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Russia's Putin renounces right to send troops to Ukraine

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:20 PM PDT

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left , during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday June 24, 2014. Steinmeier visited Ukraine on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the east of the country and an EU Association agreement that Ukraine is due to sign in Brussels on June 27. (AP Photo/Mykhailo Markiv, Pool)By Kevin Liffey and Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin asked Russia's upper house on Tuesday to revoke the right it had granted him to order a military intervention in Ukraine in defence of Russian-speakers there. Minutes before he spoke, Kiev said pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine had shot down a military helicopter, most likely killing all nine on board. It was the most serious breach of a temporary ceasefire agreed in talks between government and rebels less than 24 hours earlier.


U.S. says Thai military rule likely to last longer than expected

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:10 PM PDT

A Thai soldier stands guard outside the Royal Thai Army Headquarters as members of the Radio and Satellite Broadcasters gather in BangkokBy David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military rule in Thailand is likely to last longer than expected and has been more repressive than after the country's last coup in 2006, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. The official told a congressional hearing Washington was still looking at whether the big regional Cobra Gold military exercise held annually in Thailand could go ahead there next year given the military takeover in May. "Initially, we held out hope that – as happened with the 2006 coup – the military would move relatively quickly to transfer power to a civilian government and move towards free and fair elections," said Scot Marciel, the U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia. "However, recent events have shown that the current military coup is both more repressive and likely to last longer than the last one," he added.Marciel said in testimony to the Asia-Pacific subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the coup had put the United States in a difficult position, given that Thailand is a key U.S. ally in Asia.


As Libya teeters near chaos, U.S. keeps hands-off policy

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:52 PM PDT

Troops and vehicles from the national army in Kufra, are seen taking part in a "Operation Dignity" mission, at the Libyan-Egyptian border, near KufraBy Missy Ryan and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among all countries swept by the Arab Spring uprisings, few today are as dysfunctional as Libya. Weapons looted from arsenals of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi help fuel the bloody conflict in Syria. As Libya's problems deepen, U.S. officials suggest it's largely up to Libya to resolve them, underscoring a "hands off" approach that carries risks for the region and the West. Some experts fear some militias or other groups could reject the results of the vote, worsening infighting and potentially deepening the chaos that threatens to transform the North African oil producer into a transit point for fighters heading to conflicts in Egypt, Syria or sub-Saharan countries like Mali.


Japan, neighbors must put World War Two behind them: Singapore PM

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:09 PM PDT

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's office in PutrajayaBy David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday urged Japan and its neighbors to put World War Two behind them, saying that if they kept reopening issues dating back to the conflict it would be a "continuing sore" in their relations. "One of the reasons Japan's difficulties are not just with China, but with also Korea is because of reopening of issues that go back to the Second World War and before, which have never been properly put to rest the way they were put to rest in Europe after the war," Lee Hsien Loong told a think tank during a visit to Washington. "So it's really a sovereign choice for the Japanese to make," Lee said, adding that he was sure the United States would be urging Japan to "act cautiously and circumspectly and try to develop its relationship with its near neighborhood." The legacy of the war was also a matter for Korea and China, Lee said. "They (Japan) can't do it themselves.


Sudanese police detain Christian-convert woman: lawyer

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:56 PM PDT

A Sudanese Christian convert who was released from death row on Monday was detained as she and her family sought to fly out of the capital on Tuesday, her lawyer and the U.S. State Department said. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was detained with her American husband and their two children as they tried to board a flight at Khartoum airport earlier on Tuesday.

Gunmen fire on plane at Pakistan's Peshawar airport

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane.By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen fired on a Pakistan International Airlines plane as it was landing in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday night, killing a woman on board and injuring three crew members in the third incident at a Pakistani airport this month. Flight PK 756 was carrying 178 passengers travelling from Saudi Arabia when it came under attack as it was preparing to land, policeman Asghar Khan said at the airport. The woman's daughter was sitting next to her when she was shot in the head, PIA official Mohammad Kifayatullah Khan said. "It would have been a disaster had he been hit." The incident will raise further questions about whether the government is prepared for a Taliban backlash after officials announced a military operation to flush the militants from their mountain strongholds in North Waziristan on June 15.


