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Obama and Romney battle over economy at debate
Wed,3 Oct 2012 06:47 PM PDT
Reuters -  DENVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled over economic issues on Wednesday in a presidential debate that could prove to be pivotal in helping voters decide which candidate to support in the November 6 election. Romney needed a victory in the 90-minute encounter to help put his campaign back on a positive footing after a rocky few weeks. ...
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Father of bodyguard injured in Libya questions State Dept. response
Wed,3 Oct 2012 06:29 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The father of an American bodyguard injured in the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, said on Wednesday the State Department should own up to what he said were its mistakes and release more information about what occurred. David Ubben, a 31-year-old State Department employee, suffered broken bones and other injuries in the September 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. ...
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Argentine coast guard, military police strike over wages
Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:50 PM PDT
Reuters -  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's coast guard and military police held unprecedented wage protests on Wednesday, prompting the government to fire the heads of both services while Congress called for an orderly resolution of the dispute. Strikes over wages are common in Argentina, where inflation is running at more than 20 percent annually, according to private economists. But this was the first time in memory that uniformed Argentine military forces have taken to the streets over wages. "We support democracy. This is not a political uprising. ...
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Turkey asks U.N. Security Council to act after Syria attack
Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday asked the U.N. Security Council to take the "necessary action" to stop Syrian aggression and ensure that the government there respect Turkish territorial sovereignty after a mortar bomb fired from Syria killed five Turkish civilians. "This is an act of aggression by Syria against Turkey," Turkish U.N. Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan said in a letter to the president of the 15-nation Security Council, Guatemalan Ambassador Gert Rosenthal. ... Full Story | Top |
Clinton pledges full accounting of deadly Benghazi attack
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday vowed to pursue a full accounting of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi "wherever that leads," but cautioned that it could take time for a complete picture to emerge. "There are continuing questions about what exactly happened in Benghazi on that night three weeks ago. And we will not rest until we answer those questions and until we track down the terrorists who killed our people," Clinton said in an appearance with Kazakhstan's visiting foreign minister. ...
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Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:50 PM PDT
Reuters -  AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory killed five Turkish civilians, while NATO called for an immediate end to Syria's "aggressive acts". In the most serious cross-border escalation of the 18-month uprising in Syria, Turkey hit back at what it called "the last straw" when a mortar hit a residential neighborhood of the southern border town of Akcakale. NATO said it stood by member-nation Turkey and urged Syria to put an end to "flagrant violations of international law". The U.S. ...
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Canada inspectors cite delays getting tainted meat data
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:49 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Canadian food inspectors could not immediately get key information from packer XL Foods after detecting E. coli bacteria in its beef, adding to a nearly two-week delay in launching one of the country's largest-ever meat recalls. Authorities learned about the presence of E. coli in beef produced at the XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alberta, from U.S. authorities on September 4, triggering a Canadian investigation. ...
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Insight: Delays dog U.S. government loans to green energy projects
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year after the U.S. government raced to meet a deadline to finish loan agreements with dozens of clean energy companies, less than half the total money promised has been handed over. Technical questions and companies' own failures in hitting contractual milestones are behind some of the holdups. But government officials fearful of taking a risk on firms that could collapse may have also caused some of the delays. ...
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Colombia's Santos recovering from successful cancer surgery
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer was successful and the 61-year-old is recovering well, his medical team said on Wednesday. Midway through his four-year term, Santos surprised the Andean nation on Monday by announcing that doctors had discovered a cancerous growth on his prostate. He said the disease had been caught in time and there was minimal risk. "Thank God, everything went well. I'm recuperating well. My family and I are very grateful for all your support," Santos said in a message on Twitter after the surgery. ...
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Mexican troops arrest two in killing of U.S. border agent: officials
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  MEXICO CITY/PHOENIX (Reuters) - Mexican troops arrested two men on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona while responding to a tripped ground sensor, Mexican security officials said. The agent who died was among three who were patrolling on foot about 5 miles north of the international border when gunfire erupted well before daybreak on Tuesday. A second agent was also wounded while the third, a woman, was unharmed. ...
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Russia's Lavrov skipped big powers' Iran meeting at U.N.
Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:24 PM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stayed away from a meeting of six world powers on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week because he had to attend another "urgent matter," Russia's U.N. mission said on Wednesday. Last week, a foreign ministerial-level meeting was convened in New York with the five permanent U.N. Security Council members - The United States, France, Britain, Russia and China - and Germany. The meeting was inconclusive, diplomats said. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also attended the meeting. ... Full Story | Top |
Presidential debate seen as potential turning point for Romney
Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:25 PM PDT
Reuters -  DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. Republican candidate Mitt Romney gets his first chance on Wednesday evening to go head-to-head in a debate against President Barack Obama, and potentially turn the tide of a campaign that has seen him trailing for weeks. The 90-minute encounter could reach 60 million people on television, a far bigger audience than watched either candidate speak at the Democratic and Republican conventions. While that could pay dividends in attracting undecided voters, there is also the risk of a major mistake that could overshadow the last five weeks before the November 6 election. ...
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Argentine coast guard, military police hold rare strike
Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:15 PM PDT
Reuters -  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina fired its chief coast guard and military police officials on Wednesday after an unprecedented two-day protest by rank-and-file officers demanding better wages. Pay strikes are common in Argentina, where inflation is more than 20 percent annually, according to private economists. But this was the first time in memory that uniformed Argentine military forces have protested over wages. "We support democracy. This is not a political uprising. ...
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Syria urges restraint after Turkish strike
Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:05 PM PDT
Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Wednesday it was investigating the source of a mortar bomb that killed five civilians in a residential border area in Turkey and urged restraint after Ankara responded by firing artillery shells at unspecified Syrian targets. Syria's Information Minister Omran Zoabi also conveyed his condolences to the Turkish people, saying his country respected the sovereignty of neighboring countries. Other countries should also respect Syria's sovereignty and police their borders to stop gunmen from entering Syria, he said. ... Full Story | Top |
NATO demands halt to Syria aggression against Turkey
Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:04 PM PDT
Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO demanded an immediate halt to "aggressive acts" against alliance member Turkey on Wednesday after a mortar strike launched from Syria killed five Turkish civilians. Ambassadors from the alliance's 28 member nations held an emergency late-night meeting at NATO headquarters, at Turkey's request, to discuss the strike. The shelling "constitutes a cause of greatest concern for, and is strongly condemned by, all allies", the NATO ambassadors said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Turkey says US pledges support at U.N., NATO on Syria
Wed,3 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been assured of Washington's full support at the United Nations and NATO after a mortar bomb fired from Syria killed five civilians on its territory, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave the assurances to Davutoglu in a phone call, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Turkey's armed forces hit targets inside Syria in response to the mortar strike. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Michael Roddy) Full Story | Top |
Iranian police clash with protesters over currency plunge
Wed,3 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT
Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Riot police clashed with demonstrators and arrested money changers in Tehran on Wednesday in disturbances over the collapse of the Iranian currency, which has lost 40 percent of its value against the dollar in a week, witnesses said. Police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, angered by the plunge in the value of the rial. Protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a "traitor" whose policies had fuelled the crisis. ... Full Story | Top |
Guarantors ask London court to halt Assange bail payout
Wed,3 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Nine people who put up bail guarantees for Julian Assange argued in court on Wednesday they should not be forced to pay after the WikiLeaks founder sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Vaughan Smith - one of the nine, who between them put up 140,000 pounds ($225,000) - told Westminster Magistrates Court in London they were not to blame for Assange violating the terms of his bail. ...
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Libya PM government line-up omits liberal coalition
Wed,3 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur nominated his cabinet on Wednesday for approval by the national congress, presenting a line-up that excluded the North African country's leading liberal coalition. Abushagur, elected prime minister by the congress on September 12, has said he wants to build a coalition government with a "geographical balance" in a country where regional rivalries are still rife. ...
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Iran atomic cooperation could spur fast sanctions relief: Clinton
Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held out the possibility on Wednesday that sanctions on Iran could be eased quickly if Tehran worked with major powers to address questions about its nuclear program. Speaking to reporters about protests in Iran triggered by the collapse of the Iranian currency, which has lost 40 percent of its value against the dollar in a week, Clinton blamed the Iranian government - rather than Western sanctions - for the financial troubles. ...
