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• Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2
• Chaos as floods submerge Mexico's Acapulco, death toll rises
• Brazil's Rousseff calls off state visit to U.S. over spying
• Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect
• Obama says he wants to test Iran leader's interest in dialogue
• Kerry urges 'strong' U.N. resolution on Syria
• Flooded Acapulco hit by looting as tourists airlifted
• UN official: World failing over climate change
• Austria: Charred body of suspected killer found
• White House: Obama to host Netanyahu on September 30
• Envoys seek Syria U.N. resolution as France, Russia squabble
• Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria
• US welcomes Seleka rebel dissolution with caution
• Guatemala arrests suspected drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexican cartel
• Obama pledges to test Iran's willingness for dialogue
• Gunman kills 4 in Austria, police raid his hideout
• Brazil leader postpones trip to US over spying
• Liberian president's son quits as head of state oil firm
• Nigerian MPs brawl in parliament over splinter group visit
• Suu Kyi calls for speedy change to Myanmar constitution
• Bashir's bid for New York trip embarrasses US, UN
• Clash kills at least 16 at prison in Venezuela
• 160 UN peacekeepers desert Mali posts
• French citizen dies in police custody in Egypt
• Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested
• EU urges more transparency in Guinea vote
• DR Congo soldier released after Rwanda 'kidnapping'
• Spy row leads Brazil leader to postpone US state visit
• Russia says no proof Assad was behind chemical attack
• Acapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 47
• Gunmen kill Egyptian army officer and soldier in Nile Delta
• UN probe exposes shocking NKorea rights abuses
• UN leader to press major powers on Syria
• Russia 'ignoring facts' over Syria attack: US
• Israel to allow more building materials into Gaza
• Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq

Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:59 AM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Tuesday his country will free former Afghan Taliban No. 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but that details of his release would be determined after he returned to Pakistan later this week. The United States and Afghanistan have long pressed Pakistan to free Baradar and other senior Taliban figures who could be used to tempt moderate Taliban leaders to the negotiating table and transform the insurgency into a political movement. ...

Chaos as floods submerge Mexico's Acapulco, death toll rises Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT By Alberto Fajardo and Luis Enrique Martinez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in decades killed at least 55 people across the country. Television footage showed Acapulco's international airport terminal waist deep in water and workers wading out to escape floods that have prevented some 40,000 visitors from leaving and blocked one of the main access routes to the city with mud. ...

Brazil's Rousseff calls off state visit to U.S. over spying Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:07 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off plans for a state visit to Washington in October because of revelations that the United States spied on her personal communications and those of other Brazilians. Rousseff's decision, which came despite a 20-minute telephone call from President Barack Obama on Monday night in an attempt to salvage the trip, is a big blow to relations between the two biggest economies in the Americas. ...

Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:04 PM PDT By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress could soon pass a bill to further squeeze Iran's oil exports - and its nuclear program - but new sanctions may fail to cut the country's crude sales much more than existing ones already have. The Senate Banking Committee this month is expected to begin debating its version of a package of sanctions that easily passed in the House of Representatives in late July. The House bill would cut Iran's exports to global customers by an additional 1 million barrels per day in a year, on top of U.S. ...

Obama says he wants to test Iran leader's interest in dialogue Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United States and that he is willing to test whether this is the case. Obama's comment in an interview with Spanish-language network Telemundo was the latest indication the president would like to jump from the crisis over Syria's chemical weapons to a new search for a diplomatic deal to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. Last weekend, Obama revealed he and Rouhani had exchanged letters about the U.S.-Iran standoff. ...

Kerry urges 'strong' U.N. resolution on Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:54 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday that the U.S.-Russian agreement for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons must be backed by a U.N. resolution with the teeth to force compliance from President Bashar al-Assad. "That will happen only with the United Nations passing a strong resolution. It will happen with the enforcement of the world, with Russia standing by us in this effort, and it will happen, finally, because Assad lives up to what he has agreed to do," Kerry told reporters at the U.S. Capitol. ...

Flooded Acapulco hit by looting as tourists airlifted Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:51 PM PDT Mexican military and commercial flights airlifted hundreds of tourists stranded in the flooded resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, where looters ransacked stores after two deadly storms struck.

UN official: World failing over climate change Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:48 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — International leaders are failing in their fight against global warming, one of the United Nations' top climate officials said Tuesday, appealing directly to the world's voters to pressure their politicians into taking tougher action against the buildup of greenhouse gases.

Austria: Charred body of suspected killer found Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:35 PM PDT MELK, Austria (AP) — Police searching a farm for a gunman who killed four people in central Austria say they have found the charred body of what they believe was the suspect.

White House: Obama to host Netanyahu on September 30 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:34 PM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on September 30 to consult President Barack Obama on Iran's nuclear challenge, Syria and Palestinian peace talks.

Envoys seek Syria U.N. resolution as France, Russia squabble Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:26 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Alissa de Carbonnel UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Diplomats from five key nations kicked off talks on Tuesday on a Western-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons even as France and Russia clashed over Moscow's insistence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's is innocent in an August 21 poison gas attack on civilians. The negotiations in New York among the American, British, French, Russian and Chinese diplomats focused on a draft resolution on Syria's chemical weapons arsenal to be put before the 15-nation U.N. ...

Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:19 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but it suggested that could change if Damascus reneges on the deal to give up its stockpile.

US welcomes Seleka rebel dissolution with caution Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:15 PM PDT The United States Tuesday welcomed an announcement by the Central African Republic that it had dissolved its Seleka rebel group, while also issuing the violent alliance a cautious warning.

