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Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 00:01:34 -04005Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifToday in HistoryToday is Tuesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2013. There are 154 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 00:01:34 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767Experts: Unlikely US helped NZ spy on reporter<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experts-unlikely-us-helped-nz-spy-reporter-200258949.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P1s0JKKDvsUTn0.wqrwkjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f8d76165c98f919380f6a706700a7da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This June 23, 2013 file photo shows a TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Surveillance of a New Zealand journalist?s phone conversations with Afghan sources may have occurred under one of several military intelligence programs designed to track militants, intelligence officials and experts say. But US and New Zealand officials deny that the US directly gave New Zealand information on Jon Stephenson. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This June 23, 2013 file photo shows a TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Surveillance of a New Zealand journalist?s phone conversations with Afghan sources may have occurred under one of several military intelligence programs designed to track militants, intelligence officials and experts say. But US and New Zealand officials deny that the US directly gave New Zealand information on Jon Stephenson. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A U.S. official said Monday that the National Security Agency did not monitor phone conversations between a New Zealand journalist and his Afghan sources, following claims by the journalist that his reporting was monitored by the U.S. intelligence programs revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden on behalf of New Zealand&#039;s military.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/experts-unlikely-us-helped-nz-spy-reporter-200258949.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 20:21:12 -0400Associated Pressexperts-unlikely-us-helped-nz-spy-reporter-200258949<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experts-unlikely-us-helped-nz-spy-reporter-200258949.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P1s0JKKDvsUTn0.wqrwkjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f8d76165c98f919380f6a706700a7da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This June 23, 2013 file photo shows a TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Surveillance of a New Zealand journalist?s phone conversations with Afghan sources may have occurred under one of several military intelligence programs designed to track militants, intelligence officials and experts say. But US and New Zealand officials deny that the US directly gave New Zealand information on Jon Stephenson. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This June 23, 2013 file photo shows a TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Surveillance of a New Zealand journalist?s phone conversations with Afghan sources may have occurred under one of several military intelligence programs designed to track militants, intelligence officials and experts say. But US and New Zealand officials deny that the US directly gave New Zealand information on Jon Stephenson. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A U.S. official said Monday that the National Security Agency did not monitor phone conversations between a New Zealand journalist and his Afghan sources, following claims by the journalist that his reporting was monitored by the U.S. intelligence programs revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden on behalf of New Zealand&#039;s military.</p><br clear="all"/>Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activistsBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked fighters in a rebel-held eastern Syrian city on Monday abducted a prominent Italian Jesuit priest who championed the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant kidnapped father Paolo Dall'Oglio while he was walking in Raqqa, which fell to militant Islamist brigades in March, the sources in Raqqa province told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-group-kidnaps-italian-priest-syria-activists-234155467.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:41:55 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-group-kidnaps-italian-priest-syria-activists-234155467Along with Miss America, parade returns to NJThe Miss America parade is getting a television-friendly makeover as the tradition returns to Atlantic City in September for the first time in nine years.http://news.yahoo.com/along-miss-america-parade-returns-nj-213806412.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:38:06 -0400Associated Pressalong-miss-america-parade-returns-nj-213806412Iran nominee seen as olive branch to United States<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cH.RvOuREmrdRZrVFxzmRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T213052Z_2_CBRE96S1HNN00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-UN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." align="left" title="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." border="0" /></a>By Marcus George and Paul Taylor DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a &quot;grand bargain,&quot; he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. Iranian news agencies reported on Monday that Zarif, a former ambassador to the United Nations and Tehran&#039;s leading connoisseur of the U.S. political elite, is set to be in the cabinet Rouhani will announce after taking office on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:30:52 -0400Reutersiran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-nominee-seen-olive-branch-united-states-191848303.