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• British Labour's anti-war leader faces rebellion on Syria: report
• U.S. reports 17 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
• Joy as migrants flood into Austria; tears for those kept out
• The Latest: Far-right Hungarian mayor warns migrants away
• UN: 'Record' amount of aid for Syria crisis still not enough
• 10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens
• Migrants start arriving in Austria across Slovenian border
• Iraq tries to contain cholera outbreak west of Baghdad
• Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year's hajj
• Activists: Al-Qaida fighters kill 45 Syrian army prisoners
• Democratic donors urge Biden to challenge Clinton in U.S. 2016 race
• Turkish jets 'kill at least 55' in airstrikes on Kurdish rebels'
• Eric Fanning as first gay Army secretary: A signal to military culture?
• French president starts two-day state visit to Morocco
• New era for Japan: allowing overseas combat role for military
• Finland starts checks on refugees at Swedish border
• Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant camps in Iraq, at least 55 killed: sources
• Egypt's Sisi swears in new government, keeps ministers in key posts
• Four killed in suspected Iraq cholera outbreak
• In a Mideast upset by cheap oil, more crude may enter market
• Europe's aging economies stand to gain from influx of people
• AP sources: Marines seek to keep combat jobs closed to women

British Labour's anti-war leader faces rebellion on Syria: report Posted: 19 Sep 2015 04:35 PM PDT Senior members of Britain's opposition Labour Party are planning to defy their new pacifist leader and vote with the government to carry out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Syria, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The paper said that half of the party's shadow cabinet would side with Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative government in a House of Commons vote it said could be held next month. Britain is already taking part in US-led air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and the government wants to extend the campaign to Syria but has said it will ask for parliamentary consent.

U.S. reports 17 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Posted: 19 Sep 2015 03:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, a U.S. military statement said. In Iraq, 12 air raids hit militant targets near cities including Mosul, Kirkuk and Ramadi, said the statement issued on Saturday. The coalition conducted five air strikes in Syria, it added. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Tom Brown)

Joy as migrants flood into Austria; tears for those kept out Posted: 19 Sep 2015 01:06 PM PDT SZENTGOTTHARD, Hungary (AP) — Migrants following a well-worn path into Western Europe used to know exactly where they wanted to go and how to get there. Not anymore.

The Latest: Far-right Hungarian mayor warns migrants away Posted: 19 Sep 2015 12:02 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local (CET):

UN: 'Record' amount of aid for Syria crisis still not enough Posted: 19 Sep 2015 11:39 AM PDT ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — The international community has sent "record amounts" of aid to alleviate the fallout from the Syria crisis, but it's hard to keep up with rising regional needs, the U.N. humanitarian chief said during a tour Saturday of Jordan's largest camp for Syrian refugees.

10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens Posted: 19 Sep 2015 11:37 AM PDT Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe's increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours. In the latest chapter in the EU's escalating refugee crisis, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over how to cope with the massive inflow of people passing through on their way to new lives in northern and western Europe. The European Union, meanwhile, sketched out plans to boost aid to encourage Syrians in Turkey to stay put rather than join the exodus.

Migrants start arriving in Austria across Slovenian border Posted: 19 Sep 2015 11:33 AM PDT Some 150 migrants entered Austria from across the Slovenian border on Saturday, opening up a new route for the thousands seeking to cross the Balkans into northern Europe. The desperate migrants, who police said crossed the border at various points, were taken to the southern Austrian town of Spielfeld and placed in the care of the Red Cross. "A mother who had apparently recently given birth had to be taken to hospital," Red Cross spokesman August Bauck told the APA news agency.

Iraq tries to contain cholera outbreak west of Baghdad Posted: 19 Sep 2015 11:06 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered daily water tests and other measures on Saturday to contain an outbreak of cholera that has killed at least six people in Baghdad's western outskirts. The deaths were in the town of Abu Ghraib, about 25 km (15 miles) west of the capital, hospital sources said. Abadi said Iraq would work with the Red Crescent and U.N. children's agency UNICEF to install additional water purification stations in Abu Ghraib.

Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year's hajj Posted: 19 Sep 2015 11:01 AM PDT MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry spokesman said, underscoring both the massive arrangements needed to secure one of the largest pilgrimages in the world and the multitude of threats the hajj faces.

Activists: Al-Qaida fighters kill 45 Syrian army prisoners Posted: 19 Sep 2015 10:07 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Members of al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria have shot dead at least 45 soldiers captured from a base in northwestern Syria last week, while clashes between pro-government gunmen and al-Qaida killed a former aide to Osama bin Laden, activists said Saturday.

Democratic donors urge Biden to challenge Clinton in U.S. 2016 race Posted: 19 Sep 2015 08:14 AM PDT By Luciana Lopez and James Oliphant NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of prominent Democratic Party fundraisers on Friday began circulating a letter to encourage a hesitant Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race for U.S. president. The letter, signed by nearly 50 people, calls the Obama-Biden administration a "spectacular success." It cites job creation, a lower unemployment rate, new health insurance policies for nearly 9 million Americans and the end of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In our opinion, the next president must be Joe Biden.

