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• Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing
• Israel strikes Syria, says targeting Hezbollah arms
• Egypt's prime minister unhurt by shooting near his car: police
• Gunfight in Nigeria's Delta oil region kills eight: sources
• Mexican journalists' sons killed; seven bodies found near Mexico City
• Germany riveted at start of neo-Nazi murder trial
• Malaysia's ruling coalition hangs on against winds of change
• Harper Lee sues agent. Who owns 'To Kill a Mockingbird' copyright?
• Rioting and rubble: What's behind the turbulent times in Bangladesh?
• Saudi Arabia sanctions sports for girls for the first time
• Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger
• Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33
• Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600
• Malaysia's long-ruling coalition hangs on to power
• Israeli raids in Syria highlight Arab conundrum
• Hungary's prime minister denounces anti-Semitism
• Gunmen kill alcohol seller in Egypt's Sinai
• No early warning for U.S. on Israeli strikes in Syria
• Libya bans Gadhafi-era officials from state posts
• Egypt police: Men fire birdshot at PM's convoy
• Sudan: At least 20 die in shootout in border area
• U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas: investigator
• Colombia's Uribe slams Venezuelan 'dictator' Maduro
• Hungary's PM slams anti-Semitism, but disappoints Jews
• Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
• Venezuela rebuffs Obama, repeats case against U.S. 'spy'
• Israeli airstrikes prompt threats, anger in Syria
• AP PHOTOS: Few know story of Jews in Red Army
• Libya passes ban on Gadhafi-era officials
• A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syria
• Far-left protesters reject austerity on Hollande anniversary

Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing Posted: 05 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT By Stuart Grudgings and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, a result that exposes growing racial polarization in the Southeast Asian nation and could undermine Prime Minister Najib Razak. With just one result left to declare, the National Front had won 133 seats in the 222-member parliament, falling well short of the two-thirds majority that Najib had aimed to capture in Sunday's election. ...

Israel strikes Syria, says targeting Hezbollah arms Posted: 05 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah. As Syria's two-year-old civil war veered into the potentially atomic arena of Iran's confrontation with Israel and the West over its nuclear program, people were woken in the Syrian capital by explosions that shook the ground like an earthquake and sent pillars of flame high into the night sky. ...

Egypt's prime minister unhurt by shooting near his car: police Posted: 05 May 2013 04:35 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police on Sunday detained a young man who opened fire on Prime Minister Hisham Kandil's convoy and his four companions in Cairo in an incident the authorities said had no political motive. Kandil was not injured. The young men were on their way to settle a feud when their vehicle crossed paths with Kandil's convoy at 11 p.m. (5 p.m. EST)in Dokki, a residential and commercial district of the capital, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. When Kandil's security guards tried to force the vehicle away from the convoy, one of the men fired two shots at their car. ...

Gunfight in Nigeria's Delta oil region kills eight: sources Posted: 05 May 2013 02:33 PM PDT YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a group of former militants in the oil producing Niger Delta late on Saturday, leading to a shootout that left eight people dead, a security official said. None could confirm who carried out the attack. The men targeted were loyal to one of several Nigerian Delta militant leaders who accepted a government amnesty in 2009 in exchange for money, ending attacks that at one time shut down nearly half of production in Africa's biggest oil and gas industry. ...

Mexican journalists' sons killed; seven bodies found near Mexico City Posted: 05 May 2013 12:37 PM PDT By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen executed two sons of two prominent Mexican journalists in the northern city of Chihuahua, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office said on Sunday, and police found seven bodies dumped in a Mexico City suburb. Alfredo Paramo, 20, and Diego Paramo, 21, were shot dead in Chihuahua early on Saturday after being chased through the streets by gunmen in a car, said spokesman Carlos Gonzalez. ...

Germany riveted at start of neo-Nazi murder trial Posted: 05 May 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Alexandra Hudson MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The surviving member of a neo-Nazi cell blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The chance discovery of the gang, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which had gone undetected for more than a decade, has forced Germany to acknowledge it has a more militant and dangerous neo-Nazi fringe than previously thought, and exposed staggering intelligence failings. ...

Malaysia's ruling coalition hangs on against winds of change Posted: 05 May 2013 01:56 PM PDT Malaysia's ruling coalition won a keenly-contested election Sunday, extending its 56-year run in charge of this Southeast Asian nation but with what looks to be its narrowest majority since independence from the UK in 1957.

Harper Lee sues agent. Who owns 'To Kill a Mockingbird' copyright? Posted: 05 May 2013 12:54 PM PDT The author who created Atticus Finch could use a good attorney. So could her literary agent, whom Ms. Lee is now suing over copyright to her novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Rioting and rubble: What's behind the turbulent times in Bangladesh? Posted: 05 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT Islamists rampaged in the streets of Bangladesh's capital today, wielding sticks, stones, and crude explosives to protest the government's refusal to institute an anti-blasphemy law.

Saudi Arabia sanctions sports for girls for the first time Posted: 05 May 2013 08:03 AM PDT A year ago, I was standing on the sidelines of a soccer game in Riyadh with a wave of screaming teenage girls swelling around me as their favorite team sprinted down the field for a goal.

