WORLD News, Jul 09, 2011

Independent South Sudan "free at last," tensions remain Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Thousands of South Sudanese danced through the night to mark the first hours of their independence on Saturday, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty. Full Story1

Hundreds arrested in protest against Malaysian PM Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police detained more than 440 people and sealed off parts of the capital on Saturday in a bid to stop thousands of anti-government protesters from putting on a massive show of strength against Prime Minister Najib Razak. Full Story1

Gunmen kill at least 20 in Mexican bar - report Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican city of Monterrey and shot dead at least 20 people Friday, the latest massacre    in the city battered by drug-gang violence, El Universal newspaper reported. Full Story1

Murdoch flies to London to tackle phone-hack crisis Fri,8 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch flies to London on Saturday to deal with the escalating phone-hacking crisis engulfing his British newspapers    business, according to two people familiar with his plans. Full Story1

U.S. rejects Syrian charge that envoy incited protests Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rejected a charge by Syria that    the U.S. ambassador to Damascus had sought to incite protests in the tense city of Hama, saying the American envoy was welcomed with flowers and olive branches by peaceful civilians seeking political change. Full Story1

U.N. chief urges transparent elections in Egypt Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a meeting with Egypt's foreign minister, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the country's upcoming elections should be held in a credible and transparent manner, according to a statement from his office. Full Story1

U.N. votes for South Sudan peacekeeping force Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to establish a force of up to 7,000 peacekeepers for poor, conflict-ravaged but oil-producing South Sudan, which became independent after a referendum. Full Story1

Exclusive: South Sudan says can live off credit if north blocks Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan can survive on credit, using its oil as collateral, if the north goes ahead with its threat to block pipelines after the south secedes on Saturday or if war between them breaks out again, officials told Reuters. Full Story1

South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets on Saturday to mark their long-awaited independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty. Full Story1

War and drought compounding Somalia exodus Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - DOLO ADO, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Rasheed Hassan had to walk out on his son when he fled war in his native Somalia to go to neighboring Ethiopia. Two other children had already been shot dead in crossfire near his home. Full Story1

U.S. and French envoys in Hama, 13 killed in Syria Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Syrian city of Hama on Friday, calling for the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, as Western envoys visited the city to show support for protesters. Full Story1

IMF approves 3.2 billion euro loan tranche for Greece Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday approved a disbursement of about 3.2 billion euros to help Greece pay debts due this month. Full Story1

U.S. rejects Syrian charge that envoy incited protests Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rejected a charge by Syria that    the U.S. ambassador to Damascus had sought to incite protests in the tense city of Hama, saying the American envoy was welcomed with flowers and olive branches by peaceful civilians seeking political change. Full Story1

Indonesia torture case vs Exxon Mobil revived Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indonesian villagers who accused Exxon Mobil Corp's security forces of murder, torture and other atrocities have regained their right to sue the giant oil company in the United States. Full Story1

Gaddafi threatens Europe as rebels renew push Fri,8 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - DAFNIYA/AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi threatened to take the war in Libya to Europe on Friday while rebels came under heavy fire as they renewed their push against his forces. Full Story1

Top Kremlin aide says Putin is God's gift to Russia Fri,8 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was sent to Russia by God to help his country during one of its most turbulent times, the Kremlin's chief political strategist said on Friday in rare public remarks. Full Story1

DR Congo plane crashes in rainstorm, 127 dead Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - An airliner plowed into dense forest as it tried to land during a rainstorm in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, killing 127 people on board, the Congolese transport ministry said. Full Story1

Old explosives found near South Sudan independence site Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) July 8 - Land mine experts said on Friday they had found and cleared nearly 1,800 bullets, grenades and other old explosives near the site of South Sudan's independence ceremony - an event that will be attended by world leaders. Full Story1

Turkey insists on apology to normalize Israel ties Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:02 PM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister said on Friday Israel must apologize for a bloody raid on a Turkish ship bound for Gaza last year and lift its blockade of the territory if it wants to normalize ties, but Israel rejected the call. Full Story1

Egyptians rally to demand faster reforms Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:50 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed city centers across the country on Friday to demand faster reforms and voice frustration at what they regard as foot-dragging by military rulers and government officials. Full Story1

Gaddafi threatens "martyr" attacks in Europe Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:46 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi threatened on Friday to send hundreds of Libyans to launch attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him. Full Story1

