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Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate conservatives have circulated a petition calling for the Republican National Committee to host a special meeting where Donald Trump could be replaced as the party's presidential nominee.

WHY IT MATTERS: America and the world

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT

In this March 16, 2011, file photo Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Seeman, right, of Kalispell, Mont., takes the oath of re-enlistment as Spc. Brian Martinez, center, of Aurora, Ill., holds up a American flag in front of an Apache helicopter during a ceremony at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The way America wields its power around the world affects people in every walk of life, in every corner of the country. Going to war in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 profoundly changed the lives of tens of thousands of people whose loved ones were killed or grievously wounded. It also raised questions that confront Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: How can American influence be used most effectively to protect the homeland and prevent future wars? (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE


No end in sight as anti-IS campaign enters third year

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT

Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units pose with a Islamic State (IS) group flag on March 3, 2016, during an operation in the desert of Samarra aimed at retaking areas from IS jihadistsThe US-led military effort against the Islamic State group started exactly two years ago, aimed at halting the jihadists as they swept across Iraq, leaving a trail of human butchery and destruction in their wake. "I think we are looking at decades of effort," said Charles Lister, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. Nearly half of the territory once held by the IS group in Iraq has been liberated, as well as about 20 percent of its claim in neighboring Syria.


Muhammad first US athlete to wear hijab at an Olympics

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:22 PM PDT

Rafaela Silva stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's 57 kg judo competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of notable firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil's initial gold medal of the Rio Games and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.


Republican national security experts: Trump would be 'dangerous' president

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:42 PM PDT

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MichiganBy Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty prominent Republican national security officials, including a former CIA director, on Monday called party nominee Donald Trump unqualified to lead the country and said he would be "the most reckless president in American history." The statement was the latest repudiation of Trump's candidacy by veteran Republican national security specialists, and was remarkable for the harshness of its language. "Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be president. "None of us will vote for Donald Trump," said the statement, which noted that some signatories also have doubts about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.


Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:20 PM PDT

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump attends campaign event at Windham High School in Windham, New HampshireBy Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump sought to regain momentum for his White House campaign on Monday by proposing sweeping tax breaks, cuts to federal regulations and a revival of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The New York businessman used a speech on the economy in Detroit to try to turn the page after a week of missteps in which he came under heavy criticism, including from some in his own party, and rival Democrat Hillary Clinton surged ahead in opinion polls three months ahead of the Nov. 8 election. "I want to jump-start America," Trump said, "and it won't even be that hard." Trump stuck to prepared remarks rather than the freewheeling style that often produces controversial comments at rallies.


Olympics-Soccer-Women footballers winning friends in Brazil

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:02 PM PDT

By Tatiana Ramil RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Brazil's women's football team was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans in Manaus on Monday, as their performances and fame all of a sudden eclipsed that of their struggling male counterparts. The women play South Africa in the Olympic tournament on Tuesday, with qualification for the knock-out stage virtually guaranteed after excellent wins over China and Sweden. ...

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:31 PM PDT

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat SheetThere are three months until Election Day, and anti-Trump Republicans finally have their man—even if they've never heard of him. On August 8, Evan McMullin announced he is running as an independent for president. If you're not familiar, don't feel bad: McMullin is an almost entirely unknown quantity. A Mormon from Utah, he went to Brigham Young University and later got an MBA from the Wharton School of Business—an alma he shares with Donald Trump. He joined the CIA and after serving a stint in intelligence went to work for Goldman Sachs. More recently, he served as chief policy director of the House Republican Conference. McMullin, 40, may not be well known, but it's hard to imagine a more establishment resume.


Why Evan McMullin, an anti-Trump Republican, is running for president

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:10 PM PDT

Anti-Trump conservative and former chief policy director for the House Republican Conference Evan McMullin is reportedly launching an independent bid for president. MSNBC's Joe Scarborough broke the news on Twitter early Monday morning, writing that Mr. McMullin, who has never held elected office, had "the backing of key $$ contributors in the Republican Party", without elaborating. McMullin, who became a senior advisor to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in 2013, spent eleven years as an officer with the CIA, in addition to stints as a volunteer refugee resettlement officer with the United Nations, an investment banker with Goldman Sachs, and a deckhand for a commercial fishing vessel, according to his LinkedIn profile.