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cH.RvOuREmrdRZrVFxzmRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T213052Z_2_CBRE96S1HNN00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-UN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." align="left" title="IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL." border="0" /></a>By Marcus George and Paul Taylor DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a &quot;grand bargain,&quot; he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. Iranian news agencies reported on Monday that Zarif, a former ambassador to the United Nations and Tehran&#039;s leading connoisseur of the U.S. political elite, is set to be in the cabinet Rouhani will announce after taking office on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Verdict to be read on Tuesday for Bradley Manning WikiLeaks case<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-bradley-manning-wikileaks-case-read-tuesday-164216110.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JZ1Y5c6lLEoKRmdwRbVaqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T205914Z_3_CBRE96S1AEQ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out of court after the second day of deliberation in his military trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out of court after the second day of deliberation in his military trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan (Reuters) - The verdict will be read on Tuesday at the court-martial of the soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, the judge said, with the biggest question whether he will be convicted of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy, carrying a life sentence. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-bradley-manning-wikileaks-case-read-tuesday-164216110.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:09:36 -0400Reutersverdict-bradley-manning-wikileaks-case-read-tuesday-164216110<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-bradley-manning-wikileaks-case-read-tuesday-164216110.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JZ1Y5c6lLEoKRmdwRbVaqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T205914Z_3_CBRE96S1AEQ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out of court after the second day of deliberation in his military trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out of court after the second day of deliberation in his military trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan (Reuters) - The verdict will be read on Tuesday at the court-martial of the soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, the judge said, with the biggest question whether he will be convicted of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy, carrying a life sentence. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-likely-tuesday-wikileaks-court-192246309.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FelocKlUqGsxb9NklHnTYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/d77975555b9af519380f6a706700cb68_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial" align="left" title="Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial" border="0" /></a>Pfc. Bradley Manning could learn as early as Tuesday afternoon whether he will be convicted of aiding the enemy ? punishable by life in prison without parole ? for sending more than 700,000 government ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-likely-tuesday-wikileaks-court-192246309.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:22:46 -0400Associated Pressverdict-likely-tuesday-wikileaks-court-192246309<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-likely-tuesday-wikileaks-court-192246309.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FelocKlUqGsxb9NklHnTYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/d77975555b9af519380f6a706700cb68_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial" align="left" title="Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial" border="0" /></a>Pfc. Bradley Manning could learn as early as Tuesday afternoon whether he will be convicted of aiding the enemy ? punishable by life in prison without parole ? for sending more than 700,000 government ...</p><br clear="all"/>Syrian troops capture key Homs neighborhood<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s beleaguered opposition forces suffered another blow Monday when government troops captured a key district in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the country&#039;s uprising.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:19:27 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-184451025.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s beleaguered opposition forces suffered another blow Monday when government troops captured a key district in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the country&#039;s uprising.</p><br clear="all"/>Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 58<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-58-180233985.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? More than a dozen explosions, mainly from car bombs, ripped through marketplaces, parking lots, a cafe and rush-hour crowds in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 58 people and pushing the country&#039;s death toll for the month of July toward the 700 mark, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-58-180233985.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 15:15:44 -0400Associated Presswave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-58-180233985<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-58-180233985.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? More than a dozen explosions, mainly from car bombs, ripped through marketplaces, parking lots, a cafe and rush-hour crowds in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 58 people and pushing the country&#039;s death toll for the month of July toward the 700 mark, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>Readers Write: US must not arm Syria's rebelsKurt Shillinger's argument for arming the Syrian rebels to back Bashar al-Assad "into a corner from which the negotiating table provides his only safe escape" is a terrible idea (June 26 commentary "US military aid to Syrian rebels: help or hindrance?"). True, the Assad regime is supported by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah. It is also supported by the majority of Syria's Christians, who have always tended to form alliances with the Alawites and Shiites in opposition to the majority Sunnis.http://news.yahoo.com/readers-write-us-must-not-arm-syrias-rebels-182410467.