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• UN probes allegations of rebel atrocities in Syria
• U.S. issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat
• Congress clears bill to ease military screening
• Britain's Conservatives hire Obama campaign chief in election role
• Manning's leaks endangered informants: trial witness
• Tents, garages, shops: Syria refugees hide in Lebanon shadows
• TSA Union Lauds Senate Passage of Helping Heroes Fly Act
• Congressional gridlock: Could it be that the NSA is bringing it to an end?
• US closes embassies, issues global travel alert over Al Qaeda threat
• Unemployment for black workers down but still high
• U.N. chief names former Bulgarian foreign minister as Iraq envoy
• Germany ends Cold War spying pact with US, Britain
• Telltale Language Reveals Who Is Keeping a Secret
• Slovakia's Roma face new alienation: being walled away
• U.S. closes embassies, alerts Americans overseas to terrorist threats in August
• How Much Is a Life Worth?
• Blast disables Iraqi domestic gas pipeline
• Has the Bible’s Garden of Eden Been Found — and Restored?
• Panel: UN reliance on private security firms grows
• Germany nixes surveillance pact with US, Britain
• Suit over Pa. soldier's death in Iraq is revived
• Briefing: EU ends arms embargo on Syria. What does that mean for rebels?
• Pentagon Weighs Iran, N. Korea War Readiness Under Existing Plans
• U.S. Warns Travelers of Potential Terrorist Attacks Worldwide in August
• Global shares edge up as U.S. jobs data seen flagging recovery
• Syrian Kurds take fragile steps towards autonomy
• Syrian rebel infighting kills 12 al-Qaida fighters
• Al-Qaida Threat Prompts U.S. to Close Middle East Embassies on Sunday
• Swimming-World championship men's 100m butterfly heats overview
• Swimming-World championship men's 50m freestyle heats overview
• Brent tops $110 for first time since April on economic data
• Last Hurrah of the Interventionists?
• Missing From News: the World
• Today in History

UN probes allegations of rebel atrocities in Syria Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:40 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — United Nations experts are investigating allegations that rebels killed dozens of Syrian soldiers in a village near Aleppo after they captured it from government troops, an incident that could amount to a war crime, the world body's human rights chief said Friday.

U.S. issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:18 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. The State Department travel alert was based on the same intelligence that prompted it to close 21 U.S. embassies and consulates on Sunday, August 4, chiefly those in the Muslim world, a U.S. official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "The Department of State alerts U.S. ...

Congress clears bill to ease military screening Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill that would make it easier for wounded or disabled members of the military and veterans to get through airport security screening.

Britain's Conservatives hire Obama campaign chief in election role Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:11 PM PDT By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's governing Conservative Party has hired U.S. President Barack Obama's former campaign manager as part of its election team ahead of polls due in less than two years, the party said. Jim Messina, a lifelong Democrat, is the latest appointment by Prime Minister David Cameron in a bid to win the party's first overall majority in over 20 years, against a weak economic backdrop and poor poll ratings. ...

Manning's leaks endangered informants: trial witness Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:02 PM PDT By Tom Hals FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A State Department official contended in court on Friday that convicted soldier Bradley Manning's leaks of classified diplomatic cables led to foreign informants being moved over fears for their safety. The official, Michael Kozak, was called by U.S. military prosecutors to testify in the sentencing phase of Manning's court-martial over the purported damage done by anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks' publication in 2010 of hundreds of thousands of documents and video it received from the Iraq-based soldier. ...

Tents, garages, shops: Syria refugees hide in Lebanon shadows Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:40 PM PDT By Stephen Kalin TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Atop a mountain lined with olive and cypress trees overlooking the Lebanese city of Tripoli, a disused shopping center houses nearly 1,000 refugees who have fled Syria's civil war. In the space of a few months the once-empty four-storey complex has become one of more than 360 informal settlements of refugees surging into Lebanon, a country overwhelmed by a sudden influx from its larger neighbor's civil war. ...

TSA Union Lauds Senate Passage of Helping Heroes Fly Act Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees today applauded the Senate's passage of the Helping Heroes Fly Act, introduced by Sens. Mark Pryor and Kelly Ayotte. This bill, spearheaded by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, had wide bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. AFGE supported the bill since its inception because of its language that addresses the needs of America's veterans while traveling through airport security and the training opportunities it provides for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). ...