2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, members of a cargo aircraft crew perform a visual check of their passengers as their plane prepares to land on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier currently deployed in the Persian Gulf, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the military operation against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq. Two years ago, just weeks after the fall of Mosul, an Islamic State group push deeper into Iraq's Kurdistan region triggered Iraq's Peshmerga forces to retreat and the U.S.-led coalition to drop the first airstrikes in the fight against the militant group. Since then coalition planes have dropped more than 9,400 bombs on Iraq. The munitions, often called in to closely support advancing forces on the ground, have dramatically changed the fight against IS, allowing Iraqi forces to slowly claw back cities, towns, supply lines and infrastructure. But the fight _ that continues to be largely waged from the air _ has also leveled entire neighborhoods, displaced millions and redrawn the Iraqi map. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. Since then more than 9,400 coalition airstrikes have allowed Iraqi forces to slowly claw back cities, towns, supply lines and infrastructure.


Two Years of U.S.-led Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq in Numbers

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:42 PM PDT

Two Years of U.S.-led Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq in NumbersToday marks the two-year anniversary of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants. ISIS had captured the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after overrunning the cities of Mosul, Kirkuk, Baiji, and Tikrit to name a few. Those first U.S. strikes were limited -- hitting only some ISIS units and convoys -- but they marked the launch of a broader U.S.-led campaign to eradicate ISIS from Iraq and Syria.


Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:20 PM PDT

A woman is reflected in a poster made for an anti-coup rally, at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Turkey will continue fighting whatever powers seek to undermine the government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday as he addressed a massive flag-waving rally in Istanbul in the wake of the country's abortive July 15 coup. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained at least 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to a U.S.-based cleric whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup, a senior official said Monday.


Both sides brace for crucial battle for Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:11 PM PDT

A rebel fighter reloads during clashes with regime forces in Ramussa on the edge of AleppoSyrian regime forces and rebel factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo Monday as both sides braced for a crucial battle to control the country's second city. Fighting for Syria's former economic powerhouse is intensifying after an opposition advance at the weekend broke through a three-week government siege of the city's rebel-held east, dealing a major setback to regime troops. Rebel forces Sunday announced a bid to capture all of Aleppo city, which if successful would mark the biggest opposition victory yet in Syria's five-year civil war.


A disenchanted Republican, fearing Trump, launches third-party run

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:11 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is seen on video monitors as people take photographs during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OhioA former CIA officer and congressional staffer on Monday launched a long-shot bid for president, a Republican billing himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump who disenchanted voters can rally around. There is virtually no chance that the newly announced candidate, Evan McMullin, could win and only a slight chance he will even be able to get his name on the ballots of key states. McMullin has no name recognition across the country and was not even well known in the Capitol where until Monday he was the chief policy director for the organizational body of all Republicans in the House of Representatives.


U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:02 PM PDT

People inspect a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo provinceBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut off from humanitarian aid, the United States said on Monday as Russia accused Washington of politicizing a humanitarian issue. Insurgents effectively broke a month-long government siege of eastern, opposition-held Aleppo on Saturday, severing the primary government supply corridor and raising the prospect that government-held western Aleppo might become besieged. The United States, Britain, France, New Zealand and Ukraine organized an informal Security Council meeting on Aleppo on Monday with briefings by a "White Helmet" rescue worker and two U.S.-based doctors from the Syrian American Medical Society who recently returned from Aleppo.


Chinese tourist mistakenly ends up as refugee in Germany

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:29 AM PDT

By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy. German authorities only discovered their mistake after turning in desperation to a local Chinese restaurant to interpret for them, a Red Cross official said on Monday. "He didn't speak any German or English -- only Mandarin," Christoph Schluetermann, head of a Red Cross refugee center in the northern town of Duelmen, told Reuters after the man from Beijing was released to resume his tour of Europe.

Activists, former ICC prosecutor visit Yazidis in Greece

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:28 AM PDT

PETRA OLYMPOU, Greece (AP) — Yazidi rights activists and a former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are talking to Yazidi refugees in a northern Greek camp, hoping to build a case for the Hague-based court.

Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:14 AM PDT

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton waits to speak at a rally in Commerce CityBy Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump "shockingly unacceptable." "His words and actions over the last several days are so shockingly unacceptable in our diverse and democratic society that it is simply unthinkable that Donald Trump could become our president," Klarman said of the Republican presidential nominee. The president and chief executive of The Baupost Group told Reuters in an emailed statement that Trump's suggestion "that the election will be rigged is particularly dangerous." "I will continue to find ways to support Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump," he said.


