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• US approves $1.15 bn tank, weapons sale to Saudi
• Two Million in Aleppo at Possible Health Risk, UN Calls for Ceasefire
• Brazil coach defends Neymar ahead of decisive Denmark game
• Olympics-Boxing-Men's middleweight last 32 results
• Would Trump Really Be the Most Reckless American President?
• Olympics-Soccer-Stop booing or risk losing top players: Brazil coach
• Iraqi soldier-boxer proud in Rio defeat
• Why did 50 former national security officials write a letter against Trump?
• Brazil boss rallies round 'world's best' Neymar
• Putin and Erdogan move toward repairing ties amid tension with West
• Clinton extends lead over Trump to 7 points: Reuters/Ipsos
• U.S., Australia, Canada indigenous land rights laws lag Africa, Latam: mapping study
• N.Y. teen charged in Islamic State probe gets 20 months in prison
• Anti-Trump wave courses through Republican ranks
• Sister's tip led to Bulgaria arrest of French jihadi suspect
• Iraq parliament lifts speaker's immunity to probe graft
• Olympics-Judo-Men's 81kg last 32 results
• Turkey chides U.S., Europe as Erdogan meets Russia's Putin
• Brazil's other No. 10 _ Marta _ is getting respect
• Iraqi court drops charges against parliament speaker
• Iraqi court closes corruption case against Speaker
• Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls quarterfinal results
• Mercy Corps: Massive Civilian Displacement Underway in Iraq
• France sells 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait
• House Speaker Paul Ryan faces primary test after belated Trump endorsement
• France seals 1 bn euro military helicopter sale to Kuwait
• Republican national security officials reject Trump
• 2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map
• Brazilian fans boo foreign athletes in culture clash
• Martin Sheen Calls "Don Trump" an "Empty-Headed Moron": "He Has No Chance"
• Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech
• The Latest: Clinton promises to compete in all 3 debates
• GOP Sen. Collins 'dismayed' by Trump, won't vote for him

US approves $1.15 bn tank, weapons sale to Saudi Posted: 09 Aug 2016 04:04 PM PDT The United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The announcement coincided with news that Saudi-led coalition warplanes had resumed air strikes on Yemen's capital for the first time in three months, killing 14 people and shutting the airport after UN-brokered talks were suspended. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said she was "very concerned" by Tuesday's casualty reports, but did not directly comment when asked if the State Department worried US weapons being sent to Saudi Arabia could be used against civilians.

Two Million in Aleppo at Possible Health Risk, UN Calls for Ceasefire Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:50 PM PDT The United Nations has urgently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria in order to provide much-needed humanitarian assistance to the more than two million civilians left without electricity or access to water, following a series of attacks on civilian infrastructure. The U.N. called for a "full-fledged ceasefire" or a "weekly 48-hour humanitarian pause," at minimum, in order to provide food and medicine to the millions of people in the war-weary Syrian city. The attacks on civilian infrastructure have left millions without access to the public water network.

Brazil coach defends Neymar ahead of decisive Denmark game Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:47 PM PDT SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Leave him alone.

Olympics-Boxing-Men's middleweight last 32 results Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:19 PM PDT Aug 9 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's middleweight last 32 results in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Tuesday, 9 AugustDaniel Lewis (Australia) beat Tomasz Jablonski (Poland) 2-1 Onder Sipal (Turkey) beat Benny Muziyo (Zambia) 2-1 Vikas Krishan (India) beat Charles Conwell (U.S. ...

Would Trump Really Be the Most Reckless American President? Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:27 PM PDT Perhaps one of the most hysterical – as in both overwrought and hilarious – moments in America's crazy-train journey to November happened on Monday. Fifty self-important so-called stewards of national ...

Olympics-Soccer-Stop booing or risk losing top players: Brazil coach Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:23 PM PDT By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's top footballers could be tempted to abandon the national side if fans continue to boo them at the Rio Games, national team coach Rogerio Micale warned on Tuesday. Fans have booed Brazil's Olympic team after successive 0-0 draws against South Africa and Iraq, with the 65,000 crowd at the National stadium mercilessly abusing their own players and chanting "Iraq! Iraq!" at the end of Sunday's game. Much of their ire was focused on Neymar and Renato Augusto, two of the biggest names in the Olympic squad and two of three players permitted to be over the age of 23.

Iraqi soldier-boxer proud in Rio defeat Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:20 PM PDT An Iraqi soldier who was the sole representative for his war-ravaged country at the Rio Olympic boxing was left disappointed but proud after falling at the first hurdle on Tuesday. Waheed Abdulridha, who was Iraq's flag-bearer at Friday's opening ceremony, started strongly but faded and eventually lost to Mexico's Uziel Rodriguez on unanimous points in their middleweight clash. Abdulridha, who started boxing at just age six and once learnt his art by punching walls, trains in the Iraqi capital.

