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• Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay
• AP names Beelman Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas Editor
• UN: Sanctions must be enforced on Iraq extremists
• Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT
• US congratulates Iraqi parliament on new speaker
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• Oil falls below $100 for first time since May
• Biden vows to work closely with new Iraqi speaker
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• US Hunts for Al Qaeda-Trained Norwegian Bomb-Maker
• Iranian Nukes: Gaps remain, but talks continue
• AP INTERVIEW: Israel's Peres defends airstrikes
• BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF'
• America's big assist for Afghanistan democracy
• US oil below $100 for first time in two months
• Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT
• Ex-Minnesota governor was rolling on ground-Navy SEAL
• Top Asian News at 7:30 p.m. GMT
• Iraq is closer to forming a government but its military remains in tatters
• Iraq parliament elects speaker as Tikrit push falters
• Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT
• Iraqi parliament breaks deadlock to elect speaker
• Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT
• UN ends border ban to bring food to millions of desperate Syrians
• Rihanna Ignites Another Israel-Palestine Pseudo-Controversy
• Iraq names moderate Sunni parliament speaker in move to break political deadlock
• Assad to play up war victories as he starts new term
• Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT
• U.S. Senate Doubles Funding for Israel's Iron Dome
• Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT
• Fossil of Massive Four-Winged Raptor Found in China
• ISIS Executions Signal Sunni Infighting in Iraq
• Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT
• U.S. top spy to leave Berlin by end of week: newspaper

Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay Posted: 15 Jul 2014 04:51 PM PDT Why does the former veep keep saying unhinged things—as he did Monday about Iraq? Because he believes them. And Rand Paul notwithstanding, most GOP insiders believe them, too.

AP names Beelman Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas Editor Posted: 15 Jul 2014 04:27 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — Maud Beelman, a veteran investigative journalist who as a foreign correspondent covered the reunification of Germany and the wars in the former Yugoslavia, has been named to a new position overseeing news coverage and editorial operations for The Associated Press in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

UN: Sanctions must be enforced on Iraq extremists Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:46 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging all countries to enforce sanctions against the Islamic State extremist group that has captured a vast stretch of territory in Iraq, warning that "terrorism" must not be allowed to steer the country away from its path toward democracy.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:32 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Afghanistan was on the verge of a "very, very serious situation" before he struck a U.S.-brokered deal with his rival to avert the crisis by holding a fully audited vote count. The ex-foreign minister, who is competing against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to succeed Hamid Karzai as president, spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in an interview.

US congratulates Iraqi parliament on new speaker Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:17 PM PDT US Vice President Joe Biden congratulated violence-plagued Iraq for electing a new parliamentary speaker Tuesday, a move Washington called an important first step in forming a government after extensive delays. MPs in Iraq's fractious legislature elected Salim al-Juburi parliament speaker, a post traditionally held by a Sunni Arab that must be filled before the process of forming a government can proceed. Iraqi MPs have been under increasing international pressure to put aside their differences and work to counter a major onslaught by the jihadist-led Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that has seized considerable territory north and west of Baghdad. Biden made it clear that Washington was ready to work closely with the new speaker.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Afghanistan was on the verge of a "very, very serious situation" before he struck a U.S.-brokered deal with his rival to avert the crisis by holding a fully audited vote count. The ex-foreign minister, who is competing against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to succeed Hamid Karzai as president, spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in an interview.

Oil falls below $100 for first time since May Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:52 PM PDT The price of oil fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since May even as the deteriorating security situation in Libya has raised questions about whether the country can soon increase crude exports.

Biden vows to work closely with new Iraqi speaker Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is congratulating Iraq's new parliamentary speaker on his election and says he will work closely with him.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:32 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Afghanistan was on the verge of a "very, very serious situation" before he struck a U.S.-brokered deal with his rival to avert the crisis by holding a fully audited vote count. The ex-foreign minister, who is competing against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to succeed Hamid Karzai as president, spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in an interview.

US Hunts for Al Qaeda-Trained Norwegian Bomb-Maker Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:26 PM PDT State Department: Anders Dale Can Make Bomb-Belts, IEDs, Car Bomb Explosives

Iranian Nukes: Gaps remain, but talks continue Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — World powers and Iran still face significant gaps in their negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program, foreign ministers said Tuesday while forging ahead with efforts to secure a deal that could finally bridge a decades-long diplomatic chasm between the Islamic republic and the West.

