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• Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
• Libyan court sentences Gaddafi son Saif, eight other ex-officials to death
• EU's Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV
• U.S., Turkey weigh which Syrian rebels to support in border area
• Warplanes attack air base near Yemen's Aden
• UK minister urges United States to buy more British weapons
• Ridley Scott, Jean-Marc Vallee head Toronto filmfest lineup
• Roger Goodell upholds Tom Brady's 4-game suspension
• Red Sox retire Pedro Martinez's No. 45
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Golf's youth movement means 30 is the new 20
• Pollard to be freed; US analyst spied for Israel
• Can we save forests and produce palm oil? Scientists seek answer
• American accused of killing Zimbabwe's popular Cecil the lion
• Romania's PM Ponta to go on holiday amid criminal probe
• US official says Puerto Rico should get access to bankruptcy
• Fires in U.S. West threaten thousands of structures
• Two Brazilian executives arrested as Petrobras probe hits utility
• Time to 'redouble' efforts in Yemen: UN aid chief
• If USOC finds a new city, Boston debacle could be forgotten
• Mexican villagers bulldoze 18th century chapel
• Last wild horse dies on Bahamas' Great Abaco island
• Zimbabwe: American being sought for lion poaching
• Conservation group finds haze, ozone problems at U.S. national parks
• US agency: Company should have prepared for human error
• France's Le Pen chalks up another legal victory in feud with daughter
• Canadian army officer charged with sexual assault
• Chile dictatorship burning victim says justice being served
• US dentist killed Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion
• Future unsure for troubled New Mexico green chile production
• Jane Birkin asks Hermes to take name off crocodile handbag
• Israeli spy Pollard to be released on parole Nov 21
• Russia names US foundation first 'undesirable' foreign group
• Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown
• Two killed in clashes in south Lebanon refugee camp
• A year away, Olympic organizers counting on sun and samba
• FBI: Islamic State sympathizer charged in backpack bomb plot
• Mexico coach Herrera fired after claim he punched reporter
• Some '2,000' migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel terminal

Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:53 AM PDT By Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged parliament to strip politicians with links to them of immunity from prosecution. Hours after he spoke, the Turkish military said its F-16 fighter jets had bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, which borders Iraq, in response to an attack on a group of gendarmes. Turkey last week launched air strikes on PKK camps in northern Iraq following a series of attacks on its police officers and soldiers blamed on the Kurdish militant group.

Libyan court sentences Gaddafi son Saif, eight other ex-officials to death Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:51 AM PDT A Libyan court on Tuesday sentenced Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes including killings of protesters during the 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule. The former Gaddafi regime officials sentenced to die by firing squad included former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi and ex-prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, Sadiq al-Sur, chief investigator at the Tripoli state prosecutor's office, told a televised news conference in the capital. The trial process and outcome drew condemnation abroad, with Human Rights Watch and a prominent international lawyer saying it was riddled with legal flaws and carried out amid widespread lawlessness undermining the credibility of the judiciary.

EU's Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:03 PM PDT By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and major world powers this month will help fight terrorism and bloodshed in the Middle East, Iran's state TV reported. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also cited wider effects of the deal, saying Tehran and the European Union could now discuss questions "including energy cooperation ... human rights, confronting terrorism and regional issues". The Iranian leaders spoke during a one-day visit by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to Tehran to discuss implementation of the deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions imposed on the country.

U.S., Turkey weigh which Syrian rebels to support in border area Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:47 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey have not yet agreed which Syrian opposition fighters they will support in a joint effort to help clear Islamic State from an area along the Turkish border, officials said on Tuesday, underscoring uncertainty surrounding the campaign plan. Washington and Ankara this week announced their intention to provide air cover for Syrian rebels and jointly sweep Islamic State fighters from a strip of land along the border, with U.S. warplanes using bases in Turkey for strikes.

