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• Putin sees hope in Syria deal; Kerry says it's vital U.N. acts
• Security forces storm pro-Mursi town near Cairo to reassert control
• Russia's Putin says could seek re-election in 2018
• Syrian minister sees stalemate between rebel, government forces
• U.S. says Obama open to meeting with Iran's Rouhani
• Sudanese police fire teargas to disperse protest in Darfur
• Rowhani refuses to rule out Obama meeting
• Mexico victims recount horror; toll rises to 97
• Obama names leading donor as Canada ambassador
• Marikana probe says S.Africa police lied about shootings
• Pope criticizes church emphasis on abortion, gays
• US urges China to play constructive role on Syria
• US sees 'chance for diplomacy' with Iran
• US reviewing visa for Sudan's Bashir
• Greek PM warns neo-Nazi party after singer murder
• Iranian exile leader appeals for UN help
• Nigeria oil theft a global criminal enterprise
• Pope says Church must end obsession with gays, contraception, abortion
• Armed Russian guards lock up activists on ship: Greenpeace
• Q+A: Big powers devise plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons
• Canada establishes markets regulator
• Boko Haram attack on Nigeria town kills at least 87
• Migrants storm Spanish border fence in Melilla again
• Mali president inaugurated in front of thousands
• Judicial tug of war in Libya over Kadhafi son
• France's Hollande says to meet Iranian president next week
• Palestinian government takes oath for a second time
• Nigeria's stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad: report
• Zimbabwe opposition says sanctions lift will expose Mugabe
• Climate report struggles with temperature quirks
• Challenger mocks 'roundabout' Merkel in last push for votes
• Egypt returns $2 billion aid to Qatar
• Tunisia's ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations
• Hollande in favour of 'controlled' arms shipments to Free Syrian Army
• Stephen Hawking reveals trials, triumphs in new film of his life
• Hollande asks African leaders for help in freeing Qaeda hostages
• Tunisia says CIA warned of politician murder

Putin sees hope in Syria deal; Kerry says it's vital U.N. acts Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk and Arshad Mohammed MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he could not be 100 percent certain a U.S.-Russian plan for the destruction of Syrian chemical arms would be carried out successfully, but he saw reason to hope it would. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it was essential the deal reached last Saturday be enforced and that the U.N. Security Council be willing to act on it next week, when the U.N. General Assembly holds its annual meeting in New York. ...

Security forces storm pro-Mursi town near Cairo to reassert control Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:10 AM PDT By Asma Alsharif KERDASA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces and militants exchanged fire as police stormed a town near Cairo dominated by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday, arresting dozens in an operation to reimpose state control. A police general was shot dead and at least nine policemen and soldiers were wounded by a hand grenade in the clashes in Kerdasa, on the capital's western outskirts. ...

Russia's Putin says could seek re-election in 2018 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:42 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk VALDAI, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he may seek re-election in 2018 and charted a conservative course drawn from Orthodox Christian values, saying the West was not an example for Russia. The former KGB spy also defended tough laws he has signed since returning to the Kremlin in May 2012 after four years as prime minister, including legislation critics say in effect bans gays from publicly expressing their sexual orientation. ...

Syrian minister sees stalemate between rebel, government forces Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A Syrian Deputy Prime Minister said neither government forces nor rebels were currently capable of outright military victory in the country's civil war, according to the British Guardian newspaper. Rebels have been fighting government forces in a civil war which has claimed 100,000 lives since 2011. Rebel forces control large areas of the country while better-armed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad retain Damascus and key army bases. ...

U.S. says Obama open to meeting with Iran's Rouhani Posted: 19 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was possible that President Barack Obama would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week if Tehran signaled it was serious about giving up its nuclear program. Obama and Rouhani will be in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and speculation has grown that the two leaders might have an encounter of some type. White House spokesman Jay Carney has deflected questions all week about whether the two leaders would meet during the U.N. gathering. ...

