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• Bodies found north of Baghdad as Sunni insurgents turn on each other
• U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports
• Egypt launches initiative to halt Israel-Palestinian conflict
• Kerry says has good talks with Zarif as deadline looms
• Ukraine says Russian army officers fighting alongside rebels
• Rocket launched from Lebanon strikes northern Israel: army
• Kerry calls Bahrain minister over expulsion of U.S. official
• Man dies after jumping into bonfire at Utah festival
• Egypt proposes cease-fire between Israel, Hamas
• At least 38 killed in raid on Nigerian village: residents
• Israel says it shot down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount
• Pakistani teen seeks release of Nigerian girls
• Alou, Cepeda happy with progress of young Latinos
• Britain risks missing carbon reduction targets: advisers
• 8 accused of illegal World Cup betting in Vegas
• US officer fires shot in clash at pro-Israel rally
• Quotes from Afghanistan candidate in AP interview
• Rockets strike southern Israeli port of Eilat
• UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns as Cameron shuffles pack
• US court issues partial win to bin Laden assistant
• UN chief in Haiti to launch sanitation program
• Vote deal will work, Afghan candidate tells AP
• White House: Kerry assessing Iran's seriousness in nuclear talks
• Brazil rethinks future after World Cup failure
• 40 Central American immigrants deported
• Scolari out as Brazil coach after WCup failure
• Argentina's gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home
• Hamas rejects ceasefire without full Gaza deal: spokesman
• Initial review of Iraq forces done; no decisions
• Skater Oksana Baiul ordered to pay legal fees
• Producer says filming in Jerusalem 'exhilarating'
• Ukraine orphans become pawns in civil conflict
• UK foreign minister William Hague stepping down
• Mickelson confident _ at least about links golf
• Israel to meet on Egypt Gaza truce bid, Hamas says no deal

Bodies found north of Baghdad as Sunni insurgents turn on each other Posted: 14 Jul 2014 01:10 PM PDT By Isra' al-Rubei'i and Maggie Fick BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds on Monday following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents that could eventually unravel a coalition which has seized much of northern and western Iraq. The incident points to an intensification of infighting between the Islamic State and other Sunni groups, such as supporters of former dictator Saddam Hussein, which rallied behind the al Qaeda offshoot last month because of shared hatred for the Shi'ite-led Iraqi government. Police in Muqdadiya, a town 80 km (50 miles) northeast of the capital, said residents from the nearby town of Saadiya found the 12 corpses on Monday after fighting overnight between Islamic State fighters and the Naqshbandi Army, a group led by Saddam allies. Since the Islamic State swept through Iraqi cities and proclaimed its leader caliph of all Muslims last month, there have been increasing signs of conflict with other Sunni groups which do not necessarily share its rejection of Iraq's borders or its severe interpretation of Islam.

U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports Posted: 14 Jul 2014 02:44 PM PDT The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern city of Benghazi and in Tripoli, forcing the closure of the international airport. Security and medical sources said at least six people were killed and 25 wounded in Benghazi in heavy fighting between security forces and rival militias since late Sunday. Militias also clashed in the capital Tripoli on Sunday, killing at least seven people, shutting the main airport and air control centre and effectively leaving Libya with no international flights.

Egypt launches initiative to halt Israel-Palestinian conflict Posted: 14 Jul 2014 02:26 PM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Egypt launched an initiative on Monday to halt fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants, proposing a ceasefire to be followed by talks in Cairo on settling the conflict in which Gaza authorities say more than 170 people have died. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his decision-making security cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the proposal on the Gaza violence, an Israeli official said. The militants resumed rocket attacks on Tel Aviv on Monday after a 24-hour lull in strikes on the Israeli commercial capital, while Israel kept up its air and naval bombardments of the Gaza Strip despite the growing international pressure for a ceasefire. Egypt's proposal, which would take effect at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday, calls for a ceasefire within 12 hours of that time, followed by negotiations between both sides in Cairo within 48 hours, the state news agency MENA said.

Kerry says has good talks with Zarif as deadline looms Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:43 PM PDT By John Irish and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he held good and serious talks with his Iranian counterpart on Monday as the two sides raced to narrow wide gaps on Tehran's nuclear programme less than a week before a July 20 deadline to reach a deal. Seeking to push Iran to make "critical choices" over its disputed atomic activities, Kerry met Mohammad Javad Zarif for a second day running with both sides complaining ahead of the gatherings that scant progress had been made. It was a good meeting," Kerry told reporters after ending a session with Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. They are trying to bridge major differences in negotiating positions over a deal intended to end a decade-long dispute over a nuclear programme which Tehran says is peaceful.

