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• Explosions across Baghdad kill at least 38 people
• North Korea puts army on alert, warns U.S. of 'horrible disaster'
• Cuba once more seeks U.N. condemnation of U.S. embargo
• Italian divers pull dozens more bodies from wrecked migrant boat
• Britain's Cameron 'playing with fire' over EU: deputy PM
• China may smother South China Sea agenda at regional forum
• Syria arms inspectors face unprecedented danger: Ban
• Serbia, Kosovo settle row over election campaign
• Targets of US raids planned terrorism in Kenya
• British deputy leader to make case for EU
• Conditions at G4S-run UK prison 'very concerning': report
• Karachi Heat: Pakistan’s Megacity Is a Sweltering Gangland
• After Botched U.S. Raid, Somalis Fear Looming War With Al-Shabab
• Diplomats try to rally Rwanda support for DR Congo peace
• Four million more set to flee Syrian conflict: UN
• Maldives top court annuls September 7 presidential vote, sets new election
• Attacks surge in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes
• Boateng out of play-off clash with Egypt
• Scotland minister sacked a year before independence vote
• Somali pirate suspects deny 'attack' on Spanish ship
• 'Badge of shame' if Africa exits world court: Annan
• Palestinian leader condemns attack on Israeli girl
• Elite U.S. team questions seized al Qaeda leader on Navy ship
• Greece expects economy to grow, finally
• US military interrogating wanted Al-Qaeda suspect
• US still expects to sign pact with Afghanistan
• Nabbing of Libyan militant sparks fear of backlash
• Officials blamed in Mexico monster truck crash
• French research ship rescues Syrian refugees
• Post-coup Egypt gripped by nationalist fervor
• Obama climate adviser Zichal to step down: officials
• In blow to Boeing, JAL makes 1st buy from Airbus
• Italy divers find 'wall' of bodies in migrant ship
• Number of African billionaires much higher than past estimates: report
• Over 700,000 mourn influential Israeli rabbi
• Greek ex-minister jailed for 20 years for graft
• Poyet set to be named Sunderland boss

Explosions across Baghdad kill at least 38 people Posted: 07 Oct 2013 11:14 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 38 people, police said, as suspected Sunni Islamist militants pursued a campaign to provoke intercommunal conflict. Eight of the 10 blasts in Baghdad were in mainly Shi'ite districts, but there was also an explosion in a mixed area and another in the predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Doura. In the deadliest attack, a parked car blew up in a commercial street in Husseiniya, killing five people. ...

North Korea puts army on alert, warns U.S. of 'horrible disaster' Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:42 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after weeks of rhetoric directed against the United States and South Korea, who it accuses of instigating hostility. Reclusive North Korea has often issued threats to attack the South and the United States but has rarely turned them into action. Such hostile rhetoric is widely seen as a means to perpetuate its domestic and international political agenda. ...

Cuba once more seeks U.N. condemnation of U.S. embargo Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:47 PM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - For the 22nd consecutive year, Cuba will ask the United Nations to condemn the United States economic embargo against the island, a top Cuban official announced on Monday, accusing Washington of tightening sanctions in place for more than half a century. U.S. President Barack Obama, who stated before taking office that he wanted to recast long-hostile U.S.-Cuba relations, has been a disappointment to the Cuban government, which expected him to do more to dismantle the embargo. ...

Italian divers pull dozens more bodies from wrecked migrant boat Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:38 PM PDT By Gabriele Pileri LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian divers recovered dozens more bodies from a sunken migrant boat on Monday but struggled to free more corpses trapped inside the hulk before night fell. Over 300 people are feared drowned after the packed boat caught fire and capsized just 1 kilometer from their destination, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, last week. It was one of the worst single incidents involving economic migrants and refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa in search of a new life in Europe. ...

Britain's Cameron 'playing with fire' over EU: deputy PM Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:06 PM PDT By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's promise to reform Britain's relations with the European Union is an ill-fated attempt to unite his party that could lead to the "economic suicide" of withdrawal from the bloc, his deputy will say on Tuesday. Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, the pro-EU party that shares power with Cameron's larger Conservatives, will accuse the prime minister of starting a chain reaction that could lead to Britain tumbling out of the EU. ...