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 14:24:10 -0400Christian Science Monitorreaders-write-us-must-not-arm-syrias-rebels-182410467Yoohoo! Another investigation turns up taxpayer waste in Afghanistan.Today, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports that a $47 million US government stability program failed to bring any stability.http://news.yahoo.com/yoohoo-another-investigation-turns-taxpayer-waste-afghanistan-175608657.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 13:56:08 -0400Christian Science Monitoryoohoo-another-investigation-turns-taxpayer-waste-afghanistan-175608657Along with Miss America, parade returns to ACThe Miss America parade is getting a television friendly makeover as the tradition returns to Atlantic City in September for the first time in nine years.http://news.yahoo.com/along-miss-america-parade-returns-ac-172640655.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 13:32:44 -0400Associated Pressalong-miss-america-parade-returns-ac-172640655New Region, Old Ritual: Back to Peace TalksAnd so the Obama administration induced Israelis and Palestinians to reenter peace talks Monday, after three years of suspension that followed many more years of paralysis. This latest effort to get two hostile peoples to divide up the same dot on the map somehow recalls the line from Julius Caesar: "How many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted over, in states unborn and accents yet unknown?"http://news.yahoo.com/region-old-ritual-back-peace-talks-165642969.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 13:18:10 -0400National Journalregion-old-ritual-back-peace-talks-165642969Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 55<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-55-163158607.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? More than a dozen car bombs ripped through marketplaces, parking lots and rush-hour crowds in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people and pushing the country&#039;s death toll for the month of July toward the 700 mark, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-55-163158607.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 12:31:58 -0400Associated Presswave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-55-163158607<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-55-163158607.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? More than a dozen car bombs ripped through marketplaces, parking lots and rush-hour crowds in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people and pushing the country&#039;s death toll for the month of July toward the 700 mark, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>Wave of car bombings target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing 60By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs ripped through busy streets and markets in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 60 people in predominantly Shi'ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni insurgents stepped up attacks this year. The 17 blasts, which appeared to be coordinated, were concentrated on towns and cities in Iraq's mainly Shi'ite south, and districts of the capital where Shi'ites live. ...http://news.yahoo.com/eight-car-bombs-kill-26-across-baghdad-police-061653841.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 09:44:52 -0400Reuterseight-car-bombs-kill-26-across-baghdad-police-061653841Surging violence in IraqIn the early morning hours of July 22, Al Qaeda in Iraq won its greatest victory in years with simultaneous attacks on the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Taji, freeing some 500 prisoners and killing more than 50 people. The attacks' precision and targets ? heavily militarized facilities on the outskirts of Baghdad ? show that Iraq's toughest insurgent group is still very much in the fight.http://news.yahoo.com/surging-violence-iraq-134112902.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 09:41:12 -0400Christian Science Monitorsurging-violence-iraq-134112902Car bombings in Iraq wound Maliki's government? A daily summary of global reports on security issues.http://news.yahoo.com/car-bombings-iraq-wound-malikis-government-122539365.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:25:39 -0400Christian Science Monitorcar-bombings-iraq-wound-malikis-government-122539365Syrian TV: Troops capture key Homs neighborhood<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-tv-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-085812225.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Government troops captured a neighborhood Monday in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, dealing another blow to beleaguered opposition forces in the center of the country, according to the state media.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-tv-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-085812225.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:13:05 -0400Associated Presssyrian-tv-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-085812225<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-tv-troops-capture-key-homs-neighborhood-085812225.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/td.gzhZMOkE0BN8Z_xdhmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/391b58e33c25da19380f6a7067006b98.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Government troops captured a neighborhood Monday in the embattled city of Homs that has been a rebel stronghold since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, dealing another blow to beleaguered opposition forces in the center of the country, according to the state media.</p><br clear="all"/>More Bombings in Baghadad as Iraq Continues to Soar<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-bombings-baghadad-iraq-continues-soar-121119414.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5AQtOAkhU..GbwX1dXABwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/More_Bombings_in_Baghadad_as-a3849c2afb86aecf7bbd5386319f89d3" width="130" height="86" alt="More Bombings in Baghadad as Iraq Continues to Soar" align="left" title="More Bombings in Baghadad as Iraq Continues to Soar" border="0" /></a>A wave of coordinated car bombings killed more than 50 people across Iraq on Monday, as a sharp rise in sectarian violence threatens to tear the nation apart. There were ten bombings in Baghdad alone, with targets including a hospital and several markets. Bombings also killed and wounded dozens of others in Basra, Tikrit, and Kut.