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Yahoo! News: World News


Egypt at 'dangerous stalemate' in political crisis

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:35 PM PDT

By Shadia Nasralla and Angus MacSwan CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's political crisis entered a tense phase on Wednesday after international mediation efforts collapsed and the army-installed government repeated its threat to take action against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi. Both sides called their supporters on to the streets on Thursday, while Mursi supporters in two protest camps in Cairo strengthened sandbag-and-brick barricades in readiness for any action by security forces. ...

Fire guts Kenya's main airport, chokes regional gateway

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:41 AM PDT

Fire fighters struggle to put out a fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya's capital NairobiBy Drazen Jorgic NAIROBI (Reuters) - A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport on Wednesday, forcing the suspension of international passenger flights and choking a vital travel gateway to east Africa. The country's anti-terror police boss said he did not believe that there was a terror link to the fire even though it coincided with the 15th anniversary of a twin attack by Islamist militants on the United States embassy in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of neighboring Tanzania. ...


Putin will not 'cave' to Obama pressure: Snowden's father

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:29 PM PDT

Lon Snowden is interviewed at Reuters office in WashingtonBy Tabassum Zakaria and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The father of Edward Snowden, the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor, predicted on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will stand up to pressure from Washington as the two nations spar over Moscow's decision to grant his son asylum. Lon Snowden's comments came on the day that President Barack Obama canceled a summit meeting with Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia giving refuge to Edward Snowden. ...


Zimbabwe's Mugabe rejects West's criticism of his re-election

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gestures while addressing a meeting of his ZANU PF party's supreme decision making body in Harare,By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday defiantly rejected Western criticism of his disputed re-election and vowed to press ahead with nationalist economic policies transferring majority stakes in foreign-owned firms to blacks. In his first public comments since he was declared winner of a July 31 election that his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai rejects as fraudulent, Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, said his ZANU-PF party's victory had "dealt the enemy a blow". ...


Mali court confirms ex-PM Keita's election lead, runoff needed

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Presidential candidate Keita speaks during a news conference BamakoBAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's top court on Wednesday confirmed that former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a July 28 presidential vote but fell short of an outright majority, meaning he will face ex-finance minister Soumaila Cisse in a runoff on Sunday. The election is meant to turn the page on a March 2012 coup that toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure and allowed Islamist fighters to seize the West African nation's desert north. French forces intervened in January to scatter the al Qaeda-linked rebels. ...


Czech PM loses confidence vote, chances of early election grow

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:46 PM PDT

Jiri Rusnok attends a news conference after being appointed by Czech President Milos Zeman as new prime minister at Prague CastleBy Jan Lopatka and Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - The new Czech cabinet formed by allies of leftist President Milos Zeman lost a confidence vote on Wednesday in a split vote that made it likely the country will hold an early election before the end of the year, possibly as soon as October. Zeman appointed his long-term supporter, economist Jiri Rusnok, in June, bypassing political parties that had proposed other options and accused Zeman of usurping powers that belong to parliament. ...


Obama cancels Putin summit amid Snowden tensions

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin get up to leave after their meeting in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The Kremlin voiced disappointment Wednesday, Aug. 7, with Obama's decision to cancel his Moscow summit with Putin, but said it remains ready to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and international issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Already faltering, President Barack Obama's five-year effort to reboot U.S.-Russian relations finally crashed Wednesday, as the White House abruptly canceled his planned face-to-face summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.


Group: Apps not effective tool for teaching babies

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Frankie Thevenot, 3, plays with an iPad in his bedroom at his home in Metairie, La. As of Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston-based group, is urging federal investigators to examine the marketing practices of Fisher-Price's and Open Solution's mobile apps. It's the campaign's first complaint against the mobile app industry as part of its broader push to hold accountable businesses that market technology to very young children and their parents. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones don't make smart babies, an advocacy group declared Wednesday in a complaint to the government about mobile apps that claim to help babies learn.


