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• US insists not involved in Turkey military coup bid
• Turkey's Erdogan slams West for failure to show solidarity over coup attempt
• US Coalition Airstrikes Kill at Least 28 Civilians in Syria, Say Activists
• Turkey's Erdogan slams US reaction to failed coup
• Turkish army says five soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish militants
• The Latest: Pope Francis: 'cruelty did not end in Auschwitz'
• Brazil coach hails 'huge-hearted' captain Neymar
• Top Asian News 7:33 p.m. GMT
• Trump Lashes Out at DNC Critics -- Except for One
• U.S. general denies involvement in Turkish coup attempt
• Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq's Mosul: ICRC
• OPEC oil output set to reach record high in July: survey
• Up to 1 million more Iraqis risk being displaced, says Red Cross
• France detains Syrian refugee as church attack investigation widens
• As Clinton Accepts Historic Nomination, Democrats Move in on GOP’s Turf
• AP PHOTOS: Shiite tattoos a show of pride amid tensions
• Father of fallen Muslim soldier blasts Trump at convention
• Slovakia's Fico: high risk of more attacks after unchecked migration
• Red Cross: up to 1 million Iraqis may have to flee fighting
• Five key moments at the Democratic convention
• Hillary Clinton: 10 important dates in her own words
• Dad of slain Muslim soldier challenges Trump
• Nat Geo Readies New Era With 'Mars' Launch, Greenlights More Scripted (Exclusive)
• The Latest: Hillary Clinton assails Trump's business record
• Aleppo plan must ensure protection for Syrians whether they leave or stay: ICRC
• Chelsea Manning faces discipline for prison suicide attempt: lawyers
• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by General John Allen

US insists not involved in Turkey military coup bid Posted: 29 Jul 2016 03:46 PM PDT A top military chief and other officials insisted Friday that the United States was not involved in the attempted military coup in Turkey, underscoring tense relations between the allies. Long-standing partners in NATO and officially fighting side-by-side against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the US and Turkey have endured severe strains in recent months that were aggravated by the foiled coup in mid-July. The commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Joseph Votel, issued a statement Friday asserting that he had no link to the coup attempt in Turkey, an unusual move by one of the highest-ranked US military leaders.

Turkey's Erdogan slams West for failure to show solidarity over coup attempt Posted: 29 Jul 2016 03:10 PM PDT By Tulay Karadeniz and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Western countries on Friday for failing to show solidarity with Turkey over the recent failed coup, saying those who worried over the fate of coup supporters instead of Turkish democracy could not be friends of Ankara. Erdogan also rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions which saw more than 60,000 people detained, removed or suspended over suspected links with the coup attempt, suggesting some in the United States were on the side of the plotters. "The attitude of many countries and their officials over the coup attempt in Turkey is shameful in the name of democracy," Erdogan told hundreds of supporters at the presidential palace in the Turkish capital.

US Coalition Airstrikes Kill at Least 28 Civilians in Syria, Say Activists Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:50 PM PDT The attack happened in al-Ghandour near Manbij, just one day after the U.S. announced a formal inquiry into airstrikes in the same area that may have led to the single largest loss of civilian life due to coalition airstrikes in Syria. "The number of human losses in the area is rising dramatically," Rami Abdulrahman, founder of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told ABC News. "The coalition has to stop targeting neighborhoods with civilians.

Turkey's Erdogan slams US reaction to failed coup Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:16 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president slammed the United States on Friday, claiming it was not standing firmly against a failed military coup and accused it of harboring the plot's alleged mastermind, as a government crackdown in the coup's aftermath strained Turkey's ties with key allies.

Turkish army says five soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish militants Posted: 29 Jul 2016 01:24 PM PDT Turkey's army said on Friday that five soldiers were killed and eight wounded in clashes with Kurdish militants in the southeastern district of Cukurca. Security sources said that soldiers carrying out a security check on the road near Cukurca in Hakkari province bordering Iraq and Iran came under an attack by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants. The army had lost contact with one other soldier during the clashes and a search operation was under way, a statement from the military said.

The Latest: Pope Francis: 'cruelty did not end in Auschwitz' Posted: 29 Jul 2016 01:08 PM PDT OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland (all times local):

Brazil coach hails 'huge-hearted' captain Neymar Posted: 29 Jul 2016 12:47 PM PDT Barcelona superstar Neymar was hailed as "a good guy with a huge heart" after being named captain of the Brazil Olympic team on Thursday. Coach Rogerio Micale admitted that appointing the international star as skipper was an easy decision to make for a team who have never won football gold at the Olympics. "Neymar has exceeded my expectations.

