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• Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17
• Authorities study plane debris found off Africa for links to Flight MH370
• Afghanistan says Taliban leader dead, urges peace talks
• Israel approves new homes in settlement after demolishing two buildings
• Top U.S. general says Iran deal lowers near-term atomic arms risk
• Islamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, four dead
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Searcher says wing find won't change MH370 seabed search
• US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777
• Dominicans reject OAS offer to organize meeting with Haiti
• Carter: Successful Iran nuclear deal better than strike
• U.S. says 'deeply concerned' about Israeli building in West Bank, East Jerusalem
• Israeli bulldozers start demolishing West Bank settlement
• Investigators probe plane wreckage for link to missing MH370
• Pospisil overcomes heat, cramps to beat Lu in Atlanta
• Colombia-Venezuela border closed after deadly clash
• U.S. Coast Guard investigates oil slick off California coast
• Uber cars bashed in Mexico, cabbies protest rideshare apps
• El Salvador arrests gang leader suspected in bus attacks
• Federer withdraws from Montreal ATP event
• Colombia-Venezuela border closed after merchant's death
• Eight family members decapitated in north Mexico
• Investigators believe debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777 - AP
• UN urges Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reach peace agreement
• Coyotes sign German goalie Niklas Treutle
• El Dorado or pipe dream? Calais migrants hope for new life in UK
• Most FN members want France's Le Pen stripped of status
• Minnesota dentist rarely discussed hunting with patients
• CONMEBOL outlines reforms after FIFA bribery scandal
• Russia vetoes Security Council proposal on MH17 tribunal
• Mexico declares 1st 'alert' over violence against women
• US: New York man tried to support Islamic State group
• Roger Federer pulls out of Montreal tournament
• Taliban leader Mullah Omar, reclusive in life and death
• Afghanistan says Taliban leader Mullah Omar died 2 years ago
• How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday
• U.S. approves possible sale of $5.4 billion in missiles to Saudi Arabia
• Orphanage founder returns to Haiti after US jury ruling

Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17 Posted: 29 Jul 2015 01:48 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine. Eleven countries on the 15-member council voted in favor of the proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine, while three countries abstained: China, Angola and Venezuela.

Authorities study plane debris found off Africa for links to Flight MH370 Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:21 PM PDT PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) - France's air crash investigation agency is studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa but it was too early to say if it came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a spokesman said on Wednesday. A source familiar with the matter said the debris was most likely from a Boeing 777, but that it was not yet established if it was from MH370. A U.S. official said air safety investigators had a "high degree of confidence" the debris was from the same model as MH370, the Associated Press reported.

Afghanistan says Taliban leader dead, urges peace talks Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT By Mirwais Harooni and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Wednesday that Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the Taliban movement fighting to topple the government, died more than two years ago. The announcement came a day or so before a second round of peace talks had been tentatively scheduled, and news of the fate of the one-eyed Omar could deepen Taliban divisions over whether to pursue negotiations with Kabul and who should replace him. Omar had not been seen in public since fleeing when the Taliban was toppled from power by a U.S.-led coalition in 2001, and there has been speculation for years among militant circles that he was either incapacitated or had died.

Israel approves new homes in settlement after demolishing two buildings Posted: 29 Jul 2015 05:00 PM PDT Israel gave final approval on Wednesday for plans to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, announcing the move as it carried out a court demolition order against two vacant apartment blocks in the same enclave. Dozens of Jewish settlers have gathered over the past several days at Beit El settlement to protest against the demolition. Israel's Supreme Court ruled the two partially built blocks had been constructed illegally on Palestinian-owned land.

Top U.S. general says Iran deal lowers near-term atomic arms risk Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:21 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other "malign activities." Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate hearing he had advised the White House to keep sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program and arms trafficking for "as long as possible." The deal between Iran and the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France would lift the ban on ballistic missile technology for eight years and retain an arms embargo for five. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked Dempsey how he squared his backing for the deal with his statement to the panel earlier this month that "under no circumstances" should pressure be eased on Iran over ballistic missiles and arms trafficking.

Islamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, four dead Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:11 AM PDT A car bomb exploded outside an Ismaili mosque in Yemen's war-damaged capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding six, health authorities and a security source said. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Al Faydh Alhatemy mosque, more commonly known as Burhani, in the eastern Sanaa of Nuqum, describing the bombing as revenge for what it called Ismaili support for Yemen's dominant Houthi movement. Three people were killed in the attack and seven were wounded, a security source said.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2015 05:02 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A piece of aircraft wing found on an island in the western Indian Ocean is unlikely to alter the seabed search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner in the southern Indian Ocean, the search leader said Thursday. Air safety investigators are examining aircraft debris found on Reunion Island just off Madagascar to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared on March 8 last year.