Ukraine says Russian army officers fighting alongside rebels Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russian army officers on Monday of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border. A missile that downed a Ukrainian transport plane carrying eight people near the border was probably fired from Russia, Ukrainian officials said. President Petro Poroshenko held an emergency meeting of his security chiefs after a weekend of Ukrainian air strikes on rebel positions near the border with Russia and charges by Moscow that Kiev killed a Russian man with a cross-border shell. The war of words between Kiev and Moscow and intense fighting, in which Ukrainian forces say they inflicted heavy losses on the rebels, marked a sharp escalation in the 3-1/2 month conflict in which several hundred Ukrainian servicemen, civilians and rebels have been killed.

Rocket launched from Lebanon strikes northern Israel: army Posted: 14 Jul 2014 01:35 PM PDT At least one rocket fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Monday and Israel responded by shelling the launch site, the Israeli military and Lebanese security sources said. It was at least the fourth time rockets have been fired from Lebanon since the start of a week-old Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants firing rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip. The rocket was fired from the area around the southern city of Tyre, Lebanese security sources said. Israel responded by firing at least 15 shells, one source said.

Kerry calls Bahrain minister over expulsion of U.S. official Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:44 PM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday expressed his deep concern to Bahrain Foreign Minister Khaled al-Khalifa over the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat for meeting with an opposition leader and over charges brought against the politician. A senior State Department official said Kerry, who was in Vienna for talks between Iran and major powers over curbing Tehran's nuclear program, spoke by telephone with the Bahraini minister. Bahrain expelled Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, last week, saying he had "intervened flagrantly" in the country's internal affairs by holding the meeting. The official said Kerry also expressed concern about charges against al-Wefaq party leader Sheikh Ali Salman and his political assistant, Khalil al-Marzouq for holding an illegal meeting.

Man dies after jumping into bonfire at Utah festival Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:39 PM PDT By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Police in Utah are investigating after a man killed himself by jumping into a 30-foot (9-meter) bonfire during an arts and culture festival on the weekend in the desert west of Salt Lake City, local media reported. More than 1,000 people were watching as the man ran past safety barriers and leapt into the blaze on Saturday night at the Element 11 event, which has ties to the Burning Man festival held each year in northern Nevada. Grantsville Police Lieutenant Steve Barrett told The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper that friends of the 30-year-old said he told him he planned to kill himself by running into the burning effigy, which was shaped like a character from the children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are." He said security officers at the event, Grantsville firefighters, and individuals in the crowd had been unable to stop the man jumping in, nor rescue him after had.

Egypt proposes cease-fire between Israel, Hamas Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:38 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt presented a cease-fire plan Monday to end a week of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has left at least 185 people dead, and both sides said they were seriously considering the proposal.

At least 38 killed in raid on Nigerian village: residents Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:36 PM PDT Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast Nigeria and a military aerial bombardment of fleeing residents mistaken for insurgents, villagers said Monday.

Israel says it shot down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:33 PM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite having balked at Western calls for a ceasefire with an equally defiant Hamas. On Sunday, the Israeli military warned residents of the northern border town of Beit Lahiya to leave or risk their lives when, after nightfall, it planned to intensify air strikes against suspected Palestinian rocket launchers among civilian homes. A U.N. aid agency said around a quarter of Beit Lahiya's 70,000 residents fled, fearing Israeli attacks which, according to Gaza officials, have killed more than 166 people, most of them non-combatants, since the cross-border shelling war began. Israel said one rocket was fired from Gaza, without inflicting damage.

Pakistani teen seeks release of Nigerian girls Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:30 PM PDT ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Pakistani teen who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012 marked her 17th birthday Monday with a visit to Nigeria and urged Islamic extremists to free the 219 schoolgirls who were kidnapped there, calling them her "sisters."

Alou, Cepeda happy with progress of young Latinos Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:29 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Felipe Alou and Orlando Cepeda knew little English when they arrived in the minor leagues in the mid-1950s, putting them among the first wave of Spanish-speaking players thrown into a different culture to play professional baseball, build new lives and send money back home.

Britain risks missing carbon reduction targets: advisers Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:21 PM PDT By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could miss its medium-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions even after extensive reforms to the UK electricity market, a government advisory body said on Tuesday. Under the current rate of progress, emissions in Britain are likely to be cut by 21-23 percent from 2013 to 2025 rather than the 31 percent reduction needed, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in a report to parliament. The government has embarked on a sweeping reform of its electricity market, introducing incentives for renewables investment through guaranteed pricing contracts and providing incentives for low-carbon nuclear power generation.

8 accused of illegal World Cup betting in Vegas Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:20 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eight people from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong were accused Monday in Las Vegas of operating a temporary illegal gambling ring that investigators said logged millions of dollars in bets on World Cup soccer games.

US officer fires shot in clash at pro-Israel rally Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:19 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal officer fired his weapon once at men in a truck as they fled a pro-Israel rally in Los Angeles after using wooden poles bearing Palestinian flags to hit protesters, authorities said Monday.

