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Mother of defendant in 'American Sniper' trial testifies

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:52 PM PST

Taya Kyle, widow of Chris Kyle, talks with a supporter after lunch break during the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville, Texas, Monday, Feb.16, 2015. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, is charged with the 2013 deaths of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Rodger Mallison, Pool)STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — The mother of the former Marine accused of killing "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man testified Tuesday that she didn't know after asking Kyle to help her troubled son that they'd be going to a shooting range.


US to allow export of armed drones

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:50 PM PST

A Predator drone takes off for a surveillance flight near the Mexican border on March 7, 2013The United States said Tuesday that it will allow for the first time the widespread export of armed drones to some allied countries as part of its global counterterrorism fight. Armed drones are a cornerstone of Washington's battle against extremists in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, although they remain hugely controversial and opponents say they frequently kill or maim civilians. "The United States is the world's technological leader in the development and deployment of military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, or drones)," the State Department said in a statement.


U.S. establishes policy for exports of armed drones

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:46 PM PST

By Andrea Shalal and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday established a policy for exports of military and commercial drones, including armed ones, and said it plans to work with other countries to shape global standards for the use of the controversial weapons systems. The State Department said it would allow exports of lethal U.S. military drones under strict conditions, including that sales must be made through government programs and that recipient nations must agree to certain "end-use assurances." The policy, the details of which are classified, comes after a two-year review amid growing demand from U.S. allies for the new breed of weapons that have played a key role in U.S. military action in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen. Privately held General Atomics, maker of the Predator and Reaper drones, Northrop Grumman Corp , Textron Inc and other arms makers have been urging Washington for years to loosen strict export curbs, which they say have caused them to lose orders to Israel and others in the growing market.

A LIFE LIVED AS A TALL TALE

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:31 PM PST

Arnaud de Borchgrave just happened to be, to my mind and to many other discriminating ones, the greatest foreign correspondent of our times. Given the sad way the American media are going, you might well ask not WHO was Arnaud de Borchgrave, but "What is a foreign correspondent?" Such are the intellectual shadows that are falling over American life today. He was balding, but with a smile at once engaging, imperious and devilish that would charm a Marilyn Monroe or a Mafia hitman.

Comparisons to brother 'interesting challenge' for Jeb Bush

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:30 PM PST

FILE - In this April 19, 2006 file photo, President George W. Bush, accompanied by his brother, then-Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush, speaks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. The question for Jeb Bush, as it had before and is sure to again, came during a meeting with prospective donors. At a table of Republican donors who helped pay for 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign, one wanted to know: How does the former Florida governor plan to distinguish himself from his brother, former President George W. Bush? (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)DETROIT (AP) — It's a question Jeb Bush gets often, and will surely get again, over and over.


Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:59 PM PST

An Egyptian Christian woman wearing a shirt with the photo of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi during a vigil to morn Christians who were killed in Libya, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond fighting militants in its own Sinai Peninsula, it is trying to organize an international coalition against the Islamic State in Libya and helping Saudi Arabia defend its borders. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond fighting militants in its own Sinai Peninsula, it is trying to organize an international coalition against the Islamic State in Libya and helping Saudi Arabia defend its borders.


Awash in opium, Afghan 'wild west' slips from Kabul's grasp

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:54 PM PST

Drug addict smokes heroin inside a cave in Farah provinceBy Jessica Donati and Mirwais Harooni FARAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In fields less than a 10-minute drive from the intelligence headquarters of Afghanistan's remote western province of Farah, farmers are planting their first illegal opium crop of the year. Taliban insurgents control half of the region bordering Iran, government officials estimate. In one district, Khaki Safed, the sacked local government chief refuses to step down. Worried villagers there say a former Taliban commander is leading an armed band several dozen strong who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State.


UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Libyan crisis

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:30 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council prepared to meet in emergency session on Libya on Wednesday, as permanent council members expressed initial support for a resolution on a response to the country's crisis.

New defense chief vows to protect troops' safety, dignity

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:23 PM PST

President Barack Obama, left, meets with new Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Ash Carter, sworn in Tuesday as President Barack Obama's fourth secretary of defense amid multiple global threats, pledged to offer his most candid strategic advice and carefully consider decisions about sending troops into harm's way.


