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• Soccer-15-goal Qatar lead World Cup routs in Asia
• Turkey votes to extend mandate for military action in Syria, Iraq
• Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps
• Turkey extends mandate to send troops to Syria if needed
• Japan beats Cambodia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier
• Dutch soldier said to have joined Islamic militants
• Relatives of US personnel in southern Turkey can leave
• 1st of Tanzanian albino kids with missing limbs goes home
• Pondering 2016 campaign, Biden sticks close to Obama
• Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers
• Goal glut as Bhutan, Malaysia suffer
• Turkey renews permit for military operations in Syria, Iraq
• 1 Marine killed, 11 hurt when helicopter makes hard landing
• On Arctic tip of Europe, Syrian migrants reach Norway by bike
• China’s voice in the global opera
• The VA’s Bureaucratic Nightmare: Thousands of Vets Died Waiting for a Response
• U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
• Iran's Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers - state TV
• Q&A: Syria's civil war at the root of migrant crisis
• Head of UN investigative panel on Syria calls IS 'desperate'
• Double suicide bombing in north Cameroon kills 19, wounds 143
• Two soldiers killed, 13 injured in two separate military helicopter incidents
• Low-key but hopeful, UK's 'Corbynistas' eye fairer future
• Iraq: Separate bomb attacks kill 11 in and around Baghdad
• Son spurs Laos rout; Hong Kong hold China
• Turkey's Erdogan calls on Europe to be more sensitive on migrants
• Australia should brace for 'small-scale terror attacks'
• New approach to old alliance for Saudi King and Obama
• Racist Serial Vandal Spray-Paints "Black Lives Matter for Target Practice" on Florida Home of Iraq Veteran
• Greece wants EU funding to tackle migrant influx
• Exclusive: Migrant crisis spurs European interest in Israeli border barriers
• Australian leader causes offense by comparing IS with Nazis
• Roadside bomb kills four police in southeast Turkey
• Four Turkish police killed in PKK bombing: security sources
• Australian PM says IS militants worse than Nazis
• Rights Available! John Grisham Returns While Bitcoin Tale May Generate Buzz
• UNICEF: 40 percent school dropouts in Mideast conflict areas
• 13 million children denied education by Mideast wars: UN
• ‘Relentless’ writer on bin Laden raid mistake, deadly ‘Xbox’
• Obama to assure Saudi king of U.S. help to counter Iranian threat

Soccer-15-goal Qatar lead World Cup routs in Asia Posted: 03 Sep 2015 04:33 PM PDT * Hong Kong hold China in only surprise result * Asia's big guns ease to big victories (Updates after late matches in West Asia) By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Qatar smashed 15 unanswered goals past Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates knocked in 10 against Malaysia in a lopsided round of World Cup qualifiers across Asia on Thursday. Kuwait eased to a 9-0 win over Myanmar, South Korea netted eight against lowly Laos and Asian champions Australia battered Bangladesh 5-0 as the continent's elite made light work of the region's plucky outsiders. Japan again looked disjointed in attack but still had far too much quality for an outclassed Cambodia in a 3-0 victory in Saitama, while former Asian champions Iraq kicked off their Group F campaign by downing Taiwan 5-1 in Tehran.

Turkey votes to extend mandate for military action in Syria, Iraq Posted: 03 Sep 2015 04:07 PM PDT Turkey's parliament on Thursday voted to extend for another year a mandate that allows the military to combat Islamist jihadists and Kurdish militants in neighbouring Syria and Iraq, as the country battles its biggest ever security crisis. The parliament convened for an extraordinary session, during which the new members of the power-sharing government also took their oaths, to discuss the current mandate which expires on October 2. The mandate allows the use of the armed forces in neighbouring Syria and Iraq as well as for foreign forces to transit Turkish territory in operations against Islamic State (IS) jihadists.

Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps Posted: 03 Sep 2015 03:04 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of people desperate to reach Western Europe rushed into a Budapest train station Thursday after police ended a two-day blockade, setting off a wave of anger and confusion as hundreds shoved their way onto a waiting train. But when it tried to drop them off at a Hungarian camp for asylum seekers, a bitter showdown began.

