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• Merkel frosty on the U.S. over 'unacceptable' spying allegations
• Israel says to announce more settlement building
• Violence against Muslims threatening Myanmar reforms: U.N. envoy
• Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup
• Unrest rises in Tunisia after Islamists kill police officers
• Explosion at candy factory in north Mexico injures dozens
• France, Germany want talks with US on spying row by year end
• Merkel: US spying has shattered allies' trust
• Canada says falling short of emissions reduction target
• Three U.S. states, British Columbia to ink climate pact
• England arrive Down Under for high-stakes tour
• U.N. nuclear agency chief to meet top Iran negotiator
• Doomed Paris tower lives out last days in graffiti
• Gore urges US to stop Keystone 'atrocity'
• UN calls for Sudan, South Sudan to resume Abyei talks
• Tottenham on brink of knockout stage after Sheriff win
• Khartoum allows polio vaccine in troubled states
• Spanish students, teachers protest against education cuts, reform
• Cuban city struggling to recover a year after Hurricane Sandy
• EU's Ashton urges Palestinian reconciliation in talks with Abbas
• BoE chief promises long-term easier credit
• Top Iranian official to meet with UN nuke chief
• Energy firms take fresh punt on New Zealand deepwater
• Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know
• U.S. monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders: report
• Sudan ruling party seeks ouster of leading reformer
• Lampedusa mayor warns EU must change asylum policy
• Bulgarian woman in DNA test in 'Maria' case
• Chan says Japanese his main rivals
• Malawi arrests official suspected of embezzling millions
• Back to the bush: Dhlakama's high-risk gamble in Mozambique
• Passports of two victims in French Alps murder missing
• Mozambique ex-rebels want slice of resource cake: analysts
• World-famous Spanish chef puts on apron in Italy
• Embargo fails to stop Ivory Coast illicit diamond trade: U.N. experts
• Israel weighs Palestinian prisoner release

Merkel frosty on the U.S. over 'unacceptable' spying allegations Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Luke Baker and Andreas Rinke BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the United States of an unacceptable breach of trust on Thursday after allegations that the U.S. bugged her personal mobile phone, and she indicated data agreements with Washington may have to be revised. Arriving for a two-day summit in Brussels overshadowed by the allegations of eavesdropping by the U.S. National Security Agency against Italy, France and Germany, Merkel said she had told President Barack Obama in a telephone conversation late on Wednesday that the acts were unacceptable. ...

Israel says to announce more settlement building Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it would press ahead with plans to build in existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, in an apparent bid to appease hardliners opposed to peace talks with the Palestinians. Local media said new building tenders could be announced next week, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular seeks to douse opposition from right-wingers in his government to a planned release of Palestinian prisoners. ...

Violence against Muslims threatening Myanmar reforms: U.N. envoy Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:22 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar is feeding a wider anti-Muslim feeling that poses a serious threat to the country's dramatic economic and political reforms as it emerges from half a century of military rule, a U.N. envoy said on Thursday. The government says at least 192 people were killed in June and October 2012 clashes between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, most of whom Myanmar deem illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, despite roots going back generations. ...

Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Richard Lough and Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The people of Madagascar vote on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a five-year crisis and rebuild investor confidence to mend an economy crippled since President Andry Rajoelina seized power in a 2009 coup. It is the first vote on the huge, nickel- and vanilla-producing island off Africa since the upheaval four years ago triggered by mutinous soldiers that drew sanctions against Madagascar and prompted donors to freeze crucial budget support. ...

Unrest rises in Tunisia after Islamists kill police officers Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:41 PM PDT By Anis Milli and Tarek Amara KEF, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse hundreds of people trying to storm a local government building as demonstrations broke out over the killing of seven policemen by Islamist militants. Tensions are rising in Tunisia, where the ruling moderate Islamist Ennahda party and opposition have been trying to start talks to end a paralyzing deadlock since the assassination of two secular opposition leaders earlier this year. ...

Explosion at candy factory in north Mexico injures dozens Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:43 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A boiler exploded at a candy factory in northern Mexico on Thursday, injuring dozens of workers and badly damaging the building, officials said. The factory sits in an industrial park at Ciudad Juarez, a large city on the U.S. border, and firefighters said they were still trying to put out the flames. "It was a bad explosion," said Guillermo Terrazas, a local government spokesman in Ciudad Juarez, adding it was unclear if anyone had been killed or was trapped under debris in the building. ...

