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http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:56:15 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is campaigning for a key position on a U.N. General Assembly committee that deals with disarmament and international security amid strong criticism from Israel and others who accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran is competing against Kuwait to be the rapporteur of the U.N. General Assembly's First Committee for its 68th session, which begins in October, U.N. diplomats said. The rapporteur reports on the proceedings of the 193-member committee. A spokesman for Iran's U.N. mission confirmed the country's bid on Tuesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iran-bids-key-position-u-n-disarmament-committee-185615605.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:56:15 -0400Reutersiran-bids-key-position-u-n-disarmament-committee-185615605<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-presidents-inner-circle-western-accent-174522954.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8wRgHO6tYYswIB8fB45BYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0064b57d7b461019390f6a706700dd62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani, center, arrives for a meeting with lawmakers at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian president&#039;s inner circle brings more than new names to the Islamic Republic&#039;s power structures _ the group of advisers and allies also carries an array of degrees from Western universities. Few doubt that Hasan Rouhani will bring a far calmer and more measured approach than his predecessor. What remains unclear is how much it could actually influence Iranian policies. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Mohammad Berno)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani, center, arrives for a meeting with lawmakers at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian president&#039;s inner circle brings more than new names to the Islamic Republic&#039;s power structures _ the group of advisers and allies also carries an array of degrees from Western universities. Few doubt that Hasan Rouhani will bring a far calmer and more measured approach than his predecessor. What remains unclear is how much it could actually influence Iranian policies. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Mohammad Berno)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Just days after Hasan Rouhani&#039;s election victory in Iran, his top advisers and allies gathered for a closed-door strategy session at a think tank run by the new president. The group, lugging spread sheets, notes and policy papers, also carried something new into the mix ? an array of degrees from Western universities.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-presidents-inner-circle-western-accent-174522954.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:45:22 -0400Associated Pressiran-presidents-inner-circle-western-accent-174522954<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-presidents-inner-circle-western-accent-174522954.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8wRgHO6tYYswIB8fB45BYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0064b57d7b461019390f6a706700dd62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani, center, arrives for a meeting with lawmakers at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian president&#039;s inner circle brings more than new names to the Islamic Republic&#039;s power structures _ the group of advisers and allies also carries an array of degrees from Western universities. Few doubt that Hasan Rouhani will bring a far calmer and more measured approach than his predecessor. What remains unclear is how much it could actually influence Iranian policies. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Mohammad Berno)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani, center, arrives for a meeting with lawmakers at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian president&#039;s inner circle brings more than new names to the Islamic Republic&#039;s power structures _ the group of advisers and allies also carries an array of degrees from Western universities. Few doubt that Hasan Rouhani will bring a far calmer and more measured approach than his predecessor. What remains unclear is how much it could actually influence Iranian policies. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Mohammad Berno)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Just days after Hasan Rouhani&#039;s election victory in Iran, his top advisers and allies gathered for a closed-door strategy session at a think tank run by the new president. The group, lugging spread sheets, notes and policy papers, also carried something new into the mix ? an array of degrees from Western universities.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4vtJbfzJ7bf5su8Iqy8xpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T144140Z_1_CBRE96T14TL00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group said it orchestrated a wave of car bombings across Iraq that killed at least 60 people on Monday in revenge for the mistreatment of the country&#039;s Sunni community. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was formed earlier this year through a merger between al Qaeda&#039;s affiliates in Iraq and Syria, said in a statement posted online it had carefully selected its targets, which were mainly Shi&#039;ites. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:17:31 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4vtJbfzJ7bf5su8Iqy8xpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T144140Z_1_CBRE96T14TL00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group said it orchestrated a wave of car bombings across Iraq that killed at least 60 people on Monday in revenge for the mistreatment of the country&#039;s Sunni community. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was formed earlier this year through a merger between al Qaeda&#039;s affiliates in Iraq and Syria, said in a statement posted online it had carefully selected its targets, which were mainly Shi&#039;ites. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The water that grows western Afghanistan?s fresh produce, sprinkles its town parks with shade-giving trees, and slakes the thirst of war-weary Afghans, is becoming a point of tension with nearby Iran as a large dam under construction will constrict cross-border flow.http://news.yahoo.com/why-dam-afghanistan-might-set-back-peace-145253588.