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• Turkey stages first air strikes on Islamic State in Syria
• Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play
• U.S. troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops: State Department
• Saudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airport: Arabiya TV
• Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father's homeland
• Security worries delay start of Greece's new bailout talks
• 'Drifter' gunman kills two, himself in cinema rampage
• U.S. calls Burundi election 'deeply flawed'
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Intel chief: US decided not to retaliate for Sony hack
• Thompson, Lee, Salas share Meijer LPGA Classic lead
• Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill more than 120 in Yemen
• Buglioni stops Castaneda in 5th round
• Iran hits out at Kerry's 'empty threats'
• Two ex-Guantanamo inmates charged with 'terrorism' in Belgium
• Biden welcomes heavy weapons-free zone proposal for Ukraine: White House
• Russian physicist suspected of spying in Germany: report
• Brazil prosecutors present charges against Odebrecht CEO
• Reporter who accused Azeri leader of corruption goes on trial
• Guyana says Venezuelan claim is threat to its survival
• Reports: Turkish jets hit IS targets in Syria, Kurds in Iraq
• Greek invites IMF to join bailout talks, should begin Monday
• Survivor of Turkey attack vows to keep up 'revolution'
• Monfils through to Croatia Open semifinals
• Three injured as anti-, pro-refugee protesters clash in Dresden
• Russia bars coalition headed by protest leader from poll
• NASCAR drivers adjusting to new rules package at Brickyard
• US could release Israeli spy in November
• U.N. to vote on MH17 tribunal; Russia says likely to block
• Usain Bolt wins 100 meters in Diamond League
• 1 policeman, 1 inmate dead in prison breakout in Trinidad
• Jamaica to retire $3B in oil debt to Venezuela
• AP Source: Panama, Costa Rica request CONCACAF ref reviews
• Turkey air strikes show shift from 'complacency': experts
• Turkey justifies Syria air strikes in letter to United Nations
• FDA OKs breakthrough cholesterol drug for high-risk patients
• Convicted spy Pollard could be freed from US prison soon
• Air Algerie crash victims' families mark one year since tragedy
• US activist says he hopes accusers find justice in Haiti

Turkey stages first air strikes on Islamic State in Syria Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:32 PM PDT By Orhan Coskun and Dasha Afanasieva ANKARA/ELBEYLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes pounded Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time on Friday, with President Tayyip Erdogan promising more decisive action against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants. Hours after the initial attacks, fighter jets were launched in a second round against Islamic State, while others targeted militants camps of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to local media. Friday's operations followed a telephone conversation between Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, and were accompanied by police raids across Turkey to detain hundreds of suspected militants, including from Kurdish groups.

Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play Posted: 24 Jul 2015 08:52 AM PDT By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what role Iran could play when he meets with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Qatar in coming weeks. Kerry told the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York that "we have to change the dynamic in Syria" to kill off radical Islamic State, which has declared a caliphate in swathes of territory it has seized in Syria and Iraq.

U.S. troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops: State Department Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:21 PM PDT U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department said on Friday. "This training is part of our long-running defense cooperation with Ukraine and is taking place at the invitation of the Ukraine government. This additional program brings our total security assistance committed to Ukraine since 2014 to over $244 million," State Department Mark Toner said.

Saudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airport: Arabiya TV Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:40 AM PDT Two Saudi aircraft landed at Aden on Friday bringing equipment needed to re-open the city's airport four months after the Yemeni civil war shut it down, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported. Aden International Airport was recaptured on July 14 by Gulf Arab-backed Yemeni forces as they drove Iranian-allied Houthi forces out of the southern port city and much of the surrounding areas. Houthi fighters allied with army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh captured Aden in March and April at the outset of the country's four-month-old war, dealing a blow to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, an ally of Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father's homeland Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:38 PM PDT By Jeff Mason NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland on Friday. Obama's plane, Air Force One, landed in the evening in the Kenyan capital, where he will co-host a conference on boosting entrepreneurs in Africa before traveling on to Ethiopia. After being greeted by President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top Kenyan officials, Obama was whisked through the capital.

