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• Bombs, shootings kill at least 47 across Iraq: police
• Iraq attacks including Baghdad blasts kill 48
• Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 46
• 'Bradley' or 'Chelsea' – What to call Pvt. Manning?
• Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 41
• Fears of food and water poisoning after Damascus gassings
• Bombs across Iraq kill at least 42 people: police and medics
• Moscow warns US against Syria military action
• Russia warns U.S. not to repeat in Syria past mistakes in region
• Soldier who ‘sucked at being a civilian’ earns Medal of Honor
• Insurgents in Iraq kill 23, officials say
• Obama pressured to intervene in Syria. New poll shows most Americans say 'no'
• Insurgents in Iraq kill 18, officials say
• Under threat of attack, Hezbollah turns Beirut neighborhood into fortress
• Insight: Syria's opposition considers national rebel army, Islamists angered
• Hotline's Inaugural 2014 Senate Rankings
• As violence worsens, Iraq again turns to Sunni tribes
• Syria's Nusra threatens to rocket Alawites over alleged chemical attack
• Officials: Insurgents kill 9 in Iraq
• Stars, taboo sex and death at Venice film fest
• News21 Students Investigate Plight of Veterans
• US, Britain say 'increasing signs' Syria behind attack
• As Syria war escalates, Americans cool to U.S. intervention: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Bombs, shootings kill at least 47 across Iraq: police Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:57 PM PDT BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Car bombs, roadside bombs and shootings killed at least 47 people in Iraq on Sunday, police and medical sources said, as tensions intensify between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims across the Middle East. Sunni Muslim insurgents and the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq have significantly increased their attacks this year. More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations. ...

Iraq attacks including Baghdad blasts kill 48 Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT A series of attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq killed 48 people on Sunday amid a surge in violence that authorities have failed to stem despite wide-ranging operations targeting militants.

Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 46 Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:47 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 46 people in numerous attacks scattered around the country on Sunday, striking targets as varied as a coffee shop, a wedding party convoy and a carload of off-duty soldiers.

'Bradley' or 'Chelsea' – What to call Pvt. Manning? Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT So there's this young US Army private named "Manning."

Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 41 Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 41 people in numerous attacks scattered around the country on Sunday, striking targets as varied as a coffee shop, a wedding party convoy and a carload of off-duty soldiers.

Fears of food and water poisoning after Damascus gassings Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT (This story was reported by a journalist whose name has been withheld for security reasons) DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Days after a suspected poison gas attack killed hundreds of people in crop-growing suburbs, residents of the Syrian capital say they are afraid their food and water supplies may be contaminated. Western countries believe President Bashar al-Assad's forces carried out the worst chemical weapons attack since Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein gassed thousands of Kurds in 1988. Syria's government denies any role in the deaths and blames rebels. ...

Bombs across Iraq kill at least 42 people: police and medics Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:31 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car and roadside bombs killed at least 42 people across Iraq on Sunday, police and medical sources said. The single deadliest attack took place in central Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, when a car bomb blew up near a housing complex killing 11 people, police said. (Reporting by Baghdad newsroom; Writing by Suadad al-Salhy; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Moscow warns US against Syria military action Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT Military action against the Syrian regime would be a "tragic mistake," Russia said Sunday, warning the West not to preempt the results of a UN probe into alleged deadly chemical attacks.

Russia warns U.S. not to repeat in Syria past mistakes in region Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:37 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States on Sunday against repeating past mistakes, saying that any unilateral military action in Syria would undermine efforts for peace and have a devastating impact on the security situation in the Middle East. The Russian Foreign Ministry said its statement was a response to U.S. actions to give it the option of an armed strike against Syria. ...

Soldier who ‘sucked at being a civilian’ earns Medal of Honor Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:02 AM PDT President Barack Obama will present Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter the Medal of Honor for the gallantry shown on Oct. 3, 2009, when he faced death multiple times to assist comrades during a fierce firefight with Taliban insurgents. "The reality of the award is that I wouldn't wish it on anybody," Carter told Yahoo News. "Imagine yourself in the worst possible situation you can think of. We're talking about you've got members of your family being killed in front of you or in severe pain and you have no choice but to try to help them."

