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• US plans largest ever sale of Hellfire missiles to Iraq
• Here's What America Should Be Doing for Our Women Veterans
• U.S. judge says cannot seize Kurdish crude for now
• Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case
• Iraq insurgents destroy key bridge
• US bars Kurdish oil from entering Texas port
• US ready to seize Kurdish oil from tanker off Texas
• Minnesota ex-Governor Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit
• U.S. judge says Kurdish tanker near Texas out of court's jurisdiction
• U.S. says tanker with Iraqi Kurdish oil outside U.S. waters
• Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT
• Iraq's Kurds have right to sell oil while squeezed by Baghdad: MP
• EU increases Syria humanitarian aid by 50 mn euros
• Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT
• Chinese police shoot dead dozens after attack in Xinjiang
• Iraq warns companies against dealing with oil smuggled by Kurds
• U.S. to seize $100 million of Iraqi Kurdish oil in tanker off Texas
• Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT
• Activists: Syrian rebels detonate tunnels, kill 13
• How the Ebola Outbreak Spread Across West Africa
• Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT
• Air France, Virgin among airlines avoiding Iraqi airspace
• Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT
• Wendy's Is Latest Victim of Frosty Russian Relations
• Top Asian News at 3:30 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 3:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 2:30 p.m. GMT
• Imprisoned Pussy Riot Members Sue Kremlin for $175,000
• Top Asian News at 2:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 1:30 p.m. GMT
• U.S. Accuses Russia of Violating Landmark Arms Treaty
• Islamic State video wages psychological war on Iraqi soldiers
• Top Asian News at 1:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 12:30 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 12:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 11:30 a.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 11:00 a.m. GMT
• Losing Iraq: A First Look at Frontline's New Documentary

US plans largest ever sale of Hellfire missiles to Iraq Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:01 PM PDT The United States plans to sell 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq in a $700 million deal, officials said Tuesday, as Washington tries to help Baghdad retake ground captured by Sunni militants. The US government, which has been reluctant so far to take military action in support of Baghdad, has rushed hundreds of the missiles to Iraq to help the Shiite-led government counter jihadists, who have seized areas north and west of the capital. The deal calls for 5,000 AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and related equipment, parts, training and logistical support worth a total of $700 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement Tuesday. "Iraq will use the Hellfire missiles to help improve the Iraq Security Forces' capability to support current on-going ground operations," the agency said.

Here's What America Should Be Doing for Our Women Veterans Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:41 PM PDT While serving in the U.S. Navy from 2003 to 2007, Tiffany Apodaca did a 2 year deployment aboard the U.S.S. Bataan, an amphibious assault ship in the Middle East. Less than a year after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Apodaca completed her service in the Navy and was honorably discharged, going back to her hometown of Los Angeles.

U.S. judge says cannot seize Kurdish crude for now Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:36 PM PDT By Anna Driver and Kristen Hays HOUSTON (Reuters) - A high-stakes dispute over a tanker carrying $100 million in Iraqi Kurdish crude took a surprising turn on Tuesday when a U.S. judge said she lacked jurisdiction given the ship's distance from the Texas shore and urged that the case be settled in Iraq. Federal magistrate Nancy K. Johnson said that because the tanker was some 60 miles (100 km) offshore, and outside territorial waters, an order she issued late on Monday for U.S. Marshals to seize the cargo could not be enforced. She said the dispute between Iraq's central government and the autonomous region of Kurdistan should be resolved in Iraq. Overnight Johnson signed an order directing the marshals to seize the 1 million barrels of crude from the United Kalavrvta tanker anchored in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:07 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura won $1.8 million Tuesday in his two-year fight to prove he was defamed by a military sniper and best-selling author who claimed to have punched out Ventura at a bar for bad-mouthing the Navy SEALs.

