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• Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels
• Huge crowds in Brazil welcome pope back to home continent
• Boy for Britain's Prince William and wife Kate
• Top U.S. officer outlines options for military force in Syria
• Venezuelan, Colombian presidents put aside diplomatic dispute
• Small explosive found near Brazilian sanctuary before pope's visit
• Colombia's FARC offers arms, support to Catatumbo protesters
• Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
• Wrong turn in pope's car leads to Brazil mob scene
• Royal baby adds extra sense of history at palace
• Betting agencies have big day on royal baby names
• Glaxo says executives may have broken Chinese law
• Ousted Egyptian leader's family denounces military
• Obamas welcome royal baby, wish William and Kate 'happiness and blessings'
• EU adds Hezbollah's military wing to terrorism list
• UN envoy talks Syria, crimes against kids there
• Bankrupt Detroit's downtown renaissance creates trickle of hope
• It's a boy! UK's Kate gives birth to royal heir
• EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group
• Moroccan king approves resignations, paving way for coalition talks
• Dubai pardons woman at center of rape dispute
• 10 royal baby traditions to know
• AP PHOTOS: Bolivians dance in honor of St. James
• U.S. working on date for Israeli, Palestinian meetings
• Prince William and Kate Timeline
• Family of Egypt's Mursi alleges abduction, new clashes in Cairo
• Dubai pardons Norwegian woman convicted after reporting rape
• Pope Francis arrives to Brazil's warm embrace
• What's in a royal name? Lots of tradition
• Syrian rebels capture key village near Aleppo city
• Factbox: Line of succession to the British throne
• UN envoy: Syrian regime, rebels will face justice
• Palace: Kate gives birth to a baby boy
• Market relief as Portugal defuses political crisis

Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama can go ahead with a plan for the United States to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, a key Republican lawmaker said on Monday. "We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward," House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Reuters. The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition. ...

Huge crowds in Brazil welcome pope back to home continent Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Paulo Prada and Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Brazil on Monday on his first foreign trip as pontiff and was swarmed by well-wishers as he drove into Rio de Janeiro, where more than one million people are expected to gather to see the first Latin American to head the Roman Catholic Church. ...

Boy for Britain's Prince William and wife Kate Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:32 PM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William's wife Kate gave birth to a boy on Monday, the couple's first child and the third in line to the British throne, heralding celebrations in London and messages of goodwill from across the world. "We could not be happier," Prince William said in a brief statement, after he witnessed the birth of his son at 4:24 p.m. (11:24 a.m. ET), an event that sparked an international media frenzy and the illumination of London landmarks in blue. His office said Kate and the baby, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz (3. ...

Top U.S. officer outlines options for military force in Syria Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:28 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said in a letter released on Monday that American forces could undertake a range of missions to help Syrian rebels if asked by the White House, from providing training to establishing no-fly zones or conducting limited attacks on military targets. The letter by Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, contained an unclassified assessment of the options for using U.S. military force in the Syrian conflict. ...

Venezuelan, Colombian presidents put aside diplomatic dispute Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:13 PM PDT By Deisy Buitrago PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to turn the page on a diplomatic dispute triggered when Santos met with Venezuela's main opposition leader in May. Maduro in May had slammed Santos for receiving Henrique Capriles, who narrowly lost Venezuela's presidential election in April, saying the meeting constituted meddling in the affairs of the OPEC nation. "There are things that we do not agree on ... ...

Small explosive found near Brazilian sanctuary before pope's visit Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:01 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police found a small homemade explosive in a parking garage near a Catholic sanctuary in the city of Aparecida where Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week, a state news service said on Monday. The explosive, made with a plastic pipe wrapped in tape, was safely detonated by a police bomb squad. The device was found in the bathroom of a parking structure in Aparecida, a city in Sao Paulo state whose sanctuary honors the patroness of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida. It was unclear if the device was related to the pope's visit. ...

Colombia's FARC offers arms, support to Catatumbo protesters Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:52 PM PDT By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels offered armed support to a rural protest in the Andean nation's volatile northeast - a gesture that could ignite violence and increase friction as the Marxist group seeks a negotiated peace with the government. Their endorsement of the farmers' protest comes at a time when the rebels' relationship with the government already is jeopardized by weekend violence that killed 19 soldiers. ...

Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:25 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Frenzied crowds of Roman Catholics mobbed the car carrying Pope Francis on Monday when he returned to his home continent for the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe.

Wrong turn in pope's car leads to Brazil mob scene Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mob scene witnessed as Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday took place because his driver made a wrong turn, church and Brazilian authorities said.

Royal baby adds extra sense of history at palace Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:50 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The arrival of a new royal baby imbued the pomp and pageantry of Buckingham Palace with an extra sense of history Monday as thousands of reporters, Londoners and tourists awaited the most anticipated birth announcement in years.

Betting agencies have big day on royal baby names Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:25 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Bookies cashed in big Monday as thousands of Britons placed bets on what Prince William and his wife, Kate, would name their newborn child.

Glaxo says executives may have broken Chinese law Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — GlaxoSmithKline, target of a bribery probe in China, said Monday some executives may have broken the law, while rival drug maker AstraZeneca said police are investigating one of its sales representatives.

Ousted Egyptian leader's family denounces military Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The family of ousted President Mohammed Morsi furiously denounced the military Monday, accusing it of "kidnapping" him, and European diplomats urged that Egypt's first freely elected leader be released after being held incommunicado for nearly three weeks since being deposed by the army.

