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| Dozens shot dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink' Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 05:00 PM PDT  By Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters were hunkered down in a vigil at a Cairo mosque on Sunday, vowing to stand their ground despite a threat by the authorities to disperse them "soon". ... Full Story | Top |
| Michigan attorney general backs pensioners in Detroit bankruptcy Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:14 PM PDT  By Susan Kelly (Reuters) - Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, said on Saturday he would defend retirees who risk losing public pensions because of Detroit's bankruptcy, putting him at odds with the city's emergency manager appointed by fellow Republican Governor Rick Snyder. Schuette, an elected official, said the Michigan state constitution is "crystal clear" in stating that pension plans are a contractual obligation that may not be diminished or impaired. ... Full Story | Top |
| Seven shot dead in Florida hostage rampage Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 08:22 PM PDT  By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A gunman set fire to his Miami-area apartment unit, then killed six people in and around the building in a shooting rampage before he was slain by police who stormed his position early Saturday and rescued two neighbors he had taken hostage. The freed hostages emerged unharmed from the pre-dawn raid, which ended a standoff that began late Friday and lasted several hours, police in the Miami suburb of Hialeah said. "We don't have a clear motive," Hialeah police spokesman Carl Zogby said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel to approve prisoner deal in push to revive Palestinian talks Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 04:01 PM PDT  By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was expected on Sunday to approve releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners as a step to renew stalled peace talks with the Palestinians ahead of plans to convene negotiators in Washington later this week. Ministers will vote on the move at the cabinet's weekly session, as well as proposed legislation to require a public referendum or vote on any peace agreement reached involving a withdrawal from land Israel captured in a 1967 war. ... Full Story | Top |
| Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 05:21 PM PDT  By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car loaded with explosives rammed into an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and officials said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist al Shabaab rebels. Al Shabaab was pushed out of bases in Mogadishu by Somali and African forces about two years ago, raising hopes of a return to relative security in a city hit by years of war. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cambodia's Hun Sen set for victory in tense election Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 08:58 PM PDT  By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodians voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand another five years in power to Asia's longest-serving prime minister, Hun Sen, but an energized opposition says there have been irregularities and it will continue to fight for true democracy. The opposition believes nearly a million names are missing from voter lists and has complained about the disruption of meetings, alleged vote-buying and campaigning by the security forces for Hun Sen, who defected from the genocidal Khmer Rouge and was first appointed premier in 1985. ... Full Story | Top |
| Police clash with protesters in Tunisia's Sidi Bouzid Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 06:29 PM PDT  By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas late on Saturday to disperse violent protests in the southern town of Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the country's revolution and hometown of slain secular opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, witnesses said. Tensions have run high in Tunisia since Brahmi's Thursday assassination, and large protests throughout the day were met with police teargas. ... Full Story | Top |
| Turkey's Erdogan slams EU for stance on Egypt bloodshed Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:27 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday. Security forces shot dead dozens of Mursi supporters on Saturday, days after the army called for a popular mandate to wipe out "violence and terrorism" following its removal of Egypt's first democratically government on July 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Quebec town mourns victims of fuel-tanker train disaster Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 12:16 PM PDT  By Christinne Muschi LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners filled the streets of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, as the families of the 47 people killed in North America's worst railway disaster in two decades attended a memorial service at a local church. A trumpeter on the street played Ave Maria to the mourners as they gathered outside St Agnes church to watch the service on a massive screen. "It's still difficult," said Chantal Guay, a local resident who was among the crowd outside church. "We're all family in Lac-Megantic, everyone knows each other. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pope, in candid speech, speaks of 'exodus' from the Church Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 12:26 PM PDT  By Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in a stunningly candid assessment of the state of the Catholic Church, said on Saturday it should look in the mirror and ask why so many people are leaving the faith of their fathers. On the penultimate day of his trip to Brazil, Francis delivered a long address to the country's bishops in which he suggested elements of what could become a blueprint for stopping what he called an "exodus. ... Full Story | Top |
