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• CA-NEWS Summary
• U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
• U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
• Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone
• 'Black Rock' review: Woman-hunt tale whose only suspense is waiting for it to get better
• Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
• Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
• What Are the Solutions to This Week's Scandals?
• Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
• Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 58 in Iraq
• Bomb strikes Sunni area in Baghdad, killing 7
• Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials
• WWII Vets: ‘There’s No Such Thing As a Good War’
• Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
• Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda
• Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
• A look at 'enforced disappearances' worldwide
• Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
• Column: Washington-gate
• Bomb kills 28 at Sunni mosque in Iraq
• Bomb kills 26 at Sunni mosque in Iraq
• The IRS scandal: Is Sarah Hall Ingram the next head to roll?
• Factbox: Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
• Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria
• 10 things you need to know today: May 17, 2013
• Young Libyans find escape in Tripoli's art cinema
• What Should Americans Die For?
• Egypt's GB Auto boosted by record sales revenues
• Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
• Today in History
• Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
• Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 17 May 2013 03:57 PM PDT Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43 BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Several other bombings claimed lives around the country - with 19 killed near a commercial complex in the west of Baghdad, as mounting violence intensified fears of a return to all-out civil conflict. Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. ...

U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push Posted: 17 May 2013 03:18 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is considering a plea from senior U.N. aid officials to demand aid access in war-torn Syria, a move that could lead to a showdown between Russia and Western states over humanitarian cross-border deliveries, U.N. diplomats say. As neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq struggle to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees that the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday has surpassed 1.5 million, U.N. officials have told the Security Council there are millions more people in need of aid inside Syria. ...

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer Posted: 17 May 2013 03:14 PM PDT By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Iraq during Friday prayers, a hacking attack on a Western newspaper by sympathizers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and defiant comments by a rebel commander filmed eating a slain soldier's flesh were all reminders of how the two-year-old civil war is metastising. ...

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone Posted: 17 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz.

'Black Rock' review: Woman-hunt tale whose only suspense is waiting for it to get better Posted: 17 May 2013 03:02 PM PDT By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - I kept forgiving "Black Rock" for being a so-so action movie because I was waiting for it to turn into something else: a rumination on gender roles, perhaps, or even an examination of the government's ambivalent response to the veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. But no, as it ambled along to its fairly inevitable climax, it was clear that a so-so action movie is all it was ever planning to be. One could argue that waiting for a movie to improve counts as actual suspense, but in this case, that's an exceedingly generous interpretation. ...

Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns Posted: 17 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering," General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at the Pentagon when asked about the weapons shipment. "So it's ill-timed and very unfortunate," he said. ...

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq Posted: 17 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war.

What Are the Solutions to This Week's Scandals? Posted: 17 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT As Scandal Week comes to a close, it's worth reviewing the policy proposals that have followed in the revelations' wake. There … aren't many. We looked at each of the week's three scandals, such as they are, assessing what could possibly be done as a function of public policy, and then what policies have been proposed.

Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43 Posted: 17 May 2013 12:32 PM PDT BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Several other bombings claimed lives around the country - with 19 killed near a commercial complex in the west of Baghdad, as mounting violence intensified fears of a return to all-out civil conflict. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces and tribal leaders have mounted since troops raided a Sunni protest camp near Kirkuk a month ago. ...

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 58 in Iraq Posted: 17 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 58 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in two months, officials said, as a spike in violence has raised fears the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed.

Bomb strikes Sunni area in Baghdad, killing 7 Posted: 17 May 2013 11:12 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a bomb has exploded in a commericial area in a mainly Sunni neighborhood in western Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding 20.

Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials Posted: 17 May 2013 10:08 AM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent Syria advanced anti-ship missiles, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, bolstering Syrian defenses despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President Bashar al-Assad's forces. One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the latest Yakhont surface-to-air missiles were delivered recently. The transfer of the missiles was first reported by the New York Times. There was no immediate comment from the Russian government. The disclosure comes just over a week after U.S. ...

WWII Vets: ‘There’s No Such Thing As a Good War’ Posted: 17 May 2013 10:07 AM PDT Every week, it seems, we hear about an even more tragic kind of military death—that of veterans who take their own lives, most often when they're back at home, seemingly safe and sound. It is, of course, an even deeper loss because unlike most combat-related fatalities, these deaths seem to be much more preventable. If only we'd seen the signs. If only we'd stopped him or her before it was too late.

Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom Posted: 17 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous neighborhood. Moody's Investors Service raised its rating on Ankara's sovereign bonds to Baa3, or investment grade, from Ba1 late on Thursday, following in the footsteps of Fitch credit ratings agency, which took that step last November. ...

Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda Posted: 17 May 2013 09:19 AM PDT By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. Al Qaeda's Iraq-based wing, which nurtured Nusra in the early stages of the rebellion against Assad, has moved in and sidelined the organization, Nusra sources and other rebels say. ...

Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq Posted: 17 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict.

A look at 'enforced disappearances' worldwide Posted: 17 May 2013 08:45 AM PDT The U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is pressing governments to provide information about open cases. Over the past two decades, it received nearly 54,000 cases, of which nearly 43,000 in 84 states remain unsolved. The number of cases is believed to be only a fraction of those who disappeared after being taken by security forces.

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado Posted: 17 May 2013 08:44 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off.

Column: Washington-gate Posted: 17 May 2013 06:59 AM PDT By David Rohde NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American ambassador in 30 years. In a matter of days, alarming accounts have emerged regarding the actions of five key U.S. federal government bureaucracies: the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service, the State Department, the CIA and the Pentagon. ...

Bomb kills 28 at Sunni mosque in Iraq Posted: 17 May 2013 06:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb killed 28 people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshippers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said.

Bomb kills 26 at Sunni mosque in Iraq Posted: 17 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say that a bomb has killed 26 at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq.

The IRS scandal: Is Sarah Hall Ingram the next head to roll? Posted: 17 May 2013 04:18 AM PDT The former head of the IRS' tax-exempt division now heads the agency's ObamaCare office. Blood is in the water

Factbox: Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave Posted: 17 May 2013 03:38 AM PDT (Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from February 2013. - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based group which monitors the violence through a network of activists inside Syria, said on May 13 at least 94,000 people have been killed but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120,000. - The Syrian Revolution Martyr Database website shows a toll of 65,834 as of May 2. ...

Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria Posted: 17 May 2013 03:32 AM PDT BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis attended the Friday funeral in a southern city of two Shiite fighters killed in Syria. Several such funerals have been held in recent months, the latest sign that the conflict has taken on a sectarian regional dimension.

10 things you need to know today: May 17, 2013 Posted: 17 May 2013 01:20 AM PDT The IRS shake-up continues, David Beckham is set to retire, and more

Young Libyans find escape in Tripoli's art cinema Posted: 17 May 2013 12:13 AM PDT By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - In the basement of an art gallery in central Tripoli, young Libyans seeking an escape from violence and disorder watch an American movie classic screened using a simple projector and laptop. They may feel they have plenty to relate to in James Dean's teenage character as he battles society's constraints and institutions in "Rebel Without A Cause". ...

What Should Americans Die For? Posted: 17 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT "The American people are weary. They don't want boots on the ground. I don't want boots on the ground. The worst thing the United States could do right now is put boots on the ground in Syria."

Egypt's GB Auto boosted by record sales revenues Posted: 16 May 2013 11:27 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian vehicle assembler and distributor GB Auto said on Thursday that its first quarter net income surged 160.1 percent, boosted by record sales revenue. "Our growth this quarter reflects strong showings from regional operations in Iraq and the motorcycles and three-wheelers, tyres and financing businesses in Egypt," chief executive Raouf Ghabbour said in statement accompanying the results. Net income rose to 47.3 million Egyptian pounds from 18.2 million pounds in the first quarter of 2012, while sales revenue climbed to 2.08 billion pounds from 1.71 billion pounds.

Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings Posted: 16 May 2013 09:07 PM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Today in History Posted: 16 May 2013 09:06 PM PDT Today is Friday, May 17, the 137th day of 2013. There are 228 days left in the year.

Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria Posted: 16 May 2013 05:32 PM PDT By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis. Taking a cautious line at a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Obama voiced hope that the United States and Russia would succeed in arranging an international peace conference on Syria, despite signs of growing obstacles. ...

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security Posted: 16 May 2013 01:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security.

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