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• Rutgers students protest Condoleezza Rice speech
• Violence kills nearly 50 in Iraq ahead of key vote
• High stakes for investors in Iraq election
• Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 25 in Kurdish town
• Analysis: Obama Not Alone in Having Doubts About Russia Sanctions
• Obama remarks defending his foreign policy
• Iraq police say suicide bomber blows himself up in Kurdish town in northeast, killing 25
• WHO starts emergency polio talks
• 50 killed in bomb attack on rally, police and troops voting in Iraq
• Dark days for Baghdad on eve of Iraqi elections
• Suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish rally in eastern Iraq
• Obama vigorously defends foreign policy record
• Assad seeks re-election as Syrian civil war rages
• Justifying Atrocities Alters the Memory
• Chlorine attacks sink Syria's credibility on chemical weapons deal
• Iraq attacks kill at least 21 as police, army vote
• Correction: Renouncing America story
• Obama touts Philippine pact amid China concerns
• Syria bars refugees who fled via unofficial posts from voting
• WHO holds emergency meeting on cross-border spread of polio
• Iraq attacks kill 27 as security forces vote
• 20 killed as bombers attack police and troops voting in Iraq
• Ahead of Iraq polls, oil still fuelling economic hopes
• Obama: Philippine pact will improve Asia security
• Iraq attacks kill at least 9 as police, army vote
• Exclusive: War-ravaged Syria may face worst wheat harvest in 40 years
• Iraq's army, police force vote for new parliament
• Iraq PM faces fractured opposition in reelection bid
• Soccer-World-Japan's international results since August 1 2012
• Brazil's international results since August 1 2012
• Soccer-World-Australia's international results since August 1 2012

Rutgers students protest Condoleezza Rice speech Posted: 28 Apr 2014 04:55 PM PDT NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Roughly 50 Rutgers University students are staging a sit-in at a school administration building in New Brunswick to protest the school's decision to invite Condoleezza Rice to speak at the university's commencement next month.

Violence kills nearly 50 in Iraq ahead of key vote Posted: 28 Apr 2014 02:19 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants on Monday targeted polling stations across much of Iraq and a crowd of Kurds jubilantly dancing on the street as soldiers and security forces cast ballots two days ahead of parliamentary elections, officials said. The attacks, including a suicide bombing northeast of Baghdad, left at least 46 people dead.

High stakes for investors in Iraq election Posted: 28 Apr 2014 01:51 PM PDT Earlier this decade, investors were calling Iraq the new Golf Rush. Private equity firms saw the newly stable – yet still economically isolated – country as brimming with opportunities. But today, the situation has reversed, our correspondent covering Iraq explains. "There were a lot of the private equity funds focused on Iraq.

Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 25 in Kurdish town Posted: 28 Apr 2014 01:32 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants on Monday targeted polling stations across much of Iraq and a crowd of Kurds jubilantly dancing on the street as soldiers and security forces cast ballots two days ahead of parliamentary elections, officials said. The attacks, including a suicide bombing northeast of Baghdad, left at least 46 people dead.

Analysis: Obama Not Alone in Having Doubts About Russia Sanctions Posted: 28 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT Sanctions With No Military Threat Have Never Been Done on This Scale

Obama remarks defending his foreign policy Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:58 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama launched a vigorous defense of his foreign policy on Monday, responding to critics who cast him as weak and ineffectual on the world stage.

Iraq police say suicide bomber blows himself up in Kurdish town in northeast, killing 25 Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:48 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq police say suicide bomber blows himself up in Kurdish town in northeast, killing 25 .

WHO starts emergency polio talks Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it had convened emergency talks amid rising concern over polio after cases were discovered in Afghanistan, Iraq and Equatorial Guinea.

50 killed in bomb attack on rally, police and troops voting in Iraq Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:02 PM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Fifty people were killed on Monday as suicide bombers attacked a political rally and Iraqi police and soldiers cast their votes early for a national election in two days' time, authorities and witnesses said. A suicide attacker killed at least 30 people and wounded 50 others at a Kurdish political gathering in the town of Khanaqin, 140 km (100 miles) northeast of Baghdad, security sources said. The Kurds were celebrating the television appearance of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd incapacitated since late 2012, who cast his vote in Germany where he was undergoing medical treatment. "The attacker snuck among the crowds near the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's headquarters and blew himself up, causing a tragic massacre," one police officer said, sobbing after he discovered his brother was among those killed.

Dark days for Baghdad on eve of Iraqi elections Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:41 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Blast barrier walls topped with barbed wire snake across the Iraqi capital, encircling government buildings like a fortress and enshrining the separation of neighborhoods increasingly divided by religious sect. Soldiers and policemen brandishing assault rifles and machine guns man checkpoints, partially hidden behind sandbags or staring down from the roofs of Humvees.

Suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish rally in eastern Iraq Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:14 AM PDT BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide attacker killed at least 30 people and wounded 50 others at a Kurdish political gathering on Monday, in the town of Khanaqin, 140 km (100 miles) northeast of Baghdad, security sources said. The Kurds were celebrating the television appearance of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who has been incapacitated since late 2012. Talabani was casting a vote in Germany where he has been undergoing medical treatment. ...

