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• Obama weighs possible military response after Syria chemical attack
• Brotherhood leaders to go on trial in Egypt
• Berlusconi's party says his removal from parliament is 'unthinkable'
• Rebel mortar attack kills at least three in east Congo: U.N.
• Tunisian protesters demand government go, but numbers fall
• Macedonian PM threatens early election over political deadlock
• Cameron, Obama see 'increasing signs' of Syria chemical attack
• Mass kidnap, killing shakes image of Mexico City
• US moves forces toward Syria, inquiry continues
• Obama, security team meet on Syria chemical attack
• Central bankers debate risks from withdrawing global liquidity
• Obama, national security team hash out options on Syria
• Syria warns US not to intervene militarily
• Steyn kicks unimpressive Springboks to narrow win
• Egypt shortens curfew as unrest over coup wanes
• Fresh Goma shelling kills two: witnesses
• Pakistani militants split on peace talks offer
• Penn State settles claim from Jerry Sandusky's adopted son: source
• Thousands of Tunisians call on gov't to resign
• UN forces join Congo soldiers on front line
• Thousands rally in Tunis to launch week of anti-govt demos
• Fear and grief as Lebanon's Tripoli buries its dead
• Syria, rebels trade chemical arms charges
• Iran says Syria will allow UN to inspect chemical sites
• Aid group says Syria 'chemical' attack killed 355
• Syrian regime has 'never used chemical weapons': minister
• Maduro vs. corruption: In earnest or power grab?
• Swaziland votes in first round of parliament polls
• Venezuela to sell oil at 'fair price' to Palestinians
• Baghdad funerals for 28 killed in park suicide bomb
• Syrian opposition urges Western 'actions' after chemical attack
• NGO says 322 died in Syria 'toxic gas' attacks
• Divide among Hungary's leftist opposition widens
• Mumbai police arrest third man in gang-rape case
• Egypt relaxes curfew hours as unrest fades

Obama weighs possible military response after Syria chemical attack Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:08 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama considered options on Saturday for a possible military strike on Syria in response to a nerve gas attack that killed hundreds as Syria sought to avert blame by saying its soldiers had found chemical weapons in rebel tunnels. A senior U.N. official arrived in Damascus to seek access for inspectors to the site of last Wednesday's attack, in which opposition accounts say between 500 and well over 1,000 civilians were killed by gas fired by pro-government forces. ...

Brotherhood leaders to go on trial in Egypt Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:09 PM PDT By Alistair Lyon CAIRO (Reuters) - Three leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood go on trial in Cairo on Sunday on charges of inciting lethal violence during unrest that preceded the army's overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi. Mohamed Badie, the Islamist movement's "General Guide", and his two deputies, Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumy, will not attend the High Court session, the state news agency MENA said. The trial signals the determination of Egypt's new army-backed rulers to crush an organization they have portrayed as a violent, terrorist group bent on undermining the state. ...

Berlusconi's party says his removal from parliament is 'unthinkable' Posted: 24 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's center-right party said on Saturday that removing the former prime minister from parliament over a tax fraud conviction would be unacceptable and "unthinkable", escalating its row with center-left coalition allies. Angelino Alfano, secretary of Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) warned Prime Minister Enrico Letta this week that the party could bring down the government if the center-left Democratic Party (PD) voted to throw Berlusconi out, something PD members have repeatedly said they will do. ...

Rebel mortar attack kills at least three in east Congo: U.N. Posted: 24 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT By Kenny Katombe GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Shells fired by M23 rebels killed at least three people in Congo's eastern city of Goma on Saturday, the United Nations said, as Congo and Rwanda traded accusations over days of border clashes that have drawn in a new, robustly mandated U.N. force. Two more civilians died during demonstrations that broke out in the wake of the shelling, the United Nations said. Fighting between M23 and Congolese soldiers, after the rebels entered a security zone around Goma on Wednesday, has now killed at least seven civilians. On Thursday, a U.N. ...

