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• Slain journalist Foley 'tried to see the good'
• Spain to train Iraqi troops to fight Islamic State
• U.S. and China look to manage differences, cooperate against threats
• Iraq lawmakers approve interior, defense ministers
• Benazir Bhutto's son vows defeat for jihadists in Pakistan
• Iraq fills top security posts as violence rages
• Kurds thwart new jihadist bid to cut off Syria town
• Kerry congratulates Iraq on defense, interior ministers
• US-led strike kills 8 in IS-held Syria town
• Lebanon sharply limits Syrian refugee entry
• U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani, Islamic State shells hit Turkey
• US slams IS with 25 new air strikes in Iraq, Syria
• Iraqi parliament approves defense, interior ministers: state TV
• U.S.-led air strikes in Syria killed 10 civilians: monitor
• Germany arrests two suspected IS supporters, raids properties
• U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani after Islamic State shelling
• Iraq lawmakers approve nominees for interior, defense ministers amid Islamic State group fight
• The impact of student loans on Japan's economy, why Australia shouldn't ban burqas, the commercialization of motherhood in India, internet harassment in England, and why Canada must stand against Islamic State
• Read This! Syria’s Tokyo Rose and WMDs
• The Violent Side of Friday Night Lights
• Lebanon pulled into war with Islamic State group
• Hostages arrive at German embassy after Philippine ordeal
• US military sees long haul ahead for war with IS
• Quotations in the News
• Frustrating West, Turkey maintains cautious stance on jihadists
• Today in History
• Kerry seeks to warm summit mood with dinner for China's top diplomat
• Relatives of British IS victims urge unity against hatred
• U.N. Security Council urges stronger campaign against Islamic State

Slain journalist Foley 'tried to see the good' Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — James Foley was a compassionate and capable journalist who tried to see the good in people, friends said Saturday at a memorial for the New Hampshire man beheaded by Islamic State group extremists.

Spain to train Iraqi troops to fight Islamic State Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:38 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Spain will begin training Iraqi forces later this year to battle Islamic State fighters but has ruled out taking part in ground operations in Syria, officials said Saturday.

U.S. and China look to manage differences, cooperate against threats Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:52 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom BOSTON (Reuters) - America and China's top diplomats stressed the need to manage differences and cooperate against global threats including Islamic State and Ebola, as they sought to warm the mood between their countries ahead of a summit next month. "There are many areas that the United States and China are cooperating on, even as we have some differences that we try to manage effectively," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Boston on Saturday before a second day of talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi. ...

Iraq lawmakers approve interior, defense ministers Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:23 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's remaining Cabinet nominees on Saturday, including for the critical defense and interior portfolios, completing the formation of a government that will strive to push the Islamic State extremist group out of the sprawling territory it has seized in recent months.

Benazir Bhutto's son vows defeat for jihadists in Pakistan Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:55 PM PDT The son of slain former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto launched his formal political debut in a massive rally Saturday, vowing to resist extremism and stop the Islamic State group from gaining a foothold in the country.

Iraq fills top security posts as violence rages Posted: 18 Oct 2014 12:00 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi lawmakers approved defence and interior ministers on Saturday, filling the key posts after weeks of delay as security forces battle Islamic State jihadists who hold swathes of the country.

Kurds thwart new jihadist bid to cut off Syria town Posted: 18 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurdish forces in the Syrian town of Kobane repulsed a new attempt by Islamic State fighters to cut off the border with Turkey Saturday as troops battled the jihadists in neighbouring Iraq.

Kerry congratulates Iraq on defense, interior ministers Posted: 18 Oct 2014 10:32 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday congratulated Iraq after lawmakers there finally approved new defense and interior ministers, following weeks of delay.

US-led strike kills 8 in IS-held Syria town Posted: 18 Oct 2014 10:31 AM PDT MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition airstrike on a gas distribution facility in a stronghold of the Islamic State group set off a series of secondary explosions and killed at least eight people in eastern Syria, activists said Saturday.

Lebanon sharply limits Syrian refugee entry Posted: 18 Oct 2014 10:21 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon has all but closed its borders to refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, overwhelmed by an influx of over one million people displaced by fighting, UN and Lebanese officials said Saturday.

U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani, Islamic State shells hit Turkey Posted: 18 Oct 2014 08:46 AM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Oliver Holmes MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition jets pounded suspected Islamic State targets at least six times in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after the fiercest shelling in days by the insurgents shook the town's center and hit border areas within Turkey. Shelling continued after the strikes hit the center of Kobani. Several mortars fell inside Turkey near the border gate, called Mursitpinar, according to witnesses. ...

US slams IS with 25 new air strikes in Iraq, Syria Posted: 18 Oct 2014 08:05 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - US war planes struck more than two dozen times in Syria and Iraq on Friday and Saturday, hitting Islamic State jihadists and oil infrastructure they control, the American military said.

