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• Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire
• CA-NEWS Summary
• U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
• Britain's Cameron: Don't let planning for Syria talks get bogged down
• VA requiring employees to work overtime
• Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
• Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq
• Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq
• 'Out of Time' Fossil Reveals Ancient Ocean Diversity
• American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Files Lawsuit Against Medicare
• Egypt militants planned to hit US and French embassies: MENA
• Bombings kill at least 32 in Iraq
• Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria
• Leaders seek ways to engage Afghan diaspora as NATO mission winds down
• Young Libyans find escape in Tripoli's 'secret' cinema
• Bombs strike Baghdad Shi'ite districts, eight killed-police
• Bombings kill at least 9 in Iraq
• UNICEF announces dramatic milestone in newborn survival
• War in Europe comes alive in 'Guns at Last Light'
• There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria
• Hillary Clinton Has the Most to Lose From Obama's Scandals
• A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other
• Airbus picked by Kuwait Airways as best bid: minister
• Soccer-Singapore appoint German Stange as head coach
• Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis
• Confirming poison gas use in Syria will be tough task
• Apologetic Hawaii mechanic to buy new copter, car

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire Posted: 15 May 2013 03:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office.

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 15 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011, with relations coming under more pressure by the day from the largely sectarian conflict in neighboring Syria. ...

U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels Posted: 15 May 2013 02:40 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-nation assembly can carry significant moral and political weight. ...

Britain's Cameron: Don't let planning for Syria talks get bogged down Posted: 15 May 2013 01:47 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned against allowing planning for a peace conference on Syria's 2-year-old civil war to get bogged down, saying a transitional government must be agreed as soon as possible by the warring parties. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations, Cameron said he fully supports a U.S.-Russian initiative to organize a conference in early June that would include both the Syrian government and rebels as participants. ...

VA requiring employees to work overtime Posted: 15 May 2013 01:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 10,000 workers who handle disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs will be required to work at least 20 hours of overtime each month in an effort reduce a sizable backlog, the department announced Wednesday.

Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement Posted: 15 May 2013 01:37 PM PDT By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when the creation of Israel's caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. A shell fired from Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist movement Hamas, exploded in an open area of Israel but caused no injuries, according to an Israeli military spokesman. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. U.S. ...

Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said.

Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011, with relations coming under more pressure by the day from the largely sectarian conflict in neighboring Syria. ...

'Out of Time' Fossil Reveals Ancient Ocean Diversity Posted: 15 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT A fossil that once lined a mule track in Iraq has revealed the surprising survival of a group of ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles that swam the seas more than 66 million years ago.

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Files Lawsuit Against Medicare Posted: 15 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) filed suit against HHS/Medicare in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:13-cv-00697-JDB AMERICAN ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SEBELIUS), seeking relief from the unfair and unauthorized actions of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, primarily via actions of its RAC auditors and DME MACs relating to physician documentation requirements. AOPA President, Thomas F. ...

Egypt militants planned to hit US and French embassies: MENA Posted: 15 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. embassies, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday, quoting investigators. Authorities on Saturday announced the capture of three Egyptians with links to al Qaeda, saying they had been found in possession of 10 kg (22 pounds) of explosive materials. ...

Bombings kill at least 32 in Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a wave of evening bombings have torn through mainly Shiite areas in Baghdad, raising the nationwide daily death toll to at least 32.

Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria Posted: 15 May 2013 10:22 AM PDT The camera pans up from three blindfolded men with their hands bound to a rebel fighter speaking into a megaphone. He stands by a white pickup truck, his face covered with a white and red checkered scarf. In classical Arabic, the man reads out the...

Leaders seek ways to engage Afghan diaspora as NATO mission winds down Posted: 15 May 2013 09:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives from government, non-profits and the private sector met during the first day of iDEA's Global Diaspora Forum at USAID headquarters to explore ways of engaging Afghan diaspora in the rebuilding of the country as the NATO mission in Afghanistan winds down. ...

Young Libyans find escape in Tripoli's 'secret' cinema Posted: 15 May 2013 09:46 AM PDT By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - In the basement of a villa 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". ...

Bombs strike Baghdad Shi'ite districts, eight killed-police Posted: 15 May 2013 09:39 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of car bombs struck several Shi'ite districts across Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least eight people following earlier attacks in the north of Iraq, police said. (Reporting by Kareem Raheem and Suadad al-Salhy; editing by Patrick Markey)

Bombings kill at least 9 in Iraq Posted: 15 May 2013 08:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Two car bombs struck a disputed northern Iraqi city on Wednesday as a series of attacks across the country killed at least nine people, officials said.

UNICEF announces dramatic milestone in newborn survival Posted: 15 May 2013 07:19 AM PDT NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face, has been eliminated in more than half of affected countries targeted by UNICEF just 13 years ago. The milestone was announced today at the annual meeting of the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Initiative at UNICEF headquarters.Tetanus kills one newborn baby every nine minutes and almost all of these babies are born in poor families living in the most disadvantaged areas and communities. ...

War in Europe comes alive in 'Guns at Last Light' Posted: 15 May 2013 07:08 AM PDT "The Guns at Last Light: the War in Western Europe, 1944-45" (Henry Holt), by Rick Atkinson

There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria Posted: 15 May 2013 06:47 AM PDT But there sure are a lot of bad ones.

Hillary Clinton Has the Most to Lose From Obama's Scandals Posted: 15 May 2013 06:43 AM PDT Conventional wisdom has long held that Hillary Rodham Clinton, if she runs for president, would be the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 2016. But after a trifecta of scandals buffeting President Obama – fresh questions about the White House's veracity on Benghazi, the IRS's harassment of conservative non-profits and the Justice Department seizure ofAP telephone records – Clinton's close connections with Obama could become politically problematic.

A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other Posted: 15 May 2013 06:03 AM 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 ...

Airbus picked by Kuwait Airways as best bid: minister Posted: 15 May 2013 05:37 AM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's state-owned Kuwait Airways has picked Airbus to provide new jets because its proposal was the best value for money, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait Airways would pay around 850 million dinars ($2.98 billion) for 25 new planes, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, adding that a deal could be closed as early as this month. Such an order would be worth $4.38 billion at list prices, but aircraft are often sold at a discount. ...

Soccer-Singapore appoint German Stange as head coach Posted: 15 May 2013 05:02 AM PDT May 15 (Reuters) - Former Belarus manager Bernd Stange will take over as the head coach of Singapore on a two-year contract, the country's soccer association said on Wednesday. The 65-year-old German, who has also coached East Germany and Iraq, will replace Radojko Avramovic, who retired after Singapore lifted Southeast Asia's Suzuki Cup in December. "While I recognise that the task ahead will not be easy, I am confident and I believe my experience at the international level and contacts in the game will be an asset to Singapore football," Stange said in a statement. ...

Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis Posted: 15 May 2013 03:41 AM PDT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing protesters and ominous warnings of terrorist attacks to come.

Confirming poison gas use in Syria will be tough task Posted: 14 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - It took Tokyo police just three hours to confirm the use of sarin gas when members of a doomsday cult attacked five crowded subway cars in 1995, killing 13 people and sickening thousands of passengers. The same lethal nerve gas is now at the center of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria's two-year-old civil war, but the UN-appointed inspectors tasked with the investigation have a much harder challenge than faced Japan's hospital laboratories. ...

Apologetic Hawaii mechanic to buy new copter, car Posted: 14 May 2013 06:55 PM PDT The mechanic who is taking the blame for last week's helicopter crash landing in downtown Honolulu says he's buying a new copter for the company that leased the aircraft. He's also buying a new car for ...

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