ANALYSIS-U.S. military to face growing crises, falling budgets
USA-IRAQ/ (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-U.S. military to face growing crises, falling budgets
Iraq's Maliki hopes for government deal by next week
Sunnis and Kurds parliamentarians see Prime Minister Maliki as the main obstacle to resolving Iraq's crisis and hope he will step aside
Tribal fighters carry their weapons as they take part in an intensive security deployment in the Hamrin mountains
Tribal fighters carry their weapons as they take part in an intensive security deployment in the Hamrin mountains July 2, 2014. The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the "caliphate" it has declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)
Tribal fighters carry their weapons as they take part in an intensive security deployment in the Hamrin mountains
Tribal fighters carry their weapons as they take part in an intensive security deployment in the Hamrin mountains July 2, 2014. The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the "caliphate" it has declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)
Iraq's Maliki says hopes for deal on government that could see him go
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 1-Iraq's Maliki says hopes for deal on government that could see him go
Lebanese MPs fail to elect president for eighth time
LEBANON-PRESIDENT/:Lebanese MPs fail to elect president for eighth time
Growing concern in Muslim world about Islamist militancy - survey
MUSLIMS-OPINION/:Growing concern in Muslim world about Islamist militancy - survey
Iraqi security forces pull down a flag belonging to Sunni militant group ISIL during a patrol in town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province
Iraqi security forces pull down a flag belonging to Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a patrol in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province, June 30, 2014. The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the "caliphate" it has declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
FAO Food Price Index dips for third consecutive month
The FAO Food Price Index was down for a third consecutive month in June, a decline mostly influenced by lower wheat, maize and palm oil prices that reflected ample supplies and improved global production prospects for these commodities.
Iraqi security forces patrol after clashes with ISIL in Dalli Abbas
Iraqi security forces patrol after clashes with the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province, June 30, 2014. The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the "caliphate" it has declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)