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• Mercy Corps: Syrian Refugee Crisis A 'Humanitarian Time Bomb'
• IMF warns weaker oil prices may leave MENA exporters in red
• British spy chief warns Snowden data is a 'gift' for terrorists
• Obama’s Numbers, October Update
• Do the US and Iran need trust to strike a nuclear deal?
• Iraq: 9 dead in attacks on eatery, security forces
• Default: Are there people in Congress who really would do such a thing?
• Shutdown slows aid to families of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
• Turkey denies aiding Qaeda-linked Syria rebels
• Characters are well drawn in new Pelecanos novel
• Azerbaijan's president set for easy re-election
• Missouri man gets 14 years for al-Qaida support
• US-Afghan deal falters as Karzai talks tough
• Lebanon bans two films in setback for tolerant image
• Is the Conflict Between Us Irreconcilable?

Mercy Corps: Syrian Refugee Crisis A 'Humanitarian Time Bomb' Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:18 PM PDT – Unprecedented scale and speed of refugee exodus strains neighboring countries and threatens to destabilize the regionWASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 2 million Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, significant gaps are left by a global aid system focused almost exclusively on short-term emergency assistance, says Neal Keny-Guyer, chief executive officer of Mercy Corps. Speaking at a National Press Club Newsmaker, Keny-Guyer noted that three years on, the conflict shows no sign of abating and the situation will worsen in the months ...

IMF warns weaker oil prices may leave MENA exporters in red Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:04 PM PDT Dubai (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that a sustained drop in oil prices could leave many Middle Eastern and North African exporters in the red because of surging spending.

British spy chief warns Snowden data is a 'gift' for terrorists Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Revelations by Edward Snowden about British eavesdropping are a gift to terrorists because they weaken the ability of the security services to stop those plotting deadly attacks against the West, the head of the MI5 Security Service said on Tuesday. In an unusually frank public intervention in the debate over the powers of U.S. and British spy agencies, MI5 Director General Andrew Parker warned that his agents needed to read and listen to suspect communications to foil major attacks. The extent of U.S. ...

Obama’s Numbers, October Update Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT Jobs, debt and poverty all are up. Our latest report on statistical measures of his presidency.

Do the US and Iran need trust to strike a nuclear deal? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT As the first signs of thaw between the United States and Iran arise, can decades of angry rivalry, vicious rhetoric, and violence give way to some form of détente?

Iraq: 9 dead in attacks on eatery, security forces Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in Baghdad and attacks on security forces in the north of the country have killed at least 9 people.

Default: Are there people in Congress who really would do such a thing? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:03 AM PDT So, you ask, how could the wealthiest nation on earth, the linchpin of global financial stability, really be heading toward a default whose consequences range from the seriously harmful to catastrophic?

Shutdown slows aid to families of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the families of four U.S. soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan on Sunday, the partial U.S. government shutdown will take a particularly personal toll. The Pentagon says it is not allowed to pay these families a "death gratuity," as long as the shutdown continues. The same goes for the family of a Marine who died in Afghanistan on Saturday and any others who die during the budget impasse. ...

Turkey denies aiding Qaeda-linked Syria rebels Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:28 AM PDT Ankara (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday said it has never allowed Al-Qaeda-linked Syria rebels to use its territory to launch attacks against the Damascus regime, after President Bashar al-Assad accused Ankara of turning a blind eye to terrorists.

Characters are well drawn in new Pelecanos novel Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:21 AM PDT "The Double" (Little, Brown and Co.), by George Pelecanos

Azerbaijan's president set for easy re-election Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:39 AM PDT BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Oil-rich Azerbaijan is booming and the wealth is trickling down to its poorest people. It all means that its president doesn't even need to clamp down too hard to ensure he extends a decades-long dynastic rule in elections this week.

Missouri man gets 14 years for al-Qaida support Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:16 AM PDT A Kansas City businessman who swore an oath of allegiance to al-Qaida and three years ago pleaded guilty to providing financial support to the international terror group was sentenced Monday to 14 years ...

US-Afghan deal falters as Karzai talks tough Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:28 AM PDT Kabul (AFP) - A security deal to allow some US troops to stay in Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaeda was at risk of collapse Tuesday after President Hamid Karzai said he was prepared to walk away from negotiations.

Lebanon bans two films in setback for tolerant image Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:07 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has banned the screening of a film about homosexuality and another on short-term "pleasure marriages" practiced in some Muslim communities, in a blow to its reputation as a bastion of tolerance in a deeply conservative region. The films, which had been due to be shown at the Beirut International Film Festival that opened last week, were blocked by a government censorship committee, festival organizers said. ...

Is the Conflict Between Us Irreconcilable? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 12:00 AM PDT One way or another, the battle of the budget and the debt ceiling will be over by All Hallows' Eve.

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