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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia is the latest country closing borders in an effort to deal with waves of people fleeing violence in their homelands. All but one Croatian border crossing with Serbia have been closed after more than 13,000 migrants entered Croatia when Hungary closed its border. Serbian officials have protested the closure. Many people continue entering Croatia by making their way through cornfields.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say the Taliban's brazen assault on a Pakistani military base also includes a deadly mosque attack. This morning's assault was on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar and authorities say 16 worshippers inside the mosque were killed. Pakistani forces say 13 attackers were killed along with a base officer and two guards.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it would consider a Syrian request for troops and Syria says it wouldn't hesitate to ask if necessary. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says if such a request is made, it will be "discussed and considered," but he insists the question is purely hypothetical. Syria denies Russian troops are already fighting there.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over Planned Parenthood funding continues in the House today where Republican leaders expect to pass a bill blocking the spending, along with another measure curbing some abortion procedures. They hope this will be enough for conservatives who want a budget-threatening showdown with the administration. The White House has issued veto threats.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 15-years after a four-year-old girl plunged to her death from a 120-foot seaside cliff, her father is scheduled to be sentenced today to life in prison without parole. Jurors found Cameron Brown, a former airline baggage handler, guilty of hurling the girl from the cliff during a visit in 2000 amid a bitter custody dispute with her mother. The conviction came about a dozen years after Brown's arrest. There were two previous trials. Brown told police the girl tripped and fell.
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