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• Kerry seeks 'reasonable compromises' in Israeli-Palestinian talks
• Gunmen launch major attack on Pakistani prison holding militants
• Egypt sides defiant as EU envoy seeks compromise
• Gunmen kill eight Tunisian troops as political tensions rise
• Berlusconi faces verdict that could endanger Italian government
• Two Swiss trains collide, 35 injured, driver feared dead
• Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activists
• Spain mourns train crash victims in official Mass
• Bombs kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: police source
• Nigeria: Explosions rock Christian area of Kano
• Obama, Clinton meet for lunch, sparking 2016 buzz
• Epic Diamond Heist: Did the Pink Panthers Strike Again?
• 'Who am I to judge?' pope says of gay priests
• Official: Cannes diamond heist actually nets $136M
• 8 Tunisian soldiers killed in militant ambush
• Scientists find mystery coffin at Richard III site
• EU diplomat seeks a way out of Egypt's crisis
• Egypt: 15 killed in a gunfight over market space
• Mali election challenges loom as rivals stake claims
• Iran nominee seen as olive branch to United States
• Personality cult built around Egypt's top general
• Analysis: Mideast peace deal seems far off
• Scientists find another coffin at Richard III site
• Tunisia says eight soldiers killed near Algeria border
• Official: 8 Tunisian soldiers killed in ambush
• Militants attack prison in northwest Pakistan
• Correction: Newport Folk Festival story
• White House condemns Egyptian violence, killing of protesters
• Tunisia announces three days of mourning for slain soldiers: TV
• Former U.S. President Carter has no plans to visit North Korea: aide
• Cash bonds for visas: UK migrant curb stirs anger
• Assad's forces kill 12 rebels taking flour from mill: activist
• Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence persists
• Swiss police say 35 injured in train collision
• Servant was well-treated, say lawyers for Saudi princess in U.S. trafficking case

Kerry seeks 'reasonable compromises' in Israeli-Palestinian talks Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Monday for Israel and the Palestinians to make "reasonable compromises" for peace as he prepared to preside over their first direct negotiations in nearly three years. "It is no secret this is a difficult process. If it were easy, it would have happened a long time ago," Kerry said with his newly named envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace, former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, at his side. ...

Gunmen launch major attack on Pakistani prison holding militants Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:37 PM PDT By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Grenade-wielding Taliban fighters battled Pakistani security forces during a sophisticated midnight attack on a major prison holding hundreds of Taliban and other militants, police said on Monday. Fighting continued into the early hours of Tuesday, and security forces said they had imposed a curfew on the city, Dera Ismail Khan, 200 miles west of Lahore. The Pakistani Taliban sent 100 fighters and seven suicide bombers on a mission to free some of their top leaders, said Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid. ...

Egypt sides defiant as EU envoy seeks compromise Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:03 PM PDT By Maggie Fick and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - Europe's top diplomat pressed Egypt's rulers on Monday to step back from a growing confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, two days after 80 of his supporters were gunned down in Cairo. Raising the prospect of more bloodshed, the Brotherhood said it would march again on Monday evening towards a military intelligence headquarters. ...

Gunmen kill eight Tunisian troops as political tensions rise Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:40 PM PDT By Tarek Amara and Erika Solomon TUNIS (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least eight Tunisian soldiers on Monday, staging the biggest attack on the security forces in decades as political tensions rose between supporters and opponents of the Islamist-led government. President Moncef Marzouki called the ambush on Mount Chaambi, near the Algerian border, a "terrorist attack" and announced three days of mourning. Tunisian troops have been trying to track down Islamist militants in the remote region since December. ...

Berlusconi faces verdict that could endanger Italian government Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:32 PM PDT By Barry Moody ROME (Reuters) - Italy's supreme court convenes on Tuesday to rule whether Silvio Berlusconi should be jailed and banned from public office for tax fraud, a verdict that could endanger Italy's shaky coalition government. A ruling against the former prime minister would be his first definitive conviction and signal the end of an era in which he has dominated Italian politics for two decades through his media power and political skill. ...

Two Swiss trains collide, 35 injured, driver feared dead Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:27 PM PDT GRANGES-PRES-MARNAND, Switzerland (Reuters) - Two trains collided head-on in Switzerland on Monday evening, injuring about 35 people, five seriously, police said. The driver of one of the trains was still unaccounted for and thought to be inside the wreckage, at Granges-près-Marnand in the canton of Vaud, police spokesman Jean-Christophe Sauterel said. "These are regional trains. The speeds are a little lower and even if one deeply regrets the likely loss of life of one person as well as five serious injuries, the situation could have been much more catastrophic," Sauterel said. ...

Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activists Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:41 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked fighters in a rebel-held eastern Syrian city on Monday abducted a prominent Italian Jesuit priest who championed the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant kidnapped father Paolo Dall'Oglio while he was walking in Raqqa, which fell to militant Islamist brigades in March, the sources in Raqqa province told Reuters. ...

Spain mourns train crash victims in official Mass Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:29 PM PDT By Silvio Castellanos SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Mourners packed a memorial service on Monday for the 79 people who died in the country's worst rail disaster in decades, as investigators prepared to analyze information from the train's data recording device, or "black box." The driver of the train, 52-year-old Francisco Garzon, has been charged with 79 counts of negligent homicide and released pending trial after a judge determined he was not a flight risk. ...

Bombs kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: police source Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Multiple bomb blasts in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano killed 15 people on Monday, a senior policeman said, in an area previously targeted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Several witnesses said they saw dead bodies after hearing multiple blasts at around 9:30 p.m. (1630 EDT) in the Sabon Gari district, a predominantly Christian area dominated by ethnic Igbos from the southeast. "In all bomb attacks 15 were killed," the policeman in Kano told Reuters, asking not to be named. ...

Nigeria: Explosions rock Christian area of Kano Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:07 PM PDT KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Multiple explosions rocked a Christian area in Nigeria's northern Kano city Monday night, with security forces ferrying scores of wounded to hospitals.

Obama, Clinton meet for lunch, sparking 2016 buzz Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — When is a lunch more than just a midday meal? When the two diners are President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and inquiring minds want to know who, if anyone, the president will endorse in 2016.

Epic Diamond Heist: Did the Pink Panthers Strike Again? Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT Gunmen from the international jewelry thief network known as the Pink Panthers launched an assault last Thursday on a prison in western Switzerland that lasted just long enough for one imprisoned member and another inmate to escape.

'Who am I to judge?' pope says of gay priests Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:13 PM PDT ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying "who am I to judge" when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.

Official: Cannes diamond heist actually nets $136M Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:09 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman sneaked into the posh Cannes hotel and held up a diamond show as three security guards looked on, then fled on foot about a minute later. In the end, he made off with a breathtaking $136 million worth of valuables — the biggest jewelry heist in years, maybe ever.

8 Tunisian soldiers killed in militant ambush Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a Tunisian army patrol Monday in a mountainous border region known as an Islamic militant stronghold, killing at least eight soldiers, the presidential spokesman said.

Scientists find mystery coffin at Richard III site Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:55 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A team of archaeologists said Monday it has unearthed an unusual coffin-within-a-coffin in the central England parking lot where it found the skeleton of King Richard III, and that they hope to identify the remains within.

EU diplomat seeks a way out of Egypt's crisis Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:53 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Europe's top diplomat on Sunday searched for a way out of Egypt's increasingly bloody and complex crisis, looking for compromises in talks with the military-backed government and allies of the ousted president.

Egypt: 15 killed in a gunfight over market space Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:48 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says a gunfight between two families in a Cairo market has left 15 people dead, including 13 who were burned to death.

Mali election challenges loom as rivals stake claims Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:42 PM PDT By David Lewis and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Former Malian prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's campaign team said on Monday its results put Keita in a strong lead and in reach of outright victory in Mali's election, but rivals said they were sure a run-off vote would have to be held. The statements came ahead of official tallies from Sunday's vote and are the first signs of tension after a robust turnout and the lack of violence showed how eager Malians were to turn the page on more than a year of turmoil, war and an army coup. The first official figures were not due until Tuesday. ...

Iran nominee seen as olive branch to United States Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT By Marcus George and Paul Taylor DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a "grand bargain," he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. Iranian news agencies reported on Monday that Zarif, a former ambassador to the United Nations and Tehran's leading connoisseur of the U.S. political elite, is set to be in the cabinet Rouhani will announce after taking office on Sunday. ...

Personality cult built around Egypt's top general Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — In dark sunglasses and a uniform studded with medals, Egypt's top general is everywhere, looking down from posters and banners proclaiming him "lion of the nation." Adoring songs vow "We are behind you."

