| Israel warns of wider Gaza assault as toll soars to 285 Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:54 PM PDT  Israel warned Friday it could broaden a Gaza ground assault aimed at smashing Hamas's network of cross-border tunnels, as intensifying tank fire hiked the Palestinian death toll to 285. With diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire gathering pace, US President Barack Obama said he had telephoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to voice concerns about the crisis. In the face of Israel's land, sea and air offensive, the Islamist movement Hamas remained defiant and warned the Jewish state it would "drown in the swamp of Gaza"
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| Clinton papers: New details on bin Laden, Haiti, SCOTUS Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:39 PM PDT  Clinton asked for more information on Osama bin Laden in 1998, according to new records.
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| Israel pushes in Gaza, expanding ground operation Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:22 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops pushed into Gaza on Friday in a ground offensive that officials said could last up to two weeks as the prime minister ordered the military to prepare for a "significantly" wider campaign.
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| AP Analysis: Downed jet could alter Ukraine crisis Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:51 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine is likely to be a turning point in the country's conflict. But which way it turns depends mainly on who carried out the attack and how convincingly it can be proved to the world.
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| Rebel gives bizarre account of MH17 crash Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:02 PM PDT  Separatist commander suggests many victims may have died days before plane took off.
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| Child migrant surge shifts politics of immigration Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:30 AM PDT  The surge of Central American children crossing the U.S. southern border has shifted the politics of immigration, weakening one of the most potent arguments Democrats plan to make against Republicans in November and in the next presidential election.
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| What we know, and don't, 1 day after Ukraine crash Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:13 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — One day after the crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 298 people in eastern Ukraine, here's what is known, and what has been claimed:
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| AP ANALYSIS: Israel and Hamas dislike status quo Posted: 18 Jul 2014 10:27 AM PDT  If Israel and Hamas can agree on one point, it seems, it's that things have to change.
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| World calls for Ukraine cease-fire after crash Posted: 18 Jul 2014 10:13 AM PDT  ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — World leaders called for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Ukraine on Friday and demanded speedy access for international investigators to the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner shot down over the country's battlefields.
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| Massive wildfire burns homes, leads to evacuations Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:55 AM PDT  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A large, wind-whipped wildfire in rural north-central Washington destroyed an estimated 100 homes, forced the evacuation of a small town and cut power to most of the scenic Methow Valley.
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| Obama confirms American on MH17 Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:40 AM PDT  The president called the missile attack on the Malaysian jet a global tragedy.
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| AP PHOTOS: Malaysia plane carrying 295 shot down Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:10 AM PDT  HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — In the sunflower fields around eastern Ukraine, lines of rescue workers disappeared into thick, tall growth, searching the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down as it flew miles above the country's battlefield. Elsewhere, news of the tragedy sparked an outpouring of grief and prayer as Malaysia reeled from the second disaster to hit its national airline in less than five months.
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| Destructive Washington wildfire balloons in size Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fire officials say a wildfire that prompted the evacuation of a small north-central Washington town has grown substantially to about 260 square miles. |
| Boko Haram Islamists 'kill many' in Nigeria attack Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:38 AM PDT  Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack on the town of Damboa in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting dead civilians who tried to surrender, an official and witnesses said Friday. "The insurgents attacked the town from 6:30pm (1730 GMT) on Thursday to the early hours of today," said the official in Damboa's local government who requested anonymity. The militants attacked a police station and an army camp in Damboa on July 6, chasing the security forces out of the town, which has been one of the hardest-hit areas in Boko Haram's five-year extremist uprising. Damboa residents have been left unguarded since the previous attack, the official and witnesses said.
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| Ukraine searchers comb sunflowers for plane debris Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:04 AM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners spread out Friday across the sunflower fields and villages of eastern Ukraine, searching the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down as it flew miles above the country's battlefield. |
| All walks of life among Malaysia plane passengers Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:48 AM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
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| Jihadis seize Syria gas field, 100 feared dead Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:17 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic militants killed about 100 Syrian troops, guards and workers as they captures a gas field in central Syria following daylong clashes, activists said Friday.
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| Putin urges Ukraine cease-fire after plane attack Posted: 18 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT  ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners spread out Friday across the sunflower fields and villages of eastern Ukraine, searching the wreckage of a jetliner shot down as it flew miles above the country's battlefield.
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| Putin calls for peace in Ukraine after plane crash Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:42 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says all parties in the conflict in eastern Ukraine should lay down the arms and engage in talks as soon as possible after a commercial airliner was shot down. |
| 181 bodies found at Malaysia crash site in Ukraine Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:12 AM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners — dressed in overalls and covered in soot — spread out Friday across the sunflower fields and villages of eastern Ukraine, searching the wreckage of a jetliner shot down as it flew miles above the country's battlefield. |
| Confusion over whether Malaysia black boxes found Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:53 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A pro-Russia rebel leader says no black boxes have been found in the scattered wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over eastern Ukraine, conflicting with a statement made by an aide to a rebel military leader. |
| From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:22 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. |
| Official: 181 bodies found at Malaysian plane site Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:32 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says 181 bodies have been located so far at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine.
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| Why airlines didn't avoid risky Ukraine airspace Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:14 AM PDT  Some carriers have steered clear of the country, but others continued to fly near the fighting.
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| Israel PM: Military ready to expand Gaza offensive Posted: 18 Jul 2014 02:48 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says he has ordered the military to prepare for a "significant expansion" of its ground operation against Gaza militants.
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