Prosecution rests in 'American Sniper' murder trial in Texas

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:16 PM PST

State District Judge Jason Cashon watches dash cam video of Eddie Ray Routh during murder trial of Routh in Stephenville, TexasBy Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Prosecutors finished calling witnesses on Tuesday in the murder trial of Eddie Ray Routh, who is charged with fatally shooting Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie "American Sniper." Over several days of witnesses' testimony, prosecutors reconstructed the day two years ago when they say Routh, 27, killed Kyle and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Fort Worth, stole Kyle's pickup truck and was taken into custody following a high-speed car chase. Routh's lawyers have not contested accusations that Routh fired the fatal shots. They are trying to have him declared innocent by reason of insanity and said in opening arguments they would call expert witnesses who will attest to Routh's troubled mental state.


'Sniper' film anti-Islam proaganda: Iran's Khamenei

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:03 PM PST

A picture released by the official website of the Centre for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shows him delivering a speech in Tehran on January 7, 2015The Oscar-nominated movie "American Sniper" about an elite US Navy Seal is an example of anti-Islam propaganda, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was reported on Tuesday as saying. Veteran actor-director Clint Eastwood's film, which was released on December 25 and has garnered six Oscar nominations, tells the story of Chris Kyle's four tours in Iraq as a sniper. Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper in the movie, is officially credited with killing 160 people in Iraq. "This 'Sniper' film which has made so much noise... encourages a young person, for example a Christian or non-Muslim, to harass a Muslim as much as possible," the official IRNA news agency quoted Khamenei as saying.


US to allow export of armed military drones

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:40 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010, file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan on a moonlit night. The Obama administration is amending its regulations for weapons sales to allow the export of armed military drones to friendly nations and allies. The State Department said Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, the new policy would allow foreign governments that meet certain requirements — and pledge not to use the unmanned aircraft illegally — to buy the vehicles that have played a critical but controversial role in combating terrorism and are increasingly used for other purposes. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is amending its regulations for weapons sales to allow the export of armed military drones to friendly nations and allies.


Biden: Including immigrants key to stopping extremism in US

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:29 PM PST

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb as the vice president arrives to speaks at a roundtable, part of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States must ensure that immigrants are fully included in the fabric of American society to prevent violent ideologies from taking root at home, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday as he opened a White House summit on countering extremism and radicalization.


Oil prices gain in choppy trade

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:17 PM PST

World oil prices rose Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, as traders kept an eye on the crisis in crude exporter LibyaWorld oil prices rose Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, as traders kept an eye on the crisis in crude exporter Libya. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery advanced 75 cents to settle at $53.53 a barrel, on the contract's final day of trade. "It's been a pretty impressive move," said Bob Yawger of Mizuho Securities. Last week's report showed US crude inventories reached their highest levels on record..


Egypt pushes for UN-backed intervention against Libya jihadists

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:16 PM PST

An Egyptian air force fighter jet is seen landing at an undisclosed location in Egypt following air strikes in Libya, in a photo released by the Egyptian Ministry of Defence on February 16, 2015Egypt called Tuesday for UN-backed international intervention in Libya after launching air strikes on Islamic State targets in retaliation for the jihadist group's beheading of Egyptian Christians. The matter will be taken up by the UN Security Council on Wednesday after a request by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, diplomats said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said "there is no choice" but to create a global coalition to confront the extremists in Libya. Shoukry was in New York seeking backing for military intervention and to demand "full support" against the jihadists, his ministry said.


State Department rep says jobs could be key to eradicating Islamic State

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:07 PM PST

Those causes, she added, are tied to weak governance and a lack of opportunity for young people, which groups like the Islamic State or ISIS tend to exploit. The debate between Matthews and Harf reflects a broader debate about the underlying causes of violent extremism and how to counter it. "Since poverty and ignorance often provide a breeding ground for radicalism, socioeconomic development appears compelling as an effective antidote," wrote Mr. Taspinar, a professor at the National War College and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

Denmark gunman: Could more have been done to stop him?

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:37 PM PST

The parallels between the shooting attacks in Copenhagen and Paris are hard to ignore. Both were carried out by young Muslim men with troubled pasts and criminal records.

