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• Gaza gunmen execute 'collaborators'; mortar kills Israeli boy
• U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions
• Shi'ite militia kill dozens of Iraqi Sunnis in mosque shooting
• U.S. protests intercept of Navy jet by Chinese warplane
• U.S. hostage rescuers dropped from night sky, Syria activist says
• Colombia army, rebels meet face-to-face at peace talks
• Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program
• West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine
• Obama and Merkel voice alarm at Russian moves
• Canadian PM bans Chinese media from Arctic trip
• U.S. considering taking fight against Islamic State into Syria
• Marathon bombing suspect's lawyers seek dismissal
• Gaza militants kill 18 alleged spies for Israel
• Atletico Madrid wins Spanish Super Cup
• Argentina Grandmothers ID 115th 'dirty war' child
• US won't let borders hamper fight vs. extremists
• Hamas executes 'collaborators', Israeli boy killed
• NRL players accept backdated doping bans
• Scott, Tringale tied for the lead at Barclays
• Mexico creates special force for economic crime
• A Brazil World Cup bonanza _ for other countries
• US condemns Russian move into Ukraine
• Kiev, West slam Russian aid convoy to east Ukraine
• Storms dump heavy rain across northern Caribbean
• Sunnis pull out of Iraq talks after mosque attack
• No surrender: Ukraine rebels confident despite losses
• UN Security Council condemns James Foley's killing
• Colombia's military meets face-to-face with rebels
• Rosol beats Lu in 3 sets in semis
• Caribbean storm expected to strengthen, veers away from U.S. East Coast
• 'Chilean Schindler's List' saved leftists from regime
• Colombian army, FARC rebels begin work on ceasefire
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• Rights group asks Mexico probe into army slayings
• National Guard starts to pull out of embattled Missouri town
• Under fire for aid move, Russia lashes out at Ukraine, Lithuania

Gaza gunmen execute 'collaborators'; mortar kills Israeli boy Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:45 PM PDT Hamas-led gunmen in Gaza executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel on Friday, accelerating a crackdown on suspected informers after Israeli forces tracked down and killed three senior Hamas commanders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate the fight against Hamas, vowing the group would "pay a heavy price" after a four-year-old Israeli boy was killed by a mortar attack from Gaza, the first Israeli child to die in the six-week conflict. Shortly after his remarks, Palestinian officials said Israel had flattened a house in a Gaza City air strike, wounding at least 40 people. Israel's military spokesman said another ground war was possible if necessary to stop the rocket fire.

U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:29 PM PDT By Natalia Zinets and Dmitry Madorsky KIEV/DONETSK-IZVARINO BORDER CROSSING Russia (Reuters) - The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbor and threatening more sanctions. Moscow, which has thousands of troops close to the Russian side of the border, warned against any attempt to "disrupt" the convoy, which it said was purely humanitarian. NATO's top military commander said the movement of trucks looked like a disguised attempt to reinforce separatist forces. The Western defense alliance said Russian troops had been firing artillery across the border and within Ukraine in a major escalation of military support for pro-Moscow rebels since mid-August, a defacto charge that Russia was already waging war.

Shi'ite militia kill dozens of Iraqi Sunnis in mosque shooting Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT By Raheem Salman and Alexander Dziadosz BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen machine gunned minority Sunni Muslims in a village mosque on Friday, killing dozens just as Baghdad was trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni militants whose rise has alarmed Western powers. A morgue official in Diyala province north of Baghdad said 68 people had been killed in the sectarian attack staged on the Muslim day of prayer. Attacks on mosques are acutely sensitive and have in the past unleashed a deadly series of revenge killings and counter attacks in Iraq, where violence has returned to the levels of 2006-2007, the peak of a sectarian civil war.

U.S. protests intercept of Navy jet by Chinese warplane Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:01 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States charged on Friday that a Chinese fighter pilot conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a Navy patrol plane in international air space this week, flying a few yards (meters) from the U.S. Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the United States lodged a formal diplomatic protest with Beijing over the incident, which took place on Tuesday 135 miles (215 km) east of Hainan Island, site of a sensitive Chinese submarine base. Kirby said the Chinese fighter jet made several passes at the P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine and reconnaissance plane, crossing over and under it. "And it is certainly not in keeping with the kind of military-to-military ... relations that we'd like to have with China." In April 2001, a similar aggressive intercept of U.S.

U.S. hostage rescuers dropped from night sky, Syria activist says Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT Before they landed to search for American hostages including journalist James Foley, they destroyed a crucial target: anti-aircraft weapons at a jihadist base about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city, a stronghold of Islamic State militants seeking to build a monolithic Islamic state. The above account and other details of the raid have emerged from witnesses who spoke with a member of a Syrian opposition activist group, who identified himself as Abu Ibrahim al Raqaoui. Raqaoui told the information to Reuters in an interview via Skype from inside Syria. The White House publicized details of the raid on Wednesday, a day after Islamic State jihadists posted a video showing Foley being beheaded.

