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• Al-Qaida breakaway formally declares Islamic State
• Obama: European jihadists threaten US
• Syria threat could prompt changes at airports
• Iraqi forces clash with militants in northern city
• 2 arrested, 22 dead in India building collapses
• Obama to seek border aid; Pelosi visits Texas
• Iraq forces look to claw back city from insurgents
• Al-Qaida splinter declares new Islamic caliphate
• Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs
• Benghazi case unfolds against political backdrop
• Ukraine president talks to Putin, Merkel, Hollande
• 5 detained, 26 dead in India building collapses
• Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
• BRAZIL BEAT: Teacher makes history for Australia
• Gay pride parades step off across United States
• BRAZIL BEAT: At Sao Paulo club, winning tradition
• Seoul: North Korea fires more short-range missiles
• GM crash victim payment plan won't have limit

Al-Qaida breakaway formally declares Islamic State Posted: 29 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of northern Syria and huge tracks of neighboring Iraq formally declared the creation of an Islamic state on Sunday in the territory under its control.

Obama: European jihadists threaten US Posted: 29 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT US President Barack Obama warned that "battle-hardened" Europeans who embrace jihad in Syria and Iraq threaten the United States because their passports mean they can enter the country without a visa. Nearly 800 French citizens have spent time fighting in Syria's civil war, according to latest estimates, and Belgium says 200 of its people have done the same. Those holding French, Belgian and British passports -- along with a host of other European countries -- do not need visas to visit the United States, meaning they can potentially avoid scrutiny. "We have seen Europeans sympathetic to their (militants') cause traveling into Syria and may now travel into Iraq, getting battle-hardened.

Syria threat could prompt changes at airports Posted: 29 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT The Obama administration is concerned that terrorists in war-ravaged Syria are trying to develop a new generation of bombs that could be smuggled onto commercial planes.

Iraqi forces clash with militants in northern city Posted: 29 Jun 2014 08:46 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi helicopter gunships struck suspected insurgent positions in Tikrit on Sunday as part of a government offensive to retake the predominantly Sunni hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein from Sunni militants led by the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, residents and officials said.

2 arrested, 22 dead in India building collapses Posted: 29 Jun 2014 03:59 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in southern India detained two construction company directors Sunday as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens of workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed during monsoon rains. It was one of two weekend building collapses that killed at least 22 people.

Obama to seek border aid; Pelosi visits Texas Posted: 29 Jun 2014 06:20 AM PDT BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek more than $2 billion to respond to the flood of immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas and ask for new powers to deal with returning immigrant children apprehended while traveling without their parents, a White House official said Saturday.

Iraq forces look to claw back city from insurgents Posted: 29 Jun 2014 02:18 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have started battling insurgents in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, one of two major cities seized by Sunni militants during a rapid advance across the north earlier this month.

Al-Qaida splinter declares new Islamic caliphate Posted: 29 Jun 2014 03:59 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of northeastern Syria and huge tracts of neighboring Iraq formally declared the establishment of a new Islamic state on Sunday and demanded allegiance from Muslims worldwide.

Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx of new veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Benghazi case unfolds against political backdrop Posted: 29 Jun 2014 12:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The first prosecution arising from the Benghazi attacks is playing out in the federal courthouse blocks from both the White House and Capitol Hill, an appropriate setting for a case that has drawn stark lines between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress.

Ukraine president talks to Putin, Merkel, Hollande Posted: 29 Jun 2014 10:48 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to keep his peace plan to settle the conflict with pro-Russian separatists on track in a four-way phone call Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of France and Germany.

5 detained, 26 dead in India building collapses Posted: 29 Jun 2014 01:33 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in southern India detained five construction company officials Sunday as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens of workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed during monsoon rains. It was one of two weekend building collapses that killed at least 26 people.

Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans Posted: 29 Jun 2014 02:58 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men exchanged gunfire early Sunday on the city's always-crowded Bourbon Street in the celebrated French Quarter and nine people were shot in the crossfire, including two who were critically wounded, police said.

BRAZIL BEAT: Teacher makes history for Australia Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:59 PM PDT RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Ben Williams sacrificed his salary as a teacher for six months so he could prepare for the World Cup. On Sunday, it paid off. Williams became the first Australian referee to control a second-round match at a World Cup during the game between Costa Rica and Greece.

Gay pride parades step off across United States Posted: 29 Jun 2014 03:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Gay pride parades stepped off around the nation on Sunday, in cities large and small, with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters celebrating a year of same-sex marriage victories.

BRAZIL BEAT: At Sao Paulo club, winning tradition Posted: 29 Jun 2014 03:06 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo Futebol Clube players run onto the field to AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." It's apparently a favorite of longtime captain Rogerio Ceni.

Seoul: North Korea fires more short-range missiles Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:26 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range Scud missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, in an apparent test just days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles.

GM crash victim payment plan won't have limit Posted: 28 Jun 2014 06:09 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — When Kenneth Feinberg announces the terms of General Motors' plan to pay victims of crashes caused by bad ignition switches, he'll have an open wallet.

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