Why did 50 former national security officials write a letter against Trump? Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:03 PM PDT "We know the personal qualities required of a president of the United States," reads the letter, whose signatories include a former director of central intelligence and two former secretaries of homeland security. Candidates have been criticized for their lack of foreign policy experience before, including then junior Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

Brazil boss rallies round 'world's best' Neymar Posted: 09 Aug 2016 12:36 PM PDT Brazil coach Rogerio Micale rallied round under-fire captain Neymar on Tuesday after two goalless draws left the Olympic hosts perilously close to another humiliating exit on home soil. Micale's men need to beat Group A leaders Denmark in Salvador on Wednesday to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals, after being booed off in consecutive stalemates against South Africa and Iraq. Amazingly, Brazil's fate could even come down to the drawing of lots with Iraq, who play South Africa, if both final group matches end in a draw by the same scoreline.

Putin and Erdogan move toward repairing ties amid tension with West Posted: 09 Aug 2016 12:22 PM PDT By Olesya Astakhova and Nick Tattersall ST PETERSBURG/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russia and Turkey took a big step toward normalizing relations on Tuesday, with their leaders announcing an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when both countries have troubled economies and strains with the West. President Vladimir Putin received his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in a Tsarist-era palace outside his home city of St Petersburg. It was Erdogan's first foreign trip since last month's failed military coup, which left Turkey's relationship with the United States and Europe badly damaged.

Clinton extends lead over Trump to 7 points: Reuters/Ipsos Posted: 09 Aug 2016 12:04 PM PDT The shift came as Trump struggled to reset his campaign following a stretch of controversies. About 42 percent of likely voters favored Clinton and about 35 percent preferred Trump, according to the Aug. 4-8 online poll of 1,152 likely voters, which had a credibility interval of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The others would either pick another candidate, would not vote, or "don't know/refused." The results reflected a decline in support for Trump, rather than a boost for Clinton: In last Thursday's poll, 42 percent of likely voters favored Clinton and about 39 percent favored Trump.

U.S., Australia, Canada indigenous land rights laws lag Africa, Latam: mapping study Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:34 AM PDT By Paola Totaro LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wealthier countries including the United States and Australia score behind Latin America and African nations when it comes to laws protecting indigenous land rights, according to the first analysis of an online global map of land ownership. With 113 countries now logged into the database, the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) analysed the findings so far and found countries in Latin America and Africa have the strongest laws for protecting indigenous land. The results, released on World Indigenous Peoples' Day, showed that Bolivia, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela in Latin America and Burkina Faso, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda in Africa rated highest.

N.Y. teen charged in Islamic State probe gets 20 months in prison Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:06 AM PDT A New York City teenager accused last year of conspiring to provide support to Islamic State was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to a non-terrorism charge. Imran Rabbani, 19, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn after pleading guilty in April to having conspired to impede federal officers by force, intimidation and threat. Rabbani, who was just 17 when he was arrested, agreed to the plea deal in exchange for dropping an appeal of a ruling that allowed him to be tried as an adult on a prior charge of conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State.

Anti-Trump wave courses through Republican ranks Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:22 AM PDT More Republicans broke ranks Tuesday with their party's White House nominee Donald Trump, issuing dire warnings that his recklessness and lack of policy chops would put the United States in danger. Facing sinking poll numbers and anger in the party over his repeated stumbles and divisive rhetoric, Trump's campaign has struggled to turn the page from a strong grassroots primary effort to a more mature head-to-head battle with Democrat Hillary Clinton. Influential US Senator Susan Collins then piled on, saying the nominee was "unworthy" of America's highest elective office and would not receive her support.

Sister's tip led to Bulgaria arrest of French jihadi suspect Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:53 AM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — New details show the arrest in Bulgaria of a French citizen with ties to the attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in Paris followed a tip from his sister.

Iraq parliament lifts speaker's immunity to probe graft Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:10 AM PDT The Iraqi judiciary on Tuesday closed a corruption case against parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi, citing a lack of evidence to proceed further. "Evidence against Salim Abdullah al-Juburi is insufficient, so it was therefore decided to release him and close the case," a judicial statement said. The speaker was never detained but a travel ban was slapped on him and two lawmakers accused of graft by Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi earlier this month.

Olympics-Judo-Men's 81kg last 32 results Posted: 09 Aug 2016 07:35 AM PDT Aug 9 (Gracenote) - Olympic judo men's 81kg last 32 results in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Mohamed Abdelaal (Egypt) beat Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar (Mongolia) 101-000 Travis Stevens (U.S. ...

Turkey chides U.S., Europe as Erdogan meets Russia's Putin Posted: 09 Aug 2016 07:24 AM PDT By Seda Sezer and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Tuesday warned of rising anti-American sentiment and risks to a migrant deal with the European Union, ramping up the rhetoric in the face of Western alarm over the scale of purges in state institutions since last month's failed coup. President Tayyip Erdogan, who was in Russia on Tuesday for talks with Vladimir Putin on improving ties, has sharply criticized the United States and the EU for what he says is a lack of solidarity with Turkey over the July 15 coup and of caring more for the rights of the suspected plotters. Erdogan blames Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric who has lived in self-imposed exile in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania since 1999, and his followers for the attempted putsch, in which more than 240 people were killed and nearly 2,200 wounded.

Brazil's other No. 10 _ Marta _ is getting respect Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:56 AM PDT MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Known simply by her first name, Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best women ever to play soccer.

