Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- As Deadline Passes, The Fate Of ISIS Hostages Is Uncertain.
-- South Africa Grants Parole To Notorious Apartheid-Era Death Squad Leader.
And here are more early headlines:
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill Protecting LGBT Rights Worldwide. ( Reuters)
Idaho Lawmakers Reject LGBT Protections Bill. ( Boise State Public Radio)
War Crimes Court To Rule On Appeal Of Srebrenica Killings Convictions. ( BBC)
Explosion At Pakistan Mosque Turns Deadly. ( Al-Jazeera)
Egyptian President Returns After Sinai Blasts Kill Several. ( Al-Arabiya)
New Baghdad Blasts Kill Several At Market. ( AP)
China's Education Minister Wants To Ban Western University Values. ( Guardian)
Poet, Singer Rod McKuen Dies. ( Wall Street Journal)
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