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Trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders political, says lawyer

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:11 PM PDT

Remnants of a poster of ousted Egyptian President Mursi are pictured on a wall on a street in CairoBy Lin Noueihed CAIRO (Reuters) - The leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was beaten by police during his arrest, and his trial is part of an attempt by the military to eliminate its political foes, a defense lawyer said on Sunday. The trial of Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's "General Guide", and his two deputies opened on Sunday but was immediately adjourned until October 29 for security reasons. Badie and other leaders of Egypt's oldest Islamist group were arrested after army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi deposed the freely elected President Mohamed Mursi on July 3 after mass ...


U.N. experts in Syria to visit site of poison gas attack

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:52 PM PDT

A young Free Syrian Army fighter is seen with his weapon in old AleppoBy William Maclean BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. weapons experts are due on Monday to inspect a site where poison gas killed many hundreds of people in Damascus suburbs, amid calls from Western capitals for military action to punish the world's worst apparent chemical weapons attack in 25 years. Syria agreed on Sunday to allow the inspectors to visit the site. The United States and its allies say evidence has been destroyed by government shelling of the area over the past five days, and the Syrian offer to allow inspectors came too late. ...


Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Mubarak face trial in Egypt

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:07 PM PDT

Egyptian Army soldiers block roads as former president Mubarak is transported back to a military hospital after a court hearing in Maadi, on the outskirts of CairoBy Alistair Lyon CAIRO (Reuters) - Three leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the movement's former arch-foe Hosni Mubarak faced separate trials on Sunday on similar charges of involvement in the killing of protesters. With Egypt now under an army-installed government after last month's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, local media seized on the symbolism of scheduling both sessions on the same day. "Trial of two regimes," headlined al-Shorouk daily. ...


Fears of food and water poisoning after Damascus gassings

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Activists and medics manufacture homemade chemical masks in Damascus(This story was reported by a journalist whose name has been withheld for security reasons) DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Days after a suspected poison gas attack killed hundreds of people in crop-growing suburbs, residents of the Syrian capital say they are afraid their food and water supplies may be contaminated. Western countries believe President Bashar al-Assad's forces carried out the worst chemical weapons attack since Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein gassed thousands of Kurds in 1988. Syria's government denies any role in the deaths and blames rebels. ...


U.S. urges restraint as fighting escalates in eastern Congo

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was alarmed by an escalation in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers, and again called on neighboring Rwanda to stop its support for the rebels. The State Department condemned attacks by the M23 that killed at least three people in Congo's eastern city of Goma on Saturday. It also expressed concern over reports by the United Nations of shelling by the M23 into Rwanda territory. ...

Bombs, shootings kill at least 47 across Iraq: police

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Residents pass by a damaged vehicle a day after a bomb attack in central BaqubaBAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Car bombs, roadside bombs and shootings killed at least 47 people in Iraq on Sunday, police and medical sources said, as tensions intensify between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims across the Middle East. Sunni Muslim insurgents and the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq have significantly increased their attacks this year. More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations. ...


Fresh Goma shelling kills two: witnesses

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:28 PM PDT

A woman walks past a bullet-riddled house in Karisimbi, near Goma, on March 16, 2013Shelling killed two people Saturday in Goma in the restive east of DR Congo after a newly formed UN brigade took its first military action to back government troops and prevent rebels from entering the mining hub, witnesses said.


Kiwi teen Ko wins second straight LPGA Canadian Open

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:08 PM PDT

Lydia Ko of New Zealand hits her second shot on the fifth hole on August 25, 2013 in EdmontonNew Zealand amateur sensation Lydia Ko won the LPGA Canadian Women's Open for the second straight year Sunday, leaving an elite pro field in her wake.


US 'alarmed' by eastern DR Congo violence

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT

A woman walks past a bullet-riddled house in Karisimbi, near Goma, on March 16, 2013The United States on Sunday condemned rebel attacks on civilians and UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hailing the world body's efforts to protect the population.


Mexico migrant cargo train 'La Bestia' derails, at least six dead

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT

Handout photo of soldiers near the overturned wagons of a derailed train in HuamanguilloMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least six people were killed when a cargo train nicknamed "La Bestia," or "The Beast," on which would-be migrants hitch rides toward the U.S. border, derailed in a remote area of southern Mexico on Sunday, state officials said. Ambulances were unable to reach the accident scene in Huimanguillo in the southern state of Tabasco because of the difficult terrain. Images from the scene showed freight cars upturned and wheels separated from their base. Officials said eight of the 12 cars overturned and that a Honduran man was among the dead. ...


Mexico migrant train derails; at least 5 dead

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:38 PM PDT

In this photo release by the Civil Protection of the State of Tabasco, police agents and rescue workers work at a site where a train derailed in Tabasco, Mexico, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. An cargo train known as "The Beast," carrying at least 250 Central American migrants heading to the U.S. derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing five and injuring 16, authorities said. (AP Photo/Civil Protection of the State of Tabasco)VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — A notorious cargo train known as "the Beast" and carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 17, authorities said.