Italy PM, finance chief meet, markets wary Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - ROME, July 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi backed Italy's deficit reduction targets on Friday after markets took fright at fresh signs of government tension and problems for Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti. Full Story1

Africa drought endangers 500,000 children: U.N. Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The lives of half a million children in the Horn of Africa are at risk, international aid agencies said on Friday, as the worst drought in decades forces thousands of people to flee their homes each day. Full Story1

Sudan suspends six newspapers ahead of split Fri,8 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Khartoum has suspended six newspapers because southerners are among their publishers or owners, a state-linked news agency said Friday, a day before the south becomes an independent state. Full Story1

Analysis: Tremonti exit would spell big trouble for Italy Fri,8 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Speculation is growing that Italy's Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti -- credited with shielding the country from the euro zone debt crisis -- will soon be forced out of government, which would further raise the heat on Italian bonds. Full Story1

Saleh speech underscores Yemen's political divide Fri,8 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - The appearance of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for the first time since an assassination attempt sent supporters into the streets to celebrate and led opponents to conclude he had no intention of stepping down. Full Story1

Factbox: The Nile River: treaties, facts and figures Fri,8 Jul 2011 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Egypt has been at odds with upriver nations over their efforts to overturn colonial era-treaties granting it a lion's share of the river's flow. Full Story1

NATO warplanes bomb Gaddafi forces in Western Mountains Fri,8 Jul 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) - NATO warplanes bombed forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in Libya's Western Mountains on Friday at the front line where Gaddafi's troops retreated two days ago from a rebel advance. Full Story1

Flights evacuate Chadian migrants from Libya: IOM Fri,8 Jul 2011 07:19 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Hundreds of African migrants have been airlifted from government-controlled southern Libya and flown to the capital of Chad -- the first air evacuation by the International Organization for Migration since the Libyan war broke out.Full Story1

No quick fix to east Libya woes as war drags on Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:50 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Oblivious to thunderclouds of flies, Mohamed Ibrahim sifts through heaps of rubbish on the outskirts of the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi in search of anything of value. Full Story1

U.S. urges U.N. sleuth resign over blog cartoon Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:16 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it has called on the U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories to resign after he published a cartoon on his blog which he later withdrew as "anti-semitic." Full Story1

U.N.'s Ban urges Sudan to keep peacekeepers in hotspots Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Sudan to allow peacekeepers to stay in the strife-torn Southern Kordofan region and other areas, a day ahead of the end of their mandate. Full Story1

ICRC has wider access in Syria, steps up aid role Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:00 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday it had stepped up its humanitarian operations in Syria, in line with a deal for unlimited access negotiated two weeks ago. Full Story1

China's costly pigs irk consumers, help producers Fri,8 Jul 2011 05:06 AM PDT Reuters - JINGEZHAI VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - The long, red-brick structures in this village on the outskirts of Beijing contain some of this year's fastest appreciating Chinese assets: pigs. Full Story1

Ukraine leader says won't meddle in Tymoshenko trial Fri,8 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT Reuters - KIEV, July 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday denied accusations of orchestrating the criminal prosecution of his political rival, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Full Story1

Paris prosecutor to look into new Strauss-Kahn case Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:55 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS/NEWYORK (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it has opened a preliminary inquiry into a complaint filed by French writer Tristane Banon alleging an attempted rape by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Full Story1

Karachi's ethnic, political violence kills up to 85 over 4 days Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:43 AM PDT Reuters - KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police and paramilitary troops were ordered on Friday to shoot on sight in its largest city Karachi as up to 85 people were killed in a surge in ethnic and political violence over four days. Full Story1

Pakistan rejects U.S. general's comments on slain journalist Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Friday denounced as "extremely irresponsible and unfortunate" comments by the top-ranking U.S. military officer that elements of the Pakistan government had sanctioned the killing of a Pakistani journalist in May, warning that it could hurt cooperation in the fight against Islamist militants. Full Story1

Factbox: Violence erupts again in Pakistan's Karachi Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Pakistani police and paramilitary troops were issued "shoot on sight" orders on Friday in its largest city of Karachi after 70 people were killed in three days of ethnic and political violence. Full Story1

Pakistan's patchy fight against Islamist violence sows confusion Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At the rehabilitation center for former militants in Pakistan's Swat valley, the psychiatrist speaks for the young man sitting opposite him in silence. "It was terrible. He was unable to escape. The fear is so strong. Still the fear is so strong." Full Story1

 

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