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• Moderate face of Syrian uprising quits
• Rebels capture Central African Republic capital, president flees
• Britain's PM Cameron unveils sweeping immigration crackdown
• Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition
• Trade relations in focus before China's Xi gives Africa speech
• No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death
• Six killed as Islamists battle Malian army in Gao
• Reputed Australian Mossad agent jailed after botched spy plan: papers
• Indonesian MPs to grill candidate for central bank governor
• Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban
• Syrian opposition plunges into disarray
• Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria
• Cyprus' bailout talks deadlocked over banks
• Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death
• C. African Republic president overthrown by rebels
• Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback
• AP PHOTOS: Images from Holy Week around the world
• Israeli military responds to fire from Syria
• Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest
• Former rebels besiege Libyan premier's office
• Kerry wants Iraq to stop arms shipments to Syria. Why would Iraq agree?
• Cyprus scrambles for bailout, but Cypriots fear damage already done
• Behind Turkish-Israeli reconciliation, concerns about Syria
• Musharraf returns to 'save Pakistan,' but nation skeptical
• For Swiss disaster rescue dogs, the job - and training - never ends

Moderate face of Syrian uprising quits Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:55 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - The head of Syria's main opposition group resigned on Sunday, weakening the moderate wing of the two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule and complicating Western efforts to back the rebels. The resignation of Moaz Alkhatib, a former imam of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus who had offered Assad a negotiated exit, could make the West more cautious in supporting the revolt. Alkhatib was seen as a moderate bulwark against the rising influence of al-Qaeda linked jihadist forces. ...

Rebels capture Central African Republic capital, president flees Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:59 PM PDT By Paul-Marin Ngoupana BANGUI (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic seized the riverside capital Bangui in fierce fighting on Sunday, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee and sowing confusion over who ruled the mineral-rich heart of Africa. At least nine South African soldiers were killed trying to prevent the rebels taking Bangui, a Reuters witness said, dealing a blow to Pretoria's attempt to stabilize the chaotic central African nation and assert its influence in the region. ...

Britain's PM Cameron unveils sweeping immigration crackdown Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:06 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will unveil a sweeping immigration crackdown on Monday aimed at discouraging migrants from Romania and Bulgaria from moving to Britain when EU restrictions on their right to travel and work there expire next year. Under his plans, access to Britain's National Health Service will be curbed, new migrants will have to wait up to five years for social housing, fines for employers who hire illegal workers will be doubled, and landlords who let to illegal immigrants could face fines too. ...

Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PDT By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to "protect this nation" after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood, using vague but severe language that the opposition said heralded a crackdown. In remarks following clashes outside the Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters on Friday, Mursi warned that "necessary measures" would be taken against any politicians shown to be involved in what he described as violence and rioting. "If I am forced to do what is required to protect this nation, then I will do it. ...

Trade relations in focus before China's Xi gives Africa speech Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:45 PM PDT By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala and George Obulutsa DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - China's trade ties with Africa will be under the spotlight on Monday when President Xi Jinping outlines his country's relationship with the continent, which Beijing is increasingly turning to for both its resources and as a market place. Xi's tour of Africa on his first overseas trip is seen as a reflection of the strategic importance of Africa's oil and mineral resources to the world's second biggest economy. ...

No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT By Olivia Harris ASCOT (Reuters) - British police searched for radiation and chemicals at former Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's home near London on Sunday but found none, and said there was no evidence anyone else was involved in his still unexplained death. The arrival of a team of investigators searching for radiation briefly evoked the death of Berezovsky's friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy poisoned with radioactive material in London in 2006. However, police gave the all clear on Sunday morning, saying no radiation had been found. ...

Six killed as Islamists battle Malian army in Gao Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:57 PM PDT By Cheick Diouara GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Six people were killed on Sunday in a second day of fighting between Islamist rebels and Malian and French forces in the northern Malian town of Gao, authorities said. The rebels attacked the north's largest town just days after French President Francois Hollande said Mali's sovereignty had almost been restored. It was the third major offensive there by Islamists since the town was retaken by a French-led military operation in late January. ...

