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• American university attack hits at heart of Afghan liberal learning
• U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
• Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive
• Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns
• Poverty will hobble Colombia's anti-drugs push after peace deal
• Exclusive: Chinese-Mexican man at center of $205 million seizure could be extradited to Mexico in days - lawyer
• New Syrian rebel advance against IS may take months, commander says
• Wallabies under pressure to rebound from shocking loss
• Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update
• Capsules on top women's players at the 2016 US Open
• Capsules on top men's players at the 2016 US Open
• The US Open at a glance
• 3-time champ Lydia Ko shot behind Stephanie Meadow in Canada
• Year after Slam bid at US Open, Williams eyes No. 23, No. 1
• Millman upsets top-seeded Gasquet at Winston-Salem
• Israel rejects immunity for indicted UN engineer in Gaza
• Rio police charge Lochte with false report of robbery
• Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France
• Rio police: Irishmen say their top official handled tickets
• Ryan Lochte nabs new sponsor after Speedo, others dump him
• Guatemala mayor arrested over mudslide that killed 280
• Reed, Laird share early lead at Barclays
• Shabaab gunmen attack beach restaurant in Mogadishu
• Ecuador president: Swedish prosecutor to interview Assange
• 28 sentenced to life for Argentine dictatorship crimes
• Top Asian News 10:42 p.m. GMT
• Russian convicted in masterminding global online theft ring
• England to go ahead with Bangladesh tour
• Stenson withdraws with pain in his knee
• Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial
• With Couples out, but Daly's debut highlights Boeing Classic
• Aftershocks rattle Italian quake zone; toll rises to 250
• Colombia's president rushing vote on deal with rebels
• Iraq forces retake key town south of Mosul
• England to go ahead with Bangladesh tour despite July attack
• Kerry outlines new Yemen peace push
• Blatter says he will accept verdict as CAS appeal begins
• The Latest: UN schedules meeting to discuss role in Colombia
• Olympic champion Thompson stars as Bolt skips Diamond meet

American university attack hits at heart of Afghan liberal learning Posted: 25 Aug 2016 05:02 PM PDT On Wednesday evening, at least two gunmen stormed classrooms after a suspected car bomb was used to get into the walled complex, and killed seven students and a professor. The death toll could have been far higher, with most students managing to barricade themselves in classrooms or flee to safety, even if it meant breaking bones as they jumped from the second floor of a building. As security forces patrolled the 5-acre campus on Thursday and university staff visited the wounded in hospital, students weighed up the risks of returning to their education.

U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel Posted: 25 Aug 2016 02:46 PM PDT By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two U.S. ships, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday, in the most serious of a number of incidents in the Gulf area this week. "They did feel compelled ultimately to fire three warning shots and the reason for that is... they had taken steps already to try and de-escalate this situation," spokesman Peter Cook told reporters. Tensions have increased in the Gulf in recent days despite an improvement in relations between Iran and the United States.

Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive Posted: 25 Aug 2016 01:33 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish troops fired on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, highlighting the complications of an incursion meant to secure the border region against both Islamic State and Kurdish advances. Syrian rebels backed by Turkish special forces, tanks and warplanes entered Jarablus, one of Islamic State's last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border, on Wednesday.

Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns Posted: 25 Aug 2016 01:35 PM PDT By Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri AMATRICE, Italy (Reuters) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy climbed to 250 on Thursday as rescue teams scoured mounds of rubble for a second day in towns and villages flattened by the natural disaster. "People like myself have lost everything, but at the same time the fact that we have survived means we have to move forward one minute at a time," said Alessandra Cioni, 45, who managed to crawl out of her crumpled house after the quake. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised to rebuild the shattered houses and said he would renew efforts to bolster Italy's flimsy defenses against earthquakes that regularly batter the country.

Poverty will hobble Colombia's anti-drugs push after peace deal Posted: 25 Aug 2016 12:23 PM PDT By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta TACUEYO, Colombia (Reuters) - Jose Toconas picks at branches hanging in rows from the roof of his marijuana drying house and smells their spiky flower buds. In two days he will strip them from their stems, trim the dark green florets into neat little balls and hand them over to dealers working with Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). "This doesn't make me a drug dealer.

Exclusive: Chinese-Mexican man at center of $205 million seizure could be extradited to Mexico in days - lawyer Posted: 25 Aug 2016 12:20 PM PDT By Joel Schectman and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of drug trafficking could be handed over by U.S. authorities to Mexican authorities as early as next week as he has nearly exhausted his legal options, ending a years-long extradition battle, his lawyer told Reuters. Zhenli Ye Gon's July 2007 arrest in the United States and the seizure of $205 million in cash at his Mexico City home several months earlier, played a role in high-profile money laundering investigations by U.S. authorities at the British banking giant HSBC and the Las Vegas Sands Corp. casino company. U.S. prosecutors charged Ye Gon, the former owner of the now defunct Mexican pharmaceutical wholesaler Unimed Pharm Chem, with importing chemicals that cartels allegedly used to produce the illegal drug methamphetamine.