Guatemala arrests suspected drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexican cartel Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:10 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan and U.S. law enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested a suspected Guatemalan drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, the gang run by drug lord Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. Waldemar Lorenzana was captured by Guatemalan officials working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Teculutan, Zacapa, some 130 km (80 miles) northeast of Guatemala City, the attorney general's office said in a statement. Lorenzana, 48, belongs to a family with a strong pedigree in drug trafficking and the U.S. ...

Obama pledges to test Iran's willingness for dialogue Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT US President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to test the sincerity of signs that new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani may be ready for a newly productive nuclear dialogue with the West.

Gunman kills 4 in Austria, police raid his hideout Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:50 PM PDT MELK, Austria (AP) — Police searching a farm for a gunman who killed four people in central Austria say they have found the charred body of what they believe was the suspect.

Brazil leader postpones trip to US over spying Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:30 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday postponed a state visit to the U.S. to protest an American spy program that has aggressively targeted the Latin American nation's government and private citizens alike.

Liberian president's son quits as head of state oil firm Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:21 PM PDT By Alphonso Toweh MONROVIA (Reuters) - The son of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has resigned as chairman of the West African nation's state oil company, NOCAL, a statement from the president's office said on Tuesday. Robert Sirleaf also stepped down from his role as a senior adviser to his mother. President Sirleaf has come under pressure from opponents who accuse her of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement of Liberia's resources sectors, allegations she has denied. ...

Nigerian MPs brawl in parliament over splinter group visit Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:08 PM PDT Lawmakers in Nigeria's Lower House exchanged blows on Tuesday over the presence in parliament of a splinter group of the ruling party, according to local television.

Suu Kyi calls for speedy change to Myanmar constitution Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:56 PM PDT By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - Myanmar needs to change its constitution as fast as possible to put the country firmly on the path to democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of the country's democratic opposition Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in last year's parliamentary by-elections, giving her a seat in parliament. But the 68-year old faces a tough challenge to have the constitution changed to push on with reforms and to allow her to run for presidency in 2015. ...

Bashir's bid for New York trip embarrasses US, UN Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT UN leader Ban Ki-moon wants Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to answer war crimes charges, a spokesman said Tuesday as controversy mounted over Bashir's bid to attend a UN summit next week.

Clash kills at least 16 at prison in Venezuela Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - A clash between gangs killed at least 16 inmates at a Venezuelan prison in the latest bloodshed to afflict the notoriously over-crowded penal system, the government said on Tuesday. The government says weapons smuggling by corrupt guards has allowed heavily armed inmates effectively to control some facilities. Venezuela's prisons hold three times as many inmates as they were designed for, and gun battles are common. ...

160 UN peacekeepers desert Mali posts Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:49 PM PDT A group of 160 Chadian troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali have deserted their posts in a dispute over pay and conditions, a military source and the soldiers themselves told AFP on Tuesday.

French citizen dies in police custody in Egypt Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:43 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — France's foreign ministry says a Frenchman died while in police custody in the Egyptian capital.

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:31 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested the main English-language spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday along with other senior members of the group, all charged with inciting violence, state media and a security official said.

EU urges more transparency in Guinea vote Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:21 PM PDT The European Union on Tuesday urged greater transparency in the run-up to nationwide elections in Guinea, warning of "chaotic" distribution of voting cards, a day after clashes in the capital.

DR Congo soldier released after Rwanda 'kidnapping' Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:14 PM PDT A Congolese soldier who was captured by Rwandan forces at the weekend was set free on Tuesday, both countries said, ending a row that risked heightening tensions between the neighbours.

Spy row leads Brazil leader to postpone US state visit Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:03 PM PDT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff postponed a long-planned state visit to Washington on Tuesday, the most serious diplomatic fall-out yet from Edward Snowden's leak of US secrets.

Russia says no proof Assad was behind chemical attack Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:01 PM PDT By Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and France sharply disagreed on Tuesday over a report by U.N. investigators into a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in Syria, underscoring the difficulties in reaching agreement on action at the U.N. Security Council. Sitting beside French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the report had produced no proof that President Bashar al-Assad's troops carried out the August 21 attack and that Russia still suspected rebel forces were behind it. ...

Acapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 47 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:01 PM PDT ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The death toll rose to 47 Tuesday from the unusual one-two punch of a tropical storm and a hurricane hitting Mexico at nearly the same time. Authorities scrambled to get help into, and stranded tourists out of, the cutoff resort city of Acapulco.

Gunmen kill Egyptian army officer and soldier in Nile Delta Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:56 PM PDT By Michael Georgy CAIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen killed an Egyptian military officer and a soldier in an attack on an army vehicle northeast of Cairo on Tuesday, security sources said, raising concerns that an Islamist insurgency is taking hold beyond the Sinai. The number of militant attacks has risen since the army deposed President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood on July 3, following mass protests against his rule. ...

UN probe exposes shocking NKorea rights abuses Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:46 PM PDT A UN-mandated investigator Tuesday spotlighted "unspeakable atrocities" in North Korea's political prison camps, citing survivors who saw babies drowned, had relatives killed before their eyes, and lived on vermin.

UN leader to press major powers on Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:43 PM PDT UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he will press the foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China to take joint action on the Syria crisis at a meeting next week.

Russia 'ignoring facts' over Syria attack: US Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:42 PM PDT The United States accused Russia of ignoring the facts surrounding a poison gas attack in Syria on Tuesday, highlighting tensions between the West and Moscow over how to eliminate the country's chemical weapons.

Israel to allow more building materials into Gaza Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to allow building materials meant for private projects into the Palestinian Gaza Strip for the first time in six years, an Israeli defense official said on Tuesday. Gaza has been struggling with a shortage of building materials which has worsened since July, when the Egyptian military began a sweeping crackdown on tunnels used to smuggle goods and weapons from Egypt into the neighboring Palestinian enclave. ...

Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:38 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 31 people and four attackers dead.

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