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• Russian oil barons step up battle for Putin's favor
• Drone strikes kill eight suspected militants in Yemen
• Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume August 14: U.S.
• Bitterly divided Egyptians celebrate Eid
• Analysis: Berlusconi's fate highlights problems in Italy's judicial system
• Britain catches one of 'most wanted' tax cheats, names 10 more
• Yemen official: US drones kill 12 in 3 airstrikes
• Wife of Egypt's ousted leader makes 1st appearance
• 2 Mexican teens: Van sold by US gov't had cocaine
• Brazil Seeks Answers in ‘Amityville’ Copycat Murders
• Secretary of State Kerry to visit Colombia, Brazil next week
• Obama calls on Greece to balance growth, austerity
• APNewsBreak: Banks looted in Kenya airport fire
• Experts find 1st hint MERS may be infecting camels
• Exotic animals removed from Canada pet shop
• 3 suspected US drones kill 12 militants in Yemen
• US messaging mess in Egypt complicates diplomacy
• Muslims celebrate Ramadan end, strife casts shadow
• Israel briefly closes airport after rocket warning
• Long-lost Orson Welles silent film found in Italy
• Syrian rebels shell neighborhood close to Assad
• British warship to visit Gibraltar amid border row with Spain
• Togo ivory boss implicates others in trafficking
• Senior Mafia member arrested in London after 20 years on run
• Kenya's main airport battles to reopen after devastating blaze
• Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security
• Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks
• Merkel challenger vows to rein in banks, hike taxes on wealthy
• Chilean President Pinera seeks forgiveness for census blunder
• Israel closes Eilat airport over security concerns
• Egypt's coup puts fearful Christians in a corner
• Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks: SPA
• Israel shuts Eilat airport at Egypt border, citing security
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• 2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in Yemen

Russian oil barons step up battle for Putin's favor Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:19 AM PDT By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian oil barons have escalated a battle for influence in the lucrative energy sector by writing to President Vladimir Putin to complain about each other's policies, spotlighting a deepening rift between some members of his inner circle. This turf war risks upsetting Putin since the president can ill-afford open squabbling among heavyweight supporters as he seeks to reassert a tight grip on power following major street protests against him in late 2011 and 2012. ...

Drone strikes kill eight suspected militants in Yemen Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT By Mohammmed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - U.S. drone strikes killed at least eight suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Thursday, bringing the number of people killed by drones in less than two weeks to at least 25. The strikes follow Yemen's announcement on Wednesday that it had foiled a plot by al Qaeda to seize two major oil and gas export terminals and a provincial capital in the east of the country. Warnings of potential attacks have pushed Washington to shut missions across the Middle East, and the United States and Britain to evacuate staff from Yemen. ...

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume August 14: U.S. Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talk in Jerusalem on August 14, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. "Negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians will be resuming August 14 in Jerusalem and will be followed by a meeting in Jericho (in the West Bank)," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a briefing. The sides held their first peace negotiations in nearly three years in Washington on July 30 in U.S.-mediated efforts to end the conflict of more than six decades. Psaki said U.S. ...

Bitterly divided Egyptians celebrate Eid Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:40 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Shaimaa Fayed CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president rallied in the thousands in Cairo on Thursday to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday and demand his restoration as the military held back from breaking up their protests. ...

Analysis: Berlusconi's fate highlights problems in Italy's judicial system Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:10 PM PDT By Barry Moody ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi says he is the victim of politicized judges, his enemies that he has finally been nailed after two decades evading the law. Either way, the fate of Italy's dominant politician highlights deep problems with the country's judicial system. Ever since he entered politics in 1994, the four-time prime minister has railed against the judges, and he rounded on them again last week after the supreme court confirmed a one-year jail term for tax fraud, his first definitive conviction in dozens of trials. ...

Britain catches one of 'most wanted' tax cheats, names 10 more Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:03 PM PDT By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities said on Friday they had captured one of their 'most wanted' tax criminals and added 10 new names to a list of high-priority targets who are accused of cheating the government out of hundreds of millions of pounds. Anthony Judge, who had spent 10 years in hiding after fleeing money laundering charges, was detained when trying to enter Britain on a forged passport on July 4, the finance ministry said. ...

