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• Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no
• Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11
• UK's Cameron loses parliamentary vote on Syria action
• Pakistan prison escapee evolves into al Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist
• UK defense minister: Britain won't take part in Syrian military action
• Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling as tensions mount
• Muslims challenging U.S. 'no fly' list win partial court victory
• Ghana's Supreme Court rejects opposition challenge to 2012 vote
• U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria after stinging British defeat
• UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote
• Ghana Supreme Court upholds president's election win
• Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no
• Israel said planning to deport African migrants to Uganda
• Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end
• Ignoring taboos, Syria war wounded treated in Israel
• US releases 2 Algerians from Guantanamo
• Westjet to buy 65 Boeing jetliners
• Damascenes brace for dreaded Western 'aggression'
• Female firefighter dies as Portugal blazes worsen
• U.N. Security Council powers meet again on Syria; no outcome
• The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse
• US hints it could act alone on Syria
• Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms
• UNESCO urges Syrian belligerents to spare heritage
• Mexico detains cartel operator tied to 350 murders
• 41 dead in Kenya bus disaster
• Pakistan retrial for doctor who helped find bin Laden
• Christians restrain anger after Egypt church attacks
• Egypt Islamists vow further protests amid crackdown
• British government accuses political rivals of helping Syria's Assad
• UN says Rwanda troops help DR Congo rebels: envoys
• Congo's M23 rebels shelled Rwandan territory, U.N. says
• A look at Syria developments around the world
• Congo conflict spills over into Rwanda
• Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota
• Mexico says trafficker linked to kingpin Guzman behind 350 murders

Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Oliver Holmes WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The British parliament on Thursday rejected a motion supporting military action in Syria, reflecting deep divisions about using force to punish President Bashar al-Assad for what Western governments believe was his use of chemical weapons against civilians. U.S. officials conceded on Thursday they lacked conclusive evidence that Assad personally ordered last week's poison gas attack, and some allies have warned that military action without U.N. Security Council authorization risks making the situation worse. ...

Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 27 in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of an intensifying series of attacks. The parked vehicle blew up in a busy market in the city, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad. More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in attacks in July, the highest monthly toll since 2008, according to United Nations statistics. ...

UK's Cameron loses parliamentary vote on Syria action Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:11 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vital parliamentary vote on Thursday night meant to pave the way for Britain to join a looming military strike on Syria, in a move that appeared to all but rule out British involvement in such action. In a humiliating and unexpected development, Cameron and his coalition government failed to pass a motion that would have authorized military action against Syria in principle by 285 to 272 votes. ...

Pakistan prison escapee evolves into al Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The young Pakistani militant pounds a boxing bag, removes a pistol from its holster and fires in slow motion across gently sunlit fields. "After eight years in a death cell, he came out - by the grace of Allah - and now he is back on the battlefield," intones the YouTube video voiceover. Adnan Rasheed, the long-haired, laughing star of the video, escaped that death cell and went on to set up an Islamist group specializing in jailbreaks, masterminding a raid that freed 250 prisoners, including Taliban militants. ...

UK defense minister: Britain won't take part in Syrian military action Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:44 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday that Britain would not take part in any military action against Syria after the government unexpectedly lost a vital parliamentary vote on the issue. "I hoped we would carry the argument but we understand there is a deep well of suspicion about involvement in the Middle East," Hammond told BBC TV's Newsnight program. The United States, a key ally, would be disappointed that Britain "will not be involved," he added, but said: "I don't expect that the lack of British participation will stop any action. ...

Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling as tensions mount Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:26 PM PDT By Jenny Clover and Pete Jones KIGALI/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda accused Congo on Thursday of shelling its territory and said it would not tolerate such "provocation", raising fears that violence in eastern Congo could erupt into a regional conflict. The Democratic Republic of Congo said Rwanda's accusation was a sign Kigali wanted to intervene openly in its eastern war. Rwanda has denied accusations by U.N. experts that it covertly backs Congo's M23 rebels. The mounting cross-border tensions came as a newly-deployed U.N. ...