Analysis: Mideast peace deal seems far off Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The contours of Israeli-Palestinian peace are clear, experts say: If only the sides summon up the will, the inevitable outcome is two states roughly along the pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as a shared capital and a finessing of the Palestinian refugee issue.

Scientists find another coffin at Richard III site Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A team of archaeologists says it has unearthed another interesting coffin in the central England parking lot where it found the skeleton of King Richard III.

Tunisia says eight soldiers killed near Algeria border Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Eight Tunisian soldiers were killed by militants near the Algerian border on Monday, the president's office said, in what appeared to be one of the biggest attacks on the country's security forces in decades. The incident occurred in the remote area of Mount Chaambi, where Tunisian troops have been trying to track down Islamist militants since December last year. (Reporting by Erika Solomon; editing by Mike Collett-White)

Official: 8 Tunisian soldiers killed in ambush Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a Tunisian army patrol Monday in a mountainous border region known as an Islamic militant stronghold, killing at least eight soldiers, the presidential spokesman said.

Militants attack prison in northwest Pakistan Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban militants disguised as police and armed with guns, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan holding 40 "high profile" inmates Monday night in an apparent attempt to free their colleagues, officials said.

Correction: Newport Folk Festival story Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT NEWPORT, R.I. - NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AP) — In stories July 26 and July 28 about The Newport Folk Festival, The Associated Press misidentified a singer who played the festival in the 1960s. He is Pete Seeger, not Bob Seeger.

White House condemns Egyptian violence, killing of protesters Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday condemned violence in Egypt that led to the killing of scores of demonstrators at the weekend but said it had taken no steps to suspend U.S. military assistance to the Arab world's most populous nation. "The United States strongly condemns the violence and bloodshed in Cairo and Alexandria over the weekend that claimed the lives of scores of Egyptian demonstrators," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a briefing. ...

Tunisia announces three days of mourning for slain soldiers: TV Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:39 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's president announced three days of mourning for 8 soldiers killed in an ambush attack by militants, state television said. Tunisian television cut regular programming and broadcast Quranic verses and patriotic songs, and announced that President Moncef Marzouki would address the nation shortly. (Reporting by Erika Solomon; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

Former U.S. President Carter has no plans to visit North Korea: aide Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - A representative for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter denied reports on Monday that he was planning to visit North Korea soon to try to win the release of an American citizen being held in the reclusive nation. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that Carter, 88, would be visiting soon to urge the release of Kenneth Bae, who was sentenced in May for committing crimes against North Korea. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman at the Carter Center in Atlanta, said that is not the case. ...

Cash bonds for visas: UK migrant curb stirs anger Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:28 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Defying protests, the British government said Monday it will go ahead with a pilot plan to curb illegal immigration by demanding visitors from six of its ex-colonies post a cash bond to obtain visas.

Assad's forces kill 12 rebels taking flour from mill: activist Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - At least 12 rebel fighters were killed on Monday as they were taking flour from a mill on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, opposition activists said, in their latest setback at the hands of forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The rebels had only just captured the mill on the Damascus Airport road following a battle that lasted several hours, in the hope that they could relieve a food shortage caused by a siege of the area by loyalist forces for the last two months. ...

Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence persists Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:08 PM PDT By Ghaith Shennib and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Assailants attacked an Islamist party office in Tripoli on Monday and a soldier was killed in fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, officials said, in an escalation of violence following the assassination of a political activist last week. A government source confirmed Social Affairs Minister Kamila Khamis al-Mazini had publicly announced her resignation, several days after Prime Minister Ali Zeidan promised to reshuffle his cabinet to help cope with the "urgent" situation in Libya. ...

Swiss police say 35 injured in train collision Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — At least 35 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a head-on collision of two trains in western Switzerland late Monday, police said. One person had yet to be recovered from the wreckage.

Servant was well-treated, say lawyers for Saudi princess in U.S. trafficking case Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT By Dana Feldman SANTA ANA (Reuters) - Lawyers for a Saudi princess accused of holding a Kenyan servant a virtual prisoner in her California home portrayed the servant on Monday as so well-treated that she had access to amenities like a spa and pool and went shopping at local malls. The 42-year-old princess is charged with bringing the woman to the United States in May, confiscating her passport and paying her $220 a month to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week, while essentially holding her captive in a situation Orange County's top prosecutor likened to slavery. ...

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