2013年7月27日星期六

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Dozens shot dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink'

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Fireworks are set off near police and anti-Mursi protesters by supporters of deposed President Mursi during clashes in Nasr cityBy Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters were hunkered down in a vigil at a Cairo mosque on Sunday, vowing to stand their ground despite a threat by the authorities to disperse them "soon". ...


Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:59 PM PDT

Turkish embassy staff carry their wounded colleague on a stretcher after a suicide car bomb attack at the gates of an office housing Turkish embassy staff in Somalia's capital MogadishuBy Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car loaded with explosives rammed into an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and officials said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist al Shabaab rebels. Al Shabaab was pushed out of bases in Mogadishu by Somali and African forces about two years ago, raising hopes of a return to relative security in a city hit by years of war. ...


Kuwaitis head to the polls for sixth time since 2006

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 08:56 AM PDT

A voter casts his ballot during elections in District 3 KhaldeyaBy Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted for the sixth time in seven years on Saturday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the main Islamist and populist opposition, which may help liberals and independents win seats. Turnout was expected to be low in summer temperatures hitting 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and as Kuwaitis become fed up with voting in short-lived parliaments. ...


Syria says rebels killed 123 people in north, majority civilians

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 10:28 AM PDT

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state media accused insurgents on Saturday of killing 123 people, the majority of them civilians, during a rebel offensive this week to take the northern town of Khan al-Assad. A two-year revolt-turned-civil war has left more than 100,000 people dead and both forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels are accused by rights groups of war crimes. State news agency SANA said that "armed terrorist groups" committed a "massacre ... ...

Israel to approve prisoner deal in push to revive Palestinian talks

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:01 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in JerusalemBy Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was expected on Sunday to approve releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners as a step to renew stalled peace talks with the Palestinians ahead of plans to convene negotiators in Washington later this week. Ministers will vote on the move at the cabinet's weekly session, as well as proposed legislation to require a public referendum or vote on any peace agreement reached involving a withdrawal from land Israel captured in a 1967 war. ...


Egypt's leaders must pull nation back from brink: U.S.

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:05 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New YorkBy Arshad Mohammed and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egypt's leaders must pull their country "back from the brink," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday, saying Egypt was at a pivotal moment after the killing of dozens of protesters. Egyptian security forces shot dead dozens of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said, days after the army chief called for a popular mandate to wipe out "violence and terrorism. ...


Pope to Rio youth: Jesus better than World Cup

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 05:03 PM PDT

Pope Francis receives a Flamengo soccer jersey with his name on it from soccer coach Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis is speaking the language of Brazil's soccer-mad youth, telling them that being a good Catholic is like training to play soccer.


Tunisia leaders aim for new power-sharing deal 'in coming hours'

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:58 PM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - Coalition partners of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party said on Saturday they were in talks to reach a new power-sharing deal, in a bid to stave off unrest as protests intensified late into the night. The spokesman for the Constituent Assembly, Tunisia's transitional parliament tasked with drafting a new constitution, said he expected a deal in the coming hours. "The trend now is to move towards expanding the base of power," Mufdi al-Masady told a local radio station. ...

Pope draws 2M for vigil after chastising 'exodus'

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:52 PM PDT

Cardinals meet with Pope Francis at St Joaquim Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Pope Francis took his message to shake up the Catholic Church to bishops from around the world on Saturday, challenging them to get out of their churches and go to the farthest margins of society to find the faithful and preach. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis drew an estimated 2 million flag-waving faithful to Rio's Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day, hours after he chastised the Brazilian church for failing to stem the "exodus" of Catholics to evangelical congregations.


Police fire teargas at violent protests in Sidi Bouzid

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:35 PM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas late on Saturday to disperse violent protests in the southern town of Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the country's revolution and hometown of slain opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, witnesses said. Angry demonstrators, who came out to protest Thursday's assassination of Brahmi, threw rocks at police, said local resident Mahdi al-Horshani. "Hundreds of protesters lit tires on fire to block roads and they threw rocks at the police," he told Reuters by telephone. "There is a lot of anger and frustration at the situation. ...

