2013年7月23日星期二

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At least nine die in Cairo violence, two killed in Sinai

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:36 PM PDT

By Asma Alsharif and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday in clashes between opponents and Islamist supporters of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi, state-run media reported, keeping the most populous Arab nation in turmoil. The violence broke out before dawn near a Brotherhood protest at Cairo University, where Mursi supporters have been camped out since the army removed the Islamist politician from power on July 3 following protests against his rule. ...

U.S. arming of Syria rebels could be temporary, slow: officials

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:02 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter sits on a sofa in the old city of AleppoBy Mark Hosenball and Susan Cornwell (Reuters) - U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels passed one congressional hurdle but may face more when funding runs out in two months, further delaying the flow of weapons, U.S. officials and other sources said. House and Senate intelligence panels this month agreed to a White House plan to provide arms to rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, despite lawmakers' reservations about the its chances of success. But a U.S. ...


Bulgarian protesters block parliament, scuffle with police

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:59 PM PDT

Police guard a bus trying to get deputies out of the parliament in SofiaBy Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters built barricades around Bulgaria's parliament, effectively trapping over 100 lawmakers, ministers, and journalists in the building for more than seven hours on Tuesday following a brief scuffle with police. Protesters pulled out sidewalk tiles and piled garbage bins to cut off roads to Bulgaria's parliament, shouting "Mafia!" and "Resign!" and "Red Garbage!", to keep the deputies under blockade until the Socialist-led government steps down. ...


Despite promises to talk, new Pakistan PM gets tough on insurgents

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:45 PM PDT

Pakistan's newly elected PM Sharif arrives to inspect the guard of honor in IslamabadBy Maria Golovnina and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Months after promising peace talks with Islamist insurgents, Pakistan's new prime minister appears to be backing down and accepting that the use of military force may be unavoidable in the face of escalating violence across the South Asian country. Almost 200 people have been killed in rebel attacks in Pakistan since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to power last month, advocating peace talks with the Pakistani branch of the Taliban. ...


Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, formed earlier this year through a merger of al Qaeda's affiliates in Syria and Iraq, said it had stormed Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail and another, some 20 km (12 miles) north of capital, after months of preparation. ...


Britain's William and Kate keep world waiting for baby's name

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:04 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles waves to the crowd during a visit to the harbour in BridlingtonBy Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate kept the world guessing about the name of their first child as they left hospital to start family life with the future king. "We are still working on a name, so we will have that as soon as we can," William told reporters outside St Mary's Hospital in London on Tuesday. "It is the first time we have seen him really, so we are having a proper chance to catch up. ...


Bomb explodes at Egypt police station, 12 injured

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:58 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a police station in a province north of Cairo early on Wednesday, wounding 12 people, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Unknown assailants threw the bomb from a passing car in Mansoura, the capital of Dakhalia province, two security sources told Reuters. The security sources said five police officers were hurt; the ministry said 12 people were injured. The explosion occurred after a day of clashes between opponents and Islamist supporters of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Mursi, killed nine people in Cairo. ...

Bikinis make way for rosaries on Brazil beach as youths await pope

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:31 PM PDT

Pilgrims cheer as policemen patrol on deck and Brazilian Navy ship patrols coast ahead World Youth Day in Rio de JaneiroBy Philip Pullella Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of young Catholics from around the world flocked to Rio's famed Copacabana beach on Tuesday to kick off a youth festival that will feature several appearances by Pope Francis. Bikinis and beach volleyball gave way to rosaries and prayers for world peace as youths settled on the urban shoreline for a night of religious events related to World Youth Day, a biennial gathering of young Catholics. ...


Bomb explodes at Egypt police station, five officers hurt

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:26 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a police station in a province north of Cairo early on Wednesday, wounding five police officers, two security sources told Reuters. Unknown assailants threw the bomb from a passing car in Mansoura, the capital of Dakhalia province, they said. The explosion occurred after a day of clashes between opponents and Islamist supporters of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Mursi, killed nine people in Cairo. (Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

William, Kate, show off their royal newborn son

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London's Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Kate presented their newborn son to the world for the first time Tuesday, drawing whoops and wild applause from well-wishers as they revealed the new face of the British monarchy — though not, yet, his name.


William and Kate keep world waiting for baby's name

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:03 PM PDT

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds her baby son outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital before leaving with Prince William, in central LondonBy Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William and his wife Kate kept the world guessing about the name of their first child as they left hospital to start family life with the future king. "We are still working on a name, so we will have that as soon as we can," William told reporters outside St Mary's Hospital in London on Tuesday. "It is the first time we have seen him really, so we are having a proper chance to catch up." George, James, Alexander and Louis are the bookmakers' favourites for the youngest royal, third in line to the British throne after Prince Charles and William. ...


