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• Obama to try to allay Gulf nation leaders' fears about Iran
• Saudi King Salman to miss US-Gulf summit
• Jeb Bush says he would have authorized Iraq invasion
• Saudi King Salman to miss Gulf nation summit in US
• Wobbly in the polls, what’s Jeb Bush’s comeback plan?
• 'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Award Winners
• BAFTA TV Awards Winners List (Updating Live)
• 'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Awards Winners (Updating Live)
• U.S. Officials Ramp Up Terror Warnings
• With Matisse and Van Gogh, Tehran gets a makeover
• A British way for countries in divorce
• Bombings kill at least 14 in, outside Baghdad
• Security failures behind Iraq prison break: mayor
• Flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi diverted for security reasons
• Teen 'well advanced' in alleged bomb plot: Australia police
• New face but same old problems for EU foreign policy
• Today in History
• 'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Awards Winners
• US rights record in UN spotlight
• Republican candidates talk tough on Islamic State, offer few specifics

Obama to try to allay Gulf nation leaders' fears about Iran Posted: 10 May 2015 04:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of Gulf nations unnerved by Washington's nuclear talks with Iran and Tehran's meddling across the Mideast look to President Barack Obama to promise more than words and weapons at Thursday's Camp David summit.

Saudi King Salman to miss US-Gulf summit Posted: 10 May 2015 03:53 PM PDT Saudi King Salman will not attend a summit hosted by President Barack Obama next week seeking to shore up wavering trust from Gulf leaders while Washington negotiates with long-time rival Iran. A statement by Saudi Arabia's embassy in Washington said Sunday that newly-named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef would lead the Saudi delegation to the summit. The king's son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will also attend.

Jeb Bush says he would have authorized Iraq invasion Posted: 10 May 2015 03:06 PM PDT Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam Hussein's downfall. Bush, the son and brother of two former presidents, pointed out that Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton voted in favor of authorizing the use of force in Iraq ahead of the invasion. "I would have (authorized the invasion), and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody," Bush told Fox News television in an interview to be aired late Monday.

Saudi King Salman to miss Gulf nation summit in US Posted: 10 May 2015 02:15 PM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman will not attend a Camp David summit of U.S. and allied Arab leaders, his foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, said Sunday.

Wobbly in the polls, what’s Jeb Bush’s comeback plan? Posted: 10 May 2015 01:28 PM PDT In the 2016 presidential race, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is generally seen as the favorite of establishment Republicans – which is not necessarily a good thing if you want to make it through the GOP's primary and caucus season successfully. Bush, meanwhile, was in Lynchburg, Va., as the commencement speaker at Liberty University, which was founded by the late Southern Baptist pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell – probably a smart move since evangelical Protestants and other Christian conservatives (Bush is a converted Roman Catholic) are a key segment of the Republican base. Bush slammed liberals and the Bush administration for being "small-minded and intolerant" when it comes to religious beliefs and practices.

'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Award Winners Posted: 10 May 2015 12:10 PM PDT Benedict Cumberbatch lost out for 'Sherlock' in the leading actor category for the third time.

BAFTA TV Awards Winners List (Updating Live) Posted: 10 May 2015 12:10 PM PDT Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated for 'Sherlock' in the best actor category for the third time.

'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Awards Winners (Updating Live) Posted: 10 May 2015 12:10 PM PDT Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated for 'Sherlock' in the best actor category for the third time.

U.S. Officials Ramp Up Terror Warnings Posted: 10 May 2015 11:52 AM PDT Administration officials, lawmakers and anti-terrorism experts cranked up the warnings about domestic terrorism on Sunday after a pair of wannabe jihadis got themselves killed last week in an ill-considered ...

With Matisse and Van Gogh, Tehran gets a makeover Posted: 10 May 2015 11:01 AM PDT Drivers and millions of commuters used to spending hours in Tehran traffic jams have at least had something nicer to look at during journeys this week: famous works of art. Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Edvard Munch's The Scream and The Blue Window by Henry Matisse are among the reproductions lining streets and highways, aiming to get citizens more interested in art and to encourage gallery visits. Some 1,600 billboards featuring 200 Western and Asian works and 500 Iranian ones now sit near murals of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his predecessor, the Islamic republic's founder Ruhollah Khomeini, and countless martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war. The art, all of which would have required approval by the culture ministry -- nudes are banned in Iran and other works risk being deemed un-Islamic -- may be considered a distraction as well as a welcome sight in a city where fatal road accidents and bad driving are common.

