| Netanyahu at U.N.: Don't trust Rouhani, Iran's overtures a ruse Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT  By Louis Charbonneau and Dan Williams UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed a charm offensive by Iran's new president as a ruse concocted by a "wolf in sheep's clothing," and declared that Israel was ready to stand alone to deny Tehran an atomic weapon. In a combative address to the U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu assailed the trustworthiness of Hassan Rouhani, Iran's centrist president who has made diplomatic overtures to the United States and spoke by telephone last week with President Barack Obama. ...
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| U.S. defends diplomats expelled from Venezuela Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:03 PM PDT  By Brian Ellsworth and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela on Tuesday defended three diplomats expelled by President Nicolas Maduro, rejecting charges they were involved in espionage and accusations Washington is trying to destabilize the OPEC nation. In the latest spat between the ideological foes, Maduro on Monday ordered out three U.S. diplomats including Kelly Keiderling, temporarily in charge of the mission. ...
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| Berlusconi faces revolt over Italy confidence vote Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:14 PM PDT  By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Senior party figures in Silvio Berlusconi's fractious center-right movement urged Italian lawmakers on Tuesday to defy the billionaire media tycoon and back Prime Minister Enrico Letta in a confidence motion expected on Wednesday. Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party has come close to breaking apart after he pulled his ministers out of the ruling coalition at the weekend and called for new elections following growing tension over his conviction for tax fraud. ...
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| Iran sanctions in U.S. Senate delayed before Geneva talks Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:42 PM PDT  By Patricia Zengerle and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure not to squeeze Iran too hard, the U.S. Senate is unlikely to impose a fresh round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic until after Tehran holds nuclear talks with world powers later this month, lawmakers and congressional aides said. The Senate Banking Committee had been due in September to look at a new package of sanctions passed in July by the House of Representatives, but now it will not do so for at least a few more weeks, an aide said. ...
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| Egypt army chief calls for quick transition to election Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:41 PM PDT  By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army chief called on Tuesday for a quick transition to elections in order to restore stability to the country, while supporters of the Islamist president he ousted, Mohamed Mursi, staged daring protests urging an end to "military government". Egypt has been gripped by turmoil since the army removed Mursi on July 3 following mass protests against his rule. Political tensions and a sharp rise in attacks by Islamist militants have decimated tourism and investment in Egypt, the most populous Arab state, which depends heavily on U.S. aid. ...
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| Kenya tells Somalia "put house in order" after mall attack Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:47 PM PDT By Richard Lough and James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president told Somalia on Tuesday to "put their house in order," in a sign of frustration at the festering instability in the neighboring country after members of a Somali militant group attacked and killed dozens at a Nairobi shopping mall. The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group said it raided the Westgate mall, killing at least 67 people in a four-day siege, in revenge for Kenya's military campaign against its fighters inside Somalia. ... |
| Netanyahu: Israel won't let Iran get nuclear arms Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:44 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played the spoiler Tuesday to Iran's attempts to ease relations with the West, calling the Iranian leader "a wolf in sheep's clothing" and declaring that Israel will do whatever it takes to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it has to stand alone.
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| Greece to charge first neo-Nazi lawmakers Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:43 PM PDT  Athens (AFP) - A first batch of lawmakers from the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn appeared before magistrates on Tuesday to face criminal charges as part of a crackdown on the group following the murder of an anti-fascist musician.
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| As Obama plans Asia tour, postcard Philippines isle symbolizes U.S. pivot Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:14 PM PDT  By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Manuel Mogato OYSTER BAY, Philippines (Reuters) - Its mangrove-fringed coral reefs support an abundant fish population. Its deep, blue waters are unmuddied by the monsoons that batter the western Philippines coastline. But a planned visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Asia starting this weekend could herald the start of dramatic changes to Oyster Bay, a postcard-perfect cove on Palawan Island that the Philippines expects to transform into a port for its naval frigates and eventually for American warships - all overlooking the disputed South China Sea. ...
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| British PM offers vision beyond austerity Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:08 PM PDT  Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Wednesday seek to persuade voters that he has more to offer than just austerity, promising a "land of opportunity" once economic growth returns.
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| Derby serve up thriller for new man McClaren Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:09 PM PDT  London (AFP) - Derby County produced a storming comeback in front of new manager Steve McClaren to claim an improbable 4-4 draw against Ipswich Town in the second-tier English Championship on Tuesday.
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| Canada reinforces African Union forces in Somalia Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:03 PM PDT  Ottawa (AFP) - Canada announced Tuesday funding to bolster African Union forces in Somalia, after a deadly mall attack in Nairobi by Shebab Islamists last month.
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| Vietnam dissident lawyer set to stand trial Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:58 PM PDT  Hanoi (AFP) - A prominent Vietnamese activist lawyer is expected to go on trial Wednesday amid tight security, as campaigners threaten street demonstrations and international rights groups demand his immediate release.