Oil up from early sell-off as Brent sets 2015 high

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:35 PM PST

A woman pumps gas at a station in Falls ChurchBy Barani Krishnan and Robert Gibbons NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil closed up after a weak start on Tuesday, with Brent crude rising to a 2015 high of $63 a barrel as short-covering returned to a market depressed earlier by worries about euro zone stability. "We're in this mode where the market continues to discount bearish news," said Dominick Chirichella, senior partner at the Energy Management Institute in New York. Brent oil's front-month contract for April delivery settled up $1.13 at $62.53 a barrel, rebounding from the day's low of $60.27. Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government has threatened to withhold oil exports if Baghdad failed to send its share of the budget.


AJC Appalled by ISIS Execution of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:21 PM PST

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is appalled by the ISIS execution of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, the latest act of brutality from a terrorist organization that has already claimed thousands of victims across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in Europe.

Why Egypt may be hard-pressed to fight Islamic State on two fronts

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:14 PM PST

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government is positioning itself as a key member in the anti-Islamic State coalition, and the popular strongman appears to have domestic backing to take things up a notch. Mr. Sisi is already fighting Islamist-inspired militants at home, including an Islamic State (IS) affiliate in the eastern Sinai Peninsula. For months, Sisi's government has provided clandestine support to Libya's internationally recognized but largely ineffectual government in its fight against Islamist and regional militia. The airstrike was in retaliation for the videotaped beheading of the Egyptian Christians by militants in Libya.

Uneasy alliance of Kurds, Shiites formed in northern Iraq

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:25 AM PST

In this Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 photo, Shiite militia fighters sing anti-Islamic State group songs on the frontline near Kirkuk, Iraq. When the Islamic State militants blitzed across northern and western Iraq last year, tens of thousands of Shiite men answered a call-to-arms by the country's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to defend the nation against the Sunni extremists. Now the Shiite militiamen have arrived in Kirkuk, long one of Iraq's most hotly disputed territories, and have made a string of bases just 10 kilometers (six miles) from the city their home. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Shiite militiamen shuttle back and forth to the nearby front lines from a sprawling military base near the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk. They hoist billboards of their commander, bellow Shiite prayers from mosque loudspeakers and chant the name of their spiritual leader.


Saudi king, Qatar emir discuss ties, IS seen on agenda

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:12 AM PST

A handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on February 2, 2015 shows King Salman in the capital, RiyadhSaudi Arabia's King Salman held talks in Riyadh Tuesday with Qatar's emir, in what an analyst sees as part of a regional effort to strengthen ties against the Islamic State (IS) group. Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is the latest Gulf leader to visit Riyadh this week, after Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait. He and the Saudi monarch discussed the enhancement of their relations, as well as international developments, the official Saudi Press Agency said.


In fight against Islamic State, Iraqi sectarianism is rising, not falling

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:48 AM PST

When Haider al-Abadi became Iraq's prime minister last August, President Barack Obama hailed what he described as a new "inclusive" Iraqi government with the ability to unite Shiite and Sunni Arabs, and ethnic Kurds, in the fight against the self-styled Islamic State. The US had withheld military support to Iraq because of concerns that the previous prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was far more dedicated to protecting Shiite interests in Iraq rather than Iraqi ones. In the six months since, it hasn't worked out that way: Iraq's sectarian death squads and militias are rampant again after a few years of relative quiet.

US announces another $125 million in aid for Syria crisis

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:42 AM PST

Residents of Syria's besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, south of Damascus, gather to collect food aid at the adjacent Jazira neighborhood on February 13, 2015The United States announced Tuesday it will provide an additional $125 million (110 million euros) in emergency food aid for Syrians affected by the civil war. The US State Department's Kelly Clements said the money will go to the UN World Food Program, which feeds nearly six million Syrians inside and outside the country every month. "We will continue working through all possible channels to provide aid to those in need wherever they reside," Clements, deputy assistant secretary for the department's bureau of population, refugees and migration, told reporters in Geneva. Saying the "dire situation facing Syrians requires an urgent collective response," Clements announced the aid as US officials meet over the next two days in Geneva with key donors and the heads of international organisations responding to the Syria crisis.


