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• Man living in Maryland charged in Islamic State group case
• Britain to allow troops to opt-out of human rights law
• Britain to protect soldiers serving overseas from legal claims
• Leaked videos partially pull back curtain on Mormon church
• U.N. discusses urging end to all military flights over Syria's Aleppo
• Turkey says U.S. must ensure Kurdish militia withdraws to east of the Euphrates
• US hits IS positions in Libya as air war enters third month
• U.S. appeals court sides against Pence in Syrian refugee case
• How Swedes Took a Refugee Crisis Into Their Own Hands
• The Latest: UN envoy regrets inability to end Syria fighting
• Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on Kunduz city
• Wounded Warrior Project Sheds Light on the Unseen for Mental Health Awareness
• From Aleppo to Rwanda, when is a president morally forced to act?
• Morocco says arrests 10 suspected female Islamic State militants
• U.S. Sept. 11 law weakens international relations, Saudi cabinet says
• Supreme Court rejects challenge to military death penalty
• Attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 civilians
• Exclusive: U.S. helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track
• 15 killed in violence in southeast Turkey
• Syrian rebels approach symbolic Islamic State village
• Fighting in Turkey's Kurdish southeast kills 20 militants, two soldiers: sources
• Ten years on, WikiLeaks and Assange as controversial as ever
• OPEC oil output hits record on Iraq, Libya boost: Reuters survey
• Breakfast With Bill Weld
• Kaine, Pence ready for main stage
• Today in History

Man living in Maryland charged in Islamic State group case Posted: 03 Oct 2016 05:38 PM PDT GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A citizen of Bangladesh who was living in Maryland has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State group.

Britain to allow troops to opt-out of human rights law Posted: 03 Oct 2016 04:46 PM PDT Britain on Tuesday announced plans to allow its soldiers to opt out of European human rights law, in a move Prime Minister Theresa May said would end "the industry of vexatious claims" against troops. Under the new proposal the British government said it would allow soldiers to sidestep the European Convention on Human Rights during times of conflict, depending on an assessment of the circumstances. The plan, announced during the ruling Conservative Party's annual conference, is intended to prevent legal claims against members of the armed forces which Defence Minister Michael Fallon said amounted to "false charges".

Britain to protect soldiers serving overseas from legal claims Posted: 03 Oct 2016 04:16 PM PDT Britain will protect its armed forces serving overseas from "vexatious" human rights claims by making it possible to suspend the European Convention on Human Rights in future conflicts, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday. The ruling Conservative Party has criticised what it calls spurious legal claims against British troops returning from war, especially from Afghanistan and Iraq, and the government has said it has spent millions of pounds on failed cases. "Our armed forces are the best in the world and the men and women who serve make huge sacrifices to keep us safe," May said in a statement.

Leaked videos partially pull back curtain on Mormon church Posted: 03 Oct 2016 04:12 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In leaked videos, Mormon leaders discuss concerns about the growth of the gay rights movement and hear from a former U.S. senator and church member who tells them the Iraq war could open the door for new converts, according to footage that pulls back the curtain on a religion that is closely guarded about its inner workings.

U.N. discusses urging end to all military flights over Syria's Aleppo Posted: 03 Oct 2016 03:57 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will begin negotiations on Monday on a draft resolution that urges Russia and the United States to ensure an immediate truce in Syria's Aleppo and to "put an end to all military flights over the city." The draft text, seen by Reuters, also asks U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to propose options for a U.N.-supervised monitoring of a truce and threatens to "take further measures" in the event of non-compliance by "any party to the Syrian domestic conflict." The 15-member council began talks on the text - drafted by France and Spain - on Monday afternoon, diplomats said. The draft resolution urges Russia and the United States "to ensure the immediate implementation of the cessation of hostilities, starting with Aleppo, and, to that effect, to put an end to all military flights over the city." Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Russia war planes and Iranian support, have been battling to capture eastern Aleppo - the rebel-held half of Syria's largest city, where more than 250,000 civilians are trapped.

