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• U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack
• U.N. experts prepare to leave Syria, chemical probe needs time
• Syria says U.S. accusations were 'lies and baseless'
• UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material
• Six dead as thousands of Mursi supporters march in Egypt
• Iraqi militia vowes to attack U.S. interests if Syria hit
• Obama says world cannot stand by on Syria
• Suriname leader's son arrested on US drug charge
• In shadow of Iraq, U.S. has 'high confidence' Syria carried out chemical attack
• U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack
• Troops deploy to restore order in protest-hit Colombia
• Britain fears end of US 'special relationship' over Syria
• Syrians bracing for possible US strike
• UNASUR summit in Suriname welcomes back Paraguay
• U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks
• Ghana president says democracy deepened with vote dispute
• Syria says US evidence of chemical attack fabricated
• Syrians steel themselves for US strike
• France and US want to send 'strong message': Hollande
• Large earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami seen
• Suriname president's son arrested on U.S. drug smuggling charges
• U.N. analysis of Syria samples could take up to two weeks: envoy
• Mexico leftist vows to block reforms, warns oil firms
• Inconsistent allies: France, US mull Syria action
• Amid crackdown, Egypt's protesters shift tactics
• Venezuela sentences man who shot U.S. attaches at strip club
• US says has 'duty' to act after Syria nerve gas attack
• Frenetic day for Spurs as Eriksen joins new arrivals
• UK's Cameron must fight back after tough setback
• Assad's forces try to capture gassed Damascus suburb: activists
• For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough
• Ghana will not extradite top Gbagbo ally to I. Coast
• Congo rebels retreat, as Rwanda says not 'yet' fighting
• Exclusive - Syria army defectors say U.S. strikes could kill Assad opponents
• France set to become Washington's main Syria ally
• Obama weighs 'limited and narrow' Syria action

U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. "We can not accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale," President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House. ...

U.N. experts prepare to leave Syria, chemical probe needs time Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:49 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. investigators has finished gathering evidence related to a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in suburbs near Damascus last week, but will need time to complete its analysis, the world body said on Friday. The announcement the U.N. inspectors will not be releasing their findings immediately came as Washington suggested the U.N. investigation would have no bearing on its decision about whether to attack Syria in retaliation for the alleged poison gas attack on civilians. ...

Syria says U.S. accusations were 'lies and baseless' Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Friday that accusations by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that it has used chemical weapons were "lies and baseless." The Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement that Kerry's charges were a "desperate attempt" to justify a military strike against Syria. (Reporting by Mariam Karouny; editing by Christopher Wilson)

UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:54 AM PDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related to the operations of the U.S. spy agency and its British partner, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), people familiar with the matter said. The British request, made to Times executive editor Jill Abramson by a senior official at the British Embassy in Washington D.C., was greeted by Abramson with silence, according to the sources. ...

Six dead as thousands of Mursi supporters march in Egypt Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:58 PM PDT By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi marched through Cairo and cities across Egypt on Friday to demand his reinstatement, in the movement's biggest show of defiance since hundreds of protesters were killed two weeks ago. Although most marches passed without major incident, a security source said there had been at least six deaths, and police fired teargas at protesters in Cairo's Mohandiseen district. ...

Iraqi militia vowes to attack U.S. interests if Syria hit Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite militia group said on Friday it would attack U.S. interests in Iraq and the region if Washington carries out a military strike on Syria. President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States was still in the planning process for a response to the chemical weapons use in Syria. "All their interests and facilities in Iraq and the region will be targeted by our militants if the United States insists on attacking Syria," a spokesman for the Iraqi militia group al-Nujaba'a told Reuters by telephone, without giving details. ...

Obama says world cannot stand by on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT President Barack Obama insisted Friday that war weariness cannot excuse world powers from their duty to punish Syria after the gassing to death of hundreds of women and children.

Suriname leader's son arrested on US drug charge Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:34 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The son of the president of the South American country of Suriname has been arrested on U.S. drug and weapon charges, federal prosecutors said Friday.

In shadow of Iraq, U.S. has 'high confidence' Syria carried out chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies publicly disclosed on Friday some of the information that led to a "high-confidence" assessment that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack on neighborhoods outside Damascus. But the declassified intelligence report also showed what the U.S. government does not have: clear evidence that Assad personally ordered the attack, and physiological evidence confirming what caused the deaths of an estimated 1,429 Syrians on August 21. U.S. ...

U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:02 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. "We cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale," President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House. ...

Troops deploy to restore order in protest-hit Colombia Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:56 PM PDT Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered troops on to the streets of Bogota as well as highways on Friday, after violent protests in support of striking farmworkers left two dead.

Britain fears end of US 'special relationship' over Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT Britain and the United States insisted Friday that that their "special relationship" was not under threat after the British parliament blocked Prime Minister David Cameron from joining US-led military action against Syria.

Syrians bracing for possible US strike Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

UNASUR summit in Suriname welcomes back Paraguay Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:36 PM PDT PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Paraguay was welcomed back Friday into a group of South American nations known as UNASUR.

U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. experts finished gathering evidence of a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in suburbs near Damascus last week, the United Nations announced on Friday, though envoys said analyzing the samples may take weeks. The announcement the U.N. inspectors will not be releasing their findings immediately came as Washington suggested the U.N. investigation would have no bearing on its decision about whether to attack Syria in retaliation for the alleged poison gas attack on civilians. ...

Ghana president says democracy deepened with vote dispute Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:27 PM PDT Ghana President John Dramani Mahama told AFP in an interview Friday after the supreme court upheld his 2012 election victory that the emerging nation had passed a major democratic test through its handling of the disputed vote.