Colombia army, rebels meet face-to-face at peace talks Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:00 PM PDT By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombian military officers and leftist guerrillas met face-to-face on Friday for the first time in their 50-year war, starting talks on a ceasefire that would take hold should the government and the rebels reach a comprehensive peace agreement. The government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been engaged in peace talks in Cuba for nearly two years, reaching three partial agreements on their five-point agenda. Active-duty officers had never before sat down with members of the FARC to talk peace.

Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:49 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica's director of intelligence and security says his government will investigate undercover U.S. programs based in the Central American country that were designed to destabilize the government in Cuba.

West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:45 PM PDT LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a "direct invasion," and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well.

Obama and Merkel voice alarm at Russian moves Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:39 PM PDT EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say the presence of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, the buildup of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border and Russian shelling into Ukraine represent dangerous escalations of tensions by Moscow.

Canadian PM bans Chinese media from Arctic trip Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Canada has banned journalists with China's official news agency and the Communist Party newspaper from joining Prime Minister Stephen Harper on an Arctic trip, prompting complaints by Chinese reporters who say they're being discriminated against.

U.S. considering taking fight against Islamic State into Syria Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT By Steve Holland EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) - The United States is considering taking the fight against Islamic State militants into Syria after days of airstrikes against the group in Iraq and the beheading of an American journalist, the White House signaled on Friday. President Barack Obama, soon to end a two-week working vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, has not yet been presented with military options for attacking Islamic State targets beyond two important areas in Iraq, said White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes.

Marathon bombing suspect's lawyers seek dismissal Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:26 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are asking a judge to dismiss indictments and put proceedings in the case on hold over concerns about the jury selection process in federal court.

Gaza militants kill 18 alleged spies for Israel Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:25 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza gunmen killed 18 alleged spies for Israel on Friday, including seven who were lined up behind a mosque with bags over their heads and shot in front of hundreds of people. The killings came in response to Israel's deadly airstrike against three top Hamas military commanders.

Atletico Madrid wins Spanish Super Cup Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:21 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — A 2nd-minute goal by striker Mario Mandzukic gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win against Real Madrid in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Friday and overall victory with a 2-1 aggregate score.

Argentina Grandmothers ID 115th 'dirty war' child Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:19 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's leading human rights group says tests have identified the granddaughter of one of the group's late founders, whose daughter gave birth while a prisoner of the 1976-83 military dictatorship and hasn't been seen since.

US won't let borders hamper fight vs. extremists Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House official raised the possibility Friday of a broader American military campaign that targets an Islamic extremist group's bases in Syria, saying the U.S would take whatever action is necessary to protect national security.

Hamas executes 'collaborators', Israeli boy killed Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT Hamas executed 18 alleged collaborators in Gaza City on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed harsh retribution for the killing of a four-year-old boy by Palestinian mortar fire. The escalating bloodshed has seen another 79 Palestinians die in Gaza and wounded nine Israeli civilians, one of them critically, since hostilities resumed on Tuesday after the collapse of truce talks and nine days of calm. Israel has vowed no let-up until it can guarantee the safety of its civilians, and Hamas insists that Israel end an eight-year blockade on the tiny, overpopulated Palestinian coastal enclave it controls. At least 2,095 Palestinians have been killed since July 8, of whom the United Nations has identified 70 percent as civilians, and 68 people have died on the Israeli side, all but four of them soldiers.

NRL players accept backdated doping bans Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — Australia forward Paul Gallen and nine of his current or former teammates at the Cronulla Sharks are among the National Rugby League players who accepted a backdated 12-month ban for using banned substances, a sanction that sparked condemnation among Australian Olympic athletes on Friday.

Scott, Tringale tied for the lead at Barclays Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:52 PM PDT PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Now that the majors are over, Adam Scott is going after the only big prize left this year — a shot at the $10 million FedEx Cup title.

Mexico creates special force for economic crime Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:37 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico launched a special 5,000-strong police force Friday to combat industrial, farm and business crime that has extended throughout the country's economy, strangling commerce in some regions.

A Brazil World Cup bonanza _ for other countries Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:35 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Central Bank says spending by foreign tourists shot up 60 percent during the two months overlapped by its hosting of the World Cup, reaching nearly $1.59 billion.

US condemns Russian move into Ukraine Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday condemned the movement of a Russian convoy into eastern Ukraine, calling it a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and demanding that it be withdrawn.

Kiev, West slam Russian aid convoy to east Ukraine Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:32 PM PDT The West rebuked Russia for sending scores of trucks Friday from a controversial aid convoy to east Ukraine's rebel-held Lugansk in a move Kiev decried as an "invasion." The European Union and the United States demanded that Russia immediately withdraw the convoy, amid fears the cargo could shore up pro-Moscow rebels fighting Kiev's forces.

