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• Mandela in 'serious' condition in hospital
• Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine
• Sudanese opposition calls for mass protests against Bashir
• Syrian forces capture final rebel stronghold in Qusair region
• Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest
• Obama, Xi talk cyber security and North Korea at summit
• PRISM: What’s behind this NSA surveillance tool lurking about your Facebook page?
• Who screamed? Limits of aural forensics in Trayvon Martin case could impact George Zimmerman’s defense
• How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, science
• Colorado secede? Counties weigh exit plan to form state of 'North Colorado'
• South Africa: Mandela has lung infection
• Obama pressed Chinese leader on cybersecurity
• AP PHOTOS: When US presidents, China leaders meet
• Turkey PM's party rules out early elections
• Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan
• Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city
• Greek militant group claims bomb attack outside prison director's home
• Obama urges de-escalation, dialogue in China-Japan maritime row
• Obama urges Xi to acknowledge, investigate cybersecurity problems
• U.S., China say leaders agree North Korea must shed nuclear weapons
• Gunman in California killing spree had brush with law
• Twenty-five reported dead in clashes in Libyan Benghazi
• Chinese official: Obama, Xi 'blazed a new trail'
• Sudan's Bashir orders stoppage of South Sudan's oil
• Pooches, owners march for more dog-friendly Paris
• Man faces manslaughter over Paris activist's death
• Obama, Xi wrap 2 days of talks at informal summit
• Gunfight in Libya's eastern city leaves 7 dead
• Egypt's Islamists, opposition closely eye Turkey
• Obama, Xi in 2nd day of talks at informal summit
• Italy protests Vienna pub making fun of mob's dead
• Guinea's Conde says could delay vote if glitches found
• Nicaragua canal fast-tracked with Chinese boost
• Sudan orders South Sudan oil pipeline closed
• Candidate vows to reset Iran's foreign ties
• Kabul demands British forces transfer prisoners within weeks

Mandela in 'serious' condition in hospital Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:12 AM PDT By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was in a "serious but stable" condition on Saturday after being taken to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said. The 94-year-old, who became the first black leader of Africa's biggest economy in 1994 after historic all-race elections, has been in hospital three times since December. He has been battling the infection for a few days, the government said in a statement. "This morning at about 1:30 a.m. ...

Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:04 PM PDT By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed nine people in northwest Pakistan, security officials said, prompting newly sworn-in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to summon America's envoy on Saturday to protest against such attacks. The missile strike, on a compound near the Afghan border in the North Waziristan region late on Friday, was the first U.S. drone attack in Pakistan since Sharif was sworn in on Wednesday. There was no information about the victims. In his inaugural address, Sharif called for an immediate end to the U.S. drone strikes. ...

Sudanese opposition calls for mass protests against Bashir Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:33 AM PDT By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's main opposition movement called on Saturday for mass protests to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, saying regional rebellions and an economic crisis had left the veteran leader weak and unpopular. Bashir's opponents have failed to capitalize on popular discontent over soaring food prices since South Sudan broke away in 2011, taking most of the country's oil production with it. ...

Syrian forces capture final rebel stronghold in Qusair region Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by Hezbollah guerrillas seized the western village of Buwayda on Saturday, ending rebel resistance around the town of Qusair in a fresh success for President Bashar al-Assad. The swift fall of Buwayda came just three days after rebels were swept out of Qusair, denying them an important supply route into neighbouring Lebanon and giving renewed momentum to Assad's forces battling a two-year civil war. ...

Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:31 PM PDT By Nick Tattersall and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party on Saturday ruled out early elections as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protests. Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party founded by Erdogan just over a decade ago, said local and presidential elections would be held next year as planned, and a general election in 2015. "The government is running like clockwork. ...

Obama, Xi talk cyber security and North Korea at summit Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:53 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and John Ruwitch RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that North Korea must give up its nuclear weapons, during a two-day summit where Obama directly aired U.S. concerns about Chinese cyber theft to his counterpart. ...

PRISM: What’s behind this NSA surveillance tool lurking about your Facebook page? Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:14 PM PDT PRISM. Its code name sounds like something out of a James Bond novel. Cold, hard-edged, geometric and geological, spelled all-caps but not an acronym – at least not one intelligence officials reveal publicly.