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/more-bombings-baghadad-iraq-continues-soar-121119414.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:11:19 -0400The Atlantic Wiremore-bombings-baghadad-iraq-continues-soar-121119414<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-bombings-baghadad-iraq-continues-soar-121119414.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5AQtOAkhU..GbwX1dXABwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/More_Bombings_in_Baghadad_as-a3849c2afb86aecf7bbd5386319f89d3" width="130" height="86" alt="More Bombings in Baghadad as Iraq Continues to Soar" align="left" title="More Bombings in Baghadad as Iraq Continues to Soar" border="0" /></a>A wave of coordinated car bombings killed more than 50 people across Iraq on Monday, as a sharp rise in sectarian violence threatens to tear the nation apart. There were ten bombings in Baghdad alone, with targets including a hospital and several markets. Bombings also killed and wounded dozens of others in Basra, Tikrit, and Kut.</p><br clear="all"/>Kurds could help shift course of war in Syria<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-could-help-shift-course-war-syria-115011672.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l5.2T9M3EMArLGsWUw.A.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T115011Z_1_CBRE96S0WVU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-TURKEY-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The head of Turkey&#039;s main Kurdish party has welcomed contacts between the Ankara government and Syria&#039;s Kurds, saying it could step up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help change the course of the civil war, Turkish intelligence officers met in Istanbul last week with Saleh Muslim, head of Syria&#039;s Democratic Union Party (PYD), a Kurdish group whose militias have been fighting for control of parts of Syria&#039;s north near the Turkish border. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-could-help-shift-course-war-syria-115011672.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:02:01 -0400Reuterskurds-could-help-shift-course-war-syria-115011672<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-could-help-shift-course-war-syria-115011672.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l5.2T9M3EMArLGsWUw.A.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T115011Z_1_CBRE96S0WVU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-TURKEY-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A man inspects damage at a hospital in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The head of Turkey&#039;s main Kurdish party has welcomed contacts between the Ankara government and Syria&#039;s Kurds, saying it could step up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help change the course of the civil war, Turkish intelligence officers met in Istanbul last week with Saleh Muslim, head of Syria&#039;s Democratic Union Party (PYD), a Kurdish group whose militias have been fighting for control of parts of Syria&#039;s north near the Turkish border. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 51<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-51-102203771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing at least 51 people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-51-102203771.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 07:21:37 -0400Associated Presswave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-51-102203771<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-51-102203771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCLw8zNh000WdJ.aJv4qvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e21cba145af4f219380f6a7067009e26.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" align="left" title="People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing at least 51 people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government.</p><br clear="all"/>Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 47BAGHDAD (AP) ? A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing at least 47 people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government.http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-47-083034189.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 04:47:33 -0400Associated Presswave-car-bombings-iraq-kills-least-47-083034189Wave of car bombings in and near Baghdad kills 36BAGHDAD (AP) ? A wave of a dozen car bombings hit in and around the Iraqi capital during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing at least 36 people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government.http://news.yahoo.com/wave-car-bombings-near-baghdad-kills-36-072218037.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 03:31:13 -0400Associated Presswave-car-bombings-near-baghdad-kills-36-072218037Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs city<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-city-172538182.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants forged ahead with their assault on a key rebel district in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces try to crush resistance in the few remaining opposition-held neighborhoods in the city known as the &quot;capital of the revolution.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-city-172538182.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 13:25:38 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-city-172538182<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-city-172538182.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants forged ahead with their assault on a key rebel district in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces try to crush resistance in the few remaining opposition-held neighborhoods in the city known as the &quot;capital of the revolution.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/col-bud-day-medal-honor-recipient-dies-88-160524798.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dhJMx50ZdyQkLEG36tW7Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62d23bae3d5ee019380f6a7067009ca3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, left, laughs with Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Veterans Town Hall Meeting and endorsement news conference at the American Legion Post #1 Luke-Greenway in Phoenix. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, left, laughs with Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Veterans Town Hall Meeting and endorsement news conference at the American Legion Post #1 Luke-Greenway in Phoenix. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (AP) ? Retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/col-bud-day-medal-honor-recipient-dies-88-160524798.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 12:46:55 -0400Associated Presscol-bud-day-medal-honor-recipient-dies-88-160524798<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/col-bud-day-medal-honor-recipient-dies-88-160524798.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dhJMx50ZdyQkLEG36tW7Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62d23bae3d5ee019380f6a7067009ca3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, left, laughs with Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Veterans Town Hall Meeting and endorsement news conference at the American Legion Post #1 Luke-Greenway in Phoenix. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, left, laughs with Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Veterans Town Hall Meeting and endorsement news conference at the American Legion Post #1 Luke-Greenway in Phoenix. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (AP) ? Retired Col. George &quot;Bud&quot; Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5? years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain&#039;s cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs region<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants were consolidating their control over a key rebel district in central Syria Sunday, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 10:53:54 -0400Associated Presssyrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-troops-consolidate-gains-homs-region-145354172.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGD95sxnlpC3tLkTzSoRPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfca40153c28da19380f6a7067007c5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants were consolidating their control over a key rebel district in central Syria Sunday, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>Bomb attacks kill 12 people in Iraq<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9kOO.z244kBfrlsbMNmaxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f795bc50074b419380f6a706700d187.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Attacks around Iraq Sunday, including a suicide car bombing, killed at least 12 people, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has brought up the grim prospect of escalation into sectarian civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:42:17 -0400Associated Pressbomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attacks-kill-12-people-iraq-134217600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9kOO.z244kBfrlsbMNmaxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f795bc50074b419380f6a706700d187.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Attacks around Iraq Sunday, including a suicide car bombing, killed at least 12 people, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has brought up the grim prospect of escalation into sectarian civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>Swimming-World championship men's 50m butterfly heats overviewJuly 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 50m Butterfly Heats on Sunday 1. Roland Schoeman (South Africa) 23.02 Q 2. Rafael Munoz (Spain) 23.17 Q 3. Florent Manaudou (France) 23.18 Q 4. Andrii Govorov (Ukraine) 23.19 Q 5. Piero Codia (Italy) 23.21 Q 6. Matthew Grevers (U.S.) 23.29 Q 7. Eugene Godsoe (U.S.) 23.31 Q 8. Cesar Cielo (Brazil) 23.32 Q 9. Matthew Targett (Australia) 23.36 Q 10. Wu Peng (China) 23.43 Q 11. Yauhen Tsurkin (Belarus) 23.45 Q 11=. Nicholas Santos (Brazil) 23.45 Q 13. Frederick Bousquet (France) 23.49 Q 14. Benjamin Proud (Britain) 23. ...http://news.yahoo.com/swimming-world-championship-mens-50m-butterfly-heats-overview-095953315.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 05:59:53 -0400Reutersswimming-world-championship-mens-50m-butterfly-heats-overview-095953315Suicide bomber kills eight Kurdish security forces personnel in IraqTIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up near a Kurdish security forces patrol killing at least eight of them early on Sunday, police said. The attack took place in the center of the ethnically mixed town of Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, in a notoriously unstable region over which both the central government and autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan claim jurisdiction. ...http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-8-kurdish-security-forces-personnel-072525143.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 04:23:54 -0400Reuterssuicide-bomber-kills-8-kurdish-security-forces-personnel-072525143Suicide car bomb hits Iraq Kurdish patrol, kills 8BAGHDAD (AP) ? A police official says a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a Kurdish security patrol in northern Iraq, killing eight.http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-car-bomb-hits-iraq-kurdish-patrol-kills-074606533.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 03:46:06 -0400Associated Presssuicide-car-bomb-hits-iraq-kurdish-patrol-kills-074606533Report: Member of Iran minority sets self on fireTEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a member of a small religious minority set himself on fire next to the country's parliament building.http://news.yahoo.com/report-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 03:25:27 -0400Associated Pressreport-member-iran-minority-sets-self-fire-072527258Death toll in twin suicide bombing in Pakistan rises to 52<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-twin-suicide-bombing-pakistan-rises-52-135823336.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pVLnCi9.TAVV8V.SMm1POw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T135823Z_1_CBRE96Q12TD00_RTROPTP_2_PAKISTAN-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" align="left" title="A man, who was injured in a blast, stands at a hospital in Parachinar" border="0" /></a>PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi&#039;ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the country in months. 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House flipping makes a comeback, and profits rise

