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WORLD News, Jul 23, 2011

Analysts' view: Bomb and shooting in Norway
Fri,22 Jul 2011 09:56 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least 80 people at a youth camp of Norway's governing Labor Party on Friday, just hours after a bomb ripped through the central government district in Oslo, killing seven. Full Story

North, S.Korea ministers meet as U.S. calls for proof of change
Fri,22 Jul 2011 09:04 PM PDT
Reuters - NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of North and South Korea met briefly at an Asian security conference on Saturday as the United States maintained Pyongyang had to improve ties with its neighbor before six-party talks on its nuclear program could resume. Full Story

Venezuela's Chavez faces second chemo treatment
Fri,22 Jul 2011 08:58 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he was preparing for a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba to eliminate the risk of malignant cells after completing what he called a successful first session.

N.Korea proposes to resume 6-party talks unconditionally: report
Fri,22 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT
Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korea has proposed restarting stalled six-party talks on nuclear disarmament, without preconditions and as soon as possible, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Full Story

Clinton says 6-party talks only if North-South ties improve
Fri,22 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT
Reuters - NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - North Korea must take steps to improve relations with South Korea before any resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday. Clinton said the United States was encouraged by a preliminary meeting between North and South Korean officials on the sidelines of an Asia security conference on Friday, but added that Pyongyang must still prove it has changed course for the talks to resume. Full Story

Canada deports alleged smuggler Lai to China: lawyer
Fri,22 Jul 2011 08:03 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada deported China's most wanted man on Friday after dismissing his arguments that he could be tortured or executed if he was returned home.

Norway police say gunman kills at least 80 youths
Fri,22 Jul 2011 07:18 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoOSLO (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead at least 80 youths at a summer camp of the ruling Labour Party on Friday, police said.

Blasts hit military college in Syria's Homs: residents
Fri,22 Jul 2011 07:02 PM PDT
Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Two explosions were heard overnight from inside the Syrian Army War College in the city of Homs, scene of military assaults to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, residents said on Saturday. Full Story

Analysis: Questions over far-right link in Norwegian attacks
Fri,22 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A report that Norway's bomb and gun rampage may be the work of a far-right militant confronts Europe with the possibility that a new paramilitary threat is emerging, a decade after al Qaeda's September 11 attacks. Full Story

Libya wants more talks with U.S. and rebels
Fri,22 Jul 2011 06:32 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with the United States and with rebels hoping to push Muammar Gaddafi from power, but Gaddafi will not bow to demands he quit, a government spokesman said.

Central Tripoli rocked by series of explosions
Fri,22 Jul 2011 06:28 PM PDT
Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO warplanes bombed targets in the Libyan capital early on Saturday, causing damage and casualties, Libyan state television said, without giving details. Full Story

Teenagers swam for their lives in Norway carnage
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:55 PM PDT
Reuters - NESLANDET, Norway (Reuters) - Norwegian teenagers at a lakeside summer camp fled screaming in panic, many leaping into the water to save themselves, when an attacker dressed as a policeman began spraying them with gunfire. Full Story

Analysis: Pact puts eurozone on bumpy road to fiscal union
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:33 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoPARIS, Jul (Reuters) - Angela Merkel will deny it, but Thursday's euro zone deal to rescue Greece again from the brink of bankruptcy puts Europe on the bumpy road to a fiscal union.

U.S. military weighs more Predator drones for Libya
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the war in Libya drags on, the U.S. military is weighing options that may deepen its involvement in the conflict and its alliance with rebels trying to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story

U.S. checks reports of ship carrying arms for Libya
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is investigating reports that a ship carrying weapons for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces was allowed to dock in Algeria, which would be considered a violation of U.N. resolutions, a State Department official said on Friday. Full Story

Egypt police disperse Alexandria protesters: witness
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:18 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian military police fired shots in the air and beat demonstrators blocking a main road in Alexandria on Friday, witnesses said, a move which could further sour relations between the army and civilians.

Teenagers swam for their lives in Norway carnage
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:08 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNESLANDET, Norway (Reuters) - Norwegian teenagers at a lakeside summer camp fled screaming in panic, many leaping into the water to save themselves, when an attacker dressed as a policeman began spraying them with gunfire.

Jailed U.S. contractor says intended no harm to Cuba
Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHAVANA (Reuters) - Imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross told Cuba's Supreme Court on Friday he had no intention of hurting the island's government or people when he worked on Internet technology there, traveling as a tourist.