Security worries delay start of Greece's new bailout talks Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:17 PM PDT BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Talks on tying up a new bailout deal for Greece failed to start on Friday as had been expected, with officials blaming security worries for delaying the negotiations with international creditors who are detested by many Greeks. Greek government officials had said this week that the talks on the third bailout program worth up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) would start in Athens on Friday after negotiations had previously been held in Brussels - away from the public glare.

'Drifter' gunman kills two, himself in cinema rampage Posted: 24 Jul 2015 05:08 PM PDT The troubled "drifter" who randomly killed two women in a Louisiana movie theater and then took his own life has emerged as an anti-government extremist who owned a legally-purchased firearm. The latest mass shooting to strike the United States took place on Thursday just hours after President Barack Obama said an inability to enact "common sense" gun controls was one of the greatest frustrations of his time in office. Police said John Houser initially tried to flee after shooting 13 rounds from a single handgun into a crowded cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana Thursday evening.

U.S. calls Burundi election 'deeply flawed' Posted: 24 Jul 2015 05:07 PM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called Burundi's election "deeply flawed" and urged President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold a "meaningful, serious" dialogue with the central African country's opposition, the State Department said in a statement. Nkurunziza won a third term in office on Friday after the opposition boycotted the vote, accusing him of violating the constitution by running for re-election. Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term plunged Burundi into its biggest crisis since an ethnically charged civil war ended in 2005.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 24 Jul 2015 05:02 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Senate on Friday approved tight restrictions on non-governmental organizations, rejecting appeals from rights groups that say the law could be used for political repression. About 400 protesters gathered peacefully outside Parliament during the vote on the bill, which states that local and foreign non-governmental organizations must register with the government, and that all NGOs must be politically neutral. It also gives the government unchecked power to block registrations and dissolve groups in the name of national security.

Intel chief: US decided not to retaliate for Sony hack Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:56 PM PDT ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — The Director of National Intelligence says the Obama administration made a conscious decision not to use technology to retaliate against North Korea in response to last year's hack that damaged Sony computers and disclosed internal company emails.

Thompson, Lee, Salas share Meijer LPGA Classic lead Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:45 PM PDT BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Lexi Thompson birdied six of the first eight holes and wanted more.

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill more than 120 in Yemen Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:42 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed more than 120 civilians and wounded more than 150 after shelling a residential area in the Yemeni province of Taiz on Friday evening, security officials, medical officials and witnesses said.

Buglioni stops Castaneda in 5th round Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Frank Buglioni stopped Fernando Castaneda in the fifth round to take the vacant WBA intercontinental super-middleweight title at Wembley Arena on Friday.

Iran hits out at Kerry's 'empty threats' Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:40 PM PDT Iran hit out Friday against US Secretary of State John Kerry, accusing him of threatening military action against Tehran if it fails to respect a historic nuclear deal sealed on July 14. "Unfortunately the US Secretary of State once again talked about the rotten rope of 'the ability of the US for using military force'," said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a statement. Zarif decried what he called the "uselessness of such empty threats against the nation of Iran and the resistance of the nation of Iran", and said such remarks should be consigned "to the last century".

Two ex-Guantanamo inmates charged with 'terrorism' in Belgium Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:35 PM PDT Two former inmates at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay have been arrested in Belgium on charges of belonging to a group suspected of recruiting jihadists for Syria, prosecutors said Friday. The pair were arrested early Thursday in connection with a burglary at an apartment near the northern Belgian port city of Antwerp, a spokesman for the prosecutor, Jean Pascal Thoreau, told AFP. The pair were charged with "participating in the activities of a terrorist group," which in turn is suspected of recruiting fighters for Syria, he added.