France, Germany want talks with US on spying row by year end Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:52 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - France and Germany want talks with the United States to settle a spying row after US eavesdropping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile and French citizens' calls, the EU announced Friday.

Merkel: US spying has shattered allies' trust Posted: 24 Oct 2013 04:50 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders united in anger as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies — allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship.

Canada says falling short of emissions reduction target Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:40 PM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada acknowledged on Thursday that it will miss its target for greenhouse gas emissions by a wider margin than expected unless it takes further action to offset emissions in the oil industry. The admission in a report by the environment ministry comes as the Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is actively pushing development of the Keystone XL pipeline, which critics say will encourage production in the Alberta oil sands, a top emitter. ...

Three U.S. states, British Columbia to ink climate pact Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California governor Jerry Brown said on Thursday he plans to sign an agreement to formally align the state's climate and clean energy policies with those of Oregon, Washington state and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Brown will host the governors of the northwestern states and British Columbia's environment minister in San Francisco on Monday to announce the partnership and details of an agreement aligning their climate strategies. ...

England arrive Down Under for high-stakes tour Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:18 PM PDT Perth (Australia) (AFP) - England arrived Friday for a high stakes tour of Australia with Alastair Cook's team gunning for a fourth successive Ashes series win and Michael Clarke's men desperate to avoid another embarrassing loss.

U.N. nuclear agency chief to meet top Iran negotiator Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:16 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency chief and a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator will meet on Monday before a new round of talks over the Islamic state's disputed atomic activities, the agency said on Thursday. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi for about an hour at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters, it said. "The meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange views on the way forward," the IAEA said in a statement. It gave no details. ...

Doomed Paris tower lives out last days in graffiti Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Condemned apartments covered in spray paint have probably never been in such demand.

Gore urges US to stop Keystone 'atrocity' Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:51 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Former US vice president Al Gore on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to block the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, likening the carbon-intense project to drug addiction.

UN calls for Sudan, South Sudan to resume Abyei talks Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:47 PM PDT New York (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday urged Sudan and South Sudan to swiftly resume negotiations on the disputed oil-producing region of Abyei after talks earlier this week ended without an agreement.

Tottenham on brink of knockout stage after Sheriff win Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:39 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - Tottenham Hotspur closed in on a place in the Europa League knockout stages with a 2-0 win away to Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday.

Khartoum allows polio vaccine in troubled states Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:32 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The Sudanese government has agreed to let United Nations workers vaccinate tens of thousands of children against polio in the violence-wracked South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the world body said Thursday.

Spanish students, teachers protest against education cuts, reform Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:27 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of students, lecturers and parents took to the streets across Spain on Thursday to protest against austerity cuts, higher university fees and other changes to the education system. Teachers and students went on strike at universities and some schools, staying away from classes. "The government is getting rid of quality, public education. They're taking us back 30 years and they only want the children of the rich and powerful to get an education," said Emilio Duran, a 51-year-old lawyer from Madrid with a daughter at primary school and a son at secondary school. ...

Cuban city struggling to recover a year after Hurricane Sandy Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:23 PM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - A year after Hurricane Sandy left Santiago de Cuba in shambles, the streets are clear and power, communications and water are back to normal, but residents of Cuba's second city are still struggling with the aftermath of the mighty storm. Sandy, carrying 124-mph (200-km) winds, caught the city by surprise on the morning of October 25, 2012, damaging half the housing stock and most public buildings, killing 11 residents and laying waste to nearby crops and fruit orchards. The storm later devastated parts of the U.S. East Coast. ...

EU's Ashton urges Palestinian reconciliation in talks with Abbas Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:21 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday called for the end of divisions between Palestinians, in talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

BoE chief promises long-term easier credit Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:07 PM PDT London (AFP) - The Bank of England will provide easier credit to the country's banks to help them cope with the scaling back of current liquidity measures, governor Mark Carney announced Thursday.