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For the past several years single-family housing investors have been playing the buy and hold game. Strong rental demand and soft home prices made that the best bet. Now, with home prices up more than 12 percent from a year ago, the strategy is suddenly changing.

"It's a perfect storm for flipping right now in many parts of the country because home prices are bouncing off the bottom," said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. "That is something that flippers can catch on the coattails of and ride that wave as long as it lasts."

Home flipping, defined as buying and selling the same home within six months, came roaring back in the first half of this year. There were 136,184 homes flipped, an increase of 19 percent from a year ago and 74 percent from the first half of 2011, according to a new report to be released Friday by RealtyTrac.

(Read more: Housing starts stall, optimism doesn't)

Those increases, however, are nothing compared with the jump in profit. Investors made an average gross profit of $18,391 per home, or a 9 percent gross return. That is up 246 percent from a year ago.

"Home-flipping business has keyed up quite a bit in the last 6 months," said Steve Jones, founder of Los Angeles-based Better Shelter. Jones has been flipping homes for five years, but the competition now, he said, is really heating up.

"There's not a lot of inventory, and every time a listing comes up it's like piranha in the water."

Jones bought and flipped eight houses in the first half of this year, going in with all-cash and looking for hidden value, like unique architecture or renovation potential. He does quite a bit of work on the homes, always looking at the bottom line, but also imagining who the end buyer is going to be.

(Read more: Corelogic: There is no housing bubble)

"Some homes you do really great, and some homes you kind of do OK. I have to keep my crews busy, so it averages out," said Jones.

The math is looking better and better to investors as prices rise, with one possible hitch: Rising mortgage rates. Investors largely use cash on the front end, but their buyers don't.

"On the flip side, when they are actually flipping the properties to the end-users, interest rates matter because those end-users will not be able to afford as much as interest rates go up." added Blomquist.

Large-scale institutional investors have been swarming the distressed housing market since the height of the housing crash, buying homes in bulk, rehabilitating them and putting them up for rent. Companies like Blackstone, Colony Capital, Waypoint and hedge fund titan John Paulson have been reaping solid rewards on the trade.

Paulson, speaking at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference, said he is still high on housing.

"It's not too late to get involved. I still think buying a home is the best investment any individual can make. Affordability is still at an all-time high," said Paulson.

Large-scale investors, however, may not be behind the surge in home flipping. They may, in fact, be the cause of it.

"Now that the institutional investors are doing buy and hold, a lot of these guys [individual investors] can't compete with their checkbooks," said Rick Sharga, formerly an executive at Carrington who now works for Auction.com. "In some cases the individual investors are flipping them to the institutional investors."

While many of the large funds have teams that renovate homes, in some cases they would rather pay a premium for a move-in-ready property, rather than waste time and money remodeling.

