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http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 28 Jul 2013 10:53:54 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants were consolidating their control over a key rebel district in central Syria Sunday, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 10:53:54 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants were consolidating their control over a key rebel district in central Syria Sunday, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9kOO.z244kBfrlsbMNmaxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f795bc50074b419380f6a706700d187.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Attacks around Iraq Sunday, including a suicide car bombing, killed at least 12 people, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has brought up the grim prospect of escalation into sectarian civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:42:17 -0400Associated Pressbomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9kOO.z244kBfrlsbMNmaxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f795bc50074b419380f6a706700d187.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Attacks around Iraq Sunday, including a suicide car bombing, killed at least 12 people, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has brought up the grim prospect of escalation into sectarian civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 50m Butterfly Heats on Sunday 1. Roland Schoeman (South Africa) 23.02 Q 2. Rafael Munoz (Spain) 23.17 Q 3. Florent Manaudou (France) 23.18 Q 4. Andrii Govorov (Ukraine) 23.19 Q 5. Piero Codia (Italy) 23.21 Q 6. Matthew Grevers (U.S.) 23.29 Q 7. Eugene Godsoe (U.S.) 23.31 Q 8. Cesar Cielo (Brazil) 23.32 Q 9. Matthew Targett (Australia) 23.36 Q 10. Wu Peng (China) 23.43 Q 11. Yauhen Tsurkin (Belarus) 23.45 Q 11=. Nicholas Santos (Brazil) 23.45 Q 13. Frederick Bousquet (France) 23.49 Q 14. Benjamin Proud (Britain) 23. ...http://news.yahoo.com/swimming-world-championship-mens-50m-butterfly-heats-overview-095953315.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 05:59:53 -0400Reutersswimming-world-championship-mens-50m-butterfly-heats-overview-095953315TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up near a Kurdish security forces patrol killing at least eight of them early on Sunday, police said. The attack took place in the center of the ethnically mixed town of Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, in a notoriously unstable region over which both the central government and autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan claim jurisdiction. ...http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-8-kurdish-security-forces-personnel-072525143.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 04:23:54 -0400Reuterssuicide-bomber-kills-8-kurdish-security-forces-personnel-072525143BAGHDAD (AP) ? A police official says a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a Kurdish security patrol in northern Iraq, killing eight.http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-car-bomb-hits-iraq-kurdish-patrol-kills-074606533.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 03:46:06 -0400Associated Presssuicide-car-bomb-hits-iraq-kurdish-patrol-kills-074606533TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a member of a small religious minority set himself on fire next to the country's parliament building.http://news.yahoo.com/report-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 03:25:27 -0400Associated Pressreport-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258Today is Sunday, July 28, the 209th day of 2013. There are 156 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 00:00:49 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-twin-suicide-bombing-pakistan-rises-52-135823336.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pVLnCi9.TAVV8V.SMm1POw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T135823Z_1_CBRE96Q12TD00_RTROPTP_2_PAKISTAN-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" align="left" title="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" border="0" /></a>PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi&#039;ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the country in months. Tensions between Shi&#039;ite Muslims and Pakistan&#039;s majority Sunnis have risen in past years, with radical Sunni Islamist groups frequently attacking Shi&#039;ites whom they see as heretics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-twin-suicide-bombing-pakistan-rises-52-135823336.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 09:58:23 -0400Reutersdeath-toll-twin-suicide-bombing-pakistan-rises-52-135823336<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-twin-suicide-bombing-pakistan-rises-52-135823336.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pVLnCi9.TAVV8V.SMm1POw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T135823Z_1_CBRE96Q12TD00_RTROPTP_2_PAKISTAN-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" align="left" title="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" border="0" /></a>PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi&#039;ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the country in months. Tensions between Shi&#039;ite Muslims and Pakistan&#039;s majority Sunnis have risen in past years, with radical Sunni Islamist groups frequently attacking Shi&#039;ites whom they see as heretics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT (AP) ? Talks between the Syrian government and a U.N. delegation tasked with investigating chemical weapons allegations in the nation's civil war have "resulted in an agreement on ways of moving forward," Syrian state media said Saturday.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-agreement-reached-un-chemical-probe-090848306.