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Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:44 PM PDT

Mehdi Army fighters march during a military-style training in the holy city of NajafBy Ned Parker BAGHDAD(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broadcast a joint appeal for national unity on Tuesday with bitter Sunni critics of his Shi'ite-led government - a move that may help him win U.S. help against rampant Islamists threatening Baghdad. Just hours after Maliki's Shi'ite allies had angrily vowed to boycott any cooperation with the biggest Sunni party and his government had accused Sunni neighbor Saudi Arabia of backing "genocide", the premier's visibly uncomfortable televised appearance may reflect U.S. impatience with its Baghdad protege. In a rerun of previous failed efforts at bridging sectarian and ethnic divisions, Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders met behind closed doors and then stood frostily before cameras as Maliki's Shi'ite predecessor Ibrahim al-Jaafari read a statement denouncing "terrorist powers" and supporting Iraqi sovereignty. U.S. President Barack Obama is considering military options to push back al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has swept the Sunni north of the country over the past week as the Shi'ite-led army has crumbled.


Ukraine suspects gas pipeline blast was an attack

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:11 PM PDT

Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov speaks during a news conference in front of the ministry office in KievBy Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Tuesday it was treating an explosion on a pipeline carrying Russian gas to the rest of Europe as a possible "act of terrorism", intended to discredit Ukraine as a reliable supplier. The blast, after Russia cut supplies to Kiev in a price row but continued supplying the European Union, caused no casualties and did not interrupt gas flows but has increased tension as Kiev tries to end an uprising by pro-Russian separatists. The Interior Ministry issued a statement which described the blast, which sent a plume of dark smoke high into the sky over central Ukraine, as "the latest attempt by the Russian side to discredit Ukraine as a partner in the gas sector".


Thailand's war-weary southerners fear coup will erode new freedoms

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:32 PM PDT

Separatist graffiti is seen on a road near Pattani, one of three southernmost provinces of Thailand where government troops have fought Muslim insurgents since 2004By Andrew R.C. Marshall PATTANI Thailand (Reuters) - They talked about corruption and politics, about healthcare and women's rights, about the anxiety of bringing up children in a corner of Thailand where war has killed 6,000 people in the last decade. For years, Media Selatan was one of the most popular community radio stations in Thailand's three southernmost provinces, where Muslim separatists have fought government troops since 2004. But when the Thai military seized power in a May 22 coup, it ordered the closure of thousands of independent stations nationwide - Media Selatan among them. The Malay-language station - its name means "Southern Media" - was more than a public forum for a war-weary people.


Explosion hits World Cup viewing area in northeast Nigeria

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:43 PM PDT

Emergency response workers walk by destroyed vehicles at the site of a car bomb blast where football fans were watching the final of the UEFA Champions League match the night before, at a viewing centre in the central Nigerian city of Jos, on May 25By Joe Hemba DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) - An explosion tore through a venue in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup soccer match on Tuesday, a police official said, declining to give further details. Several pickup trucks carrying bodies arrived at the nearby General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, a hospital source said, adding: "There are also many casualties in the emergency room." It was not immediately clear if anyone had been killed, or how many people had been injured. Damaturu is the capital of Yobe state, an area that has been devastated by attacks from militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which in April abducted more than 200 girls from a school in neighbouring Borno state. The Nigerian government has advised residents to avoid gathering in public to watch the World Cup, concerned about possible attacks.


Russia says Syria agrees to aid access from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:41 PM PDT

Russia's United Nations Ambassador Vitaly Churkin speaks during a news conference marking the start of his month-long term as president of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New YorkBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it has gained Syrian approval to open four border crossings from Iraq, Jordan and Turkey to deliver aid to millions of people under a "far-reaching formula" proposed to U.N. Security Council members. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin declined to elaborate on the formula, but diplomats familiar with the plan said it involved using international monitors to inspect humanitarian aid convoys entering Syria. Veto-wielding council members - the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia - have been negotiating a humanitarian resolution drafted by Australia, Luxembourg and Jordan to boost aid deliveries in Syria, including across rebel-held borders. Russia presented its formula to those seven states on Tuesday.