Obamas welcome royal baby, wish William and Kate 'happiness and blessings' Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:44 PM PDT President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the #RoyalBaby's arrival and wished Prince William and Duchess Kate "all the happiness and blessings parenthood brings."

EU adds Hezbollah's military wing to terrorism list Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:25 PM PDT By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group's involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war. The powerful Lebanese Shi'ite movement, an ally of Iran, has attracted concern in Europe and around the world in recent months for its role in sending thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, helping turn the tide of Syria's two-year-old civil war. ...

UN envoy talks Syria, crimes against kids there Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. official said Monday she was overwhelmed by the suffering of children during a recent visit to Syria and warned officials and rebel commanders alike that they risk prosecution as war criminals for atrocities against minors.

Bankrupt Detroit's downtown renaissance creates trickle of hope Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:21 PM PDT By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's bankruptcy filing last Thursday - the largest in American municipal history - completed a six-decade slide for a one-time industrial powerhouse. Today the city bears an uncomfortable resemblance to a failed state: unable to light or police the streets, educate children, stop arson, or provide emergency care to the dying. There is, however, a mini-renaissance occurring in the downtown core. It is here that Detroit might just be carving out a new identity, this one driven not by cars but by computers. ...

It's a boy! UK's Kate gives birth to royal heir Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:19 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — It's a boy!

EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:09 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union placed the military wing of Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militant group and political party, on its terror list Monday in a major policy change toward the Middle East.

Moroccan king approves resignations, paving way for coalition talks Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT RABAT (Reuters) - The king of Morocco on Monday accepted the resignation of cabinet ministers from the junior party in the ruling coalition, the palace said, a move that opens the way for Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane to begin trying to form a new government. Five ministers from the conservative Istiqlal party quit this month, arguing among other things that the senior partner, the Islamist Justice and Development party (PJD), was hurting the poor by reducing food and fuel subsidies too fast. ...

Dubai pardons woman at center of rape dispute Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:40 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Norwegian woman at the center of a Dubai rape claim dispute said Sunday that officials have dropped her 16-month sentence for having sex outside marriage and she is free to leave the country.

10 royal baby traditions to know Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:26 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Kate are seen as the new face of a centuries-old institution, keeping the best of traditions while moving forward with the times. Here are 10 things to know about the royal baby in relation to royal births of the past:

AP PHOTOS: Bolivians dance in honor of St. James Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT GUAQUI, Bolivia (AP) — In the Bolivian highlands along the shores of Lake Titicaca, the Aymara Indian community celebrates St. James in the days leading up to his feast day every year with an unusual dance.

U.S. working on date for Israeli, Palestinian meetings Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working to bring together Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Washington in the coming weeks to seek ways to open direct talks in the long-moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process, officials said on Monday. The talks about the possibility of talks, which could come as early as next week, represent the most tangible achievement from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's lengthy shuttle diplomacy in the region in recent weeks. ...

Prince William and Kate Timeline Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:16 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prince William's wife Kate gave birth to their first child, to be third in line for the throne. Here are some highlights of their lives and of the royal pregnancy:

Family of Egypt's Mursi alleges abduction, new clashes in Cairo Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:07 PM PDT By Maggie Fick and Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - The family of Egypt's ousted Islamist president said on Monday it would take legal action against the army as his supporters and opponents clashed in street battles in central Cairo. Mohamed Mursi has been held at an undisclosed military facility since the army deposed him on July 3 and suspended the constitution in the wake of demonstrations against his one-year rule. The army says he is being held for his own safety. ...

Dubai pardons Norwegian woman convicted after reporting rape Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:58 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai has pardoned a Norwegian woman who was sentenced to jail for illicit sex after she reported being raped by a colleague while on a visit to the emirate, the public prosecutor's office said on Monday. Marte Deborah Dalelv, 24, had been awaiting an appeal hearing against her 16-month sentence, handed down last week after a court in the Gulf Arab emirate found her guilty of having sex outside marriage, drinking alcohol and making false statements. ...

Pope Francis arrives to Brazil's warm embrace Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:57 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A smiling Pope Francis stepped off a plane and into the warm embrace of his native Latin America Monday, landing in Brazil for the start of a seven-day trip meant to fan the fervor of the faithful across the globe.

What's in a royal name? Lots of tradition Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:52 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — When it comes to Prince William and his wife Kate's new baby boy, choosing just one name won't do. You need about three or four.

Syrian rebels capture key village near Aleppo city Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels went on the offensive in Syria's north Monday, seizing three villages and attacking a main supply road, trying to counter government advances in recent weeks throughout the country.

Factbox: Line of succession to the British throne Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:41 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The baby born to Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, will be third in line to the British throne, regardless of gender, following a change in the rules of royal succession. The heir apparent is the queen's son, Prince Charles, and the second in line is his eldest son, Prince William. The new member of the royal family will push Prince Harry, William's younger brother, into fourth place, with Prince Andrew, Charles's younger brother, ranked fifth. ...

UN envoy: Syrian regime, rebels will face justice Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. official says she warned Syrian government officials and rebel commanders alike during a recent visit that they will eventually face justice for crimes committed against children.

Palace: Kate gives birth to a baby boy Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:35 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Palace officials say Prince William's wife Kate has given birth to a baby boy.

Market relief as Portugal defuses political crisis Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese financial markets surged Monday following a weekend decision to allow the fragile coalition government to remain in charge, eliminating for now the prospect of snap elections and more political uncertainty.

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