Sudanese police fire teargas to disperse protest in Darfur Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:44 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police used teargas to disperse thousands of protesters who set government buildings on fire in the biggest city in the western region of Darfur on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 2,000 people took to the streets in Nyala to demonstrate against the killing of a prominent businessman on Wednesday and deteriorating security in Sudan's second-largest city, the witnesses said. They set several government buildings and cars on fire and burned tires, blocking roads and prompting police to fire teargas. ...

Rowhani refuses to rule out Obama meeting Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:33 PM PDT Iranian President Hassan Rowhani refused to rule out a meeting with US President Barack Obama, saying in an interview broadcast Thursday "anything is possible."

Mexico victims recount horror; toll rises to 97 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:30 PM PDT ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a low, rumbling roar, an arc of dirt, rock and mud tumbled down the hillside in the remote mountain village of La Pintada, sweeping houses in its path, burying half the hamlet and leaving 68 people missing in its mad race to the river bed below.

Obama names leading donor as Canada ambassador Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:33 PM PDT US President Barack Obama named a Goldman Sachs executive and large campaign contributor as ambassador to Canada on Thursday amid potential rifts between the allies over the Keystone pipeline.

Marikana probe says S.Africa police lied about shootings Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:32 PM PDT A South African commission of inquiry accused police of lying about the shooting dead of 34 striking miners in Marikana last year, in a searing criticism of their conduct Thursday.

Pope criticizes church emphasis on abortion, gays Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:21 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Signaling a dramatic shift in Vatican tone, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church had become obsessed by "small-minded rules" about how to be faithful and that pastors should instead emphasize compassion over condemnation when discussing divisive social issues of abortion, gays and contraception.

US urges China to play constructive role on Syria Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Thursday a sharp disagreement with China over how the international community should respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria and urged Beijing to play a "positive" role in the U.N. Security Council on the issue.

US sees 'chance for diplomacy' with Iran Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:11 PM PDT The United States said Thursday that comments by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani had opened up a possible new path for diplomacy, and urged Tehran to engage "substantively" with the West.

US reviewing visa for Sudan's Bashir Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT The United States was stuck on the horns of a dilemma Thursday, mulling whether to grant a visa to indicted war crimes suspect Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir amid growing pressure to bar him from a UN summit.

Greek PM warns neo-Nazi party after singer murder Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT Greece's prime minister on Thursday vowed to rein in the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party after the murder of an anti-fascist singer by one of its supporters sparked nationwide outrage.

Iranian exile leader appeals for UN help Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT An Iranian opposition leader urged the United Nations Thursday to help free seven Iranians she said were being held in Iraq after a massacre at a camp for exiles killed 52.

Nigeria oil theft a global criminal enterprise Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:54 PM PDT Oil theft in Nigeria is a huge criminal operation affecting companies and states around the world, but interest in tackling the problem is low, Chatham House said in a report Thursday.

Pope says Church must end obsession with gays, contraception, abortion Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:52 PM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must shake off an obsession with teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality and become more merciful or risk the collapse of its entire moral edifice "like a house of cards". In a dramatically blunt interview with an Italian Jesuit journal, Francis said the Church had "locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules" and should not be so prone to condemn. Its priests should be more welcoming and not cold, dogmatic bureaucrats. ...

Armed Russian guards lock up activists on ship: Greenpeace Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:45 PM PDT Environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday that armed Russian officers had stormed its ship protesting oil exploration in the Arctic and detained all its crew in a locked room.

Q+A: Big powers devise plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Anthony Deutsch UNITED NATIONS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Last week Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal to remove President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal and avert U.S. military action against him. The deal came after an August 21 sarin gas attack near Damascus that Washington says killed over 1,400 people, many of them children. Following are questions and answers about the plan to dismantle Syria's poison gas program. ...

Canada establishes markets regulator Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT Canada unveiled Thursday what it touted as the nation's first national securities regulator to replace a patchwork of regional watchdogs and rules, but only two of 10 provinces are onboard.

Boko Haram attack on Nigeria town kills at least 87 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:28 PM PDT A gruesome attack by Boko Haram Islamists disguised in military uniforms and armed with heavy weapons in Nigeria's northeast has killed at least 87 people, a state government official said Thursday.