Congressional gridlock: Could it be that the NSA is bringing it to an end? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT Those who care about a functioning government have long wailed that life on Capitol Hill cannot go on like this. Maybe, just maybe, we have just seen the first signs that these unsustainable trends in partisan warfare in Congress are coming to an end.

US closes embassies, issues global travel alert over Al Qaeda threat Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT What's in the "chatter" of global Internet traffic and telecommunications that prompted the precautionary closing this Sunday of US embassies and consulates in a number of Middle Eastern and Muslim countries?

Unemployment for black workers down but still high Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT The job market appeared to get a little better in July for black Americans, among the hardest hit by high unemployment since the recession ended. The unemployment rate for black workers declined last month ...

U.N. chief names former Bulgarian foreign minister as Iraq envoy Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov as his special envoy to Iraq, where security has deteriorated as Sunni Islamist groups step up an insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government. More than 1,000 Iraqis - mainly civilians - were killed in sectarian violence in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, the United Nations said on Thursday. Ban said on Monday that he was alarmed by the increased violence in Iraq that was "aimed at ripping apart the country's social fabric. ...

Germany ends Cold War spying pact with US, Britain Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany canceled a Cold War-era surveillance pact with the United States and Britain on Friday in response to revelations by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden about those countries' alleged electronic eavesdropping operations.

Telltale Language Reveals Who Is Keeping a Secret Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:23 AM PDT Telltale Language Reveals Who Is Keeping a Secret

Slovakia's Roma face new alienation: being walled away Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:54 AM PDT The record of using walls to quell tensions between antagonists is not a good one – whether in Northern Ireland, Iraq, or the present-day West Bank. And in this region, which once sat behind the Iron Curtain and witnessed the Holocaust firsthand, walls and fences come with their own connotations.

U.S. closes embassies, alerts Americans overseas to terrorist threats in August Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT State Department issues global travel warning, says Middle East and North Africa particularly at risk

How Much Is a Life Worth? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:48 AM PDT To Ken Feinberg, if you lose both your legs, you're as good as dead.

Blast disables Iraqi domestic gas pipeline Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:36 AM PDT KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - An explosion and fire disabled a pipeline carrying gas from Iraq's northern oilfields to power stations early on Friday, the oil ministry said. It was not clear what caused the blast, which took place around 60 km (40 miles) west of Kirkuk, but it is another indication that Iraqi energy installations are becoming more vulnerable to technical glitches and insurgent attacks. "A blast and fire halted gas flow through a domestic pipeline transporting gas to power stations in Baiji, Mosul and Taji near Baghdad at 3:30 am local time," said oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad. ...

Has the Bible’s Garden of Eden Been Found — and Restored? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:20 AM PDT "'The Garden of Eden' has been saved."

Panel: UN reliance on private security firms grows Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:04 AM PDT An expert panel called Thursday for more transparency surrounding the deepening reliance of the United Nations on private security companies for services from armed guards to police training. The Working ...

Germany nixes surveillance pact with US, Britain Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:50 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany canceled a Cold War-era surveillance pact with the United States and Britain on Friday in response to revelations by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden about those countries' alleged electronic eavesdropping operations.

Suit over Pa. soldier's death in Iraq is revived Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit Thursday against a military contractor in the death of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was electrocuted in his barracks shower at an Army base in Iraq. Staff Sgt. ...

Briefing: EU ends arms embargo on Syria. What does that mean for rebels? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:30 AM PDT In May, the European Union agreed to let its embargo on giving arms to the Syrian rebels expire on June 1. That made it possible for member states to create their own policies to send weapons to militants. The EU said it would not take action until August, to allow for discussion and possible peace talks. But the talks are on hold.Where do things stand now?

Pentagon Weighs Iran, N. Korea War Readiness Under Existing Plans Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:02 AM PDT The U.S. Defense Department has launched a far-reaching study to determine if the country's available military assets are still up to the task of carrying out battle plans formulated for possible use in hotspots such as Iran and the Korean Peninsula, high-level U.S. government personnel told the New York Times on Thursday.

U.S. Warns Travelers of Potential Terrorist Attacks Worldwide in August Posted: 02 Aug 2013 05:41 AM PDT The State Department on Friday issued a worldwide travel alert to U.S. citizens, broadly citing potential terrorist attacks in August in the Middle East and North Africa, and possibly in the Arabian Peninsula or originating in that region.