| Libya PM to reshuffle cabinet, cut ministries after killings Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 12:08 PM PDT  By Ghaith Shennib and Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister said he would reshuffle the cabinet and reorganize the government to cope with the "urgent" situation in the country following killings in the eastern city of Benghazi that sparked violent demonstrations. Hundreds took to the streets overnight to denounce the assassination of a prominent political activist and critic of the Muslim Brotherhood, Abdelsalam al-Mosmary, who was shot dead on Friday after leaving a mosque in Benghazi. ... Full Story | Top |
| Seven shot dead in Florida hostage rampage Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:11 PM PDT By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A tenant went on a shooting rampage at a Florida apartment building, killing six people before a SWAT team killed him and rescued two neighbors he was holding hostage on Saturday, police said. The hostages were unharmed, police in the Miami suburb of Hialeah said. "We don't have a clear motive," said Hialeah police spokesman Carl Zogby. "This was an irrational act and many times there is no rational explanation." Neighbors said the gunman may have been facing eviction, but police were still investigating. ... Full Story | Top |
| Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunis Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:36 PM PDT By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired tear gas in front of parliament on Saturday to disperse secular protesters demanding the dissolution of the assembly and Islamists defending the legitimacy of their rule. Police began firing after the arrival of thousands of opposition protesters who had been attending the funeral of the assassinated secular politician Mohamed Brahmi, a Reuters reporter said. Protesters threw stones back at police and there were several injuries. Among those wounded was an opposition lawmaker from the same party as Brahmi. ... Full Story | Top |
| Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:59 PM PDT By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car loaded with explosives rammed into an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and officials said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist al Shabaab rebels. Al Shabaab was pushed out of bases in Mogadishu by Somali and African forces about two years ago, raising hopes of a return to relative security in a city hit by years of war. ... Full Story | Top |
| With dozens dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink' Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 04:34 PM PDT  By Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters were hunkered down in a vigil at a Cairo mosque on Sunday, vowing to stand their ground despite the imminent threat of a move to disperse them. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.N. chief Ban condemns Egypt violence, urges respect for rights Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:02 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Saturday the violence following protests in Egypt, calling on security forces to respect the right to free speech and assembly and urging protesters to demonstrate peacefully. "The Secretary-General once again calls on the interim authorities to assume full responsibility for the peaceful management of the demonstrations and ensure the protection of all Egyptians," Ban's press office said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kuwaitis head to the polls for sixth time since 2006 Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 08:56 AM PDT  By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted for the sixth time in seven years on Saturday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the main Islamist and populist opposition, which may help liberals and independents win seats. Turnout was expected to be low in summer temperatures hitting 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and as Kuwaitis become fed up with voting in short-lived parliaments. ... Full Story | Top |
| North Korea heralds 60th anniversary of war 'victory' with massive parade Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 12:09 AM PDT  By Se Young Lee and Maxim Duncan PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War truce on Saturday with a massive military parade trumpeting the revolutionary genius of three generations of leaders that gave it "Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War". Leader Kim Jong-un was joined by Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on the podium overlooking Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung square to inspect a massive throng of soldiers in goosestep and a display of weapons including its mid-range missiles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Insight - Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages Friday, Jul 26, 2013 10:08 PM PDT  By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama. Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mursi supporters picked off in Cairo violence Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 10:55 AM PDT  By Tom Perry and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - They fell one by one, picked off by gunmen who aimed for the chest and head, witnesses said. Some of the dead, supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, were shot between the eyes. In one of the bloodiest incidents since Mursi was removed from power by the army, the violence started around midnight with a barrage of teargas fired by police to drive his Muslim Brotherhood backers away from a major Cairo flyover. ... Full Story | Top |
| Blast kills six, wounds dozens in Philippine southern city Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:59 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - A powerful blast ripped through a crowded popular nightclub in a southern Philippine city late on Friday, killing six people and wounding dozens, police said on Saturday, a reminder of the security challenges despite rising economic growth. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and an army spokesman said security forces are looking into a potential motive for the attack, including the possible involvement of communist rebels who are active in the area. ... Full Story | Top |
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