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News: China assisting North Korean missile program: Panetta IMF on target to boost firepower by $400 billion: Japan Finance Minister Japan opposition censures ministers, piles pressure on PM IMF's Shinohara calls for more Bank of Japan easing U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, four feared dead Syria, U.N. agree on terms of monitoring mission Mali's military frees arrested officials China assisting North Korean missile program: U.S. Defense Secretary Boko Haram kill seven civilians in north Nigeria: government "Friends of Syria" say Annan plan is last hope Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Bashir says Sudan to teach South "final lesson by force" U.S. struggles to head off wider Sudan conflict Lawmakers press UK government over China murder scandal Ex-Supreme Court justice says Venezuela manipulates courts NATO head calls on China, Russia to help fund Afghan forces NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; casualties unknown Yemen army kills 13 Islamists in south Analysis: Early days for Spain's tug of war with markets India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China "Friends of Syria" say Annan plan is last hope Clinton says Syria sanctions possible if no mission U.N. chief says South Sudan infringing on Sudan sovereignty Egyptian protesters take long walk to Tahrir Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won't be enough Libya PM: Gaddafi's son in good health Iran open for IAEA talks, no word on Parchin: diplomats Tunisia sees tourists return after revolt Czech unions gear up for biggest protest as government teeters France says U.N. observers must to go Syria fast Turkey arrests more officers over 1997 coup Road to Damascus looks long and hard for U.N. Road to Damascus looks long and hard for U.N. Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Exclusive: France would not support oil release under Hollande World Bank says Argentine move on YPF 'a mistake' Lawmakers press UK government over China murder scandal Nigeria fuel subsidy graft cost $6.8 billion: parliament Egypt refers ban on presidency candidates to court China assisting North Korean missile program: Panetta Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:17 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has provided some assistance to North Korea's missile program, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, a week after the hermit state's failed rocket launch triggered international condemnation. Under United Nations Security Council resolutions from 2006 and 2009, states, including China, are banned from helping North Korea with its ballistic missile program, its nuclear activities as well as supplying heavy weapons. ... Full Story Top IMF on target to boost firepower by $400 billion: Japan Finance Minister Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is likely to achieve the touted $400 billion boost to its financial firepower to contain the euro zone debt crisis, Japan's finance minister said on Thursday. Jun Azumi also told reporters after attending the Group of Seven and Group of 20 gatherings that more than a dozen countries had agreed to contribute money to the move. Azumi also met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 and IMF meetings. He said they discussed Europe's debt woes but not sanctions on North Korea. ... Full Story Top Japan opposition censures ministers, piles pressure on PM Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:25 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition-controlled upper house of parliament voted to censure two ministers in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet, further complicating his task of gaining support for his sales tax hike plan in a divided parliament. Noda needs opposition backing to pass bills that would double the sales tax to 10 percent in two stages by October 2015 to help fund swelling welfare costs. ... Full Story Top IMF's Shinohara calls for more Bank of Japan easing Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should ease monetary policy further to support its still-fragile economy as it has room to take unconventional steps, a senior International Monetary Fund official said, warning that a lack of action could deepen deflation. Naoyuki Shinohara, the IMF's deputy managing director, also said the global economic outlook remained highly uncertain with the biggest risk posed by possible renewed market strains from Europe's debt crisis. ... Full Story Top U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, four feared dead Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:57 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military helicopter went down in poor weather in Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said, in a crash that officials believed may have killed all four people onboard. A U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Regional Command-Southwest area, which includes the traditional Taliban stronghold of Helmand province. Poor weather appeared to have been the cause of the crash. Another official said all four people aboard the helicopter were feared dead. ... Full Story Top Syria, U.N. agree on terms of monitoring mission Thu,19 Apr 2012 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria and the United Nations signed an agreement on Thursday on terms for hundreds of observers to monitor a ceasefire, but fierce diplomatic wrangling lies ahead to persuade the West the mission can have the authority and power to ensure peace. A handful of U.N. observers are already in Syria monitoring a week-old truce that has failed to stop bloodshed. The question of whether the mission can expand while violence continues is up in the air. A crowd mobbed the head of the advance party on Thursday, some demanding the death of President Bashar al-Assad. The ... Full Story Top Mali's military frees arrested officials Thu,19 Apr 2012 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's military has released all the senior political and army officials it arrested earlier this week, the army leaders behind last month's coup said on Thursday. Separately, neighboring Senegal said Mali's ousted former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, was on a plane heading for the capital Dakar. Senegal revealed this week that Toure been sheltering in its embassy in the Malian capital, Bamako. Toure fled his palace on March 22. ... Full Story Top China assisting North Korean missile program: U.S. Defense Secretary Thu,19 Apr 2012 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has provided some assistance to North Korea's missile program, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, a week after the hermit state's failed missile launch triggered broad international condemnation. "I'm sure there's been some help coming from China. I don't know, you know, the exact extent of that," Panetta told members of the House Armed Services Committee when asked whether China had been supporting North Korea's missile program through "trade and technology exchanges. ... Full Story Top Boko Haram kill seven civilians in north Nigeria: government Thu,19 Apr 2012 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen from radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have killed at least seven civilians in the past 24 hours in a spate of attacks in northern Nigeria, police said on Thursday. Boko Haram, which wants to carve an Islamic state out of Africa's most populous nation split evenly between Muslims and Christians, has killed hundreds in almost daily gun and bomb attacks this year. ... Full Story Top "Friends of Syria" say Annan plan is last hope Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:39 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A "Friends of Syria" coalition meeting in Paris on Thursday called a U.N.