California fire threatens San Francisco water and power

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT

US Fish and Wildlife Service firefighter Corey Adams monitors the Rim Fire on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, CaliforniaA raging California wildfire burning on the northern tip of the storied Yosemite National Park now threatens San Francisco's water and electricity supply, officials said Sunday.


Karzai to visit Pakistan in quest for Taliban peace

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks in Kabul on August 25, 2013Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to hold key talks with Pakistan's newly elected government on Monday, searching for direct communication with Taliban insurgents to end 12 years of war.


Syria agrees to UN chemical weapons investigation

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Black columns of smoke rise from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood, east of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Syria reached an agreement with the United Nations on Sunday to allow a U.N. team of experts to visit the site of alleged chemical weapons attacks last week outside Damascus, state media said. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria agreed Sunday to a U.N. investigation into last week's alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus — a deal a senior White House official dismissed as "too late to be credible," saying the United States has "very little doubt" President Bashar Assad's forces used such weapons.


Gay activists in Amsterdam protest Russian policy

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:19 PM PDT

A ballet dancer performs during a protest manifestation at Museum Square in Amsterdam on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. More than 2,000 gay rights supporters protested in Amsterdam, waving rainbow flags and chanting slogans criticizing the Russian government's homosexuality policies. The protest was organized in response to a concert featuring a Russian state orchestra and choir to be held on the same place later in the evening. Speakers at the protest, titled "To Russia With Love," included Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan, who spoke of the city's longstanding tolerance for gay rights. (AP Photo/Margriet Faber)AMSTERDAM (AP) — More than 2,000 gay rights supporters protested in Amsterdam's largest square Sunday, carrying signs, singing songs and chanting slogans to condemn the Russian government's homosexuality policies.


Russian opposition leader Navalny briefly detained

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:08 PM PDT

Russian police officers detain Alexei Navalny, center, after his meeting with supporters in Sokolniki park in Moscow, late Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption blogger and a leader of the Russian protest movement, will face the incumbent Sergei Sobyanin, who has proven an invisible candidate rarely spotted on the debate floor or shaking hands with voters, in the upcoming Moscow's mayor election on Sept. 8. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian opposition leader running for Moscow mayor has been briefly detained by police during a campaign rally.


Qaeda head slams Saudi support to Egypt

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:08 PM PDT

Supporters of Morsi demonstrate against the ouster of the former leader on the outskirts of Cairo, on August 23, 2013A top Saudi member of Al-Qaeda slammed King Abdullah's support for the Egyptian army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, in a video message posted online Sunday.


Eyes online, milk powder firms count cost of China probes

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:06 PM PDT

File photo showing the logo of Sina Corp's Chinese microblog website "weibo" in BeijingBy Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Global milk powder firms are scrutinizing Chinese social media reports up to four times a day to gauge consumer reaction to a high-profile pricing probe and food safety scare that threaten their squeaky-clean image in the $14.5 billion China market. The stepped-up monitoring of microblogging site Weibo and local online forums reflects the outsized role social media plays in China, where access to information is restricted. ...


Russia urges US to await Syria inspection findings

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:05 PM PDT

FILE- This Aug. 21, 2013, file image provided by by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show several bodies being buried during a funeral in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. A senior administration official said Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, that there is MOSCOW (AP) — Russia urged the U.S. and its allies Sunday to await the findings of a U.N. inspection team expected to visit the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria and avoid military action.


Rebels killed 14 Colombian soldiers

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:47 PM PDT

A Colombian soldier stands guard in the town of Tame, Arauca department, on August 25, 3013An ambush by FARC and ELN rebels killed 14 Colombian soldiers during an army patrol and left two guerrillas dead, officials said in an updated toll Sunday.


Oman's Sultan Qaboos in Tehran for energy, economy talks

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani (R) and Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said (L) at Tehran's Saadabad Palace, August 25, 2013Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the only Gulf leader to maintain good relations with Tehran, arrived in Iran Sunday for a visit focussed on economic and diplomatic issues, Iranian authorities said.


Sudan earns $236 mn from South Sudan oil fees

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:37 PM PDT

A worker at an oil production facility in Paloch in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, on May 5, 2013Sudan earned more than $230 million in fees for the export of South Sudanese oil this year, official media reported on Sunday, days before a Khartoum deadline to shut the pipelines.


Teen survives flight in aircraft wheel in Nigeria

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:32 PM PDT

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A young teenager dashed across a runway at a Nigerian airport, hid in the wheel well of a jet and survived a 35-minute domestic flight, the airline and aviation authorities said Sunday.

