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News: Obama authorizes secret support for Syrian rebels Congress approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors U.S. concerned over Iraqi threats to force Iran dissidents from camp Hamas slams Palestinian visit to "alleged" Holocaust site Venezuela's opposition wants to scrap preferential oil deals U.S. raises pressure for euro zone crisis action Ecuador wants to avoid Assange's extradition to Sweden House approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors Turkish army stages tank exercises near Syria border Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels Madagascar to hold presidential election next May Analysis: As rich world falters, buoyant SE Asia discovers credit U.N. monitors' presence in Syria good for aid delivery: EU Once reviled, Indonesia's Prabowo may become next president Analysis: China unveils oil offensive in South China Sea squabble Syria's Assad praises troops, keeps out of public eye U.S. targets five leaders of Naples Mafia Blast hits Libyan military intel office in Benghazi Congolese hit streets, protest over eastern violence U.S. auto sales remain soft in July Companies add 163,000 jobs, but manufacturing falters NATO should finish job in Afghanistan, Putin says Syrian rebels edge towards Aleppo's ancient heart Peruvian university worries Opus Dei behind dispute with Church U.S. sets aside $25 million for non-lethal aid to Syria rebels Russia: both sides in Syria violate human rights France to detail U.N. Security Council plan for Syria Revolt against Assad draws Briton to Syria New Egypt cabinet no quick fix for flailing economy Israel's military service law for ultra-Orthodox expires Second Israeli dies in self-immolation welfare protest Sudan woman shackled with baby, faces death by stoning: activists Low-impact blasts hit western Indian city Wife of heir to Tetra Pak fortune lay dead 2 months Suicide bombers strike as Somali constitution agreed Russian lawyers say women's punk band members mistreated Egypt PM draws on technocrats, Islamists in new government Uganda's Ebola toll climbs to 16, officials say fears lessen Nine detained in UAE Islamist crackdown: activists Black belt Putin to trade diplomatic blows with Cameron Obama authorizes secret support for Syrian rebels Wed,1 Aug 2012 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad. This and other developments signal a shift toward growing, albeit still circumscribed, support for Assad's armed opponents - a shift that intensified following last month's failure of the U.N. ... Full Story Top Congress approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress overwhelmingly passed a new package of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday that aims to punish banks, insurance companies and shippers that help Tehran sell its oil. The legislation, agreed to by senior lawmakers of both parties, "seeks to tighten the chokehold on the regime beyond anything that has been done before," said Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bill now heads to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. ... Full Story Top U.S. concerned over Iraqi threats to force Iran dissidents from camp Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern on Wednesday over Iraqi threats to force an Iranian dissident group out of a camp in Iraq, but it also urged members of the group to relocate voluntarily to a large former U.S. military base in Baghdad. The United Nations also voiced concerns and urged both the Iraqi government and the Iranian dissidents to avoid violence. Iraqi authorities have been locked in a protracted dispute with the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) over plans to move 3,000 MEK members from Camp Ashraf, where they have lived for years, to a former U.S. ... Full Story Top Hamas slams Palestinian visit to "alleged" Holocaust site Wed,1 Aug 2012 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - The Hamas Islamist group in charge of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday denounced a Palestinian official's visit to the site of a Nazi death camp in Poland, and called the Holocaust in which 6 million European Jews perished an "alleged tragedy." Ziad al-Bandak, an adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who governs in the occupied West Bank, had made a rare visit by a Palestinian official to the site of the Auschwitz death camp late last month. "It was an unjustified and unhelpful visit that served only the Zionist occupation," said Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas. ... Full Story Top Venezuela's opposition wants to scrap preferential oil deals Wed,1 Aug 2012 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Wednesday he would scrap preferential oil deals with foreign allies if he defeats socialist President Hugo Chavez in an October election to lead the South American OPEC member. Chavez has sought to boost his influence abroad by offering crude deals to nations in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean -- Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA was not paid directly for almost half the crude it pumped last year. ... Full Story Top U.S. raises pressure for euro zone crisis action Wed,1 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States raised the pressure on euro zone leaders to take decisive action on solving the region's debt crisis, notably by lowering troubled members' borrowing costs, on the eve of a crucial European Central Bank meeting. President Barack Obama said he welcomed recent declarations by European leaders and the ECB on the need to do whatever is necessary to preserve the euro. U.S. ... Full Story Top Ecuador wants to avoid Assange's extradition to Sweden Wed,1 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador wants to prevent Julian Assange's extradition to Sweden because it is disappointed that the Scandinavian country has turned down an offer to question the WikiLeaks founder in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, a minister said on Wednesday. