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• Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity
• Ukraine suspects gas pipeline blast was an attack
• Thailand's war-weary southerners fear coup will erode new freedoms
• Explosion hits World Cup viewing area in northeast Nigeria
• Russia says Syria agrees to aid access from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan
• Police disperse protesters outside Brazil World Cup match
• World Cup Capsules
• Clinton: 'Not prepared' to back working with Iran
• BRAZIL BEAT: Lampard braces for birthday 'treat'
• Tie with Brazil boosts soccer hopes of Mexico fans
• Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea in World Cup
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Argentina plans debt swap for restructured debt
• Presbyterian panel backs Israel divestment measure
• Blast hits fans at World Cup screening in northern Nigeria
• Mexico drug lord loses bid to block extradition
• Circus acrobats plan lawsuit over US accident
• Mexico holds host Brazil to 0-0 draw at World Cup
• Explosion rocks World Cup viewing venue in Nigeria
• Spain playing for World Cup survival vs Chile
• BRAZIL BEAT: Caimans in the jungle in Manaus
• Circus acrobats plan suit, say lives have changed
• Acrobatic Ochoa at the heart of Fortress Mexico
• Pick-up trucks carrying bodies seen at Nigerian hospital: source
• Brathwaite, Bravo puts West Indies in control
• Correction: Priests Attacked story
• Some stars shining at World Cup, others remain dim
• 2 Russian journalists killed in eastern Ukraine
• Police, anti-World Cup protesters clash before Brazil match
• Congress nears $48.3B foreign operations budget
• US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack
• Australia has no plans to sit back against Dutch
• Canada OKs oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast
• BRAZIL BEAT: Even Pele stuck in Sao Paulo traffic
• Signs of reprisal killings emerge in Iraq
• Russia, South Korea 0-0 at halftime in World Cup

Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:44 PM PDT By 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 By 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 By 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 By 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 By 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Kano (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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Fortaleza (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 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 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 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 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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