Police disperse protesters outside Brazil World Cup match

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:17 PM PDT

Brazilian police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a small group of anti-World Cup protesters blocking a road to the stadium where Brazil played against Mexico on Tuesday. At least 30 people were arrested in the demonstration after the group of about 100 tried to block the main street to the Castelão stadium in the northeastern city of Fortaleza, local police spokesman Fernando Albano told Reuters. Some masked protesters threw rocks and sticks at buses emblazoned with logos of soccer's governing body FIFA before riot police and an armed vehicle moved in to disperse the crowd, television images showed. In another demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of about 100 people and detained at least seven, local police said.

World Cup Capsules

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:20 PM PDT

Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (13) bats the ball away after a header by Brazil's Fred, left, during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a series of outstanding saves to help Mexico hold Brazil to a thrilling 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Tuesday. The result leaves both teams with four points each after two games in Group A, but Brazil is ahead on goal difference going into their decisive final matches. Croatia and Cameroon meet on Wednesday for their second games after both opened with defeats.


Clinton: 'Not prepared' to back working with Iran

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:17 PM PDT

HiIlary Rodham Clinton smiles as she arrives at a book signing for her new book "Hard Choices," at Harvard Book Store, Monday, June 16, 2014, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed caution Tuesday about the United States working with Iran to combat fast-moving Islamic insurgents in Iraq, saying the U.S. needs to understand "what we're getting ourselves into."


BRAZIL BEAT: Lampard braces for birthday 'treat'

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:15 PM PDT

England national soccer team player Frank Lampard answers a question from a journalist during a press conference after a squad training session that was closed to the media for the 2014 soccer World Cup at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Frank Lampard is bracing himself for his 36th birthday Friday after the England midfielder saw one of the team's staff members receive his "gift."


Tie with Brazil boosts soccer hopes of Mexico fans

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:14 PM PDT

Mexico soccer fans celebrate at the Independence Monument after their team tied with Brazil in their 2014 World Cup soccer match, in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Mexico claimed a deserved point against Brazil in a largely frustrating Group A game which finished 0-0 at Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soccer fans have a new hero in goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who made a series of key saves in a tie with Brazil that stoked hopes that their team can advance in the World Cup.


Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea in World Cup

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:04 PM PDT

Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev covers his face after dropping the ball as South Korea's Lee Keun-ho scores the opening goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-Man)CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — Alexander Kerzhakov scored with one of his first touches after coming on as a substitute to earn Russia a 1-1 draw with South Korea on Tuesday in a World Cup match marked by the first big goalkeeping error of the tournament.


Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Vietnam said Tuesday it may be time for Washington to consider lifting a ban on the sale and transfer of lethal weapons to the former American enemy. Ted Osius told his Senate confirmation hearing that the U.S. has made clear to the nation's authoritarian government that the ban can't be lifted without significant progress on human rights.

Argentina plans debt swap for restructured debt

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:02 PM PDT

Argentina's Economy MInister Axel Kicillof talks to the media at a press conference to explain the recent U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Argentina's bond default, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The Argentine economy minister says the government is working on a debt swap that would make payments in Argentina to creditors who accepted previous debt restructurings. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine economy minister said Tuesday the government is working on a debt swap that would make payments in Argentina to creditors who accepted previous debt restructurings.


Presbyterian panel backs Israel divestment measure

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:01 PM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — A proposal to divest stock in protest of Israel's treatment of Palestinians is moving forward at a national Presbyterian meeting.

Blast hits fans at World Cup screening in northern Nigeria

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:00 PM PDT

The site of a car bomb blast targeting football fans who were watching the Champions League final match in Jos, on May 25, 2014Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria on Tuesday, police and residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. The blast at the Crossfire venue, in the Nayi-Nawa area of the state capital of Yobe, happened shortly after tournament hosts Brazil kicked off against Mexico at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT). Sanusi Ruf'ai, police commissioner for Yobe state, told AFP: "There was an explosion outside a soccer viewing centre here in Damaturu at around 8:15 pm. The blast comes after at least two states banned viewing centres on security grounds following previous attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants, whose five-year insurgency in northern Nigeria has claimed thousands of lives.