China may smother South China Sea agenda at regional forum Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:45 PM PDT By James Pomfret and Greg Torode NUSA DUA, Indonesia/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will likely exploit the absence of the U.S. president at a major Asian regional summit this week to brush off attempts to focus on the South China Sea dispute as Beijing continues to bolster its influence over the strategic waterway. Any substantive progress in resolving the dispute is unlikely at the East Asia Summit beginning in Brunei on Wednesday and tensions between China and other claimants to the oil- and gas-rich sea will likely linger, analysts, senior regional officials and diplomats said. ...

Syria arms inspectors face unprecedented danger: Ban Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:59 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (United States) (AFP) - About 100 international experts will have to spend up to a year in Syria destroying its chemical weapons in a mission of unprecedented danger, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

Serbia, Kosovo settle row over election campaign Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:49 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Serbia and Kosovo have reached a deal to allow politicians from Belgrade to campaign during a Kosovo municipal election on November 3, smoothing over a row that had underscored the fragility of relations between the two. Last week, Serbia's prime minister threatened to pull out of talks with Kosovo - mediated by the European Union and intended to improve relations between Belgrade and Pristina over the long-term - after the former Serbian province denied him permission to visit. After a late-night meeting in Brussels on Monday, Ivica Dacic said the issue was resolved. ...

Targets of US raids planned terrorism in Kenya Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:31 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. interrogators headed to an American warship in the Mediterranean to question a suspected Libyan al-Qaida operative linked to the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa, as new details emerged Monday about plots planned by a Kenyan militant who escaped a U.S. raid in Somalia.

British deputy leader to make case for EU Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:28 PM PDT London (AFP) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will on Tuesday warn that leaving the European Union would be "economic suicide" for Britain, in a rallying cry against eurosceptics ahead of the country's possible referendum on the issue.

Conditions at G4S-run UK prison 'very concerning': report Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:06 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A British prison run by security company G4S is failing to provide prisoners basic healthcare and sanitation, and scored below sufficient in all four areas assessed by the independent prisons watchdog. Britain in July placed under review all of G4S's government contracts and it faces a possible Serious Fraud Office investigation after an audit showed that it charged for tagging criminals who were either dead, in prison, or had never been tagged in the first place. ...

Karachi Heat: Pakistan’s Megacity Is a Sweltering Gangland Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:02 PM PDT Like many parts of Pakistan, swaths of the sweltering Pakistani city of Karachi experience regular power outages for up to 8 and 9 hours a day. The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, despite its priority  status for receiving power, keeps several large generators to provide, among other things, reliable air-conditioning. The air in its emergency ward is so blessedly cool compared to the simmering streets outside that you momentarily forget you are in a place of fear and suffering. ...

After Botched U.S. Raid, Somalis Fear Looming War With Al-Shabab Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:47 PM PDT On Oct. 5, the same day the U.S. whisked leading al-Qaeda operative, Anas al-Liby, from his home in the Libyan capital to a suspected holding cell aboard a ship in the Mediterranean, it tried a similarly audacious operation in Somalia. Unfortunately for the Pentagon, the second raid, aimed at a suspected leader of al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked militant group based in southern Somalia, did not succeed. ...

Diplomats try to rally Rwanda support for DR Congo peace Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:35 PM PDT Kigali (AFP) - A UN Security Council delegation urged Rwanda Monday to help put an end to the myriad of armed rebel groups operating in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Four million more set to flee Syrian conflict: UN Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:26 PM PDT Geneva (AFP) - Four million more Syrians will be forced to flee their homes in 2014 as the conflict there escalates, the United Nations has predicted.

Maldives top court annuls September 7 presidential vote, sets new election Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:21 PM PDT By J.J. Robinson MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday annulled the results of the September 7 presidential election and scheduled a fresh vote for October 20 after a candidate challenged the outcome, citing irregularities. The Maldives, a tropical Indian Ocean resort archipelago, suspended a presidential run-off election that was due to take place on September 28 after the Supreme Court ordered officials to postpone it. ...

Attacks surge in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:20 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A string of attacks killed nine members of Egypt's security and military forces and hit the country's main satellite communications station Monday, in an apparent retaliation by Islamic militants a day after more than 50 supporters of the ousted president were killed in clashes with police.

Boateng out of play-off clash with Egypt Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:19 PM PDT Accra (AFP) - Ghana suffered a huge blow ahead of their 2014 World Cup play-off match with Egypt on Monday as Kevin-Prince Boateng was ruled out of the first leg on October 15 because of a left knee injury.

Scotland minister sacked a year before independence vote Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:15 PM PDT London (AFP) - Britain's minister for Scotland was among the casualties of Prime Minister David Cameron's government reshuffle Monday, with less than a year to go before Scotland's independence referendum.

