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• Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
• British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder
• Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks
• Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
• IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case
• Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
• Obama renews push to close Guantánamo military prison
• Trayvon Martin texts, photos: Might they change Zimmerman trial?
• Abercrombie & Fitch: What's wrong with selling just to 'cool people'?
• Death penalty reprieve in Colorado: what it could mean for James Holmes
• Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral
• Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack
• Q&A: What is known about London attack
• Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier
• Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
• Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality
• Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
• One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest
• Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
• WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus
• ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body
• ECB official: New bank authority 'indispensable'
• London Terror Attack: Names, Family Tragedy and Deepening Mystery
• Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics
• Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of U.S. official
• Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami
• IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe
• Israel to discuss military draft reform proposal
• Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme
• Utah boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of killing younger brothers

Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks Posted: 23 May 2013 02:15 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war. Under international pressure to swiftly resolve internal divisions, the Syrian National Coalition began talks in Istanbul to elect a coherent leadership and decide on the conference which could take place in Geneva in the coming weeks. ...

British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder Posted: 23 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects, aged 22 and 28, are under guard in hospitals after being shot and arrested by police following the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday in broad daylight. They have not yet been charged. ...

Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks Posted: 23 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT By Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs of any breakthrough as Kerry visited Israel for the fourth time in his four months in office to try to revive a peace process that has been moribund for more than two years. ...

Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own Posted: 23 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding a bloody meat cleaver and butcher's knife as the soldier lay dead on the road behind him, was not a maladjusted immigrant like Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but a true Londoner born and bred. ...

IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case Posted: 23 May 2013 01:07 PM PDT By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde, in court the entire day, risks being placed under formal investigation when the hearing wraps up on Friday for her 2007 decision as Sarkozy's finance minister to use arbitration to settle a court battle between the state and businessman Bernard Tapie. ...

Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say Posted: 23 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said in a document released on Thursday explaining its earlier decision to uphold his four-year conviction. Berlusconi's mounting legal difficulties have created tension in Italy's fragile coalition government, over which he has veto power, and the tax fraud case is nearing its final appeal with a definitive judgment possible within a year. ...

Obama renews push to close Guantánamo military prison Posted: 23 May 2013 04:08 PM PDT President Obama is renewing his stalled effort to close the military detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was a promise he made when he first ran for president, but one he couldn't keep when Congress began blocking funds for releasing or transferring hundreds of prisoners captured as part of the war on terror.

Trayvon Martin texts, photos: Might they change Zimmerman trial? Posted: 23 May 2013 04:02 PM PDT Ultimately, many of the photos and cellphone records of Trayvon Martin released online Thursday by George Zimmerman's defense attorneys – indicating that the slain teenager smoked marijuana, got into fights at school, and had an interest in, and perhaps access to, guns – may be ruled inadmissible in court. But they are already making the rounds in the court of public opinion, which can influence everything from fundraising efforts to the mind-set of potential jurors in Mr. Zimmerman's murder trial.

Abercrombie & Fitch: What's wrong with selling just to 'cool people'? Posted: 23 May 2013 03:59 PM PDT Abercrombie & Fitch, one of the top sellers of young adult clothing in America, is again mired in controversy, this time over its refusal to offer plus-size clothes for teens.

Death penalty reprieve in Colorado: what it could mean for James Holmes Posted: 23 May 2013 03:39 PM PDT Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has called off the execution of one of the state's three death row inmates, churning new debate over the wrenching issue of capital punishment as the state prepares for the trial next year of accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes.

Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral Posted: 23 May 2013 03:51 PM PDT OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) — Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack Posted: 23 May 2013 02:55 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.

Q&A: What is known about London attack Posted: 23 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday.

Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier Posted: 23 May 2013 01:42 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday.

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover Posted: 23 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years.

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality Posted: 23 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo Posted: 23 May 2013 04:54 PM PDT By Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp. Of the 86 detainees who have been cleared for transfer or release, 56 are from Yemen, where al Qaeda has a dangerous presence. There are 80 more prisoners who are not cleared and an unknown number of those are Yemeni as well. Most of the Yemeni prisoners were captured more than a decade ago. ...

One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest Posted: 23 May 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - One person was killed and about were 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections. President Alpha Conde's opponents say he plans to rig the long-delayed polls due to take place on June 30. Conde took office in 2010 following the first democratic transfer of power in the mineral-rich nation since independence in 1958. ...

Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger Posted: 23 May 2013 04:04 PM PDT By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The coordinated dawn assaults on Areva's mine at Arlit and the military base in Agadez were claimed by the MUJWA militant group in retaliation for a French-led offensive this year against Islamist insurgents in neighboring Mali. ...

WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus Posted: 23 May 2013 02:44 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body Posted: 23 May 2013 02:40 PM PDT FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all.

ECB official: New bank authority 'indispensable' Posted: 23 May 2013 02:33 PM PDT FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all.

London Terror Attack: Names, Family Tragedy and Deepening Mystery Posted: 23 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT The whole world witnessed the aftermath of the suspected May 22 terror attack in London. Bystanders filmed and photographed the body of a man, lying in a suburban street, as his apparent killers, not fleeing but seeming to flaunt their work, remained at the scene. But despite this immediacy, the key, human details were missing. Investigators are still a long way from piecing together exactly what happened and why, but details are emerging about the suspects—and the victim. The man so brutally targeted was a soldier, 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby. ...

Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics Posted: 23 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh.

Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of U.S. official Posted: 23 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Mexican drug cartel commander known as "Tweety Bird" pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Washington to ordering the ambush and murder of U.S. immigration agents in 2011, according to U.S. officials. The plea related to a February 2011 incident when two "hit squads" from the Los Zetas drug cartel forced an armored U.S. government vehicle off a highway near Mexico City and surrounded it, federal prosecutors said. Zetas commander Julian Zapata Espinoza, known as "El Piolin" (Tweety Bird), ordered U.S. ...

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami Posted: 23 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.

IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe Posted: 23 May 2013 12:48 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced hours of questioning at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.

Israel to discuss military draft reform proposal Posted: 23 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage for what could become the first major conflict in the new Israeli coalition government.

Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme Posted: 23 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case.

Utah boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of killing younger brothers Posted: 23 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion he stabbed to death his two younger brothers, ages 10 and four, at the family home while their mother was out running errands, law enforcement officials said. The boy, from the community of West Point, was taken into custody a day after the bodies of his brothers were found dead with what appeared to be "penetrating knife wounds," said Sergeant Susan Poulsen of the Davis County Sheriff's Office. ...

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