-backed peace plan the "last hope" to resolve the crisis and said they would do all they could to help it succeed, according to draft conclusions obtained by Reuters. "Every day that passes means dozens of new Syrian civilian deaths," said the final declaration by the meeting's host, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. "It is not time to prevaricate. It is time to act. ... Full Story Top Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan's deputy told the Security Council on Thursday that the swift deployment of more observers to Syria was needed despite continued risks and persistent violence, though some council members have expressed reluctance. A handful of observers have arrived in Syria after the Security Council authorized the deployment of up to 30 on Saturday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is now recommending that the 15-nation council quickly pass a resolution authorizing a further "initial deployment" of up to 300 unarmed monitors. ... Full Story Top Bashir says Sudan to teach South "final lesson by force" Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir all but declared war against his newly independent neighbor on Thursday, vowing to teach South Sudan a "final lesson by force" after it occupied a disputed oil field. South Sudan accused Bashir of planning "genocide" and said it would fight to protect its people. Mounting violence since Sudan split into two countries last year has raised the prospect of two sovereign African states waging war against each other openly for the first time since Ethiopia fought newly-independent Eritrea in 1998-2000. ... Full Story Top U.S. struggles to head off wider Sudan conflict Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working to push Sudan and South Sudan back from the brink of war as the two sides ratchet up hostilities that threaten to upend the U.S.-backed peace deal that led to South Sudan's independence last year. The Obama administration's special envoy for Sudan, Princeton Lyman, said on Thursday the situation was a "very serious crisis" that threatened wider conflict between the two foes, which fought a brutal civil war for decades before finally signing a 2005 peace agreement. ... Full Story Top Lawmakers press UK government over China murder scandal Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers asked the British government on Thursday about rumors that a businessman whose murder sparked political upheaval in China may have been a spy and demanded to know why it took so long for ministers to be told of suspicions about his death. Police in China initially attributed the death of Neil Heywood, 41, in a hotel room in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing last November to cardiac arrest due to over-consumption of alcohol. ... Full Story Top Ex-Supreme Court justice says Venezuela manipulates courts Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused President Hugo Chavez's leftist government of systematically manipulating the courts, including meddling in drug cases. Eladio Aponte fled two weeks ago to Costa Rica, where he contacted officials of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and was flown to the United States, a Costa Rican official told Reuters. "It's very corrupt at every single level. ... Full Story Top NATO head calls on China, Russia to help fund Afghan forces Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of NATO called on China and Russia on Thursday to help fund Afghan security after 2014, as the alliance tries to rally contributions from a wider range of sources before most foreign combat troops pull out of Afghanistan. NATO estimates that the annual cost of maintaining Afghan security forces will be some $4 billion, and the United States is hoping for contributions worth 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) from other NATO allies and partners. [ID:nL2E8FHCG3] But so far only Britain has publicly pledged an actual amount of cash, $110 million a year. ... Full Story Top NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; casualties unknown Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NATO military helicopter crashed due to poor weather in Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said, and it was not immediately clear whether anyone aboard survived. A U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Black Hawk helicopter went down in the Regional Command-Southwest area, which includes the traditional Taliban stronghold of Helmand province. Initial reporting suggested that poor weather caused the crash, the official said. No information on casualties was immediately available. ... Full Story Top Yemen army kills 13 Islamists in south Thu,19 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT Reuters - ADEN (Reuters) - At least 13 Islamist fighters linked to al Qaeda were killed in clashes with Yemen's army in the impoverished country's south on Thursday, the government and militants said. Yemen has launched an offensive against Islamist insurgents in the territory who have taken advantage of the chaos surrounding more than a year of mass protests and fighting that unseated former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. At least seven militants were killed near the southern Yemeni city of Lawdar on Thursday, the defense ministry's news service reported in a text message. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Early days for Spain's tug of war with markets Thu,19 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Thursday's Spanish debt auction results have set the tone for a year of muddling through: Yields are too high to be sustainable in the long term, yet not high enough to trigger a near-term meltdown. In the same vein, an agreement taking shape to lend the International Monetary Fund $400 billion so it could help bail out Spain (or Italy) is unlikely to be a game changer for skeptical markets. It is not obvious why a stronger firewall should encourage anyone to enter a burning house. ... Full Story Top India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China Thu,19 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT Reuters - BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into a small club of nations that can deploy nuclear weapons at such a great distance. Footage showed the rocket with a range of more than 5,000 km (3,100 miles) blasting through clouds from an island off India's east coast. It was not immediately clear how far the rocket flew before reaching its target in the Indian Ocean. The defense minister said the test was "immaculate". ... Full Story Top "Friends of Syria" say Annan plan is last hope Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The "Friends of Syria" coalition meeting in Paris on Thursday called a U.N.-backed peace plan the "last hope" to resolve the crisis and said they would do all they could to help it succeed, according to draft conclusions obtained by Reuters. "Every day that passes means dozens of new Syrian civilian deaths," the French-language statement said as French officials hosted senior diplomats from a dozen or so like-minded governments. "It is not time to prevaricate. It is time to act. ... Full Story Top Clinton says Syria sanctions possible if no mission Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that if Syria does not permit an adequate monitoring mission, the U.N. Security Council should move towards a sanctions resolution that would be capable of being enforced. According to a transcript of her remarks to a Paris meeting on Syria, Clinton said such a resolution should include an arms embargo and travel and financial sanctions. She was quoted saying it should be passed under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, which allows for measures including military action. ... Full Story Top U.N. chief says South Sudan infringing on Sudan sovereignty Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:59 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday termed South Sudan's seizure of a disputed oil field in Sudan an "illegal act" and called on both countries to stop border clashes spiraling into war as the United States warned of a "worrying" escalation in rhetoric. Clashes along the ill-defined border between the former civil-war foes has led to a standoff over the Heglig oil field after it was seized last week by troops from South Sudan, which declared independence last year. "I call on South Sudan to immediately withdraw forces from Heglig. ... Full Story Top Egyptian protesters take long walk to Tahrir Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of Egyptians are marching 125 km (77 miles) along a major highway to Cairo to take part in a demonstration in Tahrir Square, stretching the boundaries of the country's flourishing culture of political activism. Fifteen activists decided to walk from their hometown of Suez across the desert to Cairo to show commitment to their cause: political reform and an end to the rule of army generals who have been running Egypt since Hosni Mubarak was removed from power by a mass uprising last year. ... Full Story Top Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won't be enough Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egypt's request for a $3.2 billion IMF loan will not be enough to meet the country's financial needs and will require additional resources from donor countries, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "It will not be sufficient, and everybody knows that, so it will require other donors, other participants to also come to the table to help Egypt," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde told a news conference before the start of the IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington. ... Full Story Top Libya PM: Gaddafi's son in good health Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:18 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister met war crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday and reassured him that Muammar Gaddafi's detained son is in good health and that his government is determined to give him a fair trial. "I assure the world that Saif (al-Islam) is being given a humanitarian treatment with respect and according to human rights guidelines," Abdurrahim El-Keib told reporters after meeting the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, in Libya to investigate Gaddafi's son who is wanted by the ICC. ... Full Story Top Iran open for IAEA talks, no word on Parchin: diplomats Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran says it is ready to resume talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog two months after their last meeting ended in failure, but still appears to be stonewalling a request for access to a key military site, Western diplomats said on Thursday. Just days after Iran and six world powers restarted negotiations in Istanbul, the Islamic Republic delivered a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on holding new discussions with the U.N. body as well. ... Full Story Top Tunisia sees tourists return after revolt Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - DJERBA, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisia hopes visitors from Russia, Asia and the United States and an "Open Skies" treaty with Europe will help tourism recover from the effect of last year's revolt that scared away foreigners, the country's top tourism official said. Visitor numbers slumped by 2.5 million to 4.5 million last year when autocratic leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in a popular uprising that sparked the Arab Spring, causing tourists to flee or cancel bookings. ... Full Story Top Czech unions gear up for biggest protest as government teeters Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - PRAGUE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Czechs are expected to march on Saturday in what could be the country's largest protest against austerity measures, union leaders said on Thursday, as the centre-right government tries to fight off collapse midway through its term. More than two dozen unions and activist groups will take part in the rally through Prague, the third major union protest in the past year against unpopular budget cuts and tax hikes that unions say are coming at the expense of workers. ... Full Story Top France says U.N. observers must to go Syria fast Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:37 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - United Nations observers must be deployed quickly to Syria otherwise the UN Security Council will examine other options to end the crisis there, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday. Juppe told a meeting of foreign ministers from the Friends of Syria coalition that the failure of a UN-backed peace plan would put Syria on a path to a civil war that could spill out into the surrounding region. "We cannot wait, time is short," Juppe told the meeting with delegations from 14 countries including the United States, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. ... Full Story Top Turkey arrests more officers over 1997 coup Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:21 AM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police hauled in a top retired general along with several fellow officers for questioning on Thursday over their role in the overthrow of Turkey's first Islamist government in 1997, the latest affront to the once-supreme military. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, AKP, which itself has Islamist roots, has made curbing the military's political influence one of its main missions, and state prosecutors have pursued officers suspected of conspiring against current and former governments. ... Full Story Top Road to Damascus looks long and hard for U.N. Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four military transport planes flew over the Mediterranean into Beirut this week from bases in Brindisi and Prague, carrying the first hardware for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Syria whose ultimate outcome is unforeseeable. How and when the operation might end is a question the world body may have to grapple with for some time. The planes' cargo of 10 4x4s in the white paintwork of the United Nations, familiar on former battlefields the world over, was destined for an unarmed contingent of 30 ceasefire monitors which will expand over the coming weeks to 300 observers. ... Full Story Top Road to Damascus looks long and hard for U.N. Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four military transport planes flew over the Mediterranean into Beirut this week from bases in Brindisi and Prague, carrying the first hardware for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Syria whose ultimate outcome is unforeseeable. How and when the operation might end is a question the world body may have to grapple with for some time. The planes' cargo of 10 4x4s in the white paintwork of the United Nations, familiar on former battlefields the world over, was destined for an unarmed contingent of 30 ceasefire monitors which will expand over the coming weeks to 300 observers. ... Full Story Top Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of Afghan insurgent bombers as "inhuman" on Thursday, calling for a rapid transition from NATO to Afghan security to prevent more such incidents. The pictures dealt a further blow to U.S.-Afghan relations at a time when Washington is trying to sign a strategic deal with Karzai on a presence in the country after the 2014 pullout of most foreign combat troops. ... Full Story Top Annan's team urges swift deployment of Syria observers Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan's deputy told the Security Council on Thursday that the swift deployment of more observers to Syria was needed despite continued risks and persistent violence, council diplomats told Reuters. Jean-Marie Guehenno told the 15-nation council that deploying more unarmed military observers "would have a potential to change the political dynamics on the ground," a diplomat said on condition of anonymity. Other envoys confirmed the remarks. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: France would not support oil release under Hollande Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:01 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France would withdraw support from a U.S.-British plan to release strategic oil stocks if Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande beats President Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential election run-off on May 6, the energy adviser to Hollande said on Thursday. France joined Britain and the United States last month in talks to tap into strategic stocks, saying a move could happen in a matter of weeks. ... Full Story Top World Bank says Argentine move on YPF 'a mistake' Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:59 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the World Bank on Thursday condemned Argentina's move to seize control of the country's biggest energy company from Spain's Repsol, joining a chorus of international criticism. President Cristina Fernandez unveiled plans on Monday to seize a 51 percent controlling stake in YPF by expropriating almost all of Repsol's shares in the firm. "It's a mistake," Robert Zoellick, the outgoing president of the World Bank, told a news conference at the opening of World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings of finance chiefs in Washington. ... Full Story Top Lawmakers press UK government over China murder scandal Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:56 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers asked the British government on Thursday about rumors that a businessman whose murder sparked political upheaval in China may have been a spy and demanded to know why it took so long for ministers to be told of suspicions about his death. Police in China initially attributed the death of Neil Heywood, 41, in a hotel room in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing last November to cardiac arrest due to over-consumption of alcohol. ... Full Story Top Nigeria fuel subsidy graft cost $6.8 billion: parliament Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Mismanagement and theft by top Nigerian officials involved in a corrupt fuel subsidy scheme cost the country $6.8 billion in three years, a parliamentary probe found, calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to overhaul the state oil firm and ministry. Nigeria tried in vain to end gasoline subsidies on January 1, but a week of public protests forced the government to partially re-instate the payments, seen as a massive drain on its budget. The report filed late on Wednesday said the state oil firm, private marketers and the regulator owe a combined 1.07 trillion naira ($6. ... Full Story Top Egypt refers ban on presidency candidates to court Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers have asked the constitutional court to rule on whether top officials from Hosni Mubarak's era can run for the presidency, a judicial source said on Thursday, after the Islamist-dominated parliament passed a law banning them. Last week's new law must be passed by the ruling military council to take effect. MPs drafted the legislation in response Mubarak spy chief Omar Suleiman's decision to run for the presidency. Suleiman has since been disqualified on the grounds that he failed to secure enough voter endorsements to run. ... Full Story Top

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