Quotes from Afghanistan candidate in AP interview Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:19 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As the two candidates in Afghanistan's deadlocked presidential election prepared to meet face to face Tuesday, one of them, former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, spoke with The Associated Press in his first interview since a U.S.-brokered deal for a full ballot audit pulled the country back from the brink. Ahmadzai, who will meet with his rival, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, said the deal has laid the foundation for a national unity government.

Rockets strike southern Israeli port of Eilat Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:16 PM PDT Three rockets exploded in and near the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat on Tuesday, and rescue teams were investigating reports that several people were injured, a military spokesman said. They were the first rockets to strike Eilat since a week-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, though rockets fired from Egypt have struck in the city previously in the past few years. Two rockets struck inside the city that borders both Egypt and Jordan and which is filled with hotels and tourist attractions. Israel Radio said officials suspected it was fired from Egypt.

UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns as Cameron shuffles pack Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:14 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced his surprise resignation on Monday night ahead of a closely-fought national election next May as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's biggest ever reshuffle of top government jobs. Hague, Britain's most senior diplomat for the past four years and a former leader of Cameron's Conservative party, said he was standing down with immediate effect to take up a more junior ministerial post. Citing government sources, local media tipped Philip Hammond, the current defence secretary, as Hague's successor.

US court issues partial win to bin Laden assistant Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday set aside two of three convictions against a former personal assistant to Osama bin Laden.

UN chief in Haiti to launch sanitation program Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:57 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in rural Haiti on Monday to help launch a program to improve sanitation and fight the spread of cholera, a disease that many Haitians blame U.N. peacekeepers for introducing to the impoverished Caribbean country.

Vote deal will work, Afghan candidate tells AP Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:49 PM PDT Declaring his nation "is not Iraq," one of two contestants in Afghanistan's deadlocked presidential election told The Associated Press on Monday that both he and his rival are committed to lead their war-ravaged nation inclusively in cooperation with international partners.

White House: Kerry assessing Iran's seriousness in nuclear talks Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday Iran had engaged with Western powers in a serious way in nuclear talks but had yet to make the decisions necessary to prove that its nuclear program was ultimately peaceful. White House spokesman Josh Earnest, asked whether Secretary of State John Kerry was authorized to extend a July 20 deadline for nuclear talks with Tehran, said Kerry was assessing Iran's seriousness during meetings in Vienna and would return to the United States to make recommendations to President Barack Obama on how to proceed. ...

Brazil rethinks future after World Cup failure Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:41 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — The World Cup held potential disaster for Brazil — the country, not the team.

40 Central American immigrants deported Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:40 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — About 40 Central American immigrants detained briefly in New Mexico were deported Monday, officials said.

Scolari out as Brazil coach after WCup failure Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:37 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil's head coach after the team's failure to win the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation said Monday.

Argentina's gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:36 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's national team was welcomed home Monday by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup final.

Hamas rejects ceasefire without full Gaza deal: spokesman Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:33 PM PDT Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas will not commit to a ceasefire without a full agreement, spokesman Fawzi Barhum said Tuesday after Egypt proposed a truce to begin at 0600 GMT.

Initial review of Iraq forces done; no decisions Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are now reviewing the military's initial assessment of Iraq's security forces and it may be some time before decisions are made about what additional assistance the U.S. should provide as the Baghdad government battles Sunni insurgents.

Skater Oksana Baiul ordered to pay legal fees Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:19 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has ordered figure skater Oksana Baiul to pay legal fees she caused NBC to incur when she sued the company.

Producer says filming in Jerusalem 'exhilarating' Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:12 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Dig" will arrive this fall on USA as a six-episode thriller set in Jerusalem, starring Jason Isaacs as an FBI agent and Anne Heche as head of the local FBI office.

Ukraine orphans become pawns in civil conflict Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:11 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Tamara Popova and her fellow orphans are adamant: They don't want to go to Russia. The separatist gunmen running this eastern Ukrainian city aren't asking. They're giving orders.

UK foreign minister William Hague stepping down Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:09 PM PDT Britain's high-profile foreign minister, William Hague, is leaving his job, the government said Monday — a surprise announcement that precedes a major shakeup of the Conservative-led administration.

Mickelson confident _ at least about links golf Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:05 PM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Phil Mickelson rolled long putts across the practice green in front of the Royal Liverpool clubhouse, some of them going in, most of them the right distance. He chirped to the caddie of Brandt Snedeker about their money game, a Mickelson tradition at the majors.

Israel to meet on Egypt Gaza truce bid, Hamas says no deal Posted: 14 Jul 2014 03:03 PM PDT Israel's security cabinet will meet early Tuesday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, a senior Israeli official said, but a Palestinian Hamas official said there was no deal. The comments came after Egypt proposed a truce to end seven days of violence that has killed more than 185 Palestinians in Gaza and seen hundreds of rockets fired into Israel. An Israeli official said Egypt's proposal for a ceasefire beginning at 0600 GMT would be discussed early Tuesday.

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