Morning Digest: Iraqi forces ready push after Obama offers advisers

	Click to View in Browser 06/20/2014 Iraqi forces ready push after Obama offers advisers BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces were massing north of Baghdad on Friday, aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists whose drive toward the capital prompted the United States to send military advisers to stiffen government resistance.. New battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fighting KIEV (Reuters) - Fighting raged for a second successive day in the east of Ukraine on Friday, a day after clashes in which Ukrainian government forces said about 300 separatists were killed.. World stocks just off record peak, eyes on Iraq LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks traded just off record highs on Friday, still largely undeterred by a second week of violence in Iraq that has sent oil prices to nine-month highs.. Ferrell, McCarthy and MacFarlane lead Walk of Fame honorees LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedy stars Will Ferrell, Melissa McCarthy and Seth MacFarlane are among the latest crop of honorees receiving stars on Hollywood's landmark Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday.. Uruguay, Colombia make it South America's World Cup day BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - South American dark horses Colombia cantered into the World Cup knockout round on Thursday and 2010 semi-finalists Uruguay put hapless England on the brink of elimination with a Luis Suarez-inspired 2-1 win.. Netflix signs deal with Chelsea Handler for new talk show (Reuters) - Streaming video company Netflix Inc signed a deal with comedian Chelsea Handler to create an all-new talk show that will debut in early 2016, the company said on Thursday.. Spanish 'Pit of the Bones' yields 17 remarkable early human skulls WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The name of the cave may sound bleak - Sima de los Huesos, Spanish for "Pit of the Bones" - but the site in northern Spain's Atapuerca mountain range is providing a wondrous peek into a remote period in the history of early humans.. Injured man trapped in German cave rescued after 12 days BERCHTESGADEN(Reuters) - An injured explorer trapped in Germany's deepest cave system for 12 days was finally brought to the surface on Thursday after a complex rescue operation, Bavaria's mountain rescue service said.. Related Video Twelve-year-old Honduran migrant: "What I want is to progress" Oracle falls on earnings miss Great Debate Yellen's remarkably unremarkable news conference – and why it's a good thing Obama isn't the only one with a passive-aggressive foreign policy A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend