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• Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
• Thai authorities focus on suspect seen in CCTV footage at blast site
• Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul
• Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemeni port, aid group sounds alarm
• Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin
• Turkey faces fractious interim rule as PM gives up on forming new govt
• Boston Olympics organizers: Report didn't analyze details
• Doctors say Guatemala ex-dictator Rios Montt has dementia
• Rogic, Kruse, Luongo back in Australia squad for qualifiers
• New Zealand towns on edge as police hunt for armed suspects
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• U.S. military probe of Afghan shooting found Bales' camp had lax discipline
• Prince Harry to visit US, South Africa and Lesotho
• Coastal Carolina basketball team visits Cuba
• Spitfires, Hurricanes mark Battle of Britain's 'Hardest Day'
• England eyes one final humiliation of Australia
• Mexico questions officials in journalist, activist killings
• Depay double rescues Man United in 3-1 win over Bruges
• Another Democrat opposes Iran deal, US approval still likely
• Depay moves United closer to Champions League group stage
• Gunmen kill Mexican marine, wound 2 in state next to capital
• US Bible museum inks Israel antiquities deal
• Iberian flight makes emergency landing in Argentina
• Acid-throwing Italian mum to see baby in prison after outcry
• Former chemical executive pleads guilty in West Virginia spill
• Bubka, Coe face off for IAAF presidency
• Ongoing drought to cost California $2.74 billion: researchers
• Mexico arrests suspect in 2014 killing of US motorcyclist
• World Series of Beach Volleyball returns to California
• Telecom Digicel relaunches mobile money product in Haiti
• Mexico marks legal milestone as soldier jailed for disappearance
• With China funding, messaging app Kik joins unicorns
• Mexico sees first conviction of soldier in disappearance
• Dutch government to face possible no confidence vote over Greece
• Richie McCaw says retirement scares him 'a little bit'
• US, Britain push for UN sanctions on South Sudan
• Lazio beats Leverkusen 1-0 in Champions League playoff
• U.S. floats U.N. sanctions to press on South Sudan peace
• Raging U.S. wildfires burn homes, force evacuations, kill horses

Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold Posted: 18 Aug 2015 11:04 AM PDT By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago, official data showed on Tuesday, many of them landing on Greek islands after fleeing conflict in Syria. While the increase recorded by the European Union's border control agency Frontex may be partly due to better monitoring, it highlighted the scale of a crisis that has led to more than 2,000 deaths this year as desperate migrants take to rickety boats. Italian police said they had arrested eight suspected human traffickers that they said had reportedly forced migrants to stay in the hold of a fishing boat in the Mediterranean as 49 of them suffocated on engine fumes.

Thai authorities focus on suspect seen in CCTV footage at blast site Posted: 18 Aug 2015 09:29 AM PDT By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aukkarapon Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, nearly half of them foreigners. The government said the attack during Monday's evening rush hour in Bangkok's commercial hub was aimed at destroying the economy. Major-General Werachon Sukhondhapatipak said there were similarities between Monday's deadly blast and the smaller, Tuesday explosion, but added the authorities had not established links between the two.

Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul Posted: 18 Aug 2015 12:24 PM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iraq's former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary report which blamed him and others for the fall of Mosul to Islamic State last year and called for them to be referred to the judiciary. "There is no value to the results that came out of the parliamentary investigation committee", Maliki said on Facebook in his first public comments since the report was released on Sunday and referred to the public prosecutor on Monday. Maliki, whose website says he has been in Iran since Friday, said political differences in the panel compromised its objectivity.

Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemeni port, aid group sounds alarm Posted: 18 Aug 2015 09:30 AM PDT Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeida on Tuesday, and officials there said the raids destroyed cranes and warehouses in the main entry point for aid supplies to the north of the country. Hodeida, controlled by Iranian-allied Houthi forces, has become a focal point of efforts to resupply the impoverished Arab state, battered by five months of war that has killed over 4,300 people. "The bombing of Hodeida port is the final straw ... The impact of these latest air strikes will be felt most strongly by innocent children and families," he added.

Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin Posted: 18 Aug 2015 10:24 AM PDT The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest upsurge in fighting between Kiev's forces and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country. The clashes, near the port of Mariupol in the southeast and at rebel-held Horlivka, further frayed an increasingly tenuous ceasefire as Ukraine prepared to mark its Independence Day next week.

Turkey faces fractious interim rule as PM gives up on forming new govt Posted: 18 Aug 2015 12:29 PM PDT By Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu formally ended attempts to form the next government on Tuesday after weeks of coalition talks failed, raising the prospect of a fractious interim administration leading the country to a new election. Davutoglu officially handed the mandate back to President Tayyip Erdogan at an evening meeting in the capital Ankara, Erdogan's office said in a statement. NATO member Turkey has not seen this level of political uncertainty since the fragile coalition governments of the 1990s - turmoil it could do without as it takes on a frontline role in the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State insurgents in Syria and battles Kurdish militants at home.

Boston Olympics organizers: Report didn't analyze details Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:59 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The organizers of Boston's failed bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics are disputing a state-funded consultants' report that says they underestimated costs and could have left taxpayers on the hook for significant overruns.

Doctors say Guatemala ex-dictator Rios Montt has dementia Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:55 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Members of a medical team that evaluated Guatemalan former dictator Efrain Rios Montt reported Tuesday that he suffers from dementia as a court considers whether he is fit for trial on genocide and human rights charges.

Rogic, Kruse, Luongo back in Australia squad for qualifiers Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:52 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has boosted his attacking strength with the recall of Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic, Bayer Leverkusen forward Robbie Kruse and Queens Park Rangers' Massimo Luongo for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan.

New Zealand towns on edge as police hunt for armed suspects Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:49 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A manhunt in New Zealand has prompted schools to close and put several towns on edge after police say a group of five suspects shot at them and stole a police car before disappearing.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stopped short of offering a personal apology for Japan's role in World War II but his recent 70th anniversary statement could still help improve fragile relations with South Korea, leading U.S. experts said Tuesday. Washington is keen for its two main allies in Asia overcome sharp differences on historical issues that have poisoned their relationship. Since taking office in late 2012, Abe, a nationalist, has been accused of trying to whitewash Japanese wartime atrocities.

U.S. military probe of Afghan shooting found Bales' camp had lax discipline Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:31 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The month before he killed 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage, Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales bloodied the nose of an Afghan truck driver in an assault that was not reported to his camp commanders, according to a report released on Tuesday. The assault, and the failure to report it to senior officers, was one of several signs that the post where Bales served in Afghanistan was suffering from "low standards of personal conduct and discipline," said the military's administrative investigation of the 2012 shooting incident. The week before the shootings, Bales used steroids while on a mission and one fellow non-commissioned officer was worried about his erratic behavior, but those concerns were not passed on to camp leadership, the report said.

Prince Harry to visit US, South Africa and Lesotho Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:24 PM PDT Prince Harry is to visit the United States, South Africa and Lesotho later this year on official visits, Kensington Palace announced on Tuesday. The fifth in line to the throne is to visit South Africa and the kingdom of Lesotho at the end of November and start of December. "I am delighted to be welcoming Prince Harry on an official visit to South Africa and Lesotho later this year," said Judith Macgregor, Britain's High Commissioner to South Africa.

Coastal Carolina basketball team visits Cuba Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:23 PM PDT CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Cliff Ellis' resume includes 770 victories and 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, and the veteran coach says watching the flag go up at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba for the first time since 1961 is one of his most memorable experiences.

Spitfires, Hurricanes mark Battle of Britain's 'Hardest Day' Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:20 PM PDT World War II aircraft including 18 Spitfires and six Hurricanes flew over southeast England on Tuesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the "hardest day" of the Battle of Britain. The planes took off from a former RAF airfield at Biggin Hill, south of London, which came under attack from the Luftwaffe on August 18, 1940 as Germany attempted to gain air superiority in advance of a planned land invasion. The date became known as the "hardest day" as the airforces recorded their greatest combined loss of aircraft on any single day of the Battle of Britain, which took place from July to October 1940.

