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• Violence deepens Egypt turmoil, deposed leader probed for murder
• Was 'recklessness' to blame for Spanish train crash?
• Syria rebels meet U.N. Security Council, urge Russia to end Assad support
• Tired of revolving door parliaments, Kuwaitis vote, again
• Turkey's Erdogan threatens to sue Times for publishing critical letter
• Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world
• Korean divide lives on 60 years after end of war
• U.S. intends to send two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria
• Rio's Copacabana stages show for pope
• Tunisia killing could spell end to Islamist govt
• Libyan activist shot dead in Benghazi
• Millions rally in Egypt, responding to army call
• Pope's slum visit: Impressive but little impact
• Pro-Mursi vigils to be brought to an end: Egypt interior minister
• Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest
• US seeks transfer of 2 Gitmo detainees to Algeria
• No death penalty for Snowden if convicted, US says
• Despite rapturous reception, pope faces challenges in Latin America
• Spain train crash investigation turns to driver
• Pope shows off spiritual side with solemn rite
• Syrian troops advance in central city
• AP EXCLUSIVE: Egypt military builds case on Morsi
• Chile cathedral attacked in abortion rights rally
• France to back legal argument in Argentina case against creditors
• TS Dorian weakens while moving rapidly westward: NHC
• Grenade blast in Rwanda capital kills two: police
• Sudan delays blockage of South Sudan oil flows for two weeks
• Pope tells young in Rio to treasure the elderly
• Migrant boat sinks off Libya, Italian coastguard seeks missing
• Spain train-crash driver accused of 'recklessness'
• Pope calls for social change in Brazil but are politicians listening?
• Israel blocks EU projects in West Bank
• Chile cathedral raided in abortion rights rally
• Interpol snubs Moscow again in chase of fund manager Browder
• Cuba's Raul Castro promises succession has started
• Turkey warns Syrian Kurds against 'dangerous' moves

Violence deepens Egypt turmoil, deposed leader probed for murder Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:55 PM PDT By Asma Alsharif and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and hundreds wounded in scattered violence across Egypt during mass rallies for and against the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who was placed under investigation for murder. With hundreds of thousands taking to the streets on Friday, the new bloodshed deepened the turmoil convulsing the Arab world's most populous country, and could trigger a decisive move by the military against Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood. ...

Was 'recklessness' to blame for Spanish train crash? Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT By Teresa Medrano and Tracy Rucinski SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish police were investigating on Friday if the driver of a train that crashed in Santiago de Compostela killing dozens had been driving at reckless speed when he took a tight curve. Spain's worst train accident in decades on Wednesday evening killed at least 78, with three bodies still unidentified and 81 people in hospital, raising questions about the experienced railwayman's actions. The driver, Francisco Garzon, 52, was under arrest at a hospital in Santiago, the capital of the northwestern region of Galicia. ...

Syria rebels meet U.N. Security Council, urge Russia to end Assad support Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian rebel leaders met with the U.N. Security Council for the first time on Friday to discuss the country's two-year war and appealed to Russia to stop its powerful political and military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. The 15-member Security Council has been deadlocked on Syria. Russia, an ally and arms supplier of Assad, and China have three times blocked action against Assad supported by the remaining veto powers - the United States, Britain and France. ...

Tired of revolving door parliaments, Kuwaitis vote, again Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:02 PM PDT By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - A boycott by some opposition Islamists may help liberals and independents in Kuwait's election on Saturday, but there are signs that voters are flagging as they go to the polls for the sixth time in seven years. Turnout is expected to be low in sweltering summer temperatures during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and as Kuwaitis become more disillusioned with voting in short-lived parliaments. The oil-producing U.S. ally has the most open political system in the Gulf Arab region. ...

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to sue Times for publishing critical letter Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:07 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to sue the Times of London for publishing an open letter by a group of celebrities, academics and others criticizing his handling of anti-government protests. Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and Ben Kingsley were among those who signed the letter that accused Erdogan's government this week of "dictatorial rule" and of causing the deaths of five protesters who died after clashes with police. "The press wants to throw mud to see if it sticks. ...

Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Philip Pullella and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged young people on Friday to change a world where food is discarded while millions go hungry, where racism and violence still affront human dignity and where politics is more associated with corruption than service. Francis, on the fifth day of his first trip abroad since his election in March, went to Rio's Copacabana beach to preside at a "Way of the Cross" service commemorating Jesus' final hours as part of an international jamboree of Catholic youth, known as World Youth Day. ...