With dozens dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink'

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT

Fireworks are set off near police and anti-Mursi protesters by supporters of deposed President Mursi during clashes in Nasr cityBy Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters were hunkered down in a vigil at a Cairo mosque on Sunday, vowing to stand their ground despite the imminent threat of a move to disperse them. ...


Organizers estimate 2 million in Rio for pope

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:05 PM PDT

Cardinals meet with Pope Francis at St Joaquim Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Pope Francis took his message to shake up the Catholic Church to bishops from around the world on Saturday, challenging them to get out of their churches and go to the farthest margins of society to find the faithful and preach. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Organizers estimate that some 2 million people have come out to Copacabana beach for the final evening of World Youth day with Pope Francis.


AP Photos: Pilgrims greet energized Pope Francis

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:41 PM PDT

A pilgrim rests under an umbrella decorated with images of the Christ the Redeemer statue as she waits on Copacabana beach for an evening vigil with Pope Francis during World Youth Day events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Francis will preside over an evening vigil service on Copacabana beach that is expected to draw more than 1 million young people. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was perfect beach weather Saturday on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, and the white sands were jammed full of people.


Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunis

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:36 PM PDT

A supporter of the Islamist Ennahda movement holds up a scarf as he chants slogans during a demonstration in TunisBy Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired tear gas in front of parliament on Saturday to disperse secular protesters demanding the dissolution of the assembly and Islamists defending the legitimacy of their rule. Police began firing after the arrival of thousands of opposition protesters who had been attending the funeral of the assassinated secular politician Mohamed Brahmi, a Reuters reporter said. Protesters threw stones back at police and there were several injuries. Among those wounded was an opposition lawmaker from the same party as Brahmi. ...


Up to 94 killed in tribal clashes in Darfur

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Up to 94 people have been killed in new clashes between two rival tribes in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, tribal leaders said on Saturday. Conflict has raged through the vast region since 2003 when African tribes took up arms against the Arab government in Khartoum, accusing it of neglect. Violence is down from a 2004-2005 peak, but fighting between rival tribes has increased sharply since January. Arab Misseriya tribesmen and members of the rival Salamat tribe in Um Dukhun in South Darfur clashed on Friday, said Ahmed al-Kheiri, a Misseriya leader. ...

Pilgrims gather to greet an energized Pope Francis

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT

A pilgrim rests under an umbrella decorated with images of the Christ the Redeemer statue as she waits on Copacabana beach for an evening vigil with Pope Francis during World Youth Day events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Francis will preside over an evening vigil service on Copacabana beach that is expected to draw more than 1 million young people. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was perfect beach weather Saturday on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, and the white sands were jammed full of people.


Pope speaks out on Amazon during Brazil trip

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:03 PM PDT

Pope Francis sits on stage during a meeting at the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Francis was at Rio's municipal theater to meet with Brazilian politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and the diplomatic community. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis took on the defense of the Amazon and the environment near the end of his weeklong trip to Brazil, as he donned a colorful Indian headdress Saturday and urged that the rainforest be treated as a garden.


Pope shames Brazilian church for Catholic exodus

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT

A pilgrim rests under an umbrella decorated with images of the Christ the Redeemer statue as she waits on Copacabana beach for an evening vigil with Pope Francis during World Youth Day events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Francis will preside over an evening vigil service on Copacabana beach that is expected to draw more than 1 million young people. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis issued blunt, soul-searching criticism Saturday of the Brazilian church's failure to stem the "exodus" of Catholics to evangelical congregations, challenging the region's bishops to be closer to the people to understand their problems and persuade them that Catholicism isn't "barren, fruitless soil."


