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• UNESCO condemns IS destruction of Syria's Palmyra antiquities
• Rockets land in Israel, Egypt's IS affiliate claims responsibility
• Britain falls silent for Tunisia attack victims
• IS says it destroyed archaeological pieces from Palmyra
• Terminator: Meet the organisation trying to stop killer robots
• Saudi policeman killed in raid, IS flags found: ministry
• France refuses Assange's 'request' for asylum
• Democrats in New Hampshire find some of Chafee's ideas 'odd'
• Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt
• Hungary's asylum bill blow to refugee protection: Council of Europe, U.N
• Bombings in Baghdad, town south of Iraqi capital kill 8
• UN agency worries as Hungary rushes to tighten asylum rules
• U.S., allies target Islamic State in 24 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
• Udinese presents Ali Adnan as first Iraqi player in Serie A
• Five Scary Takeaways from Dempsey’s Final Defense Assessment
• White House Brief: Things to know about Jim Webb
• Obama's counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism
• Iraqi musicians play ancient oud to soften din of war
• VA hospital that once treated Civil War veterans could close
• Today in History
• Cash-strapped UN food agency reduces help to Syrian refugees

UNESCO condemns IS destruction of Syria's Palmyra antiquities Posted: 03 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction of antiquities by Islamic State jihadists in the Syrian city of Palmyra, describing it as an attempt to strip the people of their heritage in order "to enslave them". "These new destructions of cultural goods of the site of Palmyra reflect the brutality and ignorance of extremist groups and their disregard of local communities and of the Syrian people," said Irina Bokova, UNESCO director-general. Among the antiquities destroyed was the Lion Statue of Athena -- a unique piece of more than 3 metres high (ten feet) that stood outside a museum, which was smashed on Saturday, Bokova said.

Rockets land in Israel, Egypt's IS affiliate claims responsibility Posted: 03 Jul 2015 02:05 PM PDT By Maayan Lubell and Mostafa Hashem JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula fired rockets into southern Israel on Friday in an incident that caused no casualties but appeared to be linked to fighting between Islamist insurgents and Egyptian security forces. Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, said in a statement posted on Twitter by supporters that it had launched three Grad rockets toward "occupied Palestine". An Israeli military source earlier said the rockets had been fired from Sinai, which borders Israel, the Gaza Strip and the Suez Canal.

Britain falls silent for Tunisia attack victims Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:00 PM PDT Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron led a nationwide minute's silence on Friday, a week after a jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia in which 30 out of the 38 victims were Britons. Flags flew at half-mast as schools, government offices and the Wimbledon tennis tournament fell silent at midday to honour the victims of the worst terror attack on Britons since the 2005 London bombings. Employees of travel group TUI, which includes operators Thomson and First Choice that organised the holidays of all of the British victims, stood in silence outside the company's headquarters.

IS says it destroyed archaeological pieces from Palmyra Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:01 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State group militants have destroyed six archaeological pieces from the historic town of Palmyra that were confiscated from a smuggler, the group said.

Terminator: Meet the organisation trying to stop killer robots Posted: 03 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT Forget the battling T-800s of "Terminator: Genisys" -- the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots warns that the lethal machines of the future are more frighteningly close to home.

Saudi policeman killed in raid, IS flags found: ministry Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:30 AM PDT A Saudi policeman was shot dead on Friday during a raid in which three people were arrested and flags of the Islamic State group were found, the interior ministry said. The killing came with the Gulf region on alert against attacks by IS, which has been blamed for killing other Saudi policemen and has claimed three deadly mosque bombings in the kingdom and Kuwait. A sergeant died "as a result of the exchange of fire", said a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

France refuses Assange's 'request' for asylum Posted: 03 Jul 2015 08:55 AM PDT The French government, reacting to a letter from Julian Assange, said Friday it would not give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, only for his lawyers to claim he had never sought it in the first place. "France cannot act on his request," President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement, responding to a letter from Assange that was widely interpreted as asking for asylum. "The situation of Mr Assange does not present an immediate danger.

