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• Jeb Bush gets a brotherly hand from George W. in South Carolina
• George W. Bush offers tough Trump takedown in campaign debut
• Bush brothers take stage in GOP race, Trump blasts rivals
• Iraq PM offers cash-strapped Kurds salaries for oil
• Anti-migrant force builds in Europe, hurting Merkel's quest
• Here's why Jeb Bush is enlisting brother George W. in campaign
• Arab League diplomat at GPI: "We are worried about the youth growing in wars"
• China top issue as Obama greets SE Asian nations for summit
• Trial to start on IS-linked charges in Texas cartoon contest
• Mustard gas 'used in Iraq' in August
• Award-winning Kansas news photographer Bill Snead dies
• Exclusive: Samples confirm Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq - diplomat
• Nearly 5,700 buildings in Iraq's Ramadi need repair, U.N. says
• Boost to Libya peace efforts as new government proposed
• Samarra's Sunnis fear displacement a decade after Iraq shrine attack
• Gen. Soleimani: A new brand of Iranian hero for nationalist times
• Could Trump’s Attacks on George W. Bush Backfire in South Carolina?
• Nearly two-thirds of Czechs oppose taking in war refugees: poll
• Retired Saudi security official killed as IS claims shooting
• A New World War? Russia and the US Look for a Way to Cool Down Syria
• The Pragmatic Case for Bernie Sanders
• Displaced by IS, Iraqi soccer star now off to the Olympics
• Gillian Anderson in negotiations to star in 'Official Secrets' thriller
• Commentary: What it takes to buy the president
• Things to know about Obama's summit with SE Asian leaders
• Turkey limits visas for Iraqis, citing illegal immigration
• Nigerian Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia: president
• Berlin: Key Territories Pounce on Harrison Ford's 'Official Secrets'
• Indonesia nabs IS-linked groups 'planning terror attacks'

Jeb Bush gets a brotherly hand from George W. in South Carolina Posted: 15 Feb 2016 04:42 PM PST By Steve Holland CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush came to the aid of his brother Jeb Bush's Republican presidential campaign in South Carolina on Monday with a rousing endorsement of his character and a call for voters to reject the angry bluster of Donald Trump. The appearance of the elder Bush on the campaign trail may help Jeb Bush with South Carolina Republicans who hold the former president in high regard. George W. Bush, who has stayed out of politics for the most part since leaving office in early 2009, showed he remains an engaging speaker, generating cheers repeatedly over 20 minutes from the biggest crowd Jeb Bush has enjoyed in his campaign.

George W. Bush offers tough Trump takedown in campaign debut Posted: 15 Feb 2016 04:39 PM PST CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — George W. Bush never mentioned Donald Trump. But with his folky touch, the former president unleashed a tough takedown Monday of the billionaire businessman who has upended a Republican Party his family has long led.

Bush brothers take stage in GOP race, Trump blasts rivals Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:10 PM PST Former US president George W. Bush was launching into the caustic Republican nomination fray Monday in support of his candidate brother Jeb, whose rival Donald Trump unleashed a new round of invective at his challengers. The political rhetoric in the presidential race has sharpened dramatically since the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries earlier this month ahead of next Saturday's crucial South Carolina primary. Jeb Bush, the onetime favorite seeking to build momentum in a state where his dynastic family remains popular, was preparing to campaign later Monday -- President's Day in the United States -- with his brother, who was making his first appearance stumping for Jeb.

Iraq PM offers cash-strapped Kurds salaries for oil Posted: 15 Feb 2016 01:02 PM PST Iraq's federal government will pay the salaries of the cash-strapped Kurdish region's employees if it halts its independent oil exports, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Monday. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, facing a financial crisis due to low oil prices, has announced its employees will be paid partial salaries until further notice and that months of unpaid wages will be considered loans to the government.

Anti-migrant force builds in Europe, hurting Merkel's quest Posted: 15 Feb 2016 12:14 PM PST PRAGUE (AP) — So where should the next impenetrable razor-wire border fence in Europe be built?

