2015年7月28日星期二

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U.S., Turkey weigh which Syrian rebels to support in border area

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:47 PM PDT

By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey have not yet agreed which Syrian opposition fighters they will support in a joint effort to help clear Islamic State from an area along the Turkish border, officials said on Tuesday, underscoring uncertainty surrounding the campaign plan. Washington and Ankara this week announced their intention to provide air cover for Syrian rebels and jointly sweep Islamic State fighters from a strip of land along the border, with U.S. warplanes using bases in Turkey for strikes.

Top US general advises UN to improve peacekeeping

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the military campaign against the Islamic State on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 7, 2015America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who led US troops in Iraq during the 2003-2011 occupation, urged member states to step up their support for UN peacekeeping. It marked the first time that the head of the US military went to New York to meet UN member states to discuss the world body's peacekeeping efforts, a US diplomat said.


Turkey vs. Islamic State: What they risk as conflict escalates

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:52 PM PDT

The rapidly intensifying conflict between Turkey and the Islamic State – a confrontation both sides avoided while pursuing higher priority goals in Syria's civil war – is quickly exposing their respective vulnerabilities. For Ankara, getting involved in the US-led anti-IS coalition, allowing US warplanes to use the Incirlik air base, and carrying out its own airstrikes against IS targets not only marked a policy shift but carries unique risks given its porous borders with Iraq and Syria. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:41 PM PDT

Iraq's Shi'ite militia leader Qais al-Khazali the leader of Asaib al-Haq speaks to Reuters during an interview in BaghdadBy Samia Nakhoul NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to uproot radical Sunni jihadis controlling large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Qais al-Khazali, leader of Iranian-backed paramilitary group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, said the anti-IS campaign had failed because of an American agenda to redraw the map of the Middle East along new borders. "It does not want to end Daesh (Islamic State).


Air strikes kill off hopes of end to Turkey's 'endless war'

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:34 PM PDT

A left-wing protester walks in front of a barricade during clashes with Turkish riot police in the district of Gazi, Istanbul on July 26, 2015After three decades of fighting for self-rule, Turkey's Kurdish separatists seem as far away as ever from a final peace deal with Ankara after a fragile truce collapsed this weekend. More than 40,000 people have died since the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) launched its armed struggle for an independent Kurdish state in southeastern Anatolia -- home to most of the country's 13 to 19 million Kurds -- in 1984. Turkey has the world's biggest community of Kurds, many of whom have been displaced by the conflict.


Lincoln Chafee targets Hillary Clinton on Iraq War vote

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:32 PM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee targeted Hillary Clinton in comments to reporters Tuesday, arguing that Democrats should not pick a candidate for president who, like Mrs. Clinton, voted in favor of the Iraq War in 2002. At a Monitor-hosted breakfast for reporters, Mr. Chafee rejected the argument that Clinton's overwhelming lead in the polls shows that voters don't agree with him on the importance of the war vote. The RealClearPolitics average of Democratic polls shows Clinton as the choice of 57.5 percent of those surveyed, while Chafee comes in fifth among the five declared candidates at 0.7 percent.

EU's Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:03 PM PDT

Iranian FM Zarif addresses during a joint news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mogherini after a plenary session at the United Nations building in ViennaBy Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and major world powers this month will help fight terrorism and bloodshed in the Middle East, Iran's state TV reported. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also cited wider effects of the deal, saying Tehran and the European Union could now discuss questions "including energy cooperation ... human rights, confronting terrorism and regional issues". The Iranian leaders spoke during a one-day visit by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to Tehran to discuss implementation of the deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions imposed on the country.