Thousands protest government at Tunisia funeral

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Tunisians carry the coffin of Tunisian opposition politician Mohammed Brahmi out of his home in El Ghazela, in the suburb of Tunis, prior to the funerals in Tunis, Saturday July, 27, 2013. Mohamed Brahmi was shot 14 times in front of his home within sight of his family on Thursday, plunging the country into a political crisis and unleashing demonstrations around the country blaming the government for the assassination. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of protesters chanting anti-government slogans joined a funeral march to lay to rest an assassinated Tunisian opposition politician on Saturday, a display of the anger threatening the survival of a government once seen as a model in the region for the transition to democracy.


Kerry says Egypt is at 'pivotal moment' in history

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT

In this Friday, July 26, 2013, photo released on Saturday, July 27, by Egyptian army, opponents of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest at Tahrir Square during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. Security forces clashed with supporters of Egypt's ousted president early Saturday in the country's bloodiest incidence of violence since the military deposed Morsi. (AP Photo/Hossam Diab, Egyptian army)WASHINGTON (AP) — As violence in Egypt turned increasingly deadly Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said the Mideast nation was at "a pivotal moment" more than two years since the uprising ousted the longtime President Hosni Mubarak.


In Egypt bloodshed, dozens of Morsi backers killed

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:19 PM PDT

The corpse of a supporter for Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killed during clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, lies down on the floor of a field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in east Cairo left dozens of protesters dead following a day of massive pro-military rallies backing a tough hand against Morsi's backers and the Muslim Brotherhood group from which he hails. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Security forces and armed men clashed with supporters of Egypt's ousted president early Saturday, killing at least 65 people in mayhem that underscored an increasingly heavy hand against protests demanding Mohammed Morsi's return to office.


U.S. defense chief, in call with Egypt's Sisi, urges restraint

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:17 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel attends the opening ceremony of the Pentagon's permanent Korean War exhibition near WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed deep concern over violence in Egypt and urged restraint in a call on Saturday with the Egyptian army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, after scores of protesters were killed in the last day. "The United States believes that the current transition needs to be marked by inclusivity, that Egyptian authorities should avoid politicized arrests and detentions, and take steps to prevent further bloodshed and loss of life," Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Peter Cooney)


Seven shot dead in Florida hostage rampage

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:11 PM PDT

By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A tenant went on a shooting rampage at a Florida apartment building, killing six people before a SWAT team killed him and rescued two neighbors he was holding hostage on Saturday, police said. The hostages were unharmed, police in the Miami suburb of Hialeah said. "We don't have a clear motive," said Hialeah police spokesman Carl Zogby. "This was an irrational act and many times there is no rational explanation." Neighbors said the gunman may have been facing eviction, but police were still investigating. ...

Pope dons Indian headdress after Brazil speech

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:06 PM PDT

Pope Francis wears an indigenous headdress given to him by Ubirai Matos from the Pataxo tribe, fourth from left, after the pontiff spoke at Rio's Municipal Theater to an audience mostly made up of Brazil's political, business and cultural elite in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Pope Francis is on the sixth day of his trip to Brazil where he will attend the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio. (AP Photo/Monica Imbuzeiro, Agencia O Globo)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis has delighted a crowd in Rio de Janeiro by donning a colorful Indian headdress handed to him by a member of a Brazilian tribe.


Women with bitter past run for Chile's presidency

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 01:39 PM PDT

This combination of two 2013 photos shows Chilean presidential candidates Evelyn Matthei, left, and former President Michelle Bachelet. Their history is the history of Chile. Childhood friends whose fathers became top generals, they were thrust onto opposite sides of the country's deep political divide. Bachelet's father loyally served socialist President Salvador Allende before and after the 1973 coup ended one of Latin America's oldest democracies. Matthei's father ran the military school where Gen. Alberto Bachelet was tortured to death for refusing to line up behind the dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet. They have remained cordial ever since, through long political careers on the left and the right. But their good graces will be tested like never before now that they're facing off in the Nov. 17 general election, the first presidential race between two women in Chile's history. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Their history is the history of Chile. Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei were childhood friends whose fathers became top generals on opposite sides of the country's deep political divide.


More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — More than a thousand inmates escaped a prison Saturday in Libya as protesters stormed political party offices across the country, signs of the simmering unrest gripping a nation overrun by militias and awash in weaponry.

