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• Obama says tackling Iraq's insurgency will take time
• Israelis, Gaza militants fight on, defying truce efforts
• No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off
• U.S. call for South China Sea 'freeze' gets cool response from China
• Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood's political wing
• Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire
• Inbee Park leads Meijer LPGA Classic
• In Iraq, a test of Obama's use of force doctrine
• US aids displaced Iraqis as airstrikes help Kurds
• Venezuela to close Colombia border at night to slow smuggling
• US launches 4 airstrikes against Iraqi militants
• McIlroy shoots 67 to maintain 1-shot lead at PGA
• Pro-Palestinian activists march to UN headquarters
• Survivors of Boko Haram attack stranded on mountain with no food
• Palestinians threaten to leave Cairo truce talks on Sunday
• Thousands from Iraq minority flee to Syria
• Obama vows to save Iraqis stranded on mountain
• Erdogan vows 'strong new Turkey' in final election rally
• Battle to contain Ebola intensifies, Nigeria seeking volunteers
• Pro-union campaign says sterling not in independent Scotland's interests
• Tourists back to paradise as Hawaii area struggles
• US military: American aircraft conduct 4 airstrikes on Iraqi militants to defend civilians.
• Hawthorn beats Melbourne to stay top in AFL
• Dozens of Israelis defy police to protest Gaza war
• Monaco signs goalkeeper Stekelenburg
• Venus rallies to beat Serena to reach Montreal final
• PHOTO GALLERY: Ugandans celebrate gay pride
• Rio organizers: 1st Olympic test event successful
• Obama says ending Iraq crisis could be 'long-term project'
• McCain says U.S. airstrikes in Iraq can't stop Islamic State: NY Times
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• Marseille held 3-3 at Bastia
• Chudinov stops Bouadla in 3 rounds
• McIlroy, lots of challengers at PGA Championship
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• Southampton signs Fraser Forster from Celtic

Obama says tackling Iraq's insurgency will take time Posted: 09 Aug 2014 11:08 AM PDT By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday U.S. airstrikes had destroyed arms that Islamic State militants could have used against Iraqi Kurds, but warned there was no quick fix to a crisis that threatens to tear Iraq apart. Speaking the day after U.S. warplanes hit militants in Iraq, Obama said it would take more than bombs to restore stability, and criticised Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led government for failing to empower Sunnis. This is going to take some time," Obama told a news conference in Washington. Islamic State has captured wide swathes of northern Iraq since June, executing non-Sunni Muslim captives, displacing tens of thousands of people and drawing the first U.S. air strikes in the region since Washington withdrew troops in 2011.

Israelis, Gaza militants fight on, defying truce efforts Posted: 09 Aug 2014 01:47 PM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Allyn Fisher-Ilan GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched more than 30 air attacks in Gaza on Saturday, killing nine Palestinians, and militants fired rockets at Israel as the conflict entered a second month, defying international efforts to revive a ceasefire. The violence seemed to delay any progress in talks brokered by Egypt aimed at securing a permanent truce. Israel had no plans to send negotiators back to Cairo "as long as the shooting goes on", an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity. Medical officials in Gaza said two Palestinians were killed when their motorcycle was bombed and the bodies of three others were found beneath the rubble of one of three bombed mosques.

No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:06 PM PDT By Jeff Mason OAK BLUFFS Mass. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq on Saturday from a podium on the White House lawn with Marine One, the presidential helicopter, parked in the background. Four hours later, he offered an altogether different tableau: a golf game with friends at a lush course on Martha's Vineyard, the upscale Massachusetts island where the president and his family began a two-week vacation. With crises boiling in Gaza, Iraq and Ukraine, Obama - like his presidential predecessors in similar circumstances - proceeded with plans for a summer break, but only after making his Iraq statement against the very presidential backdrop. "The president will be traveling to Massachusetts with an array of communications equipment and national security advisers and others to ensure that he has the capacity to make the kinds of decisions that are required for the Commander-in-Chief," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Friday.