Japan hopes quashed again by opposing star player

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:08 PM PDT

CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — For Japan, this World Cup has been a nightmare revisited: The Asian champions seize momentum with waves of dangerous attack, and little payoff. Then their opponent's talismanic player comes on as a second-half substitute — and Japan wilts under pressure.

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

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:05 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan were looking for a gunman who opened fire at a plane Tuesday evening just as it was landing in the volatile northwest, killing one person and wounding two others, officials said, casting fresh doubts about security at the country's airports. The violence in Peshawar comes just two weeks after gunmen laid siege to the country's busiest airport in Karachi in an attack that shocked Pakistanis and the international community and helped trigger a long-awaited military offensive against militants in the northwest.

Brazil mocks Mick Jagger's World Cup flop picks

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2014 file photo, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger performs during a concert in Hayrkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. In whatís fast becoming something of a modern World Cup tradition, Brazilians are closely following every team the 70-year-old rock star supports with an eye for mocking the alleged spell he casts on every team he picks. Brazilian media has taken to calling his pick, Jaggerís ìpe frio,î a term describing the bad luck he brings teams that translates literally as ìcold foot.î(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger can't get no soccer satisfaction.


BRAZIL BEAT: Colombia, Uruguay fans start talk

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:01 PM PDT

Colombia soccer fans celebrate the third goal scored by their team as they watch a live telecast of their team's World Cup match with Japan inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Substitute James Rodriguez scored a brilliant goal and set up two more for Jackson Martinez as Colombia beat Japan 4-1 on Tuesday to confirm top spot in Group C and eliminate the Asian champions from the World Cup. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)SAO PAULO (AP) — In the streets of Sao Paulo, Colombians and Uruguayans were already facing off with each other, exchanging chants after Colombia beat Japan 4-1. Uruguay's victory over Italy meant the two teams will meet Saturday in the knockout round.


Militants positioned to hold captured Iraq territory, U.S. official says

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:00 PM PDT

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sunni militants are "well positioned" to hold a broad swathe of territory captured in northern and western Iraq if the Baghdad government fails to produce a robust counter-offensive, a senior U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which seized the main northern city Mosul on June 10 and has since marched virtually unopposed towards Baghdad, is at its strongest "in years," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing sensitive information. The official said ISIL is flush with money and weapons after looting military equipment in Syria and Iraq and raising money through kidnapping, robbery, smuggling and extortion schemes, including the imposition of a "road tax" in Mosul.

Swiss to stick to their game plan against Honduras

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:59 PM PDT

Switzerland's coach Ottmar Hitzfeld pauses during a press conference at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, one day before the group E match between Honduras and Switzerland of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — With a win and loss so far at the World Cup, some things clearly worked for Switzerland and some things clearly didn't.


Mondragon becomes oldest World Cup player at 43

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:51 PM PDT

Colombia's goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon celebrates after Colombia's James Rodriguez scored his side's fourth goal during the group C World Cup soccer match between Japan and Colombia at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon became the oldest player to compete at a World Cup when the 43-year-old came on as a late substitute in the 4-1 win over Japan on Tuesday.


ON THIS DAY: Argentina earns maiden title in 1978

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 1978 file photo, Mario Kempes of Argentina, right, celebrates, after scoring Argentina's second goal against the Netherlands, during their World Cup final soccer match, at the River Plate Stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At left is Dutch player Ruud Krol, and Poortvliet at centre. On this day: Argentina wins its first World Cup in front of a confetti-laden crowd. (AP Photo/File)On June 25 in World Cup history: Confetti greets Argentina after it beats the Netherlands to win 1978 final in Buenos Aires. Algeria eliminated after West Germany and Austria play out controversial match in Gijon, Spain, in 1982.


Bid to save beach bonfires advances in California legislature

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:38 PM PDT

By Jennifer Chaussee SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - As rising temperatures send thousands to Southern California's storied beaches, lawmakers are rushing to make sure a classic rite of summer, the beach bonfire, doesn't burn out before they get there. Under a new anti-pollution measure adopted last year by regional air quality regulators, fire rings on beaches near houses or in places with poor air quality would have to be removed. The order by the South Coast Air Quality Management District prompted outrage from across the political spectrum in the coastal state, with Republicans railing that unelected bureaucrats were destroying the California way of life and Democrats complaining that removing the fire rings would eliminate an inexpensive summer ritual important to California's culture. Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen, a surfer whose district south of Los Angeles includes several beach communities, contends the move to ban bonfires grew out of efforts by wealthy Orange County residents to make the beach near their homes less attractive to party-goers, rather than a genuine concern for the environment.