Turkey says U.S. must ensure Kurdish militia withdraws to east of the Euphrates Posted: 03 Oct 2016 03:57 PM PDT The United States must hold its promise to ensure the Kurdish YPG militia withdraws its fighters to the east of the Euphrates river, the Turkish government spokesman said on Monday, applying pressure on Washington to enforce a Turkish red line. Turkey has sent troops into northern Syria to drive out Islamic State from the border area, but also to ensure Kurdish militia fighters are not encroaching on its territory. It has said it wants the Kurdish militia, which is supported by Washington, to withdraw to the east of the Euphrates.

US hits IS positions in Libya as air war enters third month Posted: 03 Oct 2016 03:47 PM PDT US military aircraft pounded Islamic State positions in the jihadists' former Libyan stronghold of Sirte over the weekend, as the US air campaign entered its third month, the Pentagon said Monday. The military action followed a request by the UN-supported Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), and President Barack Obama's administration has stressed that ongoing US involvement would be framed by the interim Libyan government's needs.

U.S. appeals court sides against Pence in Syrian refugee case Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:58 PM PDT Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the Republican nominee for U.S. vice president, lost another round in federal court on Monday in his bid to keep refugees fleeing Syria's civil war from resettling in his state. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago affirmed a lower-court ruling that Pence's order seeking to bar state agencies from helping the resettlement of Syrian immigrants discriminates against the refugees based on their national origin. The setback for Pence comes a day before he is scheduled to debate the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, on national television.

How Swedes Took a Refugee Crisis Into Their Own Hands Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:20 PM PDT STOCKHOLM—Najma Mohamed only went to Stockholm Central Station to drop off socks. In September 2015, refugees fleeing Middle East unrest were pouring into Sweden's busiest train station daily, and the 26-year-old social worker had responded to a Facebook group's call for socks for arriving asylum seekers. Amid the chaos of the station, Mohamed met dozens of Swedes like herself, inspired everyday citizens now face to face with the images that moved them to action.

The Latest: UN envoy regrets inability to end Syria fighting Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:06 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):

Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on Kunduz city Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:05 PM PDT Explosions echoed across Kunduz as Afghan commandos drove back a Taliban assault on Monday, forcing residents to shelter in their homes, a year after militants briefly seized the strategic provincial capital. Government helicopters were targeting gunmen from the air in a bid to repel the attack, which came a day before President Ashraf Ghani was due to meet world powers at a major donors' conference in Brussels. "Government controls Kunduz City & Afghan security forces are in control of the main square with additional troops coming," the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan said on Twitter.

Wounded Warrior Project Sheds Light on the Unseen for Mental Health Awareness Posted: 03 Oct 2016 11:05 AM PDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Having recently surpassed its monumental goal of serving more than 2,500 post-9/11 combat warriors – including their families and caregivers – through its mental health programs and services in its 2016 fiscal year, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is kicking off its 2017 fiscal year with a continued focus on filling the gaps in mental health support. During 2016 Mental Health Awareness Week, Oct. 2-8, WWP is raising awareness about mental health, reducing the stigmas associated with invisible wounds of war, and appealing to wounded warriors suffering in silence to seek the help they earned. "Mental health awareness is especially important for veterans because we are not used to asking for help, which can cause an increase in family issues, violence, substance abuse, homelessness, and suicide," said Rebecca Benton, a U.S. Navy wounded warrior from Orlando, Florida, who recently attended a four-day mental health rahabilitative workshop in Long Creek, South Carolina.

From Aleppo to Rwanda, when is a president morally forced to act? Posted: 03 Oct 2016 08:17 AM PDT In the wake of a failed cease-fire, Russian and Syrian forces are ramping up their devastating assault on Aleppo. United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon describes Aleppo, once Syria's second-largest city, as now "worse than a slaugherhouse," while President Obama has called the destruction "barbarous" and says it sometimes keeps him up at night. Recommended: How well do you understand the conflict in Syria?

Morocco says arrests 10 suspected female Islamic State militants Posted: 03 Oct 2016 07:32 AM PDT Morocco has dismantled a suspected Islamic State militant cell and arrested 10 women believed to be planning attacks in the North African kingdom, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. It was the latest in a series of militant cells Morocco says it has broken up, but it is the first time authorities have arrested a group of female suspects. An Interior Ministry statement said the cell was operating in several regions including the cities of Kenitra and Tangier.