U.S. call for South China Sea 'freeze' gets cool response from China Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:59 AM PDT By Paul Mooney and Lesley Wroughton NAYPYIDAW (Reuters) - A U.S. proposal for a freeze on provocative acts in the South China Sea got a cool response from China and some Southeast Asian nations on Saturday, an apparent setback to Washington's efforts to rein in China's assertive actions. To China's annoyance, the United States is using a regional meeting in Myanmar this weekend to step up its engagement in the maritime tension by calling for a moratorium on actions such as China's planting of a giant oil rig in Vietnamese waters in May. Its ally the Philippines has also called for a freeze as part of a three-step plan to ease tension in the resource-rich sea, through which passes $5 trillion of trade a year. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, on Saturday for the ASEAN Regional Forum, joining foreign ministers and other top diplomats from China, Russia, Japan, India, Australia, the European Union and Southeast Asia among others. "The United States and ASEAN have a common responsibility to ensure the maritime security of critical sea, lands and ports," Kerry said in opening comments.

Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood's political wing Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:24 AM PDT By Lin Noueihed CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a crippling blow in the campaign to crush Egypt's oldest Islamist movement. A court banned the Muslim Brotherhood itself in September, but that ruling did not mention its political wing, leaving open the possibility it could be allowed to run in parliamentary elections, due late this year. Saturday's supreme administrative court ruling excludes the Brotherhood from formal participation in electoral politics, potentially forcing the movement underground, particularly as it has lost the sympathy of large swathes of the public.

Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire Posted: 09 Aug 2014 01:21 PM PDT Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces. "We are ready for a ceasefire to prevent the proliferation of a humanitarian disaster in Donbass," Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic, said in a statement, referring to the area of eastern Ukraine where combat is being waged. The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was unavailable for immediate comment on Zakharchenko's statement. Earlier, Kiev said it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the aim of provoking a large-scale military conflict, a statement Moscow dismissed as a "fairy tale".

Inbee Park leads Meijer LPGA Classic Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:48 PM PDT BELMONT, Michigan (AP) — Inbee Park made two long birdie putts on the back nine Saturday and finished with a 3-under 68 to remain a stroke ahead after the third round of the Meijer LPGA Classic.

In Iraq, a test of Obama's use of force doctrine Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In making the case for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama is drawing on the doctrine involving the use of American force that he outlined less than three months ago, when it seemed he was trying to avoid potential U.S. military action anywhere.

US aids displaced Iraqis as airstrikes help Kurds Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:42 PM PDT KHAZER CAMP, Iraq (AP) — President Barack Obama justified the U.S. military's return to fighting in Iraq Saturday by saying America must act now to prevent genocide, protect its diplomats and provide humanitarian aid to refugees trapped by Islamic State militants on a mountain ridge near the Syrian border.

Venezuela to close Colombia border at night to slow smuggling Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT Venezuela will close its border with neighboring Colombia at night to prevent smuggling of heavily subsidized fuel and food, a top military officer said on Saturday. "With these measures we are increasing the mechanisms to minimize contraband," Gen. Vladimir Padrino said on state television. Venezuela's heavy subsidies on consumer goods allow smugglers to buy up products ranging from gasoline and diesel to cooking oil and corn flour, then drive the goods across the border to Colombia, where they can be resold for a quick profit. Filling the tank of a small vehicle costs about 38 cents in Venezuela, one quarter the price of a medium-sized bottle of water.

US launches 4 airstrikes against Iraqi militants Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians.

McIlroy shoots 67 to maintain 1-shot lead at PGA Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:25 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rory McIlroy made an 8-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to maintain a one-shot lead at the PGA Championship.

Pro-Palestinian activists march to UN headquarters Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:19 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A sea of Palestinians and their sympathizers lined Manhattan streets Saturday, marching to the United Nations and shouting that Israel's response to missile attacks was genocide that took children's lives.

Survivors of Boko Haram attack stranded on mountain with no food Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:19 PM PDT Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack on their town in Nigeria's restive north and fled to a nearby mountain said Saturday they were without any food. We need help," said Liman Ngosha, a farmer from the town of Gwoza. Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the town, some 135 kilometres (80 miles) from the state capital of Maiduguri, on Wednesday. Before I fled, over 100 corpses littered the streets of Gwoza," Ngosha said.

Palestinians threaten to leave Cairo truce talks on Sunday Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:13 PM PDT Palestinian negotiators warned they would leave Cairo if an Israeli delegation did not show up for truce negotiations on Sunday, with one official setting a 1300 GMT deadline. The talks broke down on Friday after the Hamas rulers of Gaza accused Israel of stalling and refused to extend a 72-hour ceasefire, setting off renewed hostilities that killed eight Palestinians on Saturday. The Palestinian negotiators had earlier said an Israeli delegation was expected in Cairo on Sunday, based on an invitation by Egyptian mediators.

