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• Indian Ocean debris almost certainly from Boeing 777
• Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed
• Chad says killed 117 Boko Haram fighters in two-week campaign
• Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six
• Greece's Tsipras asserts control over party with congress vote
• Yemeni forces seize Houthi positions on Aden outskirts: local officials
• Struggling Sandoval insists weight not a problem
• Judge rules fugitive Mexico kingpin to be sent to US
• UN adopts resolution to fight wildlife poaching
• Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT
• Venezuela occupies food warehouse of biggest private company
• Police commander killed in troubled Mexico state
• Flyers, Voracek agree to a multiyear contract extension
• British PM's 'swarm' of migrants comment sparks outrage
• China artist Ai Weiwei says Britain restricted his visa
• Prison for 9 police in shooting that killed 3 in Nicaragua
• Denis Kudla beats Jack Sock 7-6 (6), 6-3 in Atlanta Open
• Q&A: A look at the new leader of Afghanistan's Taliban
• AP Investigation: Filthy Rio water a threat at 2016 Olympics
• Greek PM's Syriza party to hold congress in September
• Surfer seriously injured in Australian shark attack
• Small islands states challenge UN on climate change threat
• US officer pleads not guilty in death of black man
• 4 Democrats get behind Obama's Iran nuclear deal
• UN still waiting for $274 million Saudis pledged for Yemen
• Hawks coach enjoying time in Africa after hectic summer
• PGA Tour presents packed 2016 schedule in Olympic year
• FSB: US, Georgia helped prevent attacks at Sochi Olympics
• Mexico issues warrant for extradition of escaped 'El Chapo'
• New Nigerian general to head multinational Boko Haram fight
• Senate panel passes bill lifting crude oil export ban
• Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide
• US judge rejects legal challenge from Guantanamo detainee
• French police slow migrant bids to cross Channel
• Nigeria names head of regional force to fight Boko Haram
• Greece's Syriza to go to party congress as dissent rumbles
• Unusual terror case going to trial in US court
• Mexico: Death toll 27 after truck hits religious procession
• IndyCar president of competition Walker resigns

Indian Ocean debris almost certainly from Boeing 777 Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:11 PM PDT By Joe Brock SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (Reuters) - Plane debris washed up on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777, a Malaysian official and aviation experts said, potentially providing some answers for families of those aboard last year's vanished flight MH370. Malaysian investigators are due in Reunion on Friday and the object, identified by numerous aviation experts as part of a wing, is then due to be sent to a French military laboratory near Toulouse for checks, French police sources said. National carrier Malaysia Airlines was operating a Boeing 777 on the ill-fated flight, which disappeared in March last year en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history.

Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed Posted: 30 Jul 2015 08:16 AM PDT By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Taliban have chosen late supreme leader Mullah Omar's longtime deputy to replace him, two militant commanders said on Thursday, as Pakistan announced that peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government had been postponed. Pakistan cited reports of Omar's death as the reason for the delay in negotiations, amid fears they could trigger a potentially bloody succession battle and further deepen divisions within the militant movement. Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was appointed leader at a meeting of the Taliban's top representatives, many of whom are based in the Pakistani city of Quetta, according to the sources who were present at the shura, or gathering.

Chad says killed 117 Boko Haram fighters in two-week campaign Posted: 30 Jul 2015 12:02 PM PDT N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad said on Thursday its forces had killed 117 Boko Haram insurgents during a two-week military campaign aimed at clearing islands on Lake Chad used by the militants as hideouts and bases to launch attacks. Chad has deployed thousands of soldiers alongside troops from neighbors Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger to tackle the militant group whose six-year insurgency has killed thousands. "We killed 117 Boko Haram fighters during the two-week operation.

Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six Posted: 30 Jul 2015 11:23 AM PDT By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stabbed and wounded six participants, two of them seriously, in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday, with police saying the suspect was jailed for a similar attack 10 years ago. "We heard people screaming, everyone ran for cover, and there were bloodied people on the ground," Shai Aviyor, a witness interviewed on Israel's Channel 2, said. It was the worst attack in years on the event in Jerusalem, a divided city where the religious population is more prominent than in other parts of Israel and highlighted the tension nationwide among disparate social groups.

Greece's Tsipras asserts control over party with congress vote Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:40 PM PDT By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling Syriza movement backed a call on Thursday from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to hold an emergency party congress as he seeks to assert his control over rebel lawmakers balking at new bailout talks. At a meeting of the Syriza movement's 200-member central committee held in an old cinema hall, Tsipras defended his decision to accept harsh bailout terms as the best deal anyone could win for Greece. The emergency congress will allow Tsipras to bring in new members and capitalize on the wider public support he has secured over the past two years, making it easier to defeat the far-left camp.

