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• Turkish jets hit PKK targets in Iraq after soldiers killed: sources
• Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports
• With nuclear deal done, Iran sets out to reassure wary Gulf Arabs
• Houthis, Saudi-led forces battle for Yemen's biggest air base
• Obama tells Kenyans they can succeed, sees challenges
• UK's Cameron in southeast Asia visit to talk trade, Islamist extremism
• Mexico search for missing students turns up 129 bodies
• 5-day humanitarian cease-fire starts in Yemen
• Palmeiras routs Vasco da Gama 4-1 in Brazilian league
• Senior Lord quits role over drug video
• Yemen rebels launch attack despite Saudi-led coalition truce
• Tsurenko beats Radwanska to win Istanbul Cup
• Texans among foreign tourists in Peru bus crash, some hurt
• Man arrested after taking 'weapon' into Ghanaian leader's church
• Turkish prime minister says no plans for ground troops in Syria
• Tomic tops Mannarino to win Claro Open for 2nd straight year
• Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement'
• Tomic shrugs off troubles to defend Bogota title
• Walcott seals Emirates Cup success for Arsenal
• Obama: Kenya at 'crossroads' between peril and promise
• Lexi Thompson rallies to win Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan
• Somalia's Shebab kill at least six in Mogadishu hotel car bombing
• Pro-govt forces advance in south Yemen ahead of truce
• US Virgin Islands to file violations against rum operations
• British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda
• Al-Shabab suicide truck bomb hits main Somali hotel, kills 9
• Ainslie wins first America's Cup World Series stop of 2015
• US condemns 'abhorrent' Mogadishu attacks
• France forest fire spreads, firefighters step up fight
• Turkey launches new strikes on PKK as NATO meeting called
• Pedro Martinez inducted into baseball Hall of Fame
• The Latest: Tour chief: Flat stage key in battle of climbers
• Australia's Breanna Elliott wins first Symetra Tour title
• With tournament title secured, US sweeps China
• Thiem wins Croatia Open beating Sousa
• Danish company suspends Calais-Dover cross-Channel ferries
• US women defeat China to complete volleyball sweep
• Sudan's Bashir in Mauritania despite ICC arrest warrant
• Stosur defeats Knapp for Bad Gastein title

Turkish jets hit PKK targets in Iraq after soldiers killed: sources Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT By Seyhmus Cakan and Ece Toksabay DIYARBAKIR/ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey attacked Kurdish insurgent camps in Iraq for a second night on Sunday, security sources said, in a campaign that could end its peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Ankara, which called for a special NATO meeting on Tuesday to discuss its security concerns, said two soldiers were killed and four wounded in an earlier attack by PKK militants. Long a reluctant member of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, Turkey made a dramatic turnaround this week by granting the alliance access to its air bases and launching air raids against both the jihadist movement and the PKK.

Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports Posted: 26 Jul 2015 11:48 AM PDT Some members of Greece's leftist government wanted to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma, according to reports on Sunday that highlighted the chaos in the ruling Syriza party. It is not clear how seriously the plans, attributed to former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, were considered by the government and both ministers were sacked earlier this month. In an interview with Sunday's edition of the RealNews daily, Panagiotis Lafazanis, the hardline former energy minister who lost his job after rebelling over the bailout plans, said he had urged the government to tap the reserves of the Bank of Greece in defiance of the European Central Bank.

With nuclear deal done, Iran sets out to reassure wary Gulf Arabs Posted: 26 Jul 2015 09:19 AM PDT By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister called on Sunday for a united front among Middle Eastern nations to fight militancy, in his first regional trip since Iran reached an agreement with world powers on the country's nuclear program - an agreement that raised fears among its Gulf Arab neighbors. "Any threat to one country is a threat to all ... No country can solve regional problems without the help of others," Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference hosted by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait. Zarif earlier met Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and Kuwait's foreign minister, Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah, who was not present at the news conference.

