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• Greece and lenders strike upbeat tone, deal seen on bailout
• Syria foreign minister in Tehran for talks with Iran, Russia
• Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen
• New Taliban leader facing tension as top official quits
• Suspected Boko Haram militants kill eight, kidnap 100 in Cameroon
• Turkish jets hit PKK targets, soldiers killed in southeast
• Trump, an unknown quantity in first Republican debate
• Mexico prosecutor: Video has suspects in journalist killing
• Obama, Netanyahu make dueling appeals on Iran to US Jews
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Toronto nightclub shooting leaves at least 2 dead, 3 wounded
• Westminster under suspicion as ex-PM faces child abuse claim
• England on brink of winning back the Ashes
• Christian persecution spurs charity, calls for more asylum
• IMF signals delay on adding China to currency basket
• US archdiocese settles abuse cases for $21 million
• Brazil to play Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena on Sept 5
• 16 police officers killed in Colombia helicopter crash
• US likely to intervene in Palestinian terror case
• International outcry after Burundian rights activist shot
• EU offers to help France, Britain face Calais migrant crisis
• Apple slump deepens on iPhone, China concerns
• Stosur tops Mladenovic at Citi Open for 500th match victory
• Brazil mining company dumps sand and clay into river
• Helicopter crash kills 16 Colombian police
• Germany's top prosecutor fired over treason probe
• Two dead, three injured at Drake Toronto rap party
• Maker of hacked radio says system is unique to Fiat Chrysler
• U.S. asks Venezuela to scrap ban on opposition political candidates
• Helicopter accident kills 16 police officers in Colombia
• Patriarch of musical Jackson family leaves Brazil hospital
• UN says majority of health programs suspended in Iraq
• LGBT Jamaicans holding first gay pride celebration on island
• Myanmar factions find common cause in fighting malaria
• Italy prosecutor says fugitive Mafia Godfather protected 'at high level'
• UN chief seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees
• Jazz PG Dante Exum injures left knee playing for Australia
• Choir begins rehearsals for pope's Philadelphia Mass
• EU, US urge Turkey restraint amid PKK onslaught
• First Israeli jailed without trial in sweep over West Bank arson

Greece and lenders strike upbeat tone, deal seen on bailout Posted: 04 Aug 2015 10:44 AM PDT By Angeliki Koutantou and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Both Greece and its lenders said on Tuesday they were optimistic they could broker a deal within days on a multi-billion euro bailout, striking a surprisingly upbeat tone on a process previously fraught with bitterness. A bailout worth up to 86 billion euros ($94.5 billion) must be settled by Aug. 20 -- or a second bridge loan agreed -- if Greece is to pay off debt of 3.5 billion euros to the European Central Bank that matures on that day. Wrapping up a day of talks in Athens, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said negotiations were going better than expected.

Syria foreign minister in Tehran for talks with Iran, Russia Posted: 04 Aug 2015 10:56 AM PDT Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with officials from allies Iran and Russia that are expected to focus on efforts to end the civil war in his country. Iran and Russia have stood by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing military and financial support during more than four years of the conflict. The United States and some of its Gulf Arab allies have said Assad must leave office.

Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen Posted: 04 Aug 2015 11:56 AM PDT Fighters loyal to Yemen's deposed president seized about 10 southern villages from Houthi forces on Tuesday, pursuing their offensive a day after capturing the country's biggest air base, residents and loyalist sources said. Militias siding with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled Yemen for Saudi Arabia in March, and army units trained and equipped by Gulf Arab countries have made advances against the Iranian-allied Houthis in recent weeks. Yemeni military sources said the United Arab Emirates had sent in dozens of tanks and heavy artillery pieces to the fighters in recent days, though a spokesman for the Arab coalition denied media reports that it had sent ground troops.

