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• Britain, France counter Syria call for UN to sanction militants
• US launches drone from aircraft carrier
• Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference
• A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other
• Senate panel approves US ambassador to Libya
• What would happen if the U.S. banned all Iranian oil?
• Gunmen attack Baghdad liquor stores, 12 killed
• Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead
• Even MADD Doesn't Just Want to Drop the Legal Limit for Drunk Driving
• Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings
• Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
• The Edge: Hillary’s Ties to Obama Could Cost Her
• Hillary’s Ties to Obama Could Cost Her
• Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq
• Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance
• Mysterious Minoans Were European, DNA Finds
• First Kurdish rebels reach Iraq under Turkish peace plan
• Rolling Thunder®, Inc.'s 26th Annual Memorial Day Demonstration Still Asking Accountability for those Prisoners of War/Missing in Action
• Syrian rebel's video surfaces amid intensified pressure for action on Syria
• 1st Kurdish fighters enter Iraq from Turkey
• First Kurdish rebels arrive in Iraq under Turkey peace plan
• The GOP's Former Head Of Hispanic Outreach in Fla. Becomes A Democrat

Britain, France counter Syria call for UN to sanction militants Posted: 14 May 2013 04:55 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain and France have delayed a Syrian request for Islamist al-Nusra Front to be designated by the United Nations as a terrorist group because they want the militants to instead be listed as an alias of al Qaeda, diplomats said on Tuesday. The U.N. Security Council's al Qaeda sanctions committee is due to discuss the counter-proposal by Britain and France for listing Nusra later this week, said council diplomats, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...

US launches drone from aircraft carrier Posted: 14 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) — A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world.

Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference Posted: 14 May 2013 02:07 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament would boycott any meeting led by Tehran. The U.N. Conference on Disarmament has been deadlocked for about 15 years. While the chairmanship of the Geneva-based body is largely ceremonial, it is a high-profile position. ...

A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other Posted: 14 May 2013 02:07 PM PDT The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent.

Senate panel approves US ambassador to Libya Posted: 14 May 2013 01:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgents attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

What would happen if the U.S. banned all Iranian oil? Posted: 14 May 2013 12:42 PM PDT Congress is considering harsher sanctions that could squeeze Iran out of the global oil market

Gunmen attack Baghdad liquor stores, 12 killed Posted: 14 May 2013 12:25 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen using silenced weapons attacked at least nine liquor stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 12 people, police and medical sources said. Police sources said the attack targeted a row of stores selling alcohol in Zayona district of eastern Baghdad, which has a majority Shi'ite population. Even though most people shun alcohol, forbidden under Islamic law, Iraq is a generally less conservative Muslim society than neighbors such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to its mix of Shi'ites, Sunnis, ethnic Kurds and Christians. ...

Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead Posted: 14 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT HEROR, Iraq (AP) — A convoy of gunmen opened fire on a row of liquor stores in eastern Baghdad immediately after sunset on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding five others, officials said.

Even MADD Doesn't Just Want to Drop the Legal Limit for Drunk Driving Posted: 14 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT In an effort to cut down on the number of alcohol related accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board wants to lower the legal limit for driving from a 0.08 to 0.05 blood alcohol content in all states. That doesn't mean post-dinner-out driving standards will be more exacting anytime soon, though — indeed, the fight is just now underway, and from some of the most unlikely of people.

Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings Posted: 14 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister will push President Barack Obama for more assertive action on Syria during a visit to Washington this week, days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet. The bombings in Reyhanli, which killed 50 people on Saturday, and activists' reports of a massacre of Sunni Muslims in a Syrian coastal town have incensed Tayyip Erdogan, already critical of the slow international response to the conflict. ...

Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain Posted: 14 May 2013 09:41 AM PDT By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali Abdulemam hid to escape a government crackdown and was smuggled out by fishermen. A military court tried and sentenced him in absentia to 15 years in prison. "I have not seen my daughters since they were six-months-old. ...