Here's why Jeb Bush is enlisting brother George W. in campaign Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:42 AM PST Monday night in South Carolina, ex-president George W. Bush is set to appear with brother Jeb Bush for the first time in the 2016 campaign. Former first lady Laura Bush will be there too, as Jeb! turns the dial up to 11 in advance of Saturday's crucial Palmetto State GOP primary. Is this a big risk for Jeb Bush?

Arab League diplomat at GPI: "We are worried about the youth growing in wars" Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:33 AM PST WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the invitation of the Global Policy Institute (GPI) think tank in DC, the deputy ambassador of the Arab League mission in Washington Sameh Alfonse addressed an audience of experts, faculty and students on "The Arab World: its present and future challenges." At the event, which was held on February 4th at BAU International Campus, he was introduced by Dr Walid Phares, President of GPI, who described the current wars in the region as a major setback to social development. ...

China top issue as Obama greets SE Asian nations for summit Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:08 AM PST RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) — President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asian nations are gathering in California for an unprecedented two days of talks on economic and security issues amid China's assertive presence in the region.

Trial to start on IS-linked charges in Texas cartoon contest Posted: 15 Feb 2016 10:58 AM PST PHOENIX (AP) — Halfway through 2014, three Arizona men were falling under the sway of the Islamic State group, authorities say.

Mustard gas 'used in Iraq' in August Posted: 15 Feb 2016 10:47 AM PST Mustard gas was used in two attacks in Iraq near the Kurdish capital of Arbil in August last year, sources close to the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday. "The results of some sampling have confirmed the use of mustard gas," one source said, asking to remain anonymous. The news comes amid an investigation by the Iraqi government into the 2015 attacks aided by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), based in The Hague.

Award-winning Kansas news photographer Bill Snead dies Posted: 15 Feb 2016 10:28 AM PST LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snead, an award-winning news photographer from Kansas whose career included covering wars and national political conventions, has died. He was 78.

Exclusive: Samples confirm Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq - diplomat Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:52 AM PST By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Islamic State militants attacked Kurdish forces in Iraq with mustard gas last year, in the first known use of chemical weapons in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a diplomat said, after tests by the global chemical arms watchdog. A source at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed that laboratory tests had come back positive for the sulfur mustard, after around 35 Kurdish troops were sickened on the battlefield last August. The OPCW will not identify who used the chemical agent.

Nearly 5,700 buildings in Iraq's Ramadi need repair, U.N. says Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:39 AM PST Around 5,700 structures in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi and its outskirts have incurred some level of damage since mid-2014, and almost 2,000 buildings have been destroyed, the United Nations said on Monday, citing satellite images. Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December after seizing the main government building in the city, the provincial capital of Anbar. The impact of Islamic State bomb attacks and U.S.-led coalition air strikes has been documented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, which compared satellite imagery collected last month with images from July 2014.

Boost to Libya peace efforts as new government proposed Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:22 AM PST International attempts to end the chaos in Libya took a step forward on Monday as a new national unity government was proposed to lawmakers. A UN-backed council of rival Libyan factions announced the formation of the revised cabinet late on Sunday, after a previous government was rejected last month in a blow to peace efforts. Years of political turmoil since the 2011 overthrow of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi have left Libya divided between rival governments and beset by violence as militia forces battle for power.

Samarra's Sunnis fear displacement a decade after Iraq shrine attack Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:06 AM PST By Stephen Kalin and Kareem Raheem SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Sunlight once again glints off the golden dome of one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines, almost fully restored 10 years after suspected al Qaeda militants blew it up in northern Iraq. The shrine's destruction on February 22, 2006 sparked a wave of revenge attacks that killed tens of thousand of people and plunged Iraq into a sectarian civil war. In the attack, gunmen in police uniforms burst into the shrine, tied up guards and planted explosives that brought down its 100-year-old dome, one of the Muslim world's biggest and best known.

Gen. Soleimani: A new brand of Iranian hero for nationalist times Posted: 15 Feb 2016 05:00 AM PST For years the commander of Iran's elite Qods Force worked from the shadows, conducting the nation's battles from Afghanistan to Lebanon.

