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Foreign policy thinkers praised by Trump have divergent views
Latest Hillary Clinton bio for kids highlights successes and failures
Syrian rebels seize Iraq border crossing from Islamic State: monitor
The Latest: Greece seeks 'major' border patrol boost
The Latest: Kerry and Lavrov discuss Syria cease-fire, talks
Libya health minister demands release of frozen funds
Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric calls for 'government of corruption' to be toppled
What's the model for change in Iranian politics? Be patient.
Slovenia museum caring for ancient statuettes
U.N. team calls destruction in Iraq's Ramadi 'staggering'
Thousands rally across Iraq in support of Shiite cleric
With Macedonian route shut, refugees eye dangerous sea crossing to Italy
U.S. leads 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
Gold, silver volatility to lead to mayhem in 2016 commodities
Fox's Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump largely civil in debate
Denmark to expand military mission against Islamic State into Syria
Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35: security sources
Attacks escalate as Trump clashes with Republican rivals
Jordan test ground for large jobs program for Syria refugees
Europe faces 'existential' threat from migrant crisis
Recent Middle East Drought Was Worst in 900 Years: NASA

Foreign policy thinkers praised by Trump have divergent views

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 03:08 PM PST

By Warren Strobel, Jonathan Landay and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Americans were looking for clarity on leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's world views, they might have come away disappointed from Thursday night's debate. Asked who he trusts on national security, Trump had warm words for three men with world views that differ from one another, and who diverge sharply on some key issues from Trump himself.

Latest Hillary Clinton bio for kids highlights successes and failures

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 02:33 PM PST

As Hillary Clinton sets her sights on becoming the first female president of the United States, the Democratic front-runner has found herself in another role - the subject of children's books. In "Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Can," author Cynthia Levinson charts her rise from her youth in Park Ridge, Illinois, to her work as a U.S. senator and secretary of state. Levinson brought Clinton's story this week to fourth graders at Cold Spring Elementary School in suburban Washington, whom she found were paying close attention to the presidential race. "I hope kids enjoy the book, and I hope that it's thought-provoking for them," said Levinson, who went to Wellesley College with Clinton and interviewed mutual acquaintances and the former first lady for the book.

Syrian rebels seize Iraq border crossing from Islamic State: monitor

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 02:29 PM PST

Syrian rebel fighters seized a border crossing with Iraq from Islamic State on Friday, Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Islamic State had controlled the al-Tanf border crossing, which is also near the Syrian-Jordanian border, since May last year after seizing it from Syrian government forces. It had been the last border crossing with Iraq that was under the control of the Syrian government.

The Latest: Greece seeks 'major' border patrol boost

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 01:35 PM PST

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local):

The Latest: Kerry and Lavrov discuss Syria cease-fire, talks

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 11:34 AM PST

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local):

Libya health minister demands release of frozen funds

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 10:17 AM PST

The health minister in Libya's internationally recognised government on Friday demanded the release of Libyan funds frozen abroad, saying the situation in his violence-ridden country was "dramatic". "The health situation in Libya is dramatic. "It's ridiculous that Libya has to endure financial difficulties in order to ensure supplies of medicines for its people when billions of dollars are blocked" abroad, he said.

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric calls for 'government of corruption' to be toppled

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 08:35 AM PST

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for the "government of corruption" to be overthrown on Friday in the biggest show of opposition yet to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's authority. Around 200,000 people rallied at the entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, demanding reform, better services and an end to corruption in response to a call by Sadr. Abadi promised political and economic reforms last summer after mass street protests, but quickly ran into legal challenges and systemic resistance to change.

What's the model for change in Iranian politics? Be patient.

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 07:44 AM PST

Hamid Sadeghi stood in line to vote in east Tehran, taking young people to task for their disillusion over Iran's slow pace of change, and vowing that – as a man who loves the 1979 Islamic revolution – his ballot would help speed improvements. A clothing manufacturer with gray stubble, Mr. Sadeghi voted in the Feb. 26 election for allies of President Hassan Rouhani, hoping to boost the president's agenda of greater outreach to the West and looser social restrictions at home. Like many of those who turned out to vote for Mr. Rouhani's camp – and against the hard-liners' grip on power – he had high hopes. Recommended: How much do you know about Iran?