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 10:52:53 -0400Christian Science Monitorwhy-dam-afghanistan-might-set-back-peace-145253588<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cH.RvOuREmrdRZrVFxzmRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T213052Z_2_CBRE96S1HNN00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-UN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." align="left" title="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." border="0" /></a>By Marcus George and Paul Taylor DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a &quot;grand bargain,&quot; he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. Iranian news agencies reported on Monday that Zarif, a former ambassador to the United Nations and Tehran&#039;s leading connoisseur of the U.S. political elite, is set to be in the cabinet Rouhani will announce after taking office on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:30:52 -0400Reutersiran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cH.RvOuREmrdRZrVFxzmRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T213052Z_2_CBRE96S1HNN00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-UN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." align="left" title="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." border="0" /></a>By Marcus George and Paul Taylor DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a &quot;grand bargain,&quot; he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. Iranian news agencies reported on Monday that Zarif, a former ambassador to the United Nations and Tehran&#039;s leading connoisseur of the U.S. political elite, is set to be in the cabinet Rouhani will announce after taking office on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Israelis and Palestinians are sparring over the very premise for their impending peace negotiations as envoys from each side head into talks in Washington that have been trumpeted as the revival of diplomacy after three years of stalemate.http://news.yahoo.com/desire-us-approval-top-israeli-palestinian-divide-192917961.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:29:17 -0400Christian Science Monitordesire-us-approval-top-israeli-palestinian-divide-192917961<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s beleaguered opposition forces suffered another blow Monday when government troops captured a key district in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the country&#039;s uprising.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:19:27 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s beleaguered opposition forces suffered another blow Monday when government troops captured a key district in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the country&#039;s uprising.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-army-retakes-homs-district-rebels-173511036.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CWvDX9ai8hscPCbLgbxcWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T190444Z_2_CBRE96S1CUU00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops drove insurgents from a central district of Homs on Monday, tightening their siege on remaining rebel bastions in the city, which links Damascus to the Mediterranean heartland of President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s Alawite sect. The military&#039;s gains in Khalidiya district follow a counter-offensive by Assad&#039;s forces, which have pushed back rebels around the Syrian capital and retaken several towns and villages near the border with Lebanon in the last few weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-army-retakes-homs-district-rebels-173511036.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:04:44 -0400Reuterssyria-says-army-retakes-homs-district-rebels-173511036<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-army-retakes-homs-district-rebels-173511036.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CWvDX9ai8hscPCbLgbxcWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T190444Z_2_CBRE96S1CUU00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops drove insurgents from a central district of Homs on Monday, tightening their siege on remaining rebel bastions in the city, which links Damascus to the Mediterranean heartland of President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s Alawite sect. The military&#039;s gains in Khalidiya district follow a counter-offensive by Assad&#039;s forces, which have pushed back rebels around the Syrian capital and retaken several towns and villages near the border with Lebanon in the last few weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>In the early morning hours of July 22, Al Qaeda in Iraq won its greatest victory in years with simultaneous attacks on the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Taji, freeing some 500 prisoners and killing more than 50 people. The attacks' precision and targets ? heavily militarized facilities on the outskirts of Baghdad ? show that Iraq's toughest insurgent group is still very much in the fight.http://news.yahoo.com/surging-violence-iraq-134112902.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 09:41:12 -0400Christian Science Monitorsurging-violence-iraq-134112902? A daily summary of global reports on security issues.http://news.yahoo.com/car-bombings-iraq-wound-malikis-government-122539365.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:25:39 -0400Christian Science Monitorcar-bombings-iraq-wound-malikis-government-122539365<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-rouhani-pack-cabinet-old-hands-114752874.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9lpZMqyvY_tHaZgIr1ucdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T114752Z_1_CBRE96S0WRY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-MINISTERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh speaks during a news conference in Tehran." align="left" title="Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh speaks during a news conference in Tehran." border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani will pick a cabinet of experienced insiders and will appoint the head of a powerful charity-cum-business foundation as his chief nuclear negotiator, Iranian news agencies said on Monday. Rouhani, who was elected last month and will be inaugurated on August 4, has pledged a less abrasive stance in nuclear talks with world powers than outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who offended many in the West by denying the Holocaust and calling for Israel to be erased &quot;from the page of time&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/irans-rouhani-pack-cabinet-old-hands-114752874.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 07:47:52 -0400Reutersirans-rouhani-pack-cabinet-old-hands-114752874<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-rouhani-pack-cabinet-old-hands-114752874.