Could Trump’s Attacks on George W. Bush Backfire in South Carolina? Posted: 15 Feb 2016 05:00 AM PST It might have made more sense if Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had been on stage Saturday night in South Carolina attacking former Republican President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Instead, it was Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump delivering the indictment during a two-hour, nationally televised GOP presidential debate. The billionaire businessman declared – as he has done before -- that the Bush administration lied about the threat of weapons of mass destruction in convincing Congress and the American people to go along with an invasion that toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Nearly two-thirds of Czechs oppose taking in war refugees: poll Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:54 AM PST Central European nations have opposed quotas for sharing asylum-seekers among European Union members, and Czech President Milos Zeman is one of many leaders to have used anti-migrant rhetoric. The latest monthly survey by the Czech Public Opinion Research Center found 65 percent of Czechs were against taking in war refugees, up from 50 percent in September. Zeman has limited policymaking power but has said integration of Muslim communities in the country of 10.5 million is "practically impossible" and called the influx an "organized invasion".

Retired Saudi security official killed as IS claims shooting Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:16 AM PST RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi police say a retired security official has been shot and killed in the kingdom's south as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a shooting there.

A New World War? Russia and the US Look for a Way to Cool Down Syria Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST Two, the danger that the Syrian crisis will escalate beyond Syria is suddenly too real to be ignored any longer. The short of it is that Syria must be put—and urgently—into the wider context of East-West relations.

The Pragmatic Case for Bernie Sanders Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST Political and social change emanate from persistent pressure for a just world, not settling for what is "realistic" before even getting to the negotiating table.

Displaced by IS, Iraqi soccer star now off to the Olympics Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:27 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants drove Ayman Hussein from his home. Eighteen months later, he sent Iraq's soccer team to the Olympics.

Gillian Anderson in negotiations to star in 'Official Secrets' thriller Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:26 AM PST American actress Gillian Anderson could be next to join the cast of Justin Chadwick's upcoming political thriller "Official Secrets," according to Variety.

Commentary: What it takes to buy the president Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:00 AM PST Every four years, the American people endure by far the longest and most expensive election of any nation in the world—until the next one.

Things to know about Obama's summit with SE Asian leaders Posted: 15 Feb 2016 01:41 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosts Southeast Asian leaders at an unprecedented summit in California starting Monday as he looks to deepen ties with the region's fast-growing economies. But a nation not invited — neighboring power China — will be the proverbial elephant in the room as the leaders grapple with sensitive territorial disputes.

Turkey limits visas for Iraqis, citing illegal immigration Posted: 15 Feb 2016 01:38 AM PST Turkey has restricted entry visas for Iraqis in a bid to limit foreign fighters reaching its territory and stem the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe. The European Union is banking on Turkish help to alleviate its worst migration crisis since World War Two, which saw more than a million people, including tens of thousands from Iraq, make the short sea crossing between Turkey and islands belonging to EU member Greece. Turkey has also been a transit point for fighters joining Islamic State, which controls part of the southern border with Syria.

Nigerian Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia: president Posted: 15 Feb 2016 12:40 AM PST Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa's eastern coast before returning to West Africa, Somalia's president told a security conference in Germany on Sunday. Somalia, plagued by political in-fighting, corruption and attacks by al Shabaab insurgents, has recently made limited progress towards creating a functioning political system, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said. "Without a stable Somalia, the whole region of the Horn of Africa will remain unstable and by and large, the African continent.

Berlin: Key Territories Pounce on Harrison Ford's 'Official Secrets' Posted: 14 Feb 2016 09:00 PM PST The Iraq War drama will also star Paul Bettany, Natalie Dormer, Martin Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Tahar Rahim and Gillian Anderson.

Indonesia nabs IS-linked groups 'planning terror attacks' Posted: 14 Feb 2016 04:32 PM PST Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people from radical Islamic groups who were plotting attacks against the airport and other targets in the near future, the national police chief said Monday. The 33 people were arrested by the police anti-terror unit following last month's attacks in Jakarta which killed four civilians and four assailants, Badrodin Haiti said. The gun and suicide bomb attacks claimed by the Islamic State group and centred around a Starbucks outlet were the country's worst terror incident in seven years, ending a long lull in major terror.

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