Amnesty: Satellite images show Aleppo devastation

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:48 PM PDT

Composite satellite photo made available by Amnesty International on Wednesday Aug. 7 2013 of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria, a UNESCO world heritage site, on March 1, 2013, left, compared to May 26, 2013, right. Amnesty claim Syrian government forces have relentlessly and indiscriminately bombarded areas under the control of opposition forces across Syria, with civilians being at the receiving end of such attacks and at the same time also being subjected to abuses by some armed opposition groups. (AP Photo/ Digital Globe via Amnesty InternationalLONDON (AP) — Satellite images have laid bare the suffering inflicted on Syria's largest city, a London-based rights group said Wednesday, cataloguing hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses and more than 1,000 roadblocks.


Syrian troops kill more than 60 in desert ambush

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:45 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, a Syrian man carries an injured child away from a missile strike in Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Wednesday's missile attack came after Human Rights Watch said missiles fired by the Syrian army into populated areas have killed hundreds of civilians in recent months. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops ambushed a large group of rebels Wednesday trudging through what once was a secret route through a desert road northeast of Damascus, killing more than 60 fighters in a barrage of machine gun fire and leaving their bodies in the sand.


What Obama's visit means to Sweden

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:43 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. troops and their families at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The visit to the Marine Corps base is Obama's final stop on a two-day West Coast trip that included the rollout of his principles for overhauling the nation's mortgage finance industry. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)STOCKHOLM (AP) — It took a very public falling out between Russia and the United States for Sweden to get its first visit from a U.S. president for a bilateral meeting. Here's a look at what Barack Obama's visit says to the country that wasn't snubbed.


As al-Qaida grows, leaders remain a global threat

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:39 PM PDT

A Jordanian military vehicle drives around the U.S. embassy in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, one of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Middle East and Africa ordered closed following terror threats. Far from being on the brink of breakdown, al-Qaida's core leadership remains a potent threat _ and one that experts say has encouraged the terror network's spread into more countries today than it was immediately after 9/11. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from being on the brink of collapse, al-Qaida's core leadership remains a potent threat — and one that experts say has encouraged the terror network's spread into more countries today than it was operating in immediately after 9/11.


Yemen's government says it uncovers al-Qaida plots

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport, Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military and intelligence officials in Yemen said Wednesday they uncovered an al-Qaida plot to fire missiles at foreign embassies in the capital and to attack naval forces guarding international shipping in the Red Sea.


Ghana court says to rule on election challenge by August 29

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will rule by August 29 on an opposition challenge to the result of December's presidential election that was won by incumbent John Mahama. The outcome could have big implications for the West African state where investor excitement over its strong economy - GDP is expected to grow by 8 percent in 2013 for the second consecutive year - is tempered by concern over macroeconomic instability. ...

Egypt rulers need to talk to Brotherhood: Dutch minister

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:45 PM PDT

Dutch Foreign Minister Timmermans arrives at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in BrusselsCAIRO (Reuters) - Diplomatic mediation failed to break Egypt's political deadlock because the country's new rulers see no point in talking to the Muslim Brotherhood, but they will have to do so eventually, the visiting Dutch foreign minister said on Wednesday. Frans Timmermans was in Cairo for talks with the authorities and opposition parties on the day international efforts to facilitate a compromise collapsed, five weeks after the army ousted elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. ...


Czech president retains upper hand despite parliamentary defeat

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:43 PM PDT

Czech President Zeman speaks during the Czech parliament session in PragueBy Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Ultimately Czech President Milos Zeman couldn't quite beat the parliamentary arithmetic, but he still emerged on Wednesday with the upper hand over old political rivals in his remarkable comeback from the wilderness. While his prime minister lost a confidence motion, Zeman blithely told parliament before it had even voted that he would stay for some time - "even if you put me on the rack". ...


Dutch embassy in Yemen was potential terror target: Foreign Minister

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Dutch Foreign Minister Timmermans arrives at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in BrusselsAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands has extended the closure of its embassy in Sana'a and pulled all diplomatic staff out of Yemen because its mission was a potential target of a terror attack, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision was based on information from various intelligence agencies that several Western countries, including the Netherlands, were potential targets of a planned terror attack, a foreign ministry spokesman added. ...


U.S. updates Myanmar sanctions to maintain gem import ban

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:34 PM PDT

Rings are displayed at a jewelry fair in BangkokBy Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States updated sanctions on Myanmar on Wednesday to maintain a ban on importing rubies and jade amid a relaxation of curbs on U.S. trade with the Southeast Asian nation, American officials said. President Barack Obama's executive order continues a gradual lifting sanctions aimed at encouraging political and economic reforms since the military government that had run the country also known as Burma for five decades stepped aside in 2011. ...


