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• Israel, Palestinians still at odds over borders ahead of talks
• Car bombs kill 30 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad
• New Egyptian PM seeks dialogue, end to divisions
• Turkish police fire water cannon at Istanbul protesters
• Islamist-Kurdish fighting spreads in rebel-held Syria
• Bailed Russian opposition leader vows to become Moscow mayor
• Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict
• Brazil: Biden called president about surveillance
• French police, youths clash after veil incident
• Egypt forms committee to amend constitution
• Weakened Chilean conservatives pick woman to take on Bachelet
• Palestinians say '67 borders basis for talks
• UK mosque bombing suspect also accused of Muslim man's murder
• Factbox - Japan PM Abe scorecard: What to watch for after election
• Japan PM heads for election victory amid policy concerns
• Baghdad car bombs, other Iraq attacks kill 46
• Egypt seeks assertive role, worries about Nile dam
• Palestinians: US says 1967 lines basis for talks
• Turkey bars protestors' wedding party at park
• Iraq: Baghdad car bombings kill at least 33 people
• New Egyptian prime minister seeks dialogue, end to divisions
• Weakened Chile conservatives pick woman to take on Bachelet
• Iraq: Baghdad car bombings kill at least 30 people
• Five people sentenced to jail for Costa Concordia disaster
• Bombing, shooting kills 8 people in Iraq
• Italy: 5 convicted for Costa Concordia shipwreck
• Portugal ruling party vows to meet bailout goals after pact talks fail
• Turkey bars protestors' wedding at Istanbul park
• Navalny embodies generation of rebellious Russians
• Pope prays at Rome basilica for World Youth Day
• Syrian army bombs northern rebel town, killing 5
• India court sentences six to life in prison in rape of Swiss woman
• Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of samba
• Egyptian security forces raid office of Iranian TV channel
• Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks
• Four election officials kidnapped in northern Mali

Israel, Palestinians still at odds over borders ahead of talks Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:40 PM PDT By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians' demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ...

Car bombs kill 30 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad Posted: 20 Jul 2013 01:40 PM PDT By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Multiple car bombings in predominantly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad killed at least 30 people on Saturday, police and medics said, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to sink Iraq once again into full-blown sectarian conflict. Most of the attacks struck in busy commercial areas where people had gathered to shop and socialize after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...

New Egyptian PM seeks dialogue, end to divisions Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:43 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation's divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt's streets after weeks of mass protests. "Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ...

Turkish police fire water cannon at Istanbul protesters Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:02 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired water cannon on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered to march to Gezi Park in central Istanbul, which has been at the heart of fierce demonstrations against Prime Minister Erdogan's rule. Saturday's protests were triggered when police blocked access to the park where a couple, who met during last month's anti-government rallies, were planning to get married and had posted an invitation for guests to attend online. Groups of riot police chased protesters down side streets leading away from Taksim square where Gezi park is located. ...

Islamist-Kurdish fighting spreads in rebel-held Syria Posted: 20 Jul 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...

Bailed Russian opposition leader vows to become Moscow mayor Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:35 AM PDT By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest critics a hero's welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...

Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict Posted: 20 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT By Edward Upright and Zachary Faginson NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - Trayvon Martin's mother choked back tears as a crowd of 2,000 New Yorkers chanted "We love you" - one week after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder by a Florida jury in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager. Across the nation, hundreds marched in the heat of a summer Saturday to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding "Justice for Trayvon. ...

Brazil: Biden called president about surveillance Posted: 20 Jul 2013 04:11 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government says U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has telephoned President Dilma Rousseff in an effort to ease tensions created by the disclosure that the United States collected data on billions of telephone and email conversations in Latin America's biggest nation.

French police, youths clash after veil incident Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:53 PM PDT TRAPPES, France (AP) — About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of France's ban on Islamic face veils. Five people were injured and six detained in the violence, authorities said Saturday.

Egypt forms committee to amend constitution Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country's first freely elected leader.