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's Embassy in London for six weeks as he awaits a decision on his asylum request by the leftist government of Rafael Correa. The Australian anti-secrecy campaigner, who angered Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. ... Full Story Top House approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors Wed,1 Aug 2012 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a new package of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday that aim to punish banks, insurance companies and shippers that help Tehran sell its oil. The legislation, agreed to by senior lawmakers of both parties in Congress, "seeks to tighten the chokehold on the regime beyond anything that has been done before," said Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. ... Full Story Top Turkish army stages tank exercises near Syria border Wed,1 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's army staged tank exercises near the Syrian border on Wednesday, Turkish officials said, in a move highlighting Ankara's unease about security on the frontier. The exercises were held after a series of Turkish military deployments to the area prompted by the spiraling violence in the 17-month uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. There is no indication Turkish forces will cross the border. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said. Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad. This and other developments signal a shift toward growing, albeit still circumscribed, support for Assad's armed opponents - a shift that intensified following last month's failure of the ... Full Story Top Madagascar to hold presidential election next May Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar will hold presidential elections on May 8 next year, officials said on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island follows a political road map aimed at ending three years of unrest. Madagascar has been in crisis since 2009 when then-opposition leader Andry Rajoelina ousted President Marc Ravalomanana with the support of the army after opposition protests. Ravalomanana was sentenced in absentia to life in prison for the killings of demonstrators by elite troops in the coup. ... Full Story Top Analysis: As rich world falters, buoyant SE Asia discovers credit Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Every weekday brings another lucky winner of the "Credit Card Clean" game on Thailand's Get Radio station. Last Thursday it was Chotika Kosaisaevee, nicknamed "Pear", a 23-year-old student who admitted she had got carried away by acquiring three credit cards and racking up debt of about $530. "I've been careless and there's always temptation in the first year (of college) when you feel a lot of pressure to wear nice clothes and keep up with your friends," she said after winning the prize - the full pay-off of her card debt. ... Full Story Top U.N. monitors' presence in Syria good for aid delivery: EU Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The presence of U.N. observers in Syria, who have drastically curtailed their monitoring activities due to the escalating violence, continues to have a positive impact on humanitarian aid delivery, the EU crisis chief said on Wednesday. The U.N. Security Council extended the three-month mandate of the U.N. observer mission in Syria for another 30 days last month and will have to decide in a few weeks whether to extend it again. Some Western diplomats say they are loath to keep the mission in Syria given that there is no truce to monitor. ... Full Story Top Once reviled, Indonesia's Prabowo may become next president Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Just over 14 years ago, Prabowo Subianto was one of Indonesia's most reviled men, accused of kidnapping, human rights abuses and a coup attempt. Now, the former general has emerged as the most popular candidate for president. If elected, he says he will not roll back the democratic reforms that Indonesia embraced after his then father-in-law Suharto was ousted from over three decades of autocratic rule. "I think the people want strong, decisive leadership," Prabowo told Reuters in an interview in Singapore. ... Full Story Top Analysis: China unveils oil offensive in South China Sea squabble Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - First came the diplomatic offensive, then the flexing of military muscle. Now, China is opening a third front to assert its claims in the South China Sea - moving ahead with its first major tender of oil and gas blocks in disputed parts of its waters. China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), a state oil giant, invited foreign firms in late June to bid on oil blocks that overlap territory being explored by Vietnam, putting the 160,000 sq km of water on offer at the forefront of Asia's biggest potential military flashpoint. ... Full Story Top Syria's Assad praises troops, keeps out of public eye Wed,1 Aug 2012 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad told his troops on Wednesday that their battle against rebels would decide Syria's fate, but his written message gave no clues to his whereabouts two weeks after a bomb attack on his inner circle. In Aleppo, rebel fighters seized three police stations while fighting the army for control of a strategically important district. Explosions could be heard and helicopter gunships cruised the skies as troops tried to push the rebels out of the northern city and preserve one of Assad's main centers of power. ... Full Story Top U.S. targets five leaders of Naples Mafia Wed,1 Aug 2012 01:06 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday took steps to freeze the U.S. assets of five key members of the Italian-based Camorra, also known as the Naples Mafia, and one of Europe's largest criminal groups involved in kidnapping, money laundering and extortion. Americans and U.S. businesses are prohibited from doing business with the five blacklisted Camorra members, three of whom are serving life sentences for murder and conspiracy, the U.S. Treasury said in a statement on its website. ... Full Story Top Blast hits Libyan military intel office in Benghazi Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A strong explosion rocked the Libyan military intelligence offices in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday but caused no casualties, the latest of several violent incidents to shock the birthplace of last year's revolt. The blast occurred early on Wednesday when attackers threw an explosive device at the building from a passing car, security sources in Benghazi said. The explosion was so strong that it also shattered windows in nearby buildings on Dubai boulevard. ... Full Story Top Congolese hit streets, protest over eastern violence Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to call for an end to violence in the east of the country, where government troops and United Nations peacekeepers are struggling to halt