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Behind Snowden's Hong Kong exit: fear and persuasion

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:08 PM PDT

A passenger walks to an immigration counter after entering the restricted area of the departure hall at Hong Kong AirportBy James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hunkered down in a small apartment in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden was running out of options. The United States had charged him with felonies under the Espionage Act and demanded that Hong Kong authorities arrest him. His trio of high-powered local lawyers had warned the former U.S. spy agency contractor he might be stuck in legal limbo for years - and possibly detained - if he stayed put and requested asylum in the city-state of Hong Kong, where authorities answer to China's central government in Beijing. ...


U.S. presses Russia as mystery over Snowden deepens

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:03 PM PDT

Russian policemen stand outside the embassy of Ecuador in MoscowBy Jeff Mason and Lidia Kelly WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States on Monday increased pressure on Russia to hand over Edward Snowden, the American charged with disclosing secret U.S. surveillance programs, and said it believed he was still in Moscow despite reports he was leaving for Cuba. Earlier Snowden, until recently a contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, had been expected to fly to Havana from Moscow, perhaps on the way to Ecuador, but he was not seen on the plane and Russian officials declined to say where he was. The U.S. ...


Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi'ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said. Some of the attacks targeted districts where Shi'ites were commemorating the anniversary of the birth of a revered Imam, but there also were explosions in mixed neighborhoods and districts with a high population of Sunnis. ...

Lebanon faces tumult after deadliest Syria-related clashes

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:08 PM PDT

Lebanese army soldiers deploy at a mosque complex, where hardline Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir was believed to be sheltering with his supporters in Abra near Sidon, southern LebanonBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government will try on Tuesday to secure the country after the deadliest violence since the start of a two-year conflict in neighboring Syria that has pushed Lebanon's myriad militia to clashes. Gunfights between the army and Sunni Muslim radical groups in the southern port of Sidon extended into Monday night after Lebanese soldiers stormed a complex holding gunmen loyal to a radical Islamist cleric and arrested dozens of his supporters. Violence also spread to the city of Tripoli in the north. ...


Qatari emir set to hand over to son, little policy change seen

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:27 PM PDT

Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrives at Al-Sadd Stadium for the final Crown Prince Cup soccer match between Al-Sadd and Lekhwaiya in DohaBy Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) - The emir of Qatar told his family on Monday he would hand power to his son, al Jazeera reported, preparing the wealthy gas-exporting Gulf Arab country for a highly unusual step in a region where hereditary rule normally means for life. The U.S.-allied state is geographically small, with 2 million people, but is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, a global investment powerhouse, a force in international media and a backer of Arab Spring revolts. ...


Brazil's Rousseff proposes political reform to quell protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:56 PM PDT

A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds a sign protesting proposed constitutional amendment PEC 37 at the Copacabana beach in Rio de JaneiroSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday proposed a popular referendum to embark on a sweeping political reform in response to the country's largest public protests in 20 years. Rousseff called for a public vote to eventually amend Brazil's constitution as she sought to seize the momentum in a national debate set off by two weeks of increasingly disruptive demonstrations. ...


Snowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:48 PM PDT

Light shines through a cabin window on seat 17A, the empty seat that an Aeroflot official said was booked in the name of former CIA technician Edward Snowden, shortly before Aeroflot flight SU150 takes off from Moscow to Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 24, 2013. Snowden, who has admitted to leaking National Security Agency secrets, was expected to fly from Russia to Cuba and Venezuela en route to possible asylum in Ecuador, but AP reporters on the flight never saw him get on board. (AP Photo/Max Seddon)HAVANA (AP) — Confusion over the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden grew on Monday after a jetliner flew from Moscow to Cuba with an empty seat booked in his name.


Send him back: US urges nations to return Snowden

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:59 PM PDT

A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong Sunday, June 23, 2013. The former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for revealing two highly classified surveillance programs has been allowed to leave for a "third country" because a U.S. extradition request did not fully comply with Hong Kong law, the territory's government said Sunday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. grasped for help Monday from both adversaries and uneasy allies in an effort to catch fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. The White House demanded that he be denied asylum, blasted China for letting him go and urged Russia to "do the right thing" and send him back to America to face espionage charges.