Iraqi parliament approves defense, interior ministers: state TV Posted: 18 Oct 2014 07:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament on Saturday approved a Sunni Muslim to become defense minister and a Shi'ite to be interior minister, state television said, as part of a more inclusive government to help tackle Islamist insurgents. Six Kurdish members of the cabinet were also sworn in after the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) had held out for a larger share of ministries than the three offered when Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi unveiled his government on Sept.8. ...

U.S.-led air strikes in Syria killed 10 civilians: monitor Posted: 18 Oct 2014 07:18 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S-led forces which are bombing Islamic State militants in Syria killed ten civilians in two recent air strikes, a group monitoring the violence said on Saturday. Washington said there was no evidence to back up the report and said U.S. forces use mitigation measures to reduce the potential for civilian casualties when it targets Islamic State. ...

Germany arrests two suspected IS supporters, raids properties Posted: 18 Oct 2014 06:04 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have arrested two men suspected of supporting Islamic State and raided properties across the country of another 13 suspected supporters of militant Islamist groups, prosecutors said on Saturday. The two men were arrested in the western city of Aachen and identified as a 38-year-old Tunisian, Kamel Ben Yahia S., and a 28-year-old Russian, Yusup G., said federal prosecutors in a statement. ...

U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani after Islamic State shelling Posted: 18 Oct 2014 05:52 AM PDT MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition jets struck suspected Islamic State targets at least twice in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after fierce shelling by the insurgents hit the town center. Shelling continued after the strikes, according to witnesses. Islamic State militants have been battling Kurdish fighters for a month to take control of the town near the Turkish border, but stepped-up coalition air strikes have helped Kurds fend off the advance. ...

Iraq lawmakers approve nominees for interior, defense ministers amid Islamic State group fight Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:39 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq lawmakers approve nominees for interior, defense ministers amid Islamic State group fight.

The impact of student loans on Japan's economy, why Australia shouldn't ban burqas, the commercialization of motherhood in India, internet harassment in England, and why Canada must stand against Islamic State Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:00 AM PDT The Japan Times / TokyoStudent loans hurt the nation's economy

Read This! Syria’s Tokyo Rose and WMDs Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:45 AM PDT @PartisanGirl trolls for Assad, Rove covered up news of WMDs in Iraq and why are some gamers so angry? Here's our best work from this week.

The Violent Side of Friday Night Lights Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:45 AM PDT Seven players were arrested at a high school for raping their teammates. You can draw a line from there through Steubenville, Penn State, and the NFL.

Lebanon pulled into war with Islamic State group Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:13 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — With all eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese soldiers and Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas are increasingly pulled into deadly fighting with the Sunni militants along the country's border with Syria.

Hostages arrive at German embassy after Philippine ordeal Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:59 AM PDT A German couple kidnapped by Islamic militants were handed over to their embassy Saturday after a six-month ordeal marked by constant threats of beheading, as the Philippines confronted a security threat it thought it had overcome.

US military sees long haul ahead for war with IS Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:51 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten weeks into its war against Islamic State extremists, the Pentagon is settling in for the long haul, short on big early successes but still banking on enlisting Syrians and Iraqis to fight the ground war so that U.S. troops won't have to.

Quotations in the News Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:23 AM PDT "It's the regional office in Africa that's the front line. And they didn't do anything. That office is really not competent." — Dr. Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, after an internal report revealed the World Health Organization bungled efforts to halt the spread of the virus in West Africa.

Frustrating West, Turkey maintains cautious stance on jihadists Posted: 17 Oct 2014 10:16 PM PDT Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Today in History Posted: 17 Oct 2014 09:03 PM PDT Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2014. There are 74 days left in the year.

Kerry seeks to warm summit mood with dinner for China's top diplomat Posted: 17 Oct 2014 07:10 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed China's top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, to his Boston home on Friday for talks aimed at warming the often strained U.S.-China relationship ahead of a summit between their leaders next month. Kerry stood outside his imposing townhouse residence in Boston's exclusive Louisburg Square to welcome Yang with smiles and handshakes. After their dinner on Friday night, the two will hold formal talks on Saturday, when Kerry also plans to show Yang some of the sights of his native city. Chinese and U.S. ...

Relatives of British IS victims urge unity against hatred Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 PM PDT London (AFP) - Relatives of two Britons murdered by Islamic State (IS) militants urged people of all faiths to come together to fight the hatred espoused by the group, ahead of a memorial service for one of the men on Saturday.

U.N. Security Council urges stronger campaign against Islamic State Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:10 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday pushed for a bombing campaign in Iraq against Islamic State militants and associated extremist groups to be strengthened and expanded. A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters who hold a large swathe of territory in both Iraq and Syria, two countries involved in complex multi-sided civil wars in which nearly every country in the Middle East has a stake. U.S. ...

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