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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body is approving a request from the Iraqi government for a probe of alleged crimes against civilians committed by the Islamic State group in its rampage across northeastern Syria and Iraq. Diplomats meeting in Geneva approved a nearly $1.2 million U.N. fact-finding mission. The findings could be used as part of any international war crimes prosecution.
CAIRO (AP) — Libya's elected parliament is assigning the recently-resigned prime minister to form a new government. This, as the outgoing Cabinet concedes that it has lost control of the capital to militias aligned with Islamists. The militias took over the city of Tripoli from rival groups after weeks of fighting in which dozens were killed. Thousands fled the capital, including the government, which set up a base in eastern Libya.
LONDON (AP) — With U.S. markets closed for the Labor Day holiday, stocks overseas have started the week on a lackluster note. The index of leading British shares closed just a tenth of a point higher, while Germany's main index showed a similar gain. In Asia, stocks in China and Tokyo posted moderate gains.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton says a suspect is in custody in a fatal shooting that occurred hours before the start of the nearby West Indian Day Parade. Bratton says a "career criminal" opened fire early today on a crowd of people who had already begun parade festivities in Brooklyn. One man died. Bratton says the suspect had recently been paroled. Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) defended the importance of the parade despite the violence that has surrounded it in recent years.
HAPPY CAMP, Calif. (AP) — Crews battling a wildfire in a far Northern California forest that has led to the evacuation of 250 homes are bracing for warmer, dryer weather. A spokesman for the firefighting effort says temperatures near the blaze in the Klamath National Forest are expected to be around 80 degrees today, a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Crews plan to continue focusing on creating defensible space around threatened homes.
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