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• Special Report: Military knew about bizarre methods of doctor hired to train troops
• Pentagon chief: Iraq not sending enough forces for training
• NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War
• The ethics of killer robots
• U.S. House defeats bid to withdraw troops from Iraq
• Official: US Iraqi training goal to fall short of recruits
• Carter: Iraqi training goal to fall way short of recruits
• House rejects bid to force troop withdrawal in Iraq, Syria
• Suspects arrested over IS-inspired NY bomb plot
• Islamic State-claimed Yemen bombings kill at least 4 people
• Iraqi officials: Suicide bomb at police checkpoint kills 7
• Ramadi fell after unwarranted Iraqi pullout: coalition officer
• Kurds' Syria advance causes Turkey anxiety, not jubilation
• Al-Qaida kills 2 alleged spies after Yemen leader killed
• Serbia PM 'shocked' by Hungary plan to build anti-migrant fence
• Hungary considers border fence to keep out migrants
• Family hears from British sisters and nine children feared Syria-bound
• Did Obama 'abandon' Israel? If so, he's not alone among US presidents.
• Violence Has Forced 50 Million People From Their Homes
• U.S. urges 'greater commitment' to war effort from Baghdad
• Afghan war over? Then set us free, Guantanamo detainees say
• A third of world's aquifers are being sucked dry: NASA data
• Islamic State kills five policemen near Iraq's Baiji refinery
• Democrats urge Gowdy to release Clinton confidant transcript
• Seeking Refuge: How the migration crisis is shaking Europe at its core
• France to create 11,000 places for asylum seekers, refugees
• Sweden mulls new laws banning jihad combat, travel
• Corruption rife in sub-Saharan Africa, DR Congo tops graft list
• AP names Muhammed Muheisen as chief Mideast photographer
• Delay in Britain's Iraq war investigation angers PM Cameron
• As Iran deal takes shape, Israel plays up regional common ground
• Wuhayshi death hurts Qaeda but jihadist threat remains
• UN billboards counter Hungary govt's anti-migrant campaign
• Will Greece leave the euro? A look at its options
• U.S., allies target Islamic State with 11 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
• Iran nuclear deal: Will Tehran be able to protect its secrets?
• These 21 Republicans Voted Against a Torture Ban
• Where Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Stand on the Issues
• Egypt says foils attack in North Sinai, kills 7 suspected militants
• Egypt says foils attack in North Sinai, kills seven suspected militants

Special Report: Military knew about bizarre methods of doctor hired to train troops Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT The doctor, John Henry Hagmann, often required that those who took or helped teach his courses sign non-disclosure agreements. In 2005, for instance, the commander of U.S. Special Forces became so alarmed by what his aides observed during one of Hagmann's training courses that the commander ordered all such private training halted, according to interviews and military documents reviewed by Reuters. In his order, General Bryan Brown wrote that aides witnessed "potentially hazardous physiological demonstrations" performed on U.S. troops.

Pentagon chief: Iraq not sending enough forces for training Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:04 PM PDT The US Secretary of Defense called out Baghdad Wednesday to send more recruits to American-run training camps, as Iraq struggles to battle the Islamic State group with a weakened military. Plans to train some 24,000 Iraqi security forces by the fall are falling short, as only enough trainees for 7,000 troops and 2,000 "anti-terrorist forces" have enrolled for training, Defense chief Ashton Carter said while speaking before the House Armed Services Committee. "As I've told Iraqi leaders, while the United States is open to supporting Iraq more than we already are, we must see a greater commitment from all parts of the Iraqi government," Carter said.

NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War, as the region grapples with terrorism and an increasingly assertive Russia. "NATO is facing a new security environment, both caused by violence, turmoil, instability in the south -- ISIL in Iraq, Syria, North Africa -- but also caused by the behaviour of a more assertive Russia, which has used force to change borders, to annex Crimea and to destabilise eastern Ukraine," Stoltenberg told reporters, using another acronym to refer to the jihadist Islamic State group.

The ethics of killer robots Posted: 17 Jun 2015 02:29 PM PDT Within a few decades, perhaps sooner, robotic weapons will likely be able to pick and attack targets – including humans – with no human controller needed.

U.S. House defeats bid to withdraw troops from Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2015 02:08 PM PDT The U.S. House of Representatives rejected legislation on Wednesday that would have forced President Barack Obama to pull all U.S. troops from Iraq and Syria as soon as one month from now, but nearly one-third of the chamber voted for the measure. The House voted 288-139 to defeat the concurrent resolution, which would have required Obama to remove the troops within 30 days, or by the end of 2015 if the administration determined it was not safe to do so within the 30-day timeframe. The resolution was introduced by Democratic Representatives Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Barbara Lee of California and Republican Representative Walter Jones of North Carolina.

