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• Pressure rises on White House over Benghazi talking points
• U.S. sends Japan currency warning as G7 meets
• Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
• Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says
• Germany arrests two Dutch citizens in cyber bank heist
• Woman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory
• IRS apologizes for singling out conservative groups: How did it happen?
• Team Obama edits to Benghazi talking points: the smoking gun?
• Can Boston bombing suspect get a fair trial if public thinks he confessed?
• For the First Time, SAT Test Gets Canceled in an Entire Country
• Woman rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble
• Some have survived many days after calamities
• Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala
• Pakistan set for historic, unpredictable election
• Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom
• Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria
• Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City
• Benghazi emails put pressure on White House
• State Dep't sought to change Libya talking points
• Developments in Guatemala trial of Rios Montt
• Libyan militiamen attack anti-Islamist protesters
• Longest-held Cleveland captive now out of hospital, in seclusion
• Highlights: G7 finance officials gather in UK
• Grandson of Malcolm X killed at Mexico City bar
• Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt
• Two decades after escape, Greek man sentenced for U.S. murder
• Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site
• Libya activists protest militias, Islamists
• Israel police guard women praying at Jewish site
• Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery
• G7 content with Japan's policies, finance minister says
• Major players in Pakistan's May 11 election
• Amnesty calls for release of Egyptian Christian
• A look at the major issues ahead of Pakistani vote

Pressure rises on White House over Benghazi talking points Posted: 10 May 2013 05:07 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration fought back on Friday against Republican accusations that it covered up details of last year's deadly assault on a U.S. mission in Libya, after a news report that memos on the incident were edited to omit a CIA warning of a threat posed by al Qaeda. The report by ABC News gave new momentum to the highly partisan flap over whether the administration tried to avoid casting the September 11, 2012, attack as terrorism at a time when the presidential election was less than two months away. ...

U.S. sends Japan currency warning as G7 meets Posted: 10 May 2013 03:28 PM PDT By Leika Kihara and William Schomberg AYLESBURY, England (Reuters) - The United States told Japan it would be watching for any sign it was manipulating its currency downward, but Tokyo said it met no resistance to its policies at a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers which will conclude on Saturday. As ministers and central bankers met on Friday in a stately home set in rolling countryside 40 miles outside London, differences were also evident over whether to prioritize debt-cutting or promoting economic growth. U.S. ...

Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide Posted: 10 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on the genocide charge and 30 years for crimes against humanity. It was the first time a former head of state had been found guilty of genocide in his or her own country. Rios Montt, 86, took power after a coup in 1982, and is accused of implementing a scorched-earth policy in which troops massacred thousands of indigenous villagers. ...

Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says Posted: 10 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian casualties treated in Turkey show signs of being victims of chemical weapons, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday, adding to indications that President Barack Obama's "red line" on the use of such arms may have been crossed. Wary of the false intelligence used to justify the 2003 war in Iraq, the United States says it wants proof that chemical weapons have been used before taking any action in Syria. ...

Germany arrests two Dutch citizens in cyber bank heist Posted: 10 May 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Friday they had arrested two Dutch citizens suspected of taking part in a $45 million global cyber heist unveiled the previous day by U.S. authorities. A 35-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman were caught on February 19 withdrawing 170,000 euros ($220,500) in Düsseldorf using Bank of Muscat credit cards. In total, $2.4 million dollars was withdrawn in seven German cities, the prosecutors said. On Thursday, U.S. ...

Woman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory Posted: 10 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT By Rafiqur Rahman SAVAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A young Bangladeshi woman who spent 17 days buried alive under a collapsed garments factory was rescued on Friday when astonished workmen heard a voice calling "save me, save me" from the rubble. Pale, drawn but seemingly unhurt, Reshma Begum was cut from the ruins and hoisted onto a stretcher to wild cheers in scenes that captivated a nation which had long given up hope of finding any more survivors. When the eight-storey building collapsed on April 24, Begum was trapped in a lightless, cell-like nook - alone, but alive. ...

IRS apologizes for singling out conservative groups: How did it happen? Posted: 10 May 2013 03:56 PM PDT The Internal Revenue Service singled out conservative political groups for additional scrutiny of their tax-exempt status during the 2012 election, which conservative groups say is proof that the IRS has been unfairly targeting them.

Team Obama edits to Benghazi talking points: the smoking gun? Posted: 10 May 2013 03:28 PM PDT Top State Department officials pushed for edits in the talking points used by UN Ambassador Susan Rice in the aftermath of last September's deadly attacks on a US compound in Benghazi, Libya.

Can Boston bombing suspect get a fair trial if public thinks he confessed? Posted: 10 May 2013 02:45 PM PDT Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense has their hands full with lots of issues.

For the First Time, SAT Test Gets Canceled in an Entire Country Posted: 10 May 2013 02:37 PM PDT Some 1,500 South Korean students who dream of attending elite American colleges are scrambling after the U.S.-based administrator of the SAT cancelled the scheduled May 4 session of the exam due to allegations of widespread cheating. It's the first time the SAT test has been called off in an entire country.

Woman rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble Posted: 10 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — For 17 days, the seamstress lay trapped in a dark basement pocket beneath thousands of tons of wreckage as temperatures outside climbed into the mid-90s F. She rationed food and water. She banged a pipe to attract attention. She was fast losing hope of ever making it out alive.

