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• Moderate Syrian Rebels Threaten to Quit
• Top Iraq Cleric Says Lack of New Government ‘Regrettable Failure’
• Pentagon: ISIL ‘Stretched’ in Iraq
• Iraq’s Kurds Push for Independence Vote
• Activists Question Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants
• Germany Summons US Ambassador on New Spy Allegations
• US Grounds F-35 Fleet
• Putin Calls for Better US-Russia Relations
• Philippines Charges Third Senator with Graft
• Hong Kong Protest Organizers Charged
• Xi Slams Japan’s ‘Barbaric’ Militarists
• Pakistan’s Anti-Terror Law Angers Rights Groups
• Vietnam Activists Regroup After Failure of Same-Sex Marriage Bid
• Clashes Erupt in East Jerusalem After Palestinian Funeral
• Ukraine Ready to Hold Fresh Talks With Separatists
• Iraq Prime Minister Vows to Fight for Third Term
• Putin Calls for Better US-Russia Relations
• Germany: Suspect Arrested for US Spying
• Hong Kong Protest Organizers Charged
• Obama Pushes Immigration Reform on July Fourth Holiday

Moderate Syrian Rebels Threaten to Quit Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:35 PM PDT BEIRUT —After months of fighting the Syrian regime and jihadist insurgents, some moderate and Islamist rebel brigades in northern Syria say they have had enough and are threatening to quit. In a statement issued late Wednesday, eleven rebel factions mainly based in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and parts of Aleppo province asked for "reinforcements and complete […]

Top Iraq Cleric Says Lack of New Government ‘Regrettable Failure’ Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:35 PM PDT BAGHDAD —The Iraqi parliament’s inability to agree on a new government in its first session was a “regrettable failure”, Iraq’s most powerful Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said in a Friday sermon delivered by his aide. Sistani intervened a week ago in Iraq’s political crisis by urging lawmakers at their opening session to put […]

Pentagon: ISIL ‘Stretched’ in Iraq Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:34 PM PDT Senior U.S. military leaders say Sunni militants creeping closer to Baghdad are stretched thin and that Iraqi security forces could hold the capital if attacked. But as far as U.S. help in striking back against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the officials warn the U.S. is not there yet. The offensive was […]

Iraq’s Kurds Push for Independence Vote Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:33 PM PDT The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has asked his parliament to prepare for a referendum on independence, a measure that drew the United States’ swift objection. Massoud Barzani told the region’s legislature in a speech Thursday that it is “time to decide about our self-determination and not to wait for other people to decide […]

Activists Question Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:32 PM PDT LOS ANGELES —Immigrant rights groups are questioning the treatment of undocumented migrants, including many children being held in detention in the Southwestern United States. Others are demanding an end to illegal immigration, with protesters in California on Tuesday blocking busloads of migrants being transported for processing. Demands are rising for Washington to fix the problem. […]

Germany Summons US Ambassador on New Spy Allegations Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:31 PM PDT Germany summoned the U.S. ambassador Friday over allegations that a suspect arrested this week spied for the United States. The Foreign Ministry says it asked Ambassador John B. Emerson to help with what it calls the “swift clarification” of the case. The German Federal Prosecutor’s office said in a statement that a 31-year-old man had […]

US Grounds F-35 Fleet Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:30 PM PDT The U.S. military says it has grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets until it completes an investigation into a runway fire involving one of the jets last week. The Defense Department said additional inspections of the F-35 engines have been ordered. Last week’s fire at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida was only […]

Putin Calls for Better US-Russia Relations Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:30 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for better relations between Russia and the United States in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama on the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Putin expressed hope in his message Friday that the currently strained relations between the two nations will develop on a “pragmatic and equal foundation” despite their […]

Philippines Charges Third Senator with Graft Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:29 PM PDT A Philippine senator and dictatorship-era defense minister who participated in the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos nearly 30 years ago turned himself into police Friday to face embezzlement charges. Juan Ponce Enrile is the third senator in a month to be accused of misusing congressional funds. He arrived at national police headquarters in a convoy of […]

Hong Kong Protest Organizers Charged Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:28 PM PDT Five members of an activist group that organized a massive political rally in Hong Kong earlier this week have been charged with minor offenses. A Civil Human Rights Front leader said the group’s treasurer and another officer were among those taken into custody, along with a driver and two volunteers. Organizers say a half-million people […]

Xi Slams Japan’s ‘Barbaric’ Militarists Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:27 PM PDT Chinese President Xi Jinping has denounced what he called Japan’s “barbaric” colonial aggression against China and Korea as he continues his two-day visit to Seoul. During a speech Friday at Seoul National University, Xi said Chinese and South Koreans experienced “enormous suffering” as a result of Japan’s imperial aggression in the first half of the […]

Pakistan’s Anti-Terror Law Angers Rights Groups Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:27 PM PDT ISLAMABAD — International and local human rights groups are demanding Pakistan discard its new anti-terrorism law, condemning it as "a blatant attack" on fundamental rights of the people. But the government is defending the legislation as necesary to tackle "the menace of terrorism" that has plagued Pakistan for years. The national parliament approved the Protection […]

Vietnam Activists Regroup After Failure of Same-Sex Marriage Bid Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:26 PM PDT HANOI — When Vietnam's National Assembly passed revisions to the Marriage and Family Law in June, the country’s gay and transgender rights activists were left disappointed. But despite the hurdle, they are continuing to make their case. In 2012, the Justice Ministry suggested including same-sex couples in its overhaul of the Marriage and Family Law. […]

Clashes Erupt in East Jerusalem After Palestinian Funeral Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT JERUSALEM — Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinians Friday, as thousands mourned a 16-year-old boy believed killed in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. The clashes erupted after Friday prayers as residents buried Mohammed Abu Khudair. Palestinians say his death was in response for the murder […]

Ukraine Ready to Hold Fresh Talks With Separatists Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:58 PM PDT Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is ready to hold a new round of talks with pro-Russian separatist leaders and Russian officials on Saturday. Poroshenko’s office said Friday that he told European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in a telephone call that he had suggested a time and place for the talks and is […]

Iraq Prime Minister Vows to Fight for Third Term Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:58 PM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is vowing to fight for a third term in office despite growing pressure for him to step down. In a statement read Friday on state television by an announcer, Maliki said “I will never give up my candidacy for the post of prime minister.” He vowed to remain in office […]

Putin Calls for Better US-Russia Relations Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:57 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for better relations between Russia and the United States in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama on the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Putin expressed hope in his message Friday that the currently strained relations between the two nations will develop on a “pragmatic and equal foundation” despite their […]

Germany: Suspect Arrested for US Spying Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:56 PM PDT BERLIN — German authorities have arrested a German man employed by the domestic intelligence agency (BND) on suspicion of spying for the United States, two politicians with knowledge of the affair told Reuters on Friday. The German Federal Prosecutor’s office said in a statement that a 31-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of being […]

Hong Kong Protest Organizers Charged Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:56 PM PDT Five members of an activist group that organized a massive political rally in Hong Kong earlier this week have been charged with minor offenses. A Civil Human Rights Front leader said the group’s treasurer and another officer were among those taken into custody, along with a driver and two volunteers. Organizers say a half-million people […]

Obama Pushes Immigration Reform on July Fourth Holiday Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:55 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama pressed again for immigration reform Friday, as he welcomed 25 new U.S. citizens in a special Independence Day naturalization ceremony at the White House. Obama said the new citizens – all U.S. service members or military spouses – are a reminder that America “is and always has been a nation of […]

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