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• Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States
• Russia, U.S. fail to set up Syria peace talks
• Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear debt appeal
• Russia spies may be chatting with 'tasty morsel' Snowden
• Egyptian city on edge before anti-Mursi protests
• Army win in Lebanon's Sidon has set sectarian 'trap': Sunnis say
• Taliban attack shows militant spirit unbroken
• Australian spy bosses brief government on possible Asian fallout over Snowden: report
• Flowers, vegetables could affect Snowden's fate
• Republicans blast Obama over Snowden as case turns partisan
• Brazil protests back despite proposed reforms
• US tones down demands that Russia expel NSA leaker
• Obama opens 2nd-term drive against climate change
• Now Announcing: The Ugliest Dog in the World
• U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds
• Trade, investment seen as major focus of Obama's Africa trip
• Chinese businessman behind $40 billion Nicaragua canal denies special ties
• Arab Idol champ in Gaza, urges Palestinian unity
• Analysis: Egypt protesters look to army backing
• Egypt blames rumors for acute fuel shortage
• Putin: 'Nyet' to US request to turn over Snowden
• Turkish PM lashes out at protesters
• 'Whitey' Bulger lawyers challenge FBI's 700-page informant file
• U.S. taps Kerry's deputy as point man with Russia on Snowden
• Socialists heading for victory in Albania election
• Albanians hand Socialists a landslide, defeated PM silent
• World Bank to help developing nations cope with rising rates: Kim
• Snowden and Putin: U.S. Whistleblower’s Fate Is in Russian President’s Hands
• Mexico concerned about U.S. bid to beef up border security
• South Africa: Mandela family gathers at rural home
• A reporter's eyewitness account of Taliban attack
• Obama aims to tackle pollution, climate change
• French lawmakers gut Hollande's transparency bill
• Qatar's new emir raised profile with sports
• Terror financing fears stop transfers to Somalia
• Report: Iran dismantles terrorist sabotage network

Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:20 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk and Thomas Grove MOSCOW/NAANTALI, Finland (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in the transit area of a Moscow airport but ruled out handing him to Washington, dismissing U.S. criticisms as "ravings and rubbish". In his first public comments since Edward Snowden flew in on Sunday, Putin appeared to make light of the diplomatic uproar over the fugitive, whose flight from U.S. authorities is becoming a growing embarrassment for President Barack Obama. ...

Russia, U.S. fail to set up Syria peace talks Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:24 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invited. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal accused the Syrian government of "genocide" and described the involvement in the conflict of foreign militias backed by Iran as "the most dangerous development". ...

Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear debt appeal Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:16 PM PDT By Nate Raymond and Guido Nejamkis NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has taken its legal battle with "holdout" creditors to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that body to overturn a lower court ruling in a case whose outcome could push the country into default. The country is seeking to void an October 2012 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that found it had violated a clause in its bond documents requiring it to treat creditors equally. ...

Russia spies may be chatting with 'tasty morsel' Snowden Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT By Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) - Edward Snowden's disappearance from view has heightened speculation that the former U.S. spy agency contractor may be talking to Russian secret services, which see him as a "tasty morsel" that is too good to miss. Even a flat denial by President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday is unlikely to end whispers that Snowden may have been interviewed by intelligence officers anxious to get their hands on whatever information he has not yet leaked. ...

Egyptian city on edge before anti-Mursi protests Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:26 AM PDT By Tom Perry and Asma Alsharif EL-MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt (Reuters) - Fuel is in short supply in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. So is patience. Egyptian riot police marshal motorists who can spend much of the day in line. While some drivers blame each other and fights are common, most in the industrial city agree on the underlying cause: President Mohamed Mursi. "The situation has been terrible since the moment Mursi took power," said Mohamed Ismail, 58, who had been waiting for seven hours to fill his truck with diesel. ...

Army win in Lebanon's Sidon has set sectarian 'trap': Sunnis say Posted: 25 Jun 2013 08:57 AM PDT By Erika Solomon SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) - Soldiers strutted confidently down the battle-scarred streets of the Lebanese port of Sidon on Tuesday after routing a radical Sunni Muslim sheikh and his militant supporters in a two-day battle. But many residents were seething over the crackdown, angry at the role of Hezbollah fighters they say triggered the fight and worried that the clashes portend more sectarian violence to come. Fighting in this ancient Mediterranean port was the deadliest to hit Lebanon since the start of a two-year conflict in neighboring Syria. ...

