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• Ukraine, rebels argue over wreck; Europeans give Putin 'last chance'
• Two Israeli soldiers die in Gaza clash; Palestinian toll tops 300
• Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian military border guards near Libya
• Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 27 people: police, medics
• Iran warned of 'last chance' in nuclear talks after deadline missed
• Super typhoon kills fourteen in southern China: Xinhua
• Tunisia orders crackdown after militants kill 14 soldiers
• Toronto IndyCar event postponed by rain
• Airlines symbolize nations' hopes or reflect shame
• Qatar to host Gaza ceasefire talks with Abbas and U.N. chief
• Basque group ETA claims new step towards disarming
• Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Iraq's Mosul
• Geelong hold out GWS rally to go 2nd in AFL
• Israeli bulldozers destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza
• Sharks, Brumbies win tough to reach Super semis
• Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian soldiers in checkpoint attack
• Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site
• British PM raises prospect of more Russia sanctions
• Britain says Russia to blame over air disaster if rebels found responsible
• Rory McIlroy builds 6-shot lead at British Open
• Israeli military seek and destroy Gaza tunnels
• Woods keeps going wrong direction at British Open
• Fugitive found in Nepal back in New Mexico custody
• Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired
• Britain says other sanctions 'available' against Russia following plane disaster
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• Hundreds rally, seek end to strikes on Gaza
• South Africa's Pace grabs share of LPGA lead
• Erdogan launches new attack on Israel with Hitler comparison
• Israel warns foreign journalists covering Gaza fighting
• Russia bans congressman, 12 other Americans
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• Mexico starts moving children out of squalid shelter

Ukraine, rebels argue over wreck; Europeans give Putin 'last chance' Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:41 PM PDT By Anton Zverev and Peter Graff HRABOVE/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner that has accelerated a showdown between the Kremlin and Western powers. As militants kept international monitors away from wreckage and scores of bodies festered for a third day, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the rebels to cooperate and insisted that a U.N.-mandated investigation must not leap to conclusions. Moscow denies involvement and has pointed a finger at Kiev's military. The Dutch government, whose citizens made up most of the 298 aboard MH17 from Amsterdam, said it was "furious" at the manhandling of corpses strewn for miles over open country and asked Ukraine's president for help to bring "our people" home.

Two Israeli soldiers die in Gaza clash; Palestinian toll tops 300 Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:39 PM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Saturday, the army said, as the Palestinian death toll from the conflict rose above 300 with no diplomatic solution in sight. The Israeli military said four other soldiers were wounded in the raid by fighters who reached Israel through a concealed tunnel. One Hamas gunman was killed, while the rest of the group managed to escape back into the Gaza Strip, the military added. Israel sent ground forces into Hamas-controlled Gaza on Thursday after 10 days of air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire from the Palestinian territory.

Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian military border guards near Libya Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:57 PM PDT By Michael Georgy CAIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 21 Egyptian military border guards near the frontier with Libya on Saturday, highlighting a growing threat from an area that security officials say has become a haven for militants seeking to topple the Cairo government. Security officials said the assailants were smugglers. The attack took place in Wadi al-Gadid governorate, which borders both Sudan and Libya. Two smugglers were killed in clashes with the guards, security officials said.

Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 27 people: police, medics Posted: 19 Jul 2014 12:09 PM PDT By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 27 people were killed in a wave of bombings in mostly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Baghdad on Saturday, police and medics said, in the deadliest day of attacks in the capital since a Sunni insurgency overran large parts of Iraq's north last month. In the first explosion, a suicide car bomber drove into a police checkpoint, killing nine people including seven policemen and wounding 21 people in the Abu Dsheer district in the south of the capital, the sources said. ...