Iraqi women trafficked into sexual slavery - rights group

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:35 AM PST

By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Up to 10,000 women and girls in Iraq have been abducted or trafficked for sexual slavery, prostitution or ransom, rights groups said on Wednesday, as they called for the Iraqi government to crack down on crimes against women. Some women have been so traumatized that they have committed suicide, according to a report by Minority Rights Group International and the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The authors say trafficking in Iraq has "mushroomed" in recent years and that the militant Sunni group Islamic State (ISIS) has become a major actor in the buying and selling of girls. Women trafficked across Iraq end up in Baghdad or northern Iraqi cities or are sent to Syria, Jordan or the United Arab Emirates.

UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Libya

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:01 AM PST

A relative of one of the Egyptian Coptic Christians purportedly murdered by Islamic State group militants in Libya reacts after hearing the news on February 16, 2015 in the village of Al-AwarThe UN Security Council will meet Wednesday to discuss the situation in Libya after the apparent IS execution of 21 Egyptian Christians, with Egypt's foreign minister in attendance, diplomats said Tuesday. The meeting follows the release of a videotape by the Islamic State group purportedly showing the mass beheading in Libya. Egypt launched retaliatory air strikes against IS targets in Libya on Monday.


Story of Triumph Airing on Denver's KBDI Helps Mark 5 Years Since Haitian Earthquake

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:57 AM PST

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An award-winning documentary about hope and healing in the midst of horrific tragedy will air in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m., marking five years since Haiti's historic 2010 earthquake. The documentary will be broadcast on Denver's KBDI, a PBS station. "Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti" won the Most Inspirational Documentary Award at the DocMiami International Film Festival in September. The program was a partnership in which the University of Miami-affiliated Project Medishare provided medical expertise and treatment while the Knights of Columbus offered funding of nearly $1.7 million.

New Pentagon chief promises 'candid' advice for Obama

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:40 AM PST

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (R), speaks alongside his wife Stephanie, and US Vice President Joe Biden during a swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 17, 2015Ashton Carter was sworn in as the new US defense secretary on Tuesday and pledged that he and the top brass would give President Barack Obama their "candid" advice on matters of war and peace. Carter took the oath of office in a ceremony presided over by Vice President Joe Biden, who said the Pentagon chief faced the task of ensuring the American military remained "second to none" and that the government meet its "sacred obligation" to take care of those who volunteer for the armed forces. Carter's predecessors often clashed with the White House, accusing senior aides of trying to micromanage the Pentagon's affairs. The US Senate overwhelming approved Carter's nomination last week, after he signaled an independence of mind on some issues, including voicing his support for sending weapons to Ukraine's army.


Iraq tells United Nations that Islamic State committed genocide

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:22 AM PST

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New YorkBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iraq told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that Islamic State militants have committed genocide. They have committed the most heinous criminal terrorist acts against the Iraqi people whether Shi'ite, Sunni, Christians, Turkmen, Shabak or Yazidis," Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said. The country's Shi'ite-led government, backed by U.S.-led air strikes, has been trying to push back Islamic State since it swept through mainly Sunni Muslim provinces of northern Iraq in June. Alhakim said Iraq needed more help to liberate all areas under Islamic State control.


Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace talks may end

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:15 AM PST

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants demanded concrete steps from Turkey to advance a fragile peace process on Tuesday, accusing the ruling AK Party of stalling and warning that the negotiations could break down. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu responded with a call for the rebels to declare they have renounced armed struggle - a key government demand to advance talks before a June general election. There has been speculation in recent weeks that jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan would call an end to a conflict which has killed 40,000 people over three decades and stunted development in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast. "Concrete steps should be taken by the AK Party.

Copenhagen attacks challenge soft Nordic approach to radicals

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:13 AM PST

A man places a candle at the scene of a shooting at cafe 'Krudttonden,' which was hosting a free speech event, in Oesterbro, CopenhagenBy Sabina Zawadzki and Erik Matzen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Known for a soft approach to security that emphasizes helping radical Muslim youths with housing and jobs, Denmark may face pressure after the Copenhagen attacks to prioritize tougher laws and more resources for the police. The weekend's deadly shootings at a cafe and synagogue came at a time when the Nordic countries, worried about an increasing number of immigrant youths traveling to fight in Iraq or Syria, have already been considering tougher laws. Countries like Sweden and Denmark have given up traditional Scandinavian neutrality to participate in military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. "For a while Denmark tried the soft approach but after this weekend we believe it's time for the tough approach," Peter Skaarup, the deputy chairman and justice spokesman for the right-wing populist Danish People's Party told Reuters.