9 dead, 3 missing after trawlers collide off Peru

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:36 PM PDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Nine commercial fishermen died and three were missing after two trawlers collided off Peru's central coast, capsizing one of the vessels officials said Tuesday.

FIFA fines Chile for fans' rampage into Maracana

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:35 PM PDT

Hinchas de Chile son escoltados por las autoridades tras invadir la sala de prensa del estadio Maracaná el miércoles, 18 de junio de 2014, en Río de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chile's football federation says it has been fined by FIFA for ticketless fans breaking through security barriers at Maracana Stadium.


Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi to quit after Cup exit

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:33 PM PDT

Ivory Coast's Serey Die sits on the pitch after Greece's 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast during the group C World Cup soccer match between Greece and Ivory Coast at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi will quit after his squad narrowly missed qualification in the World Cup with an injury-time penalty from Greece.


Porto Alegre braces for 80,000 Argentine fans

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:26 PM PDT

Argentina's fans celebrate after the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Iran at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Lionel Messi scored a superb goal in stoppage time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Iran.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian authorities blocked suspected members of Argentina's violent hooligan gangs from entering the country and closely watched thousands of Argentine fans who filled the streets of Porto Alegre ahead of their team's Wednesday match with Nigeria.


Colombia tops World Cup group by beating Japan 4-1

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:25 PM PDT

Colombia's James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring during the group C World Cup soccer match between Japan and Colombia at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — James Rodriguez delivered a brilliant cameo performance off the bench to inspire Colombia to a 4-1 victory over Japan at the World Cup on Tuesday, helping secure top spot for his team in Group C and eliminating the Asian champions.


Israel's crackdown on Hamas slows in search for missing teens

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:23 PM PDT

A convoy of Israeli military vehicles drives during an ongoing operation to locate three Israeli teens outside HebronBy Ali Sawafta and Crispian Balmer RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) - Israel eased a crackdown on Hamas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after the dragnet, accompanying a search for three Israeli teenagers, raised fears of a Palestinian uprising. Israel has accused the Islamist group of orchestrating the abduction of the Jewish seminary students on June 12, and the Israeli military's raids of Palestinian towns and cities have undermined Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas. Militants in the Gaza Strip, a coastal enclave where Hamas is dominant and has vowed revenge at Israel's crackdown, fired rockets into Israel and Israel responded with air strikes at militant targets there, the Israeli army said in a statement.


BRAZIL BEAT: Best place to watch World Cup match

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:17 PM PDT

Soccer fans, decked out in orange, the Netherlands' national color, celebrate the second goal scored by Memphis Depay, while watching a live broadcast of the group B World Cup match between Chile and Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. Netherlands won 2-0, taking the top spot in group B. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)SAO PAULO (AP) — There are plenty of cool places to watch a World Cup match in Brazil, but for Dutch fan Jan Eykma, this is as good as it gets: a beer in hand, a big screen ahead and a legendary stadium as a backdrop.


Sudan war-zone bombing may be 'starvation' policy, says Amnesty

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:12 PM PDT

Sudanese Armed Forces and troops from Rapid Support Forces (RSF) wave their national flag as they celebrate after recapturing the Daldako area, in South Kordofan on May 20, 2014Intensified bombing in Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan may be part of an attempt to starve the population, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The air raids in recent weeks are "unprecedented in their scale and impact," the London-based watchdog said, citing human rights monitors. In the last week of May, 59 bombs fell in and around Kauda, a stronghold of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Amnesty said in a briefing paper. Between May 15 and 22, Sudan's air force dropped around 200 bombs over the agricultural area of Tangal in Umm Durain district, severely disrupting the planting season, it said.


Webb: FIFA needs more vigilance of discrimination

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:11 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — FIFA's discrimination task force leader has called for better prevention of "mocking and insulting" incidents at World Cup stadiums.

U.S. forces flow into Baghdad to assess Iraq troops

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:10 PM PDT

The Pentagon says nearly half of the roughly 300 advisers and special operations forces expected to go to Iraq are now in Baghdad, and have begun to assess the Iraqi forces and the fight against Sunni militants. Another four teams of special forces will arrive in days, bringing the total to almost 200.