Iraqi court drops charges against parliament speaker Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:19 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A Baghdad court dropped corruption charges against Iraq's parliament speaker on Tuesday, citing insufficient evidence to support accusations first raised by the country's defense minister during a questioning in parliament.

Iraqi court closes corruption case against Speaker Posted: 09 Aug 2016 05:49 AM PDT An Iraqi court closed a corruption case brought against Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri by Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, citing lack of evidence, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday. In parliament last week, Obeidi accused Jabouri and five other MPs of lobbying for businesses seeking contracts to sell overpriced planes, vehicles and other goods to the armed forces. All six denied the accusations.

Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls quarterfinal results Posted: 09 Aug 2016 05:17 AM PDT Aug 9 (Gracenote) - Olympic rowing men's single sculls quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Quarterfinal 41. CroatiaDamir Martin 6 minutes 44.44 seconds Q 2. BritainAlan Campbell 6:49.41 Q 3. PolandNatan Wegrzycki-Szymczyk 6:53.52 Q 4. IndiaDattu Baban Bhokanal 6:59.89 5. UruguayJhonatan Esquivel 7:40.27 6. IraqMohammed Riyadh Jasim 8:29.76 Quarterfinal 31. BelgiumHannes Obreno 6:48.90 Q 2. MexicoJuan Carlos Cabrera 6:50.04 Q 3. EgyptAbdel Samir Elbana 6:50.82 Q 4. HungaryBendeguz Petervari-Molnar 6:52.80 5. AlgeriaSid Boudina 7:13.59 6. ParaguayArturo Rivarola Trappe 7:17. ...

Mercy Corps: Massive Civilian Displacement Underway in Iraq Posted: 09 Aug 2016 05:00 AM PDT BAGHDAD, Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Some 70,000 people have fled fighting in central Iraq in search of safety, according to the global organization Mercy Corps. "We expect that an additional 200,000 people will be on the move within the next two weeks," says Su'ad Jarbawi, Mercy Corps' country director in Iraq. Mercy Corps is providing displaced families with cash assistance to enable them to purchase what they need once they reach safety.

France sells 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait Posted: 09 Aug 2016 04:02 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France has agreed to sell 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait as part of the countries' strategic partnership.

House Speaker Paul Ryan faces primary test after belated Trump endorsement Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:51 AM PDT By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan faces a primary for his congressional seat on Tuesday in a race overshadowed by presidential candidate Donald Trump's brief refusal last week to endorse his fellow Republican. Ryan, who ran unsuccessfully for vice president in 2012, is predicted to easily beat challenger Paul Nehlen by 66 points in the Republican primary contest ahead of the Nov. 8 general election, a Remington Research Group poll showed last week. Despite the expected large margin of victory, the race for the 1st Congressional District in southeast Wisconsin became the center of attention last Tuesday when Trump refused to endorse Ryan during an interview with the Washington Post.

France seals 1 bn euro military helicopter sale to Kuwait Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:47 AM PDT France will supply 30 military helicopters to Kuwait in a deal worth over one billion euros ($1.1 billion) that French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian signed in the Gulf state on Tuesday. France has given Kuwait military support since the 1990 invasion of the country by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces. The two countries are also fighting together in the international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group.

Republican national security officials reject Trump Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:41 AM PDT Fifty senior Republican national security officials have issued a stinging rejection of their party's White House nominee Donald Trump, warning if elected he would be "the most reckless president in American history". The group, some of whom had already announced they would not vote for Trump, included former homeland security chiefs, intelligence directors, senior presidential advisors and a former US trade representative. "We are convinced that he (Trump) would be a dangerous president and would put at risk our country's national security and well-being," they wrote in a statement published in The New York Times on Monday.

2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map Posted: 09 Aug 2016 03:02 AM PDT MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition launched 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.

Brazilian fans boo foreign athletes in culture clash Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:22 AM PDT By Andrew Downie and Drazen Jorgic RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilians brought a soccer fan's raucous attitude to the Rio Games on Monday, wildly cheering their own athletes, booing and mocking opponents -- and creating uncomfortable moments for Olympic athletes unaccustomed to no-holds-barred partisanship. Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan, competing against a North Korean for a gold medal in the clean and jerk, found himself in front of a vocal, largely Brazilian crowd stamping and chanting his rival's name before he attempted to lift three times his bodyweight. "Brazilians are very passionate, very vocal, very loud -- very Latin -- and this is reflected sometimes in some sports and some arenas," Mario Andrada, spokesman for the Rio organisers, told reporters when asked about the Brazilian love of booing.

Martin Sheen Calls "Don Trump" an "Empty-Headed Moron": "He Has No Chance" Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT "The fight hasn't begun yet. I promise you. The tsunami that's going to hit him has not reached the shore yet," the actor-activist says of the GOP candidate for president.

Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:54 PM PDT By 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.

The Latest: Clinton promises to compete in all 3 debates Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

GOP Sen. Collins 'dismayed' by Trump, won't vote for him Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins, one of the most moderate Republicans in the Senate, said Monday she will not be voting for Donald Trump for president.

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