Warplanes attack air base near Yemen's Aden Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:43 AM PDT By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashef SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Warplanes attacked Houthi militia in control of Yemen's largest air base north of Aden on Tuesday, seeking to expand territorial gains made by Saudi-led coalition forces since they captured the southern port city last week. Witnesses said big explosions were heard at the al-Anad base, 50 km (30 miles) from Aden, which has been held by the Iranian-allied Houthi movement for much of a fourth-month-old civil war and commands the approaches to Aden. A Saudi-led Arab coalition allied with southern secessionist fighters retook much of Aden last week in the first significant ground victory in their campaign to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

UK minister urges United States to buy more British weapons Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:12 PM PDT By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's minister for defense procurement on Tuesday urged the United States to buy more UK-built weapons, saying current trade flows were too much of a one-way street. The comments by Philip Dunne marked a public nudge by one of the United States' leading allies over the trade imbalance between the two countries. "Trade often seems to go largely in one direction," Dunne told reporters during his first visit to the United States since the election of a new Conservative-led government earlier this year.

Ridley Scott, Jean-Marc Vallee head Toronto filmfest lineup Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:40 PM PDT Organizers of the annual Toronto International Film Festival unveiled an ambitious lineup Tuesday leading off with psychological drama "Demolition" by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee. "Alien" director Ridley Scott's eagerly-awaited space adventure "The Martian" will also be among the highlights at the movie fest that runs September 10-20. "Demolition" tells the story of Davis, a brilliant investment banker played by Jake Gyllenhaal who must come to terms with the death of his wife in a terrible automobile accident.

Roger Goodell upholds Tom Brady's 4-game suspension Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:38 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The commissioner pointed to concealed evidence. The team described it as a folly. And the agent added sham to the lexicon of "Deflategate."

Red Sox retire Pedro Martinez's No. 45 Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:34 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are honoring Pedro Martinez.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:32 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, stung by allegations that he received some $700 million in government money, on Tuesday fired the attorney general who had been investigating him and a deputy who has been among his most prominent critics. Najib is under increasing pressure over leaked confidential documents that allegedly show the money, from state investment fund 1MDB, went into his personal accounts.

Golf's youth movement means 30 is the new 20 Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:15 PM PDT The criteria fits for the label as the best player to have never won a major.

Pollard to be freed; US analyst spied for Israel Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Naval intelligence analyst whose conviction of spying for Israel stoked fierce international passions, has been granted parole and will be released from prison in November after nearly 30 years.

Can we save forests and produce palm oil? Scientists seek answer Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:10 PM PDT By Megan Rowling BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite promises by many big companies that produce, trade and use palm oil to clean up their supply chains, complaints are still pouring in over the conversion of forests into plantations from West Africa to Southeast Asia, experts say. A fledgling effort to balance forest protection and oil palm production aims to ease those tensions by enabling companies to meet growing demand for the cheap, edible oil, while ensuring villagers can feed their families and curbing climate-changing emissions from deforestation at the same time. Led by an independent team of 50 scientists, a draft version of the "High Carbon Stock Study" - commissioned by a group of Asian oil palm growers, agribusiness giant Cargill and consumer goods firm Unilever - was released last month for consultation.

American accused of killing Zimbabwe's popular Cecil the lion Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:09 PM PDT Wildlife officials on Tuesday accused an American hunter of killing Cecil, one of the oldest and most famous lions in Zimbabwe, without a permit after paying $50,000 to two people who lured the beast to its death. The lion was lured out of Hwange National Park using a bait and was shot by Walter James Palmer, Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF), told reporters. LionAid, a conservation group, said Cecil was wounded with a bow and arrow, and not shot dead until 40 hours later.

Romania's PM Ponta to go on holiday amid criminal probe Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:58 PM PDT Romania's leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Tuesday he will be on holiday from Wednesday until Aug. 9, weeks before he is to face hearings by prosecutors conducting a criminal investigation against him. Earlier this month prosecutors charged Ponta with forgery and serving as an accessory to tax evasion and money laundering during his past activity as a lawyer. Ponta returned from an Istanbul hospital in early June after an absence of nearly one month to undergo knee surgery.

