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• U.N. presses Syria to allow gas attack inspection
• Fear of new showdown on Egypt streets in 'Friday of martyrs'
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 89, is sworn in and attacks 'vile' West
• U.N. peacekeepers in Congo ordered to protect civilians after city shelled
• Colombia's Santos seeks referendum to pave way for peace deal
• U.S., Russian diplomats to meet next Wednesday to discuss Syria
• 5 civilians wounded in eastern Congo violence
• Mexico officials find mass grave east of capital
• Helmet cam captures motorcyclist crashing into bear
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 89, sworn in for 5 more years
• Mass grave found near Mexico City
• Twelve years after 9/11, retiring FBI chief still sees threat
• Madagascar sets October 25 presidential poll date
• Egypt's ousted leader Mubarak under house arrest
• Crashing markets spell trouble for India's privatization plans
• African troops thwart Shebab attack in south Somali port
• Brazil hires 4,000 Cuban doctors to treat poor
• Palestinian arrested for selling 'Morsi perfume': family
• Mubarak exit from jail stirs little interest in Egypt
• Snatched Gazan starts hunger strike in Israel prison
• Syrian official blames rebels for deadly attack
• US, Canada seek 2015 World Cup berth
• Vatican urges caution over Syria chemical arms claims
• Ancient mound in Greece fuels heady speculation
• Rockets from Lebanon fired at northern Israel; no casualties
• WikiLeaker Manning wants to live as 'Chelsea'
• Firefighters battle wild blazes in Spain
• Shelling that left 3 injured in DRCongo 'targeted UN'
• France charges Congolese general with crimes against humanity
• Alleged gas attack exposes West's limits on Syria action
• Action urged over claims of Syria chemical attacks
• Kigali says DRC 'fired rocket' into Rwanda
• Unrest delivers huge blow to Egypt tourism
• Cross-sector strikes loom in S.Africa
• Iran referee denied US Open work permission: report
• Egypt's Mubarak leaves jail for house arrest

U.N. presses Syria to allow gas attack inspection Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT By Erika Solomon and John Irish BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations demanded Syria give its chemical weapons experts immediate access on Thursday to rebel-held Damascus suburbs where poison gas appears to have killed hundreds just a few miles from the U.N. team's hotel. There was no sign, however, that scientists would soon be taking samples at the scene of horrors that have drawn comparison with the gassing of thousands of Iraqi Kurds at Halabja in 1988. The administration of President Barack Obama said it was "appalled" by the death reports. A U.S. ...

Fear of new showdown on Egypt streets in 'Friday of martyrs' Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:35 PM PDT By Lin Noueihed and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's deposed president will stage a "Friday of martyrs" of mass protests, risking more potential bloodshed to show they can still claim the streets after a week in which hundreds were gunned down and their leaders jailed. Egyptians are enduring the bloodiest civil unrest of their modern history after the military overthrew Mohamed Mursi on July 3 following demonstrations against his rule. ...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 89, is sworn in and attacks 'vile' West Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT By Cris Chinaka and MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, began a new five-year term on Thursday by calling the West "vile" for questioning his re-election and vowing to press ahead with nationalist economic policies. After taking the oath of office before bewigged Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku at a sun-drenched soccer stadium in Harare, Mugabe praised African countries that endorsed the July 31 vote and told his critics to "go hang". ...

U.N. peacekeepers in Congo ordered to protect civilians after city shelled Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT By Kenny Katombe GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. mission in Congo on Thursday ordered peacekeeping troops to act to protect civilians after shelling hit the city of Goma in renewed fighting between the army and M23 rebels. The fighting close to Goma, a city of a million people on the Rwandan border, comes after a relative lull in the 18-month rebellion. Late last month, the United Nations pledged to keep the M23 rebels out of range of the town, which they briefly seized last year. ...

