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• Exclusive: Walkout at Taliban leadership meeting raises specter of split
• Seven Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State
• Eleven Colombian military personnel killed in plane crash
• Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian near Gaza border: medics
• Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank; Jewish arsonists suspected
• Reports of Haqqani network founder's death, but family denies
• Colombian military plane crashes, killing all 11 on board
• Palestinian toddler burned to death in 'settler' arson attack
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Iraq's Kurdistan laments caught in middle of Turkey-PKK fight
• Venezuela governor: 1 killed during supermarket looting
• Debris brings MH370 mystery 'closer' than ever to answers
• 11 killed in Colombia military plane crash
• Muslims in C. Africa 'forced to abandon religion': Amnesty
• Fired Mexican soccer coach probed for political tweets
• Pacific trade ministers wrapping up talks at Hawaii resort
• IndyCar reacts to Walker's pending departure
• Mexico state: Indians approve embattled wind power project
• US cable says Pinochet told of army involvement in teens' burning
• Employee dorm fire kills 1, injures 4 in Grand Teton
• Some Alaska Natives allowed visa-free travel to Russian area
• Mexico activists denounce abuses targeting Cuban migrants
• Palestinian teen killed in clash with Israel army: officials
• Four die as private Saudi plane crashes in Britain
• Kerry to push Malaysia on human trafficking during visit
• Ex-coach rejoins Oklahoma City soccer team after acquittal
• Top-seeded Goffin advances to Swiss Open semifinals
• Appeals court affirms conviction of woman in hot sauce case
• Netanyahu to address US Jewish groups on Iran deal
• Boeing to study plane debris as MH370 probe advances
• Mexican judge orders 4 soldiers to stand trial in 7 deaths
• Boeing team to analyze plane debris found on Reunion Island
• John Isner advances to Atlanta Open semifinals
• Nigeria attacks kill 16 as force chief promises to crush Boko Haram
• Mexico village reels after truck tragedy
• Tribal Alaskans light on walrus meat getting tons of halibut
• Zimbabwe seeks US hunter's extradition for killing lion
• French police foil '1,000 bids' to cross Channel
• Burning tractor temporarily closes US-Mexico border bridge

Exclusive: Walkout at Taliban leadership meeting raises specter of split Posted: 31 Jul 2015 12:44 PM PDT By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At the Taliban meeting this week where Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was named as the Islamist militant group's new head, several senior figures in the movement, including the son and brother of late leader Mullah Omar, walked out in protest. The display of dissent within the group's secretive core is the clearest sign yet of the challenge Mansour faces in uniting a group already split over whether to pursue peace talks with the Afghan government and facing a new, external threat, Islamic State. Rifts in the Taliban leadership could widen after confirmation this week of the death of elusive founder Omar.

Seven Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:06 PM PDT By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said. Five soldiers were killed and 15 have been missing since the Islamic State fighters attacked the checkpoint outside the eastern town of Ajdabiya, near the oil port of Brega, one military official said. Two more soldiers were killed when the government sent reinforcements.

Eleven Colombian military personnel killed in plane crash Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:15 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Eleven Colombian military personnel were killed on Friday when their transport plane suffered motor failure and crashed in the northern province of Cesar, killing all on board, according to a statement from the Air Force. The burned hulk of the plane was found near the town of Codazzi, about 600 kilometers (372 miles) northeast of Bogota near the border with Venezuela. President Juan Manuel Santos called the victims "heroes" in a Tweet. (Reporting by Helen Murphy; Editing by Andrew Hay)

Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian near Gaza border: medics Posted: 31 Jul 2015 11:36 AM PDT Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager near the border fence in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian medical officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said several suspects approached the fence at two different points and did not heed calls by soldiers to stop. Israel enforces a 300-meter-(1,000-foot)-deep, security no-go zone on the Gaza side of the fence.

Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank; Jewish arsonists suspected Posted: 31 Jul 2015 10:51 AM PDT By Ali Sawafta DUMA, West Bank (Reuters) - Suspected Jewish attackers torched a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing an 18-month-old child and seriously injuring his parents and brother, an act that Israel's prime minister described as terrorism. It was the worst attack by Israeli assailants since a Palestinian teenager was burned to death in Jerusalem a year ago. Ibrahim Dawabsheh, a Duma resident, said he heard people shouting for help from the house and rushed to it.

Reports of Haqqani network founder's death, but family denies Posted: 31 Jul 2015 10:32 AM PDT By Haji Mujtaba and Jibran Ahmad WANA/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Family members on Friday denied reports of the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the fearsome Haqqani militant network blamed for some of Afghanistan's deadliest suicide attacks. Haqqani, in his 70s, is reported to have been in ill health in recent years and has given up most day-to-day control of his Taliban-allied militant network to his son, Sirajuddin. Two other family members insisted Haqqani was not dead after Pakistani media reported his demise.

Colombian military plane crashes, killing all 11 on board Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:49 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian military transport plane crashed in the country's north on Friday, killing all 11 personnel aboard.

Palestinian toddler burned to death in 'settler' arson attack Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT A Palestinian toddler was burnt to death in an arson attack by suspected Jewish settlers on homes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sparking clashes in which a teenager was shot and died Saturday. The Friday arson attack, which also critically wounded the toddler's parents and brother, stoked running tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, sparking protests by hundreds of people and sporadic clashes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the firebombing "an act of terrorism in every respect" and made a rare telephone call to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:32 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Throughout more than 120 years of Olympic history, no city has hosted both the winter and summer games. Now, Beijing will be the first do it — and in the span of just 14 years. The Chinese capital was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, beating Kazakh rival Almaty 44-40 in a surprisingly close vote marred by technical problems, taking the games back to the city that hosted the summer version in 2008.

Iraq's Kurdistan laments caught in middle of Turkey-PKK fight Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:32 PM PDT Iraq's Kurdistan region is suffering the fallout as Turkey launches strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq, the region's top diplomat said on Friday, calling for both sides to return to a ceasefire. "We are caught in between (the) two sides," Falah Mustafa Bakir, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government's department of foreign relations, told a small group of reporters in Washington. Turkey has repeatedly attacked Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq over the past week, in what it says is a response to a series of targeted killings of police officers and soldiers blamed on the Kurdish militant group.

Venezuela governor: 1 killed during supermarket looting Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:14 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man was killed and dozens were arrested Friday as a mob looted a supermarket in an industrial Venezuelan city, Bolivar state authorities said.

Debris brings MH370 mystery 'closer' than ever to answers Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:10 PM PDT Plane debris that washed up on an Indian Ocean island is from a Boeing 777, Malaysian authorities said Friday, making it almost certainly the first piece of wreckage recovered from missing flight MH370. This could be the convincing evidence that MH370 went down in the Indian Ocean," Malaysia's deputy transport minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP. The Malaysia Airlines flight was one of only three Boeing 777s to have been involved in major incidents, along with the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine last year and the Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco airport in 2013 that left three dead.

11 killed in Colombia military plane crash Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:09 PM PDT The crash on Friday of a Colombian airforce plane has killed 11 people officials said, blaming the accident on mechanical problems. Earlier in the day, President Juan Manuel Santos had announced that 12 people died in the mishap, but officials walked that figure back a short time later. Santos, in a Twitter message, expressed "regret" over the deadly accident and offered condolences to the families of those who died.

Muslims in C. Africa 'forced to abandon religion': Amnesty Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:08 PM PDT Many Muslims returning to western areas of the Central African Republic after last year's intercommunal massacres are being threatened and "forced to abandon their religion," Amnesty International said Friday. "Having forced tens of thousands of Muslims to flee western CAR, anti-balaka militias are now repressing the religious identity of the hundreds of Muslims who remained or who have returned," said Joanne Mariner, the London-based rights group's senior crisis response adviser.