Storms dump heavy rain across northern Caribbean Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:30 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for heavy rains and strong winds Friday as a cluster of storms swirled across the northern Caribbean.

Sunnis pull out of Iraq talks after mosque attack Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:30 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni lawmakers pulled out of talks on forming a new Iraqi government after militants attacked a Sunni mosque in a volatile province outside Baghdad during Friday prayers, killing at least 64 people.

No surrender: Ukraine rebels confident despite losses Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:28 PM PDT Ukrainian forces may be pummelling them daily and key leaders might have just quit but defiant pro-Russian rebels say any talk of them being on the back foot is just crude propaganda from Kiev. Manning a barricade on the eastern edges of the besieged rebel bastion Donetsk insurgent fighter Grozny is categorical that the separatist forces will ultimately prevail. Despite ferocious mortar fire raining down on the area around him for days, Grozny -- who says he was born in east Ukraine but grew up in Russia's Chechnya -- claims it's the Ukrainian army that is on the run. Fierce fighting still rages daily around Donetsk, casting doubt over government assertions that they have completely encircled insurgents in the city.

UN Security Council condemns James Foley's killing Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:26 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" killing of American journalist James Foley and said the Islamic State militant group "must be defeated."

Colombia's military meets face-to-face with rebels Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:22 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Members of Colombia's military met face-to-face Friday with Marxist rebel leaders for the first time as talks aimed at ending a half-century war enter a decisive phase.

Rosol beats Lu in 3 sets in semis Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:15 PM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic advanced to the finals of the Winston-Salem Open on Friday after beating Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the final tuneup for next week's U.S. Open.

Caribbean storm expected to strengthen, veers away from U.S. East Coast Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:13 PM PDT A low-pressure system moved over Puerto Rico on Friday and is expected to veer northeast away from the U.S. East Coast but still has an 70 percent chance of forming into a tropical storm in the next two days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. "At present there is no credible guidance that takes the system towards the coast of Florida," said NHC forecaster Todd Kimberlain, though he cautioned the outlook could change early next week. Officials in Puerto Rico welcomed the rain during a summer of dry weather that has raised the threat of water rationing in the San Juan metropolitan area, but they also warned of flooding expected to begin Friday afternoon.

'Chilean Schindler's List' saved leftists from regime Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:10 PM PDT During the darkest days of Chile's dictatorship, a man named Jorge Schindler saved dozens of leftist militants by employing them undercover at his pharmacies, risking his own life like a different Schindler during another of history's nightmares. The South American Schindler's story was published for the first time Friday in "The Chilean Schindler's List," a biography. Jorge Schindler was an active member of the Chilean Communist Party when Pinochet's troops overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973.

Colombian army, FARC rebels begin work on ceasefire Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:10 PM PDT Talks to end Colombia's five-decade conflict entered what the government called a "decisive phase" Friday as army officers and FARC rebels began work on the terms of an eventual ceasefire. The creation of the "subcommission" to propose the framework for an eventual ceasefire and disarmament marks the first time active combatants from both sides have come together around the same table during the nearly two-year-old peace negotiations. There's a real possibility of ending the conflict," said the government's chief negotiator, Humberto de la Calle. "This week, we have put in march three enormously important mechanisms that are going to strengthen and guide the (government and rebel) delegations' work in this decisive phase," de la Calle said.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:02 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home Friday to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of both tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July were given full military honors and a day of national mourning was declared, the first for civilians in the country's five-decade history.

Rights group asks Mexico probe into army slayings Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:59 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Human Rights Watch called Friday for the Mexican government to fully investigate a supposed shootout in which troops killed 22 suspects while suffering only one soldier wounded.

National Guard starts to pull out of embattled Missouri town Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:50 PM PDT By Nick Carey and Edward McAllister FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - National Guard troops began leaving Ferguson, Missouri, on Friday in a sign authorities are increasingly confident they have quelled the worst of the violence that erupted after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. "Monday night will be a critical night," said Bishop Edwin Bass, president of the St. Louis church Urban Initiatives of the Church of God In Christ. "The funeral could have a big impact on the mood of the community." The White House said it was encouraged by the situation over the past few days, and that President Barack Obama is monitoring and getting regular briefings.

Under fire for aid move, Russia lashes out at Ukraine, Lithuania Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:48 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Friday defended its decision to send a humanitarian aid convoy into Ukraine without official permission, saying there was sometimes "no chain of command" in Kiev and that Moscow was fed up playing games with the Ukrainian authorities. Speaking to reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York, Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, also had sharp words about Lithuania, a temporary member of the U.N. Security Council, accusing it of systematically cutting down Russian U.N. initiatives with the aid of the United States and Britain.

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