Weakened Chilean conservatives pick woman to take on Bachelet Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT By Alexandra Ulmer SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's weakened conservative UDI party said on Saturday it has picked Labor Minister Evelyn Matthei as its new candidate in the November presidential election, which is expected to see former President Michelle Bachelet triumph. Matthei steps in after the right-wing's former candidate Pablo Longueira, unexpectedly quit the campaign on Wednesday due to depression, sending the bloc into disarray. ...

Palestinians say '67 borders basis for talks Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to resume peace talks with Israel only after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gave him a letter guaranteeing that the basis of the negotiations will be Israel's pre-1967 borders, two senior Palestinian officials said Saturday.

UK mosque bombing suspect also accused of Muslim man's murder Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:20 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A Ukrainian man, detained this week over the bombing of mosques in central England, has also been accused of the murder of an elderly Muslim man stabbed to death on his way home from evening prayers three months ago, police said on Saturday. The 25-year-old was arrested along with another Ukrainian man, 22, on Thursday on terrorism charges after explosions at two mosques near the city of Birmingham, one in June and the other last week. Police said the older man was now also accused of killing Mohammed Saleem in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in April. ...

Factbox - Japan PM Abe scorecard: What to watch for after election Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised to cement his hold on power in an election on Sunday, ending six years of parliamentary deadlock with an expected big win in the upper house. Here are some key issues and dates to watch, to see whether Abe is using his mandate to keep campaign promises for economic reform. - SALES TAX: Abe's government says it will use April-June GDP data, due August 12, to help judge whether to proceed next April with the planned first phase of doubling the consumption tax to 10 percent over two years. ...

Japan PM heads for election victory amid policy concerns Posted: 20 Jul 2013 02:06 PM PDT By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc looks set for a handsome upper house election win on Sunday, cementing his grip on power and setting the stage for Japan's first stable government since the charismatic Junichiro Koizumi left office in 2006. The victory would give the hawkish leader a stronger mandate for his recipe to revive the economy and spell his personal political redemption after he led his party to a defeat in a 2007 upper house election. That poll allowed the opposition to block legislation and led to Abe's resignation two months later. ...

Baghdad car bombs, other Iraq attacks kill 46 Posted: 20 Jul 2013 01:29 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of violence that killed at least 46 inside and outside the capital.

Egypt seeks assertive role, worries about Nile dam Posted: 20 Jul 2013 01:18 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new military-backed cabinet made clear on Saturday it wanted to play an assertive role in regional politics, urging Ethiopia to attend talks over a dam on the Nile and stressing it sought change in Syria. "Egypt's leadership is inevitable," said Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, a member of an interim government sworn into office just four days ago following the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. ...

Palestinians: US says 1967 lines basis for talks Posted: 20 Jul 2013 12:54 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to resume peace talks with Israel only after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gave him a letter guaranteeing that the basis of the negotiations will be Israel's pre-1967 borders, two senior Palestinian officials said Saturday.

Turkey bars protestors' wedding party at park Posted: 20 Jul 2013 12:39 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Police on Saturday fired water cannon and tear gas in downtown Istanbul to disperse anti-government demonstrators after barring them from entering a park where they had hoped to celebrate the wedding of a couple who met during last month's widespread protests.

Iraq: Baghdad car bombings kill at least 33 people Posted: 20 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through commercial streets in Baghdad on Saturday night, killing more than 30 and wounding dozens as insurgents kept up a relentless offensive during the holy month of Ramadan.

New Egyptian prime minister seeks dialogue, end to divisions Posted: 20 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi appealed on Saturday for a return to dialogue between the country's political parties, still in tumult following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. "Now I see we have to return to harmony. Divisions cannot last," Beblawi said in an interview with state television. Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood has denounced the ousting of the president as a military coup and has said it will not enter into any dialogue until he is restored to power. (Reporting by Yasmine Saleh; editing by Crispian Balmer)

Weakened Chile conservatives pick woman to take on Bachelet Posted: 20 Jul 2013 12:17 PM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's weakened conservative UDI party said on Saturday it has picked Labor Minister Evelyn Matthei as its new candidate in the November presidential election, which is expected to see former president Michelle Bachelet triumph. Matthei steps in after the right-wing's former candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit the campaign on Wednesday due to depression, sending the bloc into disarray. ...

Iraq: Baghdad car bombings kill at least 30 people Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say at least 30 people have been killed in a wave of evening car bombings in commercial areas of Baghdad.

