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• Britain, UN host 1st summit to end child marriages
• Here's What's Wrong With Pulling Reporters Out of Gaza
• Afghan vet who fought wounded gets Medal of Honor
• Report: Retaliation by supervisors common at VA
• Malaysia Airlines flight over Syria reflects war zone challenge
• Obama bestows Medal of Honor on veteran
• Obama bestows Medal of Honor on NH veteran
• Insurgent threat shatters Iraq Christians' uneasy peace
• Not-guilty plea in Syria war-related passport case
• One Day in the Life of Iraq’s Refugees Reveals the Struggle for Survival
• Not-guilty plea in Syria-related passport case
• Medal of Honor recipient: This belongs to comrades
• Syria rebels press bid to expel jihadists from Damascus area
• Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad
• Jihadists 'sell Syrian oil to Iraqi businessmen'
• Media Watchdog Says Ukraine Is the World's Most Dangerous Beat
• Ukraine tops journalist death toll this year: report
• Migrating children; immunity for African leaders; Iran's role in Iraq; Russia's middle class; fraternity hazing in the Philippines
• What was MH17 doing overflying war zone?
• Obama to bestow Medal of Honor on US veteran
• Obama to bestow Medal of Honor on NH veteran
• The U.S. is not as “good” as Ireland according to new study
• Kuwait urges UN chief to stop Israeli 'aggression'
• Overnight attacks in Iraq kill at least 16 people
• Iraq suicide bomber was Australian teen
• Top Asian News at 5:30 a.m. GMT
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• Jihadists seize Iraq monastery
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT

Britain, UN host 1st summit to end child marriages Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:28 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — More than 700 million women alive today were married before they turned 18, the United Nations' children agency said Tuesday, as it co-hosts a London summit calling for more progress to end child marriages and the practice of female genital mutilation.

Here's What's Wrong With Pulling Reporters Out of Gaza Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:59 PM PDT It's a reality in journalism in the world's conflict zones: Sometimes reporters get pulled off stories they're covering better than anyone else. Last week, Ayman Mohyeldin, a well-respected NBC News journalist, essentially vanished from the story he had been covering so well: Israel's air bombardment of Gaza and the relentless human toll it was taking on the civilian population. Mohyeldin has considerable experience in the region, speaks Arabic, and has used social media to great effect, tweeting and using Facebook to update thousands of followers in real time about the toll the war is taking.  After he witnessed an Israeli air attack that killed four Palestinian kids with whom the reporter had been playing soccer, NBC executives pulled him off the story and out of the region, sending in Richard Engel, a more senior foreign correspondent, to replace him.

Afghan vet who fought wounded gets Medal of Honor Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding from both legs and his arm, Ryan Pitts kept firing at about 200 Taliban fighters, even holding onto his grenades an extra moment to ensure the enemy couldn't heave them back. On Monday, President Barack Obama draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, in a White House ceremony that also paid tribute to his nine platoon comrades who died that summer day in Afghanistan.

Report: Retaliation by supervisors common at VA Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A pharmacy supervisor at the VA was placed on leave after complaining about errors and delays in delivering medications to patients at a hospital in Palo Alto, California. In Pennsylvania, a doctor was removed from clinical work after complaining that on-call doctors were refusing to go to a VA hospital in Wilkes-Barre.

Malaysia Airlines flight over Syria reflects war zone challenge Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:45 PM PDT Malaysia Airlines rerouted a flight over Syria on Sunday after its usual path over Ukraine was closed, reflecting the challenges airlines face in finding conflict-free routes between Asia and Europe. After Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down Thursday by a ground-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine, airlines began to avoid the airspace above where the Ukrainian military has been fighting Russian-backed rebels. Swedish flight tracking service Flightradar24 AB posted a flight map on its Twitter account on Monday showing the change in the route of Malaysian Airlines flight MH4, which flies from Kuala Lumpur to London. Flight tracking data showed this flight had previously crossed over eastern Ukraine.

Obama bestows Medal of Honor on veteran Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor Monday on a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war.

Obama bestows Medal of Honor on NH veteran Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Monday on a former Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war.