Somali pirate suspects deny 'attack' on Spanish ship Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:14 PM PDT Madrid (AFP) - Six Somali men went on trial Monday in Madrid accused of trying to attack a Spanish warship in 2012 during an anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean.

'Badge of shame' if Africa exits world court: Annan Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:11 PM PDT Cape Town (AFP) - Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday it would be a "badge of shame" for Africa if its leaders voted to leave the International Criminal Court.

Palestinian leader condemns attack on Israeli girl Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday condemned an attack on a nine-year-old Israeli girl the day before in the West Bank.

Elite U.S. team questions seized al Qaeda leader on Navy ship Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elite American interrogation team is questioning the senior al Qaeda figure who was seized by special operations forces in Libya and then whisked onto a Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. officials said on Monday. Nazih al-Ragye, better known by the cover name Abu Anas al-Liby, is being held aboard the USS San Antonio, an amphibious transport dock ship, the officials said. He is being questioned by the U.S. ...

Greece expects economy to grow, finally Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:47 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece expects its economy to grow next year — at last.

US military interrogating wanted Al-Qaeda suspect Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:20 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US military was holding and secretly interrogating an alleged Al-Qaeda operative Monday, after weekend raids on Libya and Somalia which also targeted an elusive Islamist Shebab commander.

US still expects to sign pact with Afghanistan Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is optimistic that a U.S.-Afghan agreement over the future role of American troops in the country can be finalized in the next few weeks despite two main sticking points and President Hamid Karzai's emotional outburst Monday alleging that the U.S. and NATO repeatedly violate Afghan sovereignty.

Nabbing of Libyan militant sparks fear of backlash Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:10 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan militant accused by Washington in the killing of the U.S. ambassador told The Associated Press on Monday he's not worried about being next on the list for capture by the Americans after the U.S. commando raid that spirited a senior al-Qaida suspect out of Tripoli.

Officials blamed in Mexico monster truck crash Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:09 PM PDT CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican government officials and event organizers on Monday blamed the driver of a monster truck for losing control and plowing into a crowd of spectators, killing eight and injuring 79. Motor-sports experts, however, pointed at the organizers, saying the setup of the state-sponsored show was blatantly deficient and life-threatening.

French research ship rescues Syrian refugees Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:06 PM PDT Rome (AFP) - A French oceanographic vessel that helped find the wreck of the Titanic rescued 29 Syrian refugees on Sunday, part of a group of 363 asylum-seekers that have landed in Italy in the past 24 hours.

Post-coup Egypt gripped by nationalist fervor Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — While riots turned the neighborhoods of Cairo into deadly battlegrounds this weekend, Egypt's most powerful man — the head of the armed forces — enjoyed a star-studded show.

Obama climate adviser Zichal to step down: officials Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:58 PM PDT By Patrick Rucker and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top adviser on energy and climate change, Heather Zichal, plans to step down in the next few weeks after five years at the White House, senior administration officials said on Monday. Zichal, 37, has advised Obama since his 2008 presidential campaign and helped shape the administration's policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed for contributing to global warming. Zichal was the architect of the president's plan, announced in June, to cut carbon emissions from U.S. ...

In blow to Boeing, JAL makes 1st buy from Airbus Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:56 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Usually when Japanese airlines need to buy a big plane, they go to Boeing. Not this time.

Italy divers find 'wall' of bodies in migrant ship Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — Deep sea divers "unpacked a wall of people" from the hull of a smuggler's trawler on the sea floor near this Italian island on Monday, gingerly untangling the dead would-be migrants in the latest and most painstaking phase of a recovery operation following the ship's fiery capsizing.

Number of African billionaires much higher than past estimates: report Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:47 PM PDT Lagos (AFP) - There are far more African billionaires than previously thought, Ventures magazine said Monday in a report on the continent's mega-rich, but the number of Africans living in extreme poverty has also shot up.

Over 700,000 mourn influential Israeli rabbi Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:47 PM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - More than 700,000 people took to Jerusalem's streets Monday to mourn the spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, in an unprecedented procession for an influential figure who died after surgery.

Greek ex-minister jailed for 20 years for graft Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:39 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A former Greek defense minister was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty Monday of money laundering in the most prominent corruption case to date in the financially stricken country.

Poyet set to be named Sunderland boss Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:23 PM PDT London (AFP) - Controversial Uruguayan Gus Poyet looks set to be appointed manager of English Premier League strugglers Sunderland, according to the BBC on Monday.

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