2013年9月11日星期三

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Diplomatic efforts intensify on corralling Syrian chemical arms

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:54 PM PDT

Diplomatic efforts intensify on corralling Syrian chemical armsBy Stephanie Nebehay and Louis Charbonneau GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Diplomatic efforts toward placing Syria's chemical weapons under international control intensified on Wednesday and U.N. investigators concluded Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsible for two May massacres that killed up to 450 civilians in the bloody civil war. U.S. ...

Satellite image suggests North Korea has restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor: U.S. group

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:13 PM PDT

By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests that North Korea has restarted a research reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a U.S. research institute said on Wednesday. U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said a satellite image from August 31 shows white steam rising from a building near the hall that houses the plutonium production reactor's steam turbines and electric generators. ...

Mexico's government willing to revise tax plan seen hitting middle class

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:25 PM PDT

Enrique Pena Nieto gestures after the presentation of the fiscal reform at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico CityBy Michael O'Boyle and Luis Rojas MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government said on Wednesday it was open to exploring alternatives to some of the more divisive proposals in a newly unveiled tax overhaul, faced with a growing chorus of resistance to measures that critics say hurt the middle class. President Enrique Pena Nieto presented the government's tax reform proposal on Sunday. Along with revamps of the energy and telecoms sectors, he wants to unlock Mexico's economic potential by raising taxes for higher earners and imposing a levy on stock market gains. ...

Bomb damages Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:34 PM PDT

People stand near a Libyan Foreign Ministry building in Benghazi after an explosion in BenghaziBy Ayman al-Warfalli and Suleiman al-Khalidi BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) - A car bomb damaged a Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. consulate in the country's second largest city. Two years after the revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is riven along regional and tribal lines and dogged by armed violence, leaving the central government struggling to curb the clout of rival militias and radical Islamists. ...

U.S. sees 'troubling' Iran nuclear moves, seeks steps by Tehran

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Rouhani and MacmanusBy Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it saw "troubling developments" in Iran's nuclear program and called on the country's new president to take concrete steps soon to ease concerns about Tehran's aims. Reinforcing the West's message at a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that time was of the essence in moving to resolve the decade-old nuclear dispute, the European Union told Tehran that any "further procrastination is unacceptable". ...

U.S., Russia, other big powers meet on Syria in New York

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:03 PM PDT

A girl stands in front of building damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to President al-Assad in IdlibBy Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols Hold - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The five permanent veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council met in New York on Wednesday to discuss plans to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control as Britain, France and the United States talked about drafting a resolution. The U.N. ambassadors of China and Russia as well as Britain, France and the United States met for about half an hour at the Russian U.N. mission. They declined comment as they left. "Today's discussion helped to pave the way for tomorrow's meeting" in Geneva between ...

Syria army makes 'major advance' in Christian town

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:57 PM PDT

A Syrian pro-government soldier aims his rifle as he patrols the streets of Maalula on September 11, 2013Syrian government troops on Wednesday beat back Islamist rebels and advanced into Maalula, a historic Christian town near Damascus, state news agency SANA reported.

How the Syria plan broke through, just in time

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 pool-file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. WASHINGTON (AP) — "We've kind of hit a wall," President Barack Obama commented last week on his way to Russia. He meant his relationship with Moscow, but the remark came to apply as well to other leaders abroad, lawmakers at home and Americans at large, all standing in the way of what he wanted to do about Syria, which was to attack it.

Catalans form vast human chain for independence from Spain

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:31 PM PDT

Activists take part in a 'human chain' during a protest on September 11, 2013, in Perthus, southern FranceCatalans massed in a vast human chain stretching hundreds of kilometres along the Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, demanding independence from Spain in the face of fierce opposition from the national government.

UN Security Council powers hold Syria resolution talks

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:23 PM PDT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a news conference about the situation in Syria at the UN, September 3, 2013 in New YorkUN Security Council envoys from Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States held talks Wednesday on the Syrian chemical weapons crisis, but no agreement was reached.

Diplomats move on 2 fronts on Syria weapons

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT

Ali Haidar, the Syrian Minister for Reconciliation Affairs, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Damascus, Syria on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Cabinet minister Ali Haidar said Syria's acceptance of a Russian initiative to relinquish its chemical weapons is a sign of strength and that by agreeing to the proposal, Syria has taken away one of the pretexts for war against Syria although he says the threat of foreign military action remains. (AP Photo)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Key international players were moving on two diplomatic fronts Wednesday to try to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, and a fresh effort appeared to be underway to get the government and opposition to peace talks.

