Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
Iraq toll 'more than 1,000 in June':
At least 1,075 people - mostly civilians - have been killed in Iraq during June, UN monitors say.
ISIS positions in Iraq bombed by unknown fighter planes:
The White House denied U.S. planes carried out the airstrikes after an Iraqi television station reported that U.S. jets were behind the bombings.
ISIS captures biggest oil refinery in Iraq - reports :
In Iraq, Sunni militants from ISIS have reportedly seized the country's largest oil refinery, in the town of Baiji. Two weeks ago they launched a ruthless insurgency campaign, capturing key cities and large swathes of land. They still have Baghdad in their sights.
War criminal:
Kerry holds crisis talks with Iraq's Kurds:
US secretary of state urges regional leadership to stand with Baghdad as Sunni fighters in country's north advance.
US Offers Iraq 'Intense And Sustained' Support:
John Kerry says the US will back Iraqi forces against militants, but urges the country's PM to share power with political rivals.
Obama Flips on Immunity for U.S. Troops in Iraq:
Obama will take Iraq's word for now that U.S. soldiers won't be prosecuted by the country's courts as they defend Baghdad.
Who is lying?
Official: Intelligence community warned about 'growing' ISIS threat in Iraq:
Earlier Tuesday, in an interview with Fox News, Secretary of State John Kerry said "nobody expected" Iraqi security forces to be decisively driven out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, as they were earlier this month in Mosul.
Syria: Five Civilians Killed in Attacks in Damascus Countryside:
Militants launched mortar and rocket attacks on al-Kesweh town in Damascus Countryside on Tuesday, killing 5 civilians and injuring 5 others.
Women killed, 23 injured in car-bomb blast in Homs - agency:
A woman was killed and 23 others wounded in a car-bomb blast that took place on Tuesday in Wadi Al-Thahab neighborhood in Homs city, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike:
Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners suspend the hunger strike afte reaching a deal with the Israeli prison authorities.
Gunmen kill 38 in central Nigeria raids:
Unidentified gunmen killed 38 people, mostly women and children, in raids on two villages in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, an area plagued by years of sectarian conflict, officials said Tuesday.
Islamic extremists abduct 91 people in northeast Nigeria:
Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday.
Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya coast attack Publish Date:
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya's coast, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 people died in twin massacres nearby.
Robert Fisk on the jailing of Al-Jazeera journalists:
A proxy in the war between Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Libyans set to vote amid chaos:
Libyans will vote for a 200-seat House of Representatives that will replace the discredited General National Congress.
35 civilians, 22 Afghan security forces killed in Helmand clashes:
At least 35 civilians have been killed and over 40 others have been injured during clashes in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
More than 100 Killed in 4-Days of Afghan Army Clashes with Taliban:
More than 100 people, including 35 civilians, have been killed in fierce fighting between Afghan army and Taliban insurgents in the Southern Helmand province over four days, said Afghanistan's Defense Ministry.
Pakistan plane attacked in Peshawar:
One woman confirmed dead as PIA flight arriving from Riyadh is fired upon while landing at Bacha Khan airport.
Pakistani Forces Fire Warning Shots as Refugees Protest Food Shortage:
More than 450,000 people have fled ahead of an impending ground assault, after the Northwestern tribal area of North Waziristan was hit by more than a week of shelling and air raids.
Self-defense forces SHOT down chopper near Slavyansk, 9 feared dead :
The Mi-8 helicopter was downed "at about 5 pm local time at Karachun Mountain near Slavyansk by a rocket fired from a portable air defense system," eastern Ukraine military operation spokesman, Vladislav Seleznyov, wrote on his Facebook page.
Putin asks Upper House to repeal decision allowing use of military force in Ukraine:
"Because of the beginning of the three-party talks to settle down the situation in the eastern parts of Ukraine, the head of state has addressed to the Federation Council to repeal the resolution on the use of Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine," ITAR-TASS cited Peskov as saying.
Ukraine foreign minister eyes EU membership within 10 years:
Ukraine wants to become a member of the European Union "within a decade", the country's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told euronews in an interview on Monday.
Julian Assange files case to dismiss Swedish warrant:
The legal actions will lead to the first custody hearing since his arrest.
News of the World editor found guilty on phone hacking charge:
Coulson, who served as editor of News of the World before leaving the post to serve as communications director for British prime minister David Cameron, was found guilty of one charge of conspiracy to hack phones during his tenure at News of the World.
Russell Brand 'Con-Dems' MSM blackout of 50,000-strong anti-austerity march:
When an anti-austerity march starting from the steps of the BBC fails to make the news, something is rotten in the UK. Speaking with RT, Russell Brand believes that's to be expected, as people would surely rise up if they saw just how exploited they are.
How Deportation Created A New Class Of Disposable Soldiers:
The ongoing attack on Bowe Bergdahl, the captive U.S. Army sergeant exchanged on May 31 for five Afghan prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, demonstrates the lengths many in the United States are willing to go to persecute those perceived to have undermined U.S. war efforts.
Murder by any other name:
Justice Department Memo Approving Targeted Killing of Anwar Al-Awlaki:
A redacted version of a 2010 memo by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that signed off on the effort to target Anwar Al-Awlaki, an American citizen deemed a terrorist, for killing without a trial.
Federal judge rules no-fly list process is unconstitutional:
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the US government's no-fly list banning people accused of links to terrorism from commercial flights violates their constitutional rights because it gives them no meaningful way to contest that decision.
War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing: ACLU:
Our neighborhoods are not warzones, and police officers should not be treating us like wartime enemies
Mentally Ill Man Dies Hooded and Strapped to Chair While Prison Staff Make Jokes:
A mentally ill prison inmate has died in custody, hooded and strapped to a chair, following a seizure - while guards are caught on tape stood around joking, and failing to attend to his medical needs.
Federal Court: Cops Cannot Push Drug Dog Into Open Car Door :
Utah State Trooper Brian Bairett had been running a speed trap on Interstate 15 when a Jeep driven by Sherida Felders passed through. Bairett said he developed probable cause during the traffic stop because she was nervous, had an air freshener and her license plate holder said "Jesus."
A Secret Plan to Close Social Security's Offices and Outsource Its Work:
The summary document outlining the plan, which is labeled "for internal use only," is unavailable from the SSA but can be found here.
U.S. should offer paid maternity leave, Obama says:
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns.