Yemeni forces seize Houthi positions on Aden outskirts: local officials Posted: 30 Jul 2015 06:42 AM PDT By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Houthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday. Forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which retook Aden from the Iran-allied Houthis on July 17, seized the town of Muthalath al-Ilm, at Aden's eastern entrance. The fighters, who call themselves the Southern Resistance forces, also recaptured neighborhoods to the north of Aden from the Houthis, including Ya'wala, Al-Basateen and Qariat al-Falahi, the officials said.

Struggling Sandoval insists weight not a problem Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:10 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — In the midst of a season-long slump during his first season with the Boston Red Sox, Pablo Sandoval insisted Thursday he weighs the same as he did last season with San Francisco.

Judge rules fugitive Mexico kingpin to be sent to US Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:08 PM PDT A Mexican judge has issued an order to extradite fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- if he is recaptured after his jailbreak, authorities said Thursday. The federal judge in Mexico City accepted a petition made by the attorney general's office on Wednesday, almost three weeks after Guzman broke out of a maximum-security prison by slipping down a tunnel on July 11. Attorney General Arely Gomez said earlier this month that the US government had formally requested Guzman's extradition on June 25, some two weeks before his escape, and that prosecutors had been analyzing the petition.

UN adopts resolution to fight wildlife poaching Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:07 PM PDT The United Nations called on its member states Thursday to work harder in combatting poaching of endangered species such as elephants and rhinoceroses. The General Assembly resolution was the first of its kind but not legally binding. The assembly expressed concern over what it called a steady rise in the level of rhino poaching and alarmingly high levels of killings of elephants in Africa.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:02 PM PDT SAINT-ANDRE, Reunion (AP) — A barnacle-encrusted wing part that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island could help solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries, as investigators work to connect it to the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago. The surprise discovery of the debris on a rocky beach stirred hopes and emotion among families of the missing, after a year and a half of grieving and frustration at a lack of answers, despite a wide, deep and expensive multinational search effort in the southern Indian Ocean, the China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

Venezuela occupies food warehouse of biggest private company Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:58 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's largest food company on Thursday denounced the occupation of one of its Caracas food distribution centers by soldiers amid accusations that it is hoarding goods.

Police commander killed in troubled Mexico state Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT Gunmen fired more than 100 shots to kill a police commander Thursday in the capital of Mexico's troubled southern state of Guerrero, while three other people died in another shootout. David Urquizo, the commander of the state investigative police unit, was ambushed by the armed group in the center of Chilpancingo, an official in the local prosecutor's office told AFP. The highway that links Mexico City to the Pacific resort of Acapulco passes through Chilpancingo.

Flyers, Voracek agree to a multiyear contract extension Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers and right wing Jakub Voracek have agreed to a multiyear contract extension.

British PM's 'swarm' of migrants comment sparks outrage Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:53 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron faced heavy criticism Thursday for saying a "swarm" of migrants was trying to come to Britain, as authorities in France struggle to stop them crossing the Channel. "You have got a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life, wanting to come to Britain because Britain has got jobs, it's got a growing economy, it's an incredible place to live," Cameron told ITV television during a visit to Vietnam. Around 3,000 people from countries including Syria and Eritrea are camping out in the northern French port of Calais and trying to cross into Britain illegally by clambering on board lorries and trains.

China artist Ai Weiwei says Britain restricted his visa Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:47 PM PDT Britain has denied Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei a six-month visa and restricted him to a three-week trip because he did not declare a "criminal conviction" in his application, he cited an embassy official as saying Thursday. China's best known contemporary artist abroad, Ai was detained for 81 days in 2011 amid a crackdown on government critics, but not formally charged with a crime. A company run by his wife and listing him as an employee was fined $2.4 million the following year after losing a civil legal battle against tax authorities, proceedings widely seen as a reprisal for Ai's outspoken criticism of the ruling Communist party.

Prison for 9 police in shooting that killed 3 in Nicaragua Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:42 PM PDT MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced nine police officers to between two and 11 years in prison for a June shooting in which two children and their aunt died.

Denis Kudla beats Jack Sock 7-6 (6), 6-3 in Atlanta Open Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:42 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Ukrainian qualifier Denis Kudla upset third-seeded Jack Sock 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Thursday in the Atlanta Open, and No. 6 Steve Johnson and No. 8 Benjamin Becker also tumbled out.

Q&A: A look at the new leader of Afghanistan's Taliban Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:37 PM PDT Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who has been tapped to succeed Mullah Mohammad Omar as the Taliban's leader, is said to have close ties with authorities in Pakistan.

AP Investigation: Filthy Rio water a threat at 2016 Olympics Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:35 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The waters where Olympians will compete in swimming and boating events next summer in South America's first games are rife with human sewage and present a serious health risk for athletes, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Greek PM's Syriza party to hold congress in September Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:34 PM PDT Greece's hard-left Syriza party, deeply divided over the reforms needed to secure a new international bailout, on Thursday agreed to hold an emergency congress in September as requested by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. A majority of the party's 201-strong central committee voted in favour of holding the extraordinary congress at a late evening meeting in Athens, central committee member Costas Zachariades told AFP. An exact date has yet to be set for the September gathering, which is meant to determine the government's strategy and preserve party unity after the bailout talks prompted a rebellion among some Syriza lawmakers.