Palestinians: Young girl killed by rocket

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:10 PM PDT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A rocket fired by Palestinian militants toward Israel exploded in the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing a 3-year-old girl and wounding three other people, a medical official said.

Jagland re-elected as Council of Europe head

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:03 PM PDT

Head of the Council of Europe Thorbjoern Jagland, on February 26, 2013 in GenevaThe Council of Europe said Tuesday that Thorbjoern Jagland had been elected to a second five-year term at the head of the pan-European body that has recently played an active role in the Ukraine crisis. Jagland, a 63-year-old Norwegian, beat off competition from former German justice minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger to win another mandate at the head of the rights body. It is the first time since the Council of Europe was established in 1949 that a secretary general has been re-elected. Jagland has played an active role in trying to ease the crisis in Ukraine, making several visits to Kiev as the unrest threatened to spiral into all-out war in Europe.


Costa Rica survives 'Group of Death' with ease

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:59 PM PDT

A supporter celebrates Costa Rica's classification at the end of the World Cup group D match against England, at the Mineirao Stadium, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Costa Rica finished first in what many considered the World Cup's toughest group after a dour 0-0 draw against England. (AP Photo/Bruno Magalhaes)BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — The beach ball being thrown around the stand by bored, cheering fans captured just how serene Costa Rica's progress has been at the World Cup.


63 Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:55 PM PDT

Palestinian Hamas supporters flash the sign of victory during a rally to express solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike, on June 19, 2014 in Gaza CityRamallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners have suspended the hunger strike which they have observed in Israeli jails since late April, one of their lawyers said Tuesday.


West readies package of sector sanctions on Russia

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:54 PM PDT

In this June 24, 2014, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Swiss President and OSCE chairperson in office Didier Burkhalter during talks with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, in Vienna, Austria. The United States and its European allies are finalizing a package of sanctions on Russia's key economic sectors that could be levied as early as this week, though the package might be delayed because of positive signals from Putin, administration officials and others close to the decision-making said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its European allies are finalizing a package of sanctions on Russia's key economic sectors that could be levied as early as this week, though the package might be delayed because of positive signals from Russian President Vladimir Putin, administration officials and others close to the decision-making said Tuesday.


Samaras sends Greece through at World Cup

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:53 PM PDT

Greece's Giorgos Samaras, right, celebrates scoring his side's second goal from the penalty spot during the group C World Cup soccer match between Greece and Ivory Coast at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Georgios Samaras scored an injury-time penalty to send Greece into the second round of the World Cup for the first time with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday, eliminating the Africans in the process.


Uruguay beats Italy to advance; Greece late winner

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:53 PM PDT

Uruguay's Diego Godin, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Underscoring a power shift away from Europe, Uruguay fought — and apparently even bit — its way to a 1-0 victory over Italy Tuesday to move to the World Cup's next round with Costa Rica, which sent England home without a single victory after a goalless draw.


Column: England too insular for World Cup success

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:52 PM PDT

An England fan shouts during the group D World Cup soccer match between Costa Rica and England at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — In many ways, it's a head-scratcher: the country that invented football and which has the richest, most watched and, many would agree, best league in global football is also one of the worst performers at this World Cup. How can that be?


Suarez bite storm as Uruguay sink Italy

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:49 PM PDT

Uruguay's forward Luis Suarez reacts during a Group D football match between Italy and Uruguay at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 24, 2014Luis Suarez shocked the World Cup with a new biting storm Tuesday as Uruguay sensationally dumped ten-man Italy out of the tournament with a dramatic 1-0 victory. Uruguay captain Diego Godin hit an 81st-minute winner in the gritty Group D battle that saw Italy knocked out in the first round for the second straight World Cup. Television replays showed Suarez appearing to attempt to sink his teeth into Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder in an off-the-ball incident.


Soccer's bad boy bites opponent at World Cup

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Italy's Giorgio Chiellini displays his shoulder showing apparent teeth marks after colliding with the mouth of Uruguay's Luis Suarez during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)NATAL, Brazil (AP) — Biting opponents, racist comments — all that looked to be behind Luis Suarez, as soccer's bad boy was maturing into a star for his club and country. Then, the old habit that most people leave behind in nursery school cropped up again in front of an audience of millions.


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