Turkey extends mandate to send troops to Syria if needed Posted: 03 Sep 2015 02:43 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament voted late on Thursday to extend by a year a mandate authorizing the deployment of troops to Syria and Iraq, weeks after it stepped up its role in the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State. The NATO member opened its air bases to coalition fighter jets in July and has since taken part in joint strikes for the first time on the radical Sunni militant group in northern Syria, ending years of reluctance to take a front-line role. ...

Japan beats Cambodia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier Posted: 03 Sep 2015 02:27 PM PDT SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan eased past Cambodia 3-0 to secure its first win in World Cup qualifying while South Korea thrashed Laos 8-0 to stay undefeated on Thursday.

Dutch soldier said to have joined Islamic militants Posted: 03 Sep 2015 02:17 PM PDT A Dutch sergeant is believed to have run away to Syria to join Islamic State militants in the first such case involving a serving soldier in the Netherlands, defence officials said Thursday. Prosecutors have now launched a criminal investigation into the 26-year-old air force sergeant, who has not been identified. "It goes without saying that travelling abroad and joining ISIS is unacceptable, and is also a criminal offence," Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert said in a statement.

Relatives of US personnel in southern Turkey can leave Posted: 03 Sep 2015 02:16 PM PDT The United States on Thursday encouraged the families of troops and diplomats stationed in southern Turkey to leave the country as it ramps up efforts in the fight against Islamic State jihadists. Officials said the move affects about 900 family members of personnel stationed on Incirlik Air Base, as well as relatives of US consulate workers in the nearby city of Adana. The Pentagon and State Department announcement comes days after Turkish warplanes for the first time joined raids by the US-led coalition against Islamic State positions in Syria.

1st of Tanzanian albino kids with missing limbs goes home Posted: 03 Sep 2015 01:46 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Kabula Nkarango Masanja returned home to Tanzania with a new American prosthetic arm replacing the limb that was chopped off with a machete by followers of African witchcraft.

Pondering 2016 campaign, Biden sticks close to Obama Posted: 03 Sep 2015 01:44 PM PDT DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Exploring a presidential campaign, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday offered a robust defense of a nuclear accord with Iran strongly backed by the White House, the latest sign of his work to present himself as a natural heir to President Barack Obama.

Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers Posted: 03 Sep 2015 01:27 PM PDT A federal magistrate in Oregon has ruled that KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from 12 Oregon Army National Guardsmen who accused the defense contractor of failing to protect them from cancer-causing chemicals when they served in Iraq, attorneys said on Thursday. KBR had sought to recoup $850,000 in legal fees from the guardsmen after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in May overturned a verdict by an Oregon jury in 2012 that awarded $85 million to the soldiers.

Goal glut as Bhutan, Malaysia suffer Posted: 03 Sep 2015 01:00 PM PDT Qatar recorded their biggest victory in international football when they eased past tiny Bhutan 15-0 while the UAE handed Malaysia a 10-0 rout in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers on Thursday. Qatar's win in Doha bettered their earlier record against Afghanistan and Lebanon whom they had beaten 8-0 in the 1980s. Bhutan, a remote Himalayan kingdom, known more for its philosophy of Gross National Happiness than for any notable sporting achievement – its national sport is archery – endured a nightmarish outing in Doha and trailed 8-0 at half-time in the Group C match that saw Ali Asad and Mohammed Muntari notch up hat-tricks for the hosts.

Turkey renews permit for military operations in Syria, Iraq Posted: 03 Sep 2015 12:37 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament has voted to renew by another year a mandate allowing the military to conduct operations in Syria and Iraq.

1 Marine killed, 11 hurt when helicopter makes hard landing Posted: 03 Sep 2015 11:47 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A group of U.S. Marines was practicing how to exit a hovering helicopter by sliding down ropes when the aircraft had to land harder and faster than normal in North Carolina, killing one Marine and injuring 11 others Wednesday night, military officials said.

