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MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists appear close to signing a cease-fire deal, but signs of fighting and troop movements continue in eastern Ukraine. Rebels have opened a new front along the region's coast and made substantial advances against Ukrainian forces over the past two weeks. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador says a convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles is moving toward Mariupol (mah-ROO'-pahl), a major port of about 500,000 people.
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are urging fellow NATO leaders not to take an "isolationist approach" in face of threats from Islamic extremists. With NATO leaders gathered in Wales for a two-day summit, Obama and Cameron say developments in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State group has seized control of a vast area, threaten security in NATO countries. The two leaders vow they will "not be cowed" despite the gruesome killing of two American journalists.
ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Georgia man on murder charges for the death of his 22-month-old son in June. Justin Ross Harris told police he was supposed to drive his son to day care but went to work instead, not realizing that the child was strapped into a car seat. Police say the toddler was left in the vehicle for about seven hours while the outside temperature reached the high 80s. Harris' defense attorney says it was a tragic accident.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A report from the United Nations' children agency is raising alarms about the level of violence young people are subjected to around the world. The UNICEF report finds about 120 million girls under the age of 20 have been forced to have sex. It also says 20 percent of all homicide victims globally are under the age of 20, with homicide the leading cause of death among males between the ages of 10 and 19 in several Latin American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Venezuela and Brazil.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — California wildlife officials and animal control officers are searching for a venomous cobra on the loose in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks. The snake was last seen Monday evening when it bit a dog. Officials are concentrating on the cooler morning and evening hours when the snake would be more active and more likely to hunt for mice and other food. Residents are being warned to keep children away from dark holes and keep pets indoors.
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