US official says Puerto Rico should get access to bankruptcy Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:58 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Tuesday that creating a path as soon as possible to allow Puerto Rico's government to file for bankruptcy would help the U.S. territory recover from its economic crisis.

Fires in U.S. West threaten thousands of structures Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:56 PM PDT Fires burning in drought-parched California on Tuesday menaced thousands of structures as firefighters struggled to corral the blazes there and elsewhere in the U.S. West, authorities said. The so-called Lowell Fire north of the state capital, Sacramento, has injured four of the 2,277 firefighters battling it, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). One firefighter was hospitalized with serious burns, CalFire said.

Two Brazilian executives arrested as Petrobras probe hits utility Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT By Sergio Spagnuolo CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested two executives involved in building a nuclear power plant for Eletrobras, pulling the state-run utility into a corruption scandal that has engulfed government-owned oil company Petrobras. The arrests come as federal police follow allegations that a price-fixing, bribery and political kickback scheme they discovered at Petrobras extends to other state-led companies, including Eletrobras, Brazil's largest utility. "Unfortunately, it looks like we will go into other sectors as well, and the energy sector alone is already huge," federal police agent Igor Romario de Paulo said in a press conference.

Time to 'redouble' efforts in Yemen: UN aid chief Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT The UN aid chief on Tuesday urged the Security Council to redouble efforts to secure a pause in fighting in Yemen, saying he would travel to the country within weeks. "This conflict has brought appalling damage on an already suffering people," former British MP Stephen O'Brien told the Council in New York as the latest truce collapsed. Yemen's ambassador to the United Nations, Khaled Hussein Alyemany, said the visit would take place on August 9.

If USOC finds a new city, Boston debacle could be forgotten Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:39 PM PDT Embarrassing as the debacle in Boston may have been, chances are it will be nothing more than a distant memory when the vote for the 2024 Olympics finally rolls around.

Mexican villagers bulldoze 18th century chapel Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:36 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials said Tuesday they have filed a criminal complaint after villagers in the central state of Tlaxcala bulldozed a chapel from the 1700s.

Last wild horse dies on Bahamas' Great Abaco island Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:24 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The last of the wild horses on Great Abaco island in the Bahamas has died, prompting caretakers to collect tissue for possible cloning and hopefully bring back a viable population.

Zimbabwe: American being sought for lion poaching Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:23 PM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean police said Tuesday they are searching for an American who allegedly shot a well-known, protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others.

Conservation group finds haze, ozone problems at U.S. national parks Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:21 PM PDT By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A conservation group found 36 U.S. national parks had moderate or worse levels of ozone pollution in a report card released on Tuesday, with four parks in California receiving the worst grades for health effects. The National Parks Conservation Association study singled out Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree and Yosemite national parks with "F" grades in the report's "healthy air" category for ozone pollution. In part, that is because those four parks in California, like other parts of the state, suffer from geography that traps air pollution in vast basins or valleys, said Ulla Reeves, who manages the nonprofit group's clean air campaign.

US agency: Company should have prepared for human error Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday that the developer of a commercial spacecraft that broke apart over the Mojave Desert last year failed to protect against the possibility of human error, specifically the co-pilot's premature unlocking of a braking system.

France's Le Pen chalks up another legal victory in feud with daughter Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:01 PM PDT Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran ex-leader of France's National Front (FN), on Tuesday won a legal victory in a battle over his expulsion from the far-right party amid a festering feud with his daughter. Daughter Marine, now leading the party her father founded, launched a postal ballot earlier this month on whether to change the FN's statutes and scrap Jean-Marie's position as honorary president.

Canadian army officer charged with sexual assault Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:58 PM PDT The Canadian military on Tuesday charged the commander one of the army's most prestigious battalions with a string of sexual assaults involving teenage cadets. Lieutenant Colonel Mason Stalker is the first officer to face such charges since an April report spoke of endemic sexual harassment and assault in the Canadian armed forces. The 40-year-old Stalker commands the 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.