On Arctic tip of Europe, Syrian migrants reach Norway by bike Posted: 03 Sep 2015 11:40 AM PDT By Stine Jacobsen and Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Some Syrian refugees have found a cheaper, safer, though much more roundabout way of reaching Europe than crossing the Mediterranean -- heading to the Arctic Circle and entering Norway from Russia, sometimes even by bicycle. As world attention focuses on migrants cramming into trains in Hungary or onto flimsy boats headed for Greece or Italy, Norwegian police say about 170, mostly Syrian, refugees have used the Storskog border crossing in the far north of Norway so far this year, up from just a dozen in all of 2014. Warm relations between Moscow and Damascus mean that it is relatively easy for Syrians to get visas for Russia.

China’s voice in the global opera Posted: 03 Sep 2015 11:34 AM PDT Later this month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit President Obama at the White House. The summit between the world's two largest economies will come soon after a showy parade in Beijing that put China's military might on full display.

The VA’s Bureaucratic Nightmare: Thousands of Vets Died Waiting for a Response Posted: 03 Sep 2015 11:30 AM PDT More than a year after the Veterans Affairs Department's scandal first broke revealing that nearly 40 military vets had died while waiting for treatment at a VA hospital center in Phoenix, a new inspector general's report raises the troubling question of whether officials have made any appreciable progress in record keeping and follow-through. As of September 30, 2014, more than 307,000 pending records in the enrollment system – or about 35 percent of the total – were for individuals who had died months or even years ago, according to a report issued Wednesday. The records were so muddled that it was impossible for the IG to determine how many of them represented veterans who had specifically applied for health care benefits.

U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military Posted: 03 Sep 2015 10:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 23 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday. In Syria, seven attacks destroyed a bunker, a vehicle, a staging area and two bunker entrances and hit tactical units and a bridge, it said. In Iraq, 16 strikes were carried out near Baiji, Mosul, Ramadi, Sinjar and other towns. (Reporting by Alina Selyukh; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Iran's Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers - state TV Posted: 03 Sep 2015 10:46 AM PDT By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader said on Thursday he favored a parliamentary vote on its nuclear deal reached with world powers and called for sanctions against Tehran to be lifted completely rather than suspended, state television reported. President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist whose 2013 election paved the way to a diplomatic thaw with the West, and his allies have opposed such a parliamentary vote, arguing this would create legal obligations complicating the deal's implementation. "Parliament should not be sidelined on the nuclear deal issue ... I am not saying lawmakers should ratify or reject the deal.

Q&A: Syria's civil war at the root of migrant crisis Posted: 03 Sep 2015 10:32 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — A 3-year-old boy washes ashore on a Turkish beach. Seventy-one migrants suffocate in a truck in Austria. Daily scenes of chaos unfolding in European cities as governments try to halt a human tide heading north. There seems to be no letup to the horrors triggered by Syria's civil war.

Head of UN investigative panel on Syria calls IS 'desperate' Posted: 03 Sep 2015 10:08 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The Islamic State group appears "desperate" and is losing ground to Kurdish fighters who are battling the radicals "on behalf of humanity," the head of a U.N. panel on Syria said Thursday.

Double suicide bombing in north Cameroon kills 19, wounds 143 Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:38 AM PDT A double suicide bombing killed 19 people and wounded 143 on Thursday in northern Cameroon, where soldiers are battling Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria, officials said. The attacks targeted Kerawa, a town in the Far North region that was the scene of clashes between the militants and government soldiers in February. A local government official said he had been told the attacks were carried out by female suicide bombers.

Two soldiers killed, 13 injured in two separate military helicopter incidents Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:54 AM PDT One Marine has been killed and 11 others were hurt when a helicopter made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the Marines said on Thursday. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter came down hard during a training exercise around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Capt. Ryan Elizabeth Alvis said in a statement. The name of the Marine killed will not be released for 24 hours, which follows US Marine Corps protocol.