Some have survived many days after calamities Posted: 10 May 2013 12:04 PM PDT Reshma Begum's survival for 17 days without medical assistance in the collapsed eight-floor garment factory building in Bangladesh isn't the only remarkable story of perseverance in recent years:

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala Posted: 10 May 2013 04:21 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan court convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity on Friday, sentencing him to 80 years in prison, the first such sentence ever handed down against a former Latin American leader.

Pakistan set for historic, unpredictable election Posted: 10 May 2013 12:55 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan holds historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation.

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom Posted: 10 May 2013 04:37 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first Latin American strongman to stand trial and be convicted on genocide charges in his own country.

Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria Posted: 10 May 2013 11:31 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Russia defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the U.S. for a new push to end Syria's civil war through negotiations.

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City Posted: 10 May 2013 05:05 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a bar fight, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28.

Benghazi emails put pressure on White House Posted: 10 May 2013 04:58 PM PDT By Paul Eckert and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration denied Republican accusations of a cover-up in last year's deadly attack in Libya, moving on Friday to defuse a renewed political controversy after a news report said memos on the incident were edited to omit references to a CIA warning of an al Qaeda threat. ABC News reported emails between the White House, State Department and intelligence agencies about the Benghazi attack went through 12 extensive revisions and were scrubbed clean of warnings about a militant threat. ...

State Dep't sought to change Libya talking points Posted: 10 May 2013 04:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted, according to department emails.

Developments in Guatemala trial of Rios Montt Posted: 10 May 2013 03:59 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — In 1999: Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation files a complaint against army officials, including former Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, saying they're responsible for killings of thousands of Ixil Mayans during country's 36-year civil war. Victims try for years without success to get courts to act against military officers.

Libyan militiamen attack anti-Islamist protesters Posted: 10 May 2013 03:59 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on an anti-Islamist rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias and Muslim radicals.

Longest-held Cleveland captive now out of hospital, in seclusion Posted: 10 May 2013 03:52 PM PDT By Daniel Trotta and Kevin Gray CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Michelle Knight, freed earlier this week as the longest-held of four captives in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, was discharged from the hospital on Friday and went into seclusion. Two other women held with Knight - Amanda Berry, 27, and Gina DeJesus, 23, along with a 6-year-old girl - left the hospital earlier this week and have been reunited with their families. ...

Highlights: G7 finance officials gather in UK Posted: 10 May 2013 03:15 PM PDT The United States warned Japan on Friday to stick to the rules when it came to the value of its currency, setting the stage for a potentially uncomfortable meeting of G7 finance ministers outside London. Following are quotes from some of the main officials at the Friday-Saturday meeting. TARO ASO, JAPANESE FINANCE MINISTER "We explained at the G7 that Japan took bold monetary and fiscal action to end prolonged deflation, with the government and the Bank of Japan working closely together." "The G7 didn't have a particular problem ... I think Japan's stance is gaining broader understanding. ...

Grandson of Malcolm X killed at Mexico City bar Posted: 10 May 2013 03:11 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill, authorities said Friday. He was 28.

Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt Posted: 10 May 2013 03:05 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges.

Two decades after escape, Greek man sentenced for U.S. murder Posted: 10 May 2013 02:46 PM PDT By Jason McLure LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A 45-year-old Greek citizen who fled the United States more than two decades ago, the day before he was convicted of murdering his 2-year-old stepson, has been retried in his home country and sentenced to 18 years in a Greek jail, U.S. law enforcement officials said on Friday. The conviction and sentencing of the man, Steven Kamberidis, was the result of years of negotiation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- which knew the man was in Greece -- and Greek authorities, FBI officials said. ...

Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site Posted: 10 May 2013 02:36 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a sensitive holy site Friday, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.

Libya activists protest militias, Islamists Posted: 10 May 2013 02:31 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyan activists rallied in three major cities across the country on Friday, denouncing the use of force by the country's unruly militias and decrying what they describe as political maneuverings by the nation's Muslim Brotherhood.

Israel police guard women praying at Jewish site Posted: 10 May 2013 02:16 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a sensitive holy site Friday, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.

Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery Posted: 10 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT AYLESBURY, England (AP) — Financial leaders from the world's top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as the stimulus measures of one its members, Japan, has caused its currency to take a dramatic slide.

G7 content with Japan's policies, finance minister says Posted: 10 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT TRING, England (Reuters) - Group of Seven ministers raised no problems with Japan's efforts to beat deflation with loose monetary and fiscal policies, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. "We explained at the G7 that Japan took bold monetary and fiscal action to end prolonged deflation, with the government and the Bank of Japan working closely together," Aso told reporters after hours of talks with fellow Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers. "The G7 didn't have a particular problem ... I think Japan's stance is gaining broader understanding," he said. ...

Major players in Pakistan's May 11 election Posted: 10 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — A look at several key players in Pakistan's national election scheduled for May 11:

Amnesty calls for release of Egyptian Christian Posted: 10 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to release a Coptic Christian schoolteacher held for contempt of Islam.

A look at the major issues ahead of Pakistani vote Posted: 10 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — National elections come at a time of widespread despair in Pakistan, as the country suffers from faltering economic growth, worsening energy shortages and continued attacks by militants.

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