Searcher says wing find won't change MH370 seabed search Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:59 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A piece of aircraft wing found on an island in the western Indian Ocean is unlikely to alter the seabed search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner in the southern Indian Ocean, the search leader said Thursday.

US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777 Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that a photo of aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, according to a U.S. official said Wednesday.

Dominicans reject OAS offer to organize meeting with Haiti Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Wednesday rejected an offer by the Organization of American States to organize talks with Haiti on resolving a tense dispute between the two neighbors over citizenship and legal residency.

Carter: Successful Iran nuclear deal better than strike Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the U.S. armed forces stand ready to confront Iran, but told lawmakers that a successful implementation of the nuclear agreement with Tehran is preferable to a military strike.

U.S. says 'deeply concerned' about Israeli building in West Bank, East Jerusalem Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:48 PM PDT The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was "deeply concerned" about an Israeli government decision to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and hundreds of homes in East Jerusalem. "The United States continues to view settlements as illegitimate and we strongly oppose steps to advance construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem," State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement.

Israeli bulldozers start demolishing West Bank settlement Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:43 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli bulldozers began demolishing a contested housing complex in a West Bank settlement on Wednesday as the prime minister's office announced the "immediate construction" of some 300 new units at another location in the same settlement and advanced plans for about 500 new units in east Jerusalem.

Investigators probe plane wreckage for link to missing MH370 Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT A mysterious piece of plane debris washed up on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on Wednesday, prompting teams of international investigators to examine whether it could be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The two-metre (six-foot) long piece of wreckage, which appeared to be part of a wing, was found by people cleaning up a beach. French air transport officials have opened a probe into where the wreckage came from, but a source close to the inquiry said it was "too soon to draw any conclusions".

Pospisil overcomes heat, cramps to beat Lu in Atlanta Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Vasek Pospisil overcame sweltering heat and cramps to outlast Yen-Hsun Lu in the Atlanta Open on Wednesday.

Colombia-Venezuela border closed after deadly clash Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:37 PM PDT A man was shot and killed during clashes between the Venezuelan national guard and merchants moving goods into Colombia, prompting authorities to shutter the main border crossing between the two countries. "One of the injured arrived at the Villa del Rosario Hospital and regrettably has died there," said police spokesman Jaime Barrera in Cucuta, Colombia. About 150 people who work in the small trader business moving goods across the border protested at the border crossing, he added.

U.S. Coast Guard investigates oil slick off California coast Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:37 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb and Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard was investigating a large, patchy oil sheen that appeared off the Southern California coast west of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, not far from the site of a petroleum pipeline spill in May, agency officials said. The slick, which stretched about 2 miles (3 km) along the coast about 1,000 yards (meters) from shore, was spotted off Goleta State Beach, but the origin of the sheen was unknown, said Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer Sondra-Kay Kneen. A Coast Guard helicopter team determined the oil sheen was too thin to be recovered and would be allowed to "dissipate naturally," she Kneen said.

Uber cars bashed in Mexico, cabbies protest rideshare apps Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:34 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A raucous crowd attacked Uber drivers and their vehicles with clubs and stones outside the Mexico City airport, the company said Wednesday, as licensed taxi drivers demonstrated to demand a "total halt" to app-based rideshare services in the capital.

El Salvador arrests gang leader suspected in bus attacks Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:24 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the leader of a gang believed responsible for a string of threats and attacks on bus drivers that has disrupted public transportation in the capital.

Federer withdraws from Montreal ATP event Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:23 PM PDT Roger Federer withdrew from next month's Rogers Cup ATP Masters event in Montreal on Wednesday as he builds toward the US Open. "I am disappointed that I won't be playing in Montreal because it's a tournament and a city that I really enjoy and has incredible fans," the Swiss star said, adding that he hoped to return to the tournament in the future. Federer, beaten in the Wimbledon final earlier this month, is a two-time winner of the Rogers Cup when it was staged in Toronto in 2004 and 2006.

Colombia-Venezuela border closed after merchant's death Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:23 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian street vendors clashed for hours with Venezuela's national guard Wednesday after an alleged Colombian smuggler was killed, leading authorities to briefly close the main border crossing between the two countries.