Insurgent threat shatters Iraq Christians' uneasy peace Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:45 PM PDT Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul were wrong-footed by its new jihadist masters, who initially left them in relative peace but later forced them to flee for their lives. The turnaround in the attitude of Islamic State insurgents who overran Mosul last month could indicate the group is now confident enough of its hold on Iraq's second city to impose its extreme rules. Analysts say the relative leniency the group had shown Christians may have been a sop to allied Sunni militant groups with a less severe interpretation of Islam. "They tricked us, because in the beginning they did not threaten us, but after they established themselves they began imposing their terrorist laws on us," said Father Emmanuel Kelou, who once headed a Mosul church but now ministers to displaced Christians in the town of Qaraqosh, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) away.

Not-guilty plea in Syria war-related passport case Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:39 PM PDT SANTA ANA, California (AP) — A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of lying on a passport application so he could allegedly travel to Syria to join a terrorist group.

One Day in the Life of Iraq’s Refugees Reveals the Struggle for Survival Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:58 AM PDT It is 115 degrees in the shade here in northern Iraq. Heavy clashes between al-Qaida splinter group ISIS and Iraq's security forces began in the northern city of Mosul on June 6, leading to another wave of violence that came crashing through central Iraq. Families fled to wherever they could, including this football field nestled in a small stadium in semirural Khanqin, near the Iranian border.

Not-guilty plea in Syria-related passport case Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:57 AM PDT SANTA ANA, California (AP) — Authorities say a California man charged with lying on a passport application so he could travel to Syria to join a terrorist group has pleaded not guilty.

Medal of Honor recipient: This belongs to comrades Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:14 AM PDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Ryan Pitts will wear the nation's highest award for combat valor, but the humble and soft-spoken Medal of Honor recipient who continued to fight after being wounded in one of Afghanistan's bloodiest battles insisted Thursday that the medal belongs to all of his comrades who fought and died that day.

Syria rebels press bid to expel jihadists from Damascus area Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:59 AM PDT Rebels have expelled jihadists from four areas in the Damascus region, after having lost territory to the Islamic State in the north and east of Syria, a monitoring group said Monday. IS, meanwhile, has started selling Syrian oil to Iraqi businessmen, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. On the diplomatic front, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told his Russian counterpart he was certain of the regime's "victory" in Syria's civil war, thanks mainly to Moscow's support. Despite being besieged by government troops, rebels have expelled the Islamic State (IS) from four areas in the Damascus region in a drive launched three weeks ago, the Observatory and rebel sources said.

Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:13 AM PDT The attack targeted the town of Hawija, 230 km (140 miles) from the capital, which is controlled by Sunni Muslim insurgents from the Islamic State and other groups opposed to Iraq's Shi'ite-led government. Hawija has also seen infighting between the insurgents, with jihadist Islamic State fighters clashing in June with the Naqshbandi militants, made up of former army officers as well as loyalists of Saddam Hussein's former ruling Baath party. The army, backed by Shi'ite Muslim militias and volunteer fighters, has been trying to push back the Sunni insurgents since they took over the northern city of Mosul on June 10 and swept south towards the capital. Further north, the Islamic State has been consolidating its control, driving Christians out of the city of Mosul with a weekend ultimatum to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy to the hardline Islamists, or face death by the sword.

Jihadists 'sell Syrian oil to Iraqi businessmen' Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:04 AM PDT The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border, a monitoring group said Monday. IS has captured large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, including all of oil-rich Deir Ezzor province's oil fields in eastern Syria. "Trucks with Iraqi number plates have in the past few days travelled to Deir Ezzor's oil fields from Iraq, to fill up and transport oil towards western Iraq," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Media Watchdog Says Ukraine Is the World's Most Dangerous Beat Posted: 21 Jul 2014 08:11 AM PDT According to the International News Safety Institute (INSI), Ukraine topped the list of countries with journalist deaths in the first half of 2014. From Reuters: A total of seven reporters and their assistants were killed in the country, where pro-Russian separatists in eastern regions are fighting government forces, between Jan. 1 and June 30. Meanwhile, violence continued to spread in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite (or perhaps because of ) the presence of international investigators who are overseeing the inspection of the bodies of the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and its accompanying media presence. On Monday, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksander Shlapak said that the efforts to counterattack the work of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was costing the government nearly $130 million per month, putting the country on precarious financial footing.

Ukraine tops journalist death toll this year: report Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:17 AM PDT Ukraine was the world's most dangerous country for journalists in the first six months of this year, media safety body INSI reported on Monday. In the whole of last year, a total of 110 journalists died while reporting the news around the globe, according to INSI. Among this year's Ukraine deaths were two Russian television cameramen and a sound engineer, and an Italian reporter and his Russian interpreter.