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9lpZMqyvY_tHaZgIr1ucdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T114752Z_1_CBRE96S0WRY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-MINISTERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh speaks during a news conference in Tehran." align="left" title="Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh speaks during a news conference in Tehran." border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani will pick a cabinet of experienced insiders and will appoint the head of a powerful charity-cum-business foundation as his chief nuclear negotiator, Iranian news agencies said on Monday. Rouhani, who was elected last month and will be inaugurated on August 4, has pledged a less abrasive stance in nuclear talks with world powers than outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who offended many in the West by denying the Holocaust and calling for Israel to be erased &quot;from the page of time&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani will nominate Bijan Zanganeh to return to the post of oil minister which he held under Iran's reformist government from 1997 to 2005, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Monday. Quoting sources in Rouhani's office, it also said the moderate cleric, elected last month and due to be inaugurated on August 4, would nominate Mohammad Forouzandeh as head of the Supreme National Security Council, a position which would make him Iran's chief nuclear negotiator. ...http://news.yahoo.com/irans-rouhani-nominate-zanganeh-oil-minister-isna-090321327.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 05:58:57 -0400Reutersirans-rouhani-nominate-zanganeh-oil-minister-isna-090321327DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is to nominate Mohammad Forouzandeh as head of the Supreme National Security Council, a position which would automatically make him Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Monday, quoting sources inside Rouhani's office. Forouzandeh is a former Revolutionary Guard and a current member of the Supreme National Security Council and head of a large and economically powerful state charitable foundation. There was no official confirmation of the report. ...http://news.yahoo.com/irans-rouhani-nominate-forouzandeh-chief-nuclear-negotiator-isna-091810667.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 05:18:10 -0400Reutersirans-rouhani-nominate-forouzandeh-chief-nuclear-negotiator-isna-091810667TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? A senior Iranian official says the country has ordered 315 subway cars from China in place of payment for oil that can't be transferred due to sanctions.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-chinese-subway-cars-oil-091644989.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 05:16:44 -0400Associated Pressiran-chinese-subway-cars-oil-091644989TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's Supreme Leader is calling on top opposition figures to apologize for claiming vote fraud in the country's 2009 presidential elections.http://news.yahoo.com/irans-leader-demands-apology-2009-claims-082731268.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 04:27:31 -0400Associated Pressirans-leader-demands-apology-2009-claims-082731268?This moment is not easy for me,? Netanyahu said.http://news.yahoo.com/rips-heart-amid-protests-israel-agrees-release-104-205428106.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 16:54:28 -0400The Blazerips-heart-amid-protests-israel-agrees-release-104-205428106American public discourse about Islam is filled with essentialist paranoia, fear, and the commentary of people who not only don't know much about the topic but are often dismissive of people who do.http://news.yahoo.com/muslims-write-christianity-203300547.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 16:33:00 -0400Christian Science Monitormuslims-write-christianity-203300547JERUSALEM (TheBlaze/AP) -- Israeli and Palestinian officials confirm that Israel's Cabinet has approved the release of 104 long-held Palestinian prisoners, clearing a hurdle toward a possible resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after five years of paralysis.http://news.yahoo.com/israel-agrees-free-104-palestinian-prisoners-part-possible-142825478.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 14:24:21 -0400The Blazeisrael-agrees-free-104-palestinian-prisoners-part-possible-142825478By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are due to vote on a tough Iran sanctions bill this week that seeks to squeeze the Islamic Republic's oil exports to a trickle. The Republican-led House is due to vote on Wednesday on the bill that seeks to cut Iran's oil exports by another 1 million barrels per day within one year, congressional aides said. The bill, expected to pass easily in the House, would not become law immediately as no companion legislation has yet passed in the Senate. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-house-set-vote-tough-iran-sanctions-bill-151613510.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 11:16:13 -0400Reutersu-house-set-vote-tough-iran-sanctions-bill-151613510<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-raises-alarm-over-rising-violence-131033739.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IpjCjUm0IgJK_UrtbcXCAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a675cd373c99dc19380f6a70670088b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bahraini lawmaker Adel al-Moawdeh of the Islamic Salafist al-Asalah bloc, left, and Sawsan Taqawi, an independent, right, participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom, convened in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Several members of Bahrain&#039;s parliament, which doesn&#039;t include opposition groups, called for harsher methods against protesters, including stripping citizenship, establishing curfews, instituting martial law, employing the death penalty and banning all protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" align="left" title="Bahraini lawmaker Adel al-Moawdeh of the Islamic Salafist al-Asalah bloc, left, and Sawsan Taqawi, an independent, right, participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom, convened in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Several members of Bahrain&#039;s parliament, which doesn&#039;t include opposition groups, called for harsher methods against protesters, including stripping citizenship, establishing curfews, instituting martial law, employing the death penalty and banning all protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" border="0" /></a>MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) ? Bahrain&#039;s king urged lawmakers Sunday to move ahead with proposed harsher measures against escalating attacks by Shiite-led opposition factions, including banning protest gatherings in the capital, after top government officials joined an emergency parliament session to discuss the Gulf nation&#039;s nearly 30 months of unrest.