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• Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital
• Venezuela's Maduro says Colombia's Uribe plotting to kill him
• U.S. judge rules Cuban spy can stay in Cuba if U.S. citizenship renounced
• Amazon Indians occupy controversial dam to demand a say
• American journalist held in Syria believed to be in detention center
• At least three killed in violent Guinea election protest
• Why no sign of 'sequester' cuts in perky April jobs report?
• Newest 'Most Wanted Terrorist': Should Assata Shakur make the list?
• Fertilizer plant blast: Does post-9/11 secrecy make your life riskier?
• Why America's top general is wary of US military intervention in Syria
• Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village
• Pressure on Bangladesh, retailers to fix factories
• Bangladesh official: Disaster not 'really serious'
• Pakistan's lead prosecutor in Bhutto case killed
• Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal
• Kazakh man linked to Boston suspect 'normal teen'
• Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria
• Obama says does not foresee sending U.S. troops to Syria
• Obama: Will 'stay on' Syria chemical weapons issue
• South Sudan's Kiir to visit Sudan for oil flow in May
• Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes
• Obama: US, Latin America must fight drug violence
• Peru probes ex-President Garcia's finances in corruption inquiry
• Sudan police use teargas to end land protest
• Cuba says will consider U.N. and Red Cross visits
• Egyptian billionaire Sawiris returns home to warm welcome
• Obama begins quick visit to Costa Rica
• Anti-militia protest attacked in Libya
• SAfrica: officials suspended over wedding scandal
• Saudi Arabia reports 3 cases of SARS-like virus
• US military plane carrying 3 crashes in Kyrgyzstan
• Liberia denies resource deals violated laws
• Gunmen in standoff with Libyan army at Tripoli protest
• U.S. names veteran diplomat Dobbins as new envoy to Afghanistan/Pakistan

Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital Posted: 03 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has become increasingly volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains volatile relations between Sunnis and Shi'ites. April saw the most killings since 2008, but was below the height of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07. A further 31 people were wounded in the blast outside the mosque in al-Rashidiya district of Baghdad, medics said. ...

Venezuela's Maduro says Colombia's Uribe plotting to kill him Posted: 03 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday said Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe was plotting to kill him, adding to a deluge of accusations by the former bus driver in recent months. "Uribe is behind a plot to kill me," Maduro said in a televised speech. "Uribe is a killer. I have enough evidence of who is conspiring, and there are sectors of the Venezuelan right that are involved." He did not provide details. ...

U.S. judge rules Cuban spy can stay in Cuba if U.S. citizenship renounced Posted: 03 May 2013 02:13 PM PDT By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - A Cuban spy on probation after 13 years behind bars in the United States can remain in Cuba, where he returned on a court-approved visit last month, if he renounces his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge in Miami ruled on Friday. Rene Gonzalez, 56, one of what Cuba calls its "Five Heroes," returned to the communist island temporarily on April 22 to attend a memorial service for his deceased father. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard granted Gonzalez's request for the visit on condition that he return to Florida by next Monday. ...

Amazon Indians occupy controversial dam to demand a say Posted: 03 May 2013 04:30 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - Amazon Indians on Friday refused to end their occupation of a building site that has partially paralyzed work on the world's third largest hydroelectric dam for two days. Some 200 people from various indigenous groups occupied one of three construction sites of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River on Thursday, halting work by 3,000 of the 22,000 workers on the project. ...

American journalist held in Syria believed to be in detention center Posted: 03 May 2013 04:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The family and employer of James Foley, a U.S. journalist missing in Syria since November, say they now believe he is being held by the Syrian government in a detention center near the capital, Damascus. That conclusion follows a five-month investigation by Foley's family and his employer, GlobalPost, and was announced on Friday in an article posted on the news organization's website. ...