Danish police thought gunman not likely to attack

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:53 AM PST

A bomb disposal expert investigates an unattended package at a cafe in CopenhagenBy Sabina Zawadzki and Balazs Koranyi COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish authorities had a Copenhagen gunman in their sights even before his attacks on Saturday but did not consider him a threat, police said on Tuesday, even as reports emerged that he had served time in prison with a Muslim radical. The gunman, reported in Danish media to be Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, was known for violence and gang activity, and served time in jail for stabbing a man. The man first attacked a cafe hosting a free speech event, probably trying to kill Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist who has received death threats for drawings of the Prophet Mohammad. The gunman also attacked a synagogue, killing a guard, before police killed him in Sunday morning shootout.


Islamic State targeted in 14 airstrikes by U.S., allies: task force

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:37 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have staged six airstrikes around the Syrian town of Kobani, where Kurdish forces have been pushing back Islamic State forces, a joint task force statement said on Tuesday. During a 24-hour period starting early Monday local time, the coalition forces also conducted eight strikes on Islamic State in Iraq, the task force said in a report on its daily action. The six strikes near Kobani destroyed eight Islamic State fighting positions, a checkpoint and a vehicle. The U.S. ...

With Culture, Guilt Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:27 AM PST

With Culture, Guilt Can Sometimes Be a Good ThingI wouldn't put The New Classic on my list of greatest albums of all time, but as far as empty-headed bubblegum rap goes, it's more consistently entertaining than Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint, which (despite some great singles) gets mired in bland ballads and incongruous sincerity. None of that for Iggy, who tosses off one cheerfully snotty anthemic chorus after another, complete with an affected hood accent. Liking Iggy, even a little bit, is a major aesthetic faux pas, a guilty pleasure, and whether people should feel guilty about culture has been the source of much debate in recent years. The UCLA English professor Megan Stephan speaks for the critical consensus when she declares, "I'll be grateful when the back-and-forth chatter about whether our reading should make us feel guilty fades to a silence that allows me to hear the sound of pages turning." Ignore the elitist sneering of cultural arbiters who don't want you to enjoy Fifty Shades of Grey or The Avengers, these voices say.


Report: Iranian fighter killed in clashes with IS in Iraq

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:25 AM PST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news agency is reporting the death of an Iranian fighter during a battle with the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Obama’s ‘Crusades’ controversy highlights war on terrorism’s rhetorical minefield

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:01 AM PST

President Barack Obama describes the so-called Islamic State as a "death cult." But critics want him to label its fighters "Islamist radicals." Ahead of the White House's "Countering Violent Extremism" summit, Yahoo News looks at the rhetorical battles in the war on terrorism.

Constitution Check: Is the President actually giving up some of his war powers?

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's constitutional literacy adviser, looks at how the fundamental question of how war powers are shared between the President and Congress remains an issue in constitutional conflict.

Growing pains: Oil boom turns prairie school to melting pot

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:42 AM PST

Every morning as principal Brad Foss arrives at his school — after just a 60-second commute — he's reminded of oil's giant footprint in this town. There's the revolving-door student roster that reads like ...

Canada cost of fighting IS group tops $100 mln

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST

Islamic State group militants hang the Islamic Jihad flag on a pole at the top of an ancient military fort after they cut a road through the Syrian-Iraqi border between the Iraqi Nineveh province and the Syrian town of Al-Hasakah on June 11, 2014Ottawa (AFP) - The cost of Canada's six-month bombing mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq was estimated at more than $100 million, according to officials Tuesday.


Japan to give $15.5 million for anti-terror efforts

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 06:31 AM PST

Japan said Tuesday it will provide $15.5 million in development aid to support anti-terrorism efforts in the Middle East and Africa. The move comes after the recent beheadings of two Japanese hostages ...

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