1. World News Headlines | Reuters
Sun, Aug 2 2015
WASHINGTON - The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by
the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
CAIRO - The United States and Egypt are returning to a "stronger base" in bilateral ties despite
tensions and human rights concerns, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday after talks
with his Egyptian counterpart. | Video
JERUSALEM - Israel's security cabinet approved on Sunday the detention of citizens suspected of
waging violence against Palestinians without trial in a crackdown aimed at capturing the
perpetrators of a lethal West Bank arson attack blamed on Jewish militants. | Video
ISTANBUL - Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants killed two soldiers and wounded 31 in a
suicide attack overnight in eastern Turkey, the army said on Sunday, as violence escalated following
Ankara's air bombardment targeting Kurdish militants.
02 Aug 2015
DUBAI/BEIRUT - President Hassan Rouhani affirmed his confidence in Iran's nuclear deal with world
powers on Sunday, tackling the criticisms of hardliners and highlighting the achievements of his
two-year-old presidency.
SANAA - The leader of Yemen's Houthis urged his militia on Sunday to fight on against Yemen's Gulf
Arab-backed government, dismissing its recapture of Aden last month as a 'limited' achievement
made possible by Ramadan.
ROME - Italy's coast guard said about 1,800 migrants were rescued from seven overcrowded vessels
on Saturday, while five corpses were found on a large rubber boat carrying 212 others.
2. MEXICO CITY - A prominent Mexican news photographer was among five people found dead in a
middle-class neighborhood of the capital on Friday, the city's prosecutor told reporters at a Sunday
press conference.
TAIPEI - Protests in Taiwan over textbook revisions which students say aim to brainwash them into
accepting a "one China" view of history underscore the island's growing sense of independence from
its vast neighbor and geopolitical foe.
YANGON - A death toll of 27 from flooding across Myanmar was expected to rise as rescue workers
struggled on Monday to reach some of the hardest-hit and most remote inundated areas, officials
said.
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