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• Huge crowds rally in Egypt, political talks stalled
• Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons to reach rebels
• Cuba's Raul Castro criticizes U.S., backs allies on Snowden
• Gunmen kill Iraqi policeman with four family members
• Japan PM Abe seeks personal redemption in upper house election
• Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoints close to Israel border
• Official probes if rescuers ran over crash victim
• Official: Asiana flight flew too slow before crash
• Iran says overthrow of Egypt president improper
• Mexican border, mayoral, state vote raises tempers
• Talks on Egypt leaders hit Islamist block
• Cuba's Raul Castro backs asylum offers for Snowden
• Official: Asiana flight tried to abort landing
• Crew tried to abort landing before San Francisco air crash
• Quebec police: 5 dead in oil train derailment
• Pope Francis visits Lampedusa as migrant arrivals pick up
• Rail company in Quebec explosion says brakes may have been released
• Syrian prison shelled, part of Aleppo battle
• Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes below sea east of Papua New Guinea
• Wanted militia leader hurt in clashes in Darfur's biggest city
• Egypt overthrow shakes Islamists in the region
• Egypt presidential spokesman sees support for possible interim PM
• Greece, foreign lenders close in on deal to unlock aid
• Brazil expresses concern at report of NSA spying
• Brazil seeks U.S. response to alleged spying on citizens
• Russia official: Venezuela last chance for Snowden
• Egypt factions work on compromise on premier post
• Survivor could see runway through hole in tail
• Pope heads to Sicily to pray with new migrants
• Doctor: At least 2 paralyzed in SF plane crash
• AP IMPACT: MIA work 'acutely dysfunctional'
• Brazil says worried by report of NSA spying
• Zimbabwe's prime minister accepts July polls
• Fire Chief: 6 still critical from SF plane crash

Huge crowds rally in Egypt, political talks stalled Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT By Shadia Nasralla and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gathered in Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday, two days after similar gatherings led to nationwide clashes that claimed more than 30 lives. The huge rallies, which began to thin out towards midnight, have been largely peaceful, but a military-backed plan to resolve the political crisis remained bogged down by infighting over who should be interim prime minister. ...

Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons to reach rebels Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:24 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The new president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said on Sunday he expected advanced weapons supplied by Saudi Arabia to reach rebel fighters soon and change their military situation, which he described as weak. Ahmad Jarba, who has close links to Saudi Arabia, told Reuters in the first interview since he was elected president of the coalition on Saturday that the opposition will not go to a proposed U.S.- and Russian-sponsored peace conference in Geneva unless its military position becomes strong. "Geneva in these circumstances is not possible. ...

Cuba's Raul Castro criticizes U.S., backs allies on Snowden Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:49 PM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday backed offers of asylum by Venezuela and other Latin American countries to fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and criticized the United States for what he described as bullying other nations. Castro, speaking behind closed doors to Cuba's National Assembly, said Venezuela and other countries in the region have the right to grant asylum "to those persecuted for their ideals or struggles for democracy, according to our tradition," according to the official Prensa Latina News Agency. ...

Gunmen kill Iraqi policeman with four family members Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:09 PM PDT HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed a police officer along with four members of his family inside their home in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla late on Sunday, police and medics said. The attackers, who were driving a private vehicle, broke into the officer's house in the evening, holding him and his mother, wife and two children in one room before shooting them dead, a military source said. ...

Japan PM Abe seeks personal redemption in upper house election Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:39 PM PDT By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a man with a mission: to erase the bitter stain of defeat and attain personal political redemption with a victory in a national election this month. With his Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition (LDP) back in power since December and all but assured of a handsome win in a July 21 poll for parliament's upper house, Abe might forgiven for slowing his pace a bit. ...

Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoints close to Israel border Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:15 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Armed men launched a series of attacks on Sunday on security checkpoints in the North Sinai towns of Sheikh Zuweid and El Arish close to Egypt's border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, and one soldier was killed. The attacks were part of a spike in violence in the lawless province since Wednesday's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Gunmen in pickup trucks exchanged gunfire with soldiers and police in Sheikh Zuweid in the early hours of the morning, but there were no casualties, security sources said. ...