Obama discusses Syria with France's Hollande

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:32 PM PDT

Syrian activists inspect the bodies of people they say were killed by nerve gas in the Ghouta region, in the Duma neighbourhood of DamascusWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama discussed a possible coordinated international response to the reported use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria with French President Francois Hollande, the White House said on Sunday. "President Obama and President Hollande discussed possible responses by the international community and agreed to continue to consult closely," the White House said in a statement. ...


UN opens probe after two die in Goma protest

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Fighters of the M23 rebel group take positions in Mutaho on June 3, 2013 about 15 kms from GomaThe United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday it has opened a probe after residents accused UN peacekeepers of killing two people who tried to storm its base in the restive eastern city of Goma.


Zimbabwe to head African tourism commission

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks at the burial of Mike Karakadzai, a former freedom fighter in Harare, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Mugabe, 89 , who was recently sworn in as President for a further 5 year term attacked the opposition party Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) for working with Western countries to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United Nations world tourism body said Sunday it has chosen Zimbabwe to lead its Commission for Africa, the continent-wide group for tourism development for the next two years.


Somalia wants UN to lift sanctions on suspected Shebab

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT

A picture released on August 22, 2013 show AMISOM troops inspecting a destroyed Shebab vehicle at Kismayo AirportSomalia's government has demanded UN sanctions be lifted from a businessman accused of being a chief financier for Al-Qaeda inspired insurgents fighting the internationally-backed authorities, the information minister said Sunday.


Iraq attacks including Baghdad blasts kill 48

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Iraqis attend the funeral of victims of a suicide bombing that killed 28 people in Baghdad park, on August 24, 2013A series of attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq killed 48 people on Sunday amid a surge in violence that authorities have failed to stem despite wide-ranging operations targeting militants.


Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 46

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Relatives grieve for Mohammed Ali, 18, who was killed on Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a park that was filled with people going to cafes and restaurants in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Attacks have been on the rise in Iraq since a deadly security crackdown in April on a Sunni protest camp. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 46 people in numerous attacks scattered around the country on Sunday, striking targets as varied as a coffee shop, a wedding party convoy and a carload of off-duty soldiers.


'Very little doubt' chemical weapons used in Syria: US

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Syrian army tanks are seen deployed in the Jobar neighbourhood of Damascus on August 24, 2013The United States said Sunday there was "very little doubt" Syrian forces had used chemical weapons on civilians and dismissed an offer by Damascus for a UN team to view the attack site.


Syria okays UN chemical probe, US eyes military action

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:39 PM PDT

A rebel fighter ducks from sniper fire during clashes with Kurdish fighters on the outskirts of Raqqa on August 23, 2013UN experts are Monday to start investigating a suspected Syrian chemical attack as a sceptical Washington weighing military action and coordinating with allies said Syria's acceptance of the probe came too late.


Russian opposition leader briefly held after mayor campaign rally

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Russia's opposition leader and anti-graft blogger Navalny gestures as he speaks in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest critics, was briefly detained by police on Sunday after a big campaign rally in his bid to become Moscow mayor. Navalny, who led protests against Putin last year but is not expected to win the mayoral election on September 8, put up no resistance as he was led to a waiting police van and taken away after addressing several thousand people outside a Moscow park. ...


Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 41

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Relatives grieve for Mohammed Ali, 18, who was killed on Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a park that was filled with people going to cafes and restaurants in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Attacks have been on the rise in Iraq since a deadly security crackdown in April on a Sunni protest camp. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 41 people in numerous attacks scattered around the country on Sunday, striking targets as varied as a coffee shop, a wedding party convoy and a carload of off-duty soldiers.


1,000 gay activists in Amsterdam in Russia protest

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — More than 1,000 gay rights supporters have protested in Amsterdam, waving rainbow flags and chanting slogans criticizing the Russian government's homosexuality policies.

Spain rescues more than 100 migrants from sea

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Coast guards rescue a boat of migrants on August 19, 2013 near Catania's harbor in SicilySpanish rescue services said they had picked up more than 100 African migrants from boats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean sea on Saturday, incidents that have become increasingly rare.


Russia praises Syria regarding UN inspectors

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT

FILE- This Aug. 21, 2013, file image provided by by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show several bodies being buried during a funeral in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. A senior administration official said Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, that there is MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has welcomed Syria's decision to allow U.N. inspectors to visit the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, but said the U.S. should await the findings and realize that a unilateral use of force would be a mistake.


Britain says Syria chemical attack evidence may already be destroyed

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives at 10 Downing Street, in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday that evidence of a chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus could have already been destroyed ahead of a visit to the site by U.N. inspectors. Earlier in the day Syria agreed to let experts from the United Nations on Monday visit the site of the reported poisonous gas attack which killed hundreds of people on Wednesday of last week. "We have to be realistic now about what the U.N. team can achieve," Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters. "The fact is that much of the evidence could have been destroyed by that artillery bombardment. ...


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