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• Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for More Nuclear Enrichment Capacity
• Iraq Parliament to Meet on Sunday
• Shi’ite Rebels in Yemen Seize City Near Capital
• US Senator Blasts Obama’s Handling of Iraq Crisis
• Poll: Clinton Remains Presidential Frontrunner
• US Diplomat: Bahrain ‘Undermining’ Reform Talks With Expulsion Threat
• US, China Split Over More Active Japanese Military
• Cambodian Protesters, Police Clash at Vietnam Embassy
• China Establishing New Silk Roads
• NATO: Afghanistan Faces September Security Deadline
• Indonesian Chinese Express Worries Ahead of Presidential Election
• US, China Split Over More Active Japanese Military
• Israel Strikes Dozens of Gaza Targets in Heavy Fighting
• Somali President ‘Safe’ After al-Shabab Attack on Palace
• Indonesians to Vote in Close Presidential Race
• Ukraine Government Calls on Rebels to Disarm
• Obama Asks Congress for $3.7B to Tackle Immigration Crisis
• Official: Nigeria ‘Moving Closer’ to Finding Girls
• Redheads falling prey to extinction due to climate change: Study
• Now, simple blood test to predict Alzheimer in people

Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for More Nuclear Enrichment Capacity Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:56 PM PDT DUBAI — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would need to significantly increase its uranium enrichment capacity, highlighting a gap in positions between Tehran and world powers as they hold talks aimed at clinching a nuclear accord. Iran and six major powers — the United States, Russia, France, Germany, China and Britain — have […]

Iraq Parliament to Meet on Sunday Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:54 PM PDT Iraq’s new parliament will hold its next session July 13, the acting speaker said on Tuesday, after a five-week delay announced on Monday was criticized by local lawmakers and the United States. The first session of the parliament elected in April ended last week without agreement on the three key posts of prime minister, president […]

Shi’ite Rebels in Yemen Seize City Near Capital Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:49 PM PDT Shi’ite rebels in Yemen have seized control of a city north of the capital, sending thousands of families fleeing. Rebels from the Hawthi group took over Amran Tuesday after months of fighting other tribes backed by the Yemeni army. Witnesses report bodies scattered in the streets. The Yemeni Red Crescent says about 10,000 families have […]

US Senator Blasts Obama’s Handling of Iraq Crisis Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:46 PM PDT CAPITOL HILL —A top Republican lawmaker says the Obama administration has “no strategy” to combat radical Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria. John McCain was one of several senators who spoke after a closed-door briefing by top U.S. officials on Capitol Hill. For months, Senator McCain has been one of Congress' most-outspoken critics of President […]

Poll: Clinton Remains Presidential Frontrunner Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some good news in the latest national poll looking at the 2016 race for president. The same survey, though, also shows that Republicans continue to have an advantage in this year's midterm congressional elections. In the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Clinton maintains an overwhelming lead against […]

US Diplomat: Bahrain ‘Undermining’ Reform Talks With Expulsion Threat Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:41 PM PDT A U.S. diplomat who was ordered to leave Bahrain this week says the country’s Sunni leadership is using him to undermine reconciliation with the Shiite opposition. The Bahraini government Monday accused visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski of interfering in internal affairs and called for his immediate departure […]

US, China Split Over More Active Japanese Military Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:40 PM PDT STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are in Beijing for talks with their Chinese counterparts on economic and military issues. Washington and Beijing disagree over Japan’s military taking a more active role in conflicts outside its borders. Secretary Kerry comes to this Strategic and Economic Dialogue facing […]

Cambodian Protesters, Police Clash at Vietnam Embassy Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:34 PM PDT PHNOM PENH —About 100 Cambodian students clashed briefly with police Tuesday while protesting remarks made by a Vietnamese embassy official on the issue of Cambodian land lost to Hanoi. The protesters, from the Cambodian Students and Intellectuals movement, gathered outside the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh Tuesday. No one was seriously injured in the scuffle […]