Global shares edge up as U.S. jobs data seen flagging recovery Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:20 AM PDT By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - Major government bond yields and world shares both edged higher on Friday as expectations hardened that the U.S. payrolls report will signal stronger growth and an early cutback in the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts. The improving economic outlook and rising yields added strength to the dollar and saw Brent oil pass $110 a barrel but put gold on course for its biggest weekly loss in a month. ...

Syrian Kurds take fragile steps towards autonomy Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:07 AM PDT By Jonathon Burch CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) - Looking back over the border at the Syrian hometown he fled, Adil is circumspect when he sees a Kurdish flag hoisted over its low-rise, breeze block buildings. The 33-year-old Kurd has seen victors come and go and it is far too soon to celebrate. "First there was Bashar al-Assad and there was oppression, then came the rebel Free Syrian Army and it was little better, and now the Kurds have taken control," he said. "We're undecided on what they will be like. We'll have to wait and see. ...

Syrian rebel infighting kills 12 al-Qaida fighters Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:03 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say latest clashes in northern Syria between Kurdish opposition fighters and rebels linked to al-Qaida have killed 12 Islamic fighters.

Al-Qaida Threat Prompts U.S. to Close Middle East Embassies on Sunday Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:02 AM PDT NEW YORK -- The U.S. will temporarily shut down all of its embassies in the Middle East (and some in Asia) on Sunday in response to a possible threat connected to al-Qaida, NBC News is reporting. They're not specifying which embassies will be closed, or how many.

Swimming-World championship men's 100m butterfly heats overview Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:13 AM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 100m Butterfly Heats on Friday 1. Evgeny Korotyshkin (Russia) 51.55 Q 2. Chad Le Clos (South Africa) 51.88 Q 3. Laszlo Cseh (Hungary) 51.89 Q 4. Ivan Lendjer (Serbia) 51.95 Q 5. Matteo Rivolta (Italy) 52.00 Q 6. Yauhen Tsurkin (Belarus) 52.03 Q 7. Steffen Deibler (Germany) 52.07 Q 8. Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) 52.09 Q 9. Konrad Czerniak (Poland) 52.12 Q 10. Michael Rock (Britain) 52.13 Q 11. Pawel Korzeniowski (Poland) 52.16 Q 12. Thiago Pereira (Brazil) 52.23 Q 13. Ryan Lochte (U.S.) 52.26 Q 14. Eugene Godsoe (U.S.) 52. ...

Swimming-World championship men's 50m freestyle heats overview Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:44 AM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 50m Freestyle Heats on Friday 1. Florent Manaudou (France) 21.72 Q 2. Cesar Cielo (Brazil) 21.76 Q 3. Andrii Govorov (Ukraine) 21.80 Q 4. Matthew Abood (Australia) 21.84 Q 5. Anthony Ervin (U.S.) 21.87 Q 6. Nathan Adrian (U.S.) 21.88 Q 7. Vladimir Morozov (Russia) 21.95 Q 8. Marcelo Chierighini (Brazil) 22.01 Q 8=. Krisztian Takacs (Hungary) 22.01 Q 10. Shinri Shioura (Japan) 22.02 Q 11. Roland Schoeman (South Africa) 22.04 Q 11=. James Magnussen (Australia) 22.04 Q 13. Andrey Grechin (Russia) 22.08 Q 14. ...

Brent tops $110 for first time since April on economic data Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:15 AM PDT By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures climbed on Friday above $110 a barrel for the first time since early April, as upbeat economic data raised the prospects for better global oil demand amid supply disruptions in Africa and Iraq. U.S. manufacturing grew in July at its fastest pace in two years, while a China industrial index beat expectations this week. European factories also snapped two years of output declines, suggesting a euro zone recession may be near its end. ...

Last Hurrah of the Interventionists? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:00 AM PDT In what a Washington Post columnist describes as a rout of Rand Paul isolationism, the Senate just voted overwhelmingly to send another $1.5 billion in foreign aid to Egypt.

Missing From News: the World Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:00 AM PDT Traveling around the U.S. and catching news on the fly, one is struck by things that go unnoticed in the ordinary routines. Just how shallow and parochial can American news get?

Today in History Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:01 PM PDT Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2013. There are 151 days left in the year.

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