Chile dictatorship burning victim says justice being served Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:54 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A woman who was badly burned in a military attack during the dictatorship of Chilean Gen. Augusto's Pinochet said Tuesday that she believes the recent testimony of a soldier will lead to many others speaking out about atrocities they were forced to take part in.

US dentist killed Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:52 PM PDT A wealthy American dentist who used a bow and arrow to shoot Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion faced fierce criticism Tuesday amid allegations that it took 40 hours for the animal to die. The lion, a popular attraction among international visitors to the Hwange National Park, was lured outside the park's boundaries by bait and killed earlier this month. "The offender is a gentleman who is an American called Walter James Palmer," Emmanuel Fundira, president of the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe, told reporters in the capital Harare.

Future unsure for troubled New Mexico green chile production Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:51 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — Green chiles, the signature crop of New Mexico, are in danger.

Jane Birkin asks Hermes to take name off crocodile handbag Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:46 PM PDT British singer Jane Birkin has asked luxury manufacturer Hermes to remove her name from its crocodile-skin handbag after learning of the "cruel" methods used to make the iconic accessory. Costing tens of thousands of euros, the Birkin bag is a symbol of wealth and is much-loved by celebrities, but the version made out of crocodile skin has attracted the ire of animal rights activists. "Having been alerted to the cruel practices reserved for crocodiles during their slaughter to make Hermes handbags carrying my name... I have asked Hermes to debaptise the Birkin Croco until better practices in line with international norms can be put in place," Birkin, 68, said in a statement.

Israeli spy Pollard to be released on parole Nov 21 Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:42 PM PDT Former US Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard will be released on November 21 after serving 30 years in prison for spying for Israel. The decision, revealed Tuesday, caps a sensational case that has troubled relations between the United States and its closest Middle East ally for more than three decades. November 21 marks the earliest date Pollard could be eligible for parole, but officials insisted the release was not a sop to Israel, still smarting over the Iran nuclear deal.

Russia names US foundation first 'undesirable' foreign group Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:37 PM PDT Russian prosecutors Tuesday declared the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy the first "undesirable" foreign group under a controversial new law to ban overseas organisations deemed a threat. The move is part of what critics say is a Kremlin drive against civil society, fuelled by growing anti-Western rhetoric over the Ukraine crisis. "Taking into account the overall aim of the endowment's work, prosecutors came to the conclusion that it presents a threat to the constitutional order of Russia, its defence capabilities and state security," the prosecutors said in a statement.

Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered human remains of four of the earliest leaders of the English colony that would become America, buried for more than 400 years near the altar of what was America's first Protestant church in Jamestown, Virginia.

Two killed in clashes in south Lebanon refugee camp Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:32 PM PDT Two people were killed late Tuesday in clashes between armed groups in a Palestinian refugee camp near Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon, a Palestinian official told AFP. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, named the two killed in the Ain al-Hilweh camp as Talal Maqdah, a member of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, and Diab Mohammad, a juice seller. "Armed men began shooting at two members of (Islamist group) Jund al-Sham, and there was an exchange of fire between Jund al-Sham and the Fatah organisation," the official said.

A year away, Olympic organizers counting on sun and samba Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro conjures clear images of sun, samba and soccer. Organizers of the Olympics that start a year from now hope that's what people remember after the games — not images of polluted water, inefficient transportation and incomplete venues.

FBI: Islamic State sympathizer charged in backpack bomb plot Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:28 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A man described by the FBI as an Islamic State sympathizer who hoped to mount attacks on U.S. soil was charged Tuesday with plotting to detonate a nail-filled backpack bomb on a Florida beach.

Mexico coach Herrera fired after claim he punched reporter Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:28 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican national team coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday following a television reporter's claim that the man known as "El Piojo" punched him.

Some '2,000' migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel terminal Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:19 PM PDT Attempts by migrants desperate to reach England through the Channel Tunnel reached a new peak overnight, as about 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Eurotunnel terminal in the French port town of Calais. "It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month and a half," said a spokesman for Eurotunnel, which is battling often deadly efforts by migrants to smuggle into Britain.

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