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• Mass evacuation saves Indian lives as cyclone leaves trail of destruction
• Iran rejects West's demand to ship out uranium stockpiles
• Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people
• In Egypt, deposed president's family say Mursi won't negotiate
• Rioting erupts in Moscow after killing blamed on migrant
• Bomb blast in Ethiopian capital kills two: state radio
• U.N. voices concern over delay to Guinea election results
• Three UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur ambush
• U.S. Senate leader sees chance for breaking fiscal impasse
• UK police explore new line of investigation over missing McCann
• Britain to ease China visa restrictions
• Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel'
• 380 arrested in Moscow race riot
• World powers set for nuclear talks with Rouhani's Iran
• 43 dead, dozens missing after Mali boat sinking
• Red Cross Syria kidnap underscores risks in war zones
• 91 killed in India stampede at Hindu festival finale
• Four suspects detained in London terror raids
• Tropical Storm Octave strengthens off Mexico's Baja Calif. coast
• French far-right wins bellwether by-election
• France to increase troops in Central African Republic
• Thousands march in Romania against Canadian mine plan
• France pledges more troops to Central Africa
• Italy to step up patrols in hope of saving migrants from shipwreck
• Impunity feared in Colombia military justice law
• Window for Iran diplomacy 'cracking open': Kerry
• Malta urges 'clear EU strategy' on migrants after twin tragedies
• Gunmen kidnap Red Cross workers in war-ravaged Syria
• Iraq blasts kill 20 as year's death toll passes 5,000
• Two suicide car bombs explode in Damascus, no casualties: state media
• Eiffel Tower briefly evacuated after telephone threat
• Cameroon goalkeeper Itandje foils Tunisia
• Two car bombs explode in central Damascus
• 'You should be afraid of me': S.Africa's Malema

Mass evacuation saves Indian lives as cyclone leaves trail of destruction Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:27 AM PDT By Sruthi Gottipati and Jatindra Dash GANJAM/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum on Sunday as it headed inland after making landfall from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) that ripped apart tens of thousands of thatched huts, mangled power lines and tore down trees. ...

Iran rejects West's demand to ship out uranium stockpiles Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT By Yeganeh Torbati and Fredrik Dahl DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday rejected the West's demand that it send sensitive nuclear material out of the country but signaled flexibility on other aspects of its atomic activities that worry world powers, ahead of renewed negotiations this week. Talks about Iran's nuclear program, due to start in Geneva on Tuesday, will be the first since the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who has tried to improve relations with the West to pave the way for lifting economic sanctions. ...

Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombs killed at least 25 people across Iraq on Sunday ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources said. Altogether 16 bombs went off, the deadliest of which was in the mainly Shi'ite city of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, where two car bombs blew up in quick succession, killing at least five people, police said. It was not immediately clear who was behind Sunday's attacks, but Sunni Islamist and other insurgents including al Qaeda, which views Shi'ite Muslims as non-believers, have been regaining ground in Iraq this year. ...

In Egypt, deposed president's family say Mursi won't negotiate Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:38 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The family of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi said on Sunday he would not enter any negotiations or accept any compromises following a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by military-backed authorities. Mursi, Egypt's first freely elected president, was ousted by the military on July 3 following mass protests against his rule. Authorities have since launched a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood, killing hundreds at protest camps and marches and arresting about 2,000 Islamist activists and group members. ...

Rioting erupts in Moscow after killing blamed on migrant Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:53 PM PDT By Maria Tsvetkova and Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rioters smashed shop windows, stormed a warehouse and clashed with police in a Moscow neighborhood on Sunday in the biggest outbreak of anti-migrant unrest in the Russian capital in three years. Demonstrators, some chanting racist slogans, vandalized shops and other sites known for employing migrant workers in the southern Biryulyovo area after the killing of a young ethnic Russian widely blamed on a man from the Caucasus. ...