New Syrian rebel advance against IS may take months, commander says Posted: 25 Aug 2016 05:12 PM PDT By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels, who this week seized a strategic town from Islamic State, aim to move westward in the next phase of their Turkey-backed operation, an advance that could take weeks or months to complete, a rebel commander said. Colonel Ahmad Osman, head of the Sultan Murad group, also told Reuters the rebels did not wish to fight Kurdish forces that have advanced in northern Syria as part of a separate campaign against IS, but would do so if necessary. Sultan Murad is one of the main Syrian rebel groups taking part in the operation that on Wednesday drove IS from the border town of Jarablus with help from Turkish special forces, warplanes and tanks.

Wallabies under pressure to rebound from shocking loss Posted: 25 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia coach Michael Cheika is under considerable pressure to put one of the Wallabies' worst-ever defeats behind them and get ready for an immediate rematch with New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby Championships test.

Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update Posted: 25 Aug 2016 05:03 PM PDT AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor's iPhone promised to reveal details about torture in the United Arab Emirates' prisons. All Mansoor had to do was click the link.

Capsules on top women's players at the 2016 US Open Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:59 PM PDT Women to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins Monday:

Capsules on top men's players at the 2016 US Open Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:59 PM PDT Men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins Monday:

The US Open at a glance Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:58 PM PDT A look at the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament:

3-time champ Lydia Ko shot behind Stephanie Meadow in Canada Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:57 PM PDT PRIDDIS, Alberta (AP) — Three-time champion Lydia Ko was back on the Canadian Pacific Women's Open leaderboard Thursday. Canadian star Brooke Henderson had a lot of catching up to do in the lightning-delayed first round.

Year after Slam bid at US Open, Williams eyes No. 23, No. 1 Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:57 PM PDT Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match.

Millman upsets top-seeded Gasquet at Winston-Salem Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:49 PM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — John Millman upset top-seeded Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-3 in the Winston-Salem Open quarterfinals Thursday.

Israel rejects immunity for indicted UN engineer in Gaza Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:49 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday rejected a U.N. request for diplomatic immunity for a Palestinian engineer who worked for the U.N. in the Gaza Strip but is now in prison after being accused of assisting the territory's Islamic militant Hamas rulers.

Rio police charge Lochte with false report of robbery Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:35 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:26 PM PDT By Ingrid Melander CHATEAURENARD, France (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he would impose a nationwide ban on burkinis if elected back to the presidency in 2017, positioning himself as a strong defender of French values and tough on immigration. Hundreds of supporters waving French flags chanted "Nicolas! Nicolas!" and applauded as Sarkozy, a conservative president from 2007 to 2012 before losing an election to Socialist Francois Hollande, promised to protect the French people. "I will be the president that re-establishes the authority of the state," Sarkozy told a crowd of more than 2,000 packing a sports hall in Chateaurenard, a Provence town where his Les Republicains beat the far-right Front National (FN) in regional elections last year.

Rio police: Irishmen say their top official handled tickets Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:26 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two Irish Olympic executives have told Rio police that the head of their national committee, who has been arrested in a Summer Games ticket-scalping probe, was in sole charge of ticketing matters, a chief investigator said Thursday.

Ryan Lochte nabs new sponsor after Speedo, others dump him Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:13 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Lochte has a new sponsor — Pine Bros. Softish Throat Drops — that says people should give the swimmer "a second chance" after he fell from corporate grace following a drunken incident during the Rio Olympics he tried to pass off as a robbery.

Guatemala mayor arrested over mudslide that killed 280 Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:06 PM PDT A mayor of a Guatemalan village was arrested Thursday for allegedly ignoring warnings ahead of a mudslide that engulfed a community in 2015, killing 280 people. Victor Gonzalo Alvarizaes Monterroso, mayor of the village of Santa Catarina Pinula, to the west of the capital Guatemala City, was arrested on a charge of negligent homicide, a spokeswoman for the state prosecutor's office told reporters. A section of earth detached and covered a district of the village called El Cambray II.

Reed, Laird share early lead at Barclays Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:04 PM PDT FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Reed didn't break anything Thursday except par.

