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• Thousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police
• Syrian rebels, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon
• UK's Labor vows iron discipline on budget, spells out some cuts
• Libya to appeal ICC ruling to hand over Gaddafi's son
• British manufacturers urge health budget cuts to fund growth
• Czech PM declares emergency as floods threaten Prague
• Baseball’s magical 90 feet and other great sports measurements and dimensions
• Smoking gun in IRS scandal? Rep. Darrell Issa says he's close
• Fed Chair Bernanke tells Princeton grads: 'Call your parents'
• Protest emerges even in a far-flung corner of Turkey
• Hezbollah, Syrian rebels in worst clash in Lebanon
• Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected
• Palestinian president appoints new prime minister
• Congressmen find few Boston attack clues in Russia
• Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds
• Iran police detain aides of presidential candidate
• Three storm chasers among 13 killed by Oklahoma tornadoes
• Jolie joins Pitt at 'World War Z' London premiere
• Niger says 22 escape jail after raid on prison
• Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain
• Erdogan rejects 'dictator' claims
• Merkel reins in plan to transfer powers to Brussels
• Insight: Simmering anger at Erdogan's authoritarianism boils over in Turkey
• Palestinians' Abbas appoints new PM to Hamas outrage
• Central bank group warns markets 'under a spell'
• Pakistani president says he will not run again
• US transfers prisoner to Mauritania
• Gulf Arab countries to consider action against Hezbollah
• Official: Dam will not significantly affect Egypt
• Female Israeli soldiers punished for racy photos

Thousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT By Jonathon Burch and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas on the third day of the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years. The din of car horns and residents banging pots and pans from balconies in support of the protests resonated across neighborhoods in Istanbul and Ankara late into the night, as hundreds of demonstrators skirmished with riot police. ...

Syrian rebels, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:11 PM PDT By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek, but the toll would not be clear until bodies were retrieved from the remote and rugged border area. One Hezbollah fighter also died, they said. ...

UK's Labor vows iron discipline on budget, spells out some cuts Posted: 02 Jun 2013 03:08 PM PDT By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labor party will seek to convince skeptical voters it is fit to run the economy by promising "iron discipline" on spending and pledging some cuts to welfare benefits if it wins the 2015 election. Would-be finance minister, Ed Balls, will say on Monday that winter fuel subsidies for the richest pensioners will be scrapped if Labor wins power, a small saving but a sign that the party is determined to show it can cut social spending. ...

Libya to appeal ICC ruling to hand over Gaddafi's son Posted: 02 Jun 2013 03:42 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, to the tribunal, the justice minister said on Sunday. "We will give what is needed to convince the ICC that Libya is capable of conducting a fair trial in accordance with international standards," the state LANA news agency quoted Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani as saying. ...

British manufacturers urge health budget cuts to fund growth Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers urged the government on Monday to cut the healthcare budget and put money into growth-generating areas such as infrastructure and technology when it unveils its latest spending review next month. The criticism of Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to exempt healthcare from budget cuts highlights growing concerns that efforts to reduce Britain's fiscal deficit could endanger its economic recovery. ...

Czech PM declares emergency as floods threaten Prague Posted: 02 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday as swollen rivers caused by days of heavy rain threatened Prague's historic center and forced evacuations from low-lying areas. Prague authorities limited public transport and planned to close underground stations in the center of the city as water from the Vltava River overflowed into picturesque areas popular with tourists. The main train line connecting the capital and the east of the country was also shut. ...

Baseball’s magical 90 feet and other great sports measurements and dimensions Posted: 02 Jun 2013 03:19 PM PDT While enjoying any sport, whether as a spectator or athlete, it's easy to overlook the important role various distances play in making games interesting. Here are our picks of the 10 best measurements in sports, how they came to be, and why they are so right.

Smoking gun in IRS scandal? Rep. Darrell Issa says he's close Posted: 02 Jun 2013 02:41 PM PDT For all intents and purposes, the only politically relevant fact in the IRS scandal is the still-unanswered question of who, ultimately, decided to harangue tea party groups with reams of extra paperwork during the 2012 election season.

Fed Chair Bernanke tells Princeton grads: 'Call your parents' Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT It must be tough being Ben Bernanke, the weight of the economic world on your shoulders, or so it might seem. Sneeze out the wrong expletive and the dollar tumbles, hiccup and the stock market hiccups with you.

Protest emerges even in a far-flung corner of Turkey Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:22 PM PDT To understand the national significance of the protests that have spread through Turkey this weekend, it's critical to look beyond Istanbul.

Hezbollah, Syrian rebels in worst clash in Lebanon Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and Hezbollah guerrillas battled Sunday in their worst clashes yet inside Lebanon, a new sign that the civil war in Syria is increasingly destabilizing its fragile neighbor.

Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately, in a decision likely to fuel the tensions between the ruling Islamists and the judiciary.

Palestinian president appoints new prime minister Posted: 02 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president Abbas on Sunday picked a little-known academic as his new prime minister, according to the official government news agency, following the resignation of his chief rival.

Congressmen find few Boston attack clues in Russia Posted: 02 Jun 2013 02:02 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats.

Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds Posted: 02 Jun 2013 05:08 AM PDT MUMBAI, India (AP) — A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.

Iran police detain aides of presidential candidate Posted: 02 Jun 2013 07:58 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a senior official pledged to impose ideological limitations on the race.

Three storm chasers among 13 killed by Oklahoma tornadoes Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:32 PM PDT By Daniel Trotta and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Three storm chasers were among 13 people killed by tornadoes that rampaged through central Oklahoma on Friday, underscoring the high risk of tracking tornadoes and forcing the media to rethink how they cover deadly twisters. Tim Samaras, 55, a leading storm chaser and founder of the tornado research company Twistex, was killed in the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno along with his son, Paul Samaras, 24, and Carl Young, 45, a Twistex meteorologist, according to a statement from Tim Samaras' brother, Jim Samaras. ...

Jolie joins Pitt at 'World War Z' London premiere Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller "World War Z" — Jolie's first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy.

Niger says 22 escape jail after raid on prison Posted: 02 Jun 2013 02:39 PM PDT NIAMEY (Reuters) - Some 22 prisoners, including Islamist militants, escaped from a prison in Niger's capital after several gunmen attacked the jail and killed two guards, the government said on Sunday. The prison break comes a week after al Qaeda-linked groups raided a uranium mine and an army barracks in Niger, raising fears that the conflict in neighboring Mali could spread to other West African states. ...

Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain Posted: 02 Jun 2013 02:06 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defenses Sunday as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to burst their banks.

Erdogan rejects 'dictator' claims Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:38 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is a "dictator," dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe, even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years.

Merkel reins in plan to transfer powers to Brussels Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Noah Barkin and Gareth Jones BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come out against handing the European Commission more powers, in the clearest sign yet that she is reining in her ambitions to create a "fiscal union" in which euro members cede control of their budgets to Brussels. ...

Insight: Simmering anger at Erdogan's authoritarianism boils over in Turkey Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's most violent riots in decades may have been started by the destruction of a small Istanbul park, but they have exploded in a show of defiance at what many see as the creeping authoritarianism of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. In power for more than a decade, Erdogan's Islamist-rooted AK Party has increased its share of the vote in each of the past three elections, ushered in unprecedented political stability and overseen some of the fastest economic growth in Europe. ...

Palestinians' Abbas appoints new PM to Hamas outrage Posted: 02 Jun 2013 01:11 PM PDT By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named British-educated political independent Rami Hamdallah as new prime minister on Sunday, a move that was immediately condemned by Gaza Strip rulers Hamas. Abbas and the militant Islamist group agreed in principle last month to form a unity government for the divided Palestinian territories, and a Hamas spokesman said Hamdallah's appointment threw that into doubt. ...

Central bank group warns markets 'under a spell' Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Investors have ignored poor economic news as stocks have risen, leaving markets now vulnerable to unsettling volatility and potential losses, an organization of the world's central banks said Sunday.

Pakistani president says he will not run again Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — The president of Pakistan said in an interview aired Sunday that he will not run for another term, a decision that was widely expected after his party was trounced in parliamentary elections last month.

US transfers prisoner to Mauritania Posted: 02 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A Mauritanian official says that the United States has transferred one of its prisoners held in Afghanistan to Mauritania.

Gulf Arab countries to consider action against Hezbollah Posted: 02 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT JEDDAH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab countries will consider taking action against Hezbollah if the Shi'ite Muslim Lebanese movement continues its involvement in Syria's civil war or interferes in Gulf Arab affairs, Bahrain's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday. Ghanem al-Buainain said the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regarded Hezbollah's involvement in Syria as "sectarian intervention", but had not discussed listing the group as a terrorist organization, a step taken by Bahrain last week. ...

Official: Dam will not significantly affect Egypt Posted: 02 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An independent panel of experts has concluded that the country's multi-billion dollar hydropower dam being built on the Nile River will not significantly affect Sudan and Egypt, countries that are highly dependent on the water of the world's longest river, said an Ethiopian official.

Female Israeli soldiers punished for racy photos Posted: 02 Jun 2013 11:07 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that it has disciplined a group of female soldiers who posed for photos in underwear and combat gear and posted the images on Facebook.

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