Bomb blast in Ethiopian capital kills two: state radio Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:35 PM PDT By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A bomb blast in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa killed two people on Sunday, state radio said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Ethiopia says it has thwarted plots of attacks in the past two years and blames rebel groups based in the south and southeast, as well as Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents. "A bomb blast occurred at a residential house in the Bole district and killed two unidentified individuals," a report on national radio said, quoting the National Security and Intelligence Service. ...

U.N. voices concern over delay to Guinea election results Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:50 PM PDT By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - The United Nations and the international community on Sunday called upon Guinea's electoral commission to publish results of a September 28 election aimed at completing a transition to democracy, saying it was concerned over the delay. Disputes over a published partial count have held up the final result and raised fears of a resurgence of violence that killed about 50 people before the vote. ...

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur ambush Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:47 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Attackers swooped on a UN water convoy in Sudan's troubled Darfur region Sunday, killing three Senegalese peacekeepers, the United Nations said.

U.S. Senate leader sees chance for breaking fiscal impasse Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:40 PM PDT By David Lawder and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate negotiations to bring a boiling fiscal crisis to an end showed signs of progress on Sunday, but there were no guarantees that the U.S. federal government shutdown was about to end or that a historic default would be avoided. Friday's optimism that a deal might be forged before financial markets opened on Monday vanished on Saturday and the talks moved from the acrimony of the House of Representatives to the Senate. Negotiations that were likely to stretch into the week continued between the Senate's top Democrat and Republican. ...

UK police explore new line of investigation over missing McCann Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:35 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Police conducting a global search for Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in 2007, have come up with a new version of events surrounding her suspected abduction and want to question one unidentified man in particular. McCann, then aged three, went missing from her room at the Praia da Luz holiday resort in Portugal in May 2007 while her parents were dining with friends at a nearby restaurant, triggering a search that gripped the world's media. ...

Britain to ease China visa restrictions Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:06 PM PDT London (AFP) - Britain is to make it easier for Chinese nationals to obtain visas in an effort to boost business between the two countries, finance minister George Osborne has announced.

Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel' Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:40 PM PDT Ein Hashlosha (Israel) (AFP) - Israel on Sunday froze the shipment of building materials into Gaza after discovering a sophisticated "terror tunnel" into the Jewish state from the Palestinian territory, a defence official said.

380 arrested in Moscow race riot Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:13 PM PDT Moscow (AFP) - Moscow police arrested more than 380 people Sunday during a race riot in which nationalists outraged by a murder blamed on a migrant smashed shop windows and assaulted security guards.

World powers set for nuclear talks with Rouhani's Iran Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:30 PM PDT Tehran (AFP) - World powers will meet for fresh talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme on Tuesday, as hopes rise for a more conciliatory approach from the new Tehran government.

43 dead, dozens missing after Mali boat sinking Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:23 PM PDT KOUBI, Mali (AP) — Mahmoudou Ibrahim combed the waters frantically for his family after they and hundreds of other passengers were catapulted into the Niger River when their boat capsized.

Red Cross Syria kidnap underscores risks in war zones Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:14 PM PDT Geneva (AFP) - The kidnapping in Syria of seven aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent on Sunday underscores the stark daily risks faced by those helping victims of the conflict.

91 killed in India stampede at Hindu festival finale Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:14 PM PDT Bhopal (India) (AFP) - The deaths of 91 pilgrims in a stampede outside a temple cast a long shadow over celebrations Monday marking the end of one of the holiest festivals in the Hindu calendar.

Four suspects detained in London terror raids Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:12 PM PDT London (AFP) - British police said they arrested four men Sunday on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

Tropical Storm Octave strengthens off Mexico's Baja Calif. coast Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:11 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Octave strengthened south of Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Sunday. The storm, about 315 miles south of the peninsula's tip, was traveling north-northwest at about 13 miles per hour (20 kmph), Miami's National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Octave had maximum sustained wind speeds of up to 65 miles per hour (100 kmph) and its strength was expected to fluctuate overnight before gradually weakening on Monday, the NHC said. There were no hazards affecting land, according to the NHC advisory sent at 2100 GMT. ...

