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• Moscow suggests missiles have yet to reach Assad
• Iran's sponsorship of terrorism sees "marked resurgence" : U.S.
• International court tells El Salvador to allow abortion of deformed fetus
• Rwandans held in Britain on genocide extradition request
• Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads
• Toronto mayor vows to run again despite crack scandal, staff exodus
• Disneyland dry-ice blast threatens aura of 'happiest place on earth'
• Afghan massacre: In US soldier plea deal, signs combat stress was considered
• Senator wants entire Chicago gang arrested. Would that work?
• Americans see religion in decline yet want more of it. What's up with that?
• Syria's Assad 'confident in victory' in civil war
• Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says
• Tale of 2 converts shows Egypt's sectarian divide
• Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood
• Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talks offer
• Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
• Cuban blogger Sanchez back after world tour
• C-section OKed for pregnant woman in El Salvador
• 11 vanish from Mexico City bar in suspected kidnap
• Ricin attack puts spotlight on Bloomberg's gun control push
• C-section OK for pregnant woman in El Salvador
• Russian, U.S. and U.N. officials to meet on Syria on June 5
• In shift, Pope Francis walks procession
• US accused of withholding evidence in drug case
• Threatening letter sent to Obama, U.S. Secret Service says
• Assad says Russia will honor weapons deals
• Turkey arrests 12 in raids on 'terrorist' organization
• Tunisian Femen activist fined, remains jailed
• Induced labor OK for pregnant woman in El Salvador
• Cuban blogger Sanchez due back after world tour
• Israel to build 300 units in Jewish settlement
• Alarm grows as Iraqi forces fail to stem violence
• US VP Biden wraps up first leg of Brazil visit

Moscow suggests missiles have yet to reach Assad Posted: 30 May 2013 02:59 PM PDT By Mariam Karouny and Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday Moscow was still committed to sending him advanced anti-aircraft weapons, although a source close to the Russian defense ministry said the missiles had yet to arrive. The prospect of the missiles arriving is a serious worry for Western and regional countries opposing Assad which have called on Moscow not to send them. ...

Iran's sponsorship of terrorism sees "marked resurgence" : U.S. Posted: 30 May 2013 04:32 PM PDT By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's sponsorship of terrorism overseas underwent "a marked resurgence" in 2012, reaching levels not seen in 20 years, the U.S. State Department charged on Thursday in its annual report on trends in political violence. The report cited a series of actual and planned attacks in Europe and Asia linked to Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanon-based ally, including a July 2012 bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli citizens and a Bulgarian, and wounded 32 others. "The year 2012 was ... ...

International court tells El Salvador to allow abortion of deformed fetus Posted: 30 May 2013 03:56 PM PDT By Isabella Cota SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The regional human rights court for the Americas on Thursday told El Salvador it must let doctors perform an abortion on a woman carrying a seriously deformed fetus that has put her life at risk, but the Central American nation was not bound by the move. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights took the action after El Salvador's Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday rejecting an appeal brought by the 22-year-old woman at the center of the case. She had sought an abortion even though El Salvador banned all types of abortion in 1999. ...

Rwandans held in Britain on genocide extradition request Posted: 30 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Five Rwandans accused of involvement in the genocide that killed 800,000 people in just 100 days were arrested in Britain on Thursday after an extradition request from Rwanda, London police said. Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Charles Munyaneza, Celestin Ugirashebuja, Vincent Bajinya and Celestin Mutabaruka appeared at a London court under extradition warrants alleging genocide and murder, a police spokesman said. Four of the five were freed by the High Court in 2009, overturning a ministerial extradition order because of fears they would not get a fair trial in Rwanda. ...

Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads Posted: 30 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - A widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin has left his opponents asking: "Who's next?" Liberal economist Sergei Guriev's flight from Russia under pressure from state investigators has deepened the sense of alarm as the Kremlin broadens a drive to stifle dissent and quell protests that began in December 2011. ...

Toronto mayor vows to run again despite crack scandal, staff exodus Posted: 30 May 2013 02:54 PM PDT By Julie Gordon and Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford lost two more staff members on Thursday, two weeks after allegations first surfaced that the leader of Canada's largest city was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, something he has strongly denied. Security ushered policy advisor Brian Johnston out of city hall around midday on Thursday, and he told reporters he had resigned. Kia Nejatian, the mayor's executive assistant, also left his job, the city confirmed in a statement sent to local media. ...

Disneyland dry-ice blast threatens aura of 'happiest place on earth' Posted: 30 May 2013 04:34 PM PDT The sign at the entrance to Disneyland famously reads "The Happiest Place on Earth." But this week, the worries of the everyday world have intervened.

Afghan massacre: In US soldier plea deal, signs combat stress was considered Posted: 30 May 2013 03:03 PM PDT With news that Staff. Sgt. Robert Bales will plead guilty to the 2012 massacre of 16 Afghan civilians near his base in Kandahar province in order to avoid being executed come questions, too, about the extent to which veterans' pleas of post-traumatic stress might impact the sentences they receive.

Senator wants entire Chicago gang arrested. Would that work? Posted: 30 May 2013 02:46 PM PDT Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) is recommending that the next US attorney in Chicago step up federal efforts to combat street gang violence through mass arrests of the Gangster Disciples, the prevailing criminal outfit operating on Chicago streets.

Americans see religion in decline yet want more of it. What's up with that? Posted: 30 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT In many professional fields, from neuroscience to evolutionary biology, it's popular today to build entire careers on the study of religion. Where does faith come from? What does it achieve? Why is it so prevalent? And so on.

Syria's Assad 'confident in victory' in civil war Posted: 30 May 2013 02:35 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is "confident in victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned that Damascus would retaliate for any future Israeli airstrike on his territory.

Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says Posted: 30 May 2013 01:45 PM PDT MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his slain brother were innocent, their mother told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Tale of 2 converts shows Egypt's sectarian divide Posted: 30 May 2013 12:04 PM PDT ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — In one case, an Egyptian Christian man stabs his wife after she converts to Islam with the support of hard-line Islamists. Then after surrendering to police, he dies in mysterious circumstances, falling from a court building window.

Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood Posted: 30 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, Russian scientists said Thursday.

Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talks offer Posted: 30 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban withdrew their offer of peace talks Thursday, following the death of the group's deputy leader in an American drone attack, a spokesman for the group said, a blow to the incoming government of Nawaz Sharif that was elected partly on promises to restore security after years of deadly attacks.

Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill Posted: 30 May 2013 01:11 PM PDT ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any "public show" of affection by a same-sex couple.

Cuban blogger Sanchez back after world tour Posted: 30 May 2013 04:33 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez is back home after a more than three-month globe-trotting tour that has turned her into the most internationally recognizable face in the island's small dissident community.

C-section OKed for pregnant woman in El Salvador Posted: 30 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A seriously ill Salvadoran woman whose struggle to get a medical abortion drew international attention received permission on Thursday to end the troubled pregnancy with a cesarean section.

11 vanish from Mexico City bar in suspected kidnap Posted: 30 May 2013 03:46 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were brazenly kidnapped in broad daylight from an after-hours bar in Mexico City's Zona Rosa, a normally calm district of offices, restaurants, drinking spots and dance clubs, anguished relatives said Thursday.

Ricin attack puts spotlight on Bloomberg's gun control push Posted: 30 May 2013 03:39 PM PDT By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Letters laced with the deadly poison ricin sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the lobbying organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns illustrate how the group has emerged as a focal point of anger for opponents of gun control. Three letters containing an "oily substance" that turned out to be ricin were intercepted on their way to Bloomberg's office and the mayors group. A similar envelope was sent to President Barack Obama, the Secret Service confirmed on Thursday. ...

C-section OK for pregnant woman in El Salvador Posted: 30 May 2013 02:17 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's government gave permission Thursday for doctors to perform a premature delivery for a seriously ill woman whose pregnancy attorneys say is putting her life at risk.

Russian, U.S. and U.N. officials to meet on Syria on June 5 Posted: 30 May 2013 01:58 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian, U.S. and U.N. officials will meet next week to prepare for a proposed peace conference in June between warring sides in Syria, U.N. and U.S. officials said on Thursday. "We can confirm that on 5 June 2013 in Geneva, US, Russian and UN officials will hold a three-way meeting to further the preparations for the international conference on Syria envisioned under the U.S.-Russian initiative," a U.N. spokeswoman said in a statement. The meeting was agreed to in talks last week between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. ...

In shift, Pope Francis walks procession Posted: 30 May 2013 01:52 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has again broken with the practice of his predecessors, walking the full length of an annual 1.5 kilometer (mile-long) procession from one Roman basilica to another.

US accused of withholding evidence in drug case Posted: 30 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Two Colombians who were facing the prospect of spending the rest of their lives in a U.S. prison for drug trafficking will go home much sooner after prosecutors were accused of withholding evidence about payments by the Drug Enforcement Administration to police in the South American country.

Threatening letter sent to Obama, U.S. Secret Service says Posted: 30 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities intercepted a threatening letter addressed to President Barack Obama that was similar to ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Secret Service said on Thursday. Letters sent to Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin and contained a reference to gun control, New York police said on Wednesday. A Secret Service official said the White House letter was similar but did not elaborate. ...

Assad says Russia will honor weapons deals Posted: 30 May 2013 01:17 PM PDT By Dominic Evans and Thomas Grove BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has yet to send advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, a source close to the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday, but President Bashar al-Assad said Moscow was still committed to the contract to deliver them. A Lebanese newspaper had earlier quoted Assad as saying in an interview that Moscow had already sent a first shipment of S-300 missiles. When the actual interview was broadcast, however, the Syrian leader stopped short of saying the missiles had arrived. ...

Turkey arrests 12 in raids on 'terrorist' organization Posted: 30 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have arrested 12 people on suspicion of being members of a terrorist organization in raids across the country, a provincial governor said on Thursday. The police raids were carried out in Turkey's largest city Istanbul as well as in the southern provinces of Mersin, Adana and Hatay near the Syrian border, said Adana governor Huseyin Avni Cos. Cos said unknown chemical materials were found during the raids and sent away for investigation. He denied media reports that a small amount of the nerve agent sarin had been uncovered. ...

Tunisian Femen activist fined, remains jailed Posted: 30 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — A court convicted the Tunisian member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen Tuesday for carrying an "incendiary object" and fined her $182. She remains in custody pending more serious charges.

Induced labor OK for pregnant woman in El Salvador Posted: 30 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's health minister says the government has given permission to induce labor for a woman denied the right to terminate a pregnancy that her lawyers argue is putting her life at risk.

Cuban blogger Sanchez due back after world tour Posted: 30 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was heading home Thursday after a more than three-month globetrotting tour that has turned her into the most internationally recognizable face in the island's small dissident community.

Israel to build 300 units in Jewish settlement Posted: 30 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Housing Ministry said Thursday it has given the final go-ahead for the construction of 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in east Jerusalem, complicating the mission of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to renew Mideast peace talks.

Alarm grows as Iraqi forces fail to stem violence Posted: 30 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq are growing increasingly concerned over an unabated spike in violence that claimed at least another 33 lives on Thursday and is reviving fears of a return to widespread sectarian fighting.

US VP Biden wraps up first leg of Brazil visit Posted: 30 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up his visit to Rio de Janeiro with a visit to a slum on Thursday before traveling to Brasilia for a Friday meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

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