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• Turkey says world must act against Syria after bombings
• Syrian war death toll rises to 82,000: opposition group
• Sharif poised to form government after Pakistan poll
• Greece invokes emergency powers to block teachers' strike
• Rightist GERB holds lead in Bulgaria's election
• Cameron on U.S. trip to learn Boston lessons, discuss Syria
• IRS tea party scandal unlikely to fade as Congress plans investigations
• After Qaddafi's 'socialism,' Libya tries to untangle who owns what
• The twice and future prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, garners big Pakistan vote
• Prince Harry can be 'too much army' at Warrior Games – and not embarass anyone
• Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane
• Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
• Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
• Resounding election victory for Pakistan's Sharif
• Iran's cunning Rafsanjani seeks one more shot
• Look at major issues facing Pakistan's new leader
• Malian army heads for rebel-held northern town of Kidal
• Italy PM Letta warns coalition allies as tension mounts
• Exit polls: No clear winner in Bulgarian vote
• Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention
• Syrian opposition to meet to decide whether to join peace talks
• String of attacks kill 5 in Iraq
• Libyan officials back at work after militia siege
• Analysis: Iran election race opens up as surprise candidate enter
• Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes
• Bulgaria nationalists say will not back leading party
• Malian army approaches rebel-held northern town of Kidal
• Obama hails Pakistan for elections, pledges equal partnership
• Leading candidates in Iran's presidential race
• Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest
• Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
• France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus

Turkey says world must act against Syria after bombings Posted: 12 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey accused a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying out car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town, and said on Sunday it was time for the world to act against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The two car bombs, which ripped through crowded shopping streets in Reyhanli on Saturday, increased fears that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighboring states, despite renewed diplomatic moves to end it. ...

Syrian war death toll rises to 82,000: opposition group Posted: 12 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - At least 82,000 people have been killed and 12,500 others are missing after two years of civil war in Syria, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. Most of the dead were killed by troops and militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and most of the missing are believed to have been detained by the government's secret police and other loyalists, the monitoring group said. "The vast majority of civilian victims were killed by the regime. ...

Sharif poised to form government after Pakistan poll Posted: 12 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT By Mehreen Zahra-Malik and Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the fragile economy. Sharif may not win enough seats to rule on his own but has built up enough momentum to avoid having to form a coalition with his main rivals, former cricketer Imran Khan's Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). ...

Greece invokes emergency powers to block teachers' strike Posted: 12 May 2013 09:34 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has threatened high school teachers with arrest if they go ahead with a nationwide strike that would disrupt university entrance exams that start this week, the official government gazette said. It is the third time this year that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's government has invoked emergency law to force strikers back to work to try to show foreign lenders who bailed out Greece that the country is sticking to unpopular reforms. ...

Rightist GERB holds lead in Bulgaria's election Posted: 12 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Sam Cage SOFIA (Reuters) - The rightist GERB party held the lead in Bulgaria's election on Sunday but its prospects of forming another government, after the last one was ousted by protests, looked uncertain after its potential partner ruled out a deal. Turnout was the lowest in post-communist history, at around 53 percent, reflecting the disaffection with the political elite in a country where unemployment is close to an eight-year high. ...

Cameron on U.S. trip to learn Boston lessons, discuss Syria Posted: 12 May 2013 04:02 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Boston on Monday to learn more about the bombings there after a meeting with President Barack Obama aimed at helping broker a Syrian peace deal and spurring talks on an EU-U.S. trade pact. Making his first trip to the United States since Obama won a second term, Cameron will receive a detailed briefing from the FBI on the Boston bombings to see if Britain can learn lessons from how the United States responded. He is also expected to express his condolences to the victims of the attack. ...

IRS tea party scandal unlikely to fade as Congress plans investigations Posted: 12 May 2013 09:05 AM PDT Conspiracy theories aside, there's no evidence that the Obama White House had anything to do with Internal Revenue Service bureaucrats targeting tea party-type organizations for special tax scrutiny.

After Qaddafi's 'socialism,' Libya tries to untangle who owns what Posted: 12 May 2013 09:04 AM PDT Brandishing a yellowing piece of paper dating back to the period when Libya was an Italian colony, Haitham Mokhtar Horria nervously proclaims his family's claim to 2.7 acres of the capital's best real estate – across the street from the office of Libya's prime minister.

The twice and future prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, garners big Pakistan vote Posted: 12 May 2013 06:46 AM PDT It took scores of terrorist attacks, months of speculation and campaigning, but the verdict is in: Twice-elected prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to win a third term after his party won a majority in the country's parliamentary elections.

Prince Harry can be 'too much army' at Warrior Games – and not embarass anyone Posted: 12 May 2013 06:05 AM PDT There's nothing like a ginger-haired bad boy prince to bring a little buzz.

Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane Posted: 12 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.

Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict Posted: 12 May 2013 09:15 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria.

Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers Posted: 12 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation might pull out its contingent from the Golan Heights.

Resounding election victory for Pakistan's Sharif Posted: 12 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised Sunday to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances.

Iran's cunning Rafsanjani seeks one more shot Posted: 12 May 2013 10:49 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani would seek to reclaim the office. On Sunday, the money changers reopened early amid a mini-surge in Iran's gasping economy after Rafsanjani joined the race.

Look at major issues facing Pakistan's new leader Posted: 12 May 2013 07:23 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — The winner of Pakistan's historic national election, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, faces a host of problems, including faltering economic growth, worsening energy shortages and continued attacks by militants.

Malian army heads for rebel-held northern town of Kidal Posted: 12 May 2013 04:26 PM PDT By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian troops headed for the remote northeastern town of Kidal on Sunday ahead of a mid-May deadline set by the government to wrest it from the control of Tuareg separatist rebels. French forces which swept Islamist insurgents from the far north of Mali have allowed the MNLA rebels to run Kidal in recent months but Mali's government wants to reimpose its authority ahead of July presidential and legislative elections. ...

Italy PM Letta warns coalition allies as tension mounts Posted: 12 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT By Silvia Ognibene SARTEANO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta warned his center-right coalition partners on Sunday that the future of the government was at risk following a furious row over Silvio Berlusconi's attacks on magistrates in a rally at the weekend. Simmering tensions between the partners in Letta's uneasy coalition between traditional rivals on the right and left broke out into the open after the rally in the northern city of Brescia attended by ministers from Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party. ...

Exit polls: No clear winner in Bulgarian vote Posted: 12 May 2013 02:14 PM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's center-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, finished first and second in Sunday's parliamentary election, with neither one winning a majority needed to form a government, two exit polls indicated.

Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention Posted: 12 May 2013 01:46 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor.

Syrian opposition to meet to decide whether to join peace talks Posted: 12 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's opposition coalition will meet in Istanbul on May 23 to decide whether to participate in a U.S. and Russian-sponsored conference to try to end the Syrian civil war, coalition officials said on Sunday. A session of the 60-member general assembly of the Islamist-dominated coalition will also elect a new head and discuss the fate of provisional prime minister Ghassan Hitto, who has come under heavy criticism for being too influenced by opposition figures with close links to Qatar, coalition insiders said. ...

String of attacks kill 5 in Iraq Posted: 12 May 2013 01:12 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunfire attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed five people, including a provincial official in a southern city.

Libyan officials back at work after militia siege Posted: 12 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Officials at two Libyan government ministries returned to work Sunday after nearly two weeks of protests by militia fighters, who blocked the entrances to the buildings.

Analysis: Iran election race opens up as surprise candidate enter Posted: 12 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal conservative president, but the surprise candidacies of two major independents may scupper that. Both Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, the nationalist protégé of rabble-rousing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president and Iran's best known political grandee, are seen as a threat to the leader's authority. ...

Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes Posted: 12 May 2013 12:02 PM PDT By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early 1980s. Caba witnessed rapes and kidnappings and endured bombing raids after dictator Efrain Rios Montt took power in a 1982 coup and conducted a "scorched earth" campaign that killed tens of thousands of suspected Marxist rebels and their civilian supporters. ...

Bulgaria nationalists say will not back leading party Posted: 12 May 2013 11:59 AM PDT SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian nationalist party Attack will not support the center-right GERB, which exit polls show will be the largest group in a new parliament, to form a government, its leader said on Sunday. "There is no way we can support GERB," Volen Siderov told reporters after polling closed in Sunday's election. "We cannot support someone who has declared anti-state and anti-Bulgarian policies." (Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova; Editing by Sam Cage)

Malian army approaches rebel-held northern town of Kidal Posted: 12 May 2013 11:46 AM PDT BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian troops approached the remote northeastern town of Kidal on Sunday ahead of a mid-May deadline set by the government to wrest it from the control of Tuareg separatist rebels. French forces which swept Islamist insurgents from the far north of Mali have allowed the MNLA rebels to run Kidal in recent months but Mali's government wants to reimpose its authority ahead of July presidential and legislative elections. ...

Obama hails Pakistan for elections, pledges equal partnership Posted: 12 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan on Sunday for the successful completion of its parliamentary elections and said the United States would work with the country's new government as an equal partner. "The United States stands with all Pakistanis in welcoming this historic peaceful and transparent transfer of civilian power, which is a significant milestone in Pakistan's democratic progress," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. ...

Leading candidates in Iran's presidential race Posted: 12 May 2013 11:32 AM PDT The following are potential front-runners in Iran's June 14 presidential election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The list of candidates will be announced next week after vetting by Iran's ruling clerics:

Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest Posted: 12 May 2013 11:29 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of "American Idol," it's the region's troubles that often take center stage.

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints Posted: 12 May 2013 11:27 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward.

France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus Posted: 12 May 2013 11:08 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs.

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