advancing rebels. The four-month-old uprising by the M23 rebel group has displaced some 470,000 civilians in the mineral-rich North Kivu province on the border with Uganda and Rwanda. A U.N. ... Full Story Top U.S. auto sales remain soft in July Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers reported U.S. auto sales for July that were somewhat softer than expected as high U.S. unemployment and weak consumer confidence kept would-be buyers on the sidelines. Industry sales were on track to jump 9 percent in July to 1.1 million vehicles, less than the growth of 10 percent or more expected by many analysts. Kelley Blue Book estimated that the annual sales pace for the month was on track to fall just shy of 14 million. Analysts expected the sales rate to be 14 million. ... Full Story Top Companies add 163,000 jobs, but manufacturing falters Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies hired more workers than expected in July, but continued weakness in the manufacturing sector pointed to sluggish economic growth. The economic recovery has lost steam in recent months as it has been buffeted by the euro zone debt crisis, a struggling U.S. labor market and concerns over higher taxes and government spending cuts that are set to take place early next year. Economists said Wednesday's data suggested further slow growth after a 1.5 percent growth rate in the second quarter, though the economy should avoid recession. ... Full Story Top NATO should finish job in Afghanistan, Putin says Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT Reuters - ULYANOVSK, Russia (Reuters) - NATO forces should stay in Afghanistan until they have finished their job to ensure stability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, criticizing the planned withdrawal of most combat troops by 2014. Putin reiterated Kremlin concerns that the pull-out of the U.S.-led alliance, due to start next year, will leave the Central Asian region south of Russia vulnerable to militant violence and drug trafficking. "It is regrettable that many participants in this operation are thinking about how to pull out of there. ... Full Story Top Syrian rebels edge towards Aleppo's ancient heart Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - At the frontline of the battle for Aleppo, the ancient citadel is tantalizingly close for Syrian rebels. As they push towards the centre of Syria's biggest city, they can see the crumbling stone walls of the 800-year-old fortress perched on a dry, grassy hill just 200 meters away. "One day soon, we're going to march inside it. We will make it to the heart of the city," says Ahmed, a pale and scrawny young rebel. ... Full Story Top Peruvian university worries Opus Dei behind dispute with Church Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - One of Peru's top universities says it thinks maneuvers by the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei are behind the school's high-profile falling out with the Vatican. In a dispute that could drag Peru and the Vatican into a diplomatic spat, the Catholic Church ordered the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) in a July letter to drop the words "pontifical" and "Catholic" from the official name it has been using for more than 60 years. ... Full Story Top U.S. sets aside $25 million for non-lethal aid to Syria rebels Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has set aside $25 million for aid to Syrian rebels, although the assistance remains limited to non-lethal supplies such as communications gear, the State Department said on Wednesday. The Obama administration originally set aside $15 million to help the Syrian opposition, but some time ago added another $10 million to the amount available, department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said. "The 25 million dollar number actually is the number we're working from," Ventrell told a regular daily news briefing. ... Full Story Top Russia: both sides in Syria violate human rights Wed,1 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Videos apparently showing rebels killing supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo prove that both sides in the conflict violate human rights, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Wednesday. "The harsh massacre of supporters of the government by the opposition confirms human rights violations are taking place on both sides," Gatilov said on twitter. "It would be useful if Western and Arab politicians looked at the situation in Syria from this angle too. Everybody must stop violence," he added. ... Full Story Top France to detail U.N. Security Council plan for Syria Wed,1 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France said as it took over the month-long rotating chair of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday it will shortly outline its plans for a new push by the body to solve a diplomatic impasse over the worsening conflict. The French government has already said it will call by the end of this week for an urgent meeting of the United Nations' Council, likely at ministerial level, following calls from President Francois Hollande for swift action. ... Full Story Top Revolt against Assad draws Briton to Syria Wed,1 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Moved by his mother's tales of atrocities in her homeland three decades ago, British student Mohammad Qadi Riha set off from London to Syria to join the armed resistance against President Bashar al-Assad. He convinced his mother, a survivor of a 1982 massacre in the city of Hama, that he was going only to film footage on behalf of British media. Rebels, with whom he said he spent six weeks, gave him rudimentary combat training as soon as he arrived in May and took him on their missions. ... Full Story Top New Egypt cabinet no quick fix for flailing economy Wed,1 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - As Egypt's first permanent government since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak took shape on Wednesday, the first names to emerge suggest a continuity that could aid the economy after 17 months of turmoil. Yet the new administration's unclear powers and the scale of the challenges it must face dispel any optimism that Thursday's cabinet unveiling will begin a new era of stability. ... Full Story Top Israel's military service law for ultra-Orthodox expires Wed,1 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli law that exempts ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students from military service expired