American says Iran keeping him for prisoner swap

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:59 PM PDT

A grab taken from a video aired by the official Iranian state TV on December 18, 2011 shows Amir Mirzai HekmatiA US citizen jailed in Iran said in a letter released Wednesday that his captors were keeping him in harsh conditions in hopes of obtaining a prisoner swap.

Philippines stand-off forces thousands to flee city

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:35 PM PDT

Philippine troops take cover from enemy snipers in Zamboanga on the southern island of Mindanao, on September 11, 2013Muslim rebels took potshots at Philippine troops Wednesday as they hid behind hostages who were roped together pleading for mercy, on the third day of a deadly siege in a key southern city.

North Korea restarts plutonium reactor: institute

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:32 PM PDT

This Agust 6, 2012 satellite image shows the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre in North KoreaNorth Korea appears to have restarted a reactor that produces plutonium, making good on threats to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, a US think tank said Wednesday.

Automakers bet on alternative-fuel cars for future

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:03 PM PDT

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer gets out of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car during its world premiere at the first press day of the 65th Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 exhibitors will show their products to the public from Sept. 12 through Sept.22, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Judging by the slew of electric and hybrid vehicles being rolled out at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it might seem carmakers are tapping a large and eager market.

Verizon has biggest bond sale in history

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, pedestrians use their cell phones as they pass a Verizon Wireless store near Union Square, in New York. Verizon Communications announced Wednesday, Sept 11, 2013, it has sold $49 billion in bonds, the largest corporate bond sale in history. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon raised $49 billion on Wednesday in the largest corporate bond deal ever.

Chile marks 40th anniversary of Pinochet coup

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT

Activists rally outside La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on September 11, 2013Chile marked the 40th anniversary Wednesday of a coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power, amid violent protests and a call for reconciliation by the president.

Nigerian troops kill 10 insurgents after air strike

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT

Nigerian army troops on July 30, 2009 in the northeastern city of MaiduguriNigerian troops launched an air strike and later killed 10 suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in a clash in the country's restive northeast, the military said Wednesday.

Prince Harry loves being uncle, sees nephew smile

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Prince Harry takes part in a trade on the BGC Partners trading floor, during the BGC Charity Day 2013, in Canary Wharf, London, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Prince William and Prince Harry have turned temporary stock traders, participating in a charity event in memory of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Assisted by professional traders, the royals took to the phones for an hour to broker deals, including one valued at 25 billion euros ($33 billion). They also found time to joke around, with Harry accusing his elder brother, father of 2-month-old Prince George, of indulging in "baby chat" rather than sealing the deal. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson , Pool)LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry says he loves being an uncle, telling children at an awards ceremony that he'd just witnessed the baby who may one day be king crack a smile.

Syrian army loses on the football pitch

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:16 PM PDT

Al-Wahda's Majed al-Haj (left) challenges Al-Jaish's Saad Ahmad during their match in Damascus, on September 10, 2013Syria's army has won many victories in more than two years of civil war, but its men went down to defeat on a Damascus football pitch against local team Al-Wahda.

Iranian exiles leave disputed Camp Ashraf in Iraq

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photograph taken on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, a woman waits by the main gate of Camp Ashraf in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq. A spokesman for an Iranian dissident group whose members were killed at a camp in Iraq last week is charging that Iraq plans to hand over seven allegedly missing residents to Iran, an allegation Baghdad denies. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)KHALIS, Iraq (AP) — The remaining 42 residents of an Iranian dissident camp that was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week left the compound Wednesday to join their comrades at another camp near Baghdad airport, according to Iraqi officials and representatives for the exiles.

Syria gas attack sparks memories in Iraq's Halabja

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT

The entrance to a memorial in Halabja to victims of a gas attack by the Iraqi army in 1988Mired in a years-long war, a strongman uses chemical weapons against his own people -- the story is one the people of Halabja know all too well.

US and Russia embark on diplomatic track for Syria

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:09 PM PDT

Syrians wave their national flag in Damascus to celebrate President Bashar Assad's 48th birthday on September 11, 2013Syria's chemical arsenal was at the center of a ramped up diplomatic effort Wednesday as Washington put its threat of military strikes aside and engaged with Russia's disarmament plan.

US arms experts going with Kerry to meet Russians

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT

John Kerry addresses a news conference at the Foreign Office in central London, on September 9, 2013A team of US arms experts will accompany Secretary of State John Kerry to Geneva to meet with Russian counterparts for high-stakes talks on Syria's chemical weapons, a US official said Wednesday.

