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All rights reservedSun, 21 Jul 2013 01:07:25 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.eLjmSfXGrdsX5BwuNvSzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T050725Z_1_CBRE96K0E8O00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years, he did so standing alone as dusk fell over the Jordanian capital. The image reflects both his achievement and his challenge: few people would have predicted success when he began his quest to get the parties into talks nearly six months ago; yet even as he heralded the planned negotiations, neither was at his side. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 01:07:25 -0400Reuterskerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.eLjmSfXGrdsX5BwuNvSzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T050725Z_1_CBRE96K0E8O00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years, he did so standing alone as dusk fell over the Jordanian capital. The image reflects both his achievement and his challenge: few people would have predicted success when he began his quest to get the parties into talks nearly six months ago; yet even as he heralded the planned negotiations, neither was at his side. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 18:13:51 -0400Reuterssyrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/>"The talks with Kerry were about to collapse, and the letter came as a lifeline in the last minute bargaining"http://news.yahoo.com/u-guarantees-israel-pre-1967-borders-basis-renewed-220412170.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 18:04:12 -0400The Blazeu-guarantees-israel-pre-1967-borders-basis-renewed-220412170<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Bh22dDDXLFxQWjxg2bYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214328Z_1_CBRE96J1OCY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation&#039;s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt&#039;s streets after weeks of mass protests. &quot;Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:43:28 -0400Reutersegyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Bh22dDDXLFxQWjxg2bYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214328Z_1_CBRE96J1OCY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation&#039;s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt&#039;s streets after weeks of mass protests. &quot;Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R65L9e1KcU9Cpr6W_cA8Ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214052Z_2_CBRE96J1FG800_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians&#039; demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:40:52 -0400Reutersisrael-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R65L9e1KcU9Cpr6W_cA8Ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214052Z_2_CBRE96J1FG800_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians&#039; demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCXbK7FiMf2Z8BEe2l98Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e0f9118432d1218380f6a706700e209.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country&#039;s first freely elected leader.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:28:59 -0400Associated Pressegypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCXbK7FiMf2Z8BEe2l98Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e0f9118432d1218380f6a706700e209.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country&#039;s first freely elected leader.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-seeks-assertive-role-worries-nile-dam-163034892.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC630bnl9zy2_pc1JRybtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T174720Z_3_CBRE96J19V200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-NILE-ETHIOPIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt&#039;s new Foreign Minister Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo" align="left" title="Egypt&#039;s new Foreign Minister Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s new military-backed cabinet made clear on Saturday it wanted to play an assertive role in regional politics, urging Ethiopia to attend talks over a dam on the Nile and stressing it sought change in Syria. &quot;Egypt&#039;s leadership is inevitable,&quot; said Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, a member of an interim government sworn into office just four days ago following the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-seeks-assertive-role-worries-nile-dam-163034892.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:18:51 -0400Reutersegypt-seeks-assertive-role-worries-nile-dam-163034892<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-seeks-assertive-role-worries-nile-dam-163034892.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC630bnl9zy2_pc1JRybtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T174720Z_3_CBRE96J19V200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-NILE-ETHIOPIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt&#039;s new Foreign Minister Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo" align="left" title="Egypt&#039;s new Foreign Minister Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s new military-backed cabinet made clear on Saturday it wanted to play an assertive role in regional politics, urging Ethiopia to attend talks over a dam on the Nile and stressing it sought change in Syria. &quot;Egypt&#039;s leadership is inevitable,&quot; said Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, a member of an interim government sworn into office just four days ago following the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-says-ends-efforts-better-u-ties-161917635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.FIKkoibaUR58I8UGv76lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T161917Z_1_CBRE96J19C900_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Venezuela&#039;s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with students in Caracas" align="left" title="Venezuela&#039;s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with students in Caracas" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela said it was ending efforts to improve ties with Washington after the Obama administration&#039;s nominee for envoy to the United Nations vowed to oppose what she called a crackdown on civil society in the &quot;repressive&quot; OPEC nation. In an echo of the many bust-ups between the two countries during the late Hugo Chavez&#039;s 14-year rule, President Nicolas Maduro has demanded an apology and said the United States had no moral right to criticize his government. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-says-ends-efforts-better-u-ties-161917635.