New Taliban leader facing tension as top official quits Posted: 04 Aug 2015 05:03 AM PDT By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A top Taliban official announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a growing leadership struggle in the Afghan insurgent movement after the news of the death of leader Mullah Mohammad Omar last week. The swift announcement that Omar's longtime deputy, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour would be the new leader has riled many senior figures angry about the implication that Mansour covered up Omar's death for more than two years. The infighting could split the Taliban and threatens tentative peace talks with the Kabul government to end 13 years of war that began with a U.S.-led campaign after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill eight, kidnap 100 in Cameroon Posted: 04 Aug 2015 12:51 PM PDT At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said. Tchakarmari, the village targeted early on Tuesday, lies north of Maroua, where dozens of people were killed in a series of suicide bombings by the Nigerian Islamist group last month. "Residents said the attackers headed back to Nigeria where Cameroon is not allowed to pursue them," the local government source in the Far North region said.

Turkish jets hit PKK targets, soldiers killed in southeast Posted: 04 Aug 2015 08:34 AM PDT By Seyhmus, Cakan and Jonny Hogg DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, Dogan news agency reported, and three soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in a neighboring province, the military said. Turkish F-16 jets carried out a 35-minute assault on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in Daglica, in Hakkari Province near the border with Iraq, whose northern mountains offer a relatively safe base for the insurgents. Violence has swept eastern Turkey since last month, when the outlawed PKK ramped up attacks against Turkish security forces and Ankara launched reciprocal air strikes against its fighters in Turkey and northern Iraq.

Trump, an unknown quantity in first Republican debate Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:39 PM PDT As nine candidates prepare to take their place Thursday alongside Donald Trump for the first Republican presidential debate, a question looms: how does one deal with a rival whose bombast is part of his DNA? The real-estate tycoon turned White House contender is also the United States' most prolific political insult generator, imposing a sense of must-see-TV on the opening duel of the 2016 cycle. Trump has trumped many who have spent years meticulously preparing for this moment -- writing memoirs or policy books, espousing causes, polishing their image and courting wealthy donors.

Mexico prosecutor: Video has suspects in journalist killing Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:38 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors released a surveillance video Tuesday showing suspects calmly leaving an apartment building where five people were found tortured and shot to death, including a photojournalist who had taken refuge in the capital after feeling threatened in the Mexican state he covered.

Obama, Netanyahu make dueling appeals on Iran to US Jews Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made dueling appeals to the American Jewish community Tuesday as they sought to rally support for their opposing positions on the Iranian nuclear deal.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The crumbling brick and concrete walls of the Atomic Bomb Dome, as it is known today, rise above the Motoyasu River. The bomb so devastated Hiroshima that there are few other reminders of the city that was here seven decades ago. "I didn't want to see this place for a long time," said Kimie Mihara, a fragile but straight-backed 89-year-old. She walked slowly around the fenced-off ruin, now roofless save for the dome's skeleton.

Toronto nightclub shooting leaves at least 2 dead, 3 wounded Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:27 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — A shooting that started at a Toronto nightclub event hosted by rapper Drake and then spilled outside onto the streets left at least two people dead and three others wounded, police said. It wasn't clear if Drake was present during the shooting.

Westminster under suspicion as ex-PM faces child abuse claim Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:05 PM PDT Allegations linking former prime minister Edward Heath to child sex abuse threatened fresh disgrace for Britain's political establishment on Tuesday as claims of high-level historic paedophilia piled up. Heath led Britain between 1970 and 1974, taking it into the European Economic Community in 1973, and was known as a curmudgeonly bachelor who loved sailing and classical music. Now he has become the most senior figure to join the ranks of prominent Westminster politicians accused, many of them posthumously, of sexually abusing children.

England on brink of winning back the Ashes Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:03 PM PDT NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Many pre-series predictions had Trent Bridge as the ground where the Ashes would be clinched.

Christian persecution spurs charity, calls for more asylum Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:50 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Syrian archbishop said the United States' reluctance to offer asylum to persecuted Christians is "unjust and condemnable" and appealed to the American people for help withstanding Islamic militants fighting to root out their faith.

