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Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defect
BEIRUT - Syria denies reports that President Bashar
al-Assad's deputy has defected and his forces pursue offensive
against rebels, bombarding parts of Aleppo in the north and
attacking insurgent-held town in oil-producing east
(SYRIA-CRISIS (WRAPUP 3), moved, pix, tv, by Dominic Evans,
1,000 words)
+ See also:
- SYRIA-CRISIS/BRAHIMI (INTERVIEW), moved, by Mirna Sleiman,
900 words
- SYRIA-CRISIS/TURKEY, moved, by Daren Butler, 450 words)
Ryan puts personal spin on U.S. Medicare debate
THE VILLAGES, Florida - Republican U.S. vice presidential
candidate Paul Ryan puts a personal spin on the debate over
Medicare health coverage, bringing his elderly mother on stage
in a speech to thousands of seniors at a Florida retirement
community (USA-CAMPAIGN/RYAN (UPDATE 1), moved, by Alina
Selyukh, 550 words)
At least 14 killed in Yemen attack on intelligence HQ
ADEN - Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants kill at least 14
Yemeni soldiers and security guards in a car bombing and grenade
attack on the intelligence service headquarters in Aden, the
Defence Ministry and witnesses says (YEMEN-ATTACK/ (UPDATE 2),
moved, 450 words)
Mine violence hits at nexus of S. Africa political power
MARIKANA, South Africa - The bloody protest by South African
miners that ended in hail of police gunfire and 34 deaths this
week could also wound the ruling ANC and its main labour ally,
laying bare workers' anger over enduring inequalities in
Africa's biggest economy (SAFRICA-LONMIN/POLITICS, moved, pix,
tv, by Jon Herskovitz, 900 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Bahraini teenager killed in clash with police
DUBAI - A 16-year-old protester died after what opposition
activists in Bahrain say was "brutal attack" by security forces,
but Bahrain government describes as defensive response to petrol
bomb attack on police (BAHRAIN-PROTESTS/KILLING (UPDATE 1),
moved, 600 words)
Egyptian police, soldier injured in Sinai attack
ISMAILIA, Egypt - Three Egyptian policemen and a soldier
wounded near Sinai town of Sheikh Zuwaid when armed men fire
rocket-propelled grenade at their convoy during operation
against militants following killing of 16 border guards
(EGYPT-SINAI, moved, 250 words)
ASIA
China protests planned Japanese visit near disputed islands
SHANGHAI - China lodges formal protest with Japan over plans
by a Japanese nationalist group including lawmakers to hold
ceremony commemorating Japanese dead from World War Two near
disputed islands in East China Sea this weekend
(JAPAN-CHINA/ISLANDS, moved, 250 words)
NKorea's Kim tells troops they must fight "sacred war"
SEOUL - Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a frontline
military detachment, state media report, and reminded troops of
their duty to fight a "sacred war" against any provocation by
South Korea (KOREA NORTH/MILITARY), moved, 300 words)
+ See also:
- KOREA-NORTH/CHINA, moved, 300 words