Biden welcomes heavy weapons-free zone proposal for Ukraine: White House Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's proposal to create a 30-km (17-mile) zone free of tanks, artillery and mortar systems along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. Biden and Poroshenko, who spoke by telephone, agreed that Russia and Russian-backed separatists had still failed to implement the Minsk agreement calling for a ceasefire and the removal of heavy weapons from the line of contact, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Eric Beech)

Russian physicist suspected of spying in Germany: report Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:15 PM PDT The 28-year-old specialised in quantum optics and nanophotonics -- used to make high-powered computers -- and worked for the Max Planck Institute for several months between 2009 and 2011. Der Spiegel says the man identified as Ivan A. transmitted confidential research results to the Russian secret services during that time. German intelligence officials fell on the researcher's trail after monitoring a Russian diplomat who worked in the consulate in Bonn in the west of Germany, and who met Ivan A. every month, according to the weekly.

Brazil prosecutors present charges against Odebrecht CEO Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:13 PM PDT By Sergio Spagnuolo CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors, declaring war on what they called a culture of impunity, presented charges on Friday against the CEO of Latin America's largest engineering firm as part of a landmark investigation of a kickback and bribery scandal. Marcelo Odebrecht, the third-generation chief executive of the family-run Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA, was charged with corruption, money laundering and criminal conspiracy. "We at the public ministry have a dream that all Brazilians are treated equal by the law." Prosecutors said there was no way Marcelo Odebrecht could have been unaware that his firm participated in what they call a cartel of engineering firms overcharging state-run oil firm Petrobras and bribing executives and politicians, many of whom are in President Dilma Rousseff's coalition.

Reporter who accused Azeri leader of corruption goes on trial Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:11 PM PDT A top Azerbaijani investigative journalist and anti-graft campaigner, who accused the country's president of corruption, went on trial Friday on charges she denounced as politically motivated. Considered the energy-rich country's most prominent journalist, Khadija Ismayilova faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted on a string of charges including embezzlement and tax evasion. "I am being persecuted for exposing corruption in Aliyev's family," she told the court in the capital Baku, referring to President Ilham Aliyev.

Guyana says Venezuelan claim is threat to its survival Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:11 PM PDT Guyana's territorial dispute with Venezuela represents a threat to its very survival, President David Granger warned Friday at a meeting in Washington. After a recent offshore oil find, a border dispute between the two countries has escalated, with Venezuela laying claim to a huge swathe of Guyana's territory. "Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state," Granger told guests at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

Reports: Turkish jets hit IS targets in Syria, Kurds in Iraq Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:07 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish jets flying from a base in Turkey's southeast have struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria for the second straight night, Turkish news reports said Saturday. The fighter jets also hit camps of Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq, the reports said.

Greek invites IMF to join bailout talks, should begin Monday Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:05 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Friday invited the International Monetary Fund to participate in its negotiations with European creditors over a vital third bailout — talks that are expected to start next week after a few days' delay and must conclude before Greece faces another big repayment Aug. 20.

Survivor of Turkey attack vows to keep up 'revolution' Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:05 PM PDT Activist Oguz Yuzgec was wounded in a deadly suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State militants in a Turkish border town, but he remains defiant and vows to keep fighting for his beliefs. The slim, brown-haired survivor is still recovering from wounds to his abdomen and stomach in the town of Sanliurfa, which borders Syria. "Seeing people demonstrating and mobilising after what happened gives me strength," Yuzgec said, referring to protests in solidarity with the victims of Monday's suicide attack.

Monfils through to Croatia Open semifinals Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France rallied to beat sixth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open on Friday.

Three injured as anti-, pro-refugee protesters clash in Dresden Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT Three people were injured Friday when clashes erupted between far-right demonstrators and pro-refugee protesters in the eastern German city of Dresden, where hundreds of asylum seekers are due to be given shelter. Some 200 members of the far-right NPD had gathered in protest against the arrival this weekend of 800 refugees, the majority from Syria, German news agency DPA reported. Firecrackers and projectiles were flung, leaving three people injured, including a young woman who was bleeding profusely, DPA said.

Russia bars coalition headed by protest leader from poll Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT Russia on Friday barred a coalition co-led by top opposition activist Alexei Navalny from participating in a major regional poll, the party said on its website. The electoral commission in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk barred the RPR-Parnas alliance from registering to run in regional polls, the opponents' statement said. The coalition of two opposition parties is led by opposition politician and lawyer Navalny and former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov.

