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Western and Arab officials will meet representatives of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul next Monday to discuss military and humanitarian support for rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, a European diplomatic source said on Thursday.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | (Reuters) - American pianist Van Cliburn, who awed Russian audiences with his exquisite Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff concertos and won fame and fortune back home, died on Wednesday at the age of 78.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | (Reuters) - Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Golden State Warriors forward David Lee were suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for an altercation that spilled into the stands.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | (Reuters) - The legalization of online gambling in New Jersey gave a boost to shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp and Boyd Gaming Corp, on expectations that this will revive business in Atlantic City, the second-biggest U.S. gaming destination.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian polar explorer Artur Chilingarov made his name in the Soviet Union with a daring rescue of an ice-bound ship, then won international fame for planting Russia's flag under the ice cap, angering governments with rival claims over the Arctic.. | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tET7NMScQJVrAfzIQPiEg-reuDl8ZJ-WncbTL8l2POpjqMpEDjBHr0_EbSFMJGxlH2xr2t-V0K4fksxmzJ_wN0ZxmK9ngL-6KSfEvh36kFahIhxuzfQYYyim6f33lZgg=s0-d) | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, - 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