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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing against an Interior Ministry building in central Baghdad has killed at least 11 people. A police officer says the suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the gate of the intelligence headquarters, killing six civilians and five security personnel.
BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate has released a video showing captured Lebanese soldiers and policemen who say they will be killed if Lebanon's militant Hezbollah movement, which is backing Syrian President Bashar Assad, does not withdraw its fighters from Syria. The al-Qaida branch, known as the Nusra Front, captured the men on Aug. 2 during an attack on the Lebanese border town of Arsal, which is home to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is calling for an open-ended cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and urging the Palestinians and Israel to return to indirect talks. The call from the foreign ministry came shortly after Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS') met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (AHB'-del fat-AH' el-SEE'-see) in Cairo. A temporary cease-fire collapsed earlier this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's decision to push an aid convoy into Ukraine without Kiev's approval is causing international concern. The Obama administration denounces the move as a provocation by Moscow. Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes says the United States has detected the use of Russian artillery in Ukraine in recent days. Kiev has called it an invasion. The convoy has been seen today, returning to Russia.
TWISP, Wash. (AP) — One Washington state resident says "the river was running through the house," and that they're "lucky to be alive." Officials say about 10 homes were destroyed when heavy rain unleashed mudslides in an area of north-central Washington where hillsides have been left barren by wildfires damaged. No injuries have been reported.
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