Wednesday, July 27, 2011

World News Briefs -- July 27, 2011



Boehner Squeezed On Debt Plan, Impasse Continues -- CBS News

WASHINGTON - Neither the House nor the Senate has a clear path forward for must-pass legislation to allow the government to continue to borrow to pay its bills, putting lawmakers and financial markets alike on edge less than a week before the deadline for heading off the nation's first-ever default.

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MIDDLE EAST

Rights group: Syrian troops kill 8 near Damascus.

U.S. transfers security at Basra port to Iraq.

Hezbollah warns Israel against 'stealing' gas.

Lebanon blast wounds 5 French peacekeepers.

ASIA

Afghan war: Mayor of Kandahar killed in suicide attack.

"New era" for Pakistan, India relations, say ministers.

North Korea demands peace treaty with US.

South Korea delivers flour to North.

South Korea hit by fatal landslides.

AFRICA

The West slowly backing away from the Libyan military operation.

Egypt's 'extremely weak' Mubarak refuses food.

Tens of thousands of starving Somalis flee to Mogadishu.

African land grab threatens food security: Study.

Malawi faces power cuts as US freezes $350m aid.

EUROPE

The male model, the crown princess's stepbrother and a host of politicians' children: Police release IDs of Norwegian gunman's 76 victims.

Russia's Putin considering Kremlin return-sources.

Russia threatens to wreck the reset.

Italian, Spanish bonds slump on concern European aid may not be sufficient.

Kosovo tense after deadly clash on Serbian border.

Britain expels all staff from Libyan embassy in London.

AMERICAS

Boehner debt plan falters as Obama considers veto.

How Mexican killers got US guns from 'Fast and Furious' operation.

Anger in Haiti as new leader stumbles in politics.

Peru's Garcia leaves conflicts unresolved.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Obama’s pick to lead Counterterrorism Center faces accusations of misleading Congress.

Lockerbie bomber paraded on TV – two years after being freed because he was dying of cancer.

Rep says 40 Americans with Jihadists in Somalia.

Al-Qaida in Iraq appeals for fundraising ideas.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Credit rating execs to face congressional heat.

U.S. credit rating depends on S&P’s London view of capitol hill politics.

Debt-ceiling threat has Wall Street scrambling.

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