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| Mourinho upbeat over Torres injury Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:53 PM PDT  Bucharest (AFP) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho played down the gravity of the knee injury that forced striker Fernando Torres off during the London club's 4-0 win at Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
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| Barcelona edge past 10-man Celtic Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:49 PM PDT  Glasgow (AFP) - Barcelona needed a second-half goal from Cesc Fabregas to claim a narrow 1-0 Champions League win over 10-man Celtic in Glasgow on Tuesday that leaves the Catalans top of Group H.
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| Egyptian Authorities ‘Beat Up’ Ohio State Grad in Cairo Prison Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT An Egyptian-American activist arrested in August claims in a letter smuggled from prison that Egyptian security personnel beat him, denied him medical attention, and joked about killing detainees. |
| Chanel dazzles with color, as fashions go ethnic Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Karl Lagerfeld is a man of many talents. In addition to Chanel's lauded designer, he also is an industrious artist, a sensitive colorist and a gallery curator. These were the hats he wore Tuesday at Chanel's glorious spring-summer 2014 show, one of the biggest at Paris Fashion Week.
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| NKorea spurns SKorea nuke disarmament deal Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday spurned South Korea's offer of development aid in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons, saying "this can never, ever, be a political bargaining chip."
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| Shutdown chokes Washington, political standoff deepens Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:11 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - The first US government shutdown in nearly two decades put a choke hold on Washington Tuesday, as the White House and Republicans dug in for an extended struggle with no way out in sight.
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| Trade union slams 'weak' Qatar response on abuse Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:07 PM PDT  Brussels (AFP) - Qatar's response to claims that the 2022 World Cup organisers were treating Nepalese construction workers like slaves was "weak and disappointing," the International Trade Union Confederation said Tuesday.
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| Wave of jellyfish shuts down Swedish nuke reactor Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:05 PM PDT  It wasn't a tsunami but it had the same effect: A huge cluster of jellyfish forced one of the world's largest nuclear reactors to shut down — a phenomenon that marine biologists say could become more common.
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| Glitches stall US health care launch Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - A key stage of President Barack Obama's health care reform law hit a stumbling block Tuesday when millions of people flocked to browse online insurance but were frustrated by technical glitches.
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| Syrians, Egyptians arrested over migrant drownings Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT  Rome (AFP) - Italian police on Tuesday arrested five Syrians and two Egyptians suspected of throwing overboard 13 asylum-seekers who drowned while attempting to swim ashore off Italy's coast, media reports said.
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| ICC unveils arrest warrant for Ivory Coast politician Ble Goude Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:56 PM PDT By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court announced on Tuesday it had issued a warrant for the arrest of Charles Ble Goude, accused of working with former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to orchestrate deadly post-election violence. He is the third person, after Gbagbo and Gbagbo's wife Simone, to be indicted by the court for events relating to the post-election civil war in 2010 and 2011, in which more than 3,000 people died. ... |
| US banks $584 mln in Egypt aid for safe-keeping Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:55 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - The United States is depositing $584 million in remaining 2013 military aid for Egypt into a federal bank account as the US administration reviews whether to release the funds, an official said Tuesday.
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| Tunisia economy hobbled by political crisis Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT  Tunis (AFP) - The failure of Tunisia's politicians to resolve a months-old crisis and restore stability is hampering economic recovery, the central bank governor warned Tuesday, while criticising a lack of "budgetary vision."
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| General says Egypt should keep to transition plan Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military chief called on the country Tuesday to adhere to the timetable of a political road map that envisions presidential elections by next spring, saying this would allow Egyptians to focus on challenges to national security.
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| Russia says Assad could talk to moderate rebels Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:45 PM PDT  Moscow (AFP) - Russia said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could engage in peace talks with the more moderate elements of the armed opposition at a meeting in Geneva next month.
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| Zimbabwe: Poachers poison 91 elephants Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:40 PM PDT HWANGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe, where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephants were poisoned with cyanide by poachers who hack off the tusks for the lucrative illegal ivory market. |
| Rwanda asks Dutch for Hutu leader over 1994 genocide Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:39 PM PDT  The Hague (AFP) - Rwanda has asked the Netherlands to extradite a suspected Rwandan Hutu militia leader for his role in the central African nation's 1994 genocide, a Dutch justice official said on Tuesday.
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| ICC has warrant for arrest of Gbagbo aide Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT  THE HAGUE (AFP) - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday unsealed a warrant for the arrest of ex-Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo's youth leader, accusing him of crimes against humanity during a bloody election standoff some three years ago.
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| Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September, UN says Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi sheik cradled his grandson's tightly wrapped body Tuesday, his face grim and his eyes downcast, trailed by men bearing the coffin of the infant's mother.
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| Darfur peacekeeper dies of wounds after July ambush Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:17 PM PDT  Khartoum (AFP) - An African police adviser with the international peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region has died from wounds suffered in an ambush three months ago, the mission said on Tuesday.
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| Bosnian deal clears obstacle to EU application Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:17 PM PDT  By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Bosnian leaders moved to clear the main obstacle to their country applying to join the European Union on Tuesday by agreeing to end a constitutional ban on minorities running for high office. Bosnia trails its fellow former Yugoslav republics in the quest to become a member of the bloc, for years the main driver of reform and stability in the Balkans by offering the hope of prosperity, investment and freedom of movement. ...
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