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Egypt's Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their release in an online video.
May 20, 2013, 6:53 am
Nigeria offensive on Islamists escalates in key city
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) - A key city in northeast Nigeria was on lockdown Sunday as the military enforced a 24-hour curfew and blocked supply routes in its sweeping campaign against Islamist insurgents.
May 20, 2013, 6:35 am
Israel rejects France 2 findings on Dura affair
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said on Sunday a France 2 television report seen worldwide on the death of a Palestinian child in 2000 was "baseless", following an analysis of the raw footage.
May 20, 2013, 6:21 am
'Persons of interest' identified in Madeleine McCann case
LONDON (AFP) - British detectives said they had identified a number of "people of interest" in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who went missing on holiday in Portugal in 2007.
May 20, 2013, 5:59 am
AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive...
May 20, 2013, 5:38 am
Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
May 20, 2013, 5:30 am
AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to ...
Li wins world title, completes grand slam
PARIS, France (AFP) - China's Li Xiaoxia claimed her maiden world championship title in Paris on Sunday to complete a career grand slam after defeating compatriot Liu Shiwen in an enthralling final.
May 20, 2013, 4:53 am
Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
By Steve Holland
May 20, 2013, 3:50 am
ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-ter...-
ENRC details founders' $2.3 billion cash-and-share bid plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's government and the trio of founders behind miner ENRC
May 20, 2013, 3:47 am, seeking to take the company private, have offered shares in rival Kazakhmys as well ... -
MPs consider probe into transparency of mining firms
By Clara Ferreira-Marques
May 20, 2013, 3:38 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil and mining firms listed in London, an issue highlighte... 
Labour party calls for country-by-country tax reporting
By Tom Bergin
May 20, 2013, 3:30 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition Labour party, tapping into widening public anger over corporate tax avoidance, wants the government to push for new international rules to fo...
EU, China have 'much to lose' in case of trade war
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they seek, analysts said.
May 20, 2013, 2:34 am
Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power
TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.
May 20, 2013, 2:07 am
Syrian army, Hezbollah attack rebels in border town - opposition
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
May 20, 2013, 1:40 am
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday, the heaviest fig...
Analysis - Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting
By Manuela Badawy
May 20, 2013, 1:31 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to b...
German minister calls EU move on China solar 'grave mistake'
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a "grave mistake" by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Com...
May 20, 2013, 12:49 am
After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
By David Lewis
May 20, 2013, 12:42 am
BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five-month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by...
Greece to sell Postbank, Proton in July, stress-test big banks
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's bank rescue fund will aim to sell Hellenic Postbank and Proton by mid-July with big banks continuing to absorb small lenders as part of plans to revive the battered sector,...
May 20, 2013, 12:30 am-
Syrian troops move on rebel-held town
The Syrian army has launched an offensive to retake the western town of Qusayr, a government official says.
May 20, 2013, 12:25 am 
Tesco clothing brand plans international expansion
LONDON (Reuters) - The clothing brand sold by Britain's biggest retailer Tesco
May 20, 2013, 12:16 amsaid on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years.
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