Houthis, Saudi-led forces battle for Yemen's biggest air base Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:57 AM PDT By Mohammed Mukhashef and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces allied with a Saudi-led coalition fought Houthi militia for control of the country's largest air base north of Aden on Sunday, hours before a humanitarian truce declared by the coalition was meant to start, residents said. The al-Anad base, 50 km (30 miles) from the southern port city, has been held by the Iranian-allied Houthi movement for much of a fourth-month-old civil war and commands the approaches to Aden. The Arab coalition on Saturday announced a ceasefire to take effect at 11.59 p.m. (2059 GMT) on Sunday evening for five days to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Obama tells Kenyans they can succeed, sees challenges Posted: 26 Jul 2015 09:55 AM PDT By Jeff Mason and Edith Honan NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Kenyans on Sunday on his first presidential trip to his father's homeland there was "no limit to what you can achieve" but said they had to deepen democracy, tackle corruption and end exclusion based on gender or ethnicity. After political talks on Saturday with President Uhuru Kenyatta on security and business, his speech to a packed sports hall in Nairobi struck a personal note, talking of his own experience and Kenya's in the five decades since independence. Kenya was the first leg of a trip to Africa.

UK's Cameron in southeast Asia visit to talk trade, Islamist extremism Posted: 26 Jul 2015 11:34 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he wanted to use a four-day trade mission to southeast Asia to spur lucrative business deals and to forge new political alliances to counter Islamist extremism. The trip, which begins in earnest on Monday, is expected to take in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and will be Cameron's first outside Europe since he won an unexpectedly convincing election victory in May. Cameron, who will travel with a business delegation, has touted the visit as an example of how Britain must expand its trade links with the rest of the world to compensate for its dependence on trade with Europe, parts of which remain mired in an economic funk.

Mexico search for missing students turns up 129 bodies Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:49 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The search for 43 missing college students in the southern state of Guerrero has turned up at least 60 clandestine graves and 129 bodies over the last 10 months, Mexico's attorney general's office says.

5-day humanitarian cease-fire starts in Yemen Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:40 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes came to a halt in Yemen early Monday after a five-day humanitarian truce went into effect, witnesses and security officials said.

Palmeiras routs Vasco da Gama 4-1 in Brazilian league Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:34 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Striker Leandro Pereira scored in each half to help Palmeiras defeat Vasco da Gama 4-1 and move into third-place in the Brazilian league on Sunday.

Senior Lord quits role over drug video Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:18 PM PDT Lord John Sewel resigned as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords on Sunday after a newspaper published footage showing him partying semi-nude with two women and snorting a white powder. Lord Speaker Baroness Frances D'Souza said the matter would be passed on to police. "Today's revelations about the behaviour of Lord Sewel are both shocking and unacceptable.

Yemen rebels launch attack despite Saudi-led coalition truce Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:11 PM PDT Yemen's Huthi rebels pounded an area in the southern province of Taez shortly after the start early Monday of a humanitarian truce declared by the Saudi-led coalition bombing the Iran-backed insurgents. The rebels shelled residential areas in Jebel Sabr, witnesses said, although in the capital Sanaa and in central Yemen, officials and residents said the ceasefire appeared to hold. The Saudi-led coalition backing loyalist troops on Saturday announced the five-day truce from midnight on Monday (Sunday 2100 GMT) to allow aid deliveries, but also said it reserved the right to respond to "military activity or movement".

Tsurenko beats Radwanska to win Istanbul Cup Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko won her first WTA Tour title on Sunday after beating Urszula Radwanska in the final of the Istanbul Cup.

Texans among foreign tourists in Peru bus crash, some hurt Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:59 PM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — Some East Texas college students and two faculty members are among at least 15 foreign tourists hurt after their bus crashed in Peru.

Man arrested after taking 'weapon' into Ghanaian leader's church Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:46 PM PDT Ghanaian authorities on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old man who carried a "weapon" into a church where President John Dramani Mahama and his family worship, the government said in a statement. The unidentified man was arrested after his "fidgety and suspicious behavior" was noticed during the morning service at an Assemblies of God church in Accra, according to a statement signed by Communications Minister Edward Omane Boamah. Mahama and his family were not in the church at the time of the incident, the statement said.