U.S. Sept. 11 law weakens international relations, Saudi cabinet says Posted: 03 Oct 2016 07:21 AM PDT Saudi Arabia said on Monday that a U.S. law allowing citizens to sue the kingdom over the Sept. 11 2001 attacks represented a threat to international relations and urged Congress to act to prevent any dangerous consequences from the new legislation. The cabinet, at its weekly meeting in the capital Riyadh, also said that the law, known as JASTA, represented a violation of a leading principle preventing lawsuits against governments that regulated international relations for hundreds of years. "Weakening this sovereign immunity will affect all countries, including the United States," the statement by Saudi Information Minister Adel al-Toraifi, carried by Saudi state news agency SPA, said.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to military death penalty Posted: 03 Oct 2016 07:05 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to the death penalty for members of the military.

Attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 civilians Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:38 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants on Monday unleashed a series of attacks in Shiite-majority neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 16 civilians, officials said.

Exclusive: U.S. helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:17 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin and Dmitry Zhdannikov BAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - - Shuttle diplomacy by the United States' envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition brokered an oil deal between Iraq and its Kurdish region vital to a climactic battle with the jihadists, diplomats, officials and oil men say.  The oil revenue-sharing deal sealed in August was critical to getting the central and regional governments to coordinate planning for a push on the Islamic State stronghold Mosul, which Kurdish peshmerga forces surround on three sides, as soon as this month, the sources said. Brett McGurk shuttled from Iraqi Kurdistan capital Erbil to Baghdad and back again from the first half of April, culminating in a June 19 meeting in Erbil with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Massoud Barzani and Iraqi National Security Advisor Falah Fayad.

15 killed in violence in southeast Turkey Posted: 03 Oct 2016 04:23 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say at least 13 Kurdish militants and two soldiers have been killed in violence in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.

Syrian rebels approach symbolic Islamic State village Posted: 03 Oct 2016 04:23 AM PDT ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group's ideology. Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel groups have been pushing southwards into Islamic State's territory in an operation backed by Turkey since Aug. 24, and have taken villages near Dabiq in recent days. A rebel leader said the plan was to reach Dabiq within 48 hours, but cautioned Islamic State had heavily mined the surrounding area, a sign of its importance to the group.

Fighting in Turkey's Kurdish southeast kills 20 militants, two soldiers: sources Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:50 AM PDT Fighting in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast has killed 20 militants and two soldiers, security sources said on Monday. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels in the mountainous Daglica area of Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, detonated explosives on a road as a military vehicle passed, killing two soldiers and wounding a third, the sources said. Separately, soldiers killed a total of 20 PKK fighters in two days of operations in the Beytussebap region of neighboring Sirnak province, according to a statement from the governor's office and information provided by security sources.

Ten years on, WikiLeaks and Assange as controversial as ever Posted: 03 Oct 2016 02:27 AM PDT Celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, anonymous whistleblowing platform WikiLeaks can look back on a decade that saw it turn classified documents into global headlines and inspire a host of copycat leaks. An anniversary party in Berlin on Tuesday will commemorate the 2006 registration of the domain name wikileaks.org, while Assange will make a rare public appearance on the balcony of his 18-square-metre room. WikiLeaks launched in January 2007, with Assange saying it would use encryption and a censorship-proof website to protect sources and publicise secret information.

OPEC oil output hits record on Iraq, Libya boost: Reuters survey Posted: 03 Oct 2016 01:08 AM PDT By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC's oil output is likely to reach its highest in recent history in September, a Reuters survey found on Friday, as Iraq boosted northern exports and Libya reopened some of its main oil terminals. The increase comes despite lower output in top exporter Saudi Arabia and this week's agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Algeria to limit supply to support prices, its first such decision since 2008. Supply from OPEC has risen to 33.60 million barrels per day (bpd) in September from a revised 33.53 million bpd in August, according to the survey based on shipping data and information from industry sources.

Breakfast With Bill Weld Posted: 03 Oct 2016 01:00 AM PDT NEW YORK—The official position of the Libertarian Party, currently America's third-most-popular presidential ticket, is that nobody won last week's presidential debate, and America lost. But that is not the position of the party's vice presidential candidate, Bill Weld.

Kaine, Pence ready for main stage Posted: 03 Oct 2016 12:30 AM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — With the first presidential debate complete and its spin cycle nearly over, the two understudies are getting ready to take the main stage.

Today in History Posted: 02 Oct 2016 09:02 PM PDT Today in History

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