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-raises-alarm-over-rising-violence-131033739.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 11:14:04 -0400Associated Pressbahrain-raises-alarm-over-rising-violence-131033739<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-raises-alarm-over-rising-violence-131033739.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IpjCjUm0IgJK_UrtbcXCAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a675cd373c99dc19380f6a70670088b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bahraini lawmaker Adel al-Moawdeh of the Islamic Salafist al-Asalah bloc, left, and Sawsan Taqawi, an independent, right, participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom, convened in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Several members of Bahrain&#039;s parliament, which doesn&#039;t include opposition groups, called for harsher methods against protesters, including stripping citizenship, establishing curfews, instituting martial law, employing the death penalty and banning all protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" align="left" title="Bahraini lawmaker Adel al-Moawdeh of the Islamic Salafist al-Asalah bloc, left, and Sawsan Taqawi, an independent, right, participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom, convened in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Several members of Bahrain&#039;s parliament, which doesn&#039;t include opposition groups, called for harsher methods against protesters, including stripping citizenship, establishing curfews, instituting martial law, employing the death penalty and banning all protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" border="0" /></a>MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) ? Bahrain&#039;s king urged lawmakers Sunday to move ahead with proposed harsher measures against escalating attacks by Shiite-led opposition factions, including banning protest gatherings in the capital, after top government officials joined an emergency parliament session to discuss the Gulf nation&#039;s nearly 30 months of unrest.</p><br clear="all"/>KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan hopes an agreement with Iran to use one of its ports will help boost exports to Europe and India and reduce its dependence on neighboring Pakistan's ports for trade. Iran will allow land-locked Afghanistan to use the port to export goods like fruit and carpets to India and other countries, according to the spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Commerce and Industries. "We want to export to central Asia and Europe, India wants to use the port to send goods to Afghanistan," Wahidullah Ghazikhel told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-eyes-iran-deal-boost-trade-europe-india-120844572.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 08:08:44 -0400Reutersafghan-eyes-iran-deal-boost-trade-europe-india-120844572<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-return-zanganeh-oil-ministry-source-104607722.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3xIqhnk1lzVAvjv0uD6qQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T104607Z_1_CBRE96R0TX000_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Zanganeh speaks at Iran&#039;s 7th Petrochemical Forum in Tehran." align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Zanganeh speaks at Iran&#039;s 7th Petrochemical Forum in Tehran." border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is expected to return respected former oil minister Bijan Zanganeh to the post he held for eight years until hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to office in 2005, an Iranian industry source said on Sunday. As oil minister under the reformist government from 1997 to 2005, Zanganeh helped attract billions of dollars of foreign investment into Iran&#039;s vast oil and gas industry and was seen as being insulated from political attacks on the administration by the strong support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-return-zanganeh-oil-ministry-source-104607722.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 06:46:07 -0400Reutersirans-president-return-zanganeh-oil-ministry-source-104607722<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-return-zanganeh-oil-ministry-source-104607722.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3xIqhnk1lzVAvjv0uD6qQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T104607Z_1_CBRE96R0TX000_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Zanganeh speaks at Iran&#039;s 7th Petrochemical Forum in Tehran." align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Zanganeh speaks at Iran&#039;s 7th Petrochemical Forum in Tehran." border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is expected to return respected former oil minister Bijan Zanganeh to the post he held for eight years until hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to office in 2005, an Iranian industry source said on Sunday. As oil minister under the reformist government from 1997 to 2005, Zanganeh helped attract billions of dollars of foreign investment into Iran&#039;s vast oil and gas industry and was seen as being insulated from political attacks on the administration by the strong support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kuwaits-conservative-tribes-election-gains-072659070.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lSIZUfBooj6KSDLOailcMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa5de8401d25c119380f6a7067000abb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY (AP) ? Kuwait&#039;s conservative Sunni tribes made gains in parliamentary elections while liberals reclaimed a foothold in the Gulf region&#039;s most politically powerful elected body, according to results Sunday after voting forced by the ongoing political upheavals in the oil-rich nation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kuwaits-conservative-tribes-election-gains-072659070.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 06:29:09 -0400Associated Presskuwaits-conservative-tribes-election-gains-072659070<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kuwaits-conservative-tribes-election-gains-072659070.