"So the flippers are kind of the in-between middleman who is getting the property into good rentable condition and then selling to the institutional investors," explained Blomquist.

(Read more: Map: Tracking the US real estate recovery)

The renovation of course takes away from the flipper's profit, begging the question, if a flipper is getting perhaps a 5 percent return on the investment after costs, why not play the stock market instead? Surely they will see a bigger profit faster, but there is larger downside risk.

"You can't control the stock market," remarked Sharga. "You have a little bit more ability to control your success in housing if you know what you're doing and you know your market well."

The potential profit from house flipping varies dramatically market to market.

The top five markets, ranked by RealtyTrac, for gross profit in flipping are Daytona Beach, Fla. (82 percent), Omaha, Neb. (56 percent), Palm Coast, Fla. (34 percent), Pittsburgh (32 percent) and Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (23 percent).

Formerly hot investor markets like Phoenix, Las Vegas and much of Southern California are seeing big drops in flipping, as there is very little to buy and what is available is selling at a premium.

?By CNBC's Diana Olick. Follow her on Twitter @Diana_Olick.

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Bernanke: Timetable for bond purchases not preset

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve's timetable for reducing its bond purchases is not on a "preset course" and the Fed could increase or decrease the amount based on how the economy performs.

Bernanke is telling lawmakers in prepared testimony that the job market has made some progress since the Fed began buying $85 billion a month in bonds in September. And he repeated his belief that the Fed could slow that pace later this year if the economy strengthens.

But Bernanke cautioned that the Fed wants to see substantial progress in the job market before scaling back the bond purchases. If conditions worsen, the Fed could maintain its current pace or even increase it. The bond purchases are intended to keep long-term interest rates low and encourage borrowing and spending.

Investors reacted positively to Bernanke's remarks. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell from 2.55 percent to 2.50 percent minutes after the text of his comments were released as investors bought government bonds. Dow index futures turned slightly higher.

"Because our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments, they are by no means on a preset course," he said in his testimony prepared for the House Financial Services Committee.

Bernanke said that a number of factors could influence the Fed's thinking. U.S. economic growth could be restrained further by a weaker global economy or federal spending cuts and tax increases. Inflation could remain well below the Fed's 2 percent target. And the unemployment rate could drop because people are leaving the workforce ? not because they are getting jobs.

Bernanke will give the Fed's mid-year economic report at a 10 a.m. EDT hearing, his first of two appearances before Congress this week. It may end up being his last mid-year report to Congress as many speculate that he will not seek a third term after his current four-year term ends in January.

Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist for Capital Economics, said Bernanke's comments did not alter his view that the Fed would likely start reducing its bond purchases in September and end them completely by the middle of next year. But Dales said this would be contingent on how the economy performs.

"We don't think this forward guidance could be much clearer," Dales said.

Bernanke's remarks expanded on the views he and other Fed officials have made in recent weeks to try and calm turbulent markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged by 560 points in the two days after Bernanke's initial comments at a news conference following the Fed's June meeting. Since then, various Fed officials have tried to assure investors that the Fed's timetable is based on economic performance ? and not a calendar date. That's helped to restore investor confidence and the Dow and other market indicators have climbed to new highs.

Hiring has improved since the Fed's bond buying began. Employers have created an average of 202,000 jobs a month this year, up from 180,000 in the previous six months.

Still, unemployment remains elevated at 7.6 percent, and economic growth has been modest the past three quarters.

In his testimony, Bernanke again said "a highly accommodative monetary policy will remain appropriate for the foreseeable future" because unemployment remains high and inflation is below the Fed's target of 2 percent.

Bernanke also repeated that the Fed plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate near zero as long as unemployment is above 6.5 percent. But Bernanke said the Fed could hold the rate lower even after it falls below 6.5 percent, particularly if unemployment falls because more people are leaving the workforce. The government counts people as unemployed only if they are actively looking for a job.

