ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

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July 17, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

 Mexico

Middle East

Europe and Asia

For excerpts and links to full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.

U.S.

Gunman kills 4 marines at Chattanooga military site (New York Times)

A 24-year-old Kuwaiti-born gunman opened fire on a military recruiting station on Thursday, then raced to a second military site where he killed four United States Marines, prompting a federal domestic terrorism investigation. Three other people, including a Marine Corps recruiter and a police officer, were wounded, according to law enforcement officials.

1,800 undocumented immigrants re-arrested after release, report says (CS Monitor) 

Roughly one quarter of individuals freed by local law enforcement despite deportation requests were subsequently re-arrested, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement report released Monday.

Boy Scouts committee approves allowing gay adults as leaders (Reuters)

The Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee unanimously approved allowing gay adults to serve as leaders, officials said on Monday, in a major step toward dismantling a policy that has caused deep rifts in the 105-year-old organization.

Why is the US Army cutting troops? (CS Monitor)

The Army said 40,000 troops would be cut at military bases nationwide as the Pentagon seeks to absorb $1 trillion in costs.

Land Rover Recalls 65,000 Vehicles Over Unlatching Doors (NPR)

"If a vehicle door unlatches, the distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out," a federal safety agency says. 

CIA documents raise questions about spy agency's domestic data collection (CS Monitor)

The American Civil Liberties Union in concerned the CIA is hoovering up mass amounts of data on Americans as it conducts foreign surveillance operations. 

Report: Mergers Have Cut Airline Competition At Many Airports, Raising Fares (NPR)

An AP investigation has found that the fewer the airlines that serve an airport, the costlier its flights are. Recent mergers have cut the number of major U.S. air carriers from nine to four.

Canada cools to resisters of US's Iraq War. What's changed since Vietnam? (CS Monitor)

Roughly a decade after fleeing to Canada to avoid fighting in the 2003 Iraq war, an estimated two dozen former US soldiers are still fighting to gain legal status. 

WORLD

Mexico

Mexico kingpin 'Chapo' Guzman stages brazen jailbreak in blow to president (Reuters)

Mexico's most notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman broke out of a high security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell, and heaping embarrassment on President Enrique Pena Nieto.

DEA documents show 'El Chapo' began escape plots in 2014 (AP)

Internal Drug Enforcement Administration documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal that drug agents first got information in March 2014 that various family members and drug-world associates of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman were considering "potential operations to free Guzman."  The DEA alerted Mexican authorities 16 months ago about the plans, said a U.S. official briefed on the investigation.  

Mexican cops arrest 2 allegedly building cartel radio system (San Diego Union Tribune)

Two electrical engineers have been arrested in Mexico for allegedly erecting and maintaining a radio network for a drug cartel on the country's northern border.

Middle East

Iran Nuclear Pact Could Spark Buildup Of Conventional Weapons (NPR)

As part of the nuclear deal, an embargo on selling conventional arms to Iran will be lifted in five years. This makes U.S. allies in the Middle East uneasy, and they may want more weapons themselves.

Interview: Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu On Iran Nuclear Deal (NPR)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the Iran nuclear deal a "historic mistake for the world." NPR's David Greene asks him if Israel is really looking for regime change in Tehran.

Iran nuclear deal should be scrutinized carefully: Khamenei (Reuters)

The text of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers should be carefully scrutinized and legal procedures taken so the other side does not breach it, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in his first public statements on the accord.

Iraq gets first funding to rebuild war-struck regions (Reuters)

Iraq and the World Bank signed a $350 million loan agreement on Sunday to fund emergency reconstruction in towns recaptured from Islamic State militants, a deal Baghdad said marked the first international help to rebuild areas devastated by war.

UN report: 15,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 16 months (AP)

A new U.N. report says the conflict in Iraq has taken a terrible toll on civilians with nearly 15,000 people killed and 30,000 wounded during a 16-month period ending on April 30./ The U.N. mission in Iraq and the U.N. human rights office said in the report released Monday that more than 2.8 million Iraqis fled their homes during this period and remain in the country, including an estimated 1.3 million children.

U.S. steps up air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq: statement (Reuters)

U.S.-led forces stepped up air operations in Iraq against Islamic State positions, with 29 of 39 air strikes in the country on Sunday coming near the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations said in a statement on Monday.

UN calls on Palestinians for information on missing Israelis (AP)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Palestinians in Gaza with knowledge of two missing Israeli civilians to provide information about their possible whereabouts and conditions.

Houthi attack sets refinery ablaze in Yemeni city Aden

(Reuters) - Houthi forces fired mortar rounds at an oil refinery in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, starting a huge fire, witnesses and local officials said.

Europe

Greece licks wounds after bailout vote, ECB move expected (Reuters)

Greece awoke with a political hangover on Thursday after parliament approved a stringent bailout program, thanks to the votes of the pro-European opposition, amid the worst protest violence this year.

IMF criticizes EU bailout of Greece. Other paths to economic stability?  (CS Monitor)

The IMF released a report Tuesday that found the new bailout terms were based on idealistic projections of Greece's future economic success and proposed solutions to mitigate the financial crisis.

Hungary starts building anti-migrant fence on Serbian border (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Hungary's military has begun building a fence on the country's southern border with Serbia, meant to stem the unprecedented flow of migrants.

Exclusive: Which aid relief charities spend the most on fundraising? (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

As the business of international aid booms, rival charities are locked in a race to attract donors with some spending close to a fifth of their resources on fundraising, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found.

Asia

Crackdown on human rights lawyers intensifies in China (CS Monitor)

A rights-oriented law firm in Beijing was targeted last week, and subsequent detentions of more than 100 lawyers point to a concerted campaign by authorities.

 

 


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