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• At least 78 killed, 131 injured, in Spain train disaster
• Turmoil hits Tunisia after secular politician slain
• Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown
• Syrian rebels ask Kerry to send U.S. arms quickly
• Bombings and shootings kill 28 across Iraq
• Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum
• U.S. does not plan decision on Egypt coup
• Egypt braces for day of rival rallies
• Probe of deadly derailment focuses on train speed
• Protests after Tunisian opposition leader killed
• U.S. uses Syrian rebel supply lines as it prepares to send arms
• Obama administration won't use 'coup' for Egypt
• 'Slum pope' tells slum residents not to lose hope
• Why was doomed Spanish train going so fast?
• All flights to and from Tunisia cancelled on Friday
• Driver investigated after Spain train crash kills 80
• Tunisia police fire teargas at protesters at Interior Ministry
• 70th Venice films take bleak view of world today
• Tropical storm Dorian could strengthen slightly in next 48 hours: NHC
• Obama administration officials: No coup in Egypt
• Officials: Cafe bombings, attacks kill 42 in Iraq
• AP PHOTOS: Pope ventures into tough Rio shantytown
• 80 dead in Spain train crash blamed on high speed
• Tunisair cancels all flights to and from Tunisia on Friday
• Obama, Vietnam leader agree on trade but clash on human rights
• Prince Harry will be 'fun' Uncle
• Obama: US, Vietnam talk trade, human rights
• Egypt Islamist leader sharply denounces army chief
• Iraq: Blast inside crowded cafe kills 16
• U.S. lawmakers want sanctions on any country taking in Snowden
• Colombian leader Santos defends constitutionality of peace law
• Senate pushes sanctions on nations aiding Snowden
• Togo votes in twice-delayed legislative election
• Dubai rape dispute points to wider Islamic rules
• Political trials in Ukraine, Tajikistan draw U.N. rebuke

At least 78 killed, 131 injured, in Spain train disaster Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:39 PM PDT By Teresa Medrano and Miguel Vidal SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday night, on the eve of a major religious festival, killing at least 78 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe's worst rail disasters. In what one local official described as a scene from hell, bodies covered in blankets lay next to the overturned carriages as smoke billowed from the wreckage after the disaster. ...

Turmoil hits Tunisia after secular politician slain Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:46 PM PDT By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead on Thursday in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests against the Islamist-led government in the capital and elsewhere. "This criminal gang has killed the free voice of Brahmi," his widow, Mbarka Brahmi, told Reuters, without specifying who she thought was behind the shooting outside their home in Tunis. Brahmi's sister later accused the main Islamist Ennahda party of being behind the killing. "Ennahda killed my brother," Souhiba Brahmi said. ...

Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:14 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the state's first freely elected president and by the Islamists who back him. Both sides warned of a decisive struggle for the future of the Arab world's most populous country, convulsed by political and economic turmoil since the 2011 uprising that ended 30 years of autocratic rule by Hosni Mubarak. ...

Syrian rebels ask Kerry to send U.S. arms quickly Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Syria's opposition told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday the country's situation was "desperate" and called for the United States to arm the rebels quickly and to push harder for a political settlement. The United Nations says more than 100,000 people have been killed since Syria's civil war erupted more than two years ago pitting President Bashar al-Assad's forces against rebels seeking to end his family's four-decade rule. President Barack Obama, having withdrawn U.S. troops from Iraq and seeking to wind up the U.S. ...

Bombings and shootings kill 28 across Iraq Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:07 PM PDT BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed in bombings and shootings across Iraq on Thursday, police said. In the deadliest attack, a bomb in a parked car exploded in a busy market killing 14 people in central Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of the capital Baghdad, police said. "I was sitting in my neighbor's shop when suddenly we heard a big explosion," said eyewitness Salim Aziz. "I had no time to see anything, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself at the hospital and I was injured in my right hand and left leg, surrounded by dozens of wounded people," he added. ...

Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT By Philip Pullella and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday issued the first social manifesto of his young pontificate, telling slum dwellers in Brazil that the world's rich must do much more to wipe out vast inequalities between the haves and the have-nots. The pope also urged Brazil's youth, who have taken part in recent protests showing discontent with the status quo, to keep alive their "sensitivity towards injustice" and be a catalyst in the fight against corruption. ...