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Two Egyptian boys charged over Koran desecration incident
Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Coptic Christian boys in Egypt accused of tearing up a copy of the Koran and of urinating on it have been placed in juvenile detention, a lawyer for the boys said on Wednesday. A series of incidents involving religious insults, including protests last month over a film made in California that mocked the Prophet Mohammad, have increased tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt. ... Full Story | Top |
Clinton "outraged" by Syria mortar strike in Turkey
Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed outrage on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syria killed five people in southeastern Turkey and said Washington would discuss with Ankara on what the next steps should be. "We are outraged that the Syrians have been shooting across the border. We are very regretful about the loss of life that has occurred on the Turkish side," Clinton said in remarks during an appearance with Kazakhstan's visiting foreign minister. "We are working with our Turkish friends. ... Full Story | Top |
Libyan forces deploy around former Gaddafi stronghold
Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT
Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan militias, operating alongside the Defence Ministry, have deployed their forces around a former stronghold of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, officials said on Wednesday, stoking fears of impending fighting. The forces are surrounding parts of the town of Bani Walid, a week after the death of former Misrata rebel fighter Omran Shaban, which has raised tension between the rival towns that backed opposing sides in last year's war. ... Full Story | Top |
Cuba cuts education spending, shifts priorities
Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT
Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is cutting back its hallowed free education system and moving students into more practical careers to reduce costs and fill needs in its work force, recently released government statistics show. Enrollment in the communist-run country's many and varied types of schools fell from 3 million students in 2008 to 2.2 million last year, a drop of 27 percent, according to the National Statistics Office. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. works to shut down tech support scams that have cost millions
Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has taken steps to shut down several fake tech support scams that have cost consumers tens of millions of dollars, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. In the scheme, six separate rings of scam artists, most in India, call people in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, identify themselves as working for reputable companies and ask the victim to check his or her computer. The consumers are then told their computer has a virus that can be removed for a fee of $49 to $450. ...
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NATO's Rasmussen condemns mortar strike in Turkey
Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT
Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Turkey's foreign minister on Wednesday he strongly condemned a mortar strike from Syria that killed five people in southeastern Turkey, a NATO spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said NATO continued to follow developments in the region "closely and with great concern". Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu earlier had contacted Rasmussen, who has said repeatedly that NATO has no intention of intervening in Syria but stood ready to defend NATO member Turkey, if necessary. ... Full Story | Top |
South Africa wildcat strikes spread to more mines
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT
Reuters -  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A series of wildcat miners' strikes spread to South Africa's iron ore sector on Wednesday and hit another gold firm in an escalation of the labor unrest that is testing President Jacob Zuma's leadership. The country's mining industry body has agreed to re-open wage talks in the coal and gold mining sectors, the National Union of Mineworkers said, a sign that more companies may be forced to make costly concessions to end the crippling strikes. ...
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France's Sarkozy mulling 2017 re-election bid: paper
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy has told a friend he has "no choice" but to seek re-election to the French presidency in 2017, weekly paper Le Canard Enchaine reported on Wednesday, after saying he would quit politics following his election defeat in May. Sarkozy has kept a low profile since losing to Socialist Francois Hollande and has made only one public statement, criticizing his successor's policy on Syria. ...
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African troops comb Kismayu for bombs after Somali rebel retreat
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT
Reuters -  MOGADISHU (Reuters) - African Union and Somali troops combed the Somali port of Kismayu on Wednesday for bombs hidden by al Qaeda-linked militants who fled their last urban bastion but warned of retaliatory strikes, the two militaries said. The retreat signaled the demise of al Shabaab as a quasi-conventional military force, say analysts who expect the militants to resort increasingly to suicide bombings and hit-and-run attacks similar to those that rocked the capital Mogadishu over the last year. ...
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Nigeria police make arrests after college massacre
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters - KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Police hunting for the killers of 26 people in a college residence in northeast Nigeria said they had raided houses and made a number of arrests on Wednesday. The attackers went from room to room in the building in the town of Mubi, in remote Adamawa state, on Tuesday morning and killed the people they found there with guns and machetes. Adamawa state, like much of the north, has been targeted by Islamist insurgents, but police said were also investigating whether the killings were the result of a feud inside the college. ... Full Story | Top |
NATO chief Rasmussen given another year in office
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:20 AM PDT
Reuters -  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies agreed on Wednesday to extend Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's term by a year to the end of July 2014, keeping him in charge as NATO-led forces wind down their combat role in Afghanistan. Rasmussen, a 59-year-old former Danish prime minister, will stay in the job until a few months before the end-2014 deadline for NATO to hand over full responsibility for security in the country to Afghans. ...