Migrating children; immunity for African leaders; Iran's role in Iraq; Russia's middle class; fraternity hazing in the Philippines Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT "The immigration of unaccompanied children to the United States is confirmed as one of the most dramatic human migrations in the entire world," states an editorial. "[W]e have seen deplorable scenes of xenophobia in the United States, rejecting the presence of immigrant children and calling them invaders and 'transmitters of diseases and infections'.... The problem is far from having an easy solution, but precisely because of its nature, multifaceted measures are necessary, first to prevent unaccompanied children from leaving their countries and [going] through whole territories without anyone noticing, and then to fight the criminal gangs that make them prey.... The problem has dimensions of humanitarian crisis." "The future of international justice in Africa is uncertain following [the recent] approval ... of a protocol to the proposed African Court of Justice and Human Rights, which will exempt ... heads of state and senior officials from prosecution while still in office," writes George Kegoro about the court that is replacing the current African Court of Human and People's Rights.

What was MH17 doing overflying war zone? Posted: 21 Jul 2014 06:42 AM PDT Dangerous skies can be found from Israel to Iraq, and from Nigeria to North Korea and the East China Sea, and aviation experts say the path that took Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and its 298 passengers over a war zone in eastern Ukraine was not unusual.

Obama to bestow Medal of Honor on US veteran Posted: 21 Jul 2014 06:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor, America's highest decoration for battlefield actions, to Ryan M. Pitts, a former Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war despite his own critical injuries.

Obama to bestow Medal of Honor on NH veteran Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest decoration for battlefield valor, to Ryan M. Pitts, a former Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war despite his own critical injuries.

The U.S. is not as “good” as Ireland according to new study Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:55 AM PDT Simon Anholt, creator of the Good Country Index, discusses what makes a country "good" and why Ireland ranks No. 1.

Kuwait urges UN chief to stop Israeli 'aggression' Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:38 AM PDT Kuwait called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to urge the international community to put an end to the Israeli "aggression" in Gaza which has claimed 508 lives. The call came in a meeting between Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and Ban, who arrived in Kuwait on Monday, in the second leg of a regional tour aimed at pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza. The UN chief was separately received by Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the official KUNA news agency reported.

Overnight attacks in Iraq kill at least 16 people Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks overnight in two Iraqi cities killed at least 16 people, officials said Monday as authorities struggle to stop the Sunni militants' offensive that has left huge areas in northern and western Iraq outside of government control.

Iraq suicide bomber was Australian teen Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:52 AM PDT An 18-year-old Australian man was behind a deadly suicide bomb attack in Iraq last week, authorities said Monday, with Attorney-General George Brandis calling it a "disturbing development". Reports said the Islamic State militant group named him as Abu Bakr al-Australi on an affiliated Twitter feed, with Brandis' office confirming he was Australian. "This is a disturbing development and is a further example of the dangerous and volatile situation in Iraq at present," Brandis said in a statement. "The government deplores the violent actions being undertaken by ISIL and other extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and is deeply concerned about the involvement of Australians in these activities.

Top Asian News at 5:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 10:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 5:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 10:02 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 4:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 09:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 4:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 09:02 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 3:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 08:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 2:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 07:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 2:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 07:17 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 1:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 06:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 06:02 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

Jihadists seize Iraq monastery Posted: 20 Jul 2014 05:58 PM PDT Jihadist militants have taken over a monastery in northern Iraq, one of the country's best-known Christian landmarks, and expelled its resident monks, a cleric and residents said Monday. Islamic State (IS) fighters stormed Mar (Saint) Behnam, a 4th century monastery run by the Syriac Catholic church near the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh, on Sunday, the sources said. Christian residents from the area told AFP the monks walked several miles along a deserted road and were eventually picked up by Kurdish peshmerga fighters who drove them to Qaraqosh. The Syriac cleric said five monks were expelled from Mar Behnam.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Jul 2014 05:32 PM PDT TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. The United States, meanwhile, presented what it called "powerful" evidence that the rebels shot down the plane with a Russian surface-to-air missile and training. Although other governments have stopped short of accusing Russia of actually causing the crash, the U.S. was ahead of most in pointing blame on Moscow for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 people aboard.

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