tried unsuccessfully to impose a stronger exchange rate for the rial, which lost about a third of its value in 10 days. ...

Israeli leaders confront political rift as election looms Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his defense minister, Ehud Barak, on Saturday to discuss allegations he had undermined the premier during recent trips to the United States, raising further speculation of an early election. The rift between Netanyahu and Barak, once close allies who have largely presented a united front when it comes to dealing with what they see as an Iranian drive to obtain a nuclear bomb, could grow into an issue that brings down the government. ...

Captain killed, tourists hurt in blast on Greek boat Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - A small replica cannon blew up on a mock pirate ship off the southern Aegean island of Kos on Saturday, killing the boat's captain and injuring five passengers, Greek coastguard officials said. The cannon had been loaded with explosive powder, such as that found in fireworks. A coastguard official, who declined to be named, said the captain died in the explosion. Two Dutch passengers, a Belgian and two German children were hurt, a second coastguard official told Reuters. ...

French police kill one in raid linked to Jewish market attack Posted: 06 Oct 2012 11:08 AM PDT STRASBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) - An Islamist suspected of a grenade attack on a Jewish market was shot and killed by police in the northeastern city of Strasbourg on Saturday and 11 others detained in what prosecutors called a "vast anti-terrorist operation". Elite police squads carried out simultaneous operations against a network of radical Islamists in the Paris region and in Strasbourg, Nice and Cannes early on Saturday. ...

Somali president names political newcomer as PM, urges unity Posted: 06 Oct 2012 11:58 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday named political newcomer Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid as the country's new prime minister, a man diplomats say is untainted by the clan rivalry and feuding that has plagued Somalia for decades. "I know (Saaid) and have selected him because he is competent," said Mohamud, who along with his prime minister face the daunting task of trying to set up Somalia's first effective central government since the outbreak of civil war in 1991. "I urge the parliament and the civilians to support him," he said in a statement. ...

Papal pardon expected for butler after conviction Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:25 AM PDT A painful and damaging chapter in Pope Benedict XVI's papacy closed Saturday with the conviction of his former butler on charges he stole the pontiff's private letters and leaked them to a journalist. But questions remain as to whether anyone else was involved in the plot, and when the pope will pardon his once-trusted aide.

5 terror suspects from UK appear in US courts Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:43 PM PDT An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his prosthetic hooks, medication and special shoes were taken away from him. The preacher was one of five terror defendants rounded up in Britain and extradited overnight to the U.S.

1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery store led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted to Islam.

NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:44 AM PDT A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol, officials said.

Putin strong at 60 but economic challenges loom Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:20 AM PDT As he hits his 60th birthday, Vladimir Putin seems to be in the prime of life: He hang-glides with Siberian cranes, shows off judo moves and exudes supreme self-confidence at Russia's helm. But scratch the surface and a picture emerges of a surprisingly vulnerable leader whose fate hinges on the vagaries of oil prices and popular docility in the face of strong-arm tactics.

Syria vows to 'crush' rebels, launches new attacks Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT Syria's military will "crush" armed rebels, President Bashar Assad's defense minister warned Saturday, as the regime shelled rebel positions in two cities and near the Lebanese border in a widening offensive.

Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the military said.

UK health secretary backs 12-week abortion limit Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:59 AM PDT Britain's new health secretary has said he favors reducing the limit for women to have abortions from 24 weeks of pregnancy to 12, reigniting a divisive political debate and sparking criticism from women's rights activists Saturday.

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez freed from detention Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:28 PM PDT Cuban authorities released noted blogger Yoani Sanchez more than a day after she was taken into custody near the eastern city of Bayamo, where she traveled for a Spanish man's trial over a car crash that killed another prominent dissident.

Egypt's president defends record of first 100 days Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:12 PM PDT Egypt's new Islamist president on Saturday strongly defended his performance in his first 100 days in office, facing down criticism that little has been achieved even as he acknowledged that his administration has not fulfilled all of his promises and that much work lies ahead.

Israel downs drone over its airspace, suspects Hezbollah Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the military said.

Syria and Turkey edge closer to crisis as shelling continues Posted: 06 Oct 2012 10:51 AM PDT Turkey and Syria traded artillery fire for the fourth day in a row Saturday as rebels clashed with President Bashar Assad's forces near the border, heightening fears that the crisis could erupt into a regional conflict.

A Venezuelan art group tries to win youth votes for Chávez Posted: 06 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT The dueling campaigns of President Hugo Chávez and challenger Henrique Capriles Radonski have led the candidates to every corner of Venezuela; in President Chávez's case even the basketball court.

In French print media, Anglicisms are 'le buzz' Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT "Etes-vous un trader, une working girl successful, ou un web marketeur? Aimez-vous la Caesar salad, le fudge, et les grogs healthy?"

Chávez reelection at risk as Venezuela's oil heartland moves on Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT Here in the oil-rich eastern region of Venezuela, propaganda for President Hugo Chávez dominates the landscape, from spotless billboards by the airport to dusty banners over trash-strewn lots. A hillside water tank carries the name of Chávez's PSUV party.

Hamas election boycott leaves West Bank Palestinians with only one choice Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT Municipal elections in the West Bank are still three weeks away, but the self-styled patriarch of Nablus politics, Ghassan Shakaa, speaks as if he is already in the mayor's office.

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