UN experts say al-Qaida affiliates remain a threat

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:19 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Al-Qaida's senior leadership has a diminished ability to direct global terror operations but the threat from loosely linked affiliates and individuals radicalized by its "infectious ideas" is becoming more sophisticated, U.N. experts said Wednesday.

U.S. adds $195 million in food aid to Syria

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is providing $195 million more in food and humanitarian aid to Syria to mark the end of Ramadan for Muslims, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Washington has been slow to provide weapons for Syrian rebels struggling to toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but has provided a sizeable amount of humanitarian aid. A statement from Obama marking Eid al-Fitr, a festival marking the end of Ramadan, said the $195 million in additional aid would bring the U.S. humanitarian contribution to more than $1 billion since the Syrian crisis began. ...

New Czech cabinet loses parliamentary confidence

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman holds a speech during a Parliament session in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Czech Republic's Parliament gathered for a confidence vote for a newly appointed government led by Jiri Rusnok. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)PRAGUE (AP) — A new government of technocrats appointed by the left-leaning Czech president lost a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday, leaving the country stuck in a political crisis.


Egypt says diplomacy has failed to resolve crisis

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi holds his posters with Arabic writing which reads " Yes for legality," during a protest outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military-backed interim leadership proclaimed Wednesday that a crackdown against two protest sites is inevitable, saying that nearly two weeks of foreign diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve its standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed.


Czech PM says will resign after losing confidence vote

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok said he and his government would resign as required by the constitution after failing to win a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday. Rusnok will likely stay in power pending discussions among political parties on holding an early election before the end of the year. (Reporting by Robert Muller; Writing by Jason Hovet; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

Argentine workers held after gas blast kills 11

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

A rescuer searches for survivors through a huge pile of rubble, all that was left of a 10-story apartment building destroyed by a gas explosion Tuesday, in Rosario, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Firefighters were mostly working by hand, using a sensitive listening device and body-sniffing dogs to try to reach victims thought to be trapped two stories underground. The Tuesday blast killed 10 people, injured dozens and left 13 unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Alejandro Rio)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine firefighters thought they heard signs of life Wednesday as they hunted through the ruins of a 10-story apartment building destroyed by a gas explosion. But by late afternoon, no more victims were found in the blast that killed at least 11 people, injured more than 60 injured and left 11 unaccounted for.


Czech party calls parliament session to vote on early election

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:36 PM PDT

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech conservative party TOP09 asked on Wednesday for a special parliamentary session to discuss holding an early election, raising the chances of fresh polls late this year before a regular vote due next May. The move follows a vote in parliament on Wednesday in which the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok failed to win a vote of confidence. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

Inferno roars through E. Africa's largest airport

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Onlookers watch as black smoke billows from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Segeni Ngethe)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A small fire at Kenya's main airport swelled into a roaring inferno Wednesday that destroyed part of East Africa's largest aviation hub and hampered air travel across the continent.


Togo arrests large-scale ivory trafficker

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, ivory carvings and elephant tusks seized from the shop of alleged ivory trafficker Emile N'Bouke are displayed at the offices of Togo's agency charged with combatting the trafficking of drugs and other illicit substances in Lome, Togo. Activists say the high profile trafficker's work has fueled the slaughter of more than 10,000 elephants dating back to the 1970s. Togo's environment minister Dede Ekoue said Wednesday that N'Bouke was found to be in possession of 700 kilograms of ivory at the time of his arrest Tuesday afternoon at his shop in Lome.(AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)LOME, Togo (AP) — A high-profile ivory trafficker whose work activists say has fueled the slaughter of more than 10,000 elephants dating back to the 1970s has been arrested in Togo, the country's environment minister said Wednesday.


Drone strike kills six suspected militants in Yemen

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

A foreign woman walks to departure lounge at Sanaa International AirportADEN (Reuters) - A U.S. drone killed at least six suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, officials said, a day after U.S. and British embassies evacuated some staff because of growing fears of attacks. It was the fifth strike in less than two weeks and follows warnings of potential attacks by militants that pushed Washington to shut missions across the Middle East, and the United States and Britain to evacuate staff from Yemen. ...