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 07:50:58 -0400Associated Presssyria-says-agreement-reached-un-chemical-probe-090848306<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/onb2YPNiW6asbDDfEJlLXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/china-just-added-smithfield-pork-to-a-long-list-of-acquisitions-including-ibms-pc-division-volvo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." align="left" title="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." border="0" /></a>China&#039;s purchase of America&#039;s biggest pork producer was just the latest of many U.S. acquisitions. What&#039;s the agenda?What has China bought?It&#039;s quite a portfolio. Chinese firms now own IBM&#039;s personal computer division, Volvo (purchased from Ford), the AMC movie theater chain, and Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield, as well as large stakes in Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two of the biggest U.S. natural gas and oil companies. So far this year alone, Chinese companies have spent $10 billion on U.S. deals, compared with less than $1 billion in all of 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 07:00:00 -0400The Weekeverything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/onb2YPNiW6asbDDfEJlLXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/china-just-added-smithfield-pork-to-a-long-list-of-acquisitions-including-ibms-pc-division-volvo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." align="left" title="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." border="0" /></a>China&#039;s purchase of America&#039;s biggest pork producer was just the latest of many U.S. acquisitions. What&#039;s the agenda?What has China bought?It&#039;s quite a portfolio. Chinese firms now own IBM&#039;s personal computer division, Volvo (purchased from Ford), the AMC movie theater chain, and Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield, as well as large stakes in Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two of the biggest U.S. natural gas and oil companies. So far this year alone, Chinese companies have spent $10 billion on U.S. deals, compared with less than $1 billion in all of 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-lebanon-face-suspicion-063558546.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZqZG0zhuPOTRcCgv2GnbzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44e192761c41bd19380f6a7067004a03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees walk next of their tents at a small refugee camp, in Ketermaya village, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. A housing unit designed for the United Nations&#039; refugee agency to offer shelter for those, fleeing conflict has become the latest source of friction between Lebanese politicians and aid organizations trying to manage the massive number of Syrian refugees in the country. Lebanon&#039;s refusal to set up any kind of organized accommodation for tens of thousands of Syrians, including refugee camps. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees walk next of their tents at a small refugee camp, in Ketermaya village, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. A housing unit designed for the United Nations&#039; refugee agency to offer shelter for those, fleeing conflict has become the latest source of friction between Lebanese politicians and aid organizations trying to manage the massive number of Syrian refugees in the country. Lebanon&#039;s refusal to set up any kind of organized accommodation for tens of thousands of Syrians, including refugee camps. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? They&#039;re lightweight, easy to assemble and have covers that are supposed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The U.N. refugee agency wants to test these individual housing units with an eye toward using them as shelter for Syrians fleeing their country&#039;s civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-lebanon-face-suspicion-063558546.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 04:57:26 -0400Associated Presssyrian-refugees-lebanon-face-suspicion-063558546<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-lebanon-face-suspicion-063558546.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZqZG0zhuPOTRcCgv2GnbzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44e192761c41bd19380f6a7067004a03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees walk next of their tents at a small refugee camp, in Ketermaya village, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. A housing unit designed for the United Nations&#039; refugee agency to offer shelter for those, fleeing conflict has become the latest source of friction between Lebanese politicians and aid organizations trying to manage the massive number of Syrian refugees in the country. Lebanon&#039;s refusal to set up any kind of organized accommodation for tens of thousands of Syrians, including refugee camps. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees walk next of their tents at a small refugee camp, in Ketermaya village, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. A housing unit designed for the United Nations&#039; refugee agency to offer shelter for those, fleeing conflict has become the latest source of friction between Lebanese politicians and aid organizations trying to manage the massive number of Syrian refugees in the country. Lebanon&#039;s refusal to set up any kind of organized accommodation for tens of thousands of Syrians, including refugee camps. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? They&#039;re lightweight, easy to assemble and have covers that are supposed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The U.N. refugee agency wants to test these individual housing units with an eye toward using them as shelter for Syrians fleeing their country&#039;s civil war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-deliberates-gis-wikileaks-trial-071825287.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d3r6YMwfo.XdihjcwQR4qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d703d17a1b2ab819380f6a706700f174.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prision. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prision. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? A military judge is deliberating the fate of an Army private accused of aiding the enemy by engineering a high-volume leak of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/judge-deliberates-gis-wikileaks-trial-071825287.