Taliban attack shows militant spirit unbroken Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:07 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban attack at the gates of the Afghan presidential palace cast a cold light Tuesday on the course of a war that Washington remains committed to ending.

Australian spy bosses brief government on possible Asian fallout over Snowden: report Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:21 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's main intelligence and spying agencies have briefed the government on the PRISM internet surveillance program amid fears former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden may release information damaging to Australia's relations with Asian neighbors, local media reported on Wednesday. Canberra, a close U.S. ally, shares intelligence with Washington and is a member of the 'Five Eyes" global security and surveillance network, along with New Zealand, Britain and Canada. ...

Flowers, vegetables could affect Snowden's fate Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:58 PM PDT QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — With Edward Snowden stuck in Moscow and Washington pushing hard for his return, many Ecuadoreans began realizing Tuesday that this small country's deep economic ties with the U.S. could make it the one with the most to lose in the high-stakes international showdown over the National Security Agency leaker.

Republicans blast Obama over Snowden as case turns partisan Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers criticized the Obama administration's handling of the Edward Snowden case on Tuesday, calling President Barack Obama weak for failing to persuade Russia and China to return the fugitive intelligence contractor to the United States. Snowden's weekend departure from Hong Kong to Moscow angered and frustrated members of Congress, especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday that Snowden was at a Moscow airport. He ruled out handing him over, dismissing U.S. ...

Brazil protests back despite proposed reforms Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:54 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters returned to the streets in smaller, sporadic protests in a handful of Brazilian cities Tuesday, demanding better education, transport and health services.

US tones down demands that Russia expel NSA leaker Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebuffed by Russia's president, the Obama administration toned down demands Tuesday that fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden be expelled from a Moscow airport in a sign that the U.S. believes he is not worth scuttling diplomatic relations between the former Cold War enemies.

Obama opens 2nd-term drive against climate change Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Appealing for courageous action "before it's too late," President Barack Obama launched a major second-term drive Tuesday to combat climate change and secure a safer planet, bypassing Congress as he sought to set a cornerstone of his legacy.

Now Announcing: The Ugliest Dog in the World Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:16 PM PDT Poor pooch: A beagle-boxer-basset hound mix was named the ugliest dog in the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest, the Associated Press tells us.

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:11 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. government program to build housing in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake will only construct one-sixth of the homes intended because of poor planning, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Tuesday. Plans by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to build housing in Haiti after the earthquake were slashed due to "faulty and inaccurate cost estimates," bringing down the number of new homes from 15,000 originally to 2,649. ...

Trade, investment seen as major focus of Obama's Africa trip Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:03 PM PDT By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leveraging the power of the huge U.S. market to spur increased trade and investment with Africa will be a major focus of President Barack Obama's trip to the continent this week, U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman said on Tuesday. "Much of what the president will be doing on this trip - from meeting with jurists about the rule of law and governance to conferring with leaders about some of Africa's key security challenges - is tied back to trade and investment as key drivers of Africa's economic growth story," Froman said in a speech. ...

Chinese businessman behind $40 billion Nicaragua canal denies special ties Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:02 PM PDT By Lucy Hornby BEIJING (Reuters) - The mysterious Chinese businessman behind a $40 billion plan to build a canal through Nicaragua pledged transparency on Tuesday -- but refused to reveal where he attended college. Wang Jing, 40, who says his initial wealth came from a gold mine investment in Cambodia, is the only public face for a project that on paper would challenge the Panama Canal's monopoly on shipping oil, ore and containers between Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico ports and Asian markets via Central America. ...

Arab Idol champ in Gaza, urges Palestinian unity Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:56 PM PDT KHAN YOUNIS REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians have a new voice: a 23-year-old wedding singer from a Gaza refugee camp touted as a rare symbol of national unity after he won the Arab world's top TV contest.

Analysis: Egypt protesters look to army backing Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:39 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Just a year ago, Egypt's liberals and pro-democracy youth movements were demanding the military, which took over from the ousted Hosni Mubarak, leave power. But after a tumultuous year under a freely elected Islamist president, many of them are hoping for the army's protection as they try to force out Mohammed Morsi with protests this weekend.

Egypt blames rumors for acute fuel shortage Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:09 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled government on Tuesday blamed rumors and corruption for an acute fuel shortage that has had drivers waiting in long lines to fill their gas tanks — straining already taught nerves ahead of planned mass demonstrations this weekend demanding the resignation of the president.