Angelina Jolie urges world to end rape in war

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:33 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the United Nations, actress Angelina Jolie makes her debut before the Security Council at the U.N. headquarters as a special envoy for refugees to urge the world's nations to make the fight against rape in war a top priority, Monday June 24, 2013. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said the Security Council has witnessed 67 years of wars and conflict since it was established "but the world has yet to take up warzone rape as a serious priority." (AP Photo/United Nations, Rick Bajornas)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Angelina Jolie made her debut before the U.N.'s most powerful body as a special envoy for refugees Monday and urged the world's nations to make the fight against rape in war a top priority.


Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 11, 2012 file photo, Italian former premier Silvio Berlusconi grimaces as he attends the funeral service of Italian entrepreneur Giampiero Cantoni in Milan. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi faces a verdict in his sensational sex-for-hire trial, charges that could bring an end to his two-decade political career. Berlusconi is charged with paying an under-age Moroccan teen for sex and then trying to cover it up with phone calls to Milan police officials when she was picked up for alleged theft. Berlusconi and the woman deny having had sex with each other. A court is expected to deliver a verdict Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant former premier, was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from politics for life Monday for paying an underage prostitute for sex during infamous "bunga bunga" parties and forcing public officials to cover it up.


Qatar’s Leadership Shakeup: Powerful Emir to Step Down for 33-Year-Old Son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:37 PM PDT

Residents of Qatar can finally stop holding their breath. On Monday evening, the nation's official Qatar News Agency announced that, Tuesday morning Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 61, will address the nation with a long awaited announcement that he would transfer power to his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, putting an end to rumors and speculation that have occupied this tiny, petroleum-rich Gulf nation for months.

Brazil sets $23B hike for transit after protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:54 PM PDT

A protestor with a Brazilian flag covering his face stands on the main road leading to the Castelao stadium before the start of a soccer Confederations Cup group B match between Nigeria and Spain in Fortaleza, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Small gatherings occurred Sunday in a few cities, no clashes were reported. On Saturday a quarter-million Brazilians protested in more than 100 cities, but the gatherings were less violent than those seen earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)SAO PAULO (AP) — Under pressure after more than a week of nationwide protests, Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff said Monday her government will spend $23 billion more on public transportation, promised to push a plebiscite on political reform and announced five core areas her government will focus on to improvements to government services.


Brazil sets $24B hike for transit after protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT

A man shouts slogans during a protest outside the home of Sergio Cabral, the governor of Rio de Janeiro state, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2013. A wave of protests have shaken Brazil and pushed the government to promise a crackdown on corruption and greater spending on social services. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SAO PAULO (AP) — Under pressure after more than a week of nationwide protests, Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff said Monday her government will spend $23 billion more on public transportation and announced five core areas that leaders will focus on to speed political reform and improvements to government services.


Brazil leader: $23B more to be spent on transit

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:59 PM PDT

A protestor with a Brazilian flag covering his face stands on the main road leading to the Castelao stadium before the start of a soccer Confederations Cup group B match between Nigeria and Spain in Fortaleza, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Small gatherings occurred Sunday in a few cities, no clashes were reported. On Saturday a quarter-million Brazilians protested in more than 100 cities, but the gatherings were less violent than those seen earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's president says her government will spend an additional $23 billion on public transportation in the face of mass protests calling for improved public services.


Writer who sued over 'Da Vinci Code' dies in UK

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Writer Michael Baigent, who gained attention for launching a lawsuit contending that "The Da Vinci Code" stole ideas from his own book, has died of a brain hemorrhage at age 65, his literary agent said Monday.

Italy court convicts Berlusconi on sex charges

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:43 PM PDT

People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in RomeBy Silvia Aloisi and Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi was handed a seven-year jail sentence on Monday for abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor, adding to the complications facing Italy's fragile left-right government. The former prime minister will not have to serve any jail time before he has exhausted an appeals process that could take years, but the conviction angered members of his centre-right party who questioned whether he should continue to support the coalition. ...


Clashes present test for Lebanon's weak military

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:24 PM PDT

Lebanese army soldiers help injured soldiers after clashes between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 24, 2013. Lebanese troops battled heavily armed followers of a hard-line Sunni cleric holed up in a mosque complex in a southern port city on Monday, the second day of fighting that has left more than a dozen of soldiers dead, the military said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's third-largest city of Sidon was turned into a battle zone Monday as the military fought heavily armed followers of an extremist Sunni Muslim cleric holed up in a mosque.