Fired Mexican soccer coach probed for political tweets Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The trouble isn't over for fired Mexico national soccer team coach Miguel Herrera. He is now under investigation for possible violations of electoral laws for politically oriented tweets sent the day of June 7 midterm elections, authorities said Friday.

Pacific trade ministers wrapping up talks at Hawaii resort Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ministers from a dozen Pacific Rim nations meeting at a Hawaii resort Friday were wrapping up four days of talks on a new trade agreement that would cover nearly 40 percent of the global economy.

IndyCar reacts to Walker's pending departure Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Will Power expects Derrick Walker's life to be a lot less stressful now that he's stepping down as IndyCar's president of competition.

Mexico state: Indians approve embattled wind power project Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:58 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca says residents of a heavily Indian area have approved the installation of a huge wind power project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

US cable says Pinochet told of army involvement in teens' burning Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT The burning alive of two teenagers by a Chilean military patrol in 1986 was directly reported to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, but he refused to accept it, according to US documents declassified Friday. The documents' release comes as the murder of 19-year-old Rodrigo Rojas and attempted murder of 18-year-old Carmen Gloria Quintana nearly 30 years ago is finally coming to trial in Chile. Rojas and Quintana were picked up by soldiers July 2, 1986 at an anti-government protest and allegedly beaten, doused with gasoline and left for dead on the outskirts of Santiago.

Employee dorm fire kills 1, injures 4 in Grand Teton Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A fire at an employee dormitory in Grand Teton National Park killed one person and injured four others in the third emergency for national park concession workers in Wyoming in the past two months.

Some Alaska Natives allowed visa-free travel to Russian area Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:51 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Some western Alaska Natives can again travel back and forth to Russia's Chukota region without a visa under a decades-old agreement that was recently revived.

Mexico activists denounce abuses targeting Cuban migrants Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:48 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Advocates for migrants said Friday they filed 15 complaints against Mexican government officials for allegedly extorting Cubans passing through en route to the United States and have documented hundreds of similar cases.

Palestinian teen killed in clash with Israel army: officials Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:45 PM PDT A Palestinian teen shot during clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank died of his wounds early Saturday, Palestinian medical and security sources said. The sources said 14-year-old Laith Khaldi of the Jalazon refugee camp was shot in the chest during clashes with Israeli forces near the Atara checkpoint on Friday evening and died hours later in hospital. A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told AFP that "a Palestinian suspect hurled a Molotov cocktail at an army post in Bir Zeit.

Four die as private Saudi plane crashes in Britain Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:44 PM PDT Four people died when a Saudi Arabia-registered private jet crashed into a car auction site and burst into flames in southern England on Friday, police said. The pilot and three passengers died when the Phenom 300 jet attempted to land at Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire and ploughed into the nearby business. "We can confirm that there were four people on board, including the pilot," said Olga Venner, acting chief inspector of Hampshire police.

Kerry to push Malaysia on human trafficking during visit Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. diplomat John Kerry will push Malaysia to redouble its efforts against human trafficking on an upcoming visit for regional security talks, a senior State Department official said Friday.

Ex-coach rejoins Oklahoma City soccer team after acquittal Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:27 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma City soccer coach who was accused in the death of an off-duty police officer in England plans to rejoin the organization after he was cleared of all charges.

Top-seeded Goffin advances to Swiss Open semifinals Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:24 PM PDT GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) — Top-seeded David Goffin of Belgium advanced to the Swiss Open semifinals Friday, beating sixth-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Appeals court affirms conviction of woman in hot sauce case Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:20 PM PDT JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska appeals court has affirmed the conviction of an Anchorage woman whom prosecutors said used a videotape of herself punishing her son to get on the "Dr. Phil" show.

Netanyahu to address US Jewish groups on Iran deal Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:20 PM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will next week redouble efforts to scupper the international nuclear deal with Iran, making a personal appeal to Jewish groups across the United States. Netanyahu, a strident opponent of the agreement, will make a web address Tuesday that will be available on computers, on mobile phones and in synagogues across America, according to organizers representing more than 100 Jewish groups. The Israeli premier is also expected to take questions, in an address hosted by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Jewish Federations of North America.