U.S. does not plan decision on Egypt coup Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:48 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration told Congress on Thursday it does not plan to make a determination on whether a military coup occurred in Egypt, avoiding a decision that would force the cut off of most of the annual $1.55 billion in U.S. aid. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns delivered the message in separate briefings to senior members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, several lawmakers told reporters after meeting the number two U.S. diplomat. ...

Egypt braces for day of rival rallies Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:12 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Political allies of Egypt's military lined up behind its call for huge rallies Friday to show support for the country's top general, pushing toward a collision with Islamist opponents demanding the return of the nation's ousted president.

Probe of deadly derailment focuses on train speed Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — By all accounts, the train was going way too fast as it curled around a gentle bend. Then in an instant, one car tumbled off the track, followed by the rest of the locomotive, which seemed to come apart like a zipper being pulled.

Protests after Tunisian opposition leader killed Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:50 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Angry anti-government demonstrations broke out Thursday across Tunisia after gunmen killed the leader of a leftist opposition party, raising fears of new chaos on the difficult road to democracy in the cradle of the Arab Spring.

U.S. uses Syrian rebel supply lines as it prepares to send arms Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:33 PM PDT By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has quietly been testing the Syrian opposition's ability to deliver food rations, medical kits and money to rebel-held areas as Washington prepares to send arms to the rebel fighters. U.S. officials meet weekly in Turkey with Syrian opposition leaders to work out how best to keep supply lines open to rebel fighters and war-ravaged towns and districts. ...

Obama administration won't use 'coup' for Egypt Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration told lawmakers Thursday that it won't declare Egypt's government overthrow a coup, U.S. officials and lawmakers said, allowing the United States to continue providing $1.5 billion in annual military and economic aid to the Arab world's most populous country.

'Slum pope' tells slum residents not to lose hope Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis, dubbed the "slum pope" for his work with the poor, received a rapturous welcome Thursday from one of Rio's most violent shantytowns and demanded the world's wealthy end the injustices that have left the poor on the margins of society. He received an even more frenzied welcome as he opened a rain-soaked World Youth Day in a far different setting: Rio's upscale Copacabana Beach.

Why was doomed Spanish train going so fast? Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:21 PM PDT By Andrés González and Julien Toyer MADRID (Reuters) - Why was the train going so fast? Did the driver fail to heed speed limits on a sharp curve? Did brakes fail? What about the safety system meant to force the train or the driver to slow down if going too fast? These are among issues investigators will look into after Spain's worst train crash in decades, which left at least 80 dead and 94 injured, 35 of them in serious condition. ...

All flights to and from Tunisia cancelled on Friday Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:15 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - All flights to and from Tunisia will be canceled on Friday after a general strike was called by the main labor organization in protest at the killing of a prominent opposition figure, the civil aviation office said. "All flights to and from Tunisia will be canceled tomorrow because the workers at the airport responded to the calling of the general strike", a spokesman said. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Alison Williams)

Driver investigated after Spain train crash kills 80 Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT By Teresa Medrano and Tracy Rucinski SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital on Thursday after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. The eight-carriage train came off the tracks, hit a wall and caught fire just outside the pilgrimage destination Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night. It was one of Europe's worst rail disasters. ...

Tunisia police fire teargas at protesters at Interior Ministry Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:35 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Riot police fired teargas in front of the Interior Ministry in the Tunisian capital on Thursday to try to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, a Reuters witness said. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Alison Williams)

70th Venice films take bleak view of world today Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT ROME (AP) — The Venice Film Festival marks its 70th edition with films starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts adrift in space, Scarlett Johansson as a seductive alien roaming the Scottish countryside and Judi Dench as a single Roman Catholic woman searching for a son she was forced to give up decades before.

Tropical storm Dorian could strengthen slightly in next 48 hours: NHC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT Tropical storm Dorian may strengthen slightly during the next 48 hours as it moves over warmer water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory On Thursday. Dorian, located about 1,670 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, is packing maximum sustained winds 60 miles per hour (95 km per hour). It is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour), the agency said. (Reporting by Shruti Chaturvedi in Bangalore; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Obama administration officials: No coup in Egypt Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration told lawmakers Thursday that it won't declare Egypt's government overthrow a coup, U.S. officials said, allowing the United States to continue providing $1.5 billion in annual military and economic aid to the Arab world's most populous country.

