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Main Street 1-864-642-0374 1-864-642-0374 Greenville Greenville 477 Haywood Rd. Regency Sq. Shopping Ctr 1-864-507-4327 1-864-507-4327 Bitter Morocco-Algeria row before king's visit Associated Press RABAT, Morocco A Saharan stand-off may become a U.S. problem. A nasty spat between Algeria and Morocco about the disputed region of Western Sahara has boiled over anew, as Morocco recalled its ambassador, angry protesters tore down an Algerian flag, and a Moroccan magazine called for land grabs.

When Morocco's King Mohammed VI meets with President Barack Obama during his visit to the U.S. next week, the monarch will be looking for greater U.S. support as Morocco feuds with regional rival Algeria. The neighbors are jockeying for position in a dispute that leaves little space for the cooperation against al-Qaida in North Africa that Washington and its allies want. Morocco long made gaining international recognition for its 1975 annexation of the former Spanish territory on Africa's Atlantic coast a top diplomatic priority.

With Algeria backing the movement seeking independence, the two countries have been at loggerheads for decades. Last month, Morocco temporarily recalled its ambassador a major escalation one former Algerian diplomat called an attempt to gain U.S. backing for its claim to Western Sahara. "It was surprising and disproportionate," Abdelaziz Rahabi told the Associated Press, arguing the move was designed to dominate the scheduled visit of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry this week that was postponed.

The U.S. priority in the region, however, increasingly focused on fighting terrorism, with al-Qaida's North Africa branch morphing into a Sahara-spanning organization with an elusive presence from the borders of Morocco to Libya. With the two most powerful militaries in the region at each other's throats, building any kind of regional cooperation especially to support weaker states such as Niger, Mauritania and Chad has been impossible. Morocco proposed wide-ranging autonomy for Western Sahara, but the Polisario Front, the pro- independence nationalist movement, insists local people have the right to a referendum on the territory's future as set out in a 1991 U.N.-brokered cease fire agreement that ended 15 years of fighting. Algeria backed the Polisario's claims and provides the group with a haven.

It said it is in support of the principle of self-determination; Morocco said it is just a cynical ploy for regional domination. Morocco withdrew its ambassador Oct. 30 for four days of consultation after Algeria reiterated its stance a U.N. observer mission in the region should include human rights monitoring. Morocco has been under fire from human rights groups who said abuse is widespread, but it sees such a move as a threat to its sovereignty.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers march in 2011 during a military parade in the Western Sahara village of Tifariti to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the RASD (Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic). VLADIMIR PUTIN Russian president visits Vietnam to boost ties Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his country will expand its military supplies to Vietnam, as he had talks with his Vietnamese counterpart to boost ties between the former ideological allies. Military and energy cooperation topped the agenda during the talks between Putin and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang. "We have had specific discussions on military cooperation," Putin, who was on a one-day visit, told reporters via a translator in a joint press briefing in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. "We plan to expand the supplies of Russian military products to Vietnam." Russia remains the main supplier of military hardware to Vietnam, and plans are being worked out to produce some military equipment in the Southeast Asian country with assistance from Russian companies.

Last week, Russia handed over the first of six diesel-electric Kilo Class submarines in a deal signed in 2009. The two presidents witnessed the signing of more than a dozen agreements covering military, oil and gas, education and health care cooperation. Sang said he and Putin had fruitful talks to bring relations between the countries forward. "In the atmosphere of openness and trust, we exchanged views on bilateral relations and agreed on measures to further strengthen and expand the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia," Sang told reporters. ISRAEL Hard-liner returns as foreign minister Associated Press JERUSALEM Hard-line Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman, one of Israel's most powerful and polarizing figures, was reappointed as the country's foreign minister Monday after being cleared of all charges in a long-running corruption case.

He re-emerges as a player at a critical time in U.S.-backed peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Known for his outspoken and critical views of the Palestinians, he is likely to further complicate an already troubled negotiating climate with the Palestinians. Lieberman, an ally and sometime rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stepped down as foreign minister late last year when he was indicted on graft charges. Since winning re-election in January, Netanyahu left the post vacant for Lieberman while awaiting the verdict, which was returned Wednesday in his favor. He was charged with fraud and breach of trust for allegedly trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about a separate criminal investigation into Lieberman's business dealings.

The court found Lieberman acted improperly, but not criminally..