Official probes if rescuers ran over crash victim Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:58 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco-area coroner whose office received the bodies of two teenage victims of the Asiana plane crash says officials are conducting an autopsy to determine if one of the girls was run over and killed by a rescue vehicle.

Official: Asiana flight flew too slow before crash Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pilots of Asiana Flight 214 were flying too slowly as they approached San Francisco airport, triggering a warning that the jetliner could stall, and then tried to abort the landing seconds before crashing, according to federal safety officials.

Iran says overthrow of Egypt president improper Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:36 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday criticized the Egyptian military's toppling of the nation's Islamist president, calling the move improper in its first official reaction.

Mexican border, mayoral, state vote raises tempers Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:26 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Elections for governor of a key border state as well as for legislatures and mayorships in 13 other states Sunday have raised tempers, along with fears that violence may be becoming endemic in local Mexican politics.

Talks on Egypt leaders hit Islamist block Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Secular and liberal factions trying to install one of their own as Egypt's new prime minister collided into strong resistance Sunday from the sole Islamist faction that backed the military's ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, reflecting the difficulties in building a broad coalition behind a new leadership.

Cuba's Raul Castro backs asylum offers for Snowden Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:46 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro stood shoulder-to-shoulder Sunday with Latin American countries willing to take in NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but made no reference to whether Cuba itself would offer him refuge or safe passage.

Official: Asiana flight tried to abort landing Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:40 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal safety official said Sunday the cockpit voice recorder from Asiana Flight 214 showed the jetliner received a warning that it could stall because it was flying too slowly and tried to increase its speed before it crashed.

Crew tried to abort landing before San Francisco air crash Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT By Sarah McBride and Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was traveling "significantly below" its intended speed and its crew tried to abort the landing just seconds before it hit the seawall in front of the runway, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. ...

Quebec police: 5 dead in oil train derailment Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — As firefighters doused still burning oil tanker cars, more bodies were recovered Sunday in this devastated town in eastern Quebec, raising the death toll to five after a runaway train derailed, igniting explosions and fires that destroyed the downtown district. With dozens of people reported missing, authorities feared they could find more bodies once they reached the hardest-hit areas.

Pope Francis visits Lampedusa as migrant arrivals pick up Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:12 PM PDT By Alessandro Bianchi LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis makes his first official trip outside Rome on Monday with a visit to Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily that has been the first port of safety for untold thousands of migrants crossing by sea from North Africa to Europe. The choice of Lampedusa is a highly symbolic one for Francis, who has placed the poor at the center of his papacy and called on the Church to return to its mission of serving them. His trip comes at the start of summer when the island sees a steady stream of migrant boats arriving on its shores. ...

Rail company in Quebec explosion says brakes may have been released Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT (Reuters) - The operator of a train that rolled downhill and careened into a Quebec town, causing a deadly explosion, said on Sunday that the air brakes used to hold the locomotive in place may have been released after the train was parked. The train had been hauling crude oil from North Dakota to eastern Canada, and was sitting parked, without a driver, outside town when it began to roll downhill, gathered speed and derailed on a curve at 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday. ...

Syrian prison shelled, part of Aleppo battle Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Shells smashed into a central prison in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, killing prisoners, a rights group said Sunday, part of a long battle for control of the ancient city.

Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes below sea east of Papua New Guinea Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck deep below the sea east of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which was 379 kms (235 miles) deep, struck 110 km (68 miles) northeast of the town of Taron, said the USGS. There was no tsunami warning. It was followed by a second, 6.8 magnitude earthquake on the country's New Britain island, at 30 km (19 miles) northeast of the town of Kandrian at a depth of 62 km (39 miles), the USGS said. (Reporting By Raissa Kasolowsky)

Wanted militia leader hurt in clashes in Darfur's biggest city Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A prominent Sudanese pro-government militia leader wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court was wounded during clashes in the biggest city in the strife-torn Darfur region on Sunday, officials and witnesses said. Western powers are worried about an upsurge in violence and instability in the vast western region at a time when Islamic militants roam porous sub-Saharan borders and fight French troops in Mali. Residents said gunfire erupted in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state and Sudan's second-largest city. ...