Low-key but hopeful, UK's 'Corbynistas' eye fairer future Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:14 AM PDT Sipping a cup of tea and dressed like a teacher nearing retirement, Jeremy Corbyn does not look like the next leader of Britain's Labour Party, whose improbable rise has electrified European leftists. Despite his surprise popularity in a race he only entered as a wildcard, the 66-year-old's public appearances have none of the razzmatazz which the young Tony Blair, now deeply unpopular, brought to Labour in the 1990s. "He inspires a lot of people who have been left behind," said Simon Davidian, a 22-year-old student attending a Corbyn rally with hundreds of people in Colchester, southeast England, on Wednesday.

Iraq: Separate bomb attacks kill 11 in and around Baghdad Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:14 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a wave of attacks in and around Baghdad has killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 28.

Son spurs Laos rout; Hong Kong hold China Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:07 AM PDT By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korea smashed eight past lowly Laos and Asian champions Australia battered Bangladesh 5-0 as the continent's elite made light work of the region's plucky outsiders in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. Japan again looked disjointed in attack but still had far too much quality for an outclassed Cambodia in a 3-0 victory in Saitama, while former Asian champions Iraq kicked off their Group F campaign by downing Taiwan 5-1 in Tehran. Only Hong Kong bucked the trend, holding big brothers China to a surprise goalless draw in a politically charged encounter in Shenzhen, played out in front of a heavy police presence, to stay top and unbeaten after three games in Group C. Hong Kong are part of a group of weaker nations that have taken advantage of the revamp of Asian qualifying that has thrown them in with the continent's classiest following a plea for more matches.

Turkey's Erdogan calls on Europe to be more sensitive on migrants Posted: 03 Sep 2015 07:23 AM PDT Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on developed countries to be more sensitive to the immigration crisis, saying on Thursday he did not consider the way some European nations classify refugees to be humane. "I call on developed countries, notably in Europe, to be more sensitive in the face of human dramas," Erdogan said in a speech to business leaders in Ankara, a day before a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. Turkey has taken in 2 million refugees since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, saying it has spent $6.5 billion on caring for them and received just over $400 million in outside aid.

Australia should brace for 'small-scale terror attacks' Posted: 03 Sep 2015 07:21 AM PDT Australians should be prepared for more small-scale and "lone wolf" attacks as the threat of terrorism evolves, Attorney-General George Brandis said Thursday, in an address to the first international forum on countering improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The forum aims to boost collaboration between police and government officials in preventing IED attacks, and comes just weeks after an explosion at a Bangkok shrine involving an IED killed 20 people. Brandis said societies now "live in an age more dangerous than we had ever imagined before... where extremist groups operate without regard for national boundaries and have a footprint in most countries, including our own".

New approach to old alliance for Saudi King and Obama Posted: 03 Sep 2015 07:11 AM PDT By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman will meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday, aiming to push him for more support in Riyadh's efforts to counter Iran after it agreed to a nuclear deal that will relieve Tehran of some international pressure. Despite Saudi disappointment with Obama's push for a nuclear deal with Iran and his lack of direct action against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the U.S. role in Riyadh's war in Yemen shows Washington remains the kingdom's core strategic partner.

Racist Serial Vandal Spray-Paints "Black Lives Matter for Target Practice" on Florida Home of Iraq Veteran Posted: 03 Sep 2015 06:44 AM PDT Wayne and Marilyn Scott's home was vandalized with racist messages while the couple was out of town.

Greece wants EU funding to tackle migrant influx Posted: 03 Sep 2015 06:41 AM PDT Greece will ask the European Union for about 700 million euros to build infrastructure to shelter the hundreds of refugees and migrants arriving on its shores daily, the government said on Thursday. Economy Minister Nikos Christodoulakis said the country will seek EU funds earmarked to address the crisis. "The minimum sum Greece needs is 400 million euros from the asylum fund and 330 million from the fund for poor to tackle urgent needs for infrastructure." Frans Timmermans, first vice president of the European Commission and EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, are in Athens to meet Greek officials.

