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News: U.S. says Iran economy under strain, urges new nuclear policy Haiti plastics ban gets mixed reaction from cost-conscious poor Eight dead, dozen missing after Hong Kong ferry sinks Guantanamo detainee having tough time back in Canada: lawyer 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits off Mexico's Pacific coast: USGS NATO-led forces resume most joint Afghan operations Iran rial plunges as Western sanctions bite Venezuela's Capriles vows to help Colombia, cool ties with Iran Georgia's ruling party and rivals claim election win Leftist rival says Germany has lost direction under Merkel More than a dozen missing after Hong Kong ferry sinks Georgian opposition leader predicts election victory South Africa mine bosses talk tough with strikers Syria accuses U.S., France of arming, funding "terrorists" Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem Russian court adjourns punk band appeal hearing Ukraine's Tymoshenko says to return to jail, but officials deny Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting South Africa's "Marikana massacre" inquiry opens Syria pushes world refugee total towards record: U.N. Russia bans controversial anti-Islam video Somali troops roll into once rebel bastion of Kismayu Egypt talks on $4.8 billion deal with IMF delayed Chavez sweats to find old election magic Germany resumes ritual circumcisions after bitter dispute Ex-terror detective in court on NoW leak charge Kenya port to benefit as rebels quit Somalia's Kismayu: minister Swiss referendum on tax deals unlikely to go ahead At least 14 killed in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan Serbia considers ban on gay rights parade over violence fears AngloGold Ashanti says strikes could lead to cuts Bahrain court upholds jail terms on protesting medics: BNA New Japanese finance minister seen sticking to policy line Merkel challenger stokes Swiss fears over banks, tax deal Romney slams Obama over Middle East, calls for new course Iran unblocks Google email again after officials complain Iraq's monthly death toll doubles, bloodiest for two years Food stockpiling not best to curb prices: EU's Piebalgs Hundreds of Somali government allied forces enter Kismayu: army Afghan media claim small victory in fight for press freedom U.S. says Iran economy under strain, urges new nuclear policy Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A precipitous drop in Iran's currency, the rial, shows that sanctions are cutting "deeper and deeper" into its economy, the United States said on Monday, reiterating Iran must rein in its nuclear program. The rial plunged against the U.S. dollar in open-market trading on Monday, and has lost more than a quarter of its value over the past week. ... Full Story Top Haiti plastics ban gets mixed reaction from cost-conscious poor Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well as black polyethylene bags on Monday, amid concern that the country's poorest consumers would not be able to afford the substitutes. The ban is the first in a series of government measures aiming to help the environment of the poorest country in the hemisphere. A broader prohibition on plastic and petroleum-based products in the Caribbean country could be combined with the eventual local production of biodegradable alternatives. ... Full Story Top Eight dead, dozen missing after Hong Kong ferry sinks Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:20 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least eight people died and more than a dozen are missing after a ferry packed with more than 120 passengers collided with a tugboat and sank south of Hong Kong on Monday night. More than 100 have been lifted so far from waters off Lamma, an island south of Hong Kong popular with tourists and expatriates, but it was not immediately clear how many were dead, a government spokeswoman said. A spokesman for the Hospital Authority said: "Eight are dead so far, we do not have their identities and it is not clear how many are adults or children. ... Full Story Top Guantanamo detainee having tough time back in Canada: lawyer Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, who was transferred to a prison in his Canadian homeland over the weekend, is having a difficult time adapting to his new circumstances, one of the inmate's lawyers said on Monday. Khadr, the youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the U.S. military prison on Cuban soil, returned to Canada on Saturday to finish his sentence. He had spent almost 10 years in Guantanamo. He was 15 years old when captured in Afghanistan and later confessed to killing a U.S. soldier and conspiring with al Qaeda. ... Full Story Top 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits off Mexico's Pacific coast: USGS Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, with an epicenter 173 miles west southwest of Cihuatlan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 13.2 miles at 10:32 a.m. local time (1732 GMT). There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. No tsunami warning was issued. The preliminary magnitude of 5.7 had been reported earlier. (World Desk, Americas) Full Story Top NATO-led forces resume most joint Afghan operations Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO-led forces have resumed almost all operations alongside their Afghan counterparts, the NATO chief said on Monday, after commanders cut back joint missions because of a surge in insider attacks on foreign troops. NATO announced curbs on joint operations on September 18 in response to the rise in "rogue" attacks and anger across the Muslim world over a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said commanders in the field had now restarted most joint operations. ... Full Story Top Iran rial plunges as Western sanctions bite Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's rial plunged against the U.S. dollar in open-market trade on Monday, taking its loss in value over the past week to more than a quarter in further evidence that Western sanctions are shattering the economy. The freefall suggests sanctions imposed over Iran's nuclear programme are undermining its ability to earn foreign exchange and that its reserves of hard currency may be running low. The rial traded at 34,200 per dollar according to currency-tracking website Mazanex, down from about 29,720 on Sunday. It was trading at 24,600 last Monday, according to website Mesghal. ... Full Story Top Venezuela's Capriles vows to help Colombia, cool ties with Iran Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chavez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday's election. The government of neighboring Colombia is about to start talks with