Obama vigorously defends foreign policy record Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:49 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously defended his foreign policy record Monday, arguing that his cautious approach to global problems has avoided the type of missteps that contributed to a "disastrous" decade of war for the United States.

Assad seeks re-election as Syrian civil war rages Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:39 AM PDT By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Monday he would seek re-election in June, defying calls from his opponents to step aside and allow a political solution to the country's devastating civil war. Assad formally submitted his nomination to Syria's constitutional court to stand in an election which his Western and Arab foes have dismissed as a parody of democracy. He is the seventh person to put himself forward for Syria's first multi-candidate presidential vote in decades, but none of his rivals are expected to mount a serious challenge to 44 years of Assad family rule. "I ... Dr Bashar Hafez al Assad ... wish to nominate myself for the post of president of the republic, hoping that parliament will endorse it," it said.

Justifying Atrocities Alters the Memory Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:08 AM PDT Researchers found that the listeners clung to their memories of the justifications for these crimes only if they heard another American telling the tale. "What we learn from this research is that moral disengagement strategies are fundamentally altering our memories," study researcher Alin Coman, a psychological scientist at Princeton University, said in a statement.

Chlorine attacks sink Syria's credibility on chemical weapons deal Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:57 AM PDT Trust that the Syrian regime is committed to banning the use of chemical weapons is withering amid allegations that it gassed rebel areas with industrial chlorine. On top of that, Syria missed a self-imposed deadline to remove the last of its chemical weapons from the country Sunday, and questions are also being raised about the accuracy of the regime's declared inventory of lethal chemical agents. The delays and lingering uncertainty place additional pressure on Syria to meet a June 30 deadline for destroying all of its chemical weapons facilities and equipment.  "It's good the [chemical arsenal] is out of [Syria] but the effort has fallen short and Assad used the international cover it provided to pulverize the opposition… This issue is far from over if you add it all up," says Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert with the Washington Institute of Near East Policy.

Iraq attacks kill at least 21 as police, army vote Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:52 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants targeted polling stations across much of Iraq on Monday as soldiers and security forces cast ballots two days ahead of parliamentary elections, killing at least 21 people, officials said.

Correction: Renouncing America story Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:08 AM PDT In a story April 26 about Americans renouncing their citizenship, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. government does not tax Americans abroad on their first $96,600 in income. The ...

Obama touts Philippine pact amid China concerns Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:36 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama said a 10-year agreement signed Monday to give the U.S military greater access to Philippine bases will help promote peace and stability in the region and that he hopes China's dominant power will allow its neighbors to prosper on their own terms.

Syria bars refugees who fled via unofficial posts from voting Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:04 AM PDT Syrians who fled their war-torn country via unofficial crossings will be barred from voting in next month's presidential elections, the country's electoral commission chief said on Monday. "Syrians who left Syria illegally do not have the right to vote in host countries," Hisham Shaar was quoted as saying by pro-regime newspaper Al-Watan on Monday. Some 88 percent of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon -- now home to more than a million people who fled Syria's brutal war -- entered the tiny Mediterranean country via official crossings, according to the UN. Syria's opposition and the West have slammed the June 3 vote as a "farce" and a "parody".

WHO holds emergency meeting on cross-border spread of polio Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:02 AM PDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) began an emergency meeting with experts on Monday on how to halt the spread of the crippling polio virus across international borders in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. "Wild polio virus continues to spread internationally from both endemic and re-infected countries," the United Nations health agency said in a statement, adding that the meeting in Geneva would last several days. Health experts from North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East will be asked "to advise on whether the current developments on the spread of polio virus constitute a public health emergency of international concern", it said. The WHO has repeatedly warned that as long as any single child remains infected with polio, children everywhere are at risk.

Iraq attacks kill 27 as security forces vote Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:30 AM PDT Attacks including a spate of suicide bombings killed 27 soldiers and policemen on Monday as they voted in Iraq's first election since US troops withdrew. The bombings in Baghdad and the north and west raise serious concerns about the security forces' ability to protect people during Wednesday's general election, when more than 20 million Iraqis are eligible to vote. Seven attackers wearing suicide belts hit polling stations in Baghdad and cities north of the capital, while roadside bombs struck military convoys and targeted journalists covering the polling. At one voting centre in western Baghdad where a suicide bomber killed seven policemen, ambulances ferried off the wounded as soldiers cordoned off the street and ushered passers-by away, an AFP journalist said.

20 killed as bombers attack police and troops voting in Iraq Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:25 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twenty people were killed on Monday as suicide bombers attacked Iraqi police and soldiers casting their vote early for a national election in two days' time, authorities and witnesses said. Sunni Muslim militants, mostly disguised in army and police uniforms, struck at polling centers around Baghdad and northern Iraq as militants tried to disrupt Iraq's fourth national election since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Ahead of Iraq polls, oil still fuelling economic hopes Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:01 AM PDT With a budget languishing in parliament, crucial reforms on the back burner and a hamstrung private sector, prospects for Iraq's economy after Wednesday's election hinge heavily on the oil factor. Iraq has some of the world's largest deposits of oil and gas and aims to boost energy production dramatically, but a slow-moving bureaucracy and poor infrastructure are holding it back. Complicating things further is Baghdad's long-running dispute with the energy-rich autonomous northern Kurdish region, which has sought to sign deals with foreign firms and export without the express permission of the central government. Crude oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and government revenues, and 70 percent of gross domestic product, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Obama: Philippine pact will improve Asia security Posted: 28 Apr 2014 05:10 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama said a 10-year agreement signed Monday to give the U.S military greater access to Philippine bases will help promote peace and stability in the region and that he hopes China's dominant power will allow its neighbors to prosper on their own terms.

