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• Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria
• Republican VP pick Ryan: from young gun to top gun
• Iraq: Gunmen kill 7 Shiites in targeted attack
• Blasts, gunfire hit Damascus in blow to Assad
• Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq
• US, Turkey plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria
• Turkish forces end anti-PKK operation in Semdinli
• Iraq urges Turkey to deal with Baghdad, not Kurds
• Bomb blasts, gunfire in central Damascus
• Turkey treating Iraqi Kurdistan 'as independent'
• Ryan on foreign policy: America ‘must lead’
• Clinton visits Turkey for talks on Syria
• Expected Annan replacement urges powers to unite on
• Fore! 3rd Annual America's VetDogs Golf Classic to Honor Disabled Veterans
• Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Deliver Keynote Address at 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals
• Beyonce celebrates humanitarian aid workers at UN
• Iran diplomacy for Syria 'exacerbates divisions': West
• Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees seek UN help
• Oil falls below $92 after weak China trade data

Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:44 PM PDT Residents of this north Syrian border town like to snap photos of their children atop the tank parked downtown, one of more than a dozen captured or destroyed by rebels in the battles last month that "liberated" the area from President Bashar Assad's army.

Republican VP pick Ryan: from young gun to top gun Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In tapping Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running-mate, Mitt Romney has chosen an ambitious, self-described "young gun" who has staked his entire career on a single issue -- slashing the federal budget. Ryan, 42, has spent most of his adult life in Congress, with little business or executive experience to speak of. He steadily built his credibility as a Washington insider, starting as an intern on Capitol Hill and then becoming an aide to a Republican senator from Wisconsin. ...

Iraq: Gunmen kill 7 Shiites in targeted attack Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT Gunmen singled out seven Shiite Muslims and shot them in Iraq's north while they were out swimming in a targeted sectarian attack, officials said Saturday.

Blasts, gunfire hit Damascus in blow to Assad Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT Gunmen detonated back-to-back roadside bombs and clashed with police in central Damascus Saturday in attacks that caused no damage but highlighted the ability of rebels to breach the intense security near President Bashar Assad's power bases.

Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Gunmen killed six young Arab men while they were swimming in a predominantly Turkmen town in north Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said.

US, Turkey plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria Posted: 11 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday that their countries are creating a formal structure to plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria, including a possible chemical weapons attack on regime opponents.

Turkish forces end anti-PKK operation in Semdinli Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT HAKKARI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have ended an almost three-week operation against Kurdish militants in the southeast region of Semdinli, bordering Iran and Iraq, and have killed "a large number" of fighters, the local governor said in a statement on Saturday. Turkish jets have bombarded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) positions around the mountainous region in one of most intense bouts of fighting in recent years in a decades-long conflict which has killed 40,000 people. "The aerial-supported operations launched by our security forces on July 23, 2012 ... ...

Iraq urges Turkey to deal with Baghdad, not Kurds Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:32 AM PDT Iraq's prime minister is urging Turkey to deal with his country through the central government in Baghdad, criticizing Ankara's direct outreach to Iraq's self-ruling Kurdish region.

Bomb blasts, gunfire in central Damascus Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT Gunmen simultaneously detonated two roadside bombs and clashed with police in central Damascus Saturday, causing panic but no injuries or damage in attacks that highlighted the deep reach of rebels in the seat of President Bashar Assad's power.

Turkey treating Iraqi Kurdistan 'as independent' Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT Turkey has been dealing with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region as though it were an independent state, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement released on Saturday.

Ryan on foreign policy: America ‘must lead’ Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT While House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, who was tapped Saturday by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to be his running mate, is most widely known for his stands on economic issues, he has also staked out a foreign policy vision during his congressional career, one centered around the importance of American engagement in the world.

Clinton visits Turkey for talks on Syria Posted: 11 Aug 2012 03:05 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened talks in Turkey on Saturday with Turkish officials as well as Syrian opposition figures on how to undermine the Syrian regime and lay the groundwork for a democratic transition.

Expected Annan replacement urges powers to unite on Posted: 11 Aug 2012 01:39 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The man tipped to replace Kofi Annan as the U.N.-Arab League mediator on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi of Algeria, urged world leaders on Friday to overcome their differences on the 17-month-old conflict that is slipping deeper into full-scale civil war. "The U.N. Security Council and regional states must unite to ensure that a political transition can take place as soon as possible," Brahimi said in a statement published on the website of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders committed to peace and human rights. ...

Fore! 3rd Annual America's VetDogs Golf Classic to Honor Disabled Veterans Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:14 AM PDT Disabled veterans find new lives thanks to service dogs. The VetDogs annual golf classic supports programs to train these life-saving dogs for veterans.Smithtown, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2012 Help disabled veterans return to a life of dignity and independence … thanks to a service dog from America's VetDogs®. America's VetDogs will hold its third annual golf outing on August 27, 2012, at the Huntington Country Club, Huntington, NY, to support disabled veterans on their journey back to the lives they once led. ...

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Deliver Keynote Address at 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT Colin L. Powell, the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general, will be speaking at The American College's 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 2012. Powell will discuss leadership with more than 400 event attendees.Bryn Mawr, PA (PRWEB) August 11, 2012 Colin L. Powell, the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general, will be speaking at The American College's 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 2012. ...

Beyonce celebrates humanitarian aid workers at UN Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:30 PM PDT US R&B singer Beyonce has recorded a video clip in the hall of the UN General Assembly that will be used to celebrate World Humanitarian Day August 19.

Iran diplomacy for Syria 'exacerbates divisions': West Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT As Syria's conflict grinds bloodily on, Iran threw its diplomatic muscle this week into trying to save its Damascus ally -- but Western observers said the effort was likely to worsen the crisis.

Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees seek UN help Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:30 AM PDT A rising tide of civilians fleeing Syria's violence is hitting four neighboring countries where almost 150,000 are being helped in camps run by the U.N. refugee agency and its partners, officials said Friday.

Oil falls below $92 after weak China trade data Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT Oil prices fell below $92 a barrel Friday as weak Chinese figures suggested growth continues to slow in the world's second-largest economy and the International Energy Agency lowered its forecast for global crude demand.

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