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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 AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE94I0AJ20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE94I0AJ20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 16:11:28 -0400 ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-china-laundering-triangle-insight-idUSBRE94I0CB20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-china-laundering-triangle-insight-idUSBRE94I0CB20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:38 -0400 SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:09 -0400 GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-bangladesh-building-safety-idUSBRE94I0CE20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-bangladesh-building-safety-idUSBRE94I0CE20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 17:05:01 -0400 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-pakistan-elections-killing-idUSBRE94H0DP20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-pakistan-elections-killing-idUSBRE94H0DP20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 13:03:46 -0400 TUNIS (Reuters) - One protester died and several were injured when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police on Sunday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-tunisia-islamists-idUSBRE94I04K20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-tunisia-islamists-idUSBRE94I04K20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:51 -0400 ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-usa-obama-counterterrorism-idUSBRE94I08K20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-usa-obama-counterterrorism-idUSBRE94I08K20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:05 -0400 (Reuters) - The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-usa-fed-qe-idUSBRE94I05J20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-usa-fed-qe-idUSBRE94I05J20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 08:02:22 -0400 CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressure the Cairo government to help free the men, security sources said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-egypt-palestinians-israel-idUSBRE94I05320130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-egypt-palestinians-israel-idUSBRE94I05320130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 15:17:52 -0400 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-syria-crisis-israel-idUSBRE94I03L20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-syria-crisis-israel-idUSBRE94I03L20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews topNews Sun, 19 May 2013 13:02:14 -0400