Before the Abu Ghraib Jailbreak: Militant Escapes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:37 PM PDT

Sunni insurgents assaulted Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison on Monday in an astonishing attack that reportedly freed hundreds of inmates, including leading members of al-Qaeda. The jailbreak has raised fears that a rising Sunni insurgency will once again destabilize a country riven by sectarian divisions. U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq nearly two years ago.

Brazil police: Francis security 'positive' rating

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:21 PM PDT

A crowd of faithful cheer as Pope Francis rides in his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Even though Pope Francis' motorcade ended up stalled on a traffic-choked street and swarmed by thousands of faithful, Brazilian officials said Tuesday they evaluated security for the pontiff's arrival in Rio as "positive."


South Sudan's president sacks cabinet amid party power struggle

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:54 PM PDT

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir delivers a speech in the capital JubaBy Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sacked his cabinet, the deputy president and suspended his top negotiator at talks to defuse tensions with Sudan on Tuesday, state media said, amid talk of a succession struggle in the African oil producer. Analysts said Kiir was trying to stem dissent and divisions inside his ruling party over an economic crisis, largely the result of disputes with Sudan that have prevented it exporting its lifeblood crude oil, and endemic corruption. ...


Baby fever caps image turnaround for UK royals

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge react, as they talk to the media whilst holding the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, after posing for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London's Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — A crowd cheered, hundreds of cameras clicked and an image of familial perfection was beamed around the world.


Ex-CIA official to address government-wary hackers

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:35 PM PDT

KEDO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN NEW YORK.By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A former CIA official and a retired Air Force general will address next week's Def Con hacking convention, which for the first time asked federal officials to steer clear because of anger over alleged government spying. Joseph DeTrani, a long-time CIA official who served as a U.S. envoy in talks with North Korea regarding its nuclear activities, will open the hackers' conference on August 2 with a speech about weapons of mass destruction and cyber technology. Former Air Force General Robert Elder, who created one of the U.S. ...


Qatar concerned over continued bloodshed in Egypt: QNA

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT

A soldier tries to protect member of Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted President Mursi during clash with anti-Mursi protesters in CairoDUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, a main supporter of Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, expressed concern over bloodshed in Egypt after at least nine people died in clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted president, the QNA state news agency reported on Tuesday. The agency said the Qatari Foreign Ministry source also expressed concern over the continued detention of Mursi since the army forced him out of office earlier this month. ...


Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:20 PM PDT

Greek shipowner Restis leaves a court in AthensBy Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be detained by police since Greece sank into crisis. Restis, who has a stake in Greece's top-selling newspaper and other media as well as his shipping fleet, is being investigated over bad loans of up to 500 million euros ($660 million) at FBBank, a troubled lender that was wound down this year, court officials said. He has been accused of using his influence over the bank to secure a 5.8-million-euro ...


Canada toughens train rules after deadly disaster

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:16 PM PDT

FILE -- In a July 9, 2013 file photo workers comb through debris after a run away oil train derailed July 6, 2013 causing explosions, fire and destoying parts of Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Canadian transportation authorities banned one-man crews for trains with dangerous goods Tuesday, July 23, 2013, responding to calls for tougher regulations after the oil train derailment in Quebec killed 47 people. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson, file)TORONTO (AP) — Canadian transportation authorities banned one-man crews for trains with dangerous goods Tuesday, responding to calls for tougher regulations after an oil train derailment in Quebec killed 47 people.


Norway rejects U.N. experts claims on Somalia assistance

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT

A rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara in the Arabian Sea off the Coast of SomaliaUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Norway has complained to the U.N. Security Council that accusations by U.N. experts that Oslo's assistance to Somalia was a cover to promote the commercial interests of Norwegian oil companies were "completely unfounded and simply wrong." The U.N. Monitoring Group's annual report to the Security Council's sanctions committee on Somalia and Eritrea suggested Norway's development assistance to Somalia could be used "as a cover for its commercial interests there." In a letter to the Security Council, dated Monday, Charge d'Affaires of Norway's U.N. ...


Kenya to receive 40 billion shillings in aid from EU in 2014-2020

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:04 PM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday it will give Kenya 40 billion shillings ($458.45 million) between 2014 and 2020, for use in agriculture and other sectors, extending an aid program to the African country. The EU said the amount could be higher. It gave Kenya 46 billion shillings in its last aid program between 2008 and 2012. The EU said in a statement it was still in discussions with the Kenyan government on where the 40 billion shillings would be spent. Sectors that EU assistance has targeted in the past have included education, energy, roads and health. ...

Portugal president approves reshuffle, ending government rift

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

A man looks at the front pages of newspapers, with headlines about the statement of Portugal's President Silva, displayed in a shop in Sintra villageLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's president approved on Tuesday the promotion of junior coalition party leader Paulo Portas to deputy prime minister and a wider government reshuffle as proposed by premier Pedro Passos Coelho to ensure the ruling coalition's unity after a rift. The promotion of Portas, who leads the rightist CDS-PP party, from foreign minister to deputy prime minister coordinating talks with Lisbon's EU and IMF lenders has been a key condition to heal the rift which earlier this month had threatened to derail Lisbon's bailout. ...