Muslims challenging U.S. 'no fly' list win partial court victory Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:34 PM PDT By Teresa Carson PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Thirteen Muslim Americans challenging the U.S. governments' secretive "no-fly" list won a partial victory in federal court when a judge found they "have a constitutionally protected liberty interest" in traveling internationally by air. But U.S. District Judge Anna Brown has yet to decide whether the government violated their constitutional rights to due process under a policy that excludes individuals from commercial air travel if they are suspected of having ties to terrorism. ...

Ghana's Supreme Court rejects opposition challenge to 2012 vote Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:56 PM PDT By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an opposition challenge to President John Mahama's victory in presidential elections, a ruling that should ease political uncertainty in the booming African oil- and cocoa-exporting country. Mahama narrowly clinched December's vote with 50.7 percent of the ballot but the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) had alleged fraud ranging from inflated tallies to the participation of unregistered voters. ...

U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria after stinging British defeat Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:56 PM PDT Obama weighing military strikes without key ally Britain.

UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:49 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government.

Ghana Supreme Court upholds president's election win Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:47 PM PDT Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President John Dramani Mahama's win in elections last year, dismissing the opposition's case alleging voter fraud in a test for one of Africa's most stable democracies.

Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:34 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Oliver Holmes WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The British parliament on Thursday rejected a motion supporting military action in Syria, reflecting deep divisions about using force to punish President Bashar al-Assad for what Western governments believe was his use of chemical weapons against civilians. U.S. officials conceded on Thursday they lacked conclusive evidence that Assad personally ordered last week's poison gas attack, and some allies have warned that military action without U.N. Security Council authorization risks making the situation worse. ...

Israel said planning to deport African migrants to Uganda Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to the African continent via Uganda, officials said. Israel regards most of these Africans as illegal visitors crowding impoverished areas in search of jobs, and largely rejects the position of human rights groups that many fled their countries in search of political asylum. ...

Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that "Syria will defend itself" against Western military strikes over a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said inspectors will leave within 48 hours carrying information that could be crucial to what happens next.

Ignoring taboos, Syria war wounded treated in Israel Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:17 PM PDT The quiet hospital ward in northern Israel is a world away from the ravages of Syria's civil war but scores of wounded Syrians, ignoring long-standing taboos concerning relations with the Jewish state, are receiving treatment here.

US releases 2 Algerians from Guantanamo Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:13 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Two Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay prison for more than a decade have returned to their homeland, where they were interrogated by judicial authorities pending an investigation, the Algiers Court said Thursday.

Westjet to buy 65 Boeing jetliners Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT Canada's second-largest airline, Westjet, placed a tentative order on Thursday for 65 Boeing 737 aircraft, which it said it would firm up next month.

Damascenes brace for dreaded Western 'aggression' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT As Western powers inch closer to launching military action, Syria is tightening security and juggling its military assets, forcing the people of Damascus to ready for the dreaded inevitable.

Female firefighter dies as Portugal blazes worsen Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT A young female firefighter was killed on Thursday as she battled worsening forest fires in Portugal that have now claimed five lives, authorities said.

U.N. Security Council powers meet again on Syria; no outcome Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The five permanent U.N. Security Council members met again on Thursday to discuss an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week as Western powers consider possible military action against the Syrian government, U.N. diplomats said. The meeting lasted for just under an hour. U.S., British, French, Chinese and Russian diplomats declined to comment to reporters after the meeting. One diplomat said it was not clear why Russia had called for the meeting and nothing new was raised. ...

The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT As the United States considers a punitive strike on Syria over the government's alleged use of chemical weapons last week, the consequences of such an attack are already rippling throughout the region. Some ten thousand Syrians have have surged across the Lebanese border every day since the gas attack, according to Lebanese immigration, fleeing the anticipated American bombardment and fearful of subsequent chemical attacks, prompting a Lebanese immigration official to predict that by year's end Syrians will make up 40 percent of the country's population. ...