The Latest: UN official voices concern about Syria safe zone

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:52 PM PDT

A missile-loaded Turkish Air Force warplane takes off from the Incirlik Air Base, in the outskirts of the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, July 28, 2015After months of reluctance, Turkish warplanes last week started striking militant targets in Syria and agreed to allow the U.S. to launch its own strikes from Turkey's strategically located Incirlik Air Base. In a series of cross-border strikes, Turkey has not only targeted the IS group but also Kurdish fighters affiliated with forces battling IS in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest from NATO meeting on Islamic State group and related developments (all times local):


Syria army, Kurds push IS out of Hasakeh city: monitor

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT

Fighters from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) stand on a tank displaying an Islamic State logo in Hasakeh province on July 26, 2015Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said. On the political front, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is due to brief the Security Council Wednesday. Throughout its rise to power during 2013 and its announcement of an Islamic "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria last summer, IS has presented itself as unstoppable.


Iran's Zarif has 'no concern' about nuclear deal

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:28 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference in Tehran on July 28, 2015Iran's foreign minister moved Tuesday to dismiss speculation that his country's nuclear deal with major powers could hit difficulties, saying he had "no concern or worry" about its implementation. Mohammad Javad Zarif's remarks came during a news conference with visiting EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, as they seek to ensure that the agreement swiftly takes effect. Mogherini was intricately involved in the long-running diplomacy that culminated in a July 14 accord between Iran and six world powers.


Iran a 'formidable' danger to Europe: Netanyahu

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:22 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed news of the impending release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard after 30 years in a US prisonIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Iran posed a "formidable" threat to Europe, accusing its proxy Hezbollah of operating cells across the continent. Just last month, a member of the Lebanese Shiite militant group was jailed in Cyprus for plotting attacks on Israeli targets on the Mediterranean island. Iran and leading world powers signed a deal this month on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, an accord the Israeli leader criticised as a "stunning, historic mistake".


Call Colin Powell As Benghazi Witness For His Views On Benghazi And Former Sec States' Emails, Urges Former House Gov Ops Committee Spokesman Robert Weiner, To Assure Bipartisanship

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:20 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Weiner, former spokesman for the House Government Operations Committee and later a White House spokesman, is urging the House Select Benghazi Committee to call former Secretary of State Colin Powell, not just Hillary Clinton, to testify to assure bipartisanship. Weiner added, "Private emails were not against the law until just last year, after Clinton's term, and all recent Secretaries of states had private emails they deleted. Secretaries of State have had private contacts of all sorts forever starting with those under George Washington right through FDR and World War II and since.

Did White House influence 'Daily Show' coverage?

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:05 PM PDT

As Jon Stewart begins his final run on the "Daily Show," a pair of scandals threaten to besmirch his reputation with his left-leaning fans. Last week, a report circulated that Mr. Stewart blew up at former Daily Show writer Wyatt Cenac over a segment Mr. Cenac, an African-American, said he perceived as racist. Now, a report by Politico suggests the influential Comedy Central comic may have been influenced by the White House on a number of occasions, possibly shaping what issues he discussed and what viewpoint he adopted on his popular satirical news show.

Iran's conservative media slams Fabius over blood scandal

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 11:35 AM PDT

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is due in Tehran on Wednesday, and Iran's conservative media carried attacks about a tainted blood scandal which occurred when he was prime ministerA trip to Tehran by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius faced a threat Tuesday of being overshadowed by a tainted blood scandal from the 1980s which killed hundreds of Iranians. Fabius is due in Tehran on Wednesday and Iran's conservative media carried attacks about the imported blood case which occurred when he was prime minister. France was seen as the most hawkish of the six powers involved in the talks with Iran that led to a landmark nuclear deal in Vienna on July 14.


United Nations warns Turkey against calling buffer a 'safe zone'

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 11:00 AM PDT

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned Turkey on Tuesday against calling its planned buffer in northern Syria "a safe zone" unless there is a guarantee of protection for civilians who are likely to flood the area for help. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that a "secure zone" would pave the way for the return of 1.7 million Syria refugees currently sheltering in Turkey after fleeing their country's four-year civil war. "What you don't want to do is call something a safe zone, people flee to it, but it hasn't got sufficient protection," O'Brien told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

Iraqi militias train young teens to face the threat of IS

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2015, file photo, a young Shiite volunteer militiaman stands near a vehicle on his way to the battlefield against Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, Iraq. The Associated Press has found that militia forces battling the Islamic State group are actively training children under 18 years old. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — In the steamy Baghdad night, sweat poured down the faces of the Iraqi teens as they marched around a school courtyard, training for battle against the Islamic State group.


NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over Islamic State

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:36 AM PDT

Armoured vehicles of the Turkish army patrol along the Turkish-Syrian border, in Suruc on October 8, 2014NATO strongly backed Turkey's fight against Islamic State militants in Syria at emergency talks Tuesday but some countries expressed concerns that strikes on Kurdish fighters could torpedo peace talks with the rebels. The rare meeting held at Turkey's request came as an uncompromising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could not continue negotiations with the Kurds amid attacks on Turkish targets. Turkish jets later hit Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey after the group fired on security forces, the army said, stepping up a campaign that Ankara has launched in parallel with its strikes on IS, despite the Kurds' bitter opposition to the jihadists.


Zico pushes FIFA president candidacy

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:27 AM PDT

Former Brazilian footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra "Zico", speaks during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 10, 2015 to announce that he will apply for the presidency of FIFA in the next electionBrazilian football legend Zico said Tuesday he has formally asked the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) to put forward his candidacy to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. "The first option is this.


Update: Knights of Columbus to Expand Humanitarian Assistance to Suffering Middle East Christians

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:07 AM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Having already donated more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus will expand its efforts even further with a national campaign to raise funds and foster awareness of the terrible suffering of Christians and others in the Middle East. The Knights will also announce additional details of its program to aid Christian refugees at its international convention being held August 4-6 in Philadelphia. In attendance will be archbishops from Iraq and Syria, where the violence against Christians has been particularly severe.

Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:53 AM PDT

Turkish soldiers position an anti-aircraft gun at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, TurkeyBy Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged parliament to strip politicians with links to them of immunity from prosecution. Hours after he spoke, the Turkish military said its F-16 fighter jets had bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, which borders Iraq, in response to an attack on a group of gendarmes. Turkey last week launched air strikes on PKK camps in northern Iraq following a series of attacks on its police officers and soldiers blamed on the Kurdish militant group.


Turkey's Erdogan says peace process with Kurds over

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:46 AM PDT

Turkish police cordon off a building where two of their colleagues were shot dead by Kurdish militants in Ceylanpinar, on July 22, 2015President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara cannot continue the peace process with the Kurds in the face of attacks against Turkish targets. "It is not possible to carry on the (peace) process with those who target our national unity and brotherhood," Erdogan told a news conference at an Ankara airport before leaving for a visit to China. Turkey, which considers the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a terrorist organisation, launched peace negotiations with its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in late 2012 when Erdogan was prime minister.


U.S. Price Tag for War on ISIS Now More than $3 Billion

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:23 AM PDT

The U.S. price tag for waging war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since last summer just breached the $3 billion level, with the budget for attacking the massive terrorist organization likely to grow substantially as American forces pick up the pace of jet airstrikes and drone attacks. Turkey's government agreed last week to allow the U.S. to launch both manned and unmanned military strikes against ISIS inside Turkey, a major breakthrough for the U.S. and its allies that have been constrained in launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers in the Gulf. Now U.S.-led forces can use Turkey's Incirlik Air Base, which is strategically located near the Turkish-Syrian border, to better bear down on ISIS forces and emplacements in that region.

Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:45 AM PDT

By Dmitry Solovyov OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Authorities in Central Asia's former Soviet "stans" are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a backlash that could bring even greater instability. While the region's authoritarian rulers have battled Islamic militancy throughout the quarter century since the Soviet Union broke up, the rise of the Islamic State group has brought what security services describe as a new, more dangerous threat. Uzbekistan has banned beards, outlawed Islamic dress, shut restaurants that refuse to sell alcohol and warned teahouses not to celebrate the nightly end of the Ramadan fast with "Iftar" meals.