on Wednesday under a court ruling, a highly emotive issue that has shaken Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government. The majority of Israeli men and women are obliged to serve in the military from their 18th year and there is growing pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strip religious students of their draft exemption, one of the social privileges reserved for many ultra-Orthodox. ... Full Story Top Second Israeli dies in self-immolation welfare protest Wed,1 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli who set himself on fire in protest at economic difficulties has died of his injuries, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday, the second such death in a few days. Akiva Mafi, a 45-year-old, wheelchair-bound army veteran, doused his body in petrol and lit it at a bus station on July 22, after what friends described as a debilitating battle for welfare benefits. ... Full Story Top Sudan woman shackled with baby, faces death by stoning: activists Wed,1 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese woman accused of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning and is being held shackled with her six-month-old baby in jail, activists said on Wednesday, in the second such sentence in the past few months in the country. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said last month that Sudan would adopt a "100 percent" Islamic constitution, prompting concerns the country would apply Islamic law more strictly after the secession of mostly non-Muslim South Sudan a year ago. ... Full Story Top Low-impact blasts hit western Indian city Wed,1 Aug 2012 10:05 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Four small explosions occurred in quick succession in a busy shopping area of the western Indian city of Pune on Wednesday evening and one person suffered light injuries, police said. One explosion was caused by a device hidden in a trash can at a branch of McDonald's while another went off near a popular theatre, senior police officer Satyapal Singh told NDTV. "There have been four blasts and one person has been injured," Singh said. "The fourth blast took place in the dustbin of McDonalds. ... Full Story Top Wife of heir to Tetra Pak fortune lay dead 2 months Wed,1 Aug 2012 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The body of the American wife of one of Britain's richest men rotted for over two months before being found at their London home, a British court was told on Wednesday, in a case the judge said showed the "utterly destructive effects" of drug abuse. Eva Rausing's husband Hans, heir to a fortune from the Swedish packaging firm Tetra Pak, was given a suspended 10-month jail sentence by the west London court for preventing the "lawful and decent" burial of his 48-year-old wife. ... Full Story Top Suicide bombers strike as Somali constitution agreed Wed,1 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked a conference in Somalia on Wednesday but failed to stop delegates agreeing a new draft constitution that is meant to help the violence-torn East African country return to stability. One bomber killed six security officers, while the other was shot and killed before he could detonate his bomb, police said. Al Shabaab, Somalia's al Qaeda-linked group, said it was behind the attack and that it had succeeded in killing Somali and African Union troops. "The two bombers wore government uniform," Colonel Mohamed Ali, a police officer, told Reuters. ... Full Story Top Russian lawyers say women's punk band members mistreated Wed,1 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defense lawyers accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of depriving three members of a women's punk band of sleep and food during a trial that critics say is part of a campaign to discredit President Vladimir Putin's opponents. One of the women needed medical attention in court on the third day of a trial over the "punk prayer" the Pussy Riot band performed against Putin on the altar of Moscow's main cathedral in February. ... Full Story Top Egypt PM draws on technocrats, Islamists in new government Wed,1 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister has drawn on bureaucrats and Islamists for the country's first Muslim Brotherhood-led administration, disappointing those who wanted a more inclusive government able to carry forward the revolution which toppled Hosni Mubarak. Prime Minister-designate Hisham Kandil's appointment of at least two Brotherhood politicians, including one as education minister, marked a major break with the past. But the cabinet's heavy reliance on civil servants also smacked of the Mubarak era, when government was run by technocrats. ... Full Story Top Uganda's Ebola toll climbs to 16, officials say fears lessen Wed,1 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in western Uganda has risen to 16 after two more people died of the disease, health officials said on Wednesday, but they are hopeful that the worst has passed. Eighteen people are in an isolation ward at a hospital in Kibaale district, where the outbreak started, and teams of health workers are visiting villages to isolate people possibly infected and to advise others on preventive measures. ... Full Story Top Nine detained in UAE Islamist crackdown: activists Wed,1 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has detained nine Islamists in the past two days, local activists said on Wednesday, and human rights groups have urged condemnation of the Gulf Arab country's "draconian" treatment of the opposition. The arrests brought to at least 35 the number of activists, most of them Islamists, detained since July 15 when the UAE said it was investigating a foreign-linked group planning "crimes against the security of the state". Activists say around 50 have been arrested since last year. ... Full Story Top Black belt Putin to trade diplomatic blows with Cameron Wed,1 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Fired up by his martial spirit, judo black belt Vladimir Putin is likely to be at his combative best when he meets British Prime Minister David Cameron for a tussle over Syria on the sidelines of an Olympic judo match in London on Thursday. On his first trip to London in nine years, Russia's most powerful man will watch a session of his favorite sport and test his mettle with Cameron over Syria, the biggest irritant in Russia's relations with the West, in a day of judo diplomacy. ... Full Story Top

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