Iraq insurgents destroy key bridge Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:36 PM PDT Islamic State fighters on Tuesday destroyed a key bridge on the highway leading north from Baghdad, a move that could further hamper Iraqi government efforts to battle jihadists. The destruction of the bridge, just south of the city of Samarra, cuts a vital supply line for the Iraqi army and will further dampen its hopes of retaking the city of Tikrit, further north. "Daash militants detonated a suicide truck bomb on the bridge over the Tharthar canal, destroying two spans," a police colonel told AFP, using the Arabic acronym for the former name of the Islamic State (IS). The attack leaves the army and allied Shiite militias with only a secondary road that passes over Samarra dam bridge and is not suitable for the heaviest military vehicles.

US bars Kurdish oil from entering Texas port Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:30 PM PDT The U.S. has barred a shipment of Kurdish crude oil from reaching the Texas coast amid concerns independent oil sales from Kurdistan could further weaken Iraq's fragile central government as it struggles ...

US ready to seize Kurdish oil from tanker off Texas Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:16 PM PDT US authorities were prepared Tuesday to seize $100 million worth of oil from a tanker anchored off the Texas coast after Iraq's government told a court the oil was taken illegally from the country's Kurdish region. The United Kalavrvta tanker remained in international waters about 60 miles (100 kilometers) offshore, but if it offloads its million-barrel crude oil cargo to smaller vessels that enter US waters, marshals will enforce a federal judge's order and seize the cargo, a spokesman said. Right now, we're monitoring the situation," US Marshals Service spokesman Dave Oney told AFP. Late Monday, Houston judge Nancy Johnson ordered the seizure after Iraq's oil ministry petitioned the court to block its delivery to the buyer, which, according to a court filing, is Talmay Trading, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.

Minnesota ex-Governor Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:11 PM PDT By Art Hughes ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura was awarded more than $1.8 million in damages on Tuesday after a federal jury found he had been defamed in a book by an ex-Navy SEAL who claimed the two were in a bar fight. In an 8-2 decision, the jury awarded Ventura $1.35 million for unjust enrichment and $500,000 for defamation over the book, written by Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who was killed in 2013 at a Texas shooting range by a troubled Iraq war veteran he was trying to mentor. Ventura feels vindicated by having a jury declare that the story about the fight was a lie, his lawyer, David Bradley Olsen, told reporters.

U.S. judge says Kurdish tanker near Texas out of court's jurisdiction Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:59 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday her court "has no jurisdiction" over a tanker near Texas loaded with Kurdish crude oil because it is some 60 miles offshore, meaning the order she issued earlier to seize the $100 million cargo cannot be enforced at this time. Federal magistrate Nancy K. Johnson said the dispute between Iraq's central government and the Regional Government of Kurdistan should be resolved in Iraq. (Reporting By Anna Driver and Kristen Hays; Editing by Terry Wade)

U.S. says tanker with Iraqi Kurdish oil outside U.S. waters Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:57 PM PDT The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday a tanker carrying Iraqi Kurdish oil was anchored outside U.S. waters off the coast of Texas and a court order to seize the cargo would only be enforced when the ship entered U.S. territory. A U.S. judge overnight approved a request by Baghdad to seize the disputed cargo worth more than $100 million. "The cargo has not yet entered U.S. jurisdiction," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a daily briefing. "Once it enters U.S. jurisdiction, the court order against the cargo could be enforced," she added.

Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:02 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. If he goes to trial, Zhou Yongkang would be the highest-level official to be prosecuted since the 1981 treason trial of Mao Zedong's wife and other members of the "Gang of Four," who mercilessly persecuted political opponents during the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.

Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:32 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. If he goes to trial, Zhou Yongkang would be the highest-level official to be prosecuted since the 1981 treason trial of Mao Zedong's wife and other members of the "Gang of Four," who mercilessly persecuted political opponents during the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.

Iraq's Kurds have right to sell oil while squeezed by Baghdad: MP Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT Iraq's Kurdish region has the right to keep selling oil as long as the Baghdad government keeps cutting its budget, the head of the Kurdish parliament's energy committee said on Tuesday, as an oil cargo off Texas was set to be seized at Baghdad's request. "The KRG (Kurdish Regional Government) has the right to sell oil if Baghdad continues to cut KRG's budget, disrupt the livelihood of its people and impose an embargo," Sherko Jawdat told Reuters. U.S. authorities were set on Tuesday to seize a cargo of crude worth more than $100 million from Iraqi Kurdistan anchored off the Texas coast after a judge approved a request from Baghdad, raising the stakes in the oil dispute between Iraq's central government and the Kurdish autonomous region.