Syria says US evidence of chemical attack fabricated Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:13 PM PDT Damascus said Friday that a US intelligence report concluding that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in an onslaught that killed close to 1,500 people was "entirely fabricated".

Syrians steel themselves for US strike Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

France and US want to send 'strong message': Hollande Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:59 PM PDT French and US presidents Francois Hollande and Barack Obama want to send the Syrian regime a "strong message" to condemn the alleged use of chemical weapons, the presidency said Friday.

Large earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami seen Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:58 PM PDT By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A large 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck early on Friday in waters 57 miles off the remote Alaska island of Adak, a former U.S. Navy station that is now a commercial fishing and maritime-service center, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no initial reports of damage, and the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami watch, warning or advisory in effect. "At this point, we've seen no ocean-surface disturbance," said Bill Knight, a scientist at the tsunami warning center in Palmer, Alaska. ...

Suriname president's son arrested on U.S. drug smuggling charges Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:57 PM PDT By Lomi Kriel PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A son of Suriname's president has been arrested in Panama and sent to New York to face charges of smuggling cocaine into the United States, U.S. authorities said on Friday. An indictment against Dino Bouterse filed in a federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleges the 40-year-old imported more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States between December 2011 and August 2013. Bouterse was arrested at Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Thursday, authorities said. ...

U.N. analysis of Syria samples could take up to two weeks: envoy Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the five permanent Security Council members that it may be two weeks before for final results are ready of an analysis of samples experts collected at the site of a chemical weapons attack last week in Syria are ready, diplomats said on Friday. Ban said this to delegates from Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States during a meeting in New York, the diplomats told Reuters on condition of anonymity. (Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Mexico leftist vows to block reforms, warns oil firms Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT By Simon Gardner CATEMACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Fiery Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has vowed to stop the government's energy and tax reforms and hopes to lead even bigger protests than when he brought central Mexico City to a standstill after narrowly losing the 2006 presidential election. A colorful renegade and a former Mexico City mayor, Lopez Obrador accuses President Enrique Pena Nieto of trying to sell off Mexico's assets by seeking to lure foreign capital into the state-controlled energy sector. ...

Inconsistent allies: France, US mull Syria action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:42 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — If France and the United States are ever going to move beyond French opposition to the Iraq War, this could be the time.

Amid crackdown, Egypt's protesters shift tactics Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:26 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Reeling from a fierce security crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood brought out only scattered, small crowds Friday in its latest protests of Egypt's military coup.

Venezuela sentences man who shot U.S. attaches at strip club Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:26 PM PDT By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for shooting and wounding two U.S. military attaches at a strip club in the capital, the attorney general's office said on Friday. Carlos Mejias, 32, admitted he shot the U.S. Embassy employees in the early hours of May 28, the office said. It said Mejias got into an argument with them at the Antonella 2012 club, better known as "Angelus," in the city's upscale Chacao district. ...

US says has 'duty' to act after Syria nerve gas attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT The United States released intelligence Friday to show why it is certain that Syrian forces have killed civilians with chemical weapons and said Washington has a historic duty to act.

Frenetic day for Spurs as Eriksen joins new arrivals Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT Big-spending Tottenham continued to plan for life without Gareth Bale by signing Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen on a frenetic Friday at White Hart Lane.

UK's Cameron must fight back after tough setback Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — David Cameron seemed the picture of a confident national leader when he cut short his vacation early this week to muster support for a military reprisal against Syria for its purported use of chemical weapons against civilians. He stood with President Barack Obama, facing down a dictator, demanding respect for international law.

Assad's forces try to capture gassed Damascus suburb: activists Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:48 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces fired rocket barrages on Friday at a Damascus suburb hit by nerve gas last week, in another attempt to capture the strategic town ahead of a possible U.S. strike, opposition activists said. Elite guard units backed by tanks advanced from two directions on the suburb of Mouadamiya, 8 km (5 miles) west of Damascus along the road to the nearby Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but were met with heavy resistance from two rebel brigades dug in the town, they said. Four rebel fighters were killed, the opposition sources said. ...

For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT For some American allies, such as the UK, whose parliament seemed to reject any armed involvement in Syria on Thursday, punitive airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad might be too much to stomach. For others, it may be too little. As the U.S. readies to proceed with limited missile strikes against Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed over a thousand people last week, Turkey, a key regional ally and Syria's neighbor, seems to want more than Washington is willing to give.

Ghana will not extradite top Gbagbo ally to I. Coast Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:36 PM PDT A court in Ghana on Friday rejected a request from Ivory Coast to extradite a top ally of former president Laurent Gbagbo, ruling that charges against Justin Kone Katinan had "political motivation".

Congo rebels retreat, as Rwanda says not 'yet' fighting Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:34 PM PDT Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo battling government and UN troops announced a withdrawal Friday, as neighbouring Rwanda dismissed accusations to say its soldiers are not "yet" fighting after days of escalating violence.

Exclusive - Syria army defectors say U.S. strikes could kill Assad opponents Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes and Khaled Yacoub Oweis BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Military sites in Syria are packed with soldiers who have been effectively imprisoned by their superiors due to doubts about their loyalty, ex-soldiers say, making them possible casualties in any U.S.-led air strikes. Thousands of loyal security forces and militia, meanwhile, have moved into schools and residential buildings in Damascus, mixing with the civilian population in the hope of escaping a Western strike, according to residents and opposition activists. U.S. ...

France set to become Washington's main Syria ally Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT French President Francois Hollande made clear Friday his wish to take military action alongside the US against the Syrian regime, making Paris Washington's main ally in the Syria crisis after Britain backed out of any strikes.

Obama weighs 'limited and narrow' Syria action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a retaliatory strike, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action against Syria as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

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