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lSIZUfBooj6KSDLOailcMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa5de8401d25c119380f6a7067000abb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY (AP) ? Kuwait&#039;s conservative Sunni tribes made gains in parliamentary elections while liberals reclaimed a foothold in the Gulf region&#039;s most politically powerful elected body, according to results Sunday after voting forced by the ongoing political upheavals in the oil-rich nation.</p><br clear="all"/>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a member of a small religious minority set himself on fire next to the country's parliament building.http://news.yahoo.com/report-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 03:25:27 -0400Associated Pressreport-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces.http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-historic-mosque-homs-150054579.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 15:00:34 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-capture-historic-mosque-homs-150054579<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-holds-parliamentary-election-051510638.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lSIZUfBooj6KSDLOailcMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa5de8401d25c119380f6a7067000abb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AP) ? Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-holds-parliamentary-election-051510638.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 14:03:34 -0400Associated Presskuwait-holds-parliamentary-election-051510638<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-holds-parliamentary-election-051510638.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lSIZUfBooj6KSDLOailcMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa5de8401d25c119380f6a7067000abb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="Kuwaiti citizens wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AP) ? Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition.</p><br clear="all"/>By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state media accused insurgents on Saturday of killing 123 people, the majority of them civilians, during a rebel offensive this week to take the northern town of Khan al-Assad. A two-year revolt-turned-civil war has left more than 100,000 people dead and both forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels are accused by rights groups of war crimes. State news agency SANA said that "armed terrorist groups" committed a "massacre ... ...http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-rebels-killed-123-people-north-majority-155737307.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 13:28:06 -0400Reuterssyria-says-rebels-killed-123-people-north-majority-155737307<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-cabinet-weigh-prisoner-release-palestinian-talks-141332774.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AUBC2NiYvk6_MVC9jw7EcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T141332Z_1_CBRE96Q13JB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves after delivering a statement to the media in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves after delivering a statement to the media in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s cabinet will consider releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners held by Israel in order to boost prospects for talks expected with the Palestinians in Washington next week, Israeli officials said on Saturday. Israel&#039;s agreement to free the inmates, held since before a 1993 interim accord with the Palestinians, is seen as critical to U.S. hopes of convening Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2010. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-cabinet-weigh-prisoner-release-palestinian-talks-141332774.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 10:13:32 -0400Reutersisraeli-cabinet-weigh-prisoner-release-palestinian-talks-141332774<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-cabinet-weigh-prisoner-release-palestinian-talks-141332774.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AUBC2NiYvk6_MVC9jw7EcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T141332Z_1_CBRE96Q13JB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves after delivering a statement to the media in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves after delivering a statement to the media in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s cabinet will consider releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners held by Israel in order to boost prospects for talks expected with the Palestinians in Washington next week, Israeli officials said on Saturday. Israel&#039;s agreement to free the inmates, held since before a 1993 interim accord with the Palestinians, is seen as critical to U.S. hopes of convening Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2010. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (AP) ? BBC foreign correspondent Jon Leyne, who spent more than 25 years crossing continents and covering conflicts for the broadcaster, has died. He was 55.http://news.yahoo.com/bbc-foreign-correspondent-jon-leyne-dies-55-131825017.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 09:18:25 -0400Associated Pressbbc-foreign-correspondent-jon-leyne-dies-55-131825017President Mohamed Morsi's ousting by Egypt's military wasn't just bad news for his Muslim Brotherhood. It was bad news for Gaza's Hamas, which greeted Mr. Morsi's electoral triumph a year ago with the hope that it would end Hamas's economic and political isolation.http://news.yahoo.com/brotherhoods-fall-egypt-hamas-faces-gazas-harsh-reality-130008431.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 09:00:08 -0400Christian Science Monitorbrotherhoods-fall-egypt-hamas-faces-gazas-harsh-reality-130008431TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian news website says outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has obtained clearance to establish a technology university in Tehran after he leaves office next week.http://news.yahoo.com/report-irans-ahmadinejad-set-university-090039190.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 05:00:39 -0400Associated Pressreport-irans-ahmadinejad-set-university-090039190<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-pakistan-marketplace-bombs-now-57-060515854.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFnccFs3BqUqM8TTK9scTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84ffcf81ffa7b018380f6a7067009076.