At least three killed in violent Guinea election protest Posted: 03 May 2013 04:08 PM PDT CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least three people died on Friday on the second day of violent street protests that have swept the Guinean capital over the organization of delayed legislative elections, witnesses and officials said. Guinea's opposition parties have accused President Alpha Conde, who took office in 2010 following Guinea's first democratic transfer of power since 1958, of trying to rig the polls in the world's largest bauxite exporter. ...

Why no sign of 'sequester' cuts in perky April jobs report? Posted: 03 May 2013 01:50 PM PDT The new jobs report that came out Friday showed little sign that "sequestration" – those much-maligned automatic federal spending cuts that kicked in because Congress and the White House could not agree on a better way – has had an effect on the labor market, at least so far.

Newest 'Most Wanted Terrorist': Should Assata Shakur make the list? Posted: 03 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT The FBI has added the first woman to its "Most Wanted Terrorists" list, Joanne Chesimard, who is currently living in Cuba under the name Assata Shakur.

Fertilizer plant blast: Does post-9/11 secrecy make your life riskier? Posted: 03 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT Before an ammonium nitrate tank blew up in the small central Texas town of West on April 17, with a blast so powerful it registered a 2.1 on the Richter scale, some residents said they were aware of possible dangers at the plant, while others said they had absolutely no idea that something could go so horribly wrong.

Why America's top general is wary of US military intervention in Syria Posted: 03 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is America's highest-ranking military officer and a key adviser to the president. He was the guest at an April 30 Monitor Breakfast.

Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village Posted: 03 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The bodies of the Syrian boys and young men in jeans and casual shirts were strewn along a blood-stained pavement, dying apparently where they fell. Weeping women moved among the dead, and one of them screamed, "Where are you, people of the village?"

Pressure on Bangladesh, retailers to fix factories Posted: 03 May 2013 08:58 AM PDT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 500 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish.

Bangladesh official: Disaster not 'really serious' Posted: 03 May 2013 10:02 AM PDT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's finance minister downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying Friday he didn't think it was "really serious" hours after the 500th body was pulled from the debris.

Pakistan's lead prosecutor in Bhutto case killed Posted: 03 May 2013 09:48 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed the lead Pakistani prosecutor in two high-profile cases — the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the brutal assault on civilians in Mumbai — shocking a country reeling from Taliban attacks as it prepares for nationwide elections.

Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal Posted: 03 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country's latest food safety scandal.

Kazakh man linked to Boston suspect 'normal teen' Posted: 03 May 2013 02:00 PM PDT ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Former teachers of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings described him on Friday as an easygoing teenager who distinguished himself mainly by his failing grades in math and science.

Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria Posted: 03 May 2013 04:55 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn't foresee sending U.S. ground troops into Syria.

Obama says does not foresee sending U.S. troops to Syria Posted: 03 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he does not foresee a scenario in which he would send U.S. ground troops to Syria. At a news conference in the Costa Rican capital, Obama also vowed the United States would take a cautious approach to responding to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, saying he will not "leap before we look." (Reporting By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Obama: Will 'stay on' Syria chemical weapons issue Posted: 03 May 2013 04:51 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States will keep pressure on Syria while investigating whether the government has used chemical weapons against its people, but that it must proceed carefully.

South Sudan's Kiir to visit Sudan for oil flow in May Posted: 03 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will visit Sudan this month to witness with his counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir the first shipment of oil from the south after a 15-month shutdown, an official said on Friday. In March, the African neighbors agreed to resume oil exports from landlocked South Sudan through Sudan and defuse tension that has plagued them since South Sudan seceded in 2011. ...

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes Posted: 03 May 2013 02:18 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own party.

Obama: US, Latin America must fight drug violence Posted: 03 May 2013 02:16 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday cast Mexico as a nation ready to take "its rightful place in the world" and move past the drug battles and violence that have defined its relationship with the United States. He then headed to Costa Rica to prod Central American leaders to tackle those same issues more aggressively.

