EU to arm Kurds as Iraq crisis widens aid drive
The European Union unity on aid and direct arms to Kurdish fighters marks a shift from viewing Iraq as solely an American problem. France Britain Germany and others pledge weapons and hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid while Iraq pursues a broader inclusive government amid Islamic State advances.
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Brussels
European Union
Iraq
Frans Timmermans
France
Britain
Germany
Netherlands
Europe
Nouri al-Maliki
Baghdad
Haider al-Abadi
al-Maliki
al-Abadi
U.S
Syria
Francois Hollande
Provence
Jeffrey Anderson
Georgetown University
Mosul
New York
U.N
Farhan Haq
Kurdistan
Sinjar Mountains
Italy
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Steinmeier
Irbil
Japan shrine visits trigger China and Korea condemnation
China and South Korea condemned three Japanese cabinet ministers for praying at Yasukuni Shrine, a site honoring war dead and wartime criminals. Beijing urged Japan to face history and curb militarism while Seoul called for wiser actions to restore fraught ties ahead of next year. Prime Minister Abe stayed away but sent a party gift, as Emperor Akihito and the crowd reflected on wartime sacrifices.
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Tokyo
China
South Korea
Japan
Keiji Furuya
National Public Safety Commission
Yasukuni Shrine
Internal Affairs and Communications
Yoshitaka Shindo
Tomomi Inada
Yasukuni
Foreign Ministry
Hua Chunying
Seoul
Park Geun-hye
Park
Shinzo Abe
U.S
Abe
Liberal Democratic Party
Hideki Tojo
Yoshihide Suga
Akihito
Michiko
Shirataka Kuribayashi
Perry indicted for coercion over veto threat in Texas
Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury on abuse of official capacity and coercion for publicly threatening to veto 7.5 million dollars over two years from the public integrity unit led by Rosemary Lehmberg. The case marks the first gubernatorial indictment in nearly a century and ties to a long running public corruption probe.
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Austin
Texas
Rick Perry
Perry
Travis County
Democratic
Rosemary Lehmberg
Lehmberg
Péry
Marry Anne Wiley
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
Texans For Public Justice
Craig McDonald
Michael McCrum
San Antonio
White House
McCrum
Public Integrity Unit
James “Pa” Ferguson
University of Texas
Ferguson
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
NASCAR imposes exit rules after crashes at races
NASCAR announced a new rule requiring drivers to stay away from track and moving cars after crashes unless directed to exit by officials. The policy, effective immediately, comes after a dirt track fatality in New York and affects all series. Tony Stewart misses MIS race as the sport reinforces on track safety reminders.
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Rooklyn
Mich
Nascar
New York
Robin Pemberton
Michigan International Speedway
Tony Stewart
Mis
Stewart
Kevin Ward Jr
Canandaigua
Ward
Pemberton
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