Officials: Cafe bombings, attacks kill 42 in Iraq Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:52 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Emboldened militants in Iraq set up their own checkpoint to kill drivers and bombed crowded cafes Thursday in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 42 people, authorities said.

AP PHOTOS: Pope ventures into tough Rio shantytown Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:46 PM PDT Pope Francis spent Thursday morning in one of Rio de Janeiro's most violent shantytowns, whose residents gave him a warm and happy greeting.

80 dead in Spain train crash blamed on high speed Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:30 PM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people and maiming dozens more, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday.

Tunisair cancels all flights to and from Tunisia on Friday Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisair will cancel all flights on Friday after Tunisia's largest labor organization called a general strike in protest at the assassination of prominent opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi. "All flights to and from Tunisia on Friday will be canceled," a statement from state-owned Tunisair said on Thursday, without giving further details. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Alison Williams)

Obama, Vietnam leader agree on trade but clash on human rights Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:09 PM PDT By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang pledged to finish talks on a regional free-trade agreement by the end of the year, but the two leaders clashed over human rights during a White House meeting on Thursday. Labor and human rights groups have urged Obama to suspend free-trade negotiations with Vietnam because of that country's treatment of workers and people who criticize the government. ...

Prince Harry will be 'fun' Uncle Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has laid out his mission as an uncle: protect the newest member of his family, and make sure Britain's little prince has fun.

Obama: US, Vietnam talk trade, human rights Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that he and Vietnam's president are committed to completing a regional trade agreement by year's end, saying it will create jobs and boost investment in the Asia-Pacific region and in both countries.

Egypt Islamist leader sharply denounces army chief Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood's leader made an unusually harsh attack on Egypt's military chief on Thursday, saying his ouster of President Mohammed Morsi was worse than destroying the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine.

Iraq: Blast inside crowded cafe kills 16 Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:24 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a bomb targeting diners in a crowded cafe north of Baghdad has killed 16 people and wounded 20.

U.S. lawmakers want sanctions on any country taking in Snowden Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:18 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted unanimously on Thursday to seek trade or other sanctions against Russia or any other country that offers asylum to former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who has been holed up for weeks at a Moscow airport. The 30-member Senate Appropriations Committee adopted by consensus an amendment to a spending bill that would direct Secretary of State John Kerry to meet with congressional committees to come up with sanctions against any country that takes Snowden in. ...

Colombian leader Santos defends constitutionality of peace law Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday defended the constitutionality of a law that paved the way for ongoing peace talks with Marxist rebels, as legal challenges risk undermining efforts to end five decades of war. The so-called Legal Framework for Peace, approved in Congress last year, modified the constitution and laid the foundation for punishment of war crimes, reparations for victims and eventual peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. ...

Senate pushes sanctions on nations aiding Snowden Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden advanced in Congress Thursday as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed a request for him to stay permanently.

Togo votes in twice-delayed legislative election Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:05 PM PDT LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo held twice-delayed legislative elections Thursday that will test the strength of mounting discontent with a long-ruling family dynasty in the nation that came last in a U.N. survey of "life satisfaction."

Dubai rape dispute points to wider Islamic rules Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:58 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The couple stood before a Dubai judge. The charge was sex outside marriage — illegal in the United Arab Emirates and across nearly all the Muslim world — and the magistrate offered an option: Suspended sentences to the Pakistani man and Filipino woman if they agreed to wed. The man consented, but the woman refused. They are awaiting sentencing, which could bring jail terms of several months or longer.

Political trials in Ukraine, Tajikistan draw U.N. rebuke Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:57 AM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights watchdog on Thursday deplored "politically motivated" prosecutions in Ukraine and Tajikistan and told the two former Soviet republics to make sure judges were impartial. It cited the case of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, jailed for seven years in October 2011 for abuse of office, and of Zaid Saidov, a Tajik politician who was setting up an opposition political party before his arrest in May. In Ukraine, despite steps to reform the judiciary, judges "still remain vulnerable to outside pressure", the U.N. ...

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