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• Embassy attack spreads Libyan instability to capital
• Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book"
• Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating
• Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrest
• Italy president names center-left's Letta as new premier
• Bangladesh factory building collapse kills nearly 100
• U.N. rights chief urges Angola to cut "huge" rich-poor gap
• In Myanmar, cheap SIM card draw may herald telecoms revolution
• Venezuela's parliament launches probe into Capriles
• Three under investigation over topless Kate photos: source
• Collapsed factory building in Bangladesh kills 87
• Minaret of famed mosque in Syria destroyed
• Clashes suggest Sunni anger boiling over in Iraq
• NKorean soldiers put down arms to help plant crops
• Canada terror suspect grew more radical
• Hagel: Israel did not tell him of intel on Syria
• Israel: OK to check emails of foreigners at border
• Palestinian Christians battle Israel barrier route
• Venezuela wrestles over truth of bombing claims
• Argentine Congress aims to 'democratize' courts
• Day after cracks were found, Bangladesh factory collapse leaves 125-plus dead
• Civic Accelerator boosts young businesses who want to do good
• Israel seeks another type of coexistence – between tourists and the earth
• US military chief in Beijing warns of North Korea 'miscalculation'
• Outside the camps, Syrian refugees face further hardship
• Is Mexico's economy more a fiesta or a siesta?
• Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
• Chechen strongman corrects his minister - with a boxing glove to the head
• Tunisians yearn for the good old days of a strongman
• Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports otherwise
• Mystery clouds deadly clash in western China with 'suspected terrorists'
• FBI Most Wanted caught in Nicaragua: What draws US pedophiles to the region?
• For charity, Ben Affleck will live on $1.50

Embassy attack spreads Libyan instability to capital Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:34 AM PDT By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's central government has long had only a tenuous grip on the eastern city of Benghazi, but the bombing of the French embassy in Tripoli shows its control of the capital may now also be under threat. The early morning car bomb devastated France's embassy, wounding two French guards, in the most significant attack against foreign interests in Libya since September's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. The U.S. ...

Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book" Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, faces charges that include conspiracy to murder and working with a terrorist group. He and another suspect, Raed Jaser, are charged with plotting to derail a passenger train, and U.S. security sources say they sought to attack at a bridge near the U.S.-Canada border. ...

Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:54 PM PDT By Myra MacDonald LONDON (Reuters) - When al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri spoke in an audio message broadcast to supporters earlier this month, he had harsh words for Iran. Its true face, he said, had been unmasked by its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against fighters loyal to al Qaeda. Yet it is symptomatic of the peculiar relationship between Tehran and al Qaeda that in the same month Canadian police would accuse "al Qaeda elements in Iran" of backing a plot to derail a passenger train. ...

Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrest Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:54 PM PDT By Patrick Markey and Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - More than 30 people were killed in gun battles between Iraqi forces and militants on Wednesday, a day after a raid on a Sunni Muslim protest ignited the fiercest clashes since American troops left the country. The second day of fighting threatens to deepen sectarian rifts in Iraq where relations between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims are still very tense just a few years after inter-communal slaughter pushed the country close to civil war. ...

Italy president names center-left's Letta as new premier Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:07 AM PDT By Barry Moody and Paolo Biondi ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday asked center-left politician Enrico Letta to form a new government, signaling the end of a damaging two-month stalemate since elections in the euro zone's third largest economy in February. Letta, from the Democratic Party (PD), said he would start talks to form a broad-based coalition on Thursday. It is likely to go to parliament for a vote of confidence by early next week. ...

Bangladesh factory building collapse kills nearly 100 Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:53 PM PDT By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A block housing garment factories and shops collapsed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and injuring more than a thousand, officials said. Firefighters and troops dug frantically through the rubble at the eight-storey Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30 km (20 miles) outside Dhaka. Television showed young women workers, some apparently semi-conscious, being pulled out. One fireman told Reuters about 2,000 people were in the building when the upper floors slammed down onto those below. ...

U.N. rights chief urges Angola to cut "huge" rich-poor gap Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:54 PM PDT (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights official urged Angola's government on Wednesday to reduce the huge disparities between rich and poor that have developed in the oil-rich country despite considerable progress since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Angola, which is Africa's No. 2 oil producer, has posted rapid growth since the end of the war, but opposition parties and rights groups have long accused President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of doing too little to combat widespread poverty. Speaking in the capital, Luanda, after a three-day visit, U.N. ...

In Myanmar, cheap SIM card draw may herald telecoms revolution Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT By Jared Ferrie YANGON (Reuters) - Introduced a decade and a half ago under Myanmar's former military rulers, SIM cards sold for as much as $7,000 apiece. Today, they still cost more than $200. From Thursday, lucky winners of a lottery-style sale may get one for as little as $2. This is telecoms deregulation, Myanmar-style. ...

Venezuela's parliament launches probe into Capriles Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government-controlled parliament on Wednesday set up an inquiry into violence over its disputed election that authorities blame on opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Nine people died and dozens were injured after opposition protests against Nicolas Maduro's narrow April 14 presidential poll win turned violent around the South American nation. The government asserted that the unrest was evidence the opposition was planning a coup. ...