England eyes one final humiliation of Australia Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:13 PM PDT There's still time for Australia to endure one final humiliation in this chastening Ashes series.

Mexico questions officials in journalist, activist killings Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:09 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators began interviewing more top officials in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz on Tuesday about the recent killing of a photojournalist, an activist and three other women in the Mexican capital.

Depay double rescues Man United in 3-1 win over Bruges Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:08 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Memphis Depay announced his arrival at Manchester United by scoring a first-half double and providing a late assist for Marouane Fellaini in a 3-1 win over Bruges in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday.

Another Democrat opposes Iran deal, US approval still likely Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:05 PM PDT A second US Senate Democrat spoke out Tuesday in opposition to President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but momentum within the party nevertheless appeared to be favoring the landmark accord. Despite Senator Robert Menendez joining a congressional chorus of disapproval of the pact, Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded that Obama likely had the votes to ensure its survival. "I have looked into my own soul and my devotion to principle may once again lead me to an unpopular course, but if Iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it," Menendez said in a speech at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Depay moves United closer to Champions League group stage Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:57 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United may just have found a new star to fill the club's iconic No. 7 shirt.

Gunmen kill Mexican marine, wound 2 in state next to capital Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:52 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican navy officials said Tuesday that one marine was killed and two others wounded in an ambush by drug cartel gunmen in the State of Mexico, just west of Mexico City.

US Bible museum inks Israel antiquities deal Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:36 PM PDT Ancient artifacts that have yet to be unearthed in Israel could turn up on display in a museum dedicated to the Bible opening in Washington in 2017. Because Israel has 39 archeological digs now underway, "some of the artifacts that might be displayed... may not even have been discovered yet," it said. The Israel Antiquities Authority maintains the country's National Treasures, whose two million items include the entire Dead Sea scrolls collection.

Iberian flight makes emergency landing in Argentina Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:34 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Iberian Airlines flight with 240 people on board has made an emergency landing at Argentina's largest airport because of technical problems after hitting birds.

Acid-throwing Italian mum to see baby in prison after outcry Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:33 PM PDT A woman jailed in Italy for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend will be allowed to see her baby once a day following a public outcry, according to media reports Tuesday. Martina Levato, 23, gave birth to a son in prison at the weekend but was not even allowed to hold her baby before he was taken away on the orders of a Milan prosecutor.

Former chemical executive pleads guilty in West Virginia spill Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:29 PM PDT (Reuters) - A former chemical company executive charged over a spill that fouled the drinking water of about 300,000 West Virginians pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Tuesday, according to federal court documents. Dennis Farrell, a former executive with bankrupt Freedom Industries Inc, was among four company officials charged in the January 2014 leak of a coal-washing chemical into the Elk River near Charleston. Farrell pleaded guilty to causing unlawful discharge of refuse matter and negligent violation of a permit in federal court in Charleston, the court records showed.

Bubka, Coe face off for IAAF presidency Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:26 PM PDT Athletics greats Sergey Bubka and Sebastian Coe will vie for the presidency of world body the IAAF on Wednesday in a pivotal vote which will shape the future of the drug-tainted sport. Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) 214 federations will cast their ballots at a vast convention centre in Beijing, with a result expected at about 1:00 pm (0500 GMT). The election comes just days before the start of the biennial world championships at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium, after a build-up marked by doping controversies.

Ongoing drought to cost California $2.74 billion: researchers Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:22 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the state's agricultural sector, researchers said. Agricultural economists at the University of California, Davis, said the drought, entering its fourth year, would impact the state more in 2015 than in 2014, when the total cost to the economy was estimated to be $2.2 billion. "If a drought of this intensity persists beyond 2015, California's agricultural production and employment will continue to erode," said co-author Josue Medellin-Azuara, a water economist with the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

Mexico arrests suspect in 2014 killing of US motorcyclist Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:20 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have arrested an alleged drug gang leader they believe was responsible for the 2014 killing of a New York man who vanished while heading on his motorcycle to Brazil for the World Cup.