Mexico drug lord loses bid to block extradition

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:57 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican judge has denied a fugitive drug lord an injunction against any possible extradition to the United States, where he is wanted in the killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

Circus acrobats plan lawsuit over US accident

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Circus acrobats Julissa Segrera, second from left, of the United States, and Dayana Costa, right, of Brazil, are tearful as Costa reads a statement to members of the media at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Boston. Eight acrobats were injured during a May 4 performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, R.I., when the apparatus from which they were suspended fell, sending them plummeting to the ground. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON (AP) — Four circus acrobats seriously injured in a hair-hanging stunt gone wrong are planning a lawsuit, they said Tuesday from the U.S. hospital where they're recovering.


Mexico holds host Brazil to 0-0 draw at World Cup

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, center, makes a save during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — He was called a hero and a savior by his Mexican teammates. His Brazilian opponents said he produced miracles.


Explosion rocks World Cup viewing venue in Nigeria

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:55 PM PDT

A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup viewing center in a northeast Nigerian city Wednesday night, and witnesses said several people were killed.

Spain playing for World Cup survival vs Chile

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:51 PM PDT

Spain's Andres Iniesta, left, and Fernando Torres talk during an official training session the day before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Spain will play in group B of the Brazil 2014 World Cup. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The magnitude of Spain's opening 5-1 loss to Netherlands comes into sharper focus Wednesday when the defending champions must fend off World Cup elimination against Chile, less than a week into the tournament.


BRAZIL BEAT: Caimans in the jungle in Manaus

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:46 PM PDT

A caiman eats a fish in a river in the Mindu Municipal Park in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The Mindu Municipal Park is drawing World Cup fans to its mini-jungle in Manaus, one of the host cities for the World Cup. (AP Photo/Chris Lehourites)MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Just below a wooden bridge on the edge of a polluted river, a small caiman found something tasty, and the reptile started chomping away.


Circus acrobats plan suit, say lives have changed

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:45 PM PDT

Circus acrobats Julissa Segrera, second from left, of the United States, and Dayana Costa, right, of Brazil, are tearful as Costa reads a statement to members of the media at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Boston. Eight acrobats were injured during a May 4 performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, R.I., when the apparatus from which they were suspended fell, sending them plummeting to the ground. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Four of the acrobats seriously injured in a hair-hanging stunt gone awry are planning a lawsuit and are coming to terms with the idea their lives might never be the same, they said Tuesday from the hospital where they're recovering.


Acrobatic Ochoa at the heart of Fortress Mexico

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:43 PM PDT

Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa waves to fans after the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Fortaleza means "fortress" in Portuguese and Mexico's defense certainly lived up to the name of Brazil's northeast city on Tuesday thanks to the heroics of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.


Pick-up trucks carrying bodies seen at Nigerian hospital: source

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:43 PM PDT

DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) - Several pick-up trucks carrying bodies arrived at a hospital in northeast Nigeria, a hospital source said on Tuesday, after an explosion ripped through a venue in the town of Damaturu where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup match. It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured or if anyone had been killed. A police official confirmed that there had been an "attack," but he declined to give further details. (Reporting by Joe Hemba, Writing by David Dolan)

Brathwaite, Bravo puts West Indies in control

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:43 PM PDT

West Indies opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite, left, hits a shot that is caught by New Zealand bowler Trent Boult for 129 runs during the second day of their second cricket Test match in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Opener Kraigg Brathwaite stroked a maiden century and left-hander Darren Bravo also notched three figures Tuesday as the West Indies dominated day two of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at the Queen's Park Oval.