Yemen turmoil could stall Obama's effort to close Guantanamo

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turmoil in Yemen and the warnings of attacks that prompted the United States to shut diplomatic missions across the Middle East could hinder President Barack Obama's plans to close Guantanamo Bay prison. Obama's plan to restart the repatriation of Yemeni inmates, a large group at the prison, is coming under increasing scrutiny because of the recent focus on the country as a hotbed of al Qaeda activity. A U.S. ...

Yemeni former bin Laden aide pledged to fight for generations

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:46 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) whose alleged communications with al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri sparked a worldwide terrorism alert, is a veteran of global jihad who has promised the West a fight that will last for generations. According to Gregory Johnsen, author of a book on al Qaeda in Yemen, he was born in southern Yemen and left his country for the first time when he went to Afghanistan in 1998 to join al Qaeda. There he acted as Osama bin Laden's aide-de-camp until 2001, when the group was scattered after the U.S. ...

Benefit of mobile apps for toddlers questioned

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Frankie Thevenot, 3, plays with an iPad in his bedroom at his home in Metairie, La. As of Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston-based group, is urging federal investigators to examine the marketing practices of Fisher-Price's and Open Solution's mobile apps. It's the campaign's first complaint against the mobile app industry as part of its broader push to hold accountable businesses that market technology to very young children and their parents. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones don't make smart babies, an advocacy group declared Wednesday in a complaint to the government about mobile apps that claim to help babies learn.


NKorea lifts ban on joint factory park operations

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

South Korean owners who run factories in the stalled South Korea and North Korea's joint Kaesong industrial complex and workers shout slogans during a rally insisting the normalize the operation of the industrial complex at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. About 500 owners and workers gathered near the border area for the rally. The letter read "Kaesong industrial complex is the symbol of two Koreas." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it is lifting a ban on operations at a jointly run factory park shuttered since Pyongyang pulled out its 53,000 workers in April amid tensions with South Korea, and the rivals agreed to meet next week for talks meant to restart the complex.


U.S. says still time for dialogue in Egypt, urges compromise

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:32 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ending Egypt's political crisis will require compromise and there is still time for dialogue, the State Department said on Wednesday, as international envoys returned home and Egypt's interim government said the talks had failed. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said talks in Cairo with envoys from the United States, European Union, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates provided a "strong basis to create an environment in which Egypt can move forward." "We believe that any solution will require both sides to make compromises," Psaki told a briefing. ...

Obama calls off Putin summit amid Snowden tensions

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT

FILE - This June 17, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. It was reported Wednesday Aug. 7. 2013, President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month — a rare diplomatic snub.The move is retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to Edward Snowden, who is accused of leaking highly secretive details about National Security Agency surveillance programs. It also reflects growing U.S. frustration with Russia on several issues, including missile defense and human rights. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama called off an upcoming Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, sending a stern message of disapproval over Russia's harboring of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.


Kremlin disappointed over Obama canceling visit

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama has canceled plans to meet with Putin in Moscow next month. The rare diplomatic snub is retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. It also reflects growing U.S. frustration with Russia on several other issues, including missile defense and human rights. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin voiced disappointment Wednesday with President Barack Obama's decision to cancel his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said it remains ready to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and international issues.


Mali election frontrunner's nationalist stance strikes popular chord

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Presidential candidate Keita speaks during a news conference BamakoBy David Lewis BAMAKO (Reuters) - A glance at billboards on the scruffy streets of Mali's capital Bamako says much about the difference between the rivals for the presidency in Sunday's runoff vote, and the prospects for peace in the West African country. Wearing a construction hat with his sleeves rolled up, Soumaila Cisse - a former finance minister portraying himself as an experienced technocrat - promises education reform, an overhaul of the army and a plan to create 500,000 jobs. Front-runner Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, known universally by his initials IBK, takes a more visceral approach. ...


US institute: NKorea expanding nuclear plant

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:07 AM PDT

VIENNA (AP) — A U.S. institute tracking North Korea's nuclear weapons program says recent satellite photos show Pyongyang is doubling the size of its uranium enrichment plant, jibing with the country's announced plans to expand technology that can be used both to create energy and the core of nuclear weapons.

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