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 12:19:17 -0400Reutersvenezuela-says-ends-efforts-better-u-ties-161917635<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-says-ends-efforts-better-u-ties-161917635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.FIKkoibaUR58I8UGv76lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T161917Z_1_CBRE96J19C900_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Venezuela&#039;s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with students in Caracas" align="left" title="Venezuela&#039;s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with students in Caracas" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela said it was ending efforts to improve ties with Washington after the Obama administration&#039;s nominee for envoy to the United Nations vowed to oppose what she called a crackdown on civil society in the &quot;repressive&quot; OPEC nation. In an echo of the many bust-ups between the two countries during the late Hugo Chavez&#039;s 14-year rule, President Nicolas Maduro has demanded an apology and said the United States had no moral right to criticize his government. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-reevaluate-syria-ties-coup-132756745.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ir.Km96N3bGGEC4BEljPlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5fdcddd046011f18380f6a706700167e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Adly Mansour, right, greets Jordan&#039;s King Abdullah II on his arrival to the presidential palace, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Jordan&#039;s King arrived in Egypt&#039;s capital on Saturday for a short visit -- the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)" align="left" title="In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Adly Mansour, right, greets Jordan&#039;s King Abdullah II on his arrival to the presidential palace, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Jordan&#039;s King arrived in Egypt&#039;s capital on Saturday for a short visit -- the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt is reevaluating its relationship with Syria following the military&#039;s ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, the country&#039;s foreign minister said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-reevaluate-syria-ties-coup-132756745.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:44:14 -0400Associated Pressegypt-reevaluate-syria-ties-coup-132756745<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-reevaluate-syria-ties-coup-132756745.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ir.Km96N3bGGEC4BEljPlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5fdcddd046011f18380f6a706700167e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Adly Mansour, right, greets Jordan&#039;s King Abdullah II on his arrival to the presidential palace, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Jordan&#039;s King arrived in Egypt&#039;s capital on Saturday for a short visit -- the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)" align="left" title="In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Adly Mansour, right, greets Jordan&#039;s King Abdullah II on his arrival to the presidential palace, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Jordan&#039;s King arrived in Egypt&#039;s capital on Saturday for a short visit -- the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt is reevaluating its relationship with Syria following the military&#039;s ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, the country&#039;s foreign minister said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-widens-rift-between-shiite-clergy-iraq-111442568.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fXUTa1EvP2ob6SN4Nvy1mA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T111442Z_1_CBRE96J0V8V00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-POLITICS-SYRIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands inside a room in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands inside a room in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Suadad al-Salhy NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shi&#039;ite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken opposing stands on whether or not to send followers into combat on President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s side. Competition for leadership of the Shi&#039;ite community has intensified since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein, empowering majority Shi&#039;ites through the ballot box and restoring the Iraqi holy city of Najaf to prominence. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-widens-rift-between-shiite-clergy-iraq-111442568.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 07:14:42 -0400Reuterssyria-war-widens-rift-between-shiite-clergy-iraq-111442568<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-widens-rift-between-shiite-clergy-iraq-111442568.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fXUTa1EvP2ob6SN4Nvy1mA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T111442Z_1_CBRE96J0V8V00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-POLITICS-SYRIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands inside a room in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands inside a room in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Suadad al-Salhy NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shi&#039;ite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken opposing stands on whether or not to send followers into combat on President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s side. Competition for leadership of the Shi&#039;ite community has intensified since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein, empowering majority Shi&#039;ites through the ballot box and restoring the Iraqi holy city of Najaf to prominence. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-powers-see-irans-rouhani-chance-nuclear-deal-180030373.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MjW3OhH4Z6KW0uhAZeEW7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T205117Z_2_CBRE96I1E1300_RTROPTP_2_IRAN-ELECTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran" align="left" title="Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran" border="0" /></a>By Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six world powers see a chance that Iran&#039;s relatively moderate new president, beset by sanctions and worried about unrest in the region trickling home, may be more amenable to compromise in a long-standing nuclear dispute, a senior Western diplomat said. The powers - Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the United States - are hoping years of economic pressure will finally force Iran to scale back its nuclear work, which they suspect aims at allowing Tehran to make bombs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/world-powers-see-irans-rouhani-chance-nuclear-deal-180030373.