Top Iranian official to meet with UN nuke chief Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:03 PM PDT VIENNA (AP) — A top nuclear negotiator from Tehran will meet with the head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency next week just hours before agency experts sit down with Iranian counterparts to renew their push for access to sites, people and documents believed linked to possible work on atomic arms, the agency said Thursday.

Energy firms take fresh punt on New Zealand deepwater Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT By Naomi Tajitsu WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is hoping the first deepwater wells to be drilled in the country in nearly 15 years will reignite interest in its offshore oil and gas basins, mostly ignored since some early discoveries in the 1970s. New Zealand's remoteness, rough seas, and limited domestic demand for gas given its small population have curbed interest in the region by global exploration companies. ...

Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is planning a state secrets act that critics say could curtail public access to information on a wide range of issues, including tensions with China and the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The new law would dramatically expand the definition of official secrets and journalists convicted under it could be jailed for up to five years. ...

U.S. monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders: report Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:58 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The United States monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders according to classified documents leaked by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Thursday. Phone numbers were passed on to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) by an official in another government department, according to the documents, the Guardian said on its website. It added that staff in the White House, State Department and the Pentagon were urged to share the contact details of foreign politicians. ...

Sudan ruling party seeks ouster of leading reformer Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:57 PM PDT Khartoum (AFP) - A leading reformer in Sudan's ruling party should be ousted after he criticised a deadly crackdown on protests, an internal investigative committee said on Thursday.

Lampedusa mayor warns EU must change asylum policy Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - The mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa warned European leaders Thursday that they need an urgent rethink on refugees and migrants -- with Mediterranean states demanding urgent EU action.

Bulgarian woman in DNA test in 'Maria' case Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Roma woman in remote town in central Bulgaria has undergone DNA testing as authorities investigate if she is the mother of a suspected abduction victim in neighboring Greece known as "Maria" whose case has triggered a global search for her real parents.

Chan says Japanese his main rivals Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:43 PM PDT Saint John (Canada) (AFP) - Japan's Akiko Suzuki, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda and Takahito Mura arrive at Skate Canada this week hoping to replicate the success compatriots Mao Asada and Tatsuki Machida enjoyed at Skate America.

Malawi arrests official suspected of embezzling millions Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) - A top Malawi official suspected of embezzling $15 million (11 million euros) from the state coffers was arrested and charged with corruption on Thursday, officials said.

Back to the bush: Dhlakama's high-risk gamble in Mozambique Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At the age of 60, Mozambique's former rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama is hiding out in the bush again, not backing down in a struggle between old foes that has donors and investors fretting about stability in the budding energy producer. A year ago, the leader of the country's biggest opposition party Renamo quit his life in the city and returned to the remote Gorongosa forest from where he once directed a 16-year civil war fought by his guerrillas which ended in 1992. Dhlakama says he does not want another war. ...

Passports of two victims in French Alps murder missing Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:27 PM PDT Annecy (France) (AFP) - French prosecutors said Thursday they had still not found the British passports of two victims of a brutal Alps murder last year, adding to the mystery surrounding the case.

Mozambique ex-rebels want slice of resource cake: analysts Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:26 PM PDT Maputo (AFP) - Mozambique's ex-rebellion is too weak to force a new civil war and its recent return to arms is a desperate bid to grab a share of the energy bonanza reshaping the country, analysts said.

World-famous Spanish chef puts on apron in Italy Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:22 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Ferran Adria, regarded as one of the world's most inventive chefs, made a "huge exception" when he agreed to cook for an event Thursday — his first such outing since closing his famed elBulli restaurant two years ago to focus on experimentation.

Embargo fails to stop Ivory Coast illicit diamond trade: U.N. experts Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:08 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An eight-year-old U.N. embargo has failed to stop the illicit production and trafficking of Ivory Coast rough diamonds that are continuously being smuggled out of the West African country and could be funding illegal arms purchases, U.N. experts say. In an interim report to the Security Council, the so-called U.N. Group of Experts - which monitors compliance with the Ivory Coast sanctions regime - also said they plan to investigate a possible network based in South Africa that is involved in the trade of diamonds between Africa and Asia. ...

Israel weighs Palestinian prisoner release Posted: 24 Oct 2013 01:03 PM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli ministers are to meet Sunday to approve the release of a second batch of Palestinian prisoners under the terms of renewed peace talks, media said.

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