Shabaab gunmen attack beach restaurant in Mogadishu Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:00 PM PDT Shabaab jihadists attacked a beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, setting off a car bomb before exchanging fire with security forces, an AFP correspondent said. The Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack through the website of their Andalus radio station. The Banadir Beach Restaurant near Lido beach is a popular eatery frequented by young people and Somali officials.

Ecuador president: Swedish prosecutor to interview Assange Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:58 PM PDT QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says a Swedish prosecutor will interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange inside the South American country's embassy in London.

28 sentenced to life for Argentine dictatorship crimes Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:56 PM PDT An Argentine court sentenced 28 people to life in prison Thursday for torturing and killing opponents of the country's 1976-1983 military regime at a secret detention center. Menendez, 89, was already serving 11 life sentences for human rights abuses committed at the infamous facility in the central province of Cordoba. Menendez showed no remorse during the trial, telling the court there was "never repression of any kind" at the detention center.

Top Asian News 10:42 p.m. GMT Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:43 PM PDT SINGAPORE (AP) — The world's first self-driving taxis are picking up passengers in Singapore. Select members of the public began hailing free rides Thursday through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars on public roads for several years, nuTonomy says it is the first to offer rides to the public. It beat ride-hailing service Uber, which plans to offer rides in autonomous cars in Pittsburgh, by a few weeks. The service is starting small — six cars now, growing to a dozen by the end of the year.

Russian convicted in masterminding global online theft ring Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:40 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury convicted the son of a Russian lawmaker Thursday of hacking into U.S. businesses to steal credit card information and orchestrating an international online theft scheme that netted him millions of dollars.

England to go ahead with Bangladesh tour Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:32 PM PDT England are to go ahead with their tour of Bangladesh, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Thursday. "We can confirm that @englandcricket's tour of Bangladesh will continue as planned," said a statement on the ECB's official Twitter feed. The future of the tour was thrown into doubt when an attack in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, saw 20 hostages killed, including nine Italian citizens, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.

Stenson withdraws with pain in his knee Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:27 PM PDT FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — British Open champion Henrik Stenson has withdrawn from The Barclays with pain his right knee.

Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:25 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate began the trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday after a lengthy impeachment process that has paralyzed the politics of Latin America's largest nation and is expected to culminate in her removal from office next week. Thursday's session, presided over by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski, heard witnesses for and against Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, who is charged with breaking budget laws. The leftist leader, whose popularity has been hammered by a deep recession and immense corruption scandal since she won reelection in 2014, will appear before the 81 senators on Monday to defend herself.

With Couples out, but Daly's debut highlights Boeing Classic Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:14 PM PDT SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — For a change, Fred Couples won't be receiving the most attention and the largest galleries when the Boeing Classic tees off Friday at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

Aftershocks rattle Italian quake zone; toll rises to 250 Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:13 PM PDT PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy (AP) — As the search for survivors ground on, Premier Matteo Renzi pledged new money and measures Thursday to rebuild quake-devastated central Italy amid mounting soul-searching over why the seismic-prone country has continually failed to ensure its buildings can withstand such catastrophes.

Colombia's president rushing vote on deal with rebels Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:11 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's president is moving quickly to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century of bloody conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal to congress on Thursday and declaring a definitive cease-fire with the guerrillas.

Iraq forces retake key town south of Mosul Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:09 PM PDT Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town considered strategic for any future offensive against the jihadists' last stronghold of Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hailed the victory as a key step in the fight against IS but hours later suffered yet another political setback when lawmakers impeached his defence minister. Special forces, backed by US-led coalition air strikes, wrapped up a three-day operation to retake Qayyarah, a town located on the banks of the Tigris river.

England to go ahead with Bangladesh tour despite July attack Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:08 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — England will go ahead with its tour of Bangladesh as scheduled later this year, despite an attack in the capital Dhaka last month by radical Islamists that left 20 people dead.

Kerry outlines new Yemen peace push Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:07 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday announced a fresh international peace initiative for Yemen aimed at forming a unity government to resolve its 17-month-old conflict. "This war needs to end and it needs to end as quickly as possible," Kerry said after a meeting in Saudi Arabia with Gulf counterparts, a British minister and the UN peace envoy to Yemen.

Blatter says he will accept verdict as CAS appeal begins Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:04 PM PDT LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived for a marathon appeal hearing against a six-year ban from football on Thursday, pledging to accept the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

The Latest: UN schedules meeting to discuss role in Colombia Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:03 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Colombia's peace deal (all times local):

Olympic champion Thompson stars as Bolt skips Diamond meet Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:00 PM PDT LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic 100-meter champion Elaine Thompson took center stage in the absence of her Jamaican teammate Usain Bolt in the first Diamond League meet after the Rio de Janeiro Games on Thursday.

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