Egypt overthrow shakes Islamists in the region Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The military's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood's fall from power in Egypt have sent Islamist parties around the region scrambling to preserve gains made in the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the Arab Spring uprisings.

Egypt presidential spokesman sees support for possible interim PM Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:43 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian presidential spokesman said on Sunday that there was cross-party support for Social Democratic lawyer Ziaad Bahaa el-Din to be appointed interim prime minister. He also said there was backing for liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as a possible interim deputy president. "The main goal is to achieve a national consensus from all parties, and I think that it was achieved," said the spokesman. ...

Greece, foreign lenders close in on deal to unlock aid Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:41 PM PDT By Lefteris Papadimas and Ingrid Melander ATHENS/AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Greece is likely to reach a deal with foreign lenders on its latest bailout review before a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Monday to decide on further aid, EU and Greek officials said on Sunday. Athens has been in talks with inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund "troika" for nearly a week to show it can deliver on its pledges after failing to meet public sector reform targets. Greece hopes euro zone finance ministers will free up its next 8. ...

Brazil expresses concern at report of NSA spying Posted: 07 Jul 2013 05:04 PM PDT PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's foreign minister said Sunday his government is worried by a report that the United States has collected data on billions of telephone and email conversations in his country and promised an effort for international protection of Internet privacy.

Brazil seeks U.S. response to alleged spying on citizens Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:08 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will demand an explanation from the United States over report its citizens' electronic communications have been under surveillance by U.S. spy agencies for at least a decade, foreign minister Antonio Patriota said on Sunday. Patriota's remarks were in response to a report in the Globo daily newspaper on Sunday saying that the U.S. National Security Agency has been monitoring the telephone and e-mail activity of Brazilian companies and individuals as part of U.S. espionage activities. The report cited documents obtained from U.S. ...

Russia official: Venezuela last chance for Snowden Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:05 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — An influential Russian parliament member who often speaks for the Kremlin encouraged NSA leaker Edward Snowden on Sunday to accept Venezuela's offer of asylum.

Egypt factions work on compromise on premier post Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:01 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Secular and liberal factions in Egypt's new leadership worked Sunday to reach a compromise with ultraconservative Islamists on a new prime minister, with a liberal economist emerging as a leading candidate for the post to run the country after the military's ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.

Survivor could see runway through hole in tail Posted: 07 Jul 2013 12:24 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police officers threw utility knives up to crew members inside the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 so they could cut away passengers' seat belts. Passengers jumped down emergency slides, escaping the smoke. One walked through a hole where a rear bathroom had been.

Pope heads to Sicily to pray with new migrants Posted: 07 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Francis heads Monday to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to pray with migrants who have recently arrived by boat and mourn those who have died trying.

Doctor: At least 2 paralyzed in SF plane crash Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:47 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police officers threw utility knives up to crew members inside the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 so they could cut away passengers' seat belts. Passengers jumped down emergency slides, escaping the smoke. One walked through a hole where a rear bathroom had been.

AP IMPACT: MIA work 'acutely dysfunctional' Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:31 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's effort to account for tens of thousands of Americans missing in action from foreign wars is so inept, mismanaged and wasteful that it risks descending from "dysfunction to total failure," according to an internal study suppressed by military officials.

Brazil says worried by report of NSA spying Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:27 AM PDT PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's foreign minister says is government his "seriously concerned" by a newspaper report that the United States has collected data on millions of telephone and email conversations in his country.

Zimbabwe's prime minister accepts July polls Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:07 AM PDT MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister said Sunday his party is ready to contest elections on July 31 despite worries that the poll is taking place before democratic reforms can be completed.

Fire Chief: 6 still critical from SF plane crash Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:04 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police officers threw utility knives up to crew members inside the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 so they could cut away passengers' seat belts. Passengers jumped down emergency slides, escaping the smoke. One walked through a hole where a rear bathroom had been.

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