Egypt's presidency: military won't step in

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:24 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian presidential spokesman on Monday dismissed an apparent threat by the military to both Egypt's president and opposition that it would step in if political fighting descends into chaos, as president's allies prepare for another mass rally in few days to counter June 30 opposition-led demonstrations.

Summer suit making a comeback for 2014 in Milan

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Models wear creations for Emporio Armani men's Spring-Summer 2014 collection part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)MILAN (AP) — The summer suit makes a huge comeback for next year's warmer months, in more shapes, fabrics and colors than ever before.


Sectarian killing rattles fearful Egypt

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Egyptians carry coffin of Shi'ite victim, killed in sectarian violence, before funeral prayers in El Sayeda Nafisa Mosque in CairoBy Alastair Macdonald and Shadia Nasralla CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president, accused of fuelling sectarian hatred, promised swift justice on Monday for a deadly attack on minority Shi'ites as he tried to quell broader factional conflict to avoid a threatened military intervention. The army, which handed power to elected Sunni Islamists a year ago after decades of oppression, have warned Mohamed Mursi - and his liberal opponents - to end an increasingly violent deadlock or see troops back on the streets to impose order. There was little sign of reconciliation, however. ...


Germany proposes delaying EU-Turkey talks over protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:55 PM PDT

German Foreign Affairs Minister Westerwelle speaks during a joint news conference with his Afghan counterpart Rasoul in KabulBy Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Germany proposed on Monday postponing a new round of EU membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal the bloc's displeasure at its crackdown on anti-government protests. The European Union had planned to revive Turkey's EU ambitions on Wednesday by opening a new chapter, or policy area, in the talks - the first opened since 2010. ...


Brazil leader meets core protest group

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

A man shouts slogans during a protest outside the home of Sergio Cabral, the governor of Rio de Janeiro state, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2013. A wave of protests have shaken Brazil and pushed the government to promise a crackdown on corruption and greater spending on social services. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff scrambled to contain nationwide protests Monday by meeting with the leaders of a free-transit activist group that launched the first demonstrations more than a week ago and has called for new actions Tuesday.


Series of bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least 42

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the annual festival of Shabaniyah, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the ninth-century Shiite leader known as the Hidden Imam, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of evening bombings near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed at least 42 people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq.


Court invites Qataris to swear loyalty to new emir: al Jazeera

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrives at Al-Sadd Stadium for the final Crown Prince Cup soccer match between Al-Sadd and Lekhwaiya in DohaDUBAI (Reuters) - Qataris are being invited to go to the royal court on Tuesday and Wednesday to swear loyalty to Crown Prince Tamim as the Gulf Arab state's new emir, Qatari-owned al Jazeera television reported on Monday. "The Emiri Diwan (royal court) will receive citizens tomorrow and the day after to pledge allegiance to Sheikh Tamim as the country's emir," the station said, following reports that the emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 61, planned to hand power on Tuesday to Sheikh Tamim, 33, his son. (Reporting by Sami Aboudi; Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Alison Williams)


Syria: Arming rebels is 'dangerous' US decision

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The decision by the United States and its allies to arm rebel groups in Syria is "very dangerous" and will prolong the violence and killing, Syria's foreign minister said Monday.

Central African Republic gold mine collapses, at least 37 dead

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:22 PM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - At least 37 gold miners died and many others were injured in the Central African Republic when a pit in which they were working collapsed after heavy rains, the country's presidency said on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday at a gold mine in Ndassima, some 440 km (273 miles) east of the capital, Bangui, and three days of national mourning have been declared. "The toll of 37 is provisional as there were many injured," said Prosper Ndouba, spokesman for the president's office. ...

Greece: Socialists handed key posts in new cabinet

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos leaves the official residence of conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens on Monday, June 24, 2013. Members of Venizelos' PASOK party are expenced to be handed top posts in a cabinet reshuffle due to be finalized late Monday, in the wake of a political crisis triggered by Samaras' decision to shut down state broadcaster ERT. Samaras' year-old government narrowly avoided collapse after he ordered ERT's closure on June 11. Coalition member Democratic Left pulled out of the government last week, cutting its majority in parliament to just three seats. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece's minority Socialist party were handed key posts in a cabinet reshuffle Monday, following a political crisis over the decision by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to shut state broadcaster ERT.


