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• Iran's Khamenei says part of diplomatic opening in New York 'not proper'
• U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia
• Obama says Iran a year or more from nuclear weapon capability
• Brazil opposition leaders join forces against Rousseff
• Suicide bombers target Iraq Shi'ites, killing 60
• Tunisia's ruling Islamists start crisis talks with opposition
• In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy
• Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar
• Drug flight down in Colombia, 3 Americans killed
• U.S. seizes al Qaeda figure indicted in 1998 Africa embassy bombings
• British PM faces demand for 2014 EU referendum
• Libyan militant wanted by US nabbed in Tripoli
• AP sources: US Navy SEALs raid Somali town
• US Navy SEALs raid Somali militants: report
• Israeli girl wounded in attack in West Bank
• U.S. source confirms operation in Somalia against Shabaab militant
• Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
• US-backed drug flight crashes in Colombia; 4 dead
• 4 Kenyan attack suspects named as probe proceeds
• Hodgson stands by under-pressure Wilshere
• String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66
• Stabbed Egyptian politician decries violence
• Iran FM: Outreach to US opens way for nuclear deal
• Mass protest in Spain over crackdown on pro-ETA group
• Plane with Americans crashes in Colombia, 4 dead
• Tuareg, Arab rebels resume Mali peace talks
• DR Congo's M23 rebels cannot be defeated militarily: UN
• Iraq violence kills 73 including pilgrims, journalists
• String of attacks in Iraq kill at least 66
• Reports: Italy filmmaker Carlo Lizzani dies at 91
• Israeli child seriously wounded in West Bank settlement shooting
• Iran's Khamenei gives qualified support to opening to West
• Israel says no difference with US on Iran nuclear timetable
• Venezuela creates Air France cocaine case commission
• Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village
• Assad says will not negotiate with armed rebels: magazine

Iran's Khamenei says part of diplomatic opening in New York 'not proper' Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:56 AM PDT By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported moderate President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic opening to the United States at the U.N. General Assembly last week but some aspects of it were "not proper". Khamenei did not elaborate on his objections but also said he did not trust the United States as a negotiating partner, hinting at disapproval over an historic phone conversation between Rouhani and U.S. President Barack Obama. ...

U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia on Saturday following the deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall last month, capturing a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, a U.S. official said. Senior al Qaeda figure Anas al Liby was seized in the raid in Libya, but no militant was captured in the raid on the Somali town of Barawe, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. ...

Obama says Iran a year or more from nuclear weapon capability Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes Iran is a year or a more away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama said in an interview with the Associated Press released on Saturday, although he described the estimate as "conservative." "Our assessment continues to be a year or more away, and in fact, actually our estimate is probably more conservative than the estimates of Israeli intelligence services," Obama said in reply to a question about the U.S. intelligence assessment of Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons. Obama has directed U.S. ...

Brazil opposition leaders join forces against Rousseff Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:51 PM PDT By Jeferson Ribeiro and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Two of Brazil's most popular opposition leaders joined forces on Saturday in an unexpected alliance that shakes up next year's election and could pose a major challenge to President Dilma Rousseff at a time when the economy is sputtering. Marina Silva, a colorful former environment minister who was running second in polls for next year's presidential vote, said she was setting aside her own presidential ambitions to join the center-left PSB Party and support its candidate, Pernambuco state Governor Eduardo Campos. ...

Suicide bombers target Iraq Shi'ites, killing 60 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:10 PM PDT By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq on Saturday, killing 60 people on the eve of the anniversary of one of their imams' deaths, police and medics said on Saturday. In the northern city of Mosul, unidentified gunmen shot two Iraqi television journalists dead as they were filming, security sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for either of the bombings, but such attacks are the hallmark of Sunni Islamist al Qaeda, which views Shi'ites as non-believers and has been regaining momentum this year. ...

Tunisia's ruling Islamists start crisis talks with opposition Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT By Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Islamists began talks with secular opponents on Saturday under a deal that calls for their government to step down and prepare elections to end months of political deadlock. The North African country, where an uprising two years ago began the "Arab Spring" revolts, has been in crisis since the July assassination of an opposition leader triggered street protests demanding the government's resignation. ...

In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:43 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Salim Massebellah had just reached the parking lot at Nairobi's premiere mall. Private guards inspected his trunk, then passed a mirror underneath his vehicle, checking for the exposed wires that would indicate a bomb. That was the weapon of choice of al-Shabab, the terrorist group Kenyans had been warned might one day target their capital.

Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:33 PM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — The coffins of African migrants killed in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa were lined up in long rows inside an airport hangar where survivors of the tragedy paid their respects Saturday. All of the caskets had a single rose on top except for the four of the youngest victims, which had stuffed animals.

Drug flight down in Colombia, 3 Americans killed Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:30 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane on a U.S. counter-drug mission crashed Saturday in a remote, jungle region of northern Colombia, killing three Americans and a Panamanian National Guardsman and seriously injuring the other two Americans aboard.

U.S. seizes al Qaeda figure indicted in 1998 Africa embassy bombings Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior al Qaeda figure Anas al-Liby, indicted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, was captured in Libya by a U.S. team and is in American custody, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a second U.S. raid in Somalia had failed to capture a leader of the al Shabaab militant group who was the raid's target. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart; Editing by Peter Cooney)

British PM faces demand for 2014 EU referendum Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:10 PM PDT London (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a challenge from one of his party's lawmakers to hold a referendum on EU membership in October 2014, three years earlier than currently planned.

Libyan militant wanted by US nabbed in Tripoli Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:56 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Relatives of a Libyan al-Qaida leader, wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa, says the 49-year-old has been kidnapped in Tripoli.