Winning the Battle over Canine Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:34 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Canine GI Joes and Janes have been instrumental in military efforts since World War I. Although the number of tough, furry soldiers deployed in combat environments has decreased in recent years, the troops remain ready to serve. "Dogs are trained and maintained," said Dr. Walter Burghardt. If any dog begins to show signs of stressful behavior, we quickly intervene." And the intervention is working well.

Olympics-Empty Rio seats persist as Brazil waits for first gold

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:32 AM PDT

By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Rio Olympics organisers are struggling to fill up venues, with large chunks of seating left empty across many sports as host Brazil looks for its elusive first gold medal. Many of the unused tickets for some events belong to sponsors of the Games.

Brazil's darling Marta leaves Neymar in the Olympic shade

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:16 AM PDT

Marta (left) shoots past Sweden's goalkeeper Lindahl Hedvig in Rio on August 6, 2016Goalless, booed off twice and facing another embarrassing tournament exit on home soil, Neymar and Brazil's footballers have lost their shine as Marta's free-scoring Brazilian women dazzle the host nation at Rio 2016. Instead Brazil's treasured first Olympic football gold could come thanks to their women as a nation in need of inspiration has rallied round their sensational start. In contrast to Neymar's ineffectual and irritable displays, five-time World Player of the Year Marta has lived up to her billing as the golden girl, scoring twice in a 5-1 thrashing of Sweden on Saturday to add to an opening 3-0 win over China.


Riyadh says Germany attack helper used Saudi phone from Islamic State area

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:14 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday it was helping German investigators track Islamic State militants behind attacks in Germany and said one had been in contact with someone using a Saudi-registered mobile phone. In a rare comment on its security operations, Riyadh confirmed that Saudi and German security experts had met and exchanged information on the contact made via social media, but the Middle Eastern contact was not located in Saudi Arabia. A statement by the Saudi Arabian embassy, citing Interior Minister General Mansour al-Turki, did not specify which of two violent Islamist attacks last month this referred to.

What Julian Assange's War On Hillary Clinton Says About WikiLeaks

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:52 AM PDT

What Julian Assange's War On Hillary Clinton Says About WikiLeaksIn recent months, the WikiLeaks Twitter feed has started to look more like the stream of an opposition research firm working mainly to undermine Hillary Clinton than the updates of a non-partisan platform for whistleblowers. Does "Board after party" image illustrate HRC's poor WikiLeaks poll results–entitled, uncool and unaware of it?


European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 08:52 AM PDT

By Andrea Shalal and Thomas Escritt BERLIN/AMSTERDAM(Reuters) - A European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks has gone online after overcoming traditional reluctance by spy agencies to sharing information. European officials were spurred into setting up the project by the Paris attacks last November by Islamist militants which exposed intelligence gaps. Hosted by the Dutch intelligence service in the Hague, the database went live on July 1, the German Interior Ministry and the German domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said.

Iraqi, Lebanese militias deploy to Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 08:48 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran-backed militant groups from Lebanon and Iraq are deploying hundreds of additional fighters to front lines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Iranian media and militia officials said Monday, after Syrian rebels breached a government-imposed siege and cut a key government route to the contested city over the weekend.

Germany: migrant arrivals steady in July at around 16,000

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:11 AM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say the number of asylum-seekers arriving in the country remained steady in July, with some 16,000 new arrivals registered.

Two years of anti-IS strikes in numbers

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:59 AM PDT

Iraqi soldiers hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of the Kurdish-controlled area of Makhmur, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on July 17, 2016The first strikes of a US-led campaign against the Islamic State group were launched in Iraq two years ago on Monday, with coalition operations later expanding to Syria. IS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014 and seized significant territory in northern and eastern Syria amid the chaos of that country's civil war, declaring a cross-border "caliphate". In Syria, coalition-backed Kurdish and Arab anti-IS forces defeated the jihadists in the city of Kobane, recaptured the city of Tal Abyad and the town of Manbij and have pledged to retake Raqa, the jihadists' de facto Syrian capital.


Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls repechage round results

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:02 AM PDT

Aug 8 (Gracenote) - Olympic rowing men's single sculls repechage round results in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Heat 31. LithuaniaArmandas Kelmelis 7 minutes 13.36 seconds Q 2. UzbekistanShakhboz Kholmurzaev 7:14.58 Q 3. ZimbabweAndrew Peebles 7:17.19 4. TunisiaMohamed Taieb 7:27.18 5. VenezuelaJakson Vicent Monasterio 7:28.67 Heat 21. KoreaKim Dongyong 7:12.96 Q 2. IraqMohammed Riyadh Jasim 7:14.38 Q 3. ThailandJaruwat Saensuk 7:16.39 4. EcuadorBryan Sola Zambrano 7:28.30 Heat 11. AlgeriaSid Boudina 7:20.84 Q 2. PeruRenzo Leon Garcia 7:25.55 Q 3. VanuatuLuigi Teilemb 7:34.12 4. ...

Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as 'liberation' nears

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:57 AM PDT

Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi walks during his visit to the Nineveh Liberation Operations Command at Makhmour base, south of MosulBy Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As Iraqi forces prepare to attack Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside the city and others who have managed to escape expressed relief at the prospect their home could be liberated from the extremist group's harsh rule. The Iraqi army and its elite units that will lead the offensive are gradually taking up positions around the city 400 km (248 miles) north of Baghdad, from whose Grand Mosque in 2014 Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate spanning regions of Iraq and Syria.


Iraq receives a new batch of F-16 fighter jets from US

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:19 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi air force has received a new batch of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the United States, bolstering the country's fledging air force amid more than two years of fighting with the Islamic State group, a spokesman said Monday as attacks in and near Baghdad killed six people.

About 400 Fort Campbell soldiers joining unit in Iraq

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:39 AM PDT

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Fort Campbell says about 400 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division are deploying to Iraq this summer.

US' Phelps grabs Rio glory as Russians seek to restore pride

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:23 AM PDT

Michael Phelps (L) and Caeleb Dressel celebrate after team USA won the men's 4x100m freestyle relayUS swimming legend Michael Phelps returns Monday to the hunt for more Olympic glory as swimmer Yuliya Efimova opens her campaign to restore Russia's battered pride. Phelps earned adulation Sunday when he extended his record gold medal tally on a day of Olympic drama that saw world records, a first title for Kosovo and a heart-stopping crash. For two-time doping offender Efimova, the situation could hardly be more different.


4 More Foreign Policy Challenges that Clinton Could Botch

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:15 AM PDT

4 More Foreign Policy Challenges that Clinton Could BotchHillary Clinton threw down a gauntlet worthy of a medieval knight when she attacked Donald Trump's foreign policy competence in her much-noted speech in San Diego a couple of months ago. Clinton was secretary of throughout President Obama's first term. Not much, if you match her record against the foreign policy planks in Clinton's 2016 presidential platform.


Iraq, Denmark open men's tournament with 0-0 draw

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:38 AM PDT

Football - Men's First Round - Group A Denmark v South AfricaBy Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Men's soccer got under way at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday when Denmark and Iraq played out a 0-0 draw that was more entertaining than the scoreline suggested. The match, played in front a tiny crowd in Brasilia, preceded the day's other Group A clash between hosts Brazil and South Africa. Both Iraq and Denmark were unperturbed by the 80 degree temperatures and set out to play open and attacking football at the 72,000 capacity National stadium.


Pakistan's bogus bomb-detectors in business despite global scandal

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 11:00 PM PDT

A Pakistani private security guard uses an explosives detector to search a vehicle at a mall entrance in Islamabad"It serves a deterrence value only -- it's good for police and security personnel to have something in their hands," said a senior interior ministry official, who asked to remain anonymous. J Chacko, a London-based security analyst, said they were endangering lives.


Brazil disappoints again in men's soccer, draws Iraq 0-0

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:21 PM PDT

Brazil's Neymar, bottom, falls to the field surrounded by Iraq players during a group A match of the men's Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Iraq at the National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Disappointed yet again, the Brazilian fans jeered their own team and saved their applause for Iraq.


The Latest: US men take 4x100 freestyle gold, Phelps' 19th

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:09 PM PDT

From right United States' Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, and Nathan Adrian, celebrate after winning gold in the men's 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):


Olympics-Soccer-Brazil held scoreless again, Korea draw with Germany

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:09 PM PDT

(Recasts, adds results) By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's hopes of winning Olympic gold on home soil looked more distant than ever on Sunday after they were held 0-0 by Iraq, while South Korea and Germany shared the spoils after an entertaining 3-3 draw. The host nation, who also drew 0-0 with South Africa on Thursday, were roundly booed by the 65,000 crowd in Brasilia as they failed to break down a stubborn Iraq side. Neymar almost scored direct from a corner and Renato Augusto hit the bar with a dipping drive but Brazil could not turn their pressure into goals.

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