French far-right wins bellwether by-election Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:07 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - France's far-right Front National (FN) on Sunday won a bellwether by-election, cementing the party's status as a political force to be reckoned with by capitalising on economic gloom and fears of rising crime.

France to increase troops in Central African Republic Posted: 13 Oct 2013 02:04 PM PDT By John Irish and Paul-Marin Ngoupana BANGUI (Reuters) - France will boost its troop presence in the Central African Republic by the end of the year under a forthcoming U.N. resolution to help prevent the country from spiraling out of control, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday. Fabius and the European Union aid chief, Kristalina Georgieva, are in the country to drum up support and international interest for a largely forgotten crisis. ...

Thousands march in Romania against Canadian mine plan Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:57 PM PDT Bucharest (AFP) - Thousands marched Sunday across Romania to protest against a Canadian company's plans to open a gold mine seen as a threat to the environment, and called for the government's resignation.

France pledges more troops to Central Africa Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:52 PM PDT Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - France's foreign minister pledged more troops during a visit to the Central African Republic on Sunday but also warned the coup leader there to stick to his own promise of free polls in early 2015.

Italy to step up patrols in hope of saving migrants from shipwreck Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:33 PM PDT By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italy is to step up naval and air patrols in the southern Mediterranean to try to prevent repeats of the shipwrecks which have drowned hundreds of African migrants in two separate disasters in little more than a week. Prime Minister Enrico Letta said late on Saturday an "air and naval package" would be put in place south of Sicily, where tens of thousands of migrants in flimsy, overcrowded boats have made the crossing from Africa so far this year. ...

Impunity feared in Colombia military justice law Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:28 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The crimes were shocking, even for a country hardened by the atrocities of decades of internal conflict.

Window for Iran diplomacy 'cracking open': Kerry Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:19 PM PDT London (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said the window for diplomacy with Iran was "cracking open" following talks in London with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

Malta urges 'clear EU strategy' on migrants after twin tragedies Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:14 PM PDT Valletta (AFP) - Malta on Sunday called on the European Union to develop a "clear strategy" to deal with migrants fleeing conflicts to their shores after two shipwrecks claimed hundreds of lives.

Gunmen kidnap Red Cross workers in war-ravaged Syria Posted: 13 Oct 2013 01:10 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Gunman abducted seven International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent staff on Sunday in Idlib province, one of the main theatres of Syria's brutal war, the ICRC said.

Iraq blasts kill 20 as year's death toll passes 5,000 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Bombings in Iraq killed 20 people Sunday and brought the year's toll to more than 5,000 dead in a surge in violence that authorities have failed to curb, officials said.

Two suicide car bombs explode in Damascus, no casualties: state media Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombs exploded in the center of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday near a government television and radio building, state media said. Syrian television showed footage of what appeared to be two burning vehicles, a fire engine and images from inside a nearby building where windows had been blown out. State news agency SANA said "terrorists" had set off the two suicide car bombs close to Ummayad Square in central Damascus, causing damage to the General Authority for Television and Radio without causing casualties. ...

Eiffel Tower briefly evacuated after telephone threat Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - The Eiffel Tower, France's top tourist draw, was briefly evacuated on Sunday and the area ringed by security forces.

Cameroon goalkeeper Itandje foils Tunisia Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:16 PM PDT Johannesburg (AFP) - Former Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje made a string of superb saves to help Cameroon force a 0-0 World Cup Africa play-off draw in Tunisia Sunday.

Two car bombs explode in central Damascus Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:11 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Two cars laden with explosives and driven by suicide bombers blew up in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday night, state media reported.

'You should be afraid of me': S.Africa's Malema Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:10 PM PDT Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's fiery young politician Julius Malema told a rally of his new party on Sunday that a "giant" has been born which should be feared and will fight for the poor.

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