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Updated July 16, 2014 - 11:27 PM EDT

Israel to Pause Bombing, Gaza Invasion Still Likely

		*4 Children Killed in Israeli Shelling of Gaza Beach*
		Report: Hamas, Islamic Jihad Offer 10-Year Truce
		*220 Gazans, 1 Israeli Killed as Ceasefire Effort Fails*
		*Why Hamas Rejected the Israel-Approved Egyptian Ceasefire*
		Israel Orders 100,000 Gazans Out of Homes, Raising Fear of Invasion
		*Senate Panel Doubles US Funding for Israel's Iron Dome System*
		*Netanyahu Fires Deputy DM as Near-Truce Fuels Internal Tensions*

30 Civilians Killed in East Ukraine Offensive

		*Ukraine Military: Hundreds of Slain Rebels Buried in Slovyansk*
		Ukraine Blames Russia for Deadly Airstrike in Rebel Area

Iraqi Parliament Meets, Names Sunni Speaker

		ISIS Marches Further Into Syria Tipping the Balance in the Civil War
		Carnage Continues in Iraq: 233 Killed, 185 Wounded Tuesday
		ISIS Captured 52 US-Made Howitzers, Could Shell Iraq Cities
		*Former Mosul Commander Blames Internal Tensions for City's Fall*

Iran Sanctions Costing US Billions in Lost Trade

Iran FM Urges Extension of Nuclear Talks Beyond July 20

Libya May Seek Int'l Troops as Militias Battle

Libyan Jihadists in Syria and Iraq Returning Home to Fight Hiftar

Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-Feed Gitmo Prisoners

UK Parliament OKs Emergency Data Grab 'N' Keep Bill

Viewpoints

	Bill of Rights Rollback in the US Borderlands by Todd Miller
	The Farce of Dick Cheney Giving Foreign-Policy Advice by Conor Friedersdorf
	The Enduring Influence of the Crusades by Nick Danforth

	Neocons Go Undercover by Justin Raimondo
	Does Uncle Sam Have a God Complex? by Norman Solomon
	The NSA's Spying on Muslim-Americans by Amy Davidson
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Blowback in Iraq: Petraeus' Legacy Comes Home
by Kelley Vlahos

Frontline

	Bowe Bergdahl Hires Lawyer, Investigators to Question Him in 'Near Future'
	Pentagon's Big Budget F-35 Fighter 'Can't Turn, Can't Climb, Can't Run'
	Pentagon Decides F-35 Won't Fly at Air Show
	Poll Finds 61% of Americans Favor Cooperating With Iran to Contain Islamic Militants

Scars Show as Gaza's Children Endure Third War

Iraq

	Iraq Lawmakers Select Speaker, but Carnage Continues: 233 Killed, 185 Wounded
	US Advisers in Iraq Risk Assassination by Troops They Are Trying to Train, Claims Classified Report
	Iraq Is Closer to Forming a Govt but Its Military Remains in Tatters
	Trenches Around Kurdistan Borders Against War, Terrorism
	If Iraq Is Full of Oil, Why Is It Running Out of Gas?
	Scottish Militant 'Killed in Battle With Iraqi Army'
	Defiant Cheney Accepts No Blame for Iraq
	Baghdad Residents Turn to Paintball, Shopping to Make Life Seem Normal

Syria

	900 Kurds Enter Syria to Defend Kurdish City Against the Islamic State
	Syria's Aleppo's Fall Could Prove Turning Point
	New Tactic in Recruiting Foreign Fighters to Syria

Middle East

	Turkish President Approves Kurdish Peace Process Law
	Kuwait Threatens to Revoke Dissidents' Citizenship
	Iran Report: 2 Pilots Killed in Fighter Crash

Libya

	Tripoli Airport Becomes Libya's New Frontline Between Rival Militias
	Surge in Libya Violence Raises Specter of Civil War
	Libya in Shock After Tripoli Airport Attack
	Kerry Says Violence in Libya Is Dangerous, Must Stop

Nigeria

	Over 25 Killed in Nigeria Militant Attack, Government Air Strike
	Parents of Abducted Girls Refuse to Meet Nigeria President

Mali

	French Soldier Killed in Mali Suicide Bombing
	Mali and Tuareg Rebels Swap Prisoners Ahead Peace Talks

Africa

	Hundreds Arrested in Somalia Security Sweep
	Malawi Ballots Destroyed in Unexplained Fire
	Kenya Postelection Violence Victims Seek Justice

Colombia

	Colombia: Oil Spill by Rebels Not as Bad as Feared
	Colombia, Rebels Study Bringing Victims to Talks

Americas

	Guantanamo Bay a Thorn in Cuba's Side
	Chile Invokes Anti-Terrorism Laws After Device Explodes in Subway

Palestine/Israel

	Netanyahu: Israel Wants Truce to Lead to Gaza Demilitarization
	Key Demands, Issues in Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
	Churches' Official: 'Everyone in Gaza Considers Themselves a Target
	Gaza Fighting a Reality Show for Rocket-Weary Israelis
	Hamas Homemade Rocket Industry Bypasses Crumbling Supply Lines
	Israel's Iron Dome Coming in for Flak
	Acute Water Crisis Looms in Gaza, Aid Agencies Warn
	Israeli App Tracks, Warns of Rocket Attacks From Gaza

Gaza and the US

	US Media Coverage of Gaza Is Deeply Flawed, Both Sides in Conflict Say
	Kerry Opts Against a Mideast Mediation Trip
	US Condemns 'Brazen' Hamas Rocket Fire Amid Truce Efforts

Pakistan

	Pakistan Villagers Flee Military Offensive, Harsh Militant Rule
	Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Commander
	Pakistanis Detail Gains Against Militants
	Captain Among Five Soldiers Killed in North Waziristan

China/Vietnam

	In Disputed Sea, Vietnam and China Play High-Stakes Cat and Mouse
	China Oil Rig Finishes Exploration in Disputed Waters Off Vietnam
	China Communist Party Expels Military Firm Executive in War on Graft

Koreas

	North Korea's Kim Jong UN Supervises Rocket Launches Near South Korea Border
	Spongebob Squarepants Drawing Sparked South Korea Soldier's Deadly Rampage

Asia

	India's Senior Journalist Proposes Independent Kashmir
	Street Clashes Between Demonstrators, Police Rock Cambodia Capital

Ukraine/Russia

	Jet Bombs Rebel-Held Town of Snizhne
	Whisked Away for Tea With a Rebel in Ukraine
	EU May Impose New Ukraine Sanctions, Will Fall Short of US Wishes
	Russia Offers Extended Visa-Free Stay to Ukrainian Refugees