U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in 32 air strikes: statement

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:27 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 23 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Iraq and nine in Syria on Monday in the latest round of daily attacks on the militant group, the joint task force overseeing the air strikes said on Tuesday. In Iraq, air strikes using attack, fighter-attack, bomber and drone aircraft targeted Islamic State forces near Al Qaim, Bayji, Habbaniyah, Haditha, Makhmur, Mosul, Ramadi, Sinjar and Tal Afar, the statement said. In Syria, air strikes targeted Islamic State forces near Al Hasakah and Aleppo, the task force said. ...

Turkish jets hit Kurdish militants in southeast turkey: army

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:20 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Tuesday hit a group of militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey within hours of the group firing on gendarmes, the military said in a statement on its website. The incident occurred in the mountainous province of Sirnak, which borders Iraq, the statement said. Turkey launched air strikes against PKK targets late last week after the militants killed police and military personnel. (Reporting by Ayla Jean Yackley)

Germany suspects Islamist who lived in Germany bombed Mogadishu hotel

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:55 AM PDT

Somali government soldiers stand near the ruins of the Jazeera hotel after an attack in Somalia's capital MogadishuGerman authorities suspect that an Islamist who once lived in Germany carried out a car bombing on a hotel in Mogadishu on Sunday that killed at least 13 people, security sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The sources said the man, Abdirazak Bouh, was born in Libya and had both Somali and Libyan passports. The sources confirmed a report by Die Welt daily that said he had joined the al Shabaab group, which said it was behind the blast on the Jazeera hotel in Mogadishu on Sunday.


Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:46 AM PDT

An explosives specialist police officer collects samples after a bomb blast in the village of SitraA bomb killed two policemen and wounded six in the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months, and state media said the explosives resembled some seized at the weekend that authorities say were smuggled in from Iran. Sunni-ruled Bahrain has long accused Iran of stirring up unrest among its Shi'ite population and tensions between the two sides have risen in recent days, with Bahrain recalling its ambassador from Tehran on Saturday. A nuclear deal reached this month between Tehran and global powers has also set its Gulf Arab neighbors on edge, who fear less foreign pressure on Iran due to the deal could embolden its foreign policy on their turf.


Record 137,000 refugees, migrants crossed Mediterranean in 2015

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:17 AM PDT

The European Union has agreed to redistribute 40,000 Syrian and Eritrean asylum-seekers who have already arrived in Europe"Europe is living through a maritime refugee crisis of historic proportions," the UN refugee agency warned in a report. The immigration crisis is a burning issue for the EU, where member states have been wrangling over the best ways to tackle human trafficking and arguing over how to share the burden of helping new arrivals, many of them ill, starving and destitute. The soaring numbers arriving in Italy and Greece, before moving on to other northern European states in the hope of finding jobs, has sparked outcry and growing anti-foreigner rhetoric in many countries.


Injured Service Members Rediscover Active Lifestyle During Annual Adaptive Water Sports Festival

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:09 AM PDT

ROCKAWAY, N.Y., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before being injured in Afghanistan, Brandon Dodson was an avid surfer throughout his youth in San Diego. After losing both of his legs as the result of an improvised explosive device blast while on deployment in Afghanistan, Dodson was unsure if he would ever be able to surf again. Through adaptive water sports like those offered by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), Dodson and his fellow wounded service members can get back to catching waves and being active on the water.

NATO backs Turkey on Islamic State, some urge peace with Kurds

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:01 AM PDT

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet takes off from Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, TurkeyBy Robin Emmott and Nick Tattersall BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - NATO gave Turkey its full political support in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday but several nations urged Ankara not to undermine the Kurdish peace process by using excessive military force. Following a 90-minute meeting in Brussels, Turkey won the backing it sought for stepping up its role in the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State with air strikes. Ankara made no request to its 27 allies for military help and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted that it had the second-largest army in the alliance.


Syrian forces, Kurds push Islamic State out of Hasaka city: monitor

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:35 AM PDT

Syrian government forces and a Kurdish militia have driven Islamic State fighters out of Hasaka city in Syria's far northeast, a month after the hardline group attacked it, a group monitoring the four-year-old war said on Tuesday. Hasaka is the capital of a strategically important province that borders territory held by Islamic State in Iraq. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes were continuing in the city's southern outskirts but that Hasaka itself was now free from Islamic State fighters.