Surfer seriously injured in Australian shark attack Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:23 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — A surfer was seriously injured by a shark off the Australian east coast on Friday, less than a week after a fatal attack, police said.

Small islands states challenge UN on climate change threat Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:18 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Small island nations that say climate change threatens their very existence are asking the U.N. Security Council to do more to address the issue as a matter of international peace and security.

US officer pleads not guilty in death of black man Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:13 PM PDT The family of Sam DuBose, 43, have said he would have been dismissed as just "one other stereotype" of a violent black man were it not for a body camera video which showed DuBose did nothing to justify the shooting. University of Cincinnati campus police officer Ray Tensing told investigators that he opened fire out of fear for his life after DuBose tried to drive away and dragged the officer along with him. The bodycam video shows Tensing approach the car and ask DuBose for his license and registration.

4 Democrats get behind Obama's Iran nuclear deal Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Democrats, including one who represents an American hostage in Iran, said Thursday they would support the Iran nuclear deal in a major boost for President Barack Obama.

UN still waiting for $274 million Saudis pledged for Yemen Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:04 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The $274 million that Saudi Arabia promised months ago to fund a U.N. emergency aid appeal for Yemen hasn't arrived because the kingdom and the world body are still discussing the terms of the funding, while aid groups begin to warn that people trapped by the conflict are on the brink of starvation.

Hawks coach enjoying time in Africa after hectic summer Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:02 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — After a hectic start to the summer, Mike Budenholzer is doing important work in Africa while relishing some quality time with his wife and kids.

PGA Tour presents packed 2016 schedule in Olympic year Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:57 PM PDT Jordan Spieth might have no choice but to miss the John Deere Classic next year. It's the same week as the Olympics.

FSB: US, Georgia helped prevent attacks at Sochi Olympics Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia's domestic security agency says the United States, Georgia and several Western European countries helped prevent terrorist attacks during last year's Winter Olympics.

Mexico issues warrant for extradition of escaped 'El Chapo' Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:55 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Mexico issued a provisional warrant to detain escaped drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman based on an extradition request from the United States.

New Nigerian general to head multinational Boko Haram fight Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:55 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Defense Ministry has appointed a new general to head the multinational army it is hoped can defeat the Boko Haram Islamic uprising that has killed 20,000 people and driven nearly 2 million from their homes.

Senate panel passes bill lifting crude oil export ban Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate panel approved energy legislation Thursday that would lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports and open more areas of the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas exploration.

Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:43 PM PDT Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early on Friday calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island's "China-centric" school curriculum. Several hundred people, some holding white roses and candles, congregated outside the education ministry at midnight to bid farewell to 20-year-old Lin Kuan-hua, who police said killed himself in his New Taipei City home Thursday morning. Lin was reportedly one of 30 students, along with three journalists, who were arrested last week for breaking into the ministry in anger at controversial changes to the high school curriculum, which students say favour China's view of the island's history.

US judge rejects legal challenge from Guantanamo detainee Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a legal challenge from a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said his imprisonment was unlawful now that President Barack Obama has declared an end to hostilities in Afghanistan.

French police slow migrant bids to cross Channel Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:41 PM PDT Hundreds of migrants holed up in northern France made another desperate attempt to reach England in the early hours of Thursday, as Britain's prime minister came under fire for controversial comments on the crisis. France has bolstered its police presence in the northern port city of Calais and migrants made fewer attempts to enter the Eurotunnel than in previous nights. Police counted several hundred bids to enter the premises of the Eurotunnel terminal in the French port city of Calais, down significantly from the roughly 2,300 attempts registered the night before.

Nigeria names head of regional force to fight Boko Haram Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:38 PM PDT Nigeria on Thursday named a general to lead a new multinational task force created to fight Boko Haram jihadists in the face of a surge of devastating attacks. The announcement came as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was in Cameroon in a bid to forge a stronger regional alliance against the Islamists. The Nigerian military meanwhile said it had rescued another 59 people held hostage by Boko Haram, among them 29 women and 25 children.

Greece's Syriza to go to party congress as dissent rumbles Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:37 PM PDT Greece's ruling Syriza party on Thursday backed a call from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for an emergency party congress, as he sought to assert authority following a revolt by hardliners on his handling of bailout talks. The congress would be held in September, party officials said.

Unusual terror case going to trial in US court Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — A jury was selected Thursday in the case of a Russian military veteran charged with leading a Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Mexico: Death toll 27 after truck hits religious procession Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities on Thursday raised the toll to 27 dead and 149 injured in a central Mexico town where a truck lost control and slammed into a religious procession.

IndyCar president of competition Walker resigns Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:25 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar president of competition Derrick Walker took the fall Thursday for technical issues that have plagued the series this year and said he'll resign his position at the end of the season.

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