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• Ukraine separatist leader says rebels getting tanks and reinforcements
• Hamas says Israel must accept Palestinian demands or face long war
• U.S. says conducts air strikes in Iraq near Arbil and Mosul dam
• Islamic State executed 700 people from Syrian tribe: monitoring group
• Drone kills three suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen: official
• Iraqi Kurdish leader appeals to Germany for weapons
• Brazil party replacing candidate who died in crash
• United false start a wake-up call - Van Gaal
• IS could come to streets of Britain, warns Cameron
• 2 UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali; 7 wounded
• Screaming survivors found in container at UK port
• Hernandez retains IBF cruiserweight belt
• Islamic fighters kill scores of Yazidi men in Iraq
• US launches airstrikes near Irbil and Mosul Dam
• US military: Fighters, drone aircraft strike militants near Irbil and Mosul Dam in Iraq
• Artist accused of damaging environment in Mexico
• Kenya bans west Africa travellers amid scramble to fight Ebola
• 4 take plea deals tied to German tourist's slaying
• Stuttgart sides both lose in German Cup
• Brandao headbutts PSG's Thiago Motta
• Scramble to defuse Ukraine tensions as deal nears on aid convoy
• Chadian troops 'rescue 85 Boko Haram hostages'
• Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT
• Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest dam after 'massacre'
• PSG beats Bastia 2-0 in French league
• Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT
• Everton's Barkley could be out for months
• Celtic routs Dundee United 6-1 in Scottish league
• S.African lawmaker who backed cannabis for medical use dies
• Ramsey ends Arsenal's 5-year wait for opening win
• Thousands of pro-peace Israelis stage demo
• IS kills hundreds in Syria, threatens rebel bastion: NGO
• IS killed more than 700 Syria tribe members in 2 weeks: NGO

Ukraine separatist leader says rebels getting tanks and reinforcements Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:47 PM PDT By Thomas Grove DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian rebels are receiving new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia, with which they plan to launch a major counter-offensive against government forces, a separatist leader said in a video released on Saturday. The four-month conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached a critical phase, with Kiev and Western governments watching nervously to see if Russia will intervene in support of the increasingly besieged rebels - an intention Moscow denies. Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said the rebels were in the process of receiving some 150 armoured vehicles, including 30 tanks, and 1,200 fighters who he said had spent four months training in Russia. Moscow has come under heavy Western sanctions over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea and accusations it is supporting separatists in east Ukraine with fighters, arms and funds.

Hamas says Israel must accept Palestinian demands or face long war Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT By Asma Alsharif and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas rejected on Saturday as insufficient offers made in Cairo to Palestinian negotiators seeking to end Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, and raised the possibility of renewed fighting when the current truce expires. Israel said it had also not yet accepted any proposals made in the Egyptian-mediated talks but, like the Palestinians, its envoys would continue attending them on Sunday. Hamas, Gaza's dominant Islamist group, wants an Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the coastal enclave lifted, as well as the establishment of a seaport and airport, as part of any enduring cessation of hostilities with the Jewish state. "Israel must accept the demands of the Palestinian people or face a long war," Osama Hamdan, the head of Hamas's foreign affairs, said on Facebook.

U.S. says conducts air strikes in Iraq near Arbil and Mosul dam Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:52 PM PDT The United States on Saturday conducted air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State fighters near the Kurdish capital of Arbil and the Mosul dam, the U.S. Central Command said. The Mosul dam, Iraq's biggest, fell under control of Islamic State militants earlier this month. After the Islamic State's capture of the northern city of Mosul in June, its swift push to the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan alarmed Baghdad and last week drew the first U.S. air strikes on Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011.

Islamic State executed 700 people from Syrian tribe: monitoring group Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:06 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - The Islamic State militant group has executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria during the past two weeks, the majority of them civilians, a human rights monitoring group and activists said on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has tracked violence on all sides of the three-year-old conflict, said reliable sources reported beheadings were used to execute many of the al-Sheitaat tribe, which is from Deir al-Zor province. The conflict between Islamic State and the al-Sheitaat tribe, who number about 70,000, flared after the militants took over two oil fields in July. "Some were arrested, judged and killed." Reuters cannot independently verify reports from Syria due to security conditions and reporting restrictions.