IMF signals delay on adding China to currency basket Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The staff of the International Monetary Fund is recommending that China wait until at least October 2016 to join an exclusive club of the world's top currencies.

US archdiocese settles abuse cases for $21 million Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:50 PM PDT MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Tuesday that it will pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a settlement that would end a four-year bankruptcy proceeding.

Brazil to play Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena on Sept 5 Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:44 PM PDT HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Brazil will play Costa Rica in an exhibition at Red Bull Arena on Sept. 5, three days before the Selecao meet the United States at Foxborough, Massachusetts.

16 police officers killed in Colombia helicopter crash Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:31 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Sixteen Colombian police officers died Tuesday when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed while taking part in a manhunt for the nation's most-wanted drug trafficker, the second deadly air accident affecting the U.S.-trained military in less than a week.

US likely to intervene in Palestinian terror case Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is moving closer to intervening in a high-stakes civil case over deadly Palestinian terror attacks as officials met Tuesday with victims' families to discuss concerns over a jury verdict worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

International outcry after Burundian rights activist shot Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:22 PM PDT The attempted killing of a leading rights activist, shot in the face by a gunman, triggered international outrage on Tuesday and stoked fears of worsening violence in Burundi. Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa, who publicly opposed President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term last month, was shot on his way home from work in the capital on Monday by a gunman on a motorbike. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned "the assassination attempt" and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

EU offers to help France, Britain face Calais migrant crisis Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:21 PM PDT The European Commission offered Tuesday to help France and Britain deal with the migrant crisis at the Channel Tunnel, as police on both sides braced for new attempts at the crossing. The EC said in a statement that it would send a first instalment of financial assistance to France of 20 million euros ($22 million), less than a day after some 600 fresh attempts were made to penetrate the tunnel, according to a police source. The situation in the northern French port of Calais has hit the headlines in the past week, with people desperate to reach Britain making attempt after attempt to breach Eurotunnel defences, some paying for it with their lives.

Apple slump deepens on iPhone, China concerns Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:21 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is slumping as the usually high-flying tech stock struggles with the burden of raised expectations.

Stosur tops Mladenovic at Citi Open for 500th match victory Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Stosur recorded her 500th career victory Tuesday, moving into the second round of the Citi Open hard-court tournament by beating Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 6-2.

Brazil mining company dumps sand and clay into river Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:16 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian environmental authorities suspended a mining company's operations in Rio de Janeiro state after a retention dike broke, sending sand and clay into an unpolluted river that flows into Guanabara Bay where Olympic sailing events will be held next year.

Helicopter crash kills 16 Colombian police Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:14 PM PDT At least 16 police were killed Tuesday in Colombia when a helicopter taking part in an anti-drug trafficking operation crashed in a remote jungle-covered region, officials said. A total of 18 officers were on board the Blackhawk helicopter, which was involved in an operation against the powerful Clan Usuga drug gang in northwestern Colombia's Antioquia department, said Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas.

Germany's top prosecutor fired over treason probe Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:11 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A treason investigation against two German journalists claimed its first casualty Tuesday — the country's top prosecutor who ordered the probe.

Two dead, three injured at Drake Toronto rap party Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:10 PM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - Two people were shot dead and three were injured at a party hosted by Grammy-winning rapper Drake at a downtown Toronto nightclub early Tuesday, police said.

Maker of hacked radio says system is unique to Fiat Chrysler Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:10 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — The company that makes car radios that friendly hackers exploited to take control of a Jeep Cherokee says its other infotainment systems don't have the same security flaw.

U.S. asks Venezuela to scrap ban on opposition political candidates Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:59 PM PDT The United States on Tuesday called on Venezuela to reverse a ban on opposition members from holding office and participating in the Dec. 6 parliamentary elections. Washington made the request after opposition leader Maria Machado said she had tried to register on Monday as a candidate but her application was rejected. The State Department said in a statement that the decisions by Venezuelan electoral officials "clearly have the intention of complicating the ability of the opposition" to contest the poll and to limit the field of candidates.