Obama: In America, no war should ever be forgotten

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 01:21 PM PDT

A group from the Paralyzed Veterans of Korea watch as President Barack Obama speaks on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, during remarks at a commemorative ceremony near the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Six decades after the Korean War ended, President Barack Obama said Saturday that American veterans deserved a better homecoming from a war-weary nation and that their legacy is the 50 million people who live freely in a democratic South Korea.


Pope, in candid speech, speaks of 'exodus' from the Church

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT

Pope Francis meets with children during an encounter with representatives of the civil society in the Municipal Theater in Rio de JaneiroBy Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in a stunningly candid assessment of the state of the Catholic Church, said on Saturday it should look in the mirror and ask why so many people are leaving the faith of their fathers. On the penultimate day of his trip to Brazil, Francis delivered a long address to the country's bishops in which he suggested elements of what could become a blueprint for stopping what he called an "exodus. ...


Quebec town mourns victims of fuel-tanker train disaster

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Mourners walk the perimeter of the red zone as rescue workers line the streets following a memorial service to honour the victims of the train derailment in Lac MeganticBy Christinne Muschi LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners filled the streets of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, as the families of the 47 people killed in North America's worst railway disaster in two decades attended a memorial service at a local church. A trumpeter on the street played Ave Maria to the mourners as they gathered outside St Agnes church to watch the service on a massive screen. "It's still difficult," said Chantal Guay, a local resident who was among the crowd outside church. "We're all family in Lac-Megantic, everyone knows each other. ...


Catholics hear pope's call to shake up church

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Pilgrims carrying a Brazilian flag sing on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Pope Francis will preside over an evening vigil service on Copacabana beach that is expected to draw more than 1 million young people. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the thick of his historic visit to Brazil this week, Pope Francis urged young Catholics to make a "mess" in their dioceses and break out of their spiritual cages.


Libya PM to reshuffle cabinet, cut ministries after killings

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a joint news conference at the headquarters of the Prime Minister's Office in TripoliBy Ghaith Shennib and Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister said he would reshuffle the cabinet and reorganize the government to cope with the "urgent" situation in the country following killings in the eastern city of Benghazi that sparked violent demonstrations. Hundreds took to the streets overnight to denounce the assassination of a prominent political activist and critic of the Muslim Brotherhood, Abdelsalam al-Mosmary, who was shot dead on Friday after leaving a mosque in Benghazi. ...


South Sudan president names Benjamin as new foreign minister

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:05 PM PDT

South Sudan's Information Minister Marial Benjamin addresses a news conference in NairobiJUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has named former Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin as the new foreign minister of the African oil producer, the first appointment in a new cabinet after firing the previous lineup. On Tuesday, Kiir sacked his entire cabinet, Vice President Riek Machar and put under investigation his top Sudan negotiator, Pagan Amum, amid a power struggle in the African nation. ...


Syrian troops capture historic mosque in Homs

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:59 AM PDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces.

Pope shames Brazil church for letting faithful go

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Pope Francis greets bishops at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian where he will give a Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Pope Francis on Saturday challenged bishops from around the world to get out of their churches and preach, and to have the courage to go to the farthest margins of society to find the faithful. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis issued blistering, soul-searching criticism Saturday of the Brazilian church's failure to keep its flock from straying to evangelical churches, challenging the region's bishops to be closer to their people to understand their problems and offer them credible solutions.


Israel to vote on freeing Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:10 AM PDT

In this Friday, July 26, 2013, photo, Issa Masoud, 75, father of Omar, 40, who was arrested in May 1993 for killing an Israeli lawyer, listens during an interview at his family house at Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City. Israel's Cabinet is to decide Sunday whether to release dozens of long-term Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's attempt to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks after five years of diplomatic paralysis. Sitting next to Masoud is his 3-year-old grandson Mahmoud. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In April 1993, Omar Masoud and three accomplices broke into a European aid office in Gaza City, grabbed a young Israeli lawyer working there and stabbed him to death.


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