Three under investigation over topless Kate photos: source Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:24 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The publisher of a French celebrity magazine was placed under formal investigation for breach of privacy over the publication of topless pictures of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, a judicial source said on Wednesday. The photographer who snapped the pictures of the Duchess, or Kate Middleton, in the summer last year and a regional daily were also put under investigation, the last step in France before being charged, the source said. ...

Collapsed factory building in Bangladesh kills 87 Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:44 PM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers tried to free dozens of people believed trapped in the concrete rubble after an eight-story building that housed garment factories collapsed, killing at least 87. Workers had complained about cracks in the structure before it came tumbling down, but were assured it was safe.

Minaret of famed mosque in Syria destroyed Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:02 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets around it, depriving the ancient Syrian city of one of its most important landmarks.

Clashes suggest Sunni anger boiling over in Iraq Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — With Sunni gunmen beginning to confront the Shiite-led government's security forces head-on in northern and western Iraq, fears are growing fast of a return to full-scale sectarian fighting that could plunge the country into a broader battle merged with the Syrian civil war across the border.

NKorean soldiers put down arms to help plant crops Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:19 AM PDT SASI-RI, North Korea (AP) — The North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone is a hive of activity — not of fighting, but of farming.

Canada terror suspect grew more radical Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:25 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — One of two men accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada became radicalized to the point that his father reached out to a Muslim support group for help and advice, a local religious leader said Wednesday.

Hagel: Israel did not tell him of intel on Syria Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel indicated on Wednesday that he was caught by surprise when Israeli officials publicly revealed their assessment that Syria has used chemical weapons in its civil war.

Israel: OK to check emails of foreigners at border Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's attorney general on Wednesday upheld a practice to allow security personnel to read people's email accounts when they arrive at the airport, arguing it prevents militants from entering the country.

Palestinian Christians battle Israel barrier route Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT BEIT JALA, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians in this Christian village are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley.

Venezuela wrestles over truth of bombing claims Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:32 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after barely winning Venezuela's presidential election, the ruling party started to flood state media with accusations that opposition provocateurs were firebombing Cuban-run neighborhood health clinics across the country in revenge.

Argentine Congress aims to 'democratize' courts Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's congress was hotly debating major changes to the country's justice system on Wednesday.

Day after cracks were found, Bangladesh factory collapse leaves 125-plus dead Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:10 PM PDT Eleven-year-old Taslima asked her mother not to go to her job at a local factory this morning after workers there noticed large cracks inside the building.

Civic Accelerator boosts young businesses who want to do good Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:59 PM PDT Growing up in Los Angeles, Ted Gondor had been helped mightily by an academic mentor, employed by his parents, despite their modest means, to get him back on track in school.

Israel seeks another type of coexistence – between tourists and the earth Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT This week Jerusalem hosted its first green pilgrimage symposium, tapping the fledgling but growing interest in promoting local communities and environmental sustainability through religious tourism.

US military chief in Beijing warns of North Korea 'miscalculation' Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:21 PM PDT Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to China this week to meet its top leaders after weeks of missile threats directed at South Korea and the US by North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

Outside the camps, Syrian refugees face further hardship Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT About six weeks after the United Nations logged the one-millionth Syrian refugee, that figure has already climbed by 10 percent to more than 1.16 million registered refugees. Including those awaiting registration, the UN is now tracking more than 1.38 million Syrian refugees.

Is Mexico's economy more a fiesta or a siesta? Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT China, India, and Brazil are out. Mexico is in – at least according to international observers who have been cooing over Mexico's rise in recent months.

Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:10 AM PDT The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are said to be two brothers from Chechnya, a mountainous and mainly Muslim republic in southern Russia that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns by Moscow's forces for the past 200 years. ...

Chechen strongman corrects his minister - with a boxing glove to the head Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:03 AM PDT The phrase "banging heads" is often deployed as a political metaphor, but is seldom intended literally.

Tunisians yearn for the good old days of a strongman Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:16 AM PDT The mother led her daughter by the hand to the back of the mausoleum, beyond the sarcophagus, to point out photographs of the mausoleum's occupant meeting other dead dictators.

Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports otherwise Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:35 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Mystery clouds deadly clash in western China with 'suspected terrorists' Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:29 AM PDT Mystery surrounds official Chinese reports Wednesday of a violent clash between "suspected terrorists" and the authorities in the restive Muslim province of Xinjiang yesterday that left 21 people dead, including 15 officials.

FBI Most Wanted caught in Nicaragua: What draws US pedophiles to the region? Posted: 23 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT After nearly five years of living on the lam, accused pedophile Eric Justin Toth, a 31-year-old former school teacher sought for his alleged production and possession of child pornography in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, was running out of places to hide in the United States.

For charity, Ben Affleck will live on $1.50 Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:40 AM PDT What's it like trying to survive on $1.50 a day? Ben Affleck and other celebrities are going to try it and tell their fans what it's like from first-hand experience.

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