World Series of Beach Volleyball returns to California Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:04 PM PDT For Kerri Walsh Jennings, the pursuit of a fourth consecutive Olympic beach volleyball gold medal resumes on her home sand.

Telecom Digicel relaunches mobile money product in Haiti Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:02 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A mobile phone network provider has relaunched a money transfer system in Haiti designed to let people get easier access to cash through their cellphones.

Mexico marks legal milestone as soldier jailed for disappearance Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:02 PM PDT A Mexican judge on Tuesday convicted and ordered a soldier jailed in connection with the disappearance of a civilian in a northern border state, a legal milestone in a country torn by an almost decade-old war between security forces and drug gangs. The unidentified soldier was given a sentence of 31 years for the kidnapping of the victim in May 2012 in the state of Nuevo Leon, according to a statement from the federal court system. It was the first case in which a soldier was found guilty of the disappearance of a civilian.

With China funding, messaging app Kik joins unicorns Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:57 PM PDT The funding vaults the firm launched by University of Waterloo students into the so-called "unicorn" club of startups with valuations over $1 billion, according to a Kik statement. With the capital, Kik aims to build a chat-based ecosystem around its base of American youth. The company says 70 percent of its 240 million registered users are between 13 and 24 years old, and that 40 percent of US teens use Kik.

Mexico sees first conviction of soldier in disappearance Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:55 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday handed down Mexico's first-ever conviction of a soldier for the disappearance of a civilian.

Dutch government to face possible no confidence vote over Greece Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:48 PM PDT The government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to face a call for a no-confidence vote from euro-sceptic, right-wing rival Geert Wilders, when parliament debates the latest bailout program for Greece on Wednesday. During his 2012 election campaign, Rutte had vowed "not one cent more for Greece," a sentiment endorsed by Wilders, Rutte's Liberal party and most Dutch voters. Wilders has said that if the Dutch government agrees to contribute more to Greece he will submit a motion of no confidence.

Richie McCaw says retirement scares him 'a little bit' Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:42 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks captain Richie McCaw says the prospect of retirement scares him "a little bit" but he isn't yet certain he will end his international career after this year's Rugby World Cup.

US, Britain push for UN sanctions on South Sudan Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:31 PM PDT The United States and Britain pushed for UN sanctions against South Sudan's government Tuesday, over its failure to sign a peace deal to end a brutal two-year civil war. South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar met a Monday deadline to sign the power-sharing agreement, but President Salva Kiir only initialed part of it and said he would return to the table in early September to finalize the accord. "There must be consequences for those who continue to stand in the way of peace," she said, calling for UN Security Council sanctions if the government does not sign the deal within 15 days.

Lazio beats Leverkusen 1-0 in Champions League playoff Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:29 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Lazio beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday, with halftime substitute Keita scoring the only goal of an entertaining match.

U.S. floats U.N. sanctions to press on South Sudan peace Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:28 PM PDT The United States on Tuesday put pressure on political leaders in South Sudan by announcing it was consulting with other countries about imposing United Nations sanctions on anyone who undermined the peace process in the war-hit east African state. Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, said in a statement that Washington was proposing such sanctions "if an agreement is not signed by the government within 15 days and a cease-fire is not implemented promptly by all parties." On Monday, South Sudan President Salva Kiir declined to sign a peace deal proposed by regional leaders, saying he required more time.

Raging U.S. wildfires burn homes, force evacuations, kill horses Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:23 PM PDT By David Ryder and Laura Zuckerman CHELAN, Wash./SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Dozens of wildfires burning across the drought-parched U.S. Northwest on Tuesday have destroyed scores of structures, sparked evacuation orders for thousands of people, and killed at least 27 wild horses. More than 100 homes have been destroyed since Friday in Washington state, Idaho and Oregon, authorities said. About 200 U.S. soldiers have been called in to reinforce civilian firefighters battling almost 90 blazes that have blackened more than 1 million acres (400,000 hectares) across the country's arid West.

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