Australia tells Britain not to forsake the European Union

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:57 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron answers questions at a concluding news conference after the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen,By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Australia has told Britain it hopes it will remain part of the European Union, becoming the latest country to intervene in an emotive domestic debate that may culminate in a referendum to decide if Britain leaves the 28-nation bloc. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to hold such a referendum by the end of 2017 if he wins the next parliamentary election in two years' time, responding to public concerns about perceived EU meddling in domestic affairs and signs that those EU states that use the euro may opt for greater integration. ...


Pope visiting Brazil's shrine to 'black Mary'

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT

The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Virgin of Guadalupe, another dark-complexioned Mary, is the patron saint of Mexico, and the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, who's often associated with Aparecida, is widely revered in Communist Cuba. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — The image of Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida, emblazons bumper stickers, presides over shops and dangles from gold chains around women's necks all over this continent-sized country. Replicas of the thin clay statue hang in places of pride on the walls of both the most sumptuous of mansions and the humblest of shacks.


U.S. tells Rwanda to stop support for M23 rebels in Congo

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:29 PM PDT

A M23 rebel trainer walks behind recruits during a training session in eastern Democratic Republic of CongoBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday called on Rwanda to end support for M23 rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, saying there was evidence Rwandan military officials were involved. It is the first response by Washington to recent M23 clashes with Congolese government forces near Goma, the largest city in the DRC's mineral-rich eastern region, but stayed clear of directly implicating Rwandan President Paul Kagame, a U.S. ally whose poverty-fighting programs are often heralded by donors. ...


Al-Qaida claims deadly prison raids in Iraq

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT

FILE - in this Sept. 2, 2006 file photo, an Iraqi army armored vehicle patrols outside the Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including some of its followers. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including some of its followers.


Yemen pardons journalist jailed for al-Qaida ties

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 file photo shows Yemeni journalist Abdelela Shayie appearing at the state security court in the capital Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen's president has pardoned a journalist who had been detained for three years and charged with allegedly helping al-Qaida on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Shayie's case has received international attention, particularly after President Barack Obama put pressure on Yemen's former president not to release him in 2011. (AP Photo, File)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's president on Tuesday pardoned a journalist who was jailed for three years on charges of helping al-Qaida and U.S. born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.


South Sudan's president sacks cabinet and deputy president

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:02 PM PDT

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir delivers a speech in the capital JubaBy Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sacked his entire cabinet and his deputy president on Tuesday and suspended his top negotiator at talks to defuse tensions with Sudan, state media said. State television cited a presidential decree saying the ministries would be run for now by their under-secretaries. It also said Vice President Riek Machar had been sacked, and Machar's spokesman James Gatdet Dak confirmed this. ...


2 men found guilty under Cameroon's anti-gay law

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Cameroon found two men guilty under the country's harsh law banning gay sex on Tuesday, a lawyer said, continuing a string of recent convictions that has drawn international condemnation.

William, Kate, show off newborn royal baby boy

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.

Colombia says won't let FARC make media show of U.S. captive release

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos to the media at an army base in TameBy Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he would not allow FARC rebels to make a media circus of the release of a U.S. citizen they captured last month after the group "flagrantly violated" a promise to end kidnappings before peace talks began. In an irate address, Santos said he would deprive the FARC of any media benefit from the capture of Kevin Scott Sutay as he trekked across a dangerous jungle stretch of eastern Colombia. Santos also refused to allow former Senator Piedad Cordoba to participate in the handover. ...


Syria's opposition leaders lobby Paris for advanced weapons

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Ahmad Jarba, head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, attends a French Parliamentary hearing at the National Assembly in ParisBy John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Syria's opposition coalition said on Tuesday it still did not have enough sophisticated weapons to turn the tide against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and would try to convince Paris to provide more military help. Speaking ahead of a visit to the United States and the United Nations on Friday, newly elected Syrian National Coalition (SNC) leader Ahmed al-Jarba and rebel military commander General Salim Idriss were in Paris to meet French officials including President Francois Hollande. ...


Syria opposition: Hezbollah must stand trial

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:25 PM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, fighters from the Free Syrian Army targets one of the bastions of the regime's forces in Aleppo, Syria, Monday July 22, 2013. Syrian rebels seized a strategic village on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo on Monday, activists said, just hours after other opposition fighters sustained some of their heaviest losses in months in battles to the south near the capital, Damascus. Logo reads, "Aleppo News – al-Kalasa." (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian opposition said Tuesday that Lebanese Hezbollah leaders should be put on trial for fighting on the government's side in the Syrian civil war.


S. Sudan's political shakeup: 29 ministers fired

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dismissed his first vice president and 29 government ministers.

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