Turkish prime minister says no plans for ground troops in Syria Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:43 PM PDT Turkey has no plans to send ground troops into Syria but has agreed with the United States that air cover should be provided for moderate rebels fighting Islamic State forces there, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted on Monday as saying. Long a reluctant member of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, Turkey made a dramatic turnaround last week by granting the alliance access to its air bases and launching air raids against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants in Iraq. Davutoglu was quoted as telling a round table with Turkish newspaper editors that while differences with Washington remained over some aspects of policy in Syria, there was enough common ground to reach agreement on opening up the air bases.

Tomic tops Mannarino to win Claro Open for 2nd straight year Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:38 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bernard Tomic of Australia defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to win the Claro Open for the second consecutive year on Sunday.

Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement' Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging out rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements. Trump was backed by 18 percent of Republicans in the CNN poll, which was conducted entirely after his July 18 criticism of Republican Senator John McCain's war record. His lead over Bush, a former Florida governor who was at 15 percent, was within the poll's margin of error. "There is a movement going on. ...

Tomic shrugs off troubles to defend Bogota title Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:08 PM PDT Bogota (AFP) - Controversial Australian Bernard Tomic retained his Bogota ATP title on Sunday with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over France's Adrian Mannarino.

Walcott seals Emirates Cup success for Arsenal Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:04 PM PDT Arsenal stepped up their impressive preparations for the new season by winning the Emirates Cup for the first time since 2010 as Theo Walcott's strike clinched a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday. Walcott's second half goal ensured Arsene Wenger's side took the silverware as they finished above Villarreal, who also won both their matches but had an inferior goals scored record, in the four-team pre-season tournament at their Emirates Stadium. After a swaggering 6-0 rout of Lyon on Saturday, this was a more prosaic performance from the hosts, but there was still plenty to encourage Gunners boss Wenger ahead of their Premier League opener against West Ham on August 9.

Obama: Kenya at 'crossroads' between peril and promise Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:42 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Declaring Kenya at a "crossroads" between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his father's birth to root out corruption, treat women and minorities as equal citizens, and take responsibility for its future.

Lexi Thompson rallies to win Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:36 PM PDT BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Lexi Thompson made sure she didn't beat herself — and ended up defeating everyone else.

Somalia's Shebab kill at least six in Mogadishu hotel car bombing Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:32 PM PDT Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least six people Sunday in a huge car bomb attack on a heavily guarded hotel in the capital Mogadishu that is also home to several diplomatic missions, officials and witnesses said. The suicide attack, the latest in a string of bomb blasts and killings in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, came as US President Barack Obama left neighbouring Kenya and headed to Ethiopia, both key nations contributing troops to the African Union force battling the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group. The White House strongly condemned the attack, describing it as "abhorrent".

Pro-govt forces advance in south Yemen ahead of truce Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT Pro-government forces battled retreating rebels on the northern outskirts of Yemen's second city Aden Sunday ahead of a humanitarian truce declared by the Saudi-led coalition bombing the Iran-backed insurgents. Troops loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi sought to tighten their control of the southern port city and surrounding areas ahead of the ceasefire, due to take effect at midnight (2100 GMT). Mohammed Ali al-Huthi, "president of the High Committee of the Revolution", in comments published by the rebel-controlled Saba news agency, said his group "had not been consulted by the UN" and could therefore not give a "negative or positive" answer about the truce.

US Virgin Islands to file violations against rum operations Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:27 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands' environmental agency plans to file a violation order against two rum producers on St. Croix as residents of several communities complain of a black mold persistently staining their properties, cars and boats.

British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:26 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron begins a visit to Southeast Asia on Monday, seeking greater cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group and to strengthen trade ties with the region's booming economies. Cameron will arrive in Indonesia on the first stop of a four-day trip, accompanied by 30 British business leaders and the trade minister, before heading to Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Al-Shabab suicide truck bomb hits main Somali hotel, kills 9 Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:25 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed a truck rigged with explosives into the blast walls around one of Mogadishu's most secure hotels, severely damaging the building and killing nine people including a Chinese diplomat, Somalia's foreign minister said Sunday.

Ainslie wins first America's Cup World Series stop of 2015 Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:18 PM PDT PORTSMOUTH, England (AP) — The hometown Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing has been declared the winner of the first America's Cup World Series of the year after Sunday's racing was canceled because of gale-force wind.