Democrats in New Hampshire find some of Chafee's ideas 'odd' Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:35 AM PDT LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee stands before a few dozen people at a meeting of New Hampshire's Belknap County Democrats. The Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat gets nods of approval when he tells them he was the only Republican senator to vote against authorizing the war in Iraq.

Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:20 AM PDT An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army has fought deadly battles with Islamist insurgents in recent days. Major-General Yoav Mordechai, who oversees Israel's civilian policy towards Gaza, named members of Hamas's military wing he said were involved in training fighters of Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and smuggling wounded from Sinai into Gaza for treatment.

Hungary's asylum bill blow to refugee protection: Council of Europe, U.N Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:18 AM PDT The United Nations and the Council of Europe both criticsed Hungary's planned changes to its asylum rules on Friday, saying they would harm asylum-seekers' right to seek safety there and put them at risk. The European human rights watchdog said the legislation would strike a blow to refugee protection in Hungary if adopted in its current form. The right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to shorten the time frame for screening asylum claims and to reject claims from those migrants who on their journey from Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq have already passed through safe countries without requesting asylum.

Bombings in Baghdad, town south of Iraqi capital kill 8 Posted: 03 Jul 2015 05:55 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say bombings in Baghdad and in a town south of the Iraqi capital have killed eight people.

UN agency worries as Hungary rushes to tighten asylum rules Posted: 03 Jul 2015 05:52 AM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Changes to Hungary's asylum system being rushed through parliament and the government's plan to build a fence on the border with Serbia could have "fatal consequences" for refugees fleeing war, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

U.S., allies target Islamic State in 24 air strikes in Syria, Iraq Posted: 03 Jul 2015 05:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have conducted 24 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Friday. In Syria, coalition forces targeted Islamic State positions with nine strikes near the cities of Hasakah, Ar Raqqah and Tal Abyad, destroying tactical units, fighting positions, vehicles and structures, it said. In Iraq, 15 strikes struck Islamic State targets near the cities of Al Huwayjah, Bayji, Fallujah, Haditha, Makhmur, Mosul, Rawah, Sinjar and Tal Afar. ...

Udinese presents Ali Adnan as first Iraqi player in Serie A Posted: 03 Jul 2015 04:59 AM PDT UDINE, Italy (AP) — Fullback Ali Adnan Kadhim has been presented as the first Iraqi player in Serie A.

Five Scary Takeaways from Dempsey’s Final Defense Assessment Posted: 03 Jul 2015 03:15 AM PDT In his farewell analysis of national military strategy, retiring chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey this week offered a sobering and somewhat scary assessment of the military and global ...

White House Brief: Things to know about Jim Webb Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, who announced Thursday he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama's counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — At the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, it was a cause for celebration: Meticulous intelligence analysis backed by Hellfire missiles had paid off, once again.

Iraqi musicians play ancient oud to soften din of war Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — In a Baghdad workshop plastered with black-and-white photos from a more peaceful time, Mahmoud Abdulnabi hand-carves a wooden oud, a string instrument with ancient roots that has fallen silent in much of the war-torn country.

VA hospital that once treated Civil War veterans could close Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:45 PM PDT HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Perched atop a bluff in the remote Black Hills, a veterans hospital built of thick blocks of pink sandstone and topped with red-tiled roofs in a Spanish mission style overlooks the tiny town of Hot Springs, South Dakota, and has provided recovering soldiers a bucolic haven for more than a century.

Today in History Posted: 02 Jul 2015 09:01 PM PDT Today is Friday, July 3, the 184th day of 2015. There are 181 days left in the year.

Cash-strapped UN food agency reduces help to Syrian refugees Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:52 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The United Nations' food agency is cutting back on assistance to thousands of Syrian refugees after an appeal for a ceasefire to enable Syrians feed themselves went unheeded, World Food Program Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said on Friday.

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