Colombia's Santos seeks referendum to pave way for peace deal Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:09 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he will send a bill to Congress seeking to hold a referendum on a hoped-for peace deal with the Marxist FARC group on the same day as national elections, a sign that he sees an agreed end to the conflict within months. The government and the FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, have been in peace talks hosted by Cuba since last November aiming to end the conflict which has killed more than 200,000 since it began five decades ago. ...

U.S., Russian diplomats to meet next Wednesday to discuss Syria Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and Russian diplomats will meet in The Hague next Wednesday to discuss ending Syria's two-year civil war, the State Department said on Thursday, in what would be the first such meeting since reports of a deadly chemical attack outside the capital, Damascus. While the meeting was previously announced, a date was never released. The delegations will include State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, and Russian deputy foreign ministers Gennady Gatilov and Mikhail Bogdanov, the State Department ...

5 civilians wounded in eastern Congo violence Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT GOMA, Congo (AP) — Neighbors said at least five civilians were hit by mortar fire in the eastern Congo city of Goma on Thursday during a second day of heavy fighting between government forces and M23 rebels to the north of the town.

Mexico officials find mass grave east of capital Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT TLALMANALCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found a mass grave east of Mexico City and are testing to determine if it holds some of the 12 people who vanished from a bar in an upscale area of the capital nearly three months ago.

Helmet cam captures motorcyclist crashing into bear Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:45 PM PDT Police released a video Thursday showing a speeding motorcyclist crashing into a bear on a Canadian highway, as a warning to distracted drivers -- and wildlife.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 89, sworn in for 5 more years Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:44 PM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Military jets tore overhead, colorful balloons floated aloft and spectators pounced on free fast food on Thursday at the inauguration of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who delivered a searing rebuke of Western countries for their criticism of the disputed election that has extended the former guerrilla's tight grip on power well into its fourth decade.

Mass grave found near Mexico City Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:31 PM PDT Authorities dug up a mass grave near Mexico City on Thursday and were investigating if the remains are those of 12 young people whose kidnapping in May shocked the capital.

Twelve years after 9/11, retiring FBI chief still sees threat Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:15 PM PDT He took the reins of the FBI a week before the attacks of September 11, 2001. Twelve years later, Robert Mueller is retiring, convinced that "the threat is still here."

Madagascar sets October 25 presidential poll date Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:47 PM PDT Madagascar will hold a much-delayed presidential election on October 25, organisers said Thursday, in a vote designed to end a deep political crisis prompted by a coup four years ago.

Egypt's ousted leader Mubarak under house arrest Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Wearing a white T-shirt and flashing a smile, Hosni Mubarak was transferred from prison Thursday to a Nile-side military hospital where he will be under house arrest, a reversal of fortune for the former president who was ousted by a popular uprising and is on trial for complicity in the killing of protesters in 2011.

Crashing markets spell trouble for India's privatization plans Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:49 PM PDT By Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The collapse of the rupee is derailing India's hopes of raising more than $6 billion from the sale of stakes in state-run firms, jeopardizing a key plank of Finance Minister P.Chidambaram's blueprint to reverse the country's economic malaise. Investor confidence has evaporated amid fears over the rising cost of funding India's gaping current account deficit, prompting New Delhi to delay plans to raise much-needed funds through partial privatizations, finance ministry sources said. Hit by the U.S. ...

African troops thwart Shebab attack in south Somali port Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:45 PM PDT African troops in Somalia said they thwarted an attack Thursday by Islamist Shebab fighters on their base in the southern port city of Kismayo.

Brazil hires 4,000 Cuban doctors to treat poor Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:35 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will import thousands of Cuban doctors to work in areas where medical services and physicians are scarce, and Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota defended the plan Thursday as a way to give "the best possible medical services for the Brazilian population."

Palestinian arrested for selling 'Morsi perfume': family Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT Palestinian security services have arrested an Islamist sympathiser in the West Bank for selling perfume named in honour of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, family members said on Thursday.

Mubarak exit from jail stirs little interest in Egypt Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:19 PM PDT Toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak left jail for under house arrest on Thursday but his release stirred little reaction as Egypt wrestles with the fallout from Islamist president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.