Peru probes ex-President Garcia's finances in corruption inquiry Posted: 03 May 2013 01:50 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's attorney general is opening the financial records of two-time former president and likely 2016 presidential candidate Alan Garcia as part of a preliminary corruption inquiry, the government said on Friday. The government suspects Garcia may have used illegally acquired funds to buy a house in an upscale Lima neighborhood, a spokeswoman in the attorney general's office told Reuters. ...

Sudan police use teargas to end land protest Posted: 03 May 2013 01:44 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police used teargas and batons to break up a protest by around 400 people in Khartoum on Friday demanding the government grant them land to build homes, witnesses said. Protesters blocked several roads in the east of the capital and hurled stones at police, witnesses said. They shouted slogans complaining the government had not honored a promise to allocate land for houses. The police were not immediately available for comment. ...

Cuba says will consider U.N. and Red Cross visits Posted: 03 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it would consider letting in U.N. human rights investigators to examine allegations of torture and repression and allowing Red Cross officials access its prisons after a gap of nearly 25 years. Dissidents say security forces round up opponents of the Communist country for short-term detention and some are mistreated. Cuban officials deny allegations of arbitrary detention or torture. The call for access by Western countries was among 293 recommendations presented to Cuba at the U.N. ...

Egyptian billionaire Sawiris returns home to warm welcome Posted: 03 May 2013 01:07 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris returned home on Friday, ending a self-imposed exile that began after the election of President Mohamed Mursi last year, and was warmly welcomed by a government grappling with an economic crisis. Sawiris, one of Egypt's most prominent Coptic Christians and a critic of Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood, was greeted at Cairo airport by an envoy of the Islamist president who presented him with flowers. Economists said his return was a boost to business sentiment which has been battered by political instability. ...

Obama begins quick visit to Costa Rica Posted: 03 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening a two-day trip to Costa Rica, his first stop in the Central American nation as president.

Anti-militia protest attacked in Libya Posted: 03 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyan pro-democracy advocates marched in Tripoli on Friday, denouncing militias' recent blockade of government buildings and coming under attack briefly by supporters of the armed groups, in the latest sign of the turmoil that threatens the country's first elected authorities.

SAfrica: officials suspended over wedding scandal Posted: 03 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Five South African officials, including police and military commanders, have been suspended after a chartered plane carrying about 200 guests from India to a lavish family wedding was allowed to land at a South African air force base, the government said Friday.

Saudi Arabia reports 3 cases of SARS-like virus Posted: 03 May 2013 11:49 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed three more cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 10 the number of cases it reported this week, including five deadly ones.

US military plane carrying 3 crashes in Kyrgyzstan Posted: 03 May 2013 11:43 AM PDT CHALDOVAR, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan.

Liberia denies resource deals violated laws Posted: 03 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT MONROVIA (Reuters) - The Liberian government denied on Friday it had violated its own laws in awarding resource contracts and pledged to implement the recommendations of an independent audit into the deals. According to a draft of the audit obtained by Reuters, almost $8 billion worth of contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 have violated its laws, casting doubt on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's anti-graft and good governance efforts. "We did not violate any laws ... ...

Gunmen in standoff with Libyan army at Tripoli protest Posted: 03 May 2013 11:34 AM PDT By Jessica Donati and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Libyan army was deployed to Tripoli's main square on Friday to guard a pro-government rally and became involved in an uneasy standoff with anti-government gunmen. The pro-government protesters were rallying against groups of gunmen who have taken control of two ministries in the capital. "We are here to support the government and ask the prime minister to deploy the police and the army. We don't want the militias here any more," one protester said at the rally that had been organized through social networks. ...

U.S. names veteran diplomat Dobbins as new envoy to Afghanistan/Pakistan Posted: 03 May 2013 11:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed veteran U.S. diplomat James Dobbins as Washington's new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said on Friday. Dobbins, head of international security and defense at the RAND National Defense Research Institute and a former senior U.S. diplomat, will replace Marc Grossman as special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Grossman had replaced the late Richard Holbrooke in the post. Holbrooke died suddenly in December 2010. ...

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