Top Asian News 7:33 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jul 2016 12:34 PM PDT SRINAGAR, India (AP) — In Indian-controlled Kashmir, where violence has come in grim cycles for more than two decades, people know what to expect when tempers rise. Furious young men hurl rocks and shout for an end to Indian rule. The violent crackdown comes swiftly, as Indian paramilitary soldiers pour into the streets. Then the shooting starts, the hospitals grow crowded and the siege begins. The most recent spate of violence has been the worst in years, killing some 50 people since July 8. It started last month after Indian soldiers killed Burhan Wani, a charismatic 22-year-old rebel who attracted a following in large part by using the tools of his age — social media.

Trump Lashes Out at DNC Critics -- Except for One Posted: 29 Jul 2016 11:58 AM PDT When she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination last night, one of the key points that Hillary Clinton made in her case against her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, is that the billionaire former reality television is too thin-skinned for the job. "Donald Trump can't even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign," she said. If there was a person inside the Trump campaign to point out to the candidate that an over-the top response to Clinton's speech and the parade of speakers criticizing him last night might just prove Clinton's point for her, he apparently wasn't listening.

U.S. general denies involvement in Turkish coup attempt Posted: 29 Jul 2016 10:53 AM PDT The commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph Votel, on Friday rejected claims by Turkish officials that he supported a failed coup attempt earlier this month. "Any reporting that I had anything to do with the recent unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey is unfortunate and completely inaccurate," Votel said, according to the statement from U.S. Central Command. Turkey has undertaken purges of its military and other state institutions following the failed coup, targeting the supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding the July 15-16 coup attempt.

Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq's Mosul: ICRC Posted: 29 Jul 2016 08:27 AM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have stepped up their campaign against Islamic State militants in an expected push on Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and the militants' biggest bastion, later this year. "Up to a million more people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq in the coming weeks and months, posing a massive humanitarian problem for the country," the Geneva-based ICRC said in an statement.

OPEC oil output set to reach record high in July: survey Posted: 29 Jul 2016 07:46 AM PDT By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC's oil output is likely in July to reach its highest in recent history, a Reuters survey found on Friday, as Iraq pumps more and Nigeria manages to export additional crude despite militant attacks on oil installations. Top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia has kept output close to a record high, the survey found, as it meets seasonally higher domestic demand and focuses on maintaining market share rather than trimming supply to boost prices. The increase in OPEC production has added to downward pressure on prices.

Up to 1 million more Iraqis risk being displaced, says Red Cross Posted: 29 Jul 2016 07:43 AM PDT Up to one million more Iraqis risk being displaced as government forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group, including in the campaign to retake second city Mosul, the Red Cross said Friday. "The International Committee of the Red Cross believes that up to a million more people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq in the coming weeks and months," the Red Cross said in a statement. Iraqi forces are conducting operations aimed at setting the stage for an assault on Mosul, a northern city that has been held by IS since June 2014.

France detains Syrian refugee as church attack investigation widens Posted: 29 Jul 2016 06:03 AM PDT By Richard Lough and Sophie Louet PARIS (Reuters) - French police have detained a Syrian asylum seeker in connection with the Normandy church attack, two sources said on Friday, as security services widened their investigation into the killing of an elderly priest at the altar by two would-be jihadists. Three days after teenagers Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Nabir Petitjean chanted in Arabic as they slit the throat of Father Jacques Hamel, investigators are probing their network of associates from the northern Normandy region to the alpine east. A police source said the Syrian man was arrested near a refugee center in the rural Allier region of central France, where Petitjean lived for four years with his parents until 2012, according to French media.

As Clinton Accepts Historic Nomination, Democrats Move in on GOP’s Turf Posted: 29 Jul 2016 05:45 AM PDT In accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president last night, Hillary Clinton signaled two major shifts in US politics, one undeniably permanent, and the other of uncertain duration. "Standing here as my mother's daughter, and my daughter's mother, I'm so happy this day has come," Clinton said. Happy for boys and men, too — because when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone.

AP PHOTOS: Shiite tattoos a show of pride amid tensions Posted: 29 Jul 2016 05:31 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Hamada Bayloun is not particularly religious, but across his entire upper back spreads a large tattoo of the most revered saint in Shiite Islam, Imam Ali.