Official: US Iraqi training goal to fall short of recruits Posted: 17 Jun 2015 02:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will fall way short of meeting its goal of training 24,000 Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State militants by this fall, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday in Congress where lawmakers are already skeptical of the Obama administration's strategy to address threats in the Mideast.

Carter: Iraqi training goal to fall way short of recruits Posted: 17 Jun 2015 02:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will fall way short of meeting its goal of training 24,000 Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State militants by this fall, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday on Capitol Hill where lawmakers are already skeptical of the Obama administration's strategy to address threats in the Mideast.

House rejects bid to force troop withdrawal in Iraq, Syria Posted: 17 Jun 2015 01:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday refused to order the withdrawal of U.S. forces deployed to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria by the end of the year.

Suspects arrested over IS-inspired NY bomb plot Posted: 17 Jun 2015 01:30 PM PDT A young American who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group was arrested in New York on Wednesday after trying to stab an FBI agent, officials said. Fareed Mumuni, 21, is the third suspect detained in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the city on behalf of IS, which has declared a "caliphate" based in Iraq and Syria. Munther Omar Saleh, a 20-year-old student at an aeronautics college in Queens, has been identified as one of the other suspects.

Islamic State-claimed Yemen bombings kill at least 4 people Posted: 17 Jun 2015 01:19 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A series of Islamic State-claimed bombings in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital killed at least four people and wounded 60 Wednesday night amid the country's raging war.

Iraqi officials: Suicide bomb at police checkpoint kills 7 Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:57 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Police officials in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, say a suicide car bomber has attacked a police checkpoint, killing seven people, including civilians.

Ramadi fell after unwarranted Iraqi pullout: coalition officer Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:54 PM PDT The Islamic State group took the city of Ramadi because an Iraqi commander unnecessarily ordered his forces to withdraw, a senior officer in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition said on Wednesday. "Ramadi was lost because the Iraqi commander in Ramadi elected to withdraw. In other words, if he had elected to stay, he would still be there today," the British army's Brigadier Christopher Ghika told journalists in Baghdad.

Kurds' Syria advance causes Turkey anxiety, not jubilation Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:44 PM PDT Far from sharing Western euphoria over Kurds' capture of a key border town from Islamic State (IS) jihadists, Turkey is alarmed by the advance of Kurdish forces, fearing that they could create a powerful autonomous region on its doorstep. Backed by US-led airstrikes, fighters with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia this week seized the key Syrian border town of Tal Abyad from IS jihadists. There was jubilation over the victory among Kurds, who hailed the end of the notoriously repressive practices in Tal Abyad by IS, which has captured swaths of Iraq and Syria.

Al-Qaida kills 2 alleged spies after Yemen leader killed Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:22 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida militants in Yemen killed two men accused of spying for the U.S. and hung their bodies off a bridge on Wednesday, a day after the jihadi group announced the death of its leader in an American drone strike.

Serbia PM 'shocked' by Hungary plan to build anti-migrant fence Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:14 PM PDT Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said he was "surprised and shocked" by the Hungarian government's plan to close the border with Serbia and erect a four-metre-high (13-foot) fence along their shared border to keep out migrants. "Building walls is not the solution. Serbia can't be responsible for the situation created by the migrants, we are just a transit country.

Hungary considers border fence to keep out migrants Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:03 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian government is considering building a 4-meter-high (13-foot-high) fence along the border with Serbia to stop the flow of migrants reaching the country, the foreign minister said Wednesday.

Family hears from British sisters and nine children feared Syria-bound Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - One of three British sisters, thought to have headed with their nine children to join Islamic State militants, has made contact with her family in Britain and given an indication the group may be in Syria, British police said on Wednesday. British Muslims Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children, aged between three and 15, were reported missing six days ago. On Tuesday the husbands of two of the women appealed for their return, fearing they might have gone to Syria.

Did Obama 'abandon' Israel? If so, he's not alone among US presidents. Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:54 AM PDT Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the US from 2009 to 2013, wrote a piece in The Wall Street Journal that is withering in its assessment of President Barack Obama and his engagement with the Jewish state. Mr. Oren, who grew up in New Jersey in the 1960s and 1970s, emigrated to Israel as a young man, and is intimately familiar with US-Israeli history, was hardly diplomatic.