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-NATO chief Rasmussen given another year in office
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:19 AM PDT
Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies agreed on Wednesday to extend Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's term by a year to the end of July 2014, keeping him in charge as NATO-led forces wind down their combat role in Afghanistan. Rasmussen, a 59-year-old former Danish prime minister, will stay in the job until a few months before the end-2014 deadline for NATO to hand over full responsibility for security in the country to Afghans. ... Full Story | Top |
Egypt PM says IMF loan talks to resume in late October
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT
Reuters -  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister said an IMF team would come to Cairo in the last week of October to resume talks on a loan sought by his government, which was still working on the major issue of how to reduce fuel subsidies. The government will seek public support for its economic reform plans in a "social dialogue" beginning on Thursday before presenting them to the president next week, Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said on Wednesday. ...
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Turkey contacts NATO chief after Syria mortar strike
Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT
Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister contacted NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syria killed five people in southeastern Turkey, his ministry said in a statement. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc was quoted by the Cihan news agency as saying Syria must be made to account for the incident and there must be a response under international law. (Reporting by Jonathon Burch and Ece Toksabay; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Janet Lawrence) Full Story | Top |
Serb police ban gay parade citing security risks
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT
Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serb police have banned a gay rights parade planned for Belgrade on Saturday and all other public gatherings this weekend, fearing attacks by rightist and ultra-nationalist groups. Serbia outlawed the 2011 Belgrade Pride parade at the last moment, fearing a repetition of the previous year's violence when dozens were injured and arrested as protesters opposed to the parade clashed with police. "The ban is imposed on the basis of security assessments," Milorad Veljovic, the director of Serbian police, told Reuters on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. official says Iran currency to face more pressure
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:41 AM PDT
Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Iran's tumbling rial currency will face more heavy pressure as the United States and its allies enforce sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. The rial has dropped 40 percent against the dollar in the last week, hitting record lows and exposing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to accusations in parliament that he was not competent to manage the economy. ... Full Story | Top |
U.N. chief urges Turkey to avoid tension with Syria over bomb
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:25 AM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Turkey on Wednesday to keep all channels of communication open with Syria to avoid increased tensions between the neighbors over a mortar bomb from Syria that landed in Turkey, killing at least five people. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu briefed Ban in a telephone call earlier on Wednesday after the mortar bomb fired from Syria landed in Turkey. Davutoglu also spoke with international Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi about the incident. ... Full Story | Top |
South Africa mines chamber agrees to reopen wage talks
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT
Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Chamber of Mines agreed to re-open wage talks in the coal and gold mining sectors, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday, in a clear response to escalating wildcat strikes sweeping through the industry. "The Chamber agreed to engage the NUM in accordance with the stipulations of the existing wage agreement which amongst others indicates that parties will investigate and probe working and other conditions of service," the union said in a statement. (Reporting by Tiisetso Motsoeneng, Editing by Agnieszka Flak) Full Story | Top |
France's Hollande at risk of losing gamble on steel furnaces
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:19 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - A quest by President Francois Hollande to show he can halt industrial closures by rescuing two mothballed blast furnaces in northeast France risks backfiring, with industry experts doubting any buyer will come forward. Hollande latched onto the furnaces during his election campaign, holding them up as symbolic of industrial decline and is now using them as a test bed for a planned law that would force firms to sell troubled plants rather than close them. ...
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Rwandan man led grenade and machete killings: witnesses
Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A Rwandan man accused of masterminding the murder of 2,000 people in the country's 1994 genocide led a militia that made victims dig their graves then killed them with hand grenades and machetes, witnesses told an Oslo court on Wednesday. Sadi Bugingo, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated murder, funded the militia, led its attack and worked with the local mayor to organize the murder spree, several witnesses testified. Bugingo moved to Norway in 2002. ... Full Story | Top |
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