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• U.S., Russian officials to meet in The Hague on Syria
• Anderson Cooper to headline UT Arlington's Maverick Speakers Series
• Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial
• Prosecutor asks judge to give Manning 60 years
• Assad's forces push back rebels in Syria's Alawite mountains
• Army prepares for Afghanistan massacre sentencing
• Why Iraqi request for help fighting Al Qaeda poses dilemma for US
• World Humanitarian Day: 5 crises and how you can help
• Prosecutor asks judge to give Manning 60 year
• Defense suggests no more than 25 years for Manning
• Thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq; crisis feared
• Prosecutors ask judge to give Manning to 60 years
• Syrian Kurd exodus to Iraq raises prospect of cross-border action
• In mass exodus, thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq
• UN says thousands of Syrians fleeing to Iraq
• Iraq hangs 17, mostly for 'terrorism'
• Analysis: Egyptian crackdown hands al Qaeda new lease on life
• Almost 30,000 Syrian refugees enter Iraq since Thursday: U.N.
• 21,000 Syrians Flee Into Iraq in Last 4 Days
• South Korea targets growing Asian defense market with fighter jets
• Italian priest missing in Syria may be alive: monitoring group
• Kurdish militants in war of words with Turkey over withdrawal
• Sentencing phase to open for U.S. soldier guilty of Afghan murders
• More than 20,000 Syrian refugees cross into Iraq: U.N.
• Brent holds above $110 on unrest in Egypt, worries over Fed policy
• California Society for Democracy in Iran, House Members reject myth of Rouhani's moderation, call for tougher sanctions, urge US to ensure safety and security of Iranian dissidents in Iraq and their return to Ashraf

U.S., Russian officials to meet in The Hague on Syria Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading diplomat from the U.S. State Department and the U.S. ambassador to Syria will meet with a Russia delegation in The Hague next week to discuss plans for a peace conference to end the civil war in Syria, a spokeswoman for the State Department said on Monday. "We have long agreed with Russia that a conference in Geneva is the best vehicle for moving towards a political solution," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a daily briefing for reporters. ...

Anderson Cooper to headline UT Arlington's Maverick Speakers Series Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:24 PM PDT ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five distinguished guests will share their global experiences and diverse perspectives as part of The University of Texas at Arlington's 2013-14 Maverick Speakers Series.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130819/DC66270 )The season opens Sept. 24 with a lecture by immigration rights activist Jose Vargas and includes CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, entrepreneur and ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen and neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta. ...

Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:09 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge blocked several key pieces of evidence Monday that prosecutors said would explain the mindset of the soldier accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, including his belief that he had a "jihad duty" to carry out the attack.

Prosecutor asks judge to give Manning 60 years Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:22 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should spend 60 years in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks, a prosecutor said Monday.

Assad's forces push back rebels in Syria's Alawite mountains Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:03 PM PDT By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian army and militia troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have pushed back a rebel offensive in the mountain heartlands of his Alawite sect, officials and activists said on Monday, after days of heavy fighting and aerial bombardment. The assault by Islamist rebels on the northern edges of the Alawite mountains overlooking the Mediterranean drove hundreds of Alawite villagers out to the coast and marked a major challenge to Assad's reassertion of power over central Syria. ...

Army prepares for Afghanistan massacre sentencing Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:31 PM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Afghan villagers will have a chance to sit face-to-face with Staff Sgt. Robert Bales for the first time since he stormed their mud-walled compounds in pre-dawn darkness and slaughtered 16 people, most of them women and children.

Why Iraqi request for help fighting Al Qaeda poses dilemma for US Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:41 PM PDT Iraq is experiencing a resurgence of Al Qaeda-hatched violence – and the government of Iraq is citing a mutual terrorism threat as it seeks to strengthen security cooperation with the United States.

World Humanitarian Day: 5 crises and how you can help Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT On Aug. 19, 2003, a cement mixer filled with explosives slammed into the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 17 people, including the top UN envoy to the country, Sergio Vieira de Mello. The tragedy underscored the persistent danger of humanitarian aid work in conflict zones, and prompted the UN to begin annually marking Aug. 19 as "World Humanitarian Day."

Prosecutor asks judge to give Manning 60 year Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should spend 60 years in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks, a prosecutor said Monday.

Defense suggests no more than 25 years for Manning Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Pfc. Bradley Manning's lawyers are asking a military judge to balance rehabilitation and punishment before sentencing the soldier for giving classified information to WikiLeaks.

Thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq; crisis feared Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds swarmed across a bridge into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past few days in one of the biggest waves of refugees since the rebellion against President Bashar Assad began, U.N. officials said Monday.

Prosecutors ask judge to give Manning to 60 years Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should spend the majority of his life in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks, a prosecutor said Monday.

Syrian Kurd exodus to Iraq raises prospect of cross-border action Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:17 AM PDT By Suadad al-Salhy and Murad Talaat BAGHDAD/PESHKHABOUR, Iraq (Reuters) - A sudden mass influx of 30,000 Kurdish refugees from Syria into Iraq increases the likelihood that Iraq's Kurdish region will act to protect its kin across the border, an adviser to Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said on Monday. The United Nations said nearly 30,000 refugees had crossed in the past few days, making it one of the biggest single outward migrations of a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and driven millions from their homes. ...

