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In Iraq, captured Yazidi women fear the Islamic State will force them to wed  Washington Post
DAHUK, IRAQ — Hundreds of Yazidi women who were captured by Islamic extremists during their sweep through the town of Sinjar are being incarcerated at scattered locations across northern Iraq in what increasingly looks like a deliberate attempt to co-opt ...

US air strikes hit Islamic State near Mosul dam   Sydney Morning Herald
US launches airstrikes near Irbil, Mosul Dam   The Hindu
Iraq crisis: Yazidi villagers 'massacred' by IS   BBC News
The Times (subscription)   
Channel News Asia   
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Michael Brown shooting: Protesters take to streets ahead of curfew  CBC.ca
Hundreds of demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., angry at the shooting death of a black teenager by police took to the streets in the rain on Saturday night, hours ahead of a planned curfew called for by the state's governor. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a ...

Mo. gov. declares state of emergency, curfew in Ferguson   USA TODAY
Missouri Governor declares state of emergency and protesters and police face ...   Sydney Morning Herald
In Ferguson, three minutes — and two lives forever changed   Washington Post
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  BBC News   
Tilbury Docks: Police to question container survivors  BBC News
Police are to question a group of people found inside a shipping container at a port, as they continue to investigate the death of one man. Thirty-five people were discovered on Saturday morning after a freighter arrived at Tilbury Docks from Belgium.
Police to quiz stowaways after shipping container death   The Australian
Murder inquiry as stowaway found dead at docks   Herald Scotland
Tilbury Docks: Man dies as 35 stowaways are found in container   The Independent
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Kerry phone call recorded by BND  Herald Scotland
Germany's foreign intelligence agency recorded at least one phone conversation held by US Secretary of State John Kerry, a German magazine said yesterday, potentially embarrassing Berlin, which has itself reprimanded Washington for its surveillance.
Report: German Intel Spied on Kerry, Clinton   ABC News
Germany's Spies Intercepted Clinton Phone Call, Newspaper Says   Businessweek

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  The Hindu   
Cease-fire talks set to resume as delegations return to Cairo  Jerusalem Post
No deal in sight two days before Gaza cease-fire expires; Hamas says Egyptian proposal unacceptable, threatens to renew fighting; Israel says they have yet to agree to a proposal. Netanyahu, Cohen, and Zamir. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) ...

Gaza conflict: Hamas rejects offers made in Cairo; warns Israel of 'long war' if ...   ABC Online
Hamas did not start this war   Gulf Daily News
Israel-Gaza conflict: 'Israel must stop punishing Gaza's people,' pleads UN ...   The Independent
Haaretz   
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  BBC News   
Ukraine crisis: Rebel fighters 'trained in Russia'  BBC News
The new rebel leader in east Ukraine's Donetsk region has said his forces include 1,200 fighters who underwent military training in Russia. Addressing a meeting, Alexander Zakharchenko said the fighters had trained "four months on the territory of the ...

Ukraine crisis: Rebels getting tanks, Russian-trained fighters for offensive ...   ABC Online
Top Ukraine rebel leader says troops training in Russia   Haaretz
Ukraine separatist leader says rebels getting tanks and reinforcements   Reuters
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  Fox News   
Perry responds to indictment, calls it a political 'farce,' vows to defend himself  Fox News
Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry responded Saturday to the weekend indictment in which he is accused of abusing his power of office, calling it a political “farce” and vowing to explore “every legal avenue” to combat the prosecution. Perry, a 2012 GOP presidential ...

Does a governor have 'custody or possession' of funds the legislature wants to ...   Washington Post
Indictment of Perry Raises Debate Over Which Party Is Abusing Power   New York Times
Texas governor Rick Perry disputes indictment charge as political   Toronto Star
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  IBNLive   
Major flooding leaves 54 dead  Herald Scotland
Flooding and landslides in western Nepal have killed at least 54 people and a further 142 are missing amid continuous rainfall over the past three days. Flooding and landslides in western Nepal have killed at least 54 people and a further 142 are missing ...

At least 53 killed in Nepal floods and mudslides   Tehran Times

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Iraqi Tribal Leaders Could Support Gov't  RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Sunni tribal leaders in Iraq have said they conditionally support Prime Minister-designate Haidar al-Abadi and could join in the fight against Islamic State militants. Ali Hatem Suleiman, an influential tribal leader in the western Anbar Province, said he was ...


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Kurds Prepare for Talks with Baghdad on New Government  Rudaw
After months of political turmoil in Iraq and the withdrawal of Kurdish ministers from Baghdad, the Kurds are now gearing up to join Iraq's new cabinet under Abadi. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Kurdish political leaders agreed on Saturday to resume negotiations ...


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