A British way for countries in divorce Posted: 10 May 2015 11:01 AM PDT The world should thus be grateful that the British election last week has helped ensure a peaceful approach to the secessionist cause in Scotland. The big news in the UK election was a victory for the Conservatives and its leader, Prime Minister David Cameron. The SNP won 56 of the 59 seats in Parliament from Scotland. Yet its victory in the UK election came just eight months after it lost a referendum on the question of independence from the UK.

Bombings kill at least 14 in, outside Baghdad Posted: 10 May 2015 08:09 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Separate bombings in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday killed at least 14 people, officials said, as authorities tightened security measures in Baghdad ahead of a major Shiite religious event that draws thousands of vulnerable pilgrims.

Security failures behind Iraq prison break: mayor Posted: 10 May 2015 06:45 AM PDT The mayor of an Iraqi town where more than 42 inmates escaped in a prison break claimed by the Islamic State group said Sunday that serious security failures were to blame. The interior ministry said an investigation had been opened into the prison break in Khalis, in a statement issued on Saturday that also mentioned "shortcomings in prison administration". "Lack of intelligence was the main reason behind the prison break. If we had had information, this would not have happened," Uday al-Khadran told AFP by phone.

Flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi diverted for security reasons Posted: 10 May 2015 04:59 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Etihad Airways flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, was diverted to a military air base in Dubai on Sunday for "security reasons," the airline said.

Teen 'well advanced' in alleged bomb plot: Australia police Posted: 10 May 2015 03:05 AM PDT Australian police said Sunday a teenager charged with a terrorist bomb plot was "well advanced" in plans to target a public event, adding they were investigating whether he was radicalised or recruited online. Tim Cartwright, acting police Chief Commissioner for Victoria state, said officers found "improvised explosive devices" in the boy's family home in the north Melbourne suburb of Greenvale after the 17-year-old was arrested in a raid on Friday.

New face but same old problems for EU foreign policy Posted: 10 May 2015 01:30 AM PDT By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's chequered attempt to build a common foreign and security policy has a new face, Italy's Federica Mogherini, but the European Union is stuck with the same old problems despite her bright start. In her first six months as EU foreign policy chief, the 41-year-old former Italian foreign minister has tried to harness Europe's soft power and diplomacy more effectively and initiated a review of the bloc's outdated security strategy and of its flawed "neighborhood policy". She has taken a higher public profile than her media-shy predecessor, Britain's Catherine Ashton, and is using her role as vice-president of the European Commission, which Ashton shunned, to coordinate the EU's trade, aid and state-building resources to maximize its toolkit.

Today in History Posted: 09 May 2015 09:00 PM PDT Today is Sunday, May 10, the 130th day of 2015. There are 235 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day.

'Sherlock,' 'True Detective' Among BAFTA TV Awards Winners Posted: 09 May 2015 09:00 PM PDT Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated for 'Sherlock' in the best actor category for the third time.

US rights record in UN spotlight Posted: 09 May 2015 08:39 PM PDT The United Nations will on Monday review the US rights record, with police brutality and racism, mass surveillance and the legacy of the "war on terror" in the spotlight. The half-day public debate before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva comes as US authorities launched a civil rights investigation into Baltimore's police department following riots triggered by the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody last month. Monday's so-called Universal Periodic Review -- which all 193 UN countries must undergo every four years -- is likely to focus on a string of recent killings of unarmed black men like Gray by the police. The US delegation, headed by US ambassador to the council Keith Harper and acting US legal advisor Mary McLeod, were expected to face a range of questions about law enforcement tactics, police brutality and the disproportionate impact on African Americans and other minorities.

Republican candidates talk tough on Islamic State, offer few specifics Posted: 09 May 2015 06:38 PM PDT By James Oliphant GREENVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) - Seeking an edge on the national security issue, Republican presidential hopefuls on Saturday seized on the attack in Texas this week for which Islamic State claimed responsibility as an example of the threat they say the militant group poses to the United States. "It's not a matter of if another attempt is made on American soil, it is when," Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said at a gathering of declared or potential contenders in South Carolina. "I want a leader who is willing to take the fight to them before they take the fight to us." Two men were fatally shot on Sunday after opening fire with assault rifles at a heavily guarded exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas. The Syria- and Iraq-based Islamic State claimed responsibility, but offered no proof.

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