Insurgents in Iraq kill 23, officials say Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:52 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 23 people in eight separate attacks on Sunday, including five kidnapped Iraqi soldiers and an 8-year-old child, officials said.

Obama pressured to intervene in Syria. New poll shows most Americans say 'no' Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:23 AM PDT US officials have confirmed that President Obama's controversial "red line" on chemical weapons in Syria has been crossed. But that doesn't mean Americans think he should do anything about it.

Insurgents in Iraq kill 18, officials say Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:03 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents bent on destabilizing Iraq killed at least 18 people in separate attacks on Sunday, including five kidnapped Iraqi soldiers and an 8-year-old child, officials said.

Under threat of attack, Hezbollah turns Beirut neighborhood into fortress Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT Beirut's perpetually traffic-clogged streets have become even more jammed in the past week in the southern neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital as the Shiite militant group Hezbollah implements intensive security measures to head off retaliatory attacks spurred by anger over its role in Syria.

Insight: Syria's opposition considers national rebel army, Islamists angered Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:54 AM PDT By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Western-backed political opposition plans to create the nucleus of a national army to bring order to the disparate rebel forces battling President Bashar al-Assad and counter the strength of al Qaeda-linked rebel brigades. The latest attempt to unite the rebels coincides with fierce debates in Washington and other Western capitals over whether and how to boost support for Assad's opponents after an alleged chemical weapons attack by government forces on Wednesday. ...

Hotline's Inaugural 2014 Senate Rankings Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:42 AM PDT The battle for the Senate is primed to go down to the wire. Democrats can lose up to five seats while retaining the majority—assuming Cory Booker wins October's special election in New Jersey—but the party is threatened by members facing tough races in the Deep South and other conservative states. Already, races for three Democratic-held open seats (Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia) are favoring Republicans, and Sen. Mark Pryor is looking in tenuous shape in Arkansas.

As violence worsens, Iraq again turns to Sunni tribes Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:58 AM PDT Iraqi authorities have begun training thousands of additional Sunni tribal militiamen in a major shift of attitude towards the fighters as Baghdad grapples with its worst violence in years.

Syria's Nusra threatens to rocket Alawites over alleged chemical attack Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:14 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated rebel commander in Syria has pledged to target communities of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority with rockets in revenge for an alleged chemical attack near Damascus, according to an audio recording seen on Sunday. "For every chemical rocket that has fallen on our people in Damascus, one of their villages will, by the will of God, pay for it," Abu Mohammad al-Golani of the al-Nusra Front said in the recording posted on YouTube. ...

Officials: Insurgents kill 9 in Iraq Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:51 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say separate attacks have killed at least nine people in the country.

Stars, taboo sex and death at Venice film fest Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:37 AM PDT By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - Space, stars and taboo sex will be on display in Venice this week as the world's oldest international film festival fights to keep its head above water in a city slowly slipping into the sea. The 70th Venice Film Festival will try and see off competition from increasingly popular extravaganzas in Rome and Toronto by opening with the world premiere of 3D space fantasy "Gravity", starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. ...

News21 Students Investigate Plight of Veterans Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:00 AM PDT PHOENIX, Aug. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a national multi-university reporting initiative, today released a major national investigation into the enduring battles facing post-9/11 veterans.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120703/DC35095LOGO)In dozens of stories, videos, photos and interactives, the multimedia project documents the experience of veterans as they negotiate a federal bureaucracy that is often overwhelmed and ill-equipped to deal with them. ...

US, Britain say 'increasing signs' Syria behind attack Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:22 PM PDT US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron inched closer to attributing blame for a massive chemical weapons attack near Damascus to Bashar al-Assad's armed forces.

As Syria war escalates, Americans cool to U.S. intervention: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 24 Aug 2013 05:31 PM PDT By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans strongly oppose U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war and believe Washington should stay out of the conflict even if reports that Syria's government used deadly chemicals to attack civilians are confirmed, a Reuters/Ipsos poll says. About 60 percent of Americans surveyed said the United States should not intervene in Syria's civil war, while just 9 percent thought President Barack Obama should act. ...

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