Reputed Australian Mossad agent jailed after botched spy plan: papers Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian emigrant and reputed Israeli spy who died in a jail in Israel in 2010 had been arrested after a bungled and unauthorized bid to recruit a double agent with links to Lebanon's Hezbollah, Australian newspapers reported on Monday. The man, Ben Zygier, was arrested in early 2010 and was held in secret under the name of Prisoner X on unspecified security charges. A judicial inquiry in Israel found Zygier, 34, hanged himself in a high-security jail cell. ...

Indonesian MPs to grill candidate for central bank governor Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:18 PM PDT By Jonathan Thatcher JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament will quiz its finance minister on Monday, to decide whether he is fit to take over as central bank chief, a job move that has raised concerns over the management of one of the world's fastest growing economies. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has yet to explain why he chose not to renew the current governor's term, or the surprise nomination last month of Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo for a job that will remove him from the cabinet. ...

Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban Posted: 24 Mar 2013 03:21 PM PDT By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the twelve year war. Karzai's trip to Qatar would represent the first time the Afghan president has discussed the Taliban peace process in Qatar, and comes after years of stalled discussions with the United States, Pakistan and the Taliban. The announcement was made only hours after another thorny issue in the U.S. ...

Syrian opposition plunges into disarray Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:13 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's opposition plunged into disarray Sunday as its president quit and its military chief refused to recognize the newly elected prime minister of an interim government for rebel-held areas.

Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:44 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner.

Cyprus' bailout talks deadlocked over banks Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:50 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Tense talks between Cyprus and its international creditors on how the country can secure a 10 billion euro bailout were stuck Sunday due to disagreements over how to shrink the bloated Cypriot banking sector, an official said.

Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — There was no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin kingmaker to fiery critic, British police said Sunday.

C. African Republic president overthrown by rebels Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:56 PM PDT BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebels overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, seizing the presidential palace and declaring that the desperately poor country has "opened a new page in its history." The country's president fled the capital, while extra French troops moved to secure the airport, officials said.

Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants. But judging by the lackluster crowd at the airport to greet him, his biggest challenge could be his waning popularity.

AP PHOTOS: Images from Holy Week around the world Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:46 PM PDT Pope Francis leans over to kiss a baby after celebrating his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. Penitents in white robes and pointed white hats wait outside a church before a procession in Seville, Spain. In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a woman grasps palm fronds and a rosary while praying during an outdoor Mass at an earthquake-damaged cathedral.

Israeli military responds to fire from Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:18 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's army said it fired a guided missile into Syria on Sunday, destroying a military post after gunfire flew across the border and struck an Israeli vehicle.

Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest Posted: 24 Mar 2013 03:07 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Former rebels besiege Libyan premier's office Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:54 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — About 200 former rebel fighters in Libya have besieged the prime minister's office, demanding that he resign.

Kerry wants Iraq to stop arms shipments to Syria. Why would Iraq agree? Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:26 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry made a previously unannounced stop in Baghdad today, and in the process unintentionally highlighted the difficult job he's been assigned in advancing the US diplomatic agenda as regards to the Syrian civil war.

Cyprus scrambles for bailout, but Cypriots fear damage already done Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT Cyprus's leaders engaged in frantic, 11th-hour talks to avoid a collapse of the Mediterranean island's banking system yesterday, flying to Brussels to try to secure a crucial 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout from international lenders.

Behind Turkish-Israeli reconciliation, concerns about Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT Israel and Turkey have gotten back together after nearly three years, not so much because they're in love but because of mutual concern that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands.

Musharraf returns to 'save Pakistan,' but nation skeptical Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:12 AM PDT The return from self-imposed exile of Pakistan's former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf has sparked little excitement in the country he ruled for nine years.

For Swiss disaster rescue dogs, the job - and training - never ends Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:00 AM PDT Man's best friend – in this case a six-year-old Welsh border collie named Sky – lies relaxed but attentive on the floor of his keeper's office in this suburb of the Swiss capital, Berne.

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