Five people sentenced to jail for Costa Concordia disaster Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT By Silvia Ognibene and Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial. The five received sentences of between 18 and 34 months for multiple manslaughter, negligence and shipwreck - relatively short terms for the crimes, in exchange for pleading guilty. ...

Bombing, shooting kills 8 people in Iraq Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:37 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A bombing and a shooting on Saturday killed eight people in Iraq, including the leader of a local Sunni militia opposed to al-Qaida, authorities said.

Italy: 5 convicted for Costa Concordia shipwreck Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:11 AM PDT GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — Five employees of an Italian cruise company were convicted Saturday of manslaughter in the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people, receiving sentences of less than three years that lawyers for victims and survivors criticized as too lenient.

Portugal ruling party vows to meet bailout goals after pact talks fail Posted: 20 Jul 2013 11:10 AM PDT By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) said on Saturday their coalition government would press on with meeting the country's economic bailout goals after talks on a broader political deal sought by the president collapsed. Reigniting a three-week-old political crisis, the two centre-right coalition parties and main opposition Socialists broke off talks on Friday on a "national salvation" pact to ensure an EU/IMF bailout stays on track, leaving it to the president to decide how to proceed. ...

Turkey bars protestors' wedding at Istanbul park Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:59 AM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Police have fired a water cannon in downtown Istanbul to disperse an anti-government demonstration.

Navalny embodies generation of rebellious Russians Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - In a battle against President Vladimir Putin that has moved from the streets of Moscow to a courtroom, Alexei Navalny has emerged as the figurehead of a new generation of Russian opposition. The 37-year-old anti-corruption campaigner, who was handed a five-year jail sentence for theft on Thursday then freed on bail on Friday, was one of the first protest leaders arrested when demonstrations against Putin took off in December 2011. ...

Pope prays at Rome basilica for World Youth Day Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:43 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some lucky faithful got a surprise when Pope Francis made an unannounced visit to St. Mary Major basilica Saturday to pray for followers who will gather next week in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day.

Syrian army bombs northern rebel town, killing 5 Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces bombed a strategic rebel town in the country's north for the third straight day Saturday, pounding it with airstrikes that killed at least five people, activists said.

India court sentences six to life in prison in rape of Swiss woman Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:23 AM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Saturday sentenced six men convicted of the gang rape of a Swiss woman to life in prison, in one of several recent cases that have fueled a public outcry over the high rate of sex crimes in India. The 39-year-old Swiss woman was raped while camping with her husband in a forest in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in mid-March. "It was a good judgment. It came early," said Rajendra Tiwari, a lawyer for the government. The National Crime Records Bureau says more than 24,200 rapes were reported across India in 2011 - about one every 20 minutes. ...

Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of samba Posted: 20 Jul 2013 10:03 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The white sands of Copacabana beach typically draw millions of sun-worshippers, New Year's Eve revelers and fans for free concerts by the likes of Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones. In the coming week, the star of the show is infinitely less flamboyant than Mick Jagger, but he promises to stir up just as much passion among devotees.

Egyptian security forces raid office of Iranian TV channel Posted: 20 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces raided the office of the Iranian Al Alam Arabic language satellite channel in Cairo and detained its director, the outlet reported on Saturday. "The security forces also seized equipment and devices from the channel without giving any explanation for these actions," Al Alam said on its website. A security source confirmed their account and said the raid was conducted because the channel lacked a license. ...

Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks Posted: 20 Jul 2013 09:54 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has agreed to release some "hardcore" Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, but it will not meet other longstanding Palestinian demands before negotiations resume, an Israeli official said Saturday.

Four election officials kidnapped in northern Mali Posted: 20 Jul 2013 09:49 AM PDT BAMAKO (Reuters) - Four electoral officials and a deputy mayor were kidnapped by suspected Tuareg separatists in northern Mali on Saturday, officials said, adding to tensions stirred by ethnic clashes before next week's presidential vote. Earlier on Saturday, Mali's government accused the MNLA rebels of violating a ceasefire deal this week after four people died in clashes between pro-separatist Tuareg youths and black Africans in the northern town of Kidal. ...

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