Slovenia museum caring for ancient statuettes

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 06:53 AM PST

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Three statuettes dating back nearly 5,000 years from the Sumerian civilization and found in a refugee camp last year have been temporarily placed in the care of Slovenia's national museum, one of the curators said on Friday.

U.N. team calls destruction in Iraq's Ramadi 'staggering'

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 06:52 AM PST

Destruction in Ramadi is "staggering" and worse than anywhere else in Iraq, a U.N. team concluded this week after making the first assessment visit to the city since its recapture from Islamic State. Iraqi forces declared victory over the jihadist group in Ramadi in December and has since cleared most of the western Iraqi city. Islamic State fighters still hold pockets in the northern and eastern outskirts.

Thousands rally across Iraq in support of Shiite cleric

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 06:50 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has reiterated calls for government reform as thousands rallied across the country in his support.

With Macedonian route shut, refugees eye dangerous sea crossing to Italy

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 06:07 AM PST

More than 12,000 men, women, and children are living in muddy squalor in fields around the frontier crossing of Idomeni between Greece and Macedonia, sleeping in cheap camping tents, washing in standpipes, and queuing for up to four hours for food hand-outs.

U.S. leads 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 05:28 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said. In a statement released early Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said six strikes in Syria focused near Al Hasakah and Dayr Az Zawr hit petroleum pipelines, destroyed a heavy machine gun and damaged a tunnel system. In Iraq, eight strikes in seven cities destroyed vehicles, supply caches and sniper and fighting positions, among other targets, the statement said. ...

Gold, silver volatility to lead to mayhem in 2016 commodities

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 04:27 AM PST

Rising volatility in metals, energy and grains are going to provide great opportunities for option traders through the rest of the year.

Fox's Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump largely civil in debate

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 04:03 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump traded pleasantries Thursday in their first exchange since igniting a feud last summer then later had a tough back-and-forth over a legal case surrounding the Trump University educational venture.

Denmark to expand military mission against Islamic State into Syria

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 03:45 AM PST

Denmark's government will present proposals soon to expand its mission against Islamic State into Syria, including air strikes, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen's office said on Friday. If approved by parliament, F-16 fighters, C130J transport aircraft and 400 military personal, including special operations forces and support staff, would take part in the Syria campaign by the middle of the year. Danish forces have already seen action against Islamic State in Iraq.

Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35: security sources

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 01:53 AM PST

By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants in Turkey killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern province of Mardin on Friday, security sources said. The bomb blast, blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, caused significant damage to a traffic police station and neighboring housing in the town of Nusaybin, near the Syrian border, the sources told Reuters. A clash broke out between police and militants after the explosion, which occurred around 6 a.m. (0400 GMT).

Attacks escalate as Trump clashes with Republican rivals

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 01:17 AM PST

Donald Trump unleashed fiery, off-color rhetoric at the Republican debate after enduring a day of intense criticism by party leaders, as conservatives agonize over embracing his divisive candidacy or derailing his march to the nomination. With the real estate tycoon apparently on a glide path to becoming the Republican standard-bearer, some panic has set in at the prospect of Trump winning the nomination. Trump made a startling if veiled reference to his genitals as he hit back against Rubio for mocking the size of Trump's hands.

Jordan test ground for large jobs program for Syria refugees

Posted: 03 Mar 2016 10:40 PM PST

MUWAQER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, Jordan (AP) — A new trade deal with Europe, a rush of foreign investment and public works are to put 200,000 Syrian refugees to work in Jordan in what the international community has described as a radical new approach to tackling the biggest displacement crisis in decades.

Europe faces 'existential' threat from migrant crisis

Posted: 03 Mar 2016 04:26 PM PST

The migrant crisis poses possibly the most serious threat to the European Union's existence since the bloc's foundation as the ghosts of nationalism increasingly haunt the post-war dream of unity, political veterans warn. While the EU has previously weathered storms ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the eurozone debt crisis, they believe the huge influx of refugees and migrants taps into more dangerous currents that could yet sink the bloc. "I really believe it's the most serious crisis in many years the European Union is facing, probably even the most serious since the beginning of the process of European integration," Jose Manuel Barroso, who headed the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, told AFP.