US condemns 'abhorrent' Mogadishu attacks Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:10 PM PDT The White House strongly condemned a spectacular bomb attack Sunday by Somalia's Shebab insurgents that killed at least six people just as President Barack Obama was leaving neighboring Kenya. Kenya and Ethiopia, which Obama visited next, are both key nations contributing troops to the African Union force battling the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group. "The United States strongly condemns today's abhorrent attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, which purposefully and cruelly targeted innocent civilians," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

France forest fire spreads, firefighters step up fight Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:07 PM PDT Saint-Jean-d'Illac (France) (AFP) - A forest fire raging in southwestern France was again advancing on Sunday afternoon because of strong winds, even as efforts to put out one of the country's worst fires in five years were considerably stepped up. The fire, which erupted Friday afternoon and spread quickly because of strong winds, has now consumed nearly 550 hectares (1,360 acres) -- the equivalent of about 550 rugby fields -- of pine forest on the western edges of the city of Bordeaux. Some 650 firemen and other forces have been deployed, among them reinforcements from across France, as Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the firefighters' operations centre on Sunday morning.

Turkey launches new strikes on PKK as NATO meeting called Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:52 PM PDT The Turkish military on Sunday launched new air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq as Ankara invoked an article of NATO to call a meeting of the military alliance over its campaign against the PKK separatists and IS jihadists. Turkey has launched a two-pronged "anti-terror" cross-border offensive against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants after a wave of violence in the country, pounding their positions with air strikes and artillery. Protests meanwhile raged in a flashpoint district of Istanbul after raids against suspected militants earlier in the week, leaving one policeman dead.

Pedro Martinez inducted into baseball Hall of Fame Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:51 PM PDT COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Pedro Martinez has been inducted into the Hall of Fame after a career in which he helped the Boston Red Sox end their World Series jinx.

The Latest: Tour chief: Flat stage key in battle of climbers Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:42 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the Tour de France (all times local):

Australia's Breanna Elliott wins first Symetra Tour title Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:37 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Australia's Breanna Elliott won the Fuccillo Kia Championship by a stroke Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title.

With tournament title secured, US sweeps China Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:36 PM PDT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With the FIVB World Grand Prix Finals championship already secured, the United States added a three-set victory over China on Sunday to cap the tournament.

Thiem wins Croatia Open beating Sousa Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:36 PM PDT UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Dominik Thiem of Austria beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-4, 6-1 to win the Croatia Open on Sunday.

Danish company suspends Calais-Dover cross-Channel ferries Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:28 PM PDT Danish ferry company DFDS Seaways said Sunday it has suspended its services linking northern France's Calais and England's Dover after one of its vessels was hit by a distress signal. "On Saturday night, one of our ferries, the Malo Seaways, was the target of distress flares, one of which struck our ferry," a company spokesman told AFP. "After these incidents and due to safety concerns for our staff, our ships and our passengers, we have decided to suspend our service to Calais until further notice," he added.

US women defeat China to complete volleyball sweep Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:26 PM PDT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Having already won the FIVB World Grand Prix Finals, the United States completed the tournament Sunday with a straight-set victory over China.

Sudan's Bashir in Mauritania despite ICC arrest warrant Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:24 PM PDT Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Mauritania on Sunday to attend a summit, despite an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2009 over charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The visit came weeks after South Africa refused to arrest Bashir during an African Union summit, and even threatened it may withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after an outcry. In Mauritania, which has not signed the Rome Statute of the ICC, Bashir will on Monday attend a meeting of Great Green Wall initiative, which aims to plant a wall of trees in Africa to stop the desert from spreading, Mauritania's state news agency said.

Stosur defeats Knapp for Bad Gastein title Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:15 PM PDT Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur came from a set down to win the Bad Gastein WTA Open on Sunday with a 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 triumph over Italian Karin Knapp. The 31-year-old Australian triumphed over Knapp who was playing her second match of the day after defeating compatriot and number one seed Sara Errani 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-5 in the semi-finals. "It was a very hard match today," said Stosur after her eighth career title.

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