Yemen official: US drones kill 12 in 3 airstrikes Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:59 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The U.S. has sharply escalated its drone war in Yemen, with military officials in the Arab country reporting 34 suspected al-Qaida militants killed in less than two weeks, including three strikes on Thursday alone in which a dozen died.

Wife of Egypt's ousted leader makes 1st appearance Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:42 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The wife of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi told thousands of his supporters Thursday to remain defiant in the face of the military-backed government's warnings that security forces will clear the ongoing protests, promising her husband "is coming back, God willing."

2 Mexican teens: Van sold by US gov't had cocaine Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:19 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican family says that a van bought at a U.S. government auction came with an unwanted extra: an undiscovered package of cocaine beneath the dashboard.

Brazil Seeks Answers in ‘Amityville’ Copycat Murders Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:31 PM PDT It was a tragic incident, as inexplicable as it was shocking. According to local police, Marcelo Pesseghini, a 13-year-old Brazilian boy in Sao Paulo, took his father's pistol late Sunday night and shot his policemen parents, his grandmother, his great aunt and, the next day, himself.

Secretary of State Kerry to visit Colombia, Brazil next week Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Colombia and Brazil for talks next week on increasing cooperation with their governments, the State Department said on Thursday. The August 12-13 visits will be Kerry's first to South America since becoming the top U.S. diplomat in February. "In Colombia and Brazil, Secretary Kerry will meet with high-level government officials to discuss issues of bilateral interest," spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Eric Walsh)

Obama calls on Greece to balance growth, austerity Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called on Greece Thursday to balance austerity with growth as it seeks to recover from financial crisis, invoking a need for the Greek people to "see a light at the end of the tunnel."

APNewsBreak: Banks looted in Kenya airport fire Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials in Kenya investigating the massive airport fire that gutted the arrival hall at Nairobi's main airport said Thursday that first responders looted electronics, a bank and an ATM during and after the blaze.

Experts find 1st hint MERS may be infecting camels Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Scientists have found an intriguing clue that suggests camels might somehow be involved in infecting people in the Middle East with the mysterious MERS virus.

Exotic animals removed from Canada pet shop Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:58 PM PDT CAMPBELLTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Wildlife crews were preparing Thursday to remove more than a dozen animals from an exotic pet store in Canada, days after two boys were asphyxiated by an African rock python in an apartment upstairs.

3 suspected US drones kill 12 militants in Yemen Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Three U.S. drone strikes killed a total of 12 suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said, raising to eight the number of attacks in less than two weeks as the Arab nation is on high alert against terrorism.

US messaging mess in Egypt complicates diplomacy Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's efforts to promote democracy in Egypt are being complicated by what many Egyptians see as mixed and confusing messages coming from Washington, exacerbating already high anti-American sentiment and threatening broader U.S. goals in the region.

Muslims celebrate Ramadan end, strife casts shadow Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:12 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Millions of Muslims paid respects at ancestral graves, shared festive family meals and visited beaches and amusement parks Thursday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, but violence and political tension overshadowed holiday joy in hotspots like Egypt, Yemen and Afghanistan.

Israel briefly closes airport after rocket warning Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel briefly prevented landings at an airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat on Thursday, as Egyptian officials warned of possible rocket attacks coming from its territory on the Sinai Peninsula.

Long-lost Orson Welles silent film found in Italy Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — A long-lost Orson Welles film that was believed destroyed in a 1970 fire has been discovered in a northern Italian warehouse and will finally make its public debut 75 years after being filmed, an Italian film archive announced Thursday.

Syrian rebels shell neighborhood close to Assad Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rockets and mortar shells hit an upscale Damascus neighborhood Thursday where Syrian President Bashar Assad was visiting a nearby mosque, laying bare the ability of rebels to strike one of the most secure areas of the capital despite an ongoing government offensive.

British warship to visit Gibraltar amid border row with Spain Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A British navy warship will sail to Britain's overseas territory of Gibraltar in the coming weeks, coinciding with a diplomatic row with neighboring Spain, although officials said on Thursday the trip was a routine and long-planned visit. A centuries-old conflict over the British outpost boiled over in late July when boats from Gibraltar dumped concrete blocks into the sea to make a reef, and Spain created long delays at the border days later, with lengthy car checks. ...

Togo ivory boss implicates others in trafficking Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT LOME, Togo (AP) — For more than three decades, Emile N'Bouke operated a small, unmarked shop on the corner of a busy street in downtown Lome that received few customers and kept irregular hours.