Putin: 'Nyet' to US request to turn over Snowden Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him.

Turkish PM lashes out at protesters Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 20 people allegedly involved in violent protests, as the country's prime minister continued to lash out at protesters — and a BBC journalist — he claimed were part of a conspiracy to harm Turkey.

'Whitey' Bulger lawyers challenge FBI's 700-page informant file Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger's lawyers questioned the accuracy of a key piece of evidence in his murder and racketeering trial on Tuesday, seeking to cast doubt on the 700-page informant file that a now-disgraced FBI agent had kept on him. The attorneys pointed out several times that the agent, John Connolly, is in prison after being convicted on racketeering and murder charges in 2009, and that a federal investigation found that Connolly had falsified some of his reports. ...

U.S. taps Kerry's deputy as point man with Russia on Snowden Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The thorny task of convincing Russia to hand over fugitive security contractor Edward Snowden has been put in the hands of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, a decorated diplomat with deep contacts in Moscow from a stint as envoy there. The 57-year-old Burns, a top-ranking career diplomat, has faced off with Russian President Vladimir Putin before, serving in Moscow during a particularly rough patch in bilateral ties. ...

Socialists heading for victory in Albania election Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Socialist party appeared headed for a landslide election victory Tuesday, in what it says will act as a springboard for the country's future membership of the European Union.

Albanians hand Socialists a landslide, defeated PM silent Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:42 PM PDT By Benet Koleka and Matt Robinson TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's Socialist opposition claimed a landslide election victory on Tuesday and supporters poured into the streets, but two days after the volatile NATO country voted, its defeated prime minister remained silent. Sali Berisha, Albania's dominant political figure since the end of Stalinist rule in 1991, has not been seen or heard in public since Sunday, when Albanians voted to deny him a third consecutive term as premier. ...

World Bank to help developing nations cope with rising rates: Kim Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the World Bank said on Tuesday that the global lender stands ready to help developing countries cope with a rise in interest rates as a result of the U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to scale back its stimulus program. "There's a tremendous amount of concern about what could happen," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told reporters after a talk on the bank's goal of reducing extreme poverty to 3 percent by 2030. ...

Snowden and Putin: U.S. Whistleblower’s Fate Is in Russian President’s Hands Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT For Russia's spy agencies, the arrival of Edward Snowden in Moscow on Sunday would have presented a great temptation, like a king salmon jumping into the lap of a grizzly bear. Here was a bona fide American intelligence source alighting in Russia with no valid passport, no bodyguards and no legal protections, possibly carrying several hard drives full of U.S. secrets and, apparently, unfriendly feelings toward his former employers at the CIA and the NSA.

Mexico concerned about U.S. bid to beef up border security Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government on Tuesday voiced concern about U.S. congressional proposals to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it was divisive and would not solve the problem of illegal immigration. Immigration plays a significant part in the countries' bilateral relations. Millions of Mexicans live and work on the U.S. side of the border and tens try to enter the United States annually, often at peril to their lives. ...

South Africa: Mandela family gathers at rural home Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Nelson Mandela's family and tribal elders gathered Tuesday at the former president's rural hometown in eastern South Africa, as concern grew for the 94-year-old leader who spent a third day in critical condition in a hospital, local media reported.

A reporter's eyewitness account of Taliban attack Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One moment I was standing in a quiet, secure and heavily guarded area and the next it had turned into a battlefield.

Obama aims to tackle pollution, climate change Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete Tuesday as he announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle pollution and prepare communities for global warming.

French lawmakers gut Hollande's transparency bill Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers on Tuesday diluted plans to make politicians declare their wealth and backed harsh penalties for journalists who publish the information, in an embarrassing setback for President Francois Hollande's transparency drive. Hollande's government, reeling from the resignation of a budget minister over a secret Swiss bank account, drafted a bill in April to force politicians to declare their assets, income and potential conflicts of interest to an independent authority. ...

Qatar's new emir raised profile with sports Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar's new ruler was the not the first choice to lead the Gulf nation and its growing political and economic ambitions.

Terror financing fears stop transfers to Somalia Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:17 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — When a bank transfers money to Somalia, can it be sure it's not sending money to terrorists? That question is forcing one of Britain's largest banks to cut ties with the largest cash transfer bank in Somalia, a company that brings in the majority of the country's $1.2 billion in yearly remittances.

Report: Iran dismantles terrorist sabotage network Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news agency is reporting that security forces have dismantled a terrorist and sabotage network in southern city of Shiraz.

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