Tunisian protesters demand government go, but numbers fall Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - - Thousands of Tunisians crowded a square in Tunis on Saturday to put pressure on the Islamist-led government to step down as it works towards crisis negotiations with the secular opposition. The protest, meant to kick off a week of rallies against the ruling Ennahda party, brought together about 10,000 protesters according to police estimates, far fewer than the 100,000 who crowded the same square early this month. ...

Macedonian PM threatens early election over political deadlock Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:50 PM PDT SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia's prime minister threatened on Saturday to call a snap election unless the main opposition party did more to resolve a political deadlock that is damaging its European Union membership prospects. Nikola Gruevski said the prospect of opening EU entry talks could be withdrawn if the conservative government and the centre-left Social Democrats failed to produce an agreed report on an incident last December when opposition legislators were thrown out for brawling. ...

Cameron, Obama see 'increasing signs' of Syria chemical attack Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed on Saturday on the need to deter the use of chemical weapons, and were concerned about "increasing signs" that Syria attacked civilians, a spokesperson for Cameron said. "They are both gravely concerned by the attack that took place in Damascus on Wednesday and the increasing signs that this was a significant chemical weapons attack carried out by the Syrian regime against its own people," the spokesperson said. ...

Mass kidnap, killing shakes image of Mexico City Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:46 PM PDT TLALMANALCO, Mexico (AP) — The bodies were headless and covered in lime and asbestos, hidden under a thick concrete slab — young men and women not seen since they went out partying in an upscale area of Mexico's capital nearly three months ago.

US moves forces toward Syria, inquiry continues Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials sought Saturday to determine whether Syria's government unleashed a deadly chemical weapons attack on its people. At the same time, the Obama administration prepared for a possible military response by moving naval forces closer to Syria.

Obama, security team meet on Syria chemical attack Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:36 PM PDT US President Barack Obama met with security aides Saturday to discuss a response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons after the Pentagon said it was preparing for possible military action.

Central bankers debate risks from withdrawing global liquidity Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Global financial stability is at risk as central banks draw back from ultra-easy policies that have flooded the world with cash, because emerging markets lack defenses to prevent potentially huge capital outflows, top officials were warned on Saturday. Central bankers from around the world, devoting the second day at their annual Jackson Hole policy retreat to the threats posed by global liquidity, heard two academic papers on the challenges, sparking a debate on actions and on coordination. ...

Obama, national security team hash out options on Syria Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:01 PM PDT By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military and national security advisers presented President Barack Obama on Saturday with a range of options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, the White House said. Obama met with top advisers including Vice President Joe Biden, national security adviser Susan Rice, and CIA Director John Brennan to hash out responses. Obama has been reluctant to intervene in Syria's civil war, which he has described as a "sectarian complex problem. ...

Syria warns US not to intervene militarily Posted: 24 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government accused rebels of using chemical weapons Saturday and warned the United States not to launch any military action against Damascus over an alleged chemical attack last week, saying such a move would set the Middle East ablaze.

Steyn kicks unimpressive Springboks to narrow win Posted: 24 Aug 2013 02:48 PM PDT A last-minute penalty by fly-half Morne Steyn sealed an unimpressive 22-17 win for South Africa over Argentina Saturday in a scrappy Rugby Championship second round Test.

Egypt shortens curfew as unrest over coup wanes Posted: 24 Aug 2013 02:40 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's government on Saturday shortened a widely-imposed evening curfew, signaling that authorities sense turmoil is waning after unrest following the president's ouster threatened to destabilize the country this month.

Fresh Goma shelling kills two: witnesses Posted: 24 Aug 2013 02:13 PM PDT Shelling killed two people Saturday in Goma in the restive east of DR Congo after a newly formed UN brigade took its first military action to back government troops and prevent rebels from entering the mining hub, witnesses said.

Pakistani militants split on peace talks offer Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:46 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban sidelined a senior commander Saturday for welcoming the government's offer to hold peace talks, the group's spokesman said, exposing a rift within the group and raising questions about the likelihood of negotiations.

Penn State settles claim from Jerry Sandusky's adopted son: source Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:32 PM PDT By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University has reached a settlement with former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's adopted son, who is among the men who have said they were sexually abused by him, a source with knowledge of the negotiations said on Saturday. Matt Sandusky, who has petitioned a Pennsylvania court to change his name, had said through a lawyer about the time of Jerry Sandusky's trial in 2012 that he too had been molested by him. ...