Snatched Gazan starts hunger strike in Israel prison Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT A Palestinian from Gaza who was snatched from Ukraine and is being held in an Israel prison has begun refusing food, a prison spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Syrian official blames rebels for deadly attack Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:09 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's deputy prime minister told The Associated Press that foreign fighters and their international backers are to blame for a purported chemical weapons attack near Damascus that the opposition says killed at least 100 people, the deadliest such attack in Syria's civil war.

US, Canada seek 2015 World Cup berth Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:02 PM PDT Canada will be in prime position to capture a berth for the 2015 Rugby World Cup when they face the United States on Saturday at Toronto.

Vatican urges caution over Syria chemical arms claims Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:01 PM PDT The Vatican on Thursday called for caution over opposition allegations that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in an attack in the suburbs of Damascus -- a charge denied by the authorities.

Ancient mound in Greece fuels heady speculation Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Culture Ministry has warned against "overbold" speculation that an ancient artificial mound being excavated could contain a royal Macedonian grave or even Alexander the Great.

Rockets from Lebanon fired at northern Israel; no casualties Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:50 PM PDT By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rare rocket barrage from Lebanon on Thursday deepened Israeli concern that al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants are opening a new front for confrontation with Israel. The Israeli military said four rockets were fired from southern Lebanon. Two struck Israeli communities without causing casualties, a third was intercepted by the "Iron Dome" missile shield and the fourth fell outside Israeli territory, it said. A U.S. ...

WikiLeaker Manning wants to live as 'Chelsea' Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:44 PM PDT By Susan Heavey and Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier sentenced to 35 years in military prison for the biggest breach of classified documents in the nation's history, said on Thursday he is female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea. Manning, 25, launched an unprecedented bid to get female hormone treatment in a military prison a day after he was sentenced for leaking documents to the WikiLeaks website. "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. ...

Firefighters battle wild blazes in Spain Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT Firefighters battled several wildfires in Spain on Thursday, taming a blaze that ravaged swathes of land on the holiday island of Majorca, authorities said.

Shelling that left 3 injured in DRCongo 'targeted UN' Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:32 PM PDT Mortar shells that left three injured on the outskirts of Goma Thursday were targeted at UN positions, the new head of the UN mission to Democratic Republic of Congo said.

France charges Congolese general with crimes against humanity Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:22 PM PDT A Congolese general wanted in connection with the 1999 disappearance of 350 refugees was arrested in France on Thursday and charged with crimes against humanity, a court source said.

Alleged gas attack exposes West's limits on Syria action Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:17 PM PDT A year after Washington said using chemical weapons would cross a "red line," the alleged gas attack outside Damascus has exposed how few options the West has to try to end Syria's violence.

Action urged over claims of Syria chemical attacks Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:09 PM PDT The regime in war-torn Syria came under intense pressure Thursday to allow UN inspectors to probe an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus which the opposition says killed hundreds.

Kigali says DRC 'fired rocket' into Rwanda Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:05 PM PDT The Rwandan army on Thursday accused neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo of "deliberately" firing a rocket over the border.

Unrest delivers huge blow to Egypt tourism Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:57 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Heshmat Youssef used to make a decent living sailing foreign tourists down Egypt's Nile River. Since political unrest flared, business has dried up faster than water in the desert.

Cross-sector strikes loom in S.Africa Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:44 PM PDT Strikes loomed in key South African sectors Thursday after wage talks stalled in the continent's largest economy.

Iran referee denied US Open work permission: report Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT Iranian tennis referee Adel Borghei, who travelled to the United States to work at the US Open, has been sidelined due to US sanctions against Iran, the New York Times reported Thursday.

Egypt's Mubarak leaves jail for house arrest Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT Egypt's toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak was transferred from prison to house arrest at a military hospital on Thursday, in a move overshadowed by a blistering crackdown against his Islamist successors.

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