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 16:51:17 -0400Reutersworld-powers-see-irans-rouhani-chance-nuclear-deal-180030373<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-powers-see-irans-rouhani-chance-nuclear-deal-180030373.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MjW3OhH4Z6KW0uhAZeEW7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T205117Z_2_CBRE96I1E1300_RTROPTP_2_IRAN-ELECTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran" align="left" title="Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran" border="0" /></a>By Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six world powers see a chance that Iran&#039;s relatively moderate new president, beset by sanctions and worried about unrest in the region trickling home, may be more amenable to compromise in a long-standing nuclear dispute, a senior Western diplomat said. The powers - Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the United States - are hoping years of economic pressure will finally force Iran to scale back its nuclear work, which they suspect aims at allowing Tehran to make bombs. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kill-26-183852847.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed at least 26 in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kill-26-183852847.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:38:52 -0400Associated Pressiraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kill-26-183852847<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kill-26-183852847.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed at least 26 in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kills-26-183143049.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed at least 26 in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kills-26-183143049.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:31:43 -0400Associated Pressiraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kills-26-183143049<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunni-mosque-bombing-other-attacks-kills-26-183143049.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed at least 26 in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-u-senators-suggest-moving-g20-russia-over-182729459.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_91QaDdlOa2_UjyQz5BB1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T182729Z_1_CBRE96I1F9X00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-SNOWDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photograph of former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden is seen a page of a newspaper in Moscow" align="left" title="Photograph of former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden is seen a page of a newspaper in Moscow" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators asked President Barack Obama on Friday to consider recommending a different location for the September G20 summit in St. Petersburg if Russia does not hand over fugitive former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. Republican Lindsey Graham, who has already suggested an Olympic boycott, and Democrat Charles Schumer offered a resolution urging Moscow to turn Snowden over to the United States and prodding Washington to take action if it does not do so. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/two-u-senators-suggest-moving-g20-russia-over-182729459.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:27:29 -0400Reuterstwo-u-senators-suggest-moving-g20-russia-over-182729459<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-u-senators-suggest-moving-g20-russia-over-182729459.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_91QaDdlOa2_UjyQz5BB1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T182729Z_1_CBRE96I1F9X00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-SNOWDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photograph of former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden is seen a page of a newspaper in Moscow" align="left" title="Photograph of former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden is seen a page of a newspaper in Moscow" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators asked President Barack Obama on Friday to consider recommending a different location for the September G20 summit in St. Petersburg if Russia does not hand over fugitive former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. Republican Lindsey Graham, who has already suggested an Olympic boycott, and Democrat Charles Schumer offered a resolution urging Moscow to turn Snowden over to the United States and prodding Washington to take action if it does not do so. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Two senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to consider recommending a new site for the September international summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, if Moscow continues to allow National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to remain in the country.http://news.yahoo.com/senators-suggest-moving-g20-summit-over-nsa-leaker-161912317.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:20:08 -0400Associated Presssenators-suggest-moving-g20-summit-over-nsa-leaker-161912317<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/edgy-play-spotlights-death-row-teens-iran-155946951.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4YmhxnWpXVej.6pgRkrsNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c798dc6608e2f218370f6a70670033b7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian theater director Amin Miri, third from left in second row, poses with his theater group prior to their performance of &quot;The Blue Feeling of Death,?? outside the theater hall in Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The production opened last month as a showcase of activist art against Iran&#039;s legal codes that allow death sentences for children _ who then wait until their 18th birthday for possible execution. Opening night came even as Iranian officials tightened controls on the social media and other forms of political opposition before presidential elections, whose centrist winner, Hasan Rouhani, has brought hope of reversing some of the crackdowns. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="Iranian theater director Amin Miri, third from left in second row, poses with his theater group prior to their performance of &quot;The Blue Feeling of Death,?? outside the theater hall in Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The production opened last month as a showcase of activist art against Iran&#039;s legal codes that allow death sentences for children _ who then wait until their 18th birthday for possible execution. Opening night came even as Iranian officials tightened controls on the social media and other forms of political opposition before presidential elections, whose centrist winner, Hasan Rouhani, has brought hope of reversing some of the crackdowns. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? The curtain opens. Six nooses hang above a group of teenage inmates, who are making chairs in a prison workshop to be used as platforms in their own hangings. The audience gasps.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/edgy-play-spotlights-death-row-teens-iran-155946951.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:58:32 -0400Associated Pressedgy-play-spotlights-death-row-teens-iran-155946951<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/edgy-play-spotlights-death-row-teens-iran-155946951.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4YmhxnWpXVej.6pgRkrsNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c798dc6608e2f218370f6a70670033b7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian theater director Amin Miri, third from left in second row, poses with his theater group prior to their performance of &quot;The Blue Feeling of Death,?? outside the theater hall in Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The production opened last month as a showcase of activist art against Iran&#039;s legal codes that allow death sentences for children _ who then wait until their 18th birthday for possible execution. Opening night came even as Iranian officials tightened controls on the social media and other forms of political opposition before presidential elections, whose centrist winner, Hasan Rouhani, has brought hope of reversing some of the crackdowns. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="Iranian theater director Amin Miri, third from left in second row, poses with his theater group prior to their performance of &quot;The Blue Feeling of Death,?? outside the theater hall in Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The production opened last month as a showcase of activist art against Iran&#039;s legal codes that allow death sentences for children _ who then wait until their 18th birthday for possible execution. Opening night came even as Iranian officials tightened controls on the social media and other forms of political opposition before presidential elections, whose centrist winner, Hasan Rouhani, has brought hope of reversing some of the crackdowns. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? The curtain opens. Six nooses hang above a group of teenage inmates, who are making chairs in a prison workshop to be used as platforms in their own hangings. The audience gasps.</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket strike near a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Damascus killed a custodian of the site on Friday, activists and residents said, in an attack that could inflame sectarian tensions in Syria's 28-month-old conflict. Opposition activists and residents said shrapnel killed Anas Romani, the respected caretaker of the gold-domed Sayyeda Zainab shrine in the capital's southern suburbs, a renowned pilgrimage destination for Shi'ites from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and beyond. There were conflicting reports about damage to the shrine. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-attack-kills-custodian-syrian-shiite-shrine-154012081.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:40:12 -0400Reutersrocket-attack-kills-custodian-syrian-shiite-shrine-154012081<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/turkeys-erdogan-slams-worlds-double-standards-egypt-143519848.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nyc0hXfCV4jXUgR1jQOjfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T143519Z_1_CBRE96I14J000_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi" align="left" title="Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi" border="0" /></a>By Jonathon Burch ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Western and Arab nations of &quot;double standards&quot; for failing to condemn the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, whose Muslim Brotherhood like Erdogan has Islamist roots. Turkey has emerged as one of the fiercest international critics of what it has called an &quot;unacceptable coup&quot; after Egypt&#039;s powerful military shunted the country&#039;s elected leader from office earlier this month. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/turkeys-erdogan-slams-worlds-double-standards-egypt-143519848.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:35:19 -0400Reutersturkeys-erdogan-slams-worlds-double-standards-egypt-143519848<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/turkeys-erdogan-slams-worlds-double-standards-egypt-143519848.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nyc0hXfCV4jXUgR1jQOjfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T143519Z_1_CBRE96I14J000_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi" align="left" title="Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi" border="0" /></a>By Jonathon Burch ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Western and Arab nations of &quot;double standards&quot; for failing to condemn the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, whose Muslim Brotherhood like Erdogan has Islamist roots. Turkey has emerged as one of the fiercest international critics of what it has called an &quot;unacceptable coup&quot; after Egypt&#039;s powerful military shunted the country&#039;s elected leader from office earlier this month. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-visits-shiite-sites-iraq-100256928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uKzwK..bSMxcRsRAf39x1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a5ffae8265e0318380f6a706700ba5d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, reacts during his visit to the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. The outgoing Iranian president?s visits to the cities of Najaf and Karbala during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan followed meetings with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday that highlighted the tightening bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Iran. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, Pool)" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, reacts during his visit to the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. The outgoing Iranian president?s visits to the cities of Najaf and Karbala during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan followed meetings with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday that highlighted the tightening bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Iran. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, Pool)" border="0" /></a>NAJAF, Iraq (AP) ? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to southern Iraq on Friday to visit two of the most sacred cities for Shiite Muslims amid tight security on the second day of his two-day visit to the country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-visits-shiite-sites-iraq-100256928.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:15:10 -0400Associated Pressirans-ahmadinejad-visits-shiite-sites-iraq-100256928<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-visits-shiite-sites-iraq-100256928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uKzwK..bSMxcRsRAf39x1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a5ffae8265e0318380f6a706700ba5d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, reacts during his visit to the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. The outgoing Iranian president?s visits to the cities of Najaf and Karbala during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan followed meetings with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday that highlighted the tightening bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Iran. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, Pool)" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, reacts during his visit to the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. The outgoing Iranian president?s visits to the cities of Najaf and Karbala during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan followed meetings with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday that highlighted the tightening bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Iran. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, Pool)" border="0" /></a>NAJAF, Iraq (AP) ? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to southern Iraq on Friday to visit two of the most sacred cities for Shiite Muslims amid tight security on the second day of his two-day visit to the country.</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb ripped through a full Sunni mosque in central Iraq during midday prayers Friday, killing at least 17 people in the latest outburst of deadly violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.http://news.yahoo.com/bombing-sunni-mosque-iraq-kills-least-17-131058042.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:55:39 -0400Associated Pressbombing-sunni-mosque-iraq-kills-least-17-131058042CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ? Australia's prime minister warned Friday that all refugees who arrive in the country by boat will be resettled on the island nation of Papua New Guinea, a policy shift that rights groups immediately condemned.http://news.yahoo.com/australia-send-refugees-papua-guinea-095228523.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:30:02 -0400Associated Pressaustralia-send-refugees-papua-guinea-095228523<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-revokes-five-export-licenses-egypt-unrest-132742812.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/68qmrbROVramshYEBM3oHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T132742Z_1_CBRE96I11EB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-BRITAIN-EXPORTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mursi attend a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mursi attend a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain withdrew five export licenses to Egypt on Friday, saying it wanted to prevent British goods being used in unrest, which has led to civilian deaths there. &quot;We will not grant export licenses where we judge there is a clear risk the goods might be used for internal repression, provoke or prolong conflict within a country,&quot; Business Secretary Vince Cable said. He added in a statement that there were no reports of British equipment having been used in the unrest. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-revokes-five-export-licenses-egypt-unrest-132742812.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:27:42 -0400Reutersbritain-revokes-five-export-licenses-egypt-unrest-132742812<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-revokes-five-export-licenses-egypt-unrest-132742812.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/68qmrbROVramshYEBM3oHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T132742Z_1_CBRE96I11EB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-BRITAIN-EXPORTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mursi attend a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mursi attend a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain withdrew five export licenses to Egypt on Friday, saying it wanted to prevent British goods being used in unrest, which has led to civilian deaths there. &quot;We will not grant export licenses where we judge there is a clear risk the goods might be used for internal repression, provoke or prolong conflict within a country,&quot; Business Secretary Vince Cable said. He added in a statement that there were no reports of British equipment having been used in the unrest. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia announced tough new measures to stem a dramatic increase in refugee boats from Indonesia on Friday, with a deal to send all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for assessment and eventual settlement. The human rights group Amnesty International condemned the measures, saying Australia was shirking its moral obligations and turning its back on the world's most vulnerable people. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is facing a tough election race and immigration has become a contentious issue. ...http://news.yahoo.com/australia-slams-door-refugees-tough-measures-131324610.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:13:24 -0400Reutersaustralia-slams-door-refugees-tough-measures-131324610By Erika Solomon and Isabel Coles BEIRUT/ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A Syrian Kurdish group said on Friday it aims to set up an independent council to run Kurdish regions until Syria's civil war has ended, a move likely to alarm Syrian rebels and neighboring Turkey, both wary of a possible Kurdish state. Kurdish militias have seized control of districts in northern Syria in the past year since President Bashar al-Assad's forces focused elsewhere, and are now seeking to consolidate those gains despite deep divisions in their ranks. ...http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-kurdish-group-aims-independent-local-administration-120057985.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:00:57 -0400Reuterssyrian-kurd

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