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 03:35:36 -0400Associated Pressjudge-deliberates-gis-wikileaks-trial-071825287<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-deliberates-gis-wikileaks-trial-071825287.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d3r6YMwfo.XdihjcwQR4qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d703d17a1b2ab819380f6a706700f174.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prision. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prision. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? A military judge is deliberating the fate of an Army private accused of aiding the enemy by engineering a high-volume leak of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-obama-syria-trail-half-steps-mixed-messages-050817890.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gRB7Fgog.mTDqDCKQYHNhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T050817Z_1_CBRE96Q0EA800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SYRIA-OBAMA-INSIGHT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn" align="left" title="President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn" border="0" /></a>By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama. Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-obama-syria-trail-half-steps-mixed-messages-050817890.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 01:08:17 -0400Reutersinsight-obama-syria-trail-half-steps-mixed-messages-050817890<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-obama-syria-trail-half-steps-mixed-messages-050817890.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gRB7Fgog.mTDqDCKQYHNhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T050817Z_1_CBRE96Q0EA800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SYRIA-OBAMA-INSIGHT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn" align="left" title="President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn" border="0" /></a>By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama. Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The outcome of the Pfc. Bradley Manning trial has broad and grave consequences for America as a democracy, warns Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the classified Vietnam-era Pentagon Papers some 40 years ago, exposing widespread governmental misconduct.http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-trial-leakers-julian-assange-daniel-ellsberg-001318574.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 20:13:18 -0400Christian Science Monitorbradley-manning-trial-leakers-julian-assange-daniel-ellsberg-001318574July 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Nate Robinson to a multiyear contract, the team announced Friday. The 5-foot-9 Robinson has career averages of 11.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in eight NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls. Last season, he played a key role for the Bulls when star point guard Derrick Rose missed the entire season after knee surgery. Robinson averaged 13.1 points and 4.4 assists during the regular season and 16.3 points and 4. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nba-national-basketball-association-roundup-235459454.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:54:59 -0400Reutersnba-national-basketball-association-roundup-235459454<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/manning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? Army Pfc. Bradley Manning&#039;s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for worldwide attention and a young, naive intelligence analyst who wanted people to know about the atrocities of war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/manning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 18:41:03 -0400Associated Pressmanning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/manning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? Army Pfc. Bradley Manning&#039;s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for worldwide attention and a young, naive intelligence analyst who wanted people to know about the atrocities of war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e0ILa5HMknta5sI2YncHoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/991c396cde908e18380f6a70670034a8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" border="0" /></a>EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) ? A judge on Friday ordered an Iraqi immigrant to stand trial in California in the killing of his wife, whose fatal beating prompted international condemnation because it had appeared to be a hate crime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:35:20 -0400Associated Presshusband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e0ILa5HMknta5sI2YncHoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/991c396cde908e18380f6a70670034a8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" border="0" /></a>EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) ? A judge on Friday ordered an Iraqi immigrant to stand trial in California in the killing of his wife, whose fatal beating prompted international condemnation because it had appeared to be a hate crime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SqCtxGs0okC79P9kbSpFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T150842Z_1_CBRE96P162L00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in the nation&#039;s history is a whistleblower, and not a traitor as the government claims, Bradley Manning&#039;s defense lawyer said at his court-martial on Friday. Army Private First Class Manning spilled secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website because he wanted to provoke a broader debate on U.S. military and diplomatic policy out of concern for fellow Americans, the defense asserted. &quot;That is a whistleblower, period. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:20:06 -0400Reutersu-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SqCtxGs0okC79P9kbSpFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T150842Z_1_CBRE96P162L00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in the nation&#039;s history is a whistleblower, and not a traitor as the government claims, Bradley Manning&#039;s defense lawyer said at his court-martial on Friday. Army Private First Class Manning spilled secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website because he wanted to provoke a broader debate on U.S. military and diplomatic policy out of concern for fellow Americans, the defense asserted. &quot;That is a whistleblower, period. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:38:42 -0400Associated Pressattorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/diy4YosuZky_XJpnlLxqtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2548346d0056b319380f6a70670095e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, pitting libertarians who question government overreach against defenders of a more hawkish approach on national security formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:28:04 -0400Associated Presschristie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/diy4YosuZky_XJpnlLxqtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2548346d0056b319380f6a70670095e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, pitting libertarians who question government overreach against defenders of a more hawkish approach on national security formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:55:21 -0400Associated Pressjudge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>A Washington Post/ABC News poll yesterday found that a large majority of Americans think the Afghan War ? America's longest conflict ? has not been worth fighting. The latest evidence of the electorate's extreme war-weariness will certainly not be lost on President Obama, whose administration has already been floating the notion in the DC press of a "zero option" for Afghanistan that would see US forces leave the country completely after 2014.http://news.yahoo.com/zeroing-zero-option-afghanistan-194852983.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:48:52 -0400Christian Science Monitorzeroing-zero-option-afghanistan-194852983<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3YDQsSQwH8oznj96sCrP0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/6750f993ff7eaf18380f6a706700ff61_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" align="left" title="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" border="0" /></a>Sunni truck driver Obeid Manaa had been hauling goods from neighboring countries to Baghdad for years but won&#039;t go near the Iraqi capital after a Shiite militia gave a very specific warning. &quot;If you ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 14:51:15 -0400Associated Pressiraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3YDQsSQwH8oznj96sCrP0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/6750f993ff7eaf18380f6a706700ff61_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" align="left" title="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" border="0" /></a>Sunni truck driver Obeid Manaa had been hauling goods from neighboring countries to Baghdad for years but won&#039;t go near the Iraqi capital after a Shiite militia gave a very specific warning. &quot;If you ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kwE2lcfcLJJRC17kq.9jww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c60c4683ffdab118380f6a7067007674.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad&#039;s government ? and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:55:59 -0400Associated Pressfew-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kwE2lcfcLJJRC17kq.9jww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c60c4683ffdab118380f6a7067007674.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad&#039;s government ? and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DmaOZFENcR2hPoZrcGozMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T072410Z_31607037_GM1E97N16ID01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" align="left" title="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" border="0" /></a>Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group?s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:04:06 -0400The Daily Beastal-qaeda-back-084500660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DmaOZFENcR2hPoZrcGozMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T072410Z_31607037_GM1E97N16ID01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" align="left" title="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" border="0" /></a>Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group?s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ab8JHF9b1AvPZ5Wo1MPelA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T154348Z_1_CBRE96P17PE00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" align="left" title="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, serving a life sentence in Turkey for treason, on Friday filed a request for his retrial, arguing recent legislative changes pave the way for new legal proceedings and a fairer trial. Ocalan, 64, is viewed by nationalist Turks as responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a 29-year war between the army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) before his capture and conviction in 1999. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:43:48 -0400Reuterslawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ab8JHF9b1AvPZ5Wo1MPelA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T154348Z_1_CBRE96P17PE00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" align="left" title="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, serving a life sentence in Turkey for treason, on Friday filed a request for his retrial, arguing recent legislative changes pave the way for new legal proceedings and a fairer trial. Ocalan, 64, is viewed by nationalist Turks as responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a 29-year war between the army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) before his capture and conviction in 1999. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Source: http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/iraq

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