Institute: NKorea nuke reactor likely restarting

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:58 PM PDT

In this photo released by Unification Ministry, South Korean delegates, right, shake hands with their North Korean counterparts at the start of a meeting at Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee in Kaesong, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Both Koreas agreed Wednesday to restart operations at a jointly run factory park that Pyongyang shut down in April during a torrent of threats, the latest sign of easing animosity between the rivals. (AP Photo/Unification Ministry)WASHINGTON (AP) — A recent satellite image appears to show North Korea is restarting a plutonium reactor, in a move that could raise renewed international alarm over its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.

AP ANALYSIS: Russia re-emerges as Mideast player

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. In a few days' worth of opportunistic diplomacy, Vladimir Putin has revived memories of an era many thought long gone, where the United States and Soviet Union jostled for influence in a Middle East torn between two powers. Whatever happens with its proposal to relieve Syria of chemical weapons, Russia reemerges as a player in the region _ and one who does not easily abandon allies. That's meaningful in a region where America's dumping of Hosni Mubarak has emerged as a seminal moment _ and it may resonate with Iran, whose leaders are carefully watching the global chessboard as the clock ticks toward another showdown, over their nuclear program.(AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, File)With a few days' worth of surprise diplomacy, Vladimir Putin has revived memories of an era many thought was long gone, when Washington and Moscow jostled for influence while others looked on.

War-weary US marks 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT

Drew Taylor pauses to remember a New York City fire fighter at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City on September 11, 2013War-weary Americans on Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, with President Barack Obama -- for now holding fire on Syria -- saying force alone cannot "build the world we seek."

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 9

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013, file photo, Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt. A military official said Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, Egyptian helicopters and tanks are attacking Islamic militants in villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Saturday assault came after Egypt deployed a column of armored vehicles and trucks carrying infantry into the region, a militant stronghold, in a major new counterinsurgency offensive, the official said. (AP Photo, File)EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — In near-simultaneous attacks, a pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing at least nine soldiers and nudging the conflict there closer to a full-blown insurgency.

Catalans form human chain to press for independence from Spain

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:40 PM PDT

Catalan separatists form a human chain to mark Catalunya's National Day in central BarcelonaBy Julien Toyer BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Catalans held hands in a 400-km (250-mile) human chain across their region on Wednesday to press the Spanish government to let them vote on breaking away and forming their own country. Demonstrators in yellow T-shirts and draped in blue, red and yellow separatist banners raised their joined hands through cities and along rural roads, jumping and shouting in celebration when the chain was completed. "We want a referendum to see whether there's majority support for independence. The problem is Spain won't listen. ...

In Syria air strike debate, jihadists remain silent

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT

Anti-war demonstrators protest against intervention in Syria at the White House in Washington on September 10, 2013As the US has fought a media battle with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers over the prospect of military strikes, one group has remained noticeably silent: jihadists.

Yemen's Hadi reinstates officers in south

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:27 PM PDT

Yemen's President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi in Sanaa on June 8, 2013Yemen's president issued a decree on Wednesday reinstating around 800 senior army officers and police who had been retired after the 1994 civil war.

Syrian opposition forces feel let down by Obama

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT

Syrian refugees wait before boarding a flight to Germany for temporary relocation, at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. The group of 107 refugees are the first to be relocated under a German program to give up to 5,000 highly vulnerable Syrian refugees temporary new homes. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition forces feel let down and more divided than ever because of President Barack Obama's decision to seek a diplomatic path to disarming Damascus of its chemical weapons.

US, EU demand Iran cooperate with nuclear probe

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:21 PM PDT

VIENNA (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat urged Iran on Wednesday to follow up on good will generated by moderate statements from its new president with actions that ease suspicions it is trying to make nuclear arms.

Turkey police clash with protesters for 3rd night

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:14 PM PDT

Demonstrators walk towards policemen during clashes which broke out to protest against the death of Ahmet Atakan in Hatay, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Atakan, 22 years old, died Monday night in Hatay after being hit in the head by a teargas canister shot by police during a an anti-government protest, the Atakan family has said.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ISTANBUL (AP) — Demonstrators clashed with police in southern Turkey on Wednesday for a third straight night, a day after the funeral of a 22-year-old protester whose death at a protest has reignited anti-government anger in Turkey.

Tuareg rebels clash with Malian army; 3 wounded

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. A Malian captain warned the clash could endanger the truce.

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