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LONDON (AP) — Why Iraq, but not Syria? U.S. officials are citing the country's years of fighting in Iraq as the reason they're considering new military action against a growing insurgency there, but not similar action in neighboring Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry also says Iraq has a legitimate government that has asked the U.S. for help as part of a longtime partnership. He says the Sunni insurgency in Iraq is a threat not just to the country's majority Shiite population, but also to U.S. interests and the Mideast.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A spokesman for the parents of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl) says they are overjoyed their son has returned to the United States. In a statement, the family spokesman says Bob and Jani Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, don't plan to make any travel plans public and are asking for privacy as they concentrate on their son's reintegration. Bowe Bergdahl had been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan. He returned to the United States early today to continue his medical treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fears of terrorism may be keeping people away from popular spots in several African countries where soccer fans might normally gather to watch World Cup matches from Brazil on large screens. A popular bar in Nairobi, Kenya that should have been packed for the opening match was half-full at best. In Nigeria, fewer than 50 people watched a massive screen at Freedom Park in Lagos. A rugby club in Uganda was nearly empty. The U.S. Embassy in Kenya this month warned Americans to "exercise caution" at venues with World Cup crowds.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers have been searching the West Bank for three Israeli teenagers who were reported missing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming the Palestinian Authority for their disappearance, without elaborating. It's the first potentially serious incident since the formation of a Palestinian unity government earlier this month, backed by the Islamic militant group Hamas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic controllers are still working schedules that make it likely they'll get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, more than three years after a series of incidents involving controllers sleeping on the job. That's according to a report released today by the National Research Council. It also expresses concern about the effectiveness of the FAA's program to prevent controllers from suffering fatigue on the job. The program has been hit with budget cuts.
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