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• Tens of thousands cheer Turkish PM's return after protests
• Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law
• Angola's Dos Santos says risk of upheaval nil despite poverty
• Jordan threatens to expel Syrian envoy over missile comments
• Austria to quit U.N.'s Golan force over Syria violence
• Russia's Putin and wife say their marriage is over
• Microsoft’s Xbox One Access Requirements Create an Odd Double Standard
• Obama wants faster Internet in US schools. Would you pay $5 a year for it?
• Senate seat scramble is on in N.J.: how Christie, GOP may benefit from it
• Did Michelle Obama heckler use coded racial words? Or not?
• Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce
• Erdogan defiant upon return to Turkey
• Koreas agree to hold talks on reopening complex
• After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland
• UK's Prince Philip enters hospital for operation
• Thousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers
• Erdogan urges Turks not to be drawn into violent protests
• Apple denies giving government 'direct access' to servers
• Tropical Storm Andrea bearing down on Fla. coast
• Syrian rebel offensive in Golan jolts Israel
• Thousands at Istanbul airport for Erdogan arrival
• Monumental phone-records monitoring is laid bare
• A month after Cleveland women found, help flows for captive victims
• US mulls withdrawal of Bangladesh trade privileges
• Putins announce their divorce
• Erdogan returns to face protests in Turkey
• From Russia, Without Love: Vladimir Putin Divorces Wife Lyudmila
• Britain's Prince Philip, 91, in hospital for operation
• Libya must hand former spy chief to Hague court: lawyer
• Car bombs kill 14 in Iraq, officials say

Tens of thousands cheer Turkish PM's return after protests Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:39 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathon Burch ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters welcomed back Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan from a North African tour on Friday in a show of strength after a week of violent anti-government demonstrations across the country. Erdogan addressed crowds from an open-top bus at Istanbul airport in a speech also broadcast live on television, as supporters, who had blocked roads to the airport for hours, chanted his name. "We stood strong, but we were never stubborn ... ...

Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:36 PM PDT By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday for signing legislation making defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment as the country prepares for an autumn presidential election. The European Union, Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) accused the oil-producing ex-Soviet state and its leader of tightening curbs on free expression before the October vote. ...

Angola's Dos Santos says risk of upheaval nil despite poverty Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:29 PM PDT LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's long-serving president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Thursday dismissed recent anti-government youth protests, saying the risk of social upheaval in the oil-producing country is inexistent despite a large rich-poor wealth gap. In a rare televised interview on Thursday, Dos Santos said attempts to organize large demonstrations after the 2011 Arab Spring failed and Angola has only seen small protests attended by fewer than 300 people, mainly in the capital, Luanda. ...

Jordan threatens to expel Syrian envoy over missile comments Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. ally Jordan threatened on Thursday to expel Syria's ambassador after he warned the kingdom that Syrian missiles could be used against Patriot batteries due to be deployed soon along their border. Foreign Minister Nasser Joudeh told state news agency Petra that Ambassador Bahjat Suleiman, a former general and intelligence chief who is a member of President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite sect's ruling inner circle, had violated diplomatic protocol. "The Syrian ambassador has breached all norms and diplomatic practices by his behavior ... ...

Austria to quit U.N.'s Golan force over Syria violence Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:24 PM PDT By Crispian Balmer BEIRUT (Reuters) - Austria said on Thursday it would pull out of a U.N. force on the Golan Heights after battles between Syrian troops and rebels there, in a blow to a mission that has kept the Israeli-Syrian war front quiet for 40 years. Israel, anxious for the international mission to remain in place, worried that the Golan could become a springboard for attacks on Israelis by Islamist militants fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Russia's Putin and wife say their marriage is over Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:56 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk and Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, told Russians on Thursday that their 30-year marriage was over, confirming longstanding speculation that they had separated. In a rare appearance together on state television, Putin was asked about rumors that they no longer lived together and answered: "That is true." The announcement removes a big question mark about the private life of a president who has increasingly touted traditional values and championed the conservative Russian Orthodox Church as a moral authority. ...

Microsoft’s Xbox One Access Requirements Create an Odd Double Standard Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:24 PM PDT Microsoft's Xbox One will allow you to play games offline for up to 24 hours a pop, says the company in a fresh explainer, but you'll have to connect to the Internet thereafter or forfeit access. If you're playing on someone else's system, that 24-hour window drops to just one hour. Think of it as Microsoft's Cinderella clause, only instead of a pumpkin, your system turns into a giant black-and-green brick.

Obama wants faster Internet in US schools. Would you pay $5 a year for it? Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:33 PM PDT Technology is changing education at lightning speed. But thousands of schools in the United States still don't have lightning-speed Internet connections to take advantage of the plethora of digital learning tools.

Senate seat scramble is on in N.J.: how Christie, GOP may benefit from it Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:15 PM PDT The death of US Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) and a special election called by Gov. Chris Christie (R) have set off a political scramble in New Jersey this week, as candidates to fill the seat of the veteran senator rush to meet a looming filing deadline.