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger Posted: 05 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33 Posted: 05 May 2013 12:48 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens on Sunday in and around the Iraqi capital.

Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600 Posted: 05 May 2013 09:22 AM PDT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one of the worst industrial accidents ever.

Malaysia's long-ruling coalition hangs on to power Posted: 05 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's long-governing coalition won national elections Sunday to extend its 56 years of unbroken rule, fending off the strongest opposition it has ever faced but exposing vulnerabilities in the process.

Israeli raids in Syria highlight Arab conundrum Posted: 05 May 2013 09:50 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli's airstrike into Assad's territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability.

Hungary's prime minister denounces anti-Semitism Posted: 05 May 2013 02:41 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism, but his speech failed to impress those gathered who said he has failed to confront the country's largest far-right party.

Gunmen kill alcohol seller in Egypt's Sinai Posted: 05 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Gunmen shot a man dead who was selling alcohol in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Sunday in an attack security officials said was likely carried out by Islamist militants. The four gunmen killed Rami Ahmed, 28, at a bar on a main road near El-Arish, a town in the northern Sinai Peninsula. It is an area where Islamist militant influence has expanded since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak more than two years ago. ...

No early warning for U.S. on Israeli strikes in Syria Posted: 05 May 2013 04:45 PM PDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons headed for Hezbollah militants, a U.S. intelligence official said on Sunday. Without confirming that Israel was behind the attacks, the intelligence official said that the United States was essentially told of the air raids "after the fact" and was notified as the bombs went off. Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday for the second time in 48 hours. ...

Libya bans Gadhafi-era officials from state posts Posted: 05 May 2013 04:39 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Under pressure from armed militias, Libya's parliament passed a sweeping law Sunday that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi during his 42 year-long rule from working in government.

Egypt police: Men fire birdshot at PM's convoy Posted: 05 May 2013 04:10 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police officials say five men in a pick-up truck fired birdshot at the prime minister's convoy during a traffic argument, not knowing he was inside.

Sudan: At least 20 die in shootout in border area Posted: 05 May 2013 03:51 PM PDT KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan and the U.N. say a shootout in a disputed oil-rich border region has left at least 20 people dead, including at least one Ethiopian U.N. peacekeeper and a tribal chief traveling with them.

U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas: investigator Posted: 05 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria's civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday. The United Nations independent commission of inquiry on Syria has not yet seen evidence of government forces having used chemical weapons, which are banned under international law, said commission member Carla Del Ponte. ...

Colombia's Uribe slams Venezuelan 'dictator' Maduro Posted: 05 May 2013 03:01 PM PDT By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's former leader Alvaro Uribe on Sunday rejected an accusation by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that Uribe was plotting to kill him as the desperate ploy of a dictator trying to hide his illegitimacy. In the latest in a string of explosive accusations from Hugo Chavez's recently-elected successor, Maduro said on Friday he had evidence that Uribe was conspiring with the Venezuelan opposition to kill him. Uribe, a conservative and staunch U.S. ally, was often at odds with the hardline socialist Chavez during their respective rules. ...

Hungary's PM slams anti-Semitism, but disappoints Jews Posted: 05 May 2013 02:51 PM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban strongly denounced growing anti-Semitism in Hungary on Sunday but stopped short of censuring the far-right Jobbik party his audience of world Jewish leaders most wanted him to scold. Orban told the World Jewish Congress (WJC), which is holding its four-yearly assembly in Hungary to highlight its concern about rising hostility to Jews here and elsewhere in Europe, that anti-Semitism was "unacceptable and intolerable". ...

Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital Posted: 05 May 2013 01:46 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.

Venezuela rebuffs Obama, repeats case against U.S. 'spy' Posted: 05 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker. During his visit to Latin America, Obama said on Saturday the allegations against Tim Tracy, 35, were "ridiculous." But Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres insisted that intelligence agents tracking Tracy since late 2012 had uncovered ample evidence he was plotting with militant anti-government factions to destabilize Venezuela with violence. ...

Israeli airstrikes prompt threats, anger in Syria Posted: 05 May 2013 12:39 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.

AP PHOTOS: Few know story of Jews in Red Army Posted: 05 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.

Libya passes ban on Gadhafi-era officials Posted: 05 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday banning officials who served under ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi from government posts, a move that could push many of the country's new leaders from office.

A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syria Posted: 05 May 2013 12:20 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war.

Far-left protesters reject austerity on Hollande anniversary Posted: 05 May 2013 12:20 PM PDT By Muriel Boselli PARIS (Reuters) - Ten of thousands of far-left French protesters marched to denounce economic austerity on Sunday to mark the end of President Francois Hollande's first year in office. The march, organized by the Left Front coalition, drew a range of left-wingers from greens to trade unionists to the symbolic venue of Bastille Square, site of a Paris prison that was stormed during the French Revolution of 1789. Turnout was estimated by organizers at 180,000 but by police at just 30,000. ...

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