Exclusive: Migrant crisis spurs European interest in Israeli border barriers Posted: 03 Sep 2015 06:24 AM PDT By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Faced with a surge in migration from the Middle East and North Africa, two European countries are exploring the possibility of erecting towering steel security fences along parts of their borders, similar to Israel's barrier with Egypt. Hungary and Bulgaria have made preliminary inquiries about buying the Israeli-designed fences, according to an Israeli business source who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the discussions. Both EU countries are beefing up their borders to deter migrants, many of them refugees from wars, who are seeking to use them as gateways to richer countries further north and west, particularly Germany.

Australian leader causes offense by comparing IS with Nazis Posted: 03 Sep 2015 03:12 AM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister angered some Jewish leaders on Thursday by suggesting that the Islamic State movement was worse than Nazis during World War II.

Roadside bomb kills four police in southeast Turkey Posted: 03 Sep 2015 02:41 AM PDT Militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have mounted daily attacks against security forces since a two-year ceasefire ended in July. Roadside bombs are a common PKK tactic. The attack occurred as the police officers joined the local fire brigade in traveling to the scene of a fire which PKK militants were believed to have started in a school, according to the governor's office in Mardin province.

Four Turkish police killed in PKK bombing: security sources Posted: 03 Sep 2015 12:53 AM PDT Four Turkish police were killed Thursday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), sources told AFP. The attack is latest deadly strike on the security forces blamed on the PKK since the Turkish government launched a major "anti-terrorist" campaign against the Kurdish militants in July. A local police chief and three other officers were killed when a remote-controlled bomb laid by militants was detonated on a road in the Dargecit district of Mardin province, security sources said.

Australian PM says IS militants worse than Nazis Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:36 PM PDT Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was slammed by Jewish groups Thursday after saying that Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria were worse than Nazis as they "boast about their evil". The Australian leader, who is considering extending Australia's air campaign against IS in Iraq into Syria following a request by the United States, made the comments after describing the jihadist group's actions as "unspeakable evil" and "medieval barbarity".

Rights Available! John Grisham Returns While Bitcoin Tale May Generate Buzz Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:00 PM PDT Grisham's 'Rogue Lawyer' and David Kushner's "The Rise and Fall of a Bitcoin Kingpin" are ready for optioning.

UNICEF: 40 percent school dropouts in Mideast conflict areas Posted: 02 Sep 2015 07:43 PM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Forty percent of children from five conflict-scarred Middle Eastern countries are not attending school, the United Nations agency for children said Thursday, warning that losing this generation will lead to more militancy, migration and a dim future for the region.

13 million children denied education by Mideast wars: UN Posted: 02 Sep 2015 07:35 PM PDT More than 13 million children are being denied an education by Middle East conflicts, the UN said Thursday, warning "the hopes of a generation" would be dashed if they cannot return to classrooms. In a report on the impact of conflict on education in six countries and territories across the region, the United Nation's children fund UNICEF said more than 8,850 schools were no longer usable due to violence. It detailed cases of students and teachers coming under direct fire, classrooms used as makeshift bomb shelters and children having to cross active front lines just to take their exams.

‘Relentless’ writer on bin Laden raid mistake, deadly ‘Xbox’ Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:43 PM PDT To find out how the difference between a chain-link fence and a stone wall nearly spelled disaster for the Americans carrying out the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, pick up "Relentless: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command."

Obama to assure Saudi king of U.S. help to counter Iranian threat Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:48 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will assure Saudi King Salman of the U.S. commitment to help counter any Iranian security threat, White House officials said on Wednesday, despite concern among Gulf allies that a new nuclear deal could empower Tehran in the region. Obama, hosting Salman on Friday on the king's first U.S. visit since ascending to the throne in January, will seek to allay the fears of Washington's most important Arab partner that the lifting of sanctions on Iran would allow it to act in destabilizing ways. The White House talks will come less than two weeks before a possible U.S. congressional vote on the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran, Riyadh's regional rival.

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