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pakistani villagers injured in a bomb blast recover at at a local hospital in Parachinar, Pakistan on Friday, July 26, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded in a busy market area Friday night in northern Pakistan, tearing through crowds of shoppers grabbing last-minute items to break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan and killing nearly two dozen people, a doctor said. (AP Photo/Ali Afzal)" align="left" title="Pakistani villagers injured in a bomb blast recover at at a local hospital in Parachinar, Pakistan on Friday, July 26, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded in a busy market area Friday night in northern Pakistan, tearing through crowds of shoppers grabbing last-minute items to break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan and killing nearly two dozen people, a doctor said. (AP Photo/Ali Afzal)" border="0" /></a>PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) ? The death toll from a pair of overnight bombings at a busy market in a Shiite-dominated region of northwest Pakistan rose to 57, officials said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-pakistan-marketplace-bombs-now-57-060515854.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 04:00:03 -0400Associated Pressdeath-toll-pakistan-marketplace-bombs-now-57-060515854<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-pakistan-marketplace-bombs-now-57-060515854.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFnccFs3BqUqM8TTK9scTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84ffcf81ffa7b018380f6a7067009076.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pakistani villagers injured in a bomb blast recover at at a local hospital in Parachinar, Pakistan on Friday, July 26, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded in a busy market area Friday night in northern Pakistan, tearing through crowds of shoppers grabbing last-minute items to break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan and killing nearly two dozen people, a doctor said. (AP Photo/Ali Afzal)" align="left" title="Pakistani villagers injured in a bomb blast recover at at a local hospital in Parachinar, Pakistan on Friday, July 26, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded in a busy market area Friday night in northern Pakistan, tearing through crowds of shoppers grabbing last-minute items to break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan and killing nearly two dozen people, a doctor said. (AP Photo/Ali Afzal)" border="0" /></a>PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) ? The death toll from a pair of overnight bombings at a busy market in a Shiite-dominated region of northwest Pakistan rose to 57, officials said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-wants-strengthen-fledgling-diplomatic-175028558.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EO9h9uRQJbLZZ_a5zxQrcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175028Z_1_CBRE96P1DKB00_RTROPTP_2_ROMANIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A large European Union flag is displayed in front of Romania&#039;s Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest" align="left" title="A large European Union flag is displayed in front of Romania&#039;s Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union&#039;s fledgling diplomatic service, which has faced criticism over its leadership and focus, should take a stronger role in drawing up sanctions and look at making its overseas posts more like embassies, an EU report said on Friday. The European External Action Service was launched in 2011 under reforms intended to simplify EU decision-making and give the bloc, which now has 28 members, more clout in world affairs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eu-wants-strengthen-fledgling-diplomatic-175028558.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:50:28 -0400Reuterseu-wants-strengthen-fledgling-diplomatic-175028558<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-wants-strengthen-fledgling-diplomatic-175028558.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EO9h9uRQJbLZZ_a5zxQrcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175028Z_1_CBRE96P1DKB00_RTROPTP_2_ROMANIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A large European Union flag is displayed in front of Romania&#039;s Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest" align="left" title="A large European Union flag is displayed in front of Romania&#039;s Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union&#039;s fledgling diplomatic service, which has faced criticism over its leadership and focus, should take a stronger role in drawing up sanctions and look at making its overseas posts more like embassies, an EU report said on Friday. The European External Action Service was launched in 2011 under reforms intended to simplify EU decision-making and give the bloc, which now has 28 members, more clout in world affairs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>GENEVA (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and detained Syrian refugees as sentiment against them grows, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. The climate of hostility has increased since the Egyptian army seized power this month, human rights groups say. More than 90,000 Syrians are believed to have come to Egypt to escape the civil war, now in its third year. U.N. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-decries-growing-anti-syrian-hostility-egypt-123028334.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:30:28 -0400Reutersu-n-decries-growing-anti-syrian-hostility-egypt-123028334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oKXIVe5qOH_Zz7BedQwglQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/18ce9869e06c9618380f6a706700b283.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The number of dead in Syria&#039;s civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2? years of violence even as President Bashar Assad&#039;s government blasted the United States as an unsuitable peace broker.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 20:15:17 -0400Associated Pressun-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oKXIVe5qOH_Zz7BedQwglQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/18ce9869e06c9618380f6a706700b283.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The number of dead in Syria&#039;s civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2? years of violence even as President Bashar Assad&#039;s government blasted the United States as an unsuitable peace broker.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-uses-syrian-rebel-supply-lines-prepares-send-223321012.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ncwVasw1wCkiJDd5uaThow--/

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