In mass exodus, thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:33 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds swarmed across a bridge into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past few days in one of the biggest waves of refugees since the rebellion against President Bashar Assad began, U.N. officials said Monday.

UN says thousands of Syrians fleeing to Iraq Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:48 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — In a mass exodus, around 30,000 Syrians have fled their homeland's bloody civil war over the past five days and streamed across the border into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.

Iraq hangs 17, mostly for 'terrorism' Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq executed 17 prisoners on Monday, all but one convicted for "terrorism," shrugging off calls from international human rights organizations to reconsider the use of capital punishment.

Analysis: Egyptian crackdown hands al Qaeda new lease on life Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:22 AM PDT By Myra MacDonald LONDON (Reuters) - You would probably have to go back a decade to find a cause with such potential to mobilize jihadis worldwide in a short space of time. With images of dying Islamist protesters in media across the globe, the unrest in Egypt plays into al Qaeda's narrative of victimization, giving it an ideal opportunity to expand a strategy of exploiting instability it has already used in Libya, Syria and Iraq. ...

Almost 30,000 Syrian refugees enter Iraq since Thursday: U.N. Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:10 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - An estimated 29,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in Syria's two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday. Syrians fleeing fighting in Aleppo and other embattled parts of northern Syria began pouring into the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq last Thursday, taking advantage of a new pontoon bridge along the largely closed border, it said. "It is a massive movement of people," said Dan McNorton, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ...

21,000 Syrians Flee Into Iraq in Last 4 Days Posted: 19 Aug 2013 05:49 AM PDT A staggering number of Syrians fled into northern Iraq in recent days after the country opened a bridge across the Tigris River.

South Korea targets growing Asian defense market with fighter jets Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:44 AM PDT By Ju-min Park SACHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea, renowned for making hi-tech consumer devices, cars and ships, now has its sights on exporting fighter jets amid a projected sharp increase in demand for military weapons in Asia over the next decade. South Korea's first home-built light fighter, the FA-50, will roll out on Tuesday from the Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) assembly plant in the southern city of Sacheon. ...

Italian priest missing in Syria may be alive: monitoring group Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:17 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared last month in eastern Syria may still be alive, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday, almost a week after it said he had been killed by al Qaeda-linked rebels. The British-based monitoring group cited sources close to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) disputing assertions by local activists - and reported by the observatory - that Father Paolo Dall'Oglio had been killed while in the custody of the Islamist ISIL rebels. ...

Kurdish militants in war of words with Turkey over withdrawal Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:46 AM PDT By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Kurdish militant group said on Monday it was keeping its side of the bargain in a peace process with Turkey to end a 29-year-old insurgency, rejecting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's accusation it had failed to withdraw most of its fighters. In the latest salvo in a war of words highlighting distrust between the two sides, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said Ankara had failed to take steps beyond halting military action to end a conflict which has killed more than 40,000 people. ...

Sentencing phase to open for U.S. soldier guilty of Afghan murders Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:05 AM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The military judge in the court-martial of a U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty in June to the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians was due to hear arguments on Monday over rules for the sentencing proceedings that open this week in Washington state. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales' lawyers argued last week that prosecutors' exposure to statements he made during a psychiatric exam — after the judge mistakenly furnished them with a copy — compromised their client's constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination. ...

More than 20,000 Syrian refugees cross into Iraq: U.N. Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:29 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 20,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in the more than two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday. Syrians began pouring into the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq last Thursday, taking advantage of a new bridge along the largely closed border, the U.N. says. "It looks like the total from last Thursday to now is somewhere in the region of 20,000 or more coming across," Adrian Edwards of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said. ...

Brent holds above $110 on unrest in Egypt, worries over Fed policy Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:41 PM PDT By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude prices held steady above $110 a barrel on Monday, after last week posting their biggest weekly percentage gain since the first half of July, as unrest in Egypt drove up fears over oil supply security in the Middle East. But investors remained cautious as they awaited more clues on when the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, plans to begin trimming its monetary stimulus programme. Brent crude oil futures for October delivery had gained 8 cents to $110.48 a barrel by 0405 GMT. Brent hit a four-month high of $111. ...

California Society for Democracy in Iran, House Members reject myth of Rouhani's moderation, call for tougher sanctions, urge US to ensure safety and security of Iranian dissidents in Iraq and their return to Ashraf Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:19 PM PDT ANAHEIM Calif., August 19, 2013  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of Iranian Americans in California attended a convention at the Anaheim Convention Center sponsored by California Society for Democracy in Iran, where several former senior US Government officials and sitting members of congress spoke.Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chair, Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee; and Judy Chu (D-CA),House Judiciary Committee member; Michael Mukasey, 81st U.S. Attorney General; James Glassman, former Undersecretary of State for Public Policy and Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Rep. ...

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