Violence Has Forced 50 Million People From Their Homes Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:20 AM PDT For example: According to the annual Global Peace Index report, released on Wednesday, there are more than 50 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) around the globe right now. Put another way, that's one in every 133 people worldwide and 0.75 percent of the world population. Not since World War II have there been so many refugees or IDPs.

U.S. urges 'greater commitment' to war effort from Baghdad Posted: 17 Jun 2015 10:53 AM PDT By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called for a "greater commitment" from Iraq's government on Wednesday in the fight against Islamic State as it lamented Baghdad's failure to deliver enough soldiers for training and underscored the need to empower Sunni tribesmen. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a congressional hearing that the U.S. military had hoped to train 24,000 Iraqi security forces by this fall but had only received enough recruits to train about 9,000 so far.

Afghan war over? Then set us free, Guantanamo detainees say Posted: 17 Jun 2015 10:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Guantanamo Bay detainees are using President Barack Obama's own words to argue that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is over — and therefore they should be set free.

A third of world's aquifers are being sucked dry: NASA data Posted: 17 Jun 2015 10:33 AM PDT By Chris Arsenault ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Human water use is sucking dry around a third of the world's largest underground water basins at an alarming rate, with potentially risky consequences for farmers and other consumers, researchers said. Eight of the planet's 37 biggest aquifers are classified as "overstressed" because they have almost no new water flowing in to offset usage, according to two studies from the University of California based on NASA satellite data. Another five aquifers are classified as "highly stressed", meaning some water is flowing back into them but they are still in trouble, said the studies published in the journal Water Resources Research this week.

Islamic State kills five policemen near Iraq's Baiji refinery Posted: 17 Jun 2015 10:20 AM PDT Islamic State has killed five policemen in a town near Iraq's biggest refinery, in an attack that may help ease pressure on some of its fighters trapped in the strategically important facility, a security official said on Wednesday. The official in a regional security command center said the insurgents mounted the operation at Tal Albu Jarad village as part of a battle for control of Baiji refinery, which has changed hands several times. After receiving reinforcements, Islamic State militants recaptured three neighborhoods in the town of Baiji near the refinery, but fresh clashes have erupted there, the security official said.

Democrats urge Gowdy to release Clinton confidant transcript Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on a House panel investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, called Wednesday for the release of a deposition transcript of a longtime confidant of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Seeking Refuge: How the migration crisis is shaking Europe at its core Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:20 AM PDT Much of Europe has been borderless for 20 years. Recommended: More than Bastille, Bonaparte, and brie: Test your knowledge of France with our quiz! As Europe deals with an unprecedented influx of migrants from Africa and the Middle East, distrust is mounting between the European Union's member states.

France to create 11,000 places for asylum seekers, refugees Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:49 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France will create 11,000 more places in centers for asylum seekers and housing for refugees as part of a plan to help deal with the flow of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, the country's interior minister said Wednesday.

Sweden mulls new laws banning jihad combat, travel Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:42 AM PDT Sweden is considering drafting new legislation that would ban its nationals from fighting in armed conflicts for terrorist organisations such as Islamic State (IS), the government said Wednesday. "It is completely unacceptable that Swedish citizens are travelling to (join) IS, financing the organisation, or fighting for it," Justice Minister Morgan Johansson and Interior Minister Anders Ygeman wrote in a joint article in leading newspaper Dagens Nyheter. The proposed ban would prohibit combat for terrorist organisations listed as such by the United Nations or European Union.

Corruption rife in sub-Saharan Africa, DR Congo tops graft list Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:39 AM PDT By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Half of the 10 most corrupt countries in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that is attracting increasing investor interest due to its natural resources and rapid population growth, according to a global graft index released on Wednesday. Democratic Republic of Congo topped the 2015 Corruption Risk Index by risk advisory firm Verisk Maplecroft, followed by Somalia, Central African Republic, Sudan and Equatorial Guinea. The report blamed factors including high levels of poverty and lack of institutions to combat bribery for sub-Saharan Africa being the region most affected by corruption.

AP names Muhammed Muheisen as chief Mideast photographer Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:19 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Associated Press has named award-winning photographer Muhammed Muheisen, frequently honored for his striking photos of people in their everyday environment, as its chief photographer for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Delay in Britain's Iraq war investigation angers PM Cameron Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:18 AM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was "fast losing patience" with Britain's heavily delayed investigation into the country's role in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and called for the conclusions to urgently be published. The report, expected to shed light on how then prime minister Tony Blair decided to get involved in a war which many Britons opposed as well as how it was conducted, was announced in 2009 and was initially expected to take just a year. Nearly six years later, John Chilcot, the head of the inquiry, says he can't say when it will be completed because of its complexity and the need to obtain responses from people criticized in the report.

