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• Libya suspect a shadowy figure among militias
• BRAZIL BEAT: Mexico coach Herrera embraces Twitter
• Sunni fighters expand offensive in western Iraq
• Afghan gunmen attack NATO air base in east
• Messi gives Argentina 1-0 Cup win over Iran
• What is a slur? Redskins case forces us to decide
• Police: Zapped driver sheds stun gun barbs, flees
• Libya suspect an shadowy figure among militias
• US, Iran, longtime enemies, now potential partners
• Sunni militants seize a second Iraqi town in Anbar
• Separatists dismiss Ukraine cease-fire
• Iraq militia parades as insurgents seize crossing
• Iraq's Shiite militiamen parade in show of force
• Putin orders forces in the Urals on combat alert
• Militants seize Iraq border post, kill 30 troops
• Iraqi PM under pressure from Shiite cleric, US
• UN says 10.8 million Syrians need humanitarian aid
• 13 shot dead after attacking police in west China
• 13 killed in attack on police office in west China
• New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill
• Benghazi suspect faces criminal, not military, court
• VA: 65 percent of senior executives got bonuses
• Syria says no aid deliveries without its approval
• BRAZIL BEAT: Sinkhole swallows up cars in Natal
• Ukraine orders 1-week government cease-fire

Libya suspect a shadowy figure among militias Posted: 21 Jun 2014 01:06 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A strange silence has met the U.S. capture of a Libyan militant accused in the 2012 attack that killed the American ambassador and three others. In his hometown of Benghazi in eastern Libya, there have been few threats of revenge, only speculation among supporters and opponents that Ahmed Abu Khattala was betrayed by an insider.

BRAZIL BEAT: Mexico coach Herrera embraces Twitter Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:51 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Selfies, elaborate jokes, photo bombs involving his squad's biggest stars and now exclusive team news. Mexico's Miguel Herrera is not one of those national team coaches afraid of Twitter.

Sunni fighters expand offensive in western Iraq Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:19 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni insurgents led by an al-Qaida breakaway group expanded their offensive in a volatile western province on Saturday, capturing two strategic towns and the first border crossing with Syria to fall on the Iraqi side.

Afghan gunmen attack NATO air base in east Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:03 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan provincial government spokesman says gunmen have attacked a NATO air base on the outskirts of the eastern city of Jalalabad, where the U.S. has forces stationed.

Messi gives Argentina 1-0 Cup win over Iran Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:49 AM PDT BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a superb goal in stoppage time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Iran on Saturday and secure his team's place in the second round of the World Cup.

What is a slur? Redskins case forces us to decide Posted: 21 Jun 2014 09:42 AM PDT Something is happening just beneath the fight over the name of a certain Washington, D.C., pro football team: America is working through the process of determining what is — or is not — racially offensive.

Police: Zapped driver sheds stun gun barbs, flees Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:39 AM PDT SALEM, N.H. (AP) — An unruly driver zapped with a stun gun during a traffic stop yanked out the barbs, assaulted the officer and fled early Saturday, prompting a two-state pursuit that also led him to steal a police cruiser and threaten to shoot officers, authorities said.

Libya suspect an shadowy figure among militias Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:39 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A strange silence has met the U.S. capture of a Libyan militant accused in the 2012 attack that killed the American ambassador and three others. In his hometown of Benghazi in eastern Libya, there have been few threats of revenge, only speculation among supporters and opponents that Ahmed Abu Khattala was betrayed by an insider.

US, Iran, longtime enemies, now potential partners Posted: 21 Jun 2014 06:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the fog of diplomacy.

Sunni militants seize a second Iraqi town in Anbar Posted: 21 Jun 2014 05:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The mayor of a town northwest of Baghdad says it has fallen into the hands of Sunni militants, the second to be captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the mainly Sunni Anbar province.

Separatists dismiss Ukraine cease-fire Posted: 21 Jun 2014 05:57 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's embattled east have dismissed a unilateral cease-fire ordered by President Petro Poroshenko as fake, while nine Ukrainian service members were wounded in clashes overnight.

Iraq militia parades as insurgents seize crossing Posted: 21 Jun 2014 05:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of heavily-armed Shiite militiamen paraded through several Iraqi cities on Saturday after Sunni militants seized a town on the Syrian border in what appeared to be the start of a new offensive in the western Anbar province.

Iraq's Shiite militiamen parade in show of force Posted: 21 Jun 2014 03:01 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiite militiamen have paraded in Baghdad and several other cities in southern Iraq with heavy weaponry, signaling their readiness to take on Sunni militants who seized much of the country's north.

Putin orders forces in the Urals on combat alert Posted: 21 Jun 2014 02:23 AM PDT The Russian President ordered military forces in central Russia on combat alert as well as a drill of airborne troops.

Militants seize Iraq border post, kill 30 troops Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say Sunni militants have seized a Syrian border crossing after killing some 30 Iraqi troops in a day of clashes.

Iraqi PM under pressure from Shiite cleric, US Posted: 20 Jun 2014 11:53 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces mounting pressure to form an inclusive government or step aside following the loss of large swaths of territory to Sunni militants, with both a top Shiite cleric and the White House strongly hinting he is in part to blame for the crisis.

UN says 10.8 million Syrians need humanitarian aid Posted: 20 Jun 2014 11:05 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and the number of people needing urgent help has reached 10.8 million — almost half of Syria's population of 22 million, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday.

13 shot dead after attacking police in west China Posted: 20 Jun 2014 09:29 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Police in China's western Xinjiang region shot dead 13 assailants who drove one or more vehicles into a police office building and set off explosives in an attack Saturday that injured three officers, the news website for the regional government said.

13 killed in attack on police office in west China Posted: 20 Jun 2014 09:12 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Police in China's western Xinjiang region shot dead 13 assailants who drove one or more vehicles into a police office building and set off explosives in an attack Saturday that injured three police officers, the news website for the regional government said.

New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:29 PM PDT New York state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that would allow limited access to medical marijuana in New York, joining 22 other states where cannabis has been legalized for therapeutic purposes. The bill, passed on a 49-10 state Senate vote, embodies a deal reached on Thursday between Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers that would allow patients to inhale vaporized extracts of pot's active ingredients or to eat them in food, but prohibit smoking of marijuana itself. Exactly how medical marijuana products will be formulated in New York will be left up to the state's Health Department under the program, which the governor would have discretion to halt at any time, and which will expire after seven years, unless lawmaker reauthorize it.

Benghazi suspect faces criminal, not military, court Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:29 PM PDT A suspected leader of the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, captured by U.S. forces and spirited out of the country, can expect to move quickly through the initial steps of the criminal justice system.

VA: 65 percent of senior executives got bonuses Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — About 65 percent of senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics, the agency said Friday.

Syria says no aid deliveries without its approval Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:13 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria says any attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to rebel-controlled areas without government approval is tantamount to "an attack on the Syrian state" as well as its territorial integrity and political independence.

BRAZIL BEAT: Sinkhole swallows up cars in Natal Posted: 20 Jun 2014 04:04 PM PDT NATAL, Brazil (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed cars and damaged the homes of some 150 families living in a poor neighborhood in a northern Brazilian city that's one of 12 hosting the World Cup matches.

Ukraine orders 1-week government cease-fire Posted: 20 Jun 2014 03:13 PM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president ordered his forces to cease fire Friday and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country's east — the first step in a peace plan he hopes will end the fighting that has killed hundreds.

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