Norway attack: Likely suspected groups
Fri,22 Jul 2011 04:52 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - A massive bomb shattered Norway's main government building in Oslo on Friday, killing two people, police were quoted as saying by local news agency NTB.

Man held after Norway attacks right-wing extremist: report
Fri,22 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian man detained after twin attacks in Norway on Friday that killed at least 17 people has links to right-wing extremism, independent Norwegian television TV2 reported on Saturday, without disclosing its sources. Full Story

Libya wants more talks with U.S. and rebels
Fri,22 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with the United States and with rebels hoping to push Muammar Gaddafi from power, a Libyan government spokesman said, but Gaddafi will not bow to demands he leave power.

Libya says it ready for more talks with U.S.
Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT
Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with senior U.S. officials, a Libyan government spokesman said on Friday. Full Story

Syrian forces kill 11 people during mass protests
Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least 11 people during mass protests on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad, rights activists and witnesses said.

Wounded Gaddafi soldier says morale of troops is low
Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:26 PM PDT
Reuters - MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Morale is low among troops fighting for Muammar Gaddafi on the front west of Misrata and many are reluctant to fight back against rebel attacks, a recently-wounded loyalist soldier told Reuters on Friday. Full Story

Libya says six killed in airstrike near Brega
Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT
Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan official said six guards were killed in an airstrike on Friday on a pipeline production plant just south of Brega in eastern Libya. Full Story

Nine, perhaps 10, killed in Norway shooting
Fri,22 Jul 2011 12:53 PM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A gunman killed nine or 10 people in a shooting at a meeting in Norway of the youth wing of the ruling Labor Party Friday, police said. Full Story

Nine, perhaps 10, killed in Norway shooting
Fri,22 Jul 2011 12:52 PM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A gunman killed nine or 10 people in a shooting at a meeting in Norway of the youth wing of the ruling Labor Party Friday, police said. Full Story

Forty foot hole opens under Guatemalan woman's bed
Fri,22 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT
Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan pensioner Inocenta Hernandez ran for her life when a hole 12 meters (40 feet) deep suddenly opened up under her bed. Full Story

Witness says saw 20 dead at Norway youth camp
Fri,22 Jul 2011 12:09 PM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A witness said he saw at least 20 bodies after a shooting at a youth camp of the Norwegian Labour party on Friday. Police declined comment on the toll and there was no independent confirmation. Full Story

U.S. State Department to assess Canada oil pipe next month
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:48 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said Friday it expects to issue a final environmental assessment next month on TransCanada Corp's proposed $7 billion pipeline that would deliver crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries to Texas. Full Story

Russia starts raising riverboat, 2 suspects charged
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia began Friday lifting to the surface a tourist boat that sank in the Volga River, killing at least 114 people, and two suspects were charged with criminal negligence.

Factbox: Norway security outlook: "Increased uncertainty"
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - A bomb devastated the main government building in Norway's capital Oslo Friday, killing seven people, and a gunman wounded five people hours later in a shooting at a Norwegian youth camp, state media reported.

Obama: no information yet on Oslo attacks motive
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday extended his "personal condolences" to the people of Norway following the blast and shootings in Oslo, and said he had no information yet on the motives. Full Story

Jailed American addresses Cuban top court in appeal
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:17 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHAVANA (Reuters) - Imprisoned U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross appealed his 15-year sentence in Cuba before the island's Supreme Court on Friday, backing up legal arguments with a personal courtroom address to the judges.

7 dead and 2 injured after Oslo blast: police
Fri,22 Jul 2011 11:05 AM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Seven people have been killed and two are seriously injured after a blast rocked the center of Oslo, Norwegian police said on Friday. Full Story

Snap Analysis: No clear pointers in Norway twin attacks
Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:58 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters)- Security experts say suspicion is likely to fall on both Islamists and right-wing extremists following a deadly bombing and a shooting at a political gathering in tranquil Norway. Full Story

Norway police says believe shooting linked to blast
Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian police believe there is a connection between the explosion in central Oslo and a shooting on an island near the capital, news agency NTB reported. Full Story

Several killed after Norway youth camp shooting - report
Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Several people have been killed after a shooting at a Labour party youth camp outside Oslo, Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 reported on Friday.Full Story

Peru's Garcia praises Humala's Cabinet picks
Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLIMA (Reuters) - Peru's departing President Alan Garcia on Friday praised the Cabinet assembled by leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala for its balance and said it would guarantee economic stability.

Factbox: Who's who in Peru Humala's policy team
Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Peru's leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala named the former president of Peru's export association to be his trade minister on Friday as he finalizes his cabinet just six days before taking office. Full Story

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