EU increases Syria humanitarian aid by 50 mn euros Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:15 AM PDT The European Commission said Tuesday it would release a further 50 million euros ($67 million) in humanitarian aid for Syria as the crisis there deepens. The Commission, the European Union's executive arm, said it also approved proposals to increase assistance for neighbouring countries dealing with an "unprecedented flow of refugees."

Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:07 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. If he goes to trial, Zhou Yongkang would be the highest-level official to be prosecuted since the 1981 treason trial of Mao Zedong's wife and other members of the "Gang of Four," who mercilessly persecuted political opponents during the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.

Chinese police shoot dead dozens after attack in Xinjiang Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:05 AM PDT By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead dozens of knife-wielding attackers on Monday morning after they staged assaults on two towns in the western region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. A gang armed with knives had first attacked a police station and government offices in the town of Elixku, in Shache county, it said, quoting local police. The dead and injured include not just Uighurs but members of China's majority Han Chinese population, the report said. The U.S.-based Rebiya Kadeer, president of the exiled World Uyghur Congress, called for restraint, saying in a statement that she was worried "China will use this incident to step up repression, causing more people to lose their freedom." The attack took place at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which officials had tried to get Muslims in Xinjiang to ignore, in an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighurs.

Iraq warns companies against dealing with oil smuggled by Kurds Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:58 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq warned companies on Tuesday against dealing with oil smuggled from the Kurdish region and said it would ensure such cargoes are seized, as U.S. authorities were set to seize a shipment from Iraqi Kurdistan anchored off the Texas coast. "The ministry will keep chasing any shipments in future to legally target any buyers and seize the crude shipments offered for sale," Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad told Reuters. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Michael Georgy)

U.S. to seize $100 million of Iraqi Kurdish oil in tanker off Texas Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:58 AM PDT By Anna Driver and Julia Payne HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities were set on Tuesday to seize a cargo of crude worth more than $100 million from Iraqi Kurdistan anchored off the Texas coast after a judge approved a request from Baghdad, raising the stakes in an oil sales dispute between Iraq's central government and the autonomous region. The tanker United Kalavrvta, carrying some 1 million barrels of Iraqi Kurdish crude oil, arrived near Galveston Bay on Saturday, but has yet to unload its disputed cargo. The U.S. judge's overnight approval of the request from Baghdad on Monday deals another blow to the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) attempts to establish its own oil sales, which are seen as a crucial step in the autonomous region's push for independence.

Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:32 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. If he goes to trial, Zhou Yongkang would be the highest-level official to be prosecuted since the 1981 treason trial of Mao Zedong's wife and other members of the "Gang of Four," who mercilessly persecuted political opponents during the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.

Activists: Syrian rebels detonate tunnels, kill 13 Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:28 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents fighting in Syria to oust President Bashar Assad detonated bomb-packed tunnels under buildings in the contested northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 13 pro-government troops, opposition activists said.

How the Ebola Outbreak Spread Across West Africa Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:06 AM PDT Its forest fire-like, rapidly-spreading nature, according to Stephan Monroe, deputy director of the C.D.C.'s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, makes it a relentless virus. Ebola has no treatment, no vaccine, and a fatality rate of up to 90 percent.

Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:05 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 09:32 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Air France, Virgin among airlines avoiding Iraqi airspace Posted: 29 Jul 2014 09:20 AM PDT Major airlines are taking differing stances to flying over Iraq, reflecting the piecemeal approach airlines currently take to flying over conflict zones and ahead of an international meeting of industry representatives to discuss the issue. Airlines have been rethinking flight routes since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board, earlier this month over a rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine. Some carriers temporarily suspended flights to Israel amid hostilities between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Air France-KLM, Britain's Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL], Germany's Air Berlin and Poland's LOT [LOT.UL] said on Tuesday they were not flying over Iraqi airspace for security reasons, a day after Emirates Airline [EMIRA.UL] said it was avoiding the area.

Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 09:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Wendy's Is Latest Victim of Frosty Russian Relations Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:56 AM PDT It should come as little surprise that the rebel-rousing, Assad-anchoring regime of Vladimir Putin would want to push American fast food from the Russian landscape. In recent weeks, we've been hearing about the closing of McDonald's franchises in Crimea, which have been replaced by Putin-approved RusBurger outlets. As The Wire's Polly Mosendz wrote earlier this month, RusBurger hawks "The Taste of Russia," supplanting Big Macs and McNuggets with these imperial offerings:  As The Wall Street Journal noted last week, Russian food regulators filed a suit against McDonald's in part because of some alleged food labeling discrepancies.

Top Asian News at 3:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:32 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 3:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 2:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang, 71, for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Imprisoned Pussy Riot Members Sue Kremlin for $175,000 Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:35 AM PDT Two members of Pussy Riot are suing the Russian Government. The feminist, punk rock group members imprisoned after trying to perform their song "Mother of God, Drive Putin Out" in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in February 2012. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have filed their case with the European Court of Human Rights against the country of Russia. The staff of the cathedral stopped the song, and three out of five group members were arrested. Their two-year prison sentence was based on a charge of "hooliganism." They were also condemned by the Orthodox Church. They are arguing their imprisonment "amounted to torture."

Top Asian News at 2:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 1:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:34 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

U.S. Accuses Russia of Violating Landmark Arms Treaty Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:27 AM PDT The Obama administration found Russia violated this treaty when testing a ground launched cruise missile, according to The New York Times: It is the most serious allegation of an arms control treaty violation that the Obama administration has leveled against Russia and adds another dispute to a relationship already burdened by tensions over the Kremlin's support for separatists in Ukraine and its decision to grant asylum to Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor." The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) dates back to 1987 and prohibits the U.S. and Russia from owning or testing ground launched ballistic and cruise missiles which can fly 300 to 3,400 miles.

Islamic State video wages psychological war on Iraqi soldiers Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:22 AM PDT By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State, the al Qaeda spin-off that seized wide swathes of Iraq almost unopposed last month, has released a video warning Iraqi soldiers who may still have some fight in them that they risk being rounded up en masse and executed. Iraq's army unraveled when the Sunni insurgents staged a lightning advance through northern towns and cities, building on territory their comrades captured earlier in the west of the country, a major OPEC oil producer. Thousands of soldiers fled, prompting Iraq's top cleric to call on compatriots to take up arms against the radical faction that has declared a mediaeval-style caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria and aims to march on the capital Baghdad. The 30-minute video clip, circulated during the holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, sheds light on what tactics the Islamic State is likely to employ as it presses ahead with its campaign.

Top Asian News at 1:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 12:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 05:32 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, demonstrating President Xi Jinping's grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 12:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 05:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, underlining President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 11:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:33 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced an investigation into a feared ex-security chief on Tuesday, underlining President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power and breaking a longstanding taboo against publicly targeting the country's topmost leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou Yongkang for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details. Such an announcement typically paves the way for the official to be ousted from the party and face prosecution.

Top Asian News at 11:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:03 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party announced Tuesday it is launching an investigation into former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, who was once one of the country's most feared leaders. The party's anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on its website that it is investigating Zhou for serious violations of party discipline, but gave no details.

Losing Iraq: A First Look at Frontline's New Documentary Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:00 AM PDT In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq to topple dictator Saddam Hussein. Today, two years after the last American combat forces left Iraq, the country is teetering on the edge of total chaos and threatening to pull the U.S. back into war. Losing Iraq, a new FRONTLINE documentary airing tonight 10:00 p.m., EST on P.B.S., takes a closer look at how we got to this point and where we're going in the future.  In this exclusive clip General David Petraeus explains his controversial "Sons of Iraq" initiative, in which he put Sunni insurgents on the American payroll.

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