NASCAR drivers adjusting to new rules package at Brickyard Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new rules package for Indianapolis Motor Speedway provided visibility issues for drivers. More troubling for NASCAR, though, is that after nearly five hours of practice Friday, there was little indication the changes will produce better racing.

US could release Israeli spy in November Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard could be released after serving a 30-year sentence when he becomes eligible for parole in November, the US Justice Department said Thursday. Pollard was sentenced to life in prison in 1987, two years after his arrest, and is eligible for parole in November 2015 -- and on Friday the Justice Department indicated that it would not oppose his release. "The Department of Justice has always and continues to maintain that Jonathan Pollard should serve his full sentence for the serious crimes he committed, which in this case is a 30-year sentence as mandated by statute," Department of Justice spokesman Marc Raimondi said.

U.N. to vote on MH17 tribunal; Russia says likely to block Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:51 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia said on Friday it was likely to block the move. Malaysia last month circulated a draft resolution to form the tribunal. Russia last week proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but does not establish a tribunal.

Usain Bolt wins 100 meters in Diamond League Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:47 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt returned to form by winning the 100 meters in 9.87 seconds at the Diamond League meet in London's Olympic Stadium on Friday.

1 policeman, 1 inmate dead in prison breakout in Trinidad Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:47 PM PDT PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A police officer and an inmate were killed Friday following a violent prison breakout in the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad.

Jamaica to retire $3B in oil debt to Venezuela Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:42 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica has forged a deal to retire $3 billion in oil debts to Venezuela thanks to bond sales.

AP Source: Panama, Costa Rica request CONCACAF ref reviews Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:38 PM PDT Panama and Costa Rica have formally asked for reviews of CONCACAF'S referee procedures after both countries had questionable calls go against them late in Gold Cup knockout round games against regional power Mexico, according to a person in CONCACAF with knowledge of the requests.

Turkey air strikes show shift from 'complacency': experts Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:37 PM PDT Turkey's air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, and Ankara's consent to the US using a key airbase to launch attacks on the jihadists, mark a break with its previous "complacency", analysts said. The new strategy effectively makes Turkey a full member of the US-led coalition against IS jihadists but raises the risk of cross-border reprisals and could give a stronger hand to Kurdish militants, they said. "The Turks are in a situation where IS have become too big to ignore," Michael Stephens, head of the British Royal United Services Institute's centre in Qatar, told AFP.

Turkey justifies Syria air strikes in letter to United Nations Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:32 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkey told the United Nations on Friday that it had started conducting air strikes in Syria against Islamic State militants because the Syrian government was neither capable or willing to tackle the radical Islamist group. Turkey has faced increasing cross-border violence along its 900-km (560-mile) frontier with Syria, where Islamic State militants have taken advantage of a more than four-year long civil war to seize swathes of territory. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council, Turkey cited Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, which covers an individual or collective right to self-defense against armed attack, as justification for its action.

FDA OKs breakthrough cholesterol drug for high-risk patients Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades.

Convicted spy Pollard could be freed from US prison soon Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, an American who was convicted of spying for Israel in a sensational espionage case that inflamed public sentiment, could be released from federal prison within months, his lawyer and the Justice Department said Friday.

Air Algerie crash victims' families mark one year since tragedy Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:27 PM PDT Families of victims of an Air Algerie plane that crashed a year ago on Friday gathered in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, to commemorate the tragedy, asking that unidentified victims' remains be flown from Mali for burial. Twenty-three victims came from Burkina Faso, while others were from Lebanon, Algeria, Spain, Canada, Germany and Luxembourg. "I ask from the bottom of my heart that the unidentified remains of our relatives buried in a cemetery in Bamako be repatriated to Ouagadougou," said Sandrine Tricot, who heads an association of French victims of Flight AH5017, during a ceremony in Ouagadougou.

US activist says he hopes accusers find justice in Haiti Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:23 PM PDT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An activist convicted of defaming the founder of a Haiti orphanage said Friday that he hopes the seven men who accused the former Catholic brother of sexual abuse will find justice in the island nation.

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