Helicopter accident kills 16 police officers in Colombia Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:57 PM PDT Sixteen policemen died on Tuesday when a helicopter likely crashed into the side of mountain in a wooded region of northwestern Colombia, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said. The U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawk may have crashed because of bad weather or a mechanical failure while taking part in a counter-narcotics operation in the department of Antioquia some 450 km northeast (280 miles) of the capital, Bogota. The head of the group, Dario Antonio Usuga, alias "Otoniel," leads 2,000 men.

Patriarch of musical Jackson family leaves Brazil hospital Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:56 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Joe Jackson, the father of the late Michael Jackson and patriarch of the musical family, has been discharged from the Brazilian hospital where he was treated after he had a stroke in late July while visiting Brazil.

UN says majority of health programs suspended in Iraq Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:55 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says a funding crisis has led to the closure of a majority of health programs in Iraq.

LGBT Jamaicans holding first gay pride celebration on island Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:52 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica's LGBT community is holding its first gay pride celebration, a weeklong observance that was previously almost unthinkable in a Caribbean country long described as the one of the globe's most hostile places to homosexuality.

Myanmar factions find common cause in fighting malaria Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting aside decades of animosity and suspicion, senior Myanmar government and military officials have held unprecedented discussions with representatives of the main opposition party and ethnic minorities in Washington on fighting a common enemy — malaria.

Italy prosecutor says fugitive Mafia Godfather protected 'at high level' Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:36 PM PDT An Italian prosecutor who has been hunting the fugitive head of the Sicilian Mafia for the past 10 years says he has eluded capture because he is "protected at a very high level". Matteo Messina Denaro, who has been on the run since 1993, "leaves Sicily" often and with apparent ease, Teresa Principato told Il Fatto Quotidiano daily in an interview published Tuesday, a day after 11 of his henchmen were arrested by Italian police. Denaro -- once a trigger man who reportedly boasted he could "fill a cemetery" with his victims -- had been communicating with his men via the age-old method of "pizzini", bits of paper containing messages, left under a rock at a farm in Sicily.

UN chief seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:32 PM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday raised alarm over a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees and called for urgent donations. Ban said in a statement that the UNRWA relief agency was "a pillar of stability" for five million Palestinian refugees at a time when the Middle East is in the throes of crises and suffering. Ban has personally spoken to several world leaders in the past weeks about the unprecedented funding crisis at UNRWA, his spokesman said.

Jazz PG Dante Exum injures left knee playing for Australia Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:20 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum has injured his left knee while playing for the Australian National team. They were playing the Slovenia National team in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Tuesday.

Choir begins rehearsals for pope's Philadelphia Mass Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:16 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Those fretting about how Philadelphia will accommodate huge crowds when Pope Francis visits are now hearing some soothing sounds.

EU, US urge Turkey restraint amid PKK onslaught Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:15 PM PDT Europe and the United States on Tuesday urged Turkey to show a "proportionate response" in the face of daily attacks by Kurdish militants amid growing concern over the scale of Ankara's air campaign against the rebels. Three more Turkish soldiers were killed in the latest assault blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, as Ankara pressed on with a relentless air campaign against hideouts in northern Iraq. Ankara is waging a two-pronged cross-border "anti-terror" bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and PKK rebels in northern Iraq.

First Israeli jailed without trial in sweep over West Bank arson Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:11 PM PDT By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel jailed a suspected Jewish militant without trial on Tuesday, the first application of the controversial measure against a citizen in a government-ordered crackdown following the lethal torching of a Palestinian home. The suspect, Mordechai Meyer, a resident of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, was arrested and placed under so-called "administrative detention" for six months, Israel's Defense Ministry said in a statement. Administrative detention, under which Israel holds hundreds of Palestinians and which civil liberties groups deplore as a blow to due process of the law, was among new measures Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved for Jews suspected in Friday's arson in the West Bank.

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