Correction: Priests Attacked story

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:40 PM PDT

Gary Moran is seen in this June 16, 2014 booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office. Moran is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, burglary and armed robbery, among others charges in the killing of a Roman Catholic priest and the beating of a second priest at a downtown Phoenix church. The Rev. Kenneth Walker was shot and killed and the Rev. Joseph Terra was badly beaten and remains hospitalized from the Wednesday, June 11, 2014 attack at the Mother of Mercy Mission Catholic church in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Maricopa Country Sheriffs Office)PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — In a stories June 13-17 about a deadly priest attack, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the victim's stepsister. She is Sasha Keyes, not Sasha Keys.


Some stars shining at World Cup, others remain dim

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After just one match each, Robin van Persie and Lionel Messi have already equaled their goal tallies from their previous two World Cups combined.


2 Russian journalists killed in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:23 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian journalists for a Russian state-owned TV channel died Tuesday in eastern Ukraine after being hit by mortar fire, the Rossiya 24 network said.

Police, anti-World Cup protesters clash before Brazil match

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:23 PM PDT

Riot police stand guard as demonstrators hold a demo at Praca da Savassi in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2014Fortaleza (Brazil) (AFP) - Clashes erupted Tuesday at an anti-World Cup protest in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza as demonstrators threw stones at police, who fired back with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. The clashes broke out as around 300 demonstrators rallied against the government's record $11 billion spending on the World Cup just before Brazil played Mexico at Fortaleza's Castelao Stadium. Protesters blocked a road leading to the stadium and briefly held up fans making their way to the match, news website G1 reported. Some of the protesters wore the black masks and clothing of the radical Black Bloc movement, which has been the most violent of the groups participating in the anti-World Cup protests that have hit Brazil in the past year.


Congress nears $48.3B foreign operations budget

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate appropriators on Tuesday advanced a $48.3 billion budget for foreign aid and State Department work next year.

US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:06 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the capture of Libyan militant suspected of killing Americans in Benghazi, during his visit to TechShop in Pittsburgh, Pa., Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Obama says he authorized an operation in Libya to detain Ahmed Abu Khattala. His capture marks the first apprehension of an alleged perpetrator in the 2012 attack that killed U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special forces seized a "key leader" of the deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack and he is on his way to face trial in the U.S. for the fiery assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. It was the first breakthrough in the sudden overseas violence in 2012 that has become a festering political sore at home.


Australia has no plans to sit back against Dutch

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Australia's Mark Milligan (5) kicks the ball past Chile's Eduardo Vargas (11) during the second half of the group B World Cup soccer match between Chile and Australia in the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — The unenviable task of stopping the rampant Dutch strike force from adding to the five goals it put past Spain was made even harder for Australian coach Ange Postecoglou on Tuesday when midfielder Mark Milligan was ruled out with a hamstring strain.


Canada OKs oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:04 PM PDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's government on Tuesday approved a controversial pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the country's efforts to diversify its oil exports if it can overcome fierce opposition from environmental and aboriginal groups.

BRAZIL BEAT: Even Pele stuck in Sao Paulo traffic

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:54 PM PDT

Soccer great Pele pose for photos during the inauguration of the Pele Museum showing his history as a player in Santos, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014. The Pele Museum exhibits his personal collection, pictures, films, trophies and printed material about his history as a soccer player and personality. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If there is one thing even Pele cannot beat, it's the traffic that plagued many of the country's cities as Brazilians rushed home from a half day of work to watch their national team play Tuesday.


Signs of reprisal killings emerge in Iraq

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:52 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly four dozen Sunni detainees were gunned down at a jail north of Baghdad, a car bomb struck a Shiite neighborhood of the capital and four young Sunnis were found slain, as ominous signs emerged Tuesday that open warfare between the two main Muslim sects has returned to Iraq.

Russia, South Korea 0-0 at halftime in World Cup

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:47 PM PDT

Russia's Sergei Ignashevich, left, and South Korea's Lee Chung-yong (17) go for a header during the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — Russia and South Korea barely created a clear-cut chance as their listless Group H match in the World Cup remained 0-0 at halftime in Cuiaba on Tuesday.


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