Who screamed? Limits of aural forensics in Trayvon Martin case could impact George Zimmerman’s defense Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT Who did the panicked screams and pleas on a 911 tape caught the moment before George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin belong to? That's the topic of an unusual Saturday hearing ahead of Monday's long-awaited murder trial.

How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, science Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:17 AM PDT Tucked into immigration reform legislation in both chambers of Congress are little-noticed measures that could pump hundreds of millions of dollars into cultivating a new generation of American students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (or STEM). Such a move could help shore up what much of corporate America and many lawmakers see as a glaring deficiency in the nation's long-term economic competitiveness.

Colorado secede? Counties weigh exit plan to form state of 'North Colorado' Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:33 AM PDT It's an uphill climb that looks Rocky Mountain high, but a collection of independent-thinking counties may mount an effort to secede from the rest of Colorado and form their own new state.

South Africa: Mandela has lung infection Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:29 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans on Saturday said their thoughts were with former President Nelson Mandela, who was in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a recurring lung infection.

Obama pressed Chinese leader on cybersecurity Posted: 08 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jingping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as a top U.S. official declared Saturday that cybersecurity is now at the "center of the relationship" between the world's largest economies.

AP PHOTOS: When US presidents, China leaders meet Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:09 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who met this weekend for talks in Rancho Mirage, Calif., follow in the footsteps of predecessors, going back to President Richard Nixon meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Tse-Tung.

Turkey PM's party rules out early elections Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:20 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Ankara fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings on Saturday, as Turkey's biggest wave of anti-government protests in decades entered its second week with no signs of waning.

Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on American trainers working with him in the country's east on Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a grenade killed an Italian soldier in the west, officials said.

Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:16 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people, a state-owned TV station reported. Meanwhile, government troops took control of a key village as the regime presses its offensive to clear a path between Damascus and the Mediterranean coast.

Greek militant group claims bomb attack outside prison director's home Posted: 08 Jun 2013 04:12 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek guerrilla group claimed responsibility for a time bomb that exploded outside the Athens home of a prison director on Friday, slightly wounding one woman in the face, police officials said on Saturday. The Conspiracy of Fire Cells said it planted the device, which police estimate contained at least 1 kg of dynamite, under a car used by the director of the high-security Korydallos prison in the Dafni neighborhood of Athens. An unidentified caller had warned a news website on Friday that a bomb would go off in 20 minutes. The prison director was unharmed. ...

Obama urges de-escalation, dialogue in China-Japan maritime row Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:46 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to "de-escalate" a contentious territorial dispute with Japan and deal with the matter through diplomatic channels, Obama's national security adviser said on Saturday. Obama told Xi "the parties should seek to de-escalate, not escalate, and the parties should seek to have conversations about this through diplomatic channels, and not through actions out on the East China Sea," Thomas Donilon told reporters after a two-day informal summit in California. ...

Obama urges Xi to acknowledge, investigate cybersecurity problems Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:33 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to acknowledge the threat posed by "cyber-enabled espionage" against the United States and investigate the problem, Obama's national security adviser said on Saturday. Thomas Donilon told reporters that Obama raised specific types of hacking that the United States was concerned about, adding that China now understood the depth of U.S. worries about the problem. (Reporting by Paul Eckert; Editing by Peter Cooney)

U.S., China say leaders agree North Korea must shed nuclear weapons Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:17 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, called on North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons and agreed not to recognize the North as a nuclear-armed state, Obama's national security adviser said on Saturday. "They agreed that North Korea has to denuclearize, that neither country will accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state and that we would work together to deepen cooperation and dialogue to achieve denuclearization," Thomas Donilon told reporters after two days of informal talks in California. ...

Gunman in California killing spree had brush with law Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:10 PM PDT By Dana Feldman SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - The gunman who killed four people during a shooting rampage in Santa Monica before he was slain by police at a community college in the California seaside town was once a student there and had a brush with the law several years ago as a teenager, police said on Saturday. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks also revealed that several students at the college survived Friday's shooting spree by hiding in an interior room of the library and stacking heavy objects against the door as the gunman fired through the walls at them. ...