Iraq attacks kill at least 9 as police, army vote Posted: 28 Apr 2014 02:11 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say suicide bombers have targeted polling centers as soldiers and security forces cast ballots ahead of parliamentary elections. The attacks killed at least nine people.

Exclusive: War-ravaged Syria may face worst wheat harvest in 40 years Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:26 AM PDT By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maha El Dahan AMMAN/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - War and drought have crippled Syria's wheat crop, with some experts now forecasting output of the staple food could fall to around a third of pre-war levels, and possibly even below 1 million metric tons ( 1 metric ton = 1.1023 tons) for the first time in 40 years. Agricultural experts, traders and Syrian farmers who talked to Reuters gave crop estimates ranging from one million metric tons to 1.7 million at best, a more pessimistic range than that given by the United Nations earlier this month. Before the war, Syria produced around 3.5 million metric tons of wheat on average, enough to satisfy local demand and usually permit substantial exports, thanks in part to irrigation from the Euphrates river that waters its vast eastern desert. The last time its wheat harvest failed to exceed 1 million metric tons was 1973, although catastrophic droughts have pushed the crop close to that level in 1989 and 2008.

Iraq's army, police force vote for new parliament Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:13 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi army and police personnel began voting for a new parliament on Monday, two days before the rest of the nation's 22 million registered voters can go to the polls in the first nationwide elections since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Iraq PM faces fractured opposition in reelection bid Posted: 27 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT Nuri al-Maliki is bidding for a third term as Iraqi premier on Wednesday without any obvious challenger, in marked contrast to the 2010 election when he faced an ex-premier in a tight race. "For Maliki, it is a matter of life or death," said Aziz Jabr, a political science professor at Baghdad's Mustansiriyah University. Though not codified, Iraq's leaders have established a de facto agreement whereby the prime minister is a Shiite, the president a Kurd, and the speaker of parliament a Sunni Arab. Wednesday's parliamentary election, the first since US troops pulled out in late 2011, comes with violence at its worst since Iraq's brutal sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites in 2006-2008, and with anti-government fighters in control of the town of Fallujah a short drive from Baghdad.

Soccer-World-Japan's international results since August 1 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:29 PM PDT (Refiles to amend dateline) April 28 (Reuters) - Since August 1 2012, Japan have played26 games, won 13, drawn 4 and lost 9, with a goal tally of39-39: 2012Aug 15 F Venezuela Sapporo D 1-1 EndoSep 6 F UAE Niigata W 1-0 HavenaarSep 11 WCQ Iraq Saitama W 1-0 MaedaOct 12 F France Paris W 1-0 KagawaOct 16 F Brazil Wroclaw L 0-4 Nov 14 WCQ Oman Muscat W 2-1 Kiyotake, Okazaki 2013Feb 6 F Latvia Kobe W 3-0 Okazaki 2, HondaMar 22 F Canada Doha W 2-1 Okazaki, HavenaarMar 26 WCQ Jordan Amman L 1-2 KagawaMay 30 F Bulgaria Toyota L 0-2 Jun 4 WCQ Australia Saitama D 1-1 Honda(p)Jun 11 WCQ Iraq Doha W 1-0 ...

Brazil's international results since August 1 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2014 06:11 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Since August 1, 2012, Brazil have played 28 matches, won 20, drawn 5 and lost 3, with a goal tally of 80-19 2012 Aug 14 F Sweden Stockholm W 3-0 Leandro Damiao, Alexandre Pato 2 Sep 7 F S. ...

Soccer-World-Australia's international results since August 1 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2014 06:07 PM PDT SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Since August 1, 2012, Australiahave played 22 matches, won 10, drawn 4 and lost 8, with a goaltally of 50-37: 2012Aug 15 F Scotland Edinburgh L 1-3 BrescianoSep 9 F Lebanon Beirut W 3-0 Cahill, Mckay, ThompsonSep 11 WCQ Jordan Amman L 1-2 ThompsonOct 16 WCQ Iraq Doha W 2-1 Cahill, ThompsonNov 14 F South Korea Hwaseong W 2-1 Rukavytsya, Cornthwaite Dec 3 EAC Hong Kong Hong Kong W 1-0 Emerton Dec 5 EAC North Korea Hong Kong D 1-1 ThompsonDec 7 EAC Guam Hong Kong W 9-0 Mooy, Babalj 2, Marrone, Thompson 3 (1pen), Milligan, Garcia Dec 9 EAC Taiwan Hong Kong W 8-0 ...

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