Korean divide lives on 60 years after end of war Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT PANMUNJOM, North Korea (AP) — Some Americans call it the "Forgotten War," a 1950s conflict fought in a far-off country and so painful that even survivors have tried to erase their memories of it.

U.S. intends to send two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Friday it plans to repatriate two inmates to Algeria from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resuming the transfer of detainees from the controversial prison for the first time in nearly a year. The step is the latest by President Barack Obama's administration to show his commitment to closing the prison, which has held dozens of prisoners - most without charge - for more than a decade. ...

Rio's Copacabana stages show for pope Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:11 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion that received a Broadway-like treatment befitting its improbable location, Rio's hedonistic Copacabana beach.

Tunisia killing could spell end to Islamist govt Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The assassination of a second opposition politician in six months has piled the pressure on Tunisia's troubled Islamist-led coalition government, which came to power in the wake of the Arab Spring but is struggling to right the economy and rein in extremists.

Libyan activist shot dead in Benghazi Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a lawyer and prominent Libyan political activist as well as two military officials in separate attacks in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, security officials said. Lawyer Abdelsalam al-Mosmary was shot after he left a mosque to make his way home. "He was coming out of Friday prayers when he was shot," Benghazi security spokesman Mohammed al-Hijazy said. "It seems it may have been the work of a sniper because he was shot in the heart. ...

Millions rally in Egypt, responding to army call Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Called out by the army, the largest crowds in 2 1/2 years of upheaval filled Egypt's streets Friday, while ousted President Mohammed was formally placed under investigation on a host of allegations including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Pope's slum visit: Impressive but little impact Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:53 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The day before Pope Francis visited Marizete Marques' slum, the 62-year-old retired maid cleaned her humble home until her hands hurt.

Pro-Mursi vigils to be brought to an end: Egypt interior minister Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:51 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Sit-in protests in Cairo by supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president will be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner," interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim was quoted as saying by state-run news website al Ahram. Ibrahim said the protests would be cleared in line with complaints filed by residents in the area. Supporters of deposed leader Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood have been manning two main vigils in the capital for a month, demanding Mursi be reinstated after his July 3 overthrow by the army. ...

Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:13 PM PDT CAIRO - Millions of people poured into Egypt's streets Friday in rival rallies while the nation's ousted president was formally placed under investigation on a host of allegations including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

US seeks transfer of 2 Gitmo detainees to Algeria Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a renewed push to close the contentious military-run facility in Cuba.

No death penalty for Snowden if convicted, US says Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the former National Security Agency systems analyst.

Despite rapturous reception, pope faces challenges in Latin America Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:34 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle and Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilians have given Pope Francis a superstar's welcome on his first return to his home continent but the big question is whether the trip can help stop the hemorrhaging of the Catholic Church in Latin America. The first Latin American pope is clearly relishing the enthusiasm at a time when the Church, which once was an unrivalled religious bastion on the continent, is grappling to hold onto faithful. ...

Spain train crash investigation turns to driver Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:33 PM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Investigations into Spain's deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered: Experts said Friday that the driver, not a computer, was responsible for applying the brakes because no "fail-safe" system has been installed on the dangerous stretch of bending track.

Pope shows off spiritual side with solemn rite Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion in the improbable location of Rio's hedonistic Copacabana beach, as he headed into the home stretch of his first international trip for World Youth Day.

Syrian troops advance in central city Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government troops gained ground in clashes Friday in two rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs, edging closer to a historic mosque and closing in on opposition fighters in the area, state television and activists said.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Egypt military builds case on Morsi Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's criminal investigation against the ousted president, announced Friday, is likely just the start of wider legal moves against Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood — ominous prospects for a country seething with violent divisions.

Chile cathedral attacked in abortion rights rally Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:13 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Abortion-rights demonstrators vandalized Chile's main cathedral during a Mass and used pews as barricades during clashes with police.

France to back legal argument in Argentina case against creditors Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:05 PM PDT PARIS/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - France will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in its decade-old legal battle with certain creditors, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Friday, citing the importance of global financial stability. The South American country, which defaulted on about $100 billion in sovereign debt in 2002, is in a legal fight against holders of defaulted bonds who chose not to go along with restructurings in 2005 and 2010. Some 93 percent of holders accepted returns as low as 25 cents on the dollar. ...