AP sources: US Navy SEALs raid Somali town Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:54 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. Navy SEALs carried out a pre-dawn raid Saturday on a coastal town in southern Somalia looking for a specific al-Qaida suspect linked to the Nairobi shopping mall attack, but did not get their target, a U.S. military official told The Associated Press.

US Navy SEALs raid Somali militants: report Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:54 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - US Navy SEALs staged a raid Saturday on a senior Shebab militant leader in southern Somalia though it was unclear whether he was killed, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Israeli girl wounded in attack in West Bank Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:41 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A 9-year-old Jewish girl was seriously injured in a suspected Palestinian militant attack while playing outside her home Saturday in a settlement in the West Bank, Israeli police said.

U.S. source confirms operation in Somalia against Shabaab militant Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government source confirmed on Saturday that American military forces conducted an operation in Somalia targeting a member of the militant group al Shabaab, but could provide no further details. A second foreign military operation also took place in Libya on Saturday and was aimed at seizing senior al Qaeda figure Anas al Liby, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity. Al Liby is wanted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. ...

Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:32 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader hinted Saturday that he disapproved of the phone call between Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama during the Iranian leader's trip to New York last month, but he reiterated his crucial support for the president's policy of outreach to the West.

US-backed drug flight crashes in Colombia; 4 dead Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:18 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A plane carrying five Americans and a Panamanian on an anti-drug mission crashed Saturday in a remote, jungle region in northern Colombia, killing four of the occupants and injuring the other two.

4 Kenyan attack suspects named as probe proceeds Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:16 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A military spokesman on Saturday confirmed the names of four men implicated in the attack on an upscale mall in Kenya's capital last month, an assault that turned into a four-day-long siege and killed at least 67 people.

Hodgson stands by under-pressure Wilshere Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:08 PM PDT London (AFP) - England manager Roy Hodgson says that he retains faith in Jack Wilshere despite the midfielder struggling to hold onto his first-team place at Arsenal.

String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:06 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims passing through a mainly Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad and another detonated his explosives inside a cafe north of the capital, the deadliest of several attacks across Iraq on Saturday that killed at least 66 people.

Stabbed Egyptian politician decries violence Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:58 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian politician who has opposed the military crackdown that has killed or jailed hundreds of Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi was surprised to find himself under a violent attack when he accidentally drove through a pro-Morsi protest march in Cairo.

Iran FM: Outreach to US opens way for nuclear deal Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:44 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says historic outreach with the U.S. has already paid dividends by opening opportunities to negotiate a nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to maintain its uranium enrichment but provide greater assurances the program remain peaceful.

Mass protest in Spain over crackdown on pro-ETA group Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT Bilbao (Spain) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in northern Spain to protest a crackdown on an association that aids jailed members of armed Basque separatist group ETA.

Plane with Americans crashes in Colombia, 4 dead Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:35 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A plane carrying five Americans and a Panamanian on an anti-drug mission crashed Saturday in a remote part of northern Colombia, killing four of the occupants and seriously injuring the other two, authorities said.

Tuareg, Arab rebels resume Mali peace talks Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:30 PM PDT Ouagadougou (AFP) - Tuareg and Arab rebels are resuming peace talks with the Malian government, notably about the northern territories where they are fighting for autonomy, nine days after they staged a walkout, a spokesmen said Saturday.

DR Congo's M23 rebels cannot be defeated militarily: UN Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT Kinshasa (AFP) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels can only be defeated by political means and not militarily, a member of a UN Security Council delegation visiting the African country said Saturday.

Iraq violence kills 73 including pilgrims, journalists Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:28 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Violence including an attack on Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad killed at least 73 people across Iraq on Saturday, among them two journalists gunned down in the north, officials said.

String of attacks in Iraq kill at least 66 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:21 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and another detonated his explosives inside a cafe north of the capital, the deadliest of several attacks across Iraq on Saturday that killed at least 66 people.

Reports: Italy filmmaker Carlo Lizzani dies at 91 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Filmmaker Carlo Lizzani, a much-lauded protagonist of Italian Neorealism, has died, Italian state news media reported Saturday. He was 91.

Israeli child seriously wounded in West Bank settlement shooting Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A nine-year-old Israeli girl was shot and seriously wounded in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in what police said was a suspected Palestinian militant attack. "Our suspicion is that this is a terrorist attack," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Rosenfeld said the girl was shot while she was outside in the garden and that security forces were searching in and around the Psagot settlement, where the shooting occurred, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Violence in the West Bank has risen in the past few weeks. ...

Iran's Khamenei gives qualified support to opening to West Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani's overtures to the West but criticised some aspects of a UN visit during which he spoke with US counterpart Barack Obama.

Israel says no difference with US on Iran nuclear timetable Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:16 PM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel on Saturday downplayed apparent differences with the United States over estimates of the amount of time it could take Iran to manufacture a nuclear bomb.

Venezuela creates Air France cocaine case commission Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's National Assembly has created a special commission to investigate 1.3 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Caracas to Paris aboard an Air France jet, Venezuela said Saturday.

Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces reached an agreement Saturday with local officials of a vulnerable Sunni village in a region dominated by President Bashar Assad's Alawite sect to end hours of deadly shelling in exchange for the surrender of dozens of opposition fighters, an activist group said.

Assad says will not negotiate with armed rebels: magazine Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:37 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a German magazine he would not negotiate with rebels until they laid down their arms, and said his most powerful ally Russia supported his government more than ever. In an extensive interview with Der Spiegel, Assad said he did not believe it was possible to solve the conflict in Syria through negotiations with the rebels, comments that might dampen hopes among Western powers for a political solution. "In my view, a political opposition does not carry weapons. ...

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