Marxist FARC guerrillas this month in Oslo to try to end five decades of conflict. Chavez's government, accused by Bogota of backing the rebels in the past, supports the talks. ... Full Story Top Georgia's ruling party and rivals claim election win Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:29 AM PDT Reuters - TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party and an opposition coalition both claimed victory in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic on Monday, raising the prospect of a post-election standoff. Any signs of instability would worry the West because of the Caucasus country's role as a conduit for Caspian Sea energy supplies to Europe and its pivotal location between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Central Asia. ... Full Story Top Leftist rival says Germany has lost direction under Merkel Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's main challenger in next year's German election said on Monday the chancellor had failed to set out a clear vision for Europe and likened her to a plane pilot who has forgotten to tell her passengers where they will land. Peer Steinbrueck, a feisty former finance minister who served under Merkel in her first term, was formally nominated on Monday by leaders of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) to take her on in a vote one year from now that is likely to be dominated by the euro crisis. ... Full Story Top More than a dozen missing after Hong Kong ferry sinks Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Divers searched through the night for more than a dozen people missing after a ferry carrying more than 120 passengers sank south of Hong Kong after a collision with a tugboat late on Monday, a government spokeswoman said. She said 101 people had been rescued so far off Lamma island, an area popular with tourists and expatriates. Television pictures showed the red and blue bow of the ferry pointing skyward, surrounded by rescue vessels as government helicopters with search lights circled overhead. ... Full Story Top Georgian opposition leader predicts election victory Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili said he believed his opposition coalition had won a parliamentary election on Monday, despite the ruling party's own claim of victory. Shortly after a spokeswoman for President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement said the ruling party would have a majority in the 150-seat parliament, Ivanishvili said he expected his Georgian Dream to win at least 100 seats. The rival claims could open the way to a post-election standoff. ... Full Story Top South Africa mine bosses talk tough with strikers Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Top global platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Monday it would fire all strikers who did not attend disciplinary hearings the following day as an illegal strike continued at 4 of its South African mines. With no end in sight to a spate of wildcat strikes in South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti warned that an illegal stoppage could lead to cuts in its operations there and said it might also have to fire workers. ... Full Story Top Syria accuses U.S., France of arming, funding "terrorists" Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria accused the United States, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Monday of hijacking the country's 18-month conflict between government forces and pro-democracy rebel groups by supporting "terrorism" with arms, money and foreign fighters. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told the U.N. General Assembly that outside calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step down were a "blatant interference in the domestic affairs of Syria, and the unity of its people and its sovereignty." Earlier on Monday, U.N. ... Full Story Top Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as rebels and government forces fight for the ancient heart of Syria's biggest city, opposition activists said on Monday. The rebels last week announced a fresh attempt to seize the wider city, home to 2.5 million people, which was until July firmly under the control of President Bashar al-Assad. ... Full Story Top Russian court adjourns punk band appeal hearing Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday adjourned until October 10 an appeal hearing for the three members of the Pussy Riot punk band jailed over a profanity-laced anti-Kremlin protest in a church after one of the trio dismissed her lawyers. Supporters of the group in colorful T-shirts let off red, white and blue balloons saying "Pussy Riot" outside the court as Russian Orthodox Christians sang hymns and accused the women of blasphemy. ... Full Story Top Ukraine's Tymoshenko says to return to jail, but officials deny Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:24 AM PDT Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday said the authorities had told her they planned to discharge her from hospital and send her back to prison, a move she said amounted to "another act of revenge". But the state prison service, which said last week it planned to ask the former premier's doctors whether she needed further treatment, denied it had handed her any such notification. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to get what they hoped for at the annual U.N. General Assembly after closing ranks to send a message to Iran that it may face war over its nuclear program. Obama and Netanyahu did not meet with each other at the United Nations, where leaders and foreign ministers from the world body's 193 member states have gathered since last week to give speeches and hold private talks to resolve conflicts and boost trade. But the two men left the U.N. ... Full Story Top South Africa's "Marikana massacre" inquiry opens Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT Reuters - MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - A retired judge toured the spot where police killed 34 striking platinum miners in August as he opened a judicial inquiry on Monday into South Africa's bloodiest security incident since the end of apartheid. Ian Farlam has four months to uncover the events surrounding the August 16 "Marikana massacre", which sparked intense criticism not only of the police but also of mining bosses, unions, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma. ... Full Story Top Syria pushes world refugee total towards record: U.N. Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - With tens of thousands fleeing Syria every month, the number of refugees worldwide in 2012 is set to be the highest this century, a senior United Nations official said on Monday. Antonio Guterres, the body's High Commissioner for Refugees, told his UNHCR agency's executive committee that its ability to cope was being stretched to the limit. "Already in 2011, as crisis after crisis unfolded, more than 800,000 people crossed borders in search of refuge -- an average of more than 2,000 refugees every day," the former Portuguese prime minister said. ... Full Story Top Russia bans controversial anti-Islam video Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court paved the way for a potential closure of the video-sharing website YouTube by banning an anti-Islam video on Monday that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. Moscow's Tverskoy Court ruled that the crude video, which was made in the United States and portrays the Prophet Mohammad as a fool and a womanizer, was "extremist". Prosecutor Viktoria Maslova told the court that the video "puts the Islamic religion in a bad light and aids the rise of religious intolerance in the Russian Federation", the Itar-Tass news agency reported. ... Full Story Top Somali troops roll into once rebel bastion of Kismayu Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:31 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hundreds of Somali government troops and allied militia fighters deployed throughout the former al Shabaab rebel stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, sending panicked locals scrambling for cover. Residents said some soldiers took up positions on rooftops and that there was no immediate retaliation from the al Qaeda-linked militants who fled the port city on Friday after Kenyan and Somali troops launched an assault by sea, air and land. "We have now seen troops walking in the town. We are running into houses and shops have closed. ... Full Story Top Egypt talks on $4.8 billion deal with IMF delayed Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's negotiations for a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF have been delayed to give the government more time to draw up its economic reform program, the two sides said on Monday. Egypt was due to receive a team from the International Monetary Fund at the end of September to discuss the terms of the loan. It urgently needs financial support to prop up state coffers weakened by economic turmoil since the popular uprising last year that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. ... Full Story Top Chavez sweats to find old election magic Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:18 AM PDT Reuters - GUARENAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Dancing, singing odes to the moon and even jogging gingerly onto stage, Venezuela's cancer-weakened President Hugo Chavez is squeezing out every last ounce of energy to recapture some of his old campaign magic before Sunday's election. Though a far cry from the inexhaustible showman who swept to power in 1998 and has since won two more presidential elections, Chavez is trying to put the cancer behind him and win another term. ... Full Story Top Germany resumes ritual circumcisions after bitter dispute Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Shopkeeper Nevzat Cavan is rushing to meet orders for the white, fur-trimmed costumes worn by Muslim boys for their circumcision, relieved that Berlin's city government has allowed the operations to resume. For three months, the elaborate suits, capes and oriental slippers languished unsold due to a shock court ruling that raised the possibility of criminal charges being brought against families who had their sons circumcised. "There were days when we didn't even open the till, but now the phone never stops ringing," Turkish-born Cavan said. ... Full Story Top Ex-terror detective in court on NoW leak charge Mon,1 Oct 2012 08:06 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A senior counter-terrorism detective, who has been charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking information to Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, appeared in court on Monday. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn, 53, is accused of offering the newspaper information about Operation Varec, the investigation into whether an earlier police inquiry into phone hacking at the paper should be re-opened, the Press Association reported. She is also charged with misconduct in a public office in September 2010. ... Full Story Top Kenya port to benefit as rebels quit Somalia's Kismayu: minister Mon,1 Oct 2012 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's main port of Mombasa, East Africa's chief trade gateway, expects more business after an offensive that has driven rebels out of Somalia's Kismayu port and is therefore likely to reduce offshore piracy further, the Kenyan transport minister said. Attacks by Somali gangs on commercial cargo vessels destined for Mombasa and beyond had forced some companies to re-route their ships from the pirate-infested waters and pushed insurance and security costs sky-high. ... Full Story Top Swiss referendum on tax deals unlikely to go ahead Mon,1 Oct 2012 07:15 AM PDT Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Deals with Germany, Britain and Austria to tax secret Swiss bank accounts appear unlikely to go to a referendum in Switzerland after opponents of the plan failed to submit enough signatures. The Swiss parliament has given a green light to the agreements, which would impose a retroactive levy of up to 41 percent on capital in offshore bank accounts held by citizens of the three other countries, impose a tax on future interest income and allow the account-holders to remain anonymous. ... Full Story Top At least 14 killed in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:41 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police, and wounded 37 in Afghanistan's volatile eastern Khost province on Monday, a NATO spokeswoman and local officials said. A U.S. official in Washington confirmed the three soldiers killed were Americans serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. Six civilians and an Afghan interpreter also died in the attack. A witness told Reuters a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform struck as U.S. soldiers patrolled the city of Khost. ... Full Story Top Serbia considers ban on gay rights parade over violence fears Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:39 AM PDT Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Authorities in Serbia are considering banning a gay rights parade and all other public gatherings in Belgrade this weekend, fearing a repeat of violent scenes two years ago when ultranationalists tried to disrupt a similar event. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, who also serves as interior minister, said on Monday the planned parade - whose purpose it to call for better and more gay rights in the predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian society - was a major security risk. ... Full Story Top AngloGold Ashanti says strikes could lead to cuts Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:25 AM PDT Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - World No. 3 gold bullion producer AngloGold Ashanti warned on Monday that an illegal strike could lead to cuts in its South African operations earlier than expected and raised the possibility that strikers could be sacked. Gold mining in South Africa is generally on the decline as resources that have been mined for decades run out. AngloGold said 24,000 of its 35,000 workers have been on strike for a week. ... Full Story Top Bahrain court upholds jail terms on protesting medics: BNA Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:18 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's highest court on Monday upheld jail terms issued against nine medics convicted for their role in last year's pro-democracy uprising, state news agency BNA reported, a decision that could further fuel unrest in the Gulf Arab state. The controversial case has drawn international criticism of the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab kingdom, which has been in turmoil since the protests led by its Shi'ite Muslim majority were crushed by the Sunni rulers. Bahrain, home base for the U.S. ... Full Story Top New Japanese finance minister seen sticking to policy line Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed as finance minister on Monday a veteran lawmaker expected to follow his line on budget reform and currency intervention in a new cabinet unveiled ahead of an election due in months. Koriki Jojima, 65, who served as the parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), will take charge of the world's third largest economy as it teeters on the brink of recession, hurt by a global slowdown and a strong yen. ... Full Story Top Merkel challenger stokes Swiss fears over banks, tax deal Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:38 AM PDT Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Politicians and commentators in Switzerland are worried that the nomination of Peer Steinbrueck - a critic of Swiss banking secrecy - to challenge Angela Merkel in an election next year may foil a tax deal with Germany and fan anti-Swiss sentiment. Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday named Steinbrueck as their candidate for chancellor, prompting Swiss fears he may seek to rally support against a popular Merkel by campaigning against a tax deal she struck with Switzerland that the SPD sees as being too soft on tax dodgers. ... Full Story Top Romney slams Obama over Middle East, calls for new course Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:34 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney launched a fresh attack on President Barack Obama's Middle East policy on Monday, saying the United States is moving dangerously closer to being pulled into the region's chaos and that puts "our security at risk." In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, the U.S. Republican presidential nominee pointed to recent developments in Syria, Libya and Egypt as well as uncertainty over Israel and Iran and called for "a new strategy toward the Middle East," although he offered no new details about his proposed plans. ... Full Story Top Iran unblocks Google email again after officials complain Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have reopened access to Google Inc's email service a week after blocking it, a government official and Iranians said on Monday. Iran maintains one of the world's largest Internet filters, blocking access to tens of thousands of websites on the grounds that they are criminal or immoral, but the block on Gmail had even prompted complaints in parliament. ... Full Story Top Iraq's monthly death toll doubles, bloodiest for two years Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:21 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from militant attacks across Iraq doubled in September to 365, the highest toll for more than two years, with most of them killed in bomb attacks, according to government figures released on Monday. The insurgents have launched one major assault a month since U.S. troops withdrew in December. The bloodiest day of the last month was September 9, when more than 100 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq. The coordinated assaults against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets were claimed by the Iraqi affiliate of the Sunni Muslim al Qaeda. ... Full Story Top Food stockpiling not best to curb prices: EU's Piebalgs Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:16 AM PDT Reuters - MILAN (Reuters) - Building strategic agricultural stocks to curb market volatility, as proposed by France, is not the most effective way to tame food prices, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said on Monday. "I believe it is one of the instruments but it is not the most effective," Piebalgs told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of an international cooperation conference in Milan. "The answer to food insecurity is sufficient food production in the world's poorest regions," he said, adding that increasing investments in agriculture was the best way to keep a lid on prices. ... Full Story Top Hundreds of Somali government allied forces enter Kismayu: army Mon,1 Oct 2012 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hundreds of Somali government forces and allied militia fighters deployed in the centre of the former Islamist militant al Shabaab stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, an army spokesman said. "We have sent 450 (troops) to patrol the town and settle in the police headquarters," Mohamud Farah, the spokesman for government forces in the southern Juba regions told Reuters. It was not immediately clear if Kenyan troops fighting under the flag of an African peacekeeping force had also entered the city centre. ... Full Story Top Afghan media claim small victory in fight for press freedom Mon,1 Oct 2012 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan journalists are claiming a small victory in their battle for press freedom after the government agreed to some softening of media restrictions, industry representatives said on Monday. Journalists have been locked in a row with the government for months after authorities proposed a revision of the existing media law, which looked to significantly tighten Kabul's grip over the fledgling but lively Afghan press corps. ... Full Story Top

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