Eight family members decapitated in north Mexico Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:21 PM PDT Eight people from the same family, including two minors, were kidnapped by masked gunmen and their decapitated bodies were found days later in northern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. The bodies were found after a ninth member of the Martinez family escaped Sunday's abduction near Casa Quemada, in the state of Chihuahua, and alerted the authorities, prosecutors said. The disappearance triggered a massive military operation in the region and the bodies were found this week.

Investigators believe debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777 - AP Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:21 PM PDT A U.S. official said on Wednesday air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, the Associated Press reported. The official said investigators, including a Boeing air safety investigator, have identified the component as a "flaperon" from the trailing edge of a 777 wing, AP reported. No trace has been found of the Malaysia Airlines jet, which disappeared in March last year carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing, in what has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.

UN urges Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reach peace agreement Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:17 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Wednesday "to grasp the current opportunity" of renewed talks to reach a peace agreement that would reunite the divided Mediterranean island.

Coyotes sign German goalie Niklas Treutle Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:10 PM PDT GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes signed German goalie Niklas Treutle to a one-year, entry-level contract Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

El Dorado or pipe dream? Calais migrants hope for new life in UK Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:05 PM PDT Thousands of migrants are trying to cross the Channel from France in search of a better life in Britain -- but what makes them risk their lives travelling from one wealthy European country to another? Britain's strength as the fastest-growing major economy in Europe, with 5.6 percent unemployment compared to 10 percent in France, is an additional draw. "I think Britain means freedom," he told AFP.

Most FN members want France's Le Pen stripped of status Posted: 29 Jul 2015 04:02 PM PDT An overwhelming 94 percent of France's National Front (FN) members have voted in favour of stripping ex-leader Jean-Marie Le Pen of his title of honorary president, the far-right party announced Wednesday. The release of the results of the postal ballot, held earlier this month, marked the latest salvo in a bitter and public feud between the 87-year-old FN founder and his daughter Marine, who now runs the party and is seeking to oust her firebrand father. The ballot has no legal validity, however, after a court on Tuesday agreed with Le Pen senior that it violated the party's internal rules.

Minnesota dentist rarely discussed hunting with patients Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:56 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota dentist who has become the target of worldwide outrage for hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe advised patients Wednesday to seek care elsewhere and said he rarely discussed his big-game hunting because it can be a "divisive and emotionally charged topic."

CONMEBOL outlines reforms after FIFA bribery scandal Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:53 PM PDT ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — The CONMEBOL soccer body will begin publishing the salary of its president and executive council members after being plunged into crisis by the FIFA bribery scandal.

Russia vetoes Security Council proposal on MH17 tribunal Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:51 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.

Mexico declares 1st 'alert' over violence against women Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:48 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Activists on Wednesday hailed the Mexican federal government's first-ever "gender alert," declared for a central state in response to a high incidence of killings and disappearances of women.

US: New York man tried to support Islamic State group Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:28 PM PDT BUFFALO, New York (AP) — A New York State man traveled overseas in a bid to join the Islamic State group after buying night-vision goggles, a machete and body armor and pledging his loyalty to the group on Twitter, federal authorities said Wednesday after arresting him on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization.

Roger Federer pulls out of Montreal tournament Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:17 PM PDT MONTREAL (AP) — Roger Federer pulled out of next month's Rogers Cup hard-court tournament on Wednesday.

Taliban leader Mullah Omar, reclusive in life and death Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:13 PM PDT Mullah Mohammad Omar, the secretive head of the Taliban and an al-Qaida ally who led a bloody insurgency against U.S.-led forces, eluded capture for more than a decade in spite of being one of the most-hunted fugitives on Earth.

Afghanistan says Taliban leader Mullah Omar died 2 years ago Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:10 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan asserted Wednesday that the Taliban's reclusive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, died more than two years ago in a Pakistani hospital — an announcement that injects new uncertainty into the country's fragile peace process.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday Posted: 29 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve policymakers voted to keep interest rates unchanged and gave no indication that a rate rise was imminent. A modest rebound in Chinese stocks also helped push the stock market higher.

U.S. approves possible sale of $5.4 billion in missiles to Saudi Arabia Posted: 29 Jul 2015 02:49 PM PDT The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of $5.4 billion in additional PAC-3 missiles built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale would benefit a key U.S. partner in the Middle East. The missile sale approval could help reassure Saudi Arabia about the U.S. commitment to its security.

Orphanage founder returns to Haiti after US jury ruling Posted: 29 Jul 2015 02:43 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. citizen who founded a Haiti orphanage for boys returned to the Caribbean country Wednesday after a U.S. jury ordered an activist to pay $14.5 million in damages for falsely accusing him of sexually abusing children in his care.

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