Drone kills three suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen: official Posted: 16 Aug 2014 11:14 AM PDT A drone attack killed three suspected al Qaeda militants on Saturday in Yemen's eastern Hadramout province, a local official told Reuters. "The three armed men were traveling in a vehicle along a desert stretch between Yemen and Saudi Arabia's border when the drone shot two rockets at them. Earlier this month, the Yemeni army sent extra troops to the Wadi Hadramout region in northeastern Yemen to counter attempts by militant group Ansar al Sharia to declare an Islamic emirate in the city of Seiyoun. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) exploited a power vacuum wrought by the 2011 uprising that eventually ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh to carve out areas of dominance in south and east Yemen.

Iraqi Kurdish leader appeals to Germany for weapons Posted: 16 Aug 2014 09:36 AM PDT The leader of Iraq's Kurds appealed to Germany for weapons to help Kurdish fighters battling militants of the Islamic State, and said foreign powers must find a way to cut off the group's funding. The European Union on Friday gave a green light to EU governments to supply arms and ammunition to the Kurds if it has the consent of the government in Baghdad. Germany has shied away from direct involvement in military conflicts for much of the post-war era and a survey conducted for Bild am Sonntag newspaper indicated that almost three quarters of Germans were against shipping weapons to the Kurds. Masoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, said the Kurds needed more than the humanitarian aid that Germany began sending on Friday to support people forced to flee their homes by the Sunni militant group's advance.

Brazil party replacing candidate who died in crash Posted: 16 Aug 2014 04:43 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders of a Brazilian party that lost its presidential candidate in a plane crash have chosen his running mate to stand in his place, officials said Saturday, creating a new challenge to President Dilma Rousseff's re-election.

United false start a wake-up call - Van Gaal Posted: 16 Aug 2014 04:39 PM PDT Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea City in his first competitive game as manager accurately reflects the enormity of the task ahead of him. A spate of injuries forced Van Gaal to hand competitive debuts to two academy graduates -- Tyler Blackett and Jesse Lingard -- and his three central defenders had an average age of 22. Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera made his competitive debut, but United's only other close-season recruit, left-back Luke Shaw, is currently sidelined by a hamstring injury. Although he was reluctant to discuss plans to strengthen United's thin squad, Van Gaal conceded that the loss to Swansea would serve as a reminder that success is unlikely to come instantly.

IS could come to streets of Britain, warns Cameron Posted: 16 Aug 2014 04:29 PM PDT Islamic State fighters sweeping across Syria and Iraq are a direct threat to Britain and the country must use all of its "military prowess" to halt their advance, Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Cameron warned that the West faces a "generational struggle". "If we do not act to stem the onslaught of this exceptionally dangerous terrorist movement, it will only grow stronger until it can target us on the streets of Britain," he said.

2 UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali; 7 wounded Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:46 PM PDT BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general says two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and seven wounded in a suicide attack in Mali.

Screaming survivors found in container at UK port Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:43 PM PDT One man was found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container on Saturday after staff at a British port heard banging and screaming coming from inside. The men, women and children, all believed to be from the Indian subcontinent, were discovered inside the container at Tilbury Docks, east of London, on a ship that came from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Because a body was found, Essex Police has launched a homicide investigation. "Staff here at the port became aware of screaming and banging coming from a container," police superintendent Trevor Roe told reporters.

Hernandez retains IBF cruiserweight belt Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:31 PM PDT ERFURT, Germany (AP) — Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba retained his IBF cruiserweight title by split decision over German challenger Firat Arslan on Saturday.

Islamic fighters kill scores of Yazidi men in Iraq Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:23 PM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Islamic extremists shot scores of Yazidi men to death in Iraq, lining them up in small groups and opening fire with assault rifles before abducting their wives and children, according to an eyewitness, government officials and people who live in the area.

