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Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings

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Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings

Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Volunteers of the newly formed "Peace Brigades" participate in a parade in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The armed group was formed after radical Shiite cleric Muqtatda al-Sadr called to form brigades to protect Shiite holy shrines against possible attacks by Sunni militants. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)Iraqi military officials say Sunni militants have captured two border crossings, one with Jordan and another with Syria, as they press on with their offensive in one of Iraq's most restive regions.

Obama: Threat from Iraq militants could grow

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 07:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Obama said the US will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, set up joint operation centers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President Barack Obama said.

U.S. presses Egypt to adopt more moderate policies

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry speak to journalists before a meeting at a hotel in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, June 22, 2014. Kerry arrived Sunday in the Egyptian capital to meet with Egyptian officials including President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the highest-level American outreach since he took office. The United States is moving forward with attempts to thaw relations with Egypt that have cooled over concerns that the government in Cairo has conducted sham trials, imprisoned journalists and issued a violent crackdown on its political enemies. (AP Photo/Brendan Smalowski, Pool)CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday made the highest-level American visit to Egypt since President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi took office as Washington presses the former army chief to adopt more moderate policies.

AP IMPACT: VA falls short on female medical issues

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:55 AM PDT

In this June 18, 2014 photo, Army Sgt. LaQuisha Gallmon holds her 2-month-old Abbagayl, as her children Dallin, 8, and Angelicah, 5, sit in their home in Greenville, S.C. Gallmon said that her local VA office had authorized her to see a private physician during her pregnancy, so she went to an emergency room after experiencing complications in her sixth month of pregnancy. She said the VA has thus far refused to pay the resulting $700 bill. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them of child-bearing age.

5 Things to Know about women's medical care at VA

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:03 AM PDT

In this June 18, 2014 photo, Army Sgt. LaQuisha Gallmon, right, reads a letter from the Veterans Affairs Depart, as she holds her 2-month-old Abbagayle in Greenville, S.C. Gallmon said that her local VA office had authorized her to see a private physician during her pregnancy, so she went to an emergency room after experiencing complications in her sixth month of pregnancy. She said the VA has thus far refused to pay the resulting $700 bill. Gallmon's boyfriend Othneil Sands works on his laptop at left. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them of child-bearing age.

Russia's Putin calls for compromise in Ukraine

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:41 AM PDT

Russian Vladimir Putin, second right, takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 22, 2014, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly expressed support Sunday for Ukraine's declaration of a cease-fire in its battle against pro-Russian separatists and called on both sides to negotiate a compromise.

ABA: Lawyers can scour jurors' social media sites

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, Michael Steinberg, second from right, exits Manhattan federal court with his defense attorney Barry Berke in New York. Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors. The American Bar Association says it's ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service and even jurors in deliberations. Last year, New York defense attorney Berke hired a jury consultant firm and instructed it to search social media sites of potential jurors in the insider-trading case of Steinberg. The consultant was looking for anti-Wall Street comments or any other signs of possible bias. Prospective jurors thought to be biased were removed from the pool. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.

BRAZIL BEAT: Watching World Cup from Wimbledon

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:03 AM PDT

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JUNE 21-22 - FILE - In this July 5, 2013, file photo, Andy Murray, of Britain, plays a shot to Jerzy Janowicz, of Poland, during their men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray says the World Cup is a big focus of conversation at Wimbledon.

Ugandans drum alarms to rescue abducted children

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:16 AM PDT

In this photo of Wednesday, June 18, 2014, Juliet Nabirye wipes tears from her face as she sits with her son, during an interview with the Associated Press, in Kampala, Uganda. When a child goes missing, the villagers beat drums into a soaring rhythm that sends rescuers scampering through bushes. Others, riding motorcycles, try to block exit routes. Nabirye, described how one January evening a former boyfriend stole her four-year-old son and told her to BUIKWE, Uganda (AP) — When a child goes missing in this central Ugandan district, villagers beat drums into a pulsing rhythm that sends rescuers scampering through bushes. Others, riding motorcycles, try to block exit routes.

BRAZIL BEAT: Good luck, Landon! Oops, never mind

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during a training session of Portugal in Campinas, Brazil, Friday, June 20, 2014. Portugal plays in group G of the Brazil 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Landon Donovan is still the biggest name in American soccer. He's just not playing for the U.S. at the World Cup.

BRAZIL BEAT: Van Gaal enjoying World Cup offenses

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:33 AM PDT

Coach Louis van Gaal, center, of the Netherlands briefs his team during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 20, 2014. The Netherlands play in group B of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)SAO PAULO (AP) — With his team already comfortably qualified for the round of 16, and only positioning at stake in a matchup with Chile, Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal turned his attention to World Cup games at large, saying he was pleased with the offensive brand of football seen so far.

Report: Polish minister says U.S. ties worthless

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 05:26 AM PDT

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Tusk said early elections within weeks may be necessary if an expanding political crisis sparked by eavesdropping on political leaders is not contained. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish magazine said Sunday it has obtained recordings of a conversation in which Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says the country's strong alliance with the U.S. "isn't worth anything" and is "even harmful because it creates a false sense of security."

Military surrounds S. Korean soldier who fled post

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 12:31 AM PDT

South Korean army soldiers stand guard on the road to search for a South Korean conscript soldier who is on the run after a shooting incident at a temporary checkpoint in Goseong, South Korea, Sunday, June 22, 2014. The military searched Sunday for an armed South Korean soldier who fled after killing five of his comrades and wounding seven at an outpost near the North Korean border.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean military authorities have surrounded a soldier who fled his border outpost after killing five comrades the day before and were trying to persuade him to surrender, a defense official said Sunday.

Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate

Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Volunteers of the newly formed "Peace Brigades" participate in a parade in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 21, 2014. 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 control a large chunk of the country's north. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)Sunni fighters smash a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran.

Sunni fighters expand offensive in Iraq

Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:09 PM PDT

Volunteers of the newly formed "Peace Brigades" participate in a parade in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The armed group was formed after radical Shiite cleric Muqtatda al-Sadr called to form brigades to protect Shiite holy shrines against possible attacks by Sunni militants. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)Insurgents seize three strategic towns and the first border crossing with Syria.

Libya suspect a shadowy figure among militias

Posted: 21 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, a man looks at documents at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the day after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. 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. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)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.

Mt. Rainier search for writer ends when body found

Posted: 21 Jun 2014 10:23 PM PDT

This undated image provided by Lola Kemp shows missing hiker Karen Sykes, right, with her friend Lola Kemp. Crews searched Mount Rainier National Park on Friday June 20, 2014, for Sykes, a prominent hiker and outdoors writer who was reported missing late Wednesday. She was working on a story at the time, park spokeswoman Patti Wold said. (AP Photo/Lola Kemp)MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — The search for a prominent outdoors writer on Mount Rainier was suspended Saturday when a female's body was recovered, but the remains weren't immediately identified, officials said.

Pope denounces Mafia, meets father of slain boy

Posted: 21 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT

Pope Francis kisses a girl in front the Duomo of Cassano allo Jonio, southern Italy, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Pope Francis is paying a one day visit to Castrovillari, Sibari, and Cassano allo Jonio, in the Calabria region of Italy. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)CASSANO ALL'JONIO, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis journeyed Saturday to the heart of Italy's biggest crime syndicate, met the father of a 3-year-old boy slain in the region's drug war, and declared that all mobsters are automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

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