Syrian Kurds' spending plans reflect rising ambition

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 05:14 AM PDT

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish authorities who control a growing area of Syria have ambitious spending plans for their territory, pointing to the rising influence of a minority that believes it is the real target of Turkey's intervention in the Syrian war. The Kurdish-led administration has already redrawn the map of northern Syria and its militia, the People's Protection Units (YPG), is gaining further ground from Islamic State, helped by air support from a U.S.-led alliance. Its prime minister, Akram Hasso, says spending will double this year from 2014 as the authorities provide services for a greater population due to the territorial gains.

Saudi king backs Turkish military action

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:39 AM PDT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Saudi King Salman listen to their national anthems during a ceremony in Riyadh, on March 2, 2015Saudi King Salman has expressed support for Turkey after it launched air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Kurdish militants in Iraq, state media reported on Tuesday. The king told President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that he backed Turkey's right to self-defence, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Erdogan had telephoned Salman to brief him on the air strikes it launched last week after a deadly bombing inside Turkey blamed on IS and a reprisal killing of police by Kurdish militants.


NATO chief says all members strongly support Turkey

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:28 AM PDT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that all its members had expressed strong support for Turkey after an emergency meeting to discuss instability at Turkey's borders with Syria and Iraq. NATO said in a statement it had discussed the threats against Turkey, strongly condemned terrorist attacks against it and stood in strong solidarity with Ankara. All allies expressed their strong support for Turkey.

EU's Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues: TV

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:36 AM PDT

Iranian FM Zarif addresses during a joint news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mogherini after a plenary session at the United Nations building in ViennaThe European Union's top diplomat arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss implementation of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major powers aimed at curbing the country's nuclear work in return for the lifting of sanctions, state TV reported. The deal was reached on July 14 between Iran, the United States, France, Russia, China, Britain and Germany to end more than a decade-old standoff over the disputed nuclear program. "The EU's (Foreign Policy Chief Federica) Mogherini arrived in Tehran and she will meet top officials, including President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister (Mohammad Javad) Zarif and some other officials," state TV reported.


New Study Suggests Marine COs May Not Be Up to Grade

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:30 AM PDT

Although some observers predicted a steady slide in the aptitude and ability of the new generation of military service men and women, there was no way to gauge what it would mean when the military no longer could automatically draw from a large pool of young people with a broad range of education and socio-economic status. A new study published late last week by the Brookings Institution of military testing going back to the late 1970s found that – after a brief dip -- the quality of the military force as a whole increased over time – and rather significantly. Troubling, however, is that the same can't be said about military officers – or at least those in the Marine Corps who were targeted for the research.

NATO chief says stands in strong solidarity with Turkey

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:22 AM PDT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the military alliance stood in strong solidarity with its ally Turkey, which requested an emergency meeting to discuss instability at its borders with Syria and Iraq. Terrorism in all its forms can never be tolerated or justified," Stoltenberg said as he opened the NATO meeting in Brussels. "It is right and timely that we hold this meeting today to address the instability on Turkey's doorstep and on NATO's border.

Obama's Legacy on Africa Lacks Compared to Bush

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT

President Barack Obama today becomes the first sitting president to address the African Union, a symbolic milestone that would suggest an administration that has been focused on engaging the continent and pursuing strategic policies to promote growth and development, encourage good governance and end conflict. But with only 17 months remaining in his term, Obama has yet to achieve any real policy victories in Africa. Obama in his latest Africa trip -- the fourth of his presidency -- spent two days in Kenya, attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and meeting with government officials and business and civil society leaders.

10 Things to Know for Today

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2015, file photo, a young Shiite volunteer militiaman stands near a vehicle on his way to the battlefield against Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, Iraq. The Associated Press has found that militia forces battling the Islamic State group are actively training children under 18 years old. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:


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