As Iran deal takes shape, Israel plays up regional common ground Posted: 17 Jun 2015 07:44 AM PDT By Luke Baker and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - With a deal on Iran's nuclear program drawing near, Israel is beginning to look at what comes afterwards and how best to position itself for the longer term. Publicly, Israeli officials have not given up trying to influence what appear to be the closing stages of negotiations, although gaps could persist beyond an end-June deadline. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lead official on the issue, is exerting pressure where he can to try to tighten technical aspects of the deal.

Wuhayshi death hurts Qaeda but jihadist threat remains Posted: 17 Jun 2015 07:11 AM PDT The US killing of Al-Qaeda's second-in-command has dealt a blow to the extremist network but with the rise of the rival Islamic State group the global jihadist threat remains, analysts say. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) confirmed in an online video dated June 15 the death of its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi in a US drone strike in southeast Yemen last week.

UN billboards counter Hungary govt's anti-migrant campaign Posted: 17 Jun 2015 05:52 AM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — One features a tour guide from Afghanistan, another a Bangladeshi woman who runs a restaurant with her husband. The United Nations' refugee agency is setting up billboards presenting successful refugees in Hungary, countering the government's intense anti-migrant campaign that it calls a catalyst for xenophobia.

Will Greece leave the euro? A look at its options Posted: 17 Jun 2015 05:16 AM PDT LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Stay or go? The time is approaching for momentous decisions for Greece and the nations using the euro currency.

U.S., allies target Islamic State with 11 air strikes in Syria, Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2015 05:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its coalition partners staged 11 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday targeting Islamic State militants, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operation said. In Syria four strikes hit three units of militant fighters near the cities of al Hasaka, Aleppo and Kobani, the task force said in a statement released on Wednesday. In Iraq, seven air strikes targeted Islamic State fighters, vehicles, weapons caches and other assets near five cities, including Sinjar and Mosul. (Reporting by Washington Newsroom; Editing by Bill Trott)

Iran nuclear deal: Will Tehran be able to protect its secrets? Posted: 17 Jun 2015 04:30 AM PDT On the grounds of Tehran's expansive new military museum, the mangled wreckage of four cars torn apart by assassins' bombs are enclosed in glass, to honor Iran's "nuclear martyr" scientists killed from 2010 to 2012. After years of painstaking talks, Iran and six world powers are just two weeks away from a June 30 deadline to reach a deal to limit Iran's nuclear program so it can't produce a bomb in exchange for lifting crippling sanctions. Recommended: How much do you know about Iran?

These 21 Republicans Voted Against a Torture Ban Posted: 17 Jun 2015 04:04 AM PDT The Senate approved an amendment Tuesday that would make it harder for future presidents to torture prisoners like the CIA did during the Bush Administration. All 44 Democrats in the Senate voted for it. Among Republicans, the amendment still won a majority, 32 to 21 with one not voting: Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is vying to win the GOP presidential nomination.

Where Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Stand on the Issues Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:15 AM PDT The Democratic primary field is very clearly broken into two tiers, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sitting alone at the top as the presumptive nominee. The two second-tier candidates, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, are down below Clinton, both in the polls and in terms of fundraising. For example, Sanders and O'Malley both blasted Clinton over the weekend for her failure to take a position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, among other issues.

Egypt says foils attack in North Sinai, kills 7 suspected militants Posted: 17 Jun 2015 01:54 AM PDT Egypt's army said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack against security forces in the restive North Sinai region, killing seven suspected militants and destroying two weapon caches. The announcement by the army spokesman on his Facebook page came hours after a police officer was killed and four others were wounded when their armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb in El-Arish, the provincial capital, security and medical sources said. The army said it had received intelligence that "terrorist elements" were transferring rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and C4 explosives from Rafah to the town of Sheikh Zuweid in an attempt to carry out an attack against security forces.

Egypt says foils attack in North Sinai, kills seven suspected militants Posted: 17 Jun 2015 01:38 AM PDT Egypt's army said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack against security forces in the restive North Sinai region, killing seven suspected militants and destroying two weapon caches. The announcement by the army spokesman on his Facebook page came hours after a police officer was killed and four others were wounded when their armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb in El-Arish, the provincial capital, security and medical sources said. The army said it had received intelligence that "terrorist elements" were transferring rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and C4 explosives from Rafah to the town of Sheikh Zuweid in an attempt to carry out an attack against security forces.

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