Thousands from Iraq minority flee to Syria Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:12 PM PDT CAMP BAJID KANDALA, Iraq (AP) — With shocked, sunburnt faces, men, women and children in dirt-caked clothes limped into a camp for displaced Iraqis, finding safety after harsh days of hiding on a blazing mountaintop after fleeing from the extremist Islamic State group.

Obama vows to save Iraqis stranded on mountain Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:09 PM PDT US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to help rescue thousands of civilians besieged by jihadists on an Iraqi mountain, as an MP warned they would not survive much longer. He gave no timetable for the first US operation in Iraq since the last American troops withdrew three years ago and put the onus on Iraqi politicians to form an inclusive government and turn the tide on jihadist expansion. "The United States can't just look away. The United States has conducted multiple air strikes since Friday, and announced a wave of strikes Saturday it said were to defend attacks on members of the Yazidi minority, who have been stranded on Mount Sinjar since they fled Islamic State attacks on their homes a week ago.

Erdogan vows 'strong new Turkey' in final election rally Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday roused tens of thousands of supporters with a call for a strong and new Turkey, as he held his final mass rally ahead of presidential polls he is widely expected to win. "God willing a new Turkey will be established tomorrow. A strong Turkey will be born out of its ashes once more tomorrow," Erdogan told cheering loyalists in the conservative central Anatolian city of Konya. Konya is known as the bastion of his Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the rally marked the culmination of almost 30 mass election meetings Erdogan has held up and down the country since early July.

Battle to contain Ebola intensifies, Nigeria seeking volunteers Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:03 PM PDT The battle to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak continued on Sunday, after Nigeria appealed for volunteers to help halt the spread of the virus but Guinea went back on a statement it was shutting its land borders with two of its neighbours. A day after the World Health Organization declared the epidemic an international health emergency, countries as far afield as India were scrambling to impose measures to prevent contagion of the virus which has claimed almost 1,000 lives. Zambia announced that it was denying entry to citizens from countries hit by the virus, while Chad suspended all flights from Nigeria. Nigeria along with Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are the hardest hit countries by the epidemic, which the WHO has called the worst in four decades.

Pro-union campaign says sterling not in independent Scotland's interests Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A formal currency union would not be in the interests of an independent Scotland, the leader of the campaign to keep the United Kingdom together has said, stepping up pressure on nationalist plans to keep the pound. With just over five weeks to go until the Sept. 18 independence referendum, uncertainty over what currency would be used if Scotland leaves the United Kingdom after 307 years of union with England remains a major campaign issue. Britain's three main political parties have ruled out a formal currency union, but Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond has said he is confident a deal would be done and that Scotland "cannot be stopped from keeping the pound".

Tourists back to paradise as Hawaii area struggles Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — His generator whirring at top speed, Gene Lamkin used rain captured from Tropical Storm Iselle to wash his hair as he and thousands of others in a rural swath of the Big Island remained in the dark and unable to traverse roads blocked by toppled trees. It was a far cry from the way tourists in popular parts of Hawaii spent their Saturday — sunbathing, kayaking and otherwise back to paradise despite an overcast sky.

US military: American aircraft conduct 4 airstrikes on Iraqi militants to defend civilians. Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — US military: American aircraft conduct 4 airstrikes on Iraqi militants to defend civilians.

Hawthorn beats Melbourne to stay top in AFL Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:43 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jarryd Roughead kicked five goals but was reported for tripping as Hawthorn beat Melbourne 17.13 (115) to 9.11 (65) to move atop the table on percentage after the weekend's 20th round of the Australian Football League.

Dozens of Israelis defy police to protest Gaza war Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:37 PM PDT More than 150 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against a Gaza war entering its second month, in defiance of a police ban on the assembly that cited military restrictions on public gatherings in cities within range of rocket fire. The relatively small turnout was similar to the numbers that have shown up for most weekly demonstrations held since Israel launched an offensive against the Hamas Islamist militants in Gaza on July 8, underscoring the broad public support in Israel behind the war. Slogans daubed on banners held by protesters read: "Stop the massacre," and "Free Gaza."Halleli Pinson, one of the women who attended, said she objected to "the bombing of Gaza and basically we are calling to end the cycle of violence here." About two dozen war supporters held a counter-protest nearby, but there were no reported clashes between the two groups. Israeli police had earlier banned the protest citing military restrictions against holding public gatherings in cities targeted by rockets fired from Gaza.