Thousands of Tunisians call on gov't to resign Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:28 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday night in front of their national assembly kicking off a week of planned protests to call for the resignation of the Islamist-led government.

UN forces join Congo soldiers on front line Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:26 PM PDT GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.N. forces joined Congolese soldiers on the front line Saturday where they fought rebels in the country's volatile east for hours, officials said, as border tensions escalated between Rwanda and Congo.

Thousands rally in Tunis to launch week of anti-govt demos Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT Thousands of protesters gathered outside Tunisia's national assembly Saturday demanding the ouster of the Islamist-led government, amid political deadlock a month after the assassination of an opposition MP.

Fear and grief as Lebanon's Tripoli buries its dead Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT Said Ebous burst into tears as his wife wrapped her arms around him after they buried three children of their family who were among 45 people killed in twin car bombs in Lebanon.

Syria, rebels trade chemical arms charges Posted: 24 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT The Syrian government and its foes accused each other Saturday of using chemical weapons, as Doctors Without Borders said 355 people had died earlier this week of "neurotoxic" symptoms.

Iran says Syria will allow UN to inspect chemical sites Posted: 24 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT Syria will allow UN inspectors to visit a site near Damascus where an alleged chemical weapons attack is said to have killed hundreds of people, Iran's foreign minister said Saturday.

Aid group says Syria 'chemical' attack killed 355 Posted: 24 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media accused rebels of using chemical arms against government troops in clashes Saturday near Damascus, while an international aid group said it has tallied 355 deaths from a purported chemical weapons attack earlier this week.

Syrian regime has 'never used chemical weapons': minister Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT The Syrian regime has never used chemical weapons, the country's information minister said Saturday, rejecting opposition accusations that it had.

Maduro vs. corruption: In earnest or power grab? Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:38 AM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — There is little question Venezuela is a nation in desperate need of an anti-corruption crusade.

Swaziland votes in first round of parliament polls Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:26 AM PDT Thousands of Swazis voted Saturday in the first round of parliamentary elections that pro-democracy groups have dismissed as window dressing in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

Venezuela to sell oil at 'fair price' to Palestinians Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:19 AM PDT Venezuela and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority on Saturday signed agreements which include deals to sell oil to the occupied territories at a "fair price," Caracas said.

Baghdad funerals for 28 killed in park suicide bomb Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:17 AM PDT Baghdad residents held funerals Saturday for victims of a suicide bombing that killed 28 people in a city park, even as authorities pressed operations against militants to stem growing violence.

Syrian opposition urges Western 'actions' after chemical attack Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT The president of Syria's main opposition group called on Western nations to intervene Saturday after a suspected chemical attack that left up to 1,300 dead in the country ravaged by civil war.

NGO says 322 died in Syria 'toxic gas' attacks Posted: 24 Aug 2013 10:53 AM PDT The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 322 people died this week during a toxic gas attack in a Damascus suburb, the vast majority of them from the gas itself.

Divide among Hungary's leftist opposition widens Posted: 24 Aug 2013 10:52 AM PDT By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A divide within Hungary's leftist opposition has deepened after leaders of its two biggest parties clashed over who would challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban in next year's election. Orban's conservative party Fidesz is leading in opinion polls but about half of Hungarian voters are undecided and the economy is barely growing after a recession last year. ...

Mumbai police arrest third man in gang-rape case Posted: 24 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT Mumbai police arrested a third suspect late Saturday over the gang-rape of a photographer -- an attack that has renewed anger over India's treatment of women.

Egypt relaxes curfew hours as unrest fades Posted: 24 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government shortened a night-time curfew by two hours on Saturday, 10 days after imposing it during a fierce crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters in Cairo. sure et Effective immediately, the curfew will last from 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) to 6 a.m., except on Fridays, when it will still start at 7 p.m., the cabinet said in a statement. It said the decision had been taken "to lighten the burden on citizens and in response to popular demand". Protests are commonly held on Fridays, the first day of the Egyptian weekend, following noon Muslim prayers. ...

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