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BAGHDAD (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Iraq's Shiite-led government to give more power to political opponents before a Sunni insurgency seizes more control across the country. Kerry flew into Baghdad today to meet with Iraq's leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee). The talks are not expected to be friendly. U.S. officials have suggested that al-Maliki step down, which he's shown no sign of doing.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is placing sanctions on 12 ministers of the Syrian government because of what the EU calls their responsibility "for serious human rights violations." The EU says the ministers will be banned from traveling to the 28-nation bloc and any of their EU assets will be frozen. The new measures bring the number of Syrian officials subject to EU sanctions to 191.
DALLAS (AP) — U.S. mayors gathered in Texas will decide today whether to endorse a call for cities to use nature to fight the effects of climate change. The attendees at the U.S. Conference of Mayors are voting on a resolution to encourage cities to use natural solutions to protect freshwater, the nation's coastlines and air quality and maintain a healthy tree cover. The resolution does not mandate action.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police near Johannesburg are searching for the killers of eight gold miners who were found shot dead in an illegal shaft. Illegal mining is common in South Africa, and in addition to unsafe conditions below ground there are reports of the involvement of organized crime and clashes between rival groups trying to retrieve precious metals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of immigrant children fleeing poverty and violence in Central America to cross alone into the United States can live in American cities, attend public schools and possibly work here for years without consequences. An Associated Press investigation finds that the chief reasons are an overburdened, deeply flawed system of immigration courts and a 2002 law intended to protect children's welfare.
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