Senior Mafia member arrested in London after 20 years on run Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A senior member of an Italian mafia clan, wanted by the Italian authorities for almost 20 years, has been arrested in London where he had been running a travel agency, British police said on Thursday. Domenico Rancadore, 64, who had been sentenced to seven years in jail while on the run, was detained in west London under a European arrest warrant on Wednesday, London's Metropolitan Police said. The Italian Interior Ministry said he was a leading member of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra group and was accused of mafia association, extortion and other serious crimes. ...

Kenya's main airport battles to reopen after devastating blaze Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT By Richard Lough NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya pledged to reopen its main airport to all international flights on Thursday night in a bid to reassure travelers that east Africa's transport hub could recover quickly from a fire that left the arrivals terminal a smoldering, blackened shell. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, sub-Saharan Africa's fourth busiest airport, was forced to close on Wednesday after a fire swept through the international arrivals building early in the morning. Investigators said it was too early to ascertain the cause of the fire but had ruled out terrorism. ...

Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:31 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel took the rare step of shutting its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt's Sinai peninsula for two hours on Thursday citing security concerns, military officials said. A military spokeswoman said the airfield in the Red Sea city was shut "due to security assessments". Two hours later a military official and Israel Radio said it had been reopened. The reports said Israel's military chief of staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz had made the decision after an assessment, but gave no further details. ...

Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:21 AM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had arrested two men from Yemen and Chad on suspicion of planning suicide attacks, days after the United States closed embassies in the region citing an al Qaeda threat. The pair were detained in late July after they exchanged information on social media about imminent attacks, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, quoting an Interior Ministry official. It said an investigation was continuing into the pair, who used mobile phones and encrypted electronic communications. The world's top oil exporter and main U.S. ...

Merkel challenger vows to rein in banks, hike taxes on wealthy Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:16 AM PDT By Erik Kirschbaum HAMBURG (Reuters) - Launching the final phase of his long-shot campaign to oust German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leftist challenger Peer Steinbrueck called on Thursday for higher taxes on the wealthy and tighter rules for "gambling" bankers. Analysts and pollsters see no chance of Steinbrueck's Social Democrats (SPD) catching Merkel's conservatives, who have a 15 point lead in opinion polls six weeks before the September 22 election. ...

Chilean President Pinera seeks forgiveness for census blunder Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:05 AM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Sebastian Pinera asked Chileans to forgive him on Thursday for a 2012 census that a review panel found to be so flawed it should be thrown out, a political embarrassment for his government months before a general election. An independent panel appointed by the government of conservative Pinera to review the census recommended on Wednesday that it be discarded and held again with fewer questions in 2015. ...

Israel closes Eilat airport over security concerns Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:02 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military ordered the partial closure Thursday of an airport in the Red Sea resort of Eilat over a security concern in the region that borders Egypt's lawless Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt's coup puts fearful Christians in a corner Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — It was nighttime and 10,000 Islamists were marching down the most heavily Christian street in this ancient Egyptian city, chanting "Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians." A half-dozen kids were spray-painting "Boycott the Christians" on walls, supervised by an adult.

Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks: SPA Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Two suspects have been arrested in Saudi Arabia after exchanging information about imminent suicide attacks in the region through social media, the official Saudi news agency reported on Thursday. The two men, one from Chad and the other a Yemeni, are being interrogated after their arrest in relation to conversations they had on social media forums with militants abroad, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said citing an official at the interior ministry. (Reporting By Ahmed Tolba and Maha El Dahan; Editing by Michael Roddy)

Israel shuts Eilat airport at Egypt border, citing security Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:28 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shut its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Thursday until further notice because of security concerns, the military said. "Due to security assessments, the Israeli army has instructed Eilat Airport to cancel all departures and arrivals," a military spokeswoman said, giving no further details. The airport in the Red Sea city, wedged between Jordan and Egypt, brings tourists to Israel's Eilat resort and the closure follows heightened concerns about Islamist militant activity in the neighbouring Sinai. ...

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:22 AM PDT Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in Yemen Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:12 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Two U.S. drone strikes killed a total of nine suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said, the sixth and seventh such attacks in less than two weeks as the Arab nation is on high alert against terrorism.

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