Boeing to study plane debris as MH370 probe advances Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:15 PM PDT Boeing said Friday it will send a technical team to France to study plane debris that authorities increasingly believe is from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014. "At the request of civil aviation investigating authorities, Boeing will dispatch a technical team to assist in analyzing the part found on Reunion Island," the company said in a statement.

Mexican judge orders 4 soldiers to stand trial in 7 deaths Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:12 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Mexico has ordered that four soldiers be held for trial on charges including forced disappearance and murder related to the deaths of seven people.

Boeing team to analyze plane debris found on Reunion Island Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:09 PM PDT (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it will dispatch a team to assist in analyzing plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Malaysia is "almost certain" that the debris found on the island is from a Boeing 777, the deputy transport minister said on Thursday, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from missing Flight MH370. Malaysia Airlines was operating a Boeing 777 on the ill-fated flight, which vanished in March last year en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history.

John Isner advances to Atlanta Open semifinals Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Two-time defending champion John Isner ran his Atlanta Open winning streak to 10 matches Friday, riding his big serve to a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ricardis Berankis.

Nigeria attacks kill 16 as force chief promises to crush Boko Haram Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT A female suicide bomber and Boko Haram gunmen killed 16 people in Nigeria as the commander of a new multinational force tasked with fighting the Islamists pledged on Friday to crush the insurgency "very soon". Major General Iliya Abbah's appointment in an Abuja ceremony as chief of the 8,700-strong force came as a woman bomber on a tricycle killed six people in a busy market in Maiduguri, the largest city in Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who won the election in March this year on a promise to defeat the jihadists, said Friday the new task force would "lead to the speedy defeat and elimination of Boko Haram", according to a statement.

Mexico village reels after truck tragedy Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:48 PM PDT A rural village in northern Mexico is reeling after a truck lost control and crushed into a crowd of pilgrims, with six of the 26 dead related to one devastated farmer. Around 10 of the dead were from Santa Rosa, a village of modest homes surrounded by fields of corns and beans so remote that cellphone connection is weak. One man, Jesus Solis Garza, lost two children, a grandson and three nephews in the tragedy.

Tribal Alaskans light on walrus meat getting tons of halibut Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:39 PM PDT By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - About 10,000 pounds (4.5 tonnes) of frozen halibut is being sent as food aid to four rural tribal Alaskan communities beset by a lean walrus hunting season caused by climate shifts, a representative for a group coordinating the distribution said. The fish will be distributed to four communities on islands in the Bering Sea, according to population, Donna James, a senior planner for Kawerak Inc, a non-profit tribal consortium headquartered in Nome, said on Thursday. "These communities rely on walrus to fill their freezers throughout the year," James said.

Zimbabwe seeks US hunter's extradition for killing lion Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:33 PM PDT Zimbabwe on Friday called for the extradition of Walter Palmer, as AFP learnt that the Minnesota dentist and trophy hunter had posed for a photograph next to the body of Cecil the lion. Palmer paid $55,000 for the hunt earlier this month in which he shot the lion with a powerful bow and arrow outside Hwange national park in western Zimbabwe. Cecil, who had a distinctive black mane, was a popular tourist draw at the park and was wearing a tracking collar as part of an Oxford University research project.

French police foil '1,000 bids' to cross Channel Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:32 PM PDT French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel Friday, as London vowed further measures to tackle the crisis. "More than 1,000 attempts were thwarted last night, with around 30 arrests," the source said, adding there were no reports of migrants injured in their bid to enter the undersea tunnel linking France and Britain. France has sent 120 additional police officers to the northern port city of Calais to stem the crisis, as the number of deaths since June reached 10.

Burning tractor temporarily closes US-Mexico border bridge Posted: 31 Jul 2015 02:28 PM PDT CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A burning farm tractor briefly closed an international bridge on the Texas-Mexico border.

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