Iran warned of 'last chance' in nuclear talks after deadline missed Posted: 19 Jul 2014 07:21 AM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran faced Western pressure on Saturday to make concessions over its atomic activities after it and six world powers failed to meet a July 20 deadline for a deal to end the decade-old dispute but agreed to keep talking. The countries agreed to extend the high-stakes negotiations by four months, and let Iran access another $2.8 billion of its cash frozen abroad during that period, though most sanctions on the Islamic Republic stayed in place. Germany - one of the major powers trying to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear program - warned that the extended talks might be the last chance for a long time to reach a peaceful solution. Echoing the views of other envoys, a Western diplomat said there had been some progress during nearly three weeks of marathon discussions in Vienna's 19th century Coburg palace and that gaps in positions were not "unbridgeable".

Super typhoon kills fourteen in southern China: Xinhua Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:36 AM PDT A super typhoon has killed at least fourteen people in China since making landfall on Friday afternoon, state media said on Saturday, after hitting parts of the Philippines and leaving 77 dead. Typhoon Rammasun reached the southern Chinese island province of Hainan on Friday, before striking parts of the mainland later on Friday and early on Saturday, said the official Xinhua news agency. The government had ordered an all-out effort to prevent loss of life from the typhoon, which is shaping up to be the strongest to hit southern China in more than 40 years. The typhoon has hit several cities in the Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan, tearing down trees and power lines and knocking out power grids.

Tunisia orders crackdown after militants kill 14 soldiers Posted: 19 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia on Saturday launched a crackdown on mosques and radio stations associated with hardline Islamists after militants killed 14 soldiers in an area near the country's border with Algeria. The move underscores the difficulty one of the Arab world's most secular countries faces in dealing with the rise of conservative Islamist movements and militants since the 2011 revolt that ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and opened the way to democracy. Tunisia's armed forces have been carrying out a campaign to flush out militants from their remote hideout in the Chaambi mountains on the border with Algeria. Some of the militants are tied to al Qaeda and 14 soldiers were killed this week when dozens of gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades attacked two army checkpoints in the region.

Toronto IndyCar event postponed by rain Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:58 PM PDT Heavy rain that created visibility problems for drivers and slick conditions for cars forced postponement of Saturday's scheduled IndyCar race at Toronto by a day. The race, the first IndyCar event to be postponed due to bad weather since Sao Paulo in 2011, will be staged as part of a double-header Sunday along with the weekend's other planned event, creating a crucial day in the hunt for the season points title. Brazil's Helio Castroneves leads with 471 points, just nine ahead of Australian Will Power with American Ryan Hunter-Reay, the Indianapolis 500 winner, third at 32 points adrift. Power crashed in a warm-up lap and the pace car spun as officials tried in vain to start the race on rain tires.

Airlines symbolize nations' hopes or reflect shame Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:53 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The jetliner is much more than a machine used to get from one spot to another. It often carries deep symbolism, especially when flying for a national airline.

Qatar to host Gaza ceasefire talks with Abbas and U.N. chief Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:43 PM PDT By Amena Bakr DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar will host a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday to try to reach a ceasefire agreement with Israel to bring an end to 12 days of warfare, a senior Qatari source told Reuters. Due to take place in Doha, the meeting will be headed by the Gulf state's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who has been acting as a "channel of communication" between Hamas and the international community, said the senior source familiar with the matter. "Qatar has presented Hamas' requests to the international community, the list has been presented to France and to the U.N., the talks tomorrow will be to further negotiate these conditions." Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has rejected Egyptian efforts to end fighting that has killed more than 300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, saying any deal must include an end to a blockade of the coastal area and a recommitment to a ceasefire reached in an eight-day war there in 2012.

Basque group ETA claims new step towards disarming Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:30 PM PDT Basque separatist group ETA said it has dismantled the "logistical and operational structures" of its armed campaign in a step towards full disarmament, in a declaration published Sunday. In the declaration sent to Basque newspaper Gara, ETA said it had completed "dismantlement of the logistical and operational structures linked to the waging of the armed struggle" and was preparing to seal up its stashes of weapons. Gara reported online on Saturday, along with advance excerpts from the declaration, that "a technical logistical structure is being created that aims to carry through to completion the sealing of the arms depots" held by ETA. In October 2011 it declared a "definitive end" to armed activity and in February this year international monitors released a video of weapons which it said ETA was putting out of use.

Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Iraq's Mosul Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:26 PM PDT Hundreds of Christian families fled their homes in Mosul Saturday as a jihadist ultimatum threatening their community's centuries-old presence in the northern Iraqi city expired. President Jalal Talabani flew home after 18 months abroad for medical treatment but restricted access at the airport in his Kurdish fiefdom of Sulaimaniyah offered no clue as to his health. There was little hope in any case that the 80-year-old's return could buck Iraq's downward spiral as bickering politicians prepared to pick his successor and the country's worst crisis in years reaped its daily harvest of dead and wounded. An AFP correspondent in Mosul, the main Iraqi hub of the Islamic State (IS) group's proclaimed "caliphate", said Christians squeezed into private cars and taxis to beat the noon deadline.

Geelong hold out GWS rally to go 2nd in AFL Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:21 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Geelong held out a giant comeback from Greater Western Sydney — who kicked five of the last six goals — to beat the Giants 13.16 (94) to 12.15 (87) and to rise to second place on the Australian Football League ladder after the weekend's 18th round.

Israeli bulldozers destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza Posted: 19 Jul 2014 04:15 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli bulldozers on Saturday demolished more than a dozen tunnels the military said were being used by Hamas gunmen to sneak beneath the southern border of the Jewish state and carry out attacks on its soldiers and civilians.

Sharks, Brumbies win tough to reach Super semis Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:56 PM PDT The ACT Brumbies earned a semifinal against the New South Wales Waratahs and South Africa's Sharks advanced to play New Zealand's Crusaders in Super Rugby after surviving similar and searching tests in first-round playoffs on Saturday.

Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian soldiers in checkpoint attack Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:47 PM PDT Egypt's military said militants firing machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a border checkpoint Saturday, killing 21 soldiers in one of the biggest assaults on security forces in years. The attack in a desert area 630 kilometres (390 miles) west of Cairo also left four soldiers wounded, the military said in a statement, blaming "terrorists". It said a rocket propelled grenade fired by the militants set off an explosion in an ammunition depot at the El-Farafrah post, killing the soldiers. Militants have stepped up attacks on the security forces since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was toppled in July 2013 as the army struggles to quell an Islamist insurgency that has killed scores of soldiers and police, mainly in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:46 PM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses that fell from a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation can be conducted.

British PM raises prospect of more Russia sanctions Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:45 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the prospect Saturday of fresh EU sanctions against Russia over the Malaysian plane crash, saying the West must "fundamentally change our approach" unless Moscow alters course in Ukraine. "Russia can use this moment to find a path out of this festering, dangerous crisis. Cameron said that if it was confirmed that MH17 was downed by a surface-to-air missile fired from an area held by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, then Moscow should be held accountable.

Britain says Russia to blame over air disaster if rebels found responsible Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:28 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday that if it were proven that Ukrainian separatists were behind the downing of a Malaysian jet carrying 298 passengers, Russia would be to blame for having destabilized the country. "If this is the case then we must be clear what it means: this is a direct result of Russia destabilizing a sovereign state, violating its territorial integrity, backing thuggish militias and training and arming them," he wrote in The Sunday Times newspaper. "And yet we sometimes behave as if we need Russia more than Russia needs us." (Reporting by Costas Pitas;

Rory McIlroy builds 6-shot lead at British Open Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:23 PM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy looked as though he had just thrown a knockout punch at the British Open, and it was only Saturday.

Israeli military seek and destroy Gaza tunnels Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:22 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli bulldozers on Saturday demolished more than a dozen tunnels the military said were being used by Hamas gunmen to sneak beneath the southern border of the Jewish state and carry out attacks on its soldiers and civilians.

Woods keeps going wrong direction at British Open Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:14 PM PDT HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tiger Woods was the last to tee off Saturday in the British Open. He had the biggest gallery. It might have seemed like old times for Woods in the major championships except for one tiny detail.

Fugitive found in Nepal back in New Mexico custody Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:08 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — A New Mexico man who fled sex abuse and kidnapping charges 14 years ago returned to the state Saturday following his capture in Nepal, the FBI said.

Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:06 PM PDT ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — For more than six decades, poor parents struggling to support their children or raise troubled youths sent them to a group home in western Mexico run by a woman who gained a reputation as a secular saint.

Britain says other sanctions 'available' against Russia following plane disaster Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:04 PM PDT Britain said on Saturday that a range of further sanctions were available for use against Russia following the downing of a Malaysian aircraft, and the country's defense minister urged Moscow to "get out of Ukraine." "There's a range of other sanctions available, cutting off more links with Russia. He (Russian President Vladimir Putin) needs to trade with the West and relies on the City of London," Defence Minister Michael Fallon told the Mail on Sunday in an article published on the newspaper's website late on Saturday. "If Russia is the principal culprit, we can take further action against them and make it clear this kind of sponsored war is completely unacceptable," he said. We don't know if somebody said, 'let's bring down a civil airliner, wherever it's from', - but we need to find out." Earlier Britain said that the European Union will have to re-evaluate its approach to Russia due to evidence that Ukrainian separatists downed the aircraft, which had 298 passengers aboard, of whom 10 were Britons.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:02 PM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses that fell from a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation can be conducted. But before inspectors ever reach the scene, doubts arose about whether evidence was being compromised.

Hundreds rally, seek end to strikes on Gaza Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:01 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Hundreds gathered for a rally at the State Capitol and a march through downtown Denver to call for an end to what they called a humanitarian crisis brought on by conflict in Gaza.

South Africa's Pace grabs share of LPGA lead Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:47 PM PDT South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace, seeking her first LPGA title, fired a three-under par 68 Saturday to match Laura Diaz for the lead after the third round of the Marathon Classic. South Korean Ryu So-Yeon and 20-year-old American Jaye Marie Green shared third on 203 with New Zealand's Lydia Ko fifth on 204.

Erdogan launches new attack on Israel with Hitler comparison Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:42 PM PDT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a fresh virulent attack against Israel over its actions in Gaza, comparing the mentality of some in the Jewish state to Adolf Hitler. Erdogan, who portrays himself as the global Muslim leader who speaks up for Palestinian rights, has intensified his rhetoric against Israel over its actions in Gaza, ahead of an August 10 presidential election in Turkey. They curse Hitler day and night, but they have surpassed Hitler in barbarism," Erdogan told supporters at a campaign rally in the Black Sea city of Ordu. The premier had already accused far-right Israeli politician Ayelet Shaked of sharing the same mentality as Hitler after she posted controversial remarks on social media suggesting Palestinians deserved to die.

Israel warns foreign journalists covering Gaza fighting Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:39 PM PDT Israel's Government Press Office on Saturday warned foreign journalists it was not responsible for their safety in the Gaza Strip, where the Jewish state has launched an offensive against Palestinian militants. Israel sent ground forces into Hamas-dominated Gaza on Thursday after heavy air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire from the Palestinian territory. "Gaza and its vicinity are a battleground. Covering the hostilities exposes journalists to life-threatening danger," an e-mailed Government Press Office (GPO) statement said.

Russia bans congressman, 12 other Americans Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:36 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has placed a U.S. lawmaker and 12 other people connected with the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq on its list of those banned from entering the country.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:33 PM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses of the victims of a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation of the disaster can be conducted. The crash that killed all 298 people aboard the plane two days earlier intensified the already-high animosity on all sides of the conflict.

Mexico starts moving children out of squalid shelter Posted: 19 Jul 2014 02:11 PM PDT Mexican authorities began Saturday moving children out of a shelter where investigators say hundreds of minors were kept in squalid conditions and subjected to physical and sexual abuse. Police raided the home, known as "La Gran Familia" and located in the western town of Zamora, Tuesday amid reports that five kidnapped children were being held there. They found those children and much more: large piles of rotting food and other fetid trash, as well as horror stories about sleeping amid rats and insects -- and even being forced to perform oral sex on adults. Of the shelter's more than 400 children, 48 were moved to the city of Guadalajara and were placed in the custody of the federal agency overseeing child welfare issues, representative Melissa Jonguitud told AFP.

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