Twenty-five reported dead in clashes in Libyan Benghazi Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:50 PM PDT By Feras Bosalum BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed and 70 wounded in clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday between protesters, eventually backed by government forces, and a militia operating with Defence Ministry approval, a doctor said. Residents said dozens of protesters, some armed, had massed outside the headquarters of the Libya Shield brigade demanding the disbanding of militias who have yet to lay down their weapons nearly two years after the overthrow of long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi. ...

Chinese official: Obama, Xi 'blazed a new trail' Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:34 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "blazed a new trail" away from the two nations' past differences, a senior Chinese official said Saturday after a two-day summit in the California desert that ended with few policy breakthroughs but the prospect of stronger personal ties.

Sudan's Bashir orders stoppage of South Sudan's oil Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT By Ulf Laessing and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president ordered a stoppage of all South Sudan's oil exports from Sunday, accusing his neighbor of backing rebels on his territory, and bringing the foes back to the brink of confrontation after months of relative peace. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir urged youths to join the army and prepare for "holy war". He did not name the enemy but the head of Sudan's paramilitary forces said his men were ready to confront Khartoum's long-time opponent South Sudan. ...

Pooches, owners march for more dog-friendly Paris Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:15 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Some Parisians want just a little bit more of their city to go to the dogs.

Man faces manslaughter over Paris activist's death Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:57 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, as authorities opened a manslaughter probe against a 20-year-old man suspected of delivering the fatal blow.

Obama, Xi wrap 2 days of talks at informal summit Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:51 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping closed two days of talks in the California desert Saturday with few concrete policy breakthroughs, but the prospect that stronger personal ties between the leaders could stem mistrust between the world's largest economies.

Gunfight in Libya's eastern city leaves 7 dead Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A gunfight between protesters and former rebels aligned with the military in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi left seven people dead on Saturday, a health official said, the latest episode of lawlessness to hit the North African country.

Egypt's Islamists, opposition closely eye Turkey Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are closely following protests in Turkey, a country that has provided the heavily polarized and increasingly impoverished Egyptians with a tantalizing model for marrying Islamist government with a secular establishment and achieving prosperity along the way.

Obama, Xi in 2nd day of talks at informal summit Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:05 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — With a stroll under the California desert sun, President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened a second day of talks at a "get to know you" summit featuring a high-stakes agenda.

Italy protests Vienna pub making fun of mob's dead Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:05 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Italy has complained to Austrian authorities on Saturday about a Vienna pub selling sandwiches named after Italians slain by Sicilian mobsters.

Guinea's Conde says could delay vote if glitches found Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:51 PM PDT CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinean President Alpha Conde said on Saturday he could delay this month's legislative elections if authorities found technical problems, a possible concession to opposition groups who have demonstrated against alleged flaws in the vote. More than 50 people have been killed in three months of rallies by activists who accuse Conde of preparing to rig the poll, scheduled for June 30, in the world's largest bauxite exporter. Protesters want the elections postponed until their complaints are met. ...

Nicaragua canal fast-tracked with Chinese boost Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — For centuries, tycoons and adventurers alike have dreamed of building a canal through Nicaragua between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and riding a boom in international trade to new riches. Up until now, however, all comers were forced to admit defeat when faced with the sheer challenge of building a man-made river through dense, hilly jungle.

Sudan orders South Sudan oil pipeline closed Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan's official news agency says the country's president has ordered the closure of pipelines exporting South Sudanese oil.

Candidate vows to reset Iran's foreign ties Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's former top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next week's presidential elections, vowed Saturday he will reset the country's economy and reverse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's foreign policy stance if elected.

Kabul demands British forces transfer prisoners within weeks Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday demanded that Britain hand over within two weeks more than 80 prisoners of war being held in a British base in the south, saying the detention was against Afghan law and a breach of sovereignty. The issue of prisoner transfers is an irritant in the relationship Karzai between and his Western backers, and has become more pronounced as the NATO-led international force prepares to pull out most of its troops by the end of next year. ...

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