Egypt's Shiite killings raise alarm on hate speech

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Egyptians carry the coffin of a Shiite man during the funeral procession of four Shiites outside the Sayida Nafisa mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 24, 2013. Egypt's Islamist president condemns the killing of four Shiites by a Sunni Muslim mob that beat the men to death in their homes. But critics say he is in part to blame for implicitly supporting his hard-line allies as they stir up incitement against Shiites over Syria's civil war, and they warn that militant Islamists are acting with impunity. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president on Monday condemned the brutal killing of four Shiites by a cheering Sunni Muslim mob while the police looked on, saying the culprits must be swiftly brought to justice.


Italy minister resigns over tax troubles

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Italian Minister for Sports Josefa Idem attends a press conference at Chigi palace, Premier's office, in Rome, Saturday, June 22, 2013. Premier Enrico Letta's cross-party government is facing one of its first major fissures as pressure mounts for the equal opportunities minister to resign over tax troubles. Josefa Idem, a German-born eight-time Olympic kayaker, has admitted that there were irregularities in the tax payments on one of her residences. She has apologized, saying she had trusted professionals to build and register the structure correctly, and said the problems were being fixed. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ROME (AP) — Italy's equal opportunities minister, a German-born, eight-time Olympic kayaker, has resigned over tax troubles in a case with both racist and sexist overtones.


President's son says Uganda not a monarchy after succession row

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:09 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he would not inherit power like a monarch, after a general accused Uganda's veteran leader of grooming his son to take over. But son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who commands an elite military unit, did not rule out standing for election for the post in the future in comments published by his spokesman on Facebook. ...

Report: Qatar's emir plans to step down for son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Qatar's emir moves to hand power over to his son, aiming to bring a youthful new face to rule in a tiny Gulf nation that has become one of the most powerful in the Middle East, aggressively spreading its influence through cash. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad, File)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar's ruler said Monday he plans to transfer power to his 33-year-old son, the Gulf nation's crown prince, a report said, in what would mark a rare transition of authority in a region where most leaders remain until death.


Lebanon clashes present test for weak military

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Lebanese army soldiers help injured soldiers after clashes between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 24, 2013. Lebanese troops battled heavily armed followers of a hard-line Sunni cleric holed up in a mosque complex in a southern port city on Monday, the second day of fighting that has left more than a dozen of soldiers dead, the military said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's third-largest city was turned into a battle zone Monday as the military battled heavily armed followers of an extremist Sunni cleric holed up in a mosque in a southern port city.


Germany investigates commander of Nazi-led unit

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:57 AM PDT

In this May 22, 1990 photo, Michael Karkoc, photographed in Lauderdale, Minn. prior to a visit to Minnesota from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in early June of 1990. Karkoc a top commander whose Nazi SS-led unit is blamed for burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff)BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Monday that they opened a formal preliminary investigation of a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit during World War II, to determine whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and seek his extradition.


South Africa leader: Mandela 'asleep' during visit

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president on Monday said a critically ill Nelson Mandela was "asleep" when he visited the 94-year-old at the hospital, and he urged the country to pray for Mandela, describing him as the "father of democracy" who made extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of his people.

White House presses Russia to expel Snowden; sharp words for China

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Journalists show an iPad with the picture of Snowden, former contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency, to passengers of a flight from Hong Kong to find out if Snowden was aboard the plane, in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airportBy Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pressed Russia on Monday to exercise all options to expel Edward Snowden and slammed China for allowing the former U.S. spy agency contractor who disclosed government surveillance secrets to leave Hong Kong. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters it was the U.S. assumption that Snowden was still in Russia and he dismissed suggestions that the decision to allow Snowden to depart Hong Kong was a technical one. ...


Silvio Berlusconi Convicted of Having Sex with Underage Prostitute. But Will He Go to Jail?

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

A lower court in Milan sentenced former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in jail for paying for sex with a minor and covering it up – but don't expect the media tycoon to go to prison anytime soon.

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