The Edge: Hillary’s Ties to Obama Could Cost Her Posted: 14 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.THE TAKE

Hillary’s Ties to Obama Could Cost Her Posted: 14 May 2013 09:08 AM PDT IN THE NEWS: U.S. opens criminal probe of IRS … Holder recused self on AP phone search … E-mail leak on Benghazi led to erroneous reporting … Russia accuses U.S. diplomat of spying … Pentagon announces furloughs for 680K ... Can loneliness kill you?THE TAKE

Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq Posted: 14 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT Turkey says its state-run petroleum company has reached a deal with U.S. company Exxon Mobil to explore for oil in northern Iraq.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the deal was a "step ...

Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance Posted: 14 May 2013 08:21 AM PDT By Alistair Lyon LONDON (Reuters) - If anyone saw last week's U.S.-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them. International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hailed the plan as the "first hopeful news" on Syria in a long time and deferred his own plans to resign after nine months of futile mediation. He called the proposal "only a first step". ...

Mysterious Minoans Were European, DNA Finds Posted: 14 May 2013 08:14 AM PDT The Minoans, the builders of Europe's first advanced civilization, really were European, new research suggests.

First Kurdish rebels reach Iraq under Turkish peace plan Posted: 14 May 2013 07:18 AM PDT By Isabel Coles HEROR, Iraq (Reuters) - Weary and caked in mud, the first group of Kurdish militants to leave Turkey under a peace plan to end three decades of war descended a mountain into Iraq on Tuesday to be met with embraces from PKK comrades. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters began leaving their positions in southeast Turkey last week following a March ceasefire declared by jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to end a conflict that has killed 40,000 people, ravaged the region's economy and tarnished Turkey's human rights record. ...

Rolling Thunder®, Inc.'s 26th Annual Memorial Day Demonstration Still Asking Accountability for those Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Posted: 14 May 2013 06:45 AM PDT NESHANIC STATION, N.J., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year is the organization's 26th anniversary demonstration in support of POW/MIA and veterans' issues. Speakers for this year include Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI 8); Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ 3); LTC. Andras Marton, Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran; Lynn O'Shea, director of research for the National Alliance of Families; Veteran's advocate Nikki Mendicino and other supporters of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. and the POW/MIA issue. ...

Syrian rebel's video surfaces amid intensified pressure for action on Syria Posted: 14 May 2013 06:36 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

1st Kurdish fighters enter Iraq from Turkey Posted: 14 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT HEROR, Iraq (AP) — Bringing their rifles and hand grenades, the first Kurdish fighters crossed Tuesday from Turkey into northern Iraq as part of a peace deal to end a long uprising despite Iraqi objections to the transfer.

First Kurdish rebels arrive in Iraq under Turkey peace plan Posted: 14 May 2013 03:06 AM PDT By Isabel Coles HEROR, Iraq (Reuters) - Weary and caked in mud, the first group of Kurdish militants to leave Turkey under a peace plan descended a mountain into Iraq early on Tuesday to be met with embraces from PKK comrades, in a symbolic step towards ending a three-decades-old insurgency. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters began leaving their positions in southeast Turkey last week following a March ceasefire declared by jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to end a conflict that has killed 40,000 people, ravaged the region's economy and opened Turkey to accusations of human rights abuses. ...

The GOP's Former Head Of Hispanic Outreach in Fla. Becomes A Democrat Posted: 13 May 2013 08:03 PM PDT The former head of the RNC's Hispanic outreach committee in Florida is so fed up with the national party's stance on immigration that he's switching teams and registering as a Democrat. The final straw for Pablo Pantoja, who worked for the RNC in the 2010 and 2012 elections before quitting last summer, was apparently the new, flawed Heritage Foundation study on the cost of immigration, co-authored by Jason Richwine who previously wrote that "No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites."

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