U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed

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• U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed
• China surveillance ships near islands disputed with Japan
• U.S. agencies didn't issue high alert over Mideast threat
• Netanyahu deputy disagrees on setting Iran "red line"
• Japan says aims to exit nuclear power by 2030s
• Pope visits Lebanon amid Syria war, Libya protest
• Kenyan police seize suicide vests, say thwart attacks
• Japan opposition contenders talk tough on territorial rows
• Two held in Italy over "anarchist" Ansaldo shooting
• Dutch PM Rutte wants to form Liberals-Labour government
• Change of Pakistan's blasphemy laws unlikely
• US consulate attack in Libya said twin operation
• Lawmaker faces expulsion for his anti-Putin stance
• Judge rules in favor of Legion in contested will
• Ex-UBS trader goes on trial accused of $2B fraud
• Officials: Kenyan police stop major terror attack
• Greece may get more time to meet commitments
• Plans for giant Antarctic marine sanctuary falter
• US hostage appeals for family help in new video
• Ecuador's free-press watchdog under assault

U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:16 PM PDT SANAA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and the United States sent warships toward Libya, where the U.S. ambassador was killed in related violence this week. In Libya, authorities said they had made four arrests in the investigation into the attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi on Tuesday. U.S. ...

China surveillance ships near islands disputed with Japan Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:21 PM PDT TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Six Chinese surveillance ships entered waters near disputed islands claimed by Tokyo and Beijing on Friday, raising tensions between Asia's two biggest economies to their highest level since 2010 over a long-running territorial row. Japan protested to China and urged that the situation not be allowed to escalate - an outcome neither side would welcome given the two countries' tight economic links. ...

U.S. agencies didn't issue high alert over Mideast threat Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials say they believe an Arabic talk show last Saturday showing parts of an anti-Muslim video made in the United States was the spark that set off violent attacks on U.S. missions in Libya and Egypt, but acknowledge the broadcast did not prompt a major upgrade in security precautions. On Tuesday, four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in an attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that U.S. officials said may have been planned by one or more militant factions. On the same day, protesters in Cairo breached the U.S. ...

Netanyahu deputy disagrees on setting Iran "red line" Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:12 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's deputy for intelligence and atomic affairs on Thursday broke with the Israeli prime minister's call for Iran to be confronted with a "red line" beyond which its disputed nuclear program would face military attack. In a broadcast interview, Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor appeared to side with the United States in balking at Netanyahu's repeated demand that it set Iran an ultimatum or risk seeing Israel launch region-rattling unilateral strikes. ...

Japan says aims to exit nuclear power by 2030s Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan unveiled a plan to quit nuclear power by the 2030s on Friday, a major policy shift from an earlier goal set before last year's Fukushima disaster to boost the share of atomic energy in electricity supply. But Prime Minister Yoshohiko Noda's unpopular government, likely to face an election later this year, also proposed that reactors deemed safe by a new regulator now being set up could be restarted to ensure electricity supply is reliable in the meantime. Japan's growing anti-nuclear movement is certain to oppose such a proposal. ...

Pope visits Lebanon amid Syria war, Libya protest Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:50 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon on Friday to bring a message of peace to a region torn by civil war in neighboring Syria and strained by violent Islamist protests against the United States in Libya and Egypt. While those tensions overshadowed preparations for the religiously sensitive visit, security was low-key in Beirut and the only protests - against a film denigrating the Muslim Prophet Mohammad - were due to take place far from the capital. ...

Kenyan police seize suicide vests, say thwart attacks Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:10 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police seized a cache of explosive-laden vests, grenades and automatic rifles in an overnight raid on a Nairobi apartment on Friday, thwarting an imminent attack by Somali Islamist militants, a senior police official said. East Africa's biggest economy has been on a heightened state of security since Nairobi sent troops into Somalia to crush al Qaeda-linked insurgents who carried out a double suicide bombing in neighboring Uganda in 2010. Western embassies in Kenya have warned of potential attacks several times in the last nine months. ...

Japan opposition contenders talk tough on territorial rows Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:29 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Candidates vying to lead Japan's biggest opposition party and possibly become the next premier vowed on Friday to get more assertive towards China, a sign ties between the Asian giants, now rocked by a territorial row, could face rougher times. Polls suggest the opposition Liberal Democratic Party will come first in a lower house election expected late this year, which will put its new leader in pole position to lead the world's third-biggest economy as it faces rocky ties with China, huge public debt and fading competitiveness. ...

Two held in Italy over "anarchist" Ansaldo shooting Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT MILAN (Reuters) - Police arrested two suspects in the shooting and wounding of an executive at Italian nuclear engineering company Ansaldo Nucleare. The pair had been planning to leave the country and were arrested on Friday in the northern city of Turin, police said in a statement. Roberto Adinolfi was shot in the leg on May 7 in an attack claimed by an anarchist group. Later that month, Giuseppe Orsi, chairman and CEO of Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica, received a death threat message with a five-pointed star, a symbol of the far-left Red Brigades guerrilla group. ...

Dutch PM Rutte wants to form Liberals-Labour government Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:41 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Rutte said on Friday he wanted to form a government with the Labour Party and said a new coalition could also include other parties. Rutte's Liberal Party became the biggest in the lower house of parliament following a general election on Wednesday, winning 41 seats, to Labour's 38, according to the most recent forecast. "In the Liberals' opinion, a cabinet which has at least Liberals and Labour has to be investigated first. That is also logical looking at the election result," Rutte told reporters. ...

Change of Pakistan's blasphemy laws unlikely Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:43 AM PDT The apparent collapse of a case against a Christian girl accused of burning pages of a Quran has given a dim ray of hope to critics of Pakistan's blasphemy laws, some of the harshest in the Muslim world.

US consulate attack in Libya said twin operation Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:36 PM PDT Heavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover and may have had help from inside Libyan security in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, a senior Libyan official said Thursday.

Lawmaker faces expulsion for his anti-Putin stance Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:35 PM PDT Russia's parliament is to vote on expelling a vocal opposition lawmaker who has angered the Kremlin with his scathing criticism and his participation in street protests against President Vladimir Putin.

Judge rules in favor of Legion in contested will Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:05 PM PDT A U.S. judge has ruled in favor of the Legion of Christ in throwing out a lawsuit contesting the will of an elderly widow who gave more than $30 million to the disgraced Roman Catholic religious order.

Ex-UBS trader goes on trial accused of $2B fraud Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:16 AM PDT A former UBS trader is going on trial, accused of unauthorized trades that cost Switzerland's biggest bank more than $2 billion.

Officials: Kenyan police stop major terror attack Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:04 AM PDT Police foiled the final stages of a plan for a major terrorist attack on Kenyan soil, officials said Friday, arresting two people with explosive devices and a cache of weapons.

Greece may get more time to meet commitments Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT Greece may be given more time to meet its bailout commitments if the country's recession turns out worse than expected, but no more money will be provided by its euro partners, Dutch finance minister Jan Kees de Jager said Friday.

Plans for giant Antarctic marine sanctuary falter Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:48 PM PDT Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and humans are about as far away as they could be. But even there it has proven difficult, and maybe impossible, for nations to agree on how strongly to protect the environment.

US hostage appeals for family help in new video Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:02 AM PDT An elderly American aid worker kidnapped over a year ago in Pakistan is asking his family to get Jewish communities in the United States to pressure Washington to meet al-Qaida's demands so he can go free, according to a new video of the captive.

Ecuador's free-press watchdog under assault Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:53 PM PDT Not all journalists are created equal in the eyes of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa.

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