Father of fallen Muslim soldier blasts Trump at convention Posted: 29 Jul 2016 04:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution?

Slovakia's Fico: high risk of more attacks after unchecked migration Posted: 29 Jul 2016 03:42 AM PDT Europe faces a high risk of more terror attacks because of unchecked migration that has made it easier for attackers and weapons to illegally slip through EU borders, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday. Germany and France have both faced Islamist attacks in the past month, and many have blamed German leader Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy after more than a million migrants came into the EU last year, often fleeing war in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. Although the number of assaults has increased since the migration wave last summer, many of the attackers have been home-grown radicals rather than immigrants.

Red Cross: up to 1 million Iraqis may have to flee fighting Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:50 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross says up to 1 million Iraqis could be forced to flee their homes in the coming weeks amid worsening fighting in the country.

Five key moments at the Democratic convention Posted: 28 Jul 2016 10:49 PM PDT The Democratic Party gathered in sweltering Philadelphia for four days this week to nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee and catapult themselves toward November's election. Standing before thousands of delegates and tens of millions of Americans watching at home, Clinton made history by becoming the first female nominee of a major political party. "I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans, and independents" Clinton declared to deafening cheers Thursday, as she made the case that America's first black president should be followed by America's first female president.

Hillary Clinton: 10 important dates in her own words Posted: 28 Jul 2016 10:39 PM PDT Hillary Clinton, the first woman presidential nominee from a major US political party, has spent most of her life in the public eye. Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago on October 26, to a middle-class suburban family. Clinton enrolled at the prestigious Yale Law School, where she would meet her future husband Bill Clinton in the spring of 1971.

Dad of slain Muslim soldier challenges Trump Posted: 28 Jul 2016 09:50 PM PDT The father of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq accused Donald Trump of vilifying patriotic American Muslims while "sacrificing nothing" himself, in a steely rebuke that electrified the Democratic convention. Khizr Khan -- whose son Humayun died in a 2004 suicide bombing in Baquba -- admonished the Republican presidential nominee for his plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States. "Tonight we are honored to stand here as parents of Captain Humayun Khan and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to the country," he said, stirring delegates who had watched a video tribute to his son in captivated silence.

Nat Geo Readies New Era With 'Mars' Launch, Greenlights More Scripted (Exclusive) Posted: 28 Jul 2016 09:00 PM PDT The cable channel, set to debut an aggressive slate of new originals come fall, orders eight hours of its gestating adaptation of Martha Raddatz's 'The Long Road Home.'

The Latest: Hillary Clinton assails Trump's business record Posted: 28 Jul 2016 08:16 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT):

Aleppo plan must ensure protection for Syrians whether they leave or stay: ICRC Posted: 28 Jul 2016 07:47 PM PDT A proposal to create a humanitarian corridor into Aleppo must ensure that Syrians are protected and supported whether they choose to leave or to stay, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. All warring sides must allow aid agencies access to assess civilian needs and ensure that families who choose to leave are kept together, the aid agency said in a statement reacting to Russia's plan for a humanitarian corridor. "What we need urgently is a humanitarian pause in all areas of Aleppo affected by the violence," said Robert Mardini, ICRC director for the Near and Middle East, on his return from Syria and Iraq.

Chelsea Manning faces discipline for prison suicide attempt: lawyers Posted: 28 Jul 2016 06:28 PM PDT The transgender Army private, who was born male but revealed after being convicted of espionage that she identifies as a woman, was notified by the Army on Thursday that she was under investigation, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU, which has acknowledged a suicide attempt by Manning earlier this month, said the 28-year-old soldier remains despondent over what the civil liberties group describes as the Army's continued denial of appropriate health care for her.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by General John Allen Posted: 28 Jul 2016 06:22 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- My fellow Americans, I stand with you tonight as a retired four-star general of the United States Marine Corps, and I am joined by my fellow generals and admirals, and with these magnificent young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Every American, in uniform or out, in the White House or at home, must be a force for unity in America, for a vision that includes all of us: every man and woman, every race, every ethnicity, every faith and creed, every gender orientation – all of us together pursuing our common values. From the battlefield to the capitals of our allies, friends, and partners, the free peoples of the world look to America as the last best hope for peace and for liberty for all humanity, for we ARE the greatest country on this planet.

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