Migrants storm Spanish border fence in Melilla again Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:19 PM PDT About 200 African migrants charged a barbed-wire border fence that separates the Spanish exclave of Melilla from Morocco on Thursday but fewer than 10 got over, local officials said, the latest in a string of coordinated assaults on the frontier.

Mali president inaugurated in front of thousands Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:18 PM PDT Leaders from across Africa and France watched the inauguration of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of his supporters on Thursday as the nation entered a new era of democracy after months of political chaos.

Judicial tug of war in Libya over Kadhafi son Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT Slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son made a rare court appearance Thursday in a case highlighting the post-rebellion wrangle between Libya's regional authorities and the Tripoli government.

France's Hollande says to meet Iranian president next week Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT BAMAKO (Reuters) - France's president, Francois Hollande, said on Thursday he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly next week, the first meeting between presidents of the two countries since 2005. France has been a strong advocate of sanctions to pressure Iran over its nuclear program but has been cautious since Rouhani, a relative moderate, was elected earlier this year. Hollande said he had accepted an invitation to meet with the new Iranian leader. ...

Palestinian government takes oath for a second time Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT The Palestinian government was sworn in on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, weeks after caretaker prime minister Rami Hamdallah agreed to take up the post permanently.

Nigeria's stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad: report Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:08 PM PDT By Joe Brock ABUJA (Reuters) - Stolen Nigerian oil worth billions of dollars is sold every year on international markets and much of the proceeds are laundered in world financial centers like Britain and the United States, a report said on Thursday. An estimated 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil was stolen from pipelines in the Niger Delta in the first quarter of this year, the report by London-based Chatham House said, not including the unknown quantities stolen from export terminals. ...

Zimbabwe opposition says sanctions lift will expose Mugabe Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:06 PM PDT Zimbabwe's main opposition on Thursday hailed moves by the European Union to lift sanctions against government and its allies, saying this would expose President Robert Mugabe's failures.

Climate report struggles with temperature quirks Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling over how to address a wrinkle in the meteorological data that has given ammunition to global-warming skeptics: The heating of Earth's surface appears to have slowed in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

Challenger mocks 'roundabout' Merkel in last push for votes Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:59 PM PDT By Annika Breidthardt BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's center-left challenger in Sunday's election mocked the chancellor on Thursday as a timid driver steering Germany round in circles and urged his supporters to disregard polls predicting her victory. Peer Steinbrueck's Social Democrats (SPD) are trailing Merkel's conservatives by at least 10 percentage points and he has sharpened his attacks on the woman Germans nickname 'Mutti' (Mummy) as election day looms. ...

Egypt returns $2 billion aid to Qatar Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:54 PM PDT Qatar announced Thursday that Cairo has returned a $2-billion bank deposit which Doha wanted to transform into bonds, in a sign of strained ties since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Tunisia's ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:50 PM PDT By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's governing Islamists on Thursday agreed in principle to a trade union proposal that it step down to make way for a transitional government and new elections. The coalition's approval of the plan may open up an immediate dialogue with the its secular opponents and end the unrest that erupted after the assassination of an opposition figure in July. "Our response to the initiative of the union was positive as a platform for dialogue with the political parties," said Ameur Larayedh, a senior official in the moderate Islamist ruling party Ennahda. ...

Hollande in favour of 'controlled' arms shipments to Free Syrian Army Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that France was in favour of sending weapons to the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) but only "in a controlled environment" and "with a number of countries".

Stephen Hawking reveals trials, triumphs in new film of his life Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:42 PM PDT Cosmologist Stephen Hawking tells the extraordinary tale of how he overcame severe disability to become the most famous living scientist in a new documentary film premiered in Britain on Thursday.

Hollande asks African leaders for help in freeing Qaeda hostages Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:41 PM PDT French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he had reached out to leaders of countries across Africa's Sahel region to work towards freeing French hostages kidnapped by Al-Qaeda's north African branch.

Tunisia says CIA warned of politician murder Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:38 PM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia says it was warned by the CIA of a planned attack against a lawmaker whose assassination in July plunged the country into a political crisis, but said there were failures in the Tunisian security services' response.

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