Monaco signs goalkeeper Stekelenburg Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:33 PM PDT MONACO (AP) — Monaco has signed Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on a one-year loan from English club Fulham.

Venus rallies to beat Serena to reach Montreal final Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:33 PM PDT Venus Williams booked her spot in the Montreal WTA final by rallying to take a three-set win over sister Serena on Saturday in their 25th career meeting. Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus benefited from nine Serena double faults en route to a 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-3 victory at the $2.5 million hardcourt tournament. The contest lasted just over two hours as Venus hammered six aces and had just two double faults.

PHOTO GALLERY: Ugandans celebrate gay pride Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:32 PM PDT Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Ugandans can face a barrage of discrimination and sometimes violence in their everyday lives, but scores of them turned out to march in a gay pride parade Saturday. The gathering in the town of Entebbe was the first since a Ugandan court overturned an anti-gay law on a technicality. Sponsors of the law, which called for jail terms up to life for people convicted of homosexuality, plan to reintroduce it later this month. Some attendees wore masks to conceal their identities.

Rio organizers: 1st Olympic test event successful Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:28 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio organizers say the sailing competition that marked the first test event for the 2016 Games was "a great success."

Obama says ending Iraq crisis could be 'long-term project' Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:03 PM PDT By Mark Felsenthal and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday U.S. airstrikes have destroyed arms and equipment that Islamic State insurgents could have used to attack Arbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital, but warned Americans it could take some time to end the crisis. This is going to take some time," Obama told reporters before leaving Washington for a two-week vacation in Massachusetts. Obama said the United States would continue to provide military assistance and advice to the Baghdad government and Kurdish forces, but stressed repeatedly the importance of Iraq forming its own inclusive government "right now." "I think this a wake-up call for a lot of Iraqis inside of Baghdad recognizing that we're going to have to rethink how we do business if we're going to hold our country together," he said.

McCain says U.S. airstrikes in Iraq can't stop Islamic State: NY Times Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:03 PM PDT Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Saturday that President Barack Obama's limited military action against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq showed a "fundamental misunderstanding of the threat," and called for strikes against the group's positions in Syria, The New York Times reported. McCain, a frequent critic of Obama's foreign policy including his handling of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the airstrikes authorized by the president are not enough to deal with a growing threat to the United States that he called "the richest, most powerful terrorist organization in history," the paper said. Obama on Thursday authorized the U.S. military to make airdrops of humanitarian assistance to prevent what he called a potential "genocide" of the Yazidi religious sect in Iraq and conduct targeted strikes on Islamic State fighters who have been seizing territory in northern Iraq, a limited operation to protect Americans working in the country.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:02 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — It was an extraordinary act of defiance, and it was extraordinarily risky. But all he did was take out a pen, and write. Nearly 40 years ago, hunched on the floor of the wood-and-leaf hut he was forced to live in away from his children, Cambodian school inspector Poch Younly kept a secret diary vividly recounting the horrors of life under the Khmer Rouge, the radical communist regime whose extreme experiment in social engineering took the lives of 1.7 million Cambodians from overwork, medical neglect, starvation and execution.

Marseille held 3-3 at Bastia Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:00 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa got a close-up glimpse of the defensive work awaiting him at Marseille, which blew a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Bastia in the French league on Saturday.

Chudinov stops Bouadla in 3 rounds Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:55 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russian middleweight Dmitry Chudinov successfully defended his WBA interim title Saturday, stopping Mehdi Bouadla in three rounds.

McIlroy, lots of challengers at PGA Championship Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:49 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had plenty of challengers Saturday in the third round of the PGA Championship.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:32 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — It was an extraordinary act of defiance, and it was extraordinarily risky. But all he did was take out a pen, and write. Nearly 40 years ago, hunched on the floor of the wood-and-leaf hut he was forced to live in away from his children, Cambodian school inspector Poch Younly kept a secret diary vividly recounting the horrors of life under the Khmer Rouge, the radical communist regime whose extreme experiment in social engineering took the lives of 1.7 million Cambodians from overwork, medical neglect, starvation and execution.

Southampton signs Fraser Forster from Celtic Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:22 PM PDT SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has signed Fraser Forster from Scottish champion Celtic for a reported fee of 10 million pounds ($17 million).

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