Turkish jets 'kill at least 55' in airstrikes on Kurdish rebels' Posted: 19 Sep 2015 08:04 AM PDT Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, state-run Anatolia news agency reported Saturday. The strikes by F-16 and F-4 jets targeted caves, houses and camps used by the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Anatolia said, citing unnamed security sources. Turkish security forces and the outlawed PKK have traded fire on a near daily basis since a two-year-old ceasefire fell apart in late July with Ankara's launch of a two-pronged "anti-terror" offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Syria and the jihadists' Kurdish foes.

Eric Fanning as first gay Army secretary: A signal to military culture? Posted: 19 Sep 2015 08:00 AM PDT If confirmed by the Senate, the first openly gay US Army secretary, Eric Fanning, could help lead America's corps of fighting men and women into uncharted territory, on many fronts. As a civilian leader, Mr. Fanning, who has already served acting Secretary of the Air Force in the Obama administration, has the power to influence policy and promotion and, thus, set a tone for Army culture. In that light, President Barack Obama's decision on Friday to promote Fanning may be indicative of a concerted White House effort to not just set policy, but build a new, more accepting military culture at a time when the US defense forces are are facing budget cuts and a post-Ira and post-Afghanistan drawdown that will likely reduce the Army to its smallest size since World War II.

French president starts two-day state visit to Morocco Posted: 19 Sep 2015 07:16 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is arriving in Morocco for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening cooperation against terrorism and boosting economic partnership with the former colony that counts France as its leading foreign investor.

New era for Japan: allowing overseas combat role for military Posted: 19 Sep 2015 05:24 AM PDT In the very early hours of the morning, security bills that reinterpret the pacifist Article 9 of Japan's Constitution – and that allow its military to engage in fighting abroad even if Japan is not attacked – had finally passed. The bills were carried by a vote of 148 to 90 in Japan's Upper House after a record 226 hours of deliberations, delays, and drama across the parliament's two chambers. The 1960 legislation was forced through by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, grandfather of present incumbent Shinzo Abe.

Finland starts checks on refugees at Swedish border Posted: 19 Sep 2015 04:56 AM PDT Finland on Saturday started border checks for asylum seekers arriving from Sweden in the northern town of Tornio, while people there demonstrated against a growing influx of refugees. "From now on, people crossing border in Tornio will be checked by a procedure led by the police", the interior ministry said in a statement. The ministry said asylum seekers can no longer continue their journey from Tornio to elsewhere in Finland without registering as asylum seekers.

Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant camps in Iraq, at least 55 killed: sources Posted: 19 Sep 2015 04:23 AM PDT At least 55 militants were killed when Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq overnight, security sources said on Saturday, as Ankara shows no sign of easing up strikes on insurgents ahead of a Nov. 1 election. The jets took off from a base in Diyarbakir, in Turkey's southeast, and later returned without damage, the sources said. Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast has been hit by almost daily waves of deadly fighting between PKK militants and security forces since the collapse of a ceasefire in July.

Egypt's Sisi swears in new government, keeps ministers in key posts Posted: 19 Sep 2015 03:27 AM PDT By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in on Saturday as he tries to rebuild an economy battered by Islamist militant violence. Sisi named former head of the state oil company Tarek al-Mullah as petroleum minister, charged with easing the country's energy crisis and attracting more foreign investment in a strategic sector. Mullah succeeds Sherif Ismail, seen as one of the best-performing ministers, who became prime minister.

Four killed in suspected Iraq cholera outbreak Posted: 19 Sep 2015 02:58 AM PDT A suspected cholera outbreak has killed four people west of Baghdad, where vulnerable displaced populations have been affected by the lack of clean water, health officials said Saturday. The health ministry strongly suspects the deaths, which occurred in the Abu Ghraib area near Baghdad, were the result of a cholera outbreak first reported a week earlier. "Last week, we announced that there 12 cases of cholera in Abu Ghraib and Najaf," health ministry spokesman Rifaq al-Araji said, referring to the holy Shiite city south of the capital.

In a Mideast upset by cheap oil, more crude may enter market Posted: 19 Sep 2015 12:30 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Across a Mideast fueled by oil production, low global prices have some countries running on empty and scrambling to cover shortfalls, even as more regional crude is on tap to enter the market.

Europe's aging economies stand to gain from influx of people Posted: 19 Sep 2015 12:29 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The greatest influx of people into Europe in decades is not just a humanitarian emergency, but also a potential stroke of luck for many countries facing the economic threat of an aging population.

AP sources: Marines seek to keep combat jobs closed to women Posted: 18 Sep 2015 02:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The commandant of the Marine Corps has recommended that women be excluded from competing for certain front-line combat jobs, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Corps distanced itself from the other military services that are expected to allow women to serve in battlefield posts.

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