TS Dorian weakens while moving rapidly westward: NHC Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:46 PM PDT Tropical storm Dorian, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has become disorganized and is likely to weaken further over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Dorian, located About 1,135 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, is moving toward the west at 22 miles per hour (35 km per hour) and packing maximum sustained winds near 45 miles per hour (75 km per hour). (Reporting by Shruti Chaturvedi in Bangalore; Editing by Gary Hill)

Grenade blast in Rwanda capital kills two: police Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:25 PM PDT KIGALI (Reuters) - A grenade blast in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Friday killed two people and wounded 32 others, police said, an attack that resembled one earlier this year and others since 2010. The grenade exploded at around 6:50 p.m. (12:50 p.m. ET) at Ubumwe Village, in the capital's Nyarugenge District, police said. "Two people died on the spot, two others were seriously injured while 30 others sustained minor injuries," the Rwanda Police said in a statement. The statement added that they had arrested one person in connection with the blast. ...

Sudan delays blockage of South Sudan oil flows for two weeks Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:12 PM PDT By Aaron Maasho and Khalid Abdelaziz ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has postponed the shutdown of pipelines carrying oil from South Sudan for two weeks to allow more time to end a row over alleged rebel support, an official said on Friday in a last-minute effort to keep vital crude exports flowing. Sudan, the sole conduit for South Sudan's oil exports, said last month it would close two cross-border oil pipelines by Aug 7 unless Juba gave up support for rebels operating across their border. South Sudan denies the claims. ...

Pope tells young in Rio to treasure the elderly Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:02 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis praised the elderly during the Catholic Church's festival of youth Friday, saying grandparents are critical for passing on wisdom and religious heritage and are a "treasure to be preserved and strengthened."

Migrant boat sinks off Libya, Italian coastguard seeks missing Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:59 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italy's coastguard said it helped rescue 22 migrants on Friday and is coordinating a search for missing people after receiving a distress call from a boat that ran into difficulties off the coast of Libya. Coastguards in Sicily directed two Panamanian-flagged merchant ships towards the migrant boat, which they located about 29 miles off the Libyan coast when they received the call. One of the ships rescued 20 people from the sea and discovered their half-submerged inflatable boat. The second ship picked up two people, the coastguard said in a statement. ...

Spain train-crash driver accused of 'recklessness' Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:43 PM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police said Friday they have arrested the driver of the train that sped through a curve and toppled over, killing 78 people, and plan to question him over suspected reckless driving.

Pope calls for social change in Brazil but are politicians listening? Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT Pope Francis's first international trip to attend the Roman Catholic World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro is causing a stir as he challenges a range of the social and political issues facing Brazil.

Israel blocks EU projects in West Bank Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has blocked the European Union from aiding tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, in retaliation for an EU ban on financial assistance to Israeli organizations in the occupied territories. The EU imposed its restrictions last week, citing its frustration over the continued expansion of Jewish settlements in territory captured by Israeli forces in the 1967 Middle East War. The new guidelines render Israeli entities operating there ineligible for EU grants, prizes or loans, beginning next year. ...

Chile cathedral raided in abortion rights rally Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Abortion-rights demonstrators vandalized Chile's main cathedral during a Mass and used pews as barricades during clashes with police.

Interpol snubs Moscow again in chase of fund manager Browder Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:23 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Interpol on Friday rejected a second request from Moscow to put British investment fund head William Browder on its search list, dealing a fresh blow to Russia's drive to jail the man behind a campaign to expose corruption and rights violations. The decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle between the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Browder, whose investment company Hermitage Capital was once the largest investor in Russia's equity market. ...

Cuba's Raul Castro promises succession has started Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:23 PM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro assured his people on Friday that a transfer of power to younger generations had begun, in a televised address marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution. Castro spoke in the city of Santiago in eastern Cuba, where on July 26, 1953, the young Castro and a group of rebels, led by his brother Fidel, attacked the Moncada military barracks in a failed assault that sparked the movement that eventually toppled the U.S.-backed government of dictator Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959. ...

Turkey warns Syrian Kurds against 'dangerous' moves Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:07 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Gulsen Solaker ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey urged Syrian Kurds on Friday not to establish a break-away entity in northern Syria by force, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warning against any "wrong and dangerous" moves that could hurt Turkish security. The warning was issued at a meeting in Istanbul between Turkish intelligence officials and Saleh Muslim, head of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), whose militias have been fighting for greater autonomy for Kurdish parts of northern Syria. ...

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