US launches airstrikes near Irbil and Mosul Dam Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a mix of fighter planes and remotely piloted aircraft have attacked Islamic State militants near the Iraqi city of Irbil and the Mosul Dam.

US military: Fighters, drone aircraft strike militants near Irbil and Mosul Dam in Iraq Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — US military: Fighters, drone aircraft strike militants near Irbil and Mosul Dam in Iraq.

Artist accused of damaging environment in Mexico Posted: 16 Aug 2014 03:02 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Polish artist famed for slipping crocheted covers around unlikely objects has gotten into hot water in Mexico for slipping her brightly colored work around underwater sculptures near Cancun.

Kenya bans west Africa travellers amid scramble to fight Ebola Posted: 16 Aug 2014 02:56 PM PDT Kenya on Saturday became the latest country to ban travellers from parts of Ebola-hit west Africa as Nigeria scrambled to stop the deadly disease spreading through the continent's most populous nation. Kenyan Health Minister James Macharia said the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- the nations most affected by the worst-ever Ebola outbreak. National carrier Kenya Airways also said it would suspend its flights to Freetown and Monrovia when the ban takes effect on Wednesday. The move comes amid an international appeal to help contain the deadly virus, which has already killed 1,145 people across west Africa this year.

4 take plea deals tied to German tourist's slaying Posted: 16 Aug 2014 02:46 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four men charged with murder in the killing of a German tourist visiting San Francisco four years ago pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a case officials said Saturday was difficult to prosecute.

Stuttgart sides both lose in German Cup Posted: 16 Aug 2014 02:33 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund defeated third-division Stuttgarter Kickers 4-1 in the first round of the German Cup on Saturday, while Bundesliga side Stuttgart lost 2-0 at second-tier Bochum.

Brandao headbutts PSG's Thiago Motta Posted: 16 Aug 2014 02:18 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants Brandao to be banned for life after the Bastia striker headbutted Thiago Motta at the end of a French league match on Saturday.

Scramble to defuse Ukraine tensions as deal nears on aid convoy Posted: 16 Aug 2014 02:07 PM PDT European leaders on Saturday scrambled to ease tensions over claims that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian military vehicles as Kiev inched closer to allowing a mammoth aid convoy from Moscow over its border. While a diplomatic push sought to defuse the rhetoric, deadly shelling pummelled besieged pro-Russian rebel strongholds and a top separatist leader claimed he had received a fresh injection of troops trained "on Russian territory". Moscow and Kiev's foreign ministers geared up for an urgent meeting with their French and German counterparts Sunday as Ukraine's boasts that it had destroyed a small military convoy from Russia ramped up the stakes.

Chadian troops 'rescue 85 Boko Haram hostages' Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:50 PM PDT Chadian troops have rescued around 85 Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists last weekend from fishing communities in Nigeria's extreme northeast, security and human rights sources said Saturday. The raid on Doron Baga, a fishing village on the shores of Lake Chad, left 28 people dead and scores of homes burnt, according to residents. "We received communication from our Chadian counterparts of the interception of a convoy of buses carrying 85 Nigerians believed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from Baga," a senior security official in Maiduguri told AFP. "The convoy being led by six Boko Haram gunmen was stopped on the Chadian part of the border along Lake Chad for routine checks and the huge number of people in the convoy raised suspicion," he said.

Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:32 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs on Saturday, telling hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for his open-air Mass that their ancestors' willingness to die rather than renounce their faith two centuries ago was a model for Asian missionaries today. The streets leading up to Seoul's iconic Gwanghwamun Gate were packed with Koreans honoring the lay Catholics who founded the church here in the 18th century. Korea's church is unique in that it was founded not by foreign missionary priests — as occurred in most of the world — but by members of Korea's own noble classes who learned of Christianity by reading books about it.

Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest dam after 'massacre' Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:31 PM PDT Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled on Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from jihadist fighters, a day after militants carried out a "massacre" of dozens of villagers. Two months of violence have brought Iraq to the brink of breakup, and world powers relieved by the exit of long-time premier Nuri al-Maliki were sending aid to the displaced and arms to the Kurds. Kurdish forces attacked the Islamic State (IS) fighters who wrested the Mosul dam from them a week earlier, a general told AFP. "Kurdish peshmerga, with US air support, have seized control of the eastern side of the dam" complex, Major General Abdulrahman Korini told AFP, saying several jihadists had been killed.

PSG beats Bastia 2-0 in French league Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:17 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain earned its first win of the season in the French league by defeating Bastia 2-0 on Saturday, but lost star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to an injury.

Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 16 Aug 2014 01:03 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs on Saturday, telling hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for his open-air Mass that their ancestors' willingness to die rather than renounce their faith two centuries ago was a model for Asian missionaries today. The streets leading up to Seoul's iconic Gwanghwamun Gate were packed with Koreans honoring the lay Catholics who founded the church here in the 18th century. Korea's church is unique in that it was founded not by foreign missionary priests — as occurred in most of the world — but by members of Korea's own noble classes who learned of Christianity by reading books about it.

Everton's Barkley could be out for months Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:54 PM PDT LEICESTER, England (AP) — Everton manager Roberto Martinez says England midfielder Ross Barkley could be out for several months with ligament damage in his right knee.

Celtic routs Dundee United 6-1 in Scottish league Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:49 PM PDT GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scottish champion Celtic routed a hapless Dundee United 6-1 on Saturday in Ronny Deila's first match in charge at Celtic Park.

S.African lawmaker who backed cannabis for medical use dies Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:46 PM PDT A South African opposition lawmaker who had called for the legalisation of cannabis for medical use died Saturday after a battle with lung cancer, his party said. Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), had opted for alternative treatment for the disease instead of chemotherapy after his diagnosis over a year ago. A lawyer-turned-politician of Italian descent, Oriani-Ambrosini was born in Rome in 1960, before moving to South Africa as an adult.

Ramsey ends Arsenal's 5-year wait for opening win Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:40 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal a winning start to the Premier League for the first time in five years on Saturday, grabbing a stoppage-time goal in a 2-1 victory over manager-less Crystal Palace.

Thousands of pro-peace Israelis stage demo Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT Thousands of Israeli supporters of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority to end the Gaza conflict demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The pro-peace protest was the largest in Israel since it launched operation Protective Edge on July 8, an offensive that has seen at least 1,980 Palestinian deaths and 67 on the Israeli side. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were Saturday to resume indirect talks with Egyptian mediators on reaching a more permanent ceasefire before a current truce expires at midnight on Monday. Demonstrators denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, accusing it of refusing to negotiate with Palestinian Authority head Mahmud Abbas.

IS kills hundreds in Syria, threatens rebel bastion: NGO Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT Jihadists have killed over 700 tribal members in eastern Syria, monitors said Saturday, and are battling to seize a northern rebel bastion, sparking an appeal for an Iraq-style Western intervention. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamic State (IS) jihadists have carried out the killings over the past two weeks in oil-rich Deir Ezzor province which the group mostly controls. They were killed in Ghranij, Abu Hamam and Kashkiyeh villages, said the Observatory, which relies on a vast network of activists and medics on the ground for its information. The IS has captured most of Deir Ezzor and declared it to be part of its "caliphate," along with large swathes of territory it has captured across the border in Iraq.

IS killed more than 700 Syria tribe members in 2 weeks: NGO Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT Islamic State jihadists have killed more than 700 members of a tribe in eastern Syria in two weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. They were killed in the Ghranij, Abu Hamam and Kashkiyeh villages of the mainly IS-controlled province of Deir Ezzor, said the Observatory, which relies on a vast network of activists and medics on the ground for its information. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said that the fate of 1,800 other members of the tribe was unknown. Fighting between the jihadists and the Sunni Muslim tribe erupted in the oil-rich province after a deal between the two sides collapsed, with the tribe refusing to bow to IS control.

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