China Establishing New Silk Roads Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:31 PM PDT BEIJING — China is increasingly asserting its influence economically and militarily throughout Asia. But its impact can also be felt further afield, through foreign aid and investment, particularly in Africa. Chinese officials in recent months have been promoting the establishment of two new so-called Silk Roads – one a land-based road and another a maritime […]

NATO: Afghanistan Faces September Security Deadline Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:29 PM PDT The Obama administration and NATO will not keep any troops in Afghanistan if the country’s new president fails to sign Bilateral Security Agreements with the United States and NATO. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after a meeting Tuesday with President Barack Obama the agreements need to be signed by September, or keeping troops […]

Indonesian Chinese Express Worries Ahead of Presidential Election Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:29 PM PDT The head of the Indonesian Employers Association says many Indonesians of Chinese descent are being targeted for threats ahead of Wednesday’s presidential elections. Sofjan Wanandi, who is of Chinese heritage, said in VOA interview Tuesday that Chinese-Indonesians have been receiving text messages and social media posts warning them to vote for a certain presidential candidate […]

US, China Split Over More Active Japanese Military Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:26 PM PDT STATE DEPARTMENT —U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are in Beijing for talks with their Chinese counterparts on economic and military issues. Washington and Beijing disagree over Japan’s military taking a more active role in conflicts outside its borders. Secretary Kerry comes to this Strategic and Economic Dialogue facing Chinese […]

Israel Strikes Dozens of Gaza Targets in Heavy Fighting Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:21 PM PDT In the heaviest fighting in the Gaza Strip in nearly two years, Israel launched dozens of air raids Tuesday as it edged closer to a ground invasion to halt incoming Palestinian rocket attacks. Israel is prepared for a campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza that "will not end within days," its defense chief, Moshe Ya’alon, […]

Somali President ‘Safe’ After al-Shabab Attack on Palace Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:20 PM PDT NAIROBI —<p>Somali officials say the country's president and prime minister are safe following an attack by militant group al-Shabab on the presidential palace in Mogadishu.</p> <p>Witnesses reported explosions and heavy gunfire in and around the presidential compound known as Villa Somalia as several gunmen stormed the gates and tried to force their way inside just […]

Indonesians to Vote in Close Presidential Race Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:16 PM PDT JAKARTA — Voters in Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, head to the polls July 9 to choose a new president in a race described as one of the tightest in recent history. Some 190 million Indonesians, including about 67 million first-time voters, will choose between two candidates with very distinct leadership styles: one is […]

Ukraine Government Calls on Rebels to Disarm Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:12 PM PDT The Ukrainian government says there will be no cease-fire talks with pro-Russian separatists in the east until the rebels completely lay down their arms. A statement released Tuesday by Defense Minister Valery Heletey expressed a growing confidence in Kyiv that it was gaining momentum against the separatists in a three month old uprising that has […]

Obama Asks Congress for $3.7B to Tackle Immigration Crisis Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:09 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking $3.7 billion from lawmakers to address the increase in the number of migrants, particularly unaccompanied children, crossing into the United States from Central America. Emergency funding request is aimed at addressing what White House officials are calling an urgent humanitarian situation. The thousands of undocumented migrants who cross into […]

Official: Nigeria ‘Moving Closer’ to Finding Girls Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:08 PM PDT ABUJA — After several arrests and reported victories against Boko Haram militants, the Nigerian military says it is “moving closer”' to rescuing the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in April. But critics are skeptical, saying the government is under enormous pressure to demonstrate action and that military might alone will not end the insurgency. If […]

Redheads falling prey to extinction due to climate change: Study Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:07 PM PDT London,  We may feel a drop in the number of 'red-heads' around us, as a new study claims that they may very soon be on the verge of extinction. The gene in people with red hair and pale skin is believed to be a result of the cloudy climate in Scotland, where the sunny weather […]

Now, simple blood test to predict Alzheimer in people Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:06 PM PDT Washington, Researchers have reached a step closer to Alzheimer's treatment by coming up with a new blood test which can predict the commencement of the disease in people. Scientists from King's College London and UK proteomics company, Proteome Sciences plc, analysed over 1,000 individuals, and have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood […]

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