US hints it could act alone on Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT The United States hinted Thursday it could act alone to punish Syria for a chemical weapons attack, following hesitation by its closest ally Britain and a deadlock at the United Nations.

Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT As an initial wave of outrage over a chemical weapons attack in Syria subsides and planning for a military response proceeds, Western nations are increasingly gripped by doubt.

UNESCO urges Syrian belligerents to spare heritage Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:05 PM PDT The UN's cultural organisation on Thursday urged Syria's regime and rebels to spare multi-millennial heritage that is being ravaged by shelling, theft and illegal digs.

Mexico detains cartel operator tied to 350 murders Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:57 PM PDT Police have detained a drug cartel operator in northern Mexico suspected of being responsible for the killing of more than 350 people found in 23 clandestine graves, authorities said Thursday.

41 dead in Kenya bus disaster Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT At least 41 people were killed Thursday in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said.

Pakistan retrial for doctor who helped find bin Laden Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT The Pakistani doctor jailed for 33 years after helping the CIA find Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had his sentence overturned on Thursday and faces a retrial, officials said.

Christians restrain anger after Egypt church attacks Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:51 PM PDT Coptic Christians in the Upper Egyptian city of Minya are managing to restrain their anger despite a wave of devastating attacks on their churches and institutions by enraged Islamists.

Egypt Islamists vow further protests amid crackdown Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:50 PM PDT Supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi vowed more rallies and called for marches on Friday as police arrested another senior Islamist in an ongoing crackdown on Morsi loyalists.

British government accuses political rivals of helping Syria's Assad Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:50 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's government on Thursday accused the Labour party of "giving succour" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after the opposition party made clear it would not support an imminent military strike against Syria. In a move that deepened a widening split that threatens to complicate Cameron's efforts to secure bipartisan backing for military action, the defence secretary and Cameron's head of communications leveled the charge at Labour leader Ed Miliband. ...

UN says Rwanda troops help DR Congo rebels: envoys Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:49 PM PDT The United Nations said Thursday it had "consistent and credible reports" of Rwandan troops entering the Democratic Republic of Congo to back rebels battling government forces and UN troops.

Congo's M23 rebels shelled Rwandan territory, U.N. says Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have witnessed shelling into Rwanda by M23 rebels over the past week and have not observed any firing across the border by the Congolese army, the United Nations said on Thursday. Rwanda accused its Central African neighbor earlier on Thursday of persistently shelling into its territory and said such "provocation" could no longer be tolerated, after a flare-up of fighting in Congo's war-torn east. Deputy U.N. peacekeeping chief Edmond Mulet briefed the U.N. ...

A look at Syria developments around the world Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States and allies prepare for the possibility of a punitive strike against President Bashar Assad's regime, blamed by the Syrian opposition for the attack. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders says at least 355 people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack.

Congo conflict spills over into Rwanda Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Fighting from the war in eastern Congo that pits U.N. and Congolese forces against rebels spilled over into Rwanda on Thursday when 10 shells landed in a Rwandan border town and a nearby village, killing at least one person, authorities said.

Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT By Helen Murphy and Fernando Peinado BOGOTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they say have left them impoverished. Students wearing balaclavas pelted shop windows with rocks near the capital's main square and clashed with riot police who fired tear gas to disperse them. "Long live the farmers' strike! Food sovereignty," they chanted, holding up protest banners. ...

Mexico says trafficker linked to kingpin Guzman behind 350 murders Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:54 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A suspected lieutenant of Mexico's most wanted drug lord captured this week was likely responsible for at least 350 murders, the government said on Thursday. Mario Nunez, aka "El Mayito" or "M-10," was believed to be the operations chief of Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman in Chihuahua, a state bordering the United States which has been wracked by drug-related violence over the past few years. ...

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