Did Michelle Obama heckler use coded racial words? Or not? Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:10 PM PDT The fallout from Michelle Obama's heckling incident continued Thursday, as some defenders of the first lady charge that the heckler used coded racial language, and in general spoke from a perspective of "white privilege."

Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over.

Erdogan defiant upon return to Turkey Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a combative stance against protesters in a speech in front of 10,000 supporters who met him at the airport on his return from a four-day trip to North Africa.

Koreas agree to hold talks on reopening complex Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:39 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Thursday agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex and other cross-border issues, after months of deteriorating relations and a day before a U.S.-China summit in which the North is expected to be a key topic.

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — With fresh momentum from the capture of a strategic town in western Syria, President Bashar Assad's forces have turned their sights to driving rebel fighters from the country's densely populated heartland, including the cities of Homs and Aleppo.

UK's Prince Philip enters hospital for operation Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

Thousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:14 PM PDT SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers inside in a demonstration of anger over what protesters say is a government paralyzed by ethnic bickering.

Erdogan urges Turks not to be drawn into violent protests Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:08 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks on Friday to distance themselves from lawless protests and said accusations of the excessive use of police force during days of unrest were being investigated. Addressing thousands of supporters at Istanbul airport after returning from a trip to North Africa, Erdogan said the protesters had looted shops and damaged businesses and urged his supporters not to be drawn into the violence. (Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Eric Beech)

Apple denies giving government 'direct access' to servers Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:12 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday said it does not provide any government agency with direct access to its servers, denying a key aspect of a Washington Post report. The Post reported on Thursday that the U.S. National Security Agency and the FBI are "tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies" through a highly classified program known as PRISM, extracting audio, video, photographs, emails, documents and connection logs. "We have never heard of PRISM," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. ...

Tropical Storm Andrea bearing down on Fla. coast Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:05 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — The first named storm of the Atlantic season hammered Florida with rain, heavy winds, and tornadoes Thursday as it moved over land toward the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas, promising sloppy commutes and waterlogged vacation getaways through the beginning of the weekend.

Syrian rebel offensive in Golan jolts Israel Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:23 PM PDT QUNEITRA, Golan Heights (AP) — Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country's civil war.

Thousands at Istanbul airport for Erdogan arrival Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of people thronged Istanbul's airport to cheer the return of the country's prime minister early Friday, the first extensive public show of support for him since anti-government protests erupted last week.

Monumental phone-records monitoring is laid bare Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records — hundreds of millions of calls — in the first hard evidence of a massive data collection program aimed at combating terrorism under powers granted by Congress after the 9/11 attacks.

A month after Cleveland women found, help flows for captive victims Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - More than $800,000 in donations has poured in from around the world to help the three women found a month ago, held captive for a decade in a Cleveland house, officials said on Thursday. The case has resulted as well in raising awareness of the plight of missing persons, said Cleveland City Councilwoman Dona Brady. "It takes a tragedy sometimes to make things happen," she said. "The police are taking missing persons much more seriously." Cleveland police came under fire for not finding Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry sooner. ...

US mulls withdrawal of Bangladesh trade privileges Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Democratic senator Thursday pushed for suspending duty-free privileges to Bangladesh, saying it would send a strong signal that the United States is serious about protecting workers after hundreds died in the global garment industry's worst accident.

Putins announce their divorce Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:51 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife and then announcing their marriage is over. But how will it play to his audience of 143 million Russians?

Erdogan returns to face protests in Turkey Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:48 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister was walking a political tightrope Thursday as he headed home from a four-day trip abroad to face massive anti-government protests that have mushroomed to dozens of cities across the country.

From Russia, Without Love: Vladimir Putin Divorces Wife Lyudmila Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT On Thursday evening, the Russian public got the news of President Vladimir Putin's divorce the same way they have gotten every fact about his private life — spoon fed to them in tiny, measured and rather tasteless doses. The First Couple of the Kremlin made the announcement on national television while dressed in formal wear, with the stiffness of wax statuettes and the careful orchestration of the ballet they had just finished watching. It was meant to be a rare bit of candor from a man whose government has guarded his family affairs as closely as the codes in his nuclear suitcase. ...

Britain's Prince Philip, 91, in hospital for operation Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:58 PM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip was taken to a London hospital on Thursday for a planned operation on his abdomen, Buckingham Palace said, in the latest round of medical treatment for Queen Elizabeth's 91-year-old husband. The British monarch's consort of more than 65 years, who turns 92 on Monday, is expected to spend two weeks at the London Clinic after undergoing "an exploratory operation following abdominal investigations", the palace said in a statement. A palace spokesman said the prince's admission had been planned and was not an emergency. ...

Libya must hand former spy chief to Hague court: lawyer Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:49 PM PDT By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The lawyer for Libya's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi has demanded his surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he would not face the threat of the death penalty. Senussi, notorious as right-hand man to slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is wanted by the ICC on charges of ordering brutal reprisals during the uprising that toppled the Libyan strongman in 2011. ...

Car bombs kill 14 in Iraq, officials say Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:45 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of car bomb explosions in and around Baghdad killed 14 people including seven policemen on Thursday, police officials said, adding that dozens were also wounded.

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