AP INTERVIEW: Israel's Peres defends airstrikes Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:21 PM PDT Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday that the killing of Palestinian civilians by air raids on Gaza presents a moral dilemma, but argued there is scant alternative as long as the Islamic militants who rule the strip refuse to stop sustained rocket fire against Israel.

BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF' Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:20 PM PDT The BRICS group of emerging powers on Tuesday created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund as alternatives to Western-led institutions. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to launch the institutions to finance infrastructure projects and head off future economic crises. "We took the historic decision to create the BRICS bank and the reserve agreement -- an important contribution to reconfigure the system of international economic governance," Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at a summit in the northeastern seaside city of Fortaleza.

America's big assist for Afghanistan democracy Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:17 PM PDT The apparent loser, Abdullah Abdullah, threatened to set up a parallel government, perhaps by force. All the investment in Afghanistan by the United States and other countries since 2001 might have been lost.

US oil below $100 for first time in two months Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:03 PM PDT Global oil prices dropped Tuesday, with the US futures contract sinking below $100 for the first time since May on receding worries about Iraq supply disruptions. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for August fell 95 cents to close at $99.96 a barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. Brent North Sea for delivery in August sank 96 cents from Monday, settling at $106.02 a barrel in London trade, its lowest level since April 7. "Easing fears of an Iraqi supply disruption and tepid fuel demand levels continue to erase the geo-political risk premium (Iraq and the Ukraine) that boosted both markets to nine-month highs late last month," Eugene McGillian at Tradition Energy said in a research note.

Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Afghanistan was on the verge of a "very, very serious situation" before he struck a U.S.-brokered deal with his rival to avert the crisis by holding a fully audited vote count. The ex-foreign minister, who is competing against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to succeed Hamid Karzai as president, spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in an interview.

Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:32 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Afghanistan was on the verge of a "very, very serious situation" before he struck a U.S.-brokered deal with his rival to avert the crisis by holding a fully audited vote count. The ex-foreign minister, who is competing against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to succeed Hamid Karzai as president, spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in an interview.

Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:03 PM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Ex-Minnesota governor was rolling on ground-Navy SEAL Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:55 PM PDT By David Bailey ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) - A Navy SEAL told a court on Tuesday he saw former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on his back outside a bar in 2006, although he did not see if he had been struck by a former Navy SEAL accused of fabricating an altercation with Ventura. Navy SEAL John Kelly III told the federal trial he was herding mourners from one bar to another during a wake for a fallen SEAL when he looked back and saw Ventura rocking on the sidewalk or curb. Later, former SEAL Chris Kyle told Kelly he had punched Ventura saying, "I put him on his ass," Kelly said. The trial is about whether Ventura, himself a former SEAL, actor and once a flamboyant professional wrestling star, and the late Kyle had the encounter that Kyle described in his book "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History." In the book, Kyle said he punched a celebrity he identified as "Scruff Face," who he said made disparaging remarks about SEALs.

Top Asian News at 7:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:32 PM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Iraq is closer to forming a government but its military remains in tatters Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT Iraq's parliament approved a new speaker today, a tentative step toward forming a new government. While it would be hard to find a candidate less popular than Mr. Maliki among the country's Sunni Arabs and its independence-minded Kurdish minority, building an effective military is a project of years, not weeks or months.  Today, the major northern city of Mosul remains outside of government hands, as does Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein about 100 miles north of Baghdad. While the southern edge of the city came under a withering government barrage overnight, Iraqi forces are no closer to retaking it and control of the highway that stretches north to the Shiite shrine city of Samarra and ultimately Mosul.

Iraq parliament elects speaker as Tikrit push falters Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT Iraq's sharply divided parliament elected a speaker Tuesday in a step forward in the delayed government formation process, as a renewed bid to recapture Tikrit from militants ended in retreat. World powers and Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, have piled pressure on MPs to set aside their differences in the face of a jihadist-led offensive that has overrun swathes of territory north and west of Baghdad. After two fruitless sessions earlier this month, MPs elected Salim al-Juburi as speaker, a post traditionally held by a Sunni Arab that must be filled before the process of forming a government can go ahead. "The election of a speaker is the first step in the critical process of forming a new government that can take into account the rights, aspirations, and legitimate concerns of all Iraq's communities," he said in a statement.

Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:03 PM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Iraqi parliament breaks deadlock to elect speaker Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:39 AM PDT Iraqi lawmakers broke two weeks of deadlock Tuesday and elected a moderate Sunni as speaker of parliament, taking the first step toward forming a new government that is widely seen as crucial to confronting militants who have overrun much of the country.

Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:32 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

UN ends border ban to bring food to millions of desperate Syrians Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:30 AM PDT Aid agencies said Tuesday they were ready to truck desperately-needed supplies to 2.9 million more Syrians after the UN Security Council finally passed a resolution backing cross-border convoys. "UN agencies have supplies ready to go to all of those hard to reach areas. They had those in place for some time," Amanda Pitt, spokeswoman for the UN's humanitarian aid coordination arm, told reporters. The United Nations estimates that 10.8 million people -- or half the pre-war population -- need aid in Syria, many in areas cut off by fighting.

Rihanna Ignites Another Israel-Palestine Pseudo-Controversy Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:20 AM PDT Just days after NBA star Dwight Howard tweeted "Free Palestine" and quickly deleted it, Rihanna did the exact same thing. In a surreal and ridiculous turn, once Rihanna did perform in Tel Aviv, she ignited a firestorm when it was reported that she subbed the lyrics "All I see is Palestine" for "All I see is dollar signs" while performing the song "Pour it Up." Turns out, she didn't actually do that.

Iraq names moderate Sunni parliament speaker in move to break political deadlock Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:20 AM PDT By Isra' al-Rubei'i and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi politicians named a moderate Sunni Islamist as speaker of parliament on Tuesday, a long-delayed first step towards a power-sharing government urgently needed to save the state from disintegration in the face of a Sunni uprising. Iraq's army and allied Shi'ite militia launched an assault to retake the executed former dictator Saddam Hussein's home city Tikrit from the al Qaeda offshoot known as the Islamic State and allied militants, who seized it in mid-June during a lightning assault through the north. The stunning advance by the militants over the past month has put Iraq's very survival in jeopardy even as its politicians have been deadlocked over forming a new government since an election in April.

Assad to play up war victories as he starts new term Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:07 AM PDT President Bashar al-Assad begins a new seven-year term Wednesday looking to play up a string of battlefield victories while trying to win over war-weary Syrians and those fearful of jihadists. His swearing-in after a controversial June election -- held in government-controlled areas only in the midst of a raging civil war -- comes with Western policy in disarray after Sunni militants captured a vast swathe of neighbouring Iraq, as well as a big chunk of eastern Syria. The jihadist Islamic State group's declaration of a "caliphate" was a propaganda gift for Assad, who has regularly portrayed himself as a secular leader and protector of Syria's minorities. "Assad wants to consolidate his image as the victor," said Khattar Abou Diab, Paris-Sud University professor of international relations.

Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:02 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:32 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

U.S. Senate Doubles Funding for Israel's Iron Dome Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:13 AM PDT A U.S. Senate subcommittee approved a spending bill providing $351 million for Israel's Iron Dome program, double what the Obama administration requested.  "It works," said Sen. Dick Durbin, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee. The missile defense system has largely been credited with helping prevent a single Israeli casualty in the country's ongoing conflict with Hamas, shooting down an estimated 1,000 rockets fired into the country from Gaza with over 90 percent accuracy.  The Iron Dome is made up of ten batteries, or locations equipped with rocket intercepter missiles and advanced radar tracking devices, and each missile fired costs around $50,000.

Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:02 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:32 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

Fossil of Massive Four-Winged Raptor Found in China Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:24 AM PDT The fossil of a newly discovered dinosaur has been found in China. The new species had long feathers not just on its wings but also on its hind legs, making it one of only a handful of "four-winged" dinosaurs. Stony Brook's Dr. Alan Turner believes we can divine some important things about the evolution of flight from the discovery, including a breed of bird that was more a glider than a flyer:

ISIS Executions Signal Sunni Infighting in Iraq Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:18 AM PDT The bodies of 12 men were found in the Iraqi town of Saadiya, north of Baghdad on Monday, as infighting between Sunni insurgents intensifies and threatens the Islamic State's advancement on Baghdad.

Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:05 AM PDT CHANGPYONG RI, North Korea (AP) — Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen.

U.S. top spy to leave Berlin by end of week: newspaper Posted: 15 Jul 2014 08:48 AM PDT The CIA station chief in Berlin ordered out by Germany over fresh allegations of U.S. spying will leave the country by the end of the week, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday. The German Foreign Office declined to comment and referred to previous statements that the government expected the intelligence representative to leave "promptly". Bild said it had significantly increased pressure on the U.S. Embassy in recent days to fix a departure date. The decision to order the CIA representative out came after dramatic reports of U.S. espionage in Germany.

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