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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to seek an end to more than two years of civil war. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE94N0LH20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE94N0LH20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 17:06:44 +0100 TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticising the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-usa-iran-idUKBRE94N0DF20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-usa-iran-idUKBRE94N0DF20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:59 +0100 BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-korea-north-china-idUKBRE94N06V20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-korea-north-china-idUKBRE94N06V20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:33 +0100 KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday setting off explosions and battling the security forces. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-afghanistan-blast-idUKBRE94N0EK20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-afghanistan-blast-idUKBRE94N0EK20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:13 +0100 SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him immediately. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-bosnia-president-idUKBRE94N0OB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-bosnia-president-idUKBRE94N0OB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:38 +0100 NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-niger-attacks-idUKBRE94N0BC20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-niger-attacks-idUKBRE94N0BC20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:05 +0100 ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's top tax diplomat will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as talks with foreign governments eager to crack down on funds hidden in Swiss bank accounts enter a critical phase. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-swiss-tax-ambuehl-idUKBRE94N0KS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-swiss-tax-ambuehl-idUKBRE94N0KS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:35 +0100 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-sweden-riots-idUKBRE94N0LL20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-sweden-riots-idUKBRE94N0LL20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:24 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-bahrain-clashes-cleric-idUKBRE94N0O020130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-bahrain-clashes-cleric-idUKBRE94N0O020130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:58 +0100 REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is sceptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime minister said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-iceland-pm-idUKBRE94N0LP20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/uk-iceland-pm-idUKBRE94N0LP20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews worldNews Fri, 24 May 2013 16:09:24 +0100