Bernanke said the economy is growing at "moderate pace" despite the adverse effects of tax increases and federal spending cuts. He noted that the housing market is rebounding and the job market has gradually improved.

"Despite these gains, the job situation is far from satisfactory," he said.

The economy grew at a subpar 1.8 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter. Many economists think growth in the April-June quarter weakened to an annual rate of 1 percent or less. That would make the third straight quarter of a growth rate below 2 percent.

Many expect growth will rebound in the second half of this year.

The Fed forecasts that the economy will grow between 2.3 percent and 2.6 percent this year, which is more optimistic than many economists predict. The pickup in economic growth that Fed officials expect is based in part on an assumption that the adverse effects of the tax increases and government spending cuts will diminish over time. And it assumes that the overall risks to the economy are lower now than they were when the central bank began the latest bond-buying program.

But he said threats remained. The federal budget policies could restrain growth for longer than expected. Or a congressional battle later this year over raising the government's borrowing limit could once again rattle investor and consumer confidence.

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Associated Press

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Canadian Open: Canada, USA begin Women's International play on Tuesday

Softball City graduates this week, as the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship hosts its first Women's International games of 2013 ? beginning on Tuesday ? and Softball City continues to be the hottest place in the softball universe.

The Open's first pitch was thrown on Friday, but senior women's games have so far contained only club teams and the Showcase and Futures divisions are well underway at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park, and Sunnyside Park.

On Tuesday, the best players in the world once again take over Surrey's top diamonds. Team Japan and Team Venezuela get it started at 3:30 p.m., and Team Canada makes its 2013 debut against the California A's at 6:30 p.m.

The A's are the only club team playing in the International division, after going 11-0 and dominating the Women's Elite division in 2012.

Team Canada, meanwhile, enters this year's Canadian Open ranked fourth in the world, behind Japan, the USA, and Australia. The team's most proven veteran is Port Dover's Megan Timph, who comes into this year's tournament without past stalwarts like Jenn Yee and Kaleigh Rafter.

The A's were the only team from the International division to play an exhibition game this weekend, going 4-0 against the Quebec Rebelles, Team BC, and the Northwest Lady Sharks.

The hometown White Rock Renegades are 1-1 through the weekend. They lost 7-2 to Team BC on Saturday, but defeated Northwest on Sunday, 3-2. The Rebelles are the only 2-0 team in the Elite division, and have outscored their opponents 13-5.

(*See the full Women's International schedule here.)

Canada plays Australia at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Japan at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, and Venezuela (1 p.m.) and the United States (6:30 p.m.) on Friday.

The Women's International tournament concludes on Monday, July 22, with the gold and bronze medal finals. Playoffs start next Saturday, and all six International teams make it through.

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Hagel: Top military brass to be cut 20 percent

(AP) ? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday he has ordered 20 percent "across the top" budget cuts for his Pentagon staff and that of his top brass.

The reductions, which he did not spell out in detail, are for the 2015-19 period. They will apply to his office, that of the Joint Chief's chairman and also the Pentagon headquarters offices of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

It is one element of a broader effort by the Pentagon to adjust to forced spending reductions that already have resulted in the furloughing of civilian workers. Hagel said he believed Pentagon headquarters staff must share in the sacrifices.

"That isn't going to fix the problem," he told about 100 Defense Department civilian employees in a question-and-answer session at Jacksonville Naval Air Station on the second day of a tour of four military bases. "But, yes, everybody's got to do their part."

Military spending was slashed by $37 billion this year, forcing job furloughs that began last week for an estimated 650,000 Defense Department civilian employees. The layoffs do not apply to military members, but they, too, are feeling the effects of a budget squeeze that is reducing some training.

The Pentagon faces the prospect of an additional $52 billion budget cut in 2014 unless Congress and the White House come up with a deficit-cutting plan. Hagel told Congress last week that such a large additional cut would have "severe and unacceptable" effects.

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