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• Car bomb in Yemeni capital hits mourners, dozens wounded
• Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration: Pentagon
• Car bomb attack kills Egypt's top public prosecutor
• French beheading suspect denies jihad motivation
• U.S. says absurd to suggest that it will cave in Iran talks
• NSA wiretapped two French finance ministers: Wikileaks
• Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths
• Suriname's leader dismisses acting speaker of Parliament
• Shell says could begin Arctic oil exploration off Alaska in late July
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Two years after Morsi, Egypt in 'repression': Amnesty
• Washington state wildfire destroys at least 23 homes
• Yemeni forces launch Scud missile at Saudi Arabia: Yemen military spokesman
• Puerto Rico to seek debt moratorium from bondholders
• Texas woman vanishes while snorkeling off Curacao
• US lifts hold on military aid to Bahrain after crackdown
• Britain needs to extend policies to reduce emissions - adviser
• How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday
• Tsipras defiant as banks shut, markets rocked
• Spanish royals make first state visit to Americas
• Obama, Rousseff try to put spy scandal behind them
• Obama speaks to Cameron, Tunisian leader in attack aftermath
• NBC to Donald Trump: You're fired
• Developer of $3.5B Bahamas megaresort files for bankruptcy
• Union sues US over hack, says agency had ample warning
• U.S. top court rules against Obama administration over air pollution rule
• Factbox: Questions remain on U.S. mercury rule after high court ruling
• Stars sign newly acquired goalie Niemi to 3-year contract
• As Kurds gain in Syria, Turkish govt ponders military action
• Car bomb explodes near military hospital in Yemeni capital
• British toll in Tunisia attack to rise to 'around 30'
• EU's Tusk tells Tsipras no chance of bailout extension
• Supertramp co-founder relishes role in 'service industry'
• Protected Florida mangroves razed for boat show
• Four Israelis hurt after shots fired at car in West Bank: security sources
• Boston 2024 Olympics organizers update $4.6B bid
• Canada slaps new sanctions on Russian biker gang over Ukraine
• Australia, NZ to play 1st day-night test with pink ball

Car bomb in Yemeni capital hits mourners, dozens wounded Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:24 PM PDT A car bomb claimed by Islamic State exploded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, medics said, wounding at least 28 people gathered to mourn another attack earlier this month. In a new sign that three months of war in Yemen was ratcheting up, the country's military spokesman said its forces had launched a Scud missile at a Saudi military base on Tuesday. A Saudi-led military alliance has been bombing Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its allies in the army to dislodge them from the capital and restore the exiled president.

Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration: Pentagon Posted: 29 Jun 2015 12:33 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda splinter group faces military pressure from a U.S.-led coalition but remains a potent force holding key cities, the Pentagon said on Monday. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, said the militant group has lost a quarter of the land it controlled at the height of its expansion and has broken and run on several occasions in northern Syria in the face of an offensive by Kurdish-led forces.

Car bomb attack kills Egypt's top public prosecutor Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:46 AM PDT By Ahmed Hassan and Omar Fahmy CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top public prosecutor was killed by a car bomb attack on his convoy on Monday, the most senior state official to die at the hands of militants since the toppling of an Islamist president two years ago. Security sources said a bomb in a parked car was remotely detonated as Hisham Barakat's motorcade left his home, after saying earlier a car bomber had rammed into the convoy. Judges and other senior officials have increasingly been targeted by radical Islamists opposed to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and angered by hefty prison sentences imposed on members of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

French beheading suspect denies jihad motivation Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:53 AM PDT The man being held in France under suspicion of beheading his boss and trying to blow up a chemicals plant has told investigators there was no religious motivation behind the attack, a source close to the inquiry said on Monday. The source said Yassin Salhi, 35, told investigators he was not a jihadist and repeated earlier statements that he committed the act outside the southeast city of Lyon on Friday after a row with his wife the day before and his boss a few days earlier. The severed head of his boss was found hanging on the fence of a site belonging to U.S-based gas and chemicals company Air Products, next to flags bearing professions of the Muslim faith.

U.S. says absurd to suggest that it will cave in Iran talks Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:44 AM PDT By Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday rejected criticism that world powers negotiating a nuclear agreement with Iran have been making too many compromises, saying it hoped to get a good deal but was not certain that was achievable. A senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Vienna talks would continue past Tuesday's deadline for a comprehensive agreement intended to open the door to ending sanctions in exchange for limits on Iran's most sensitive nuclear activities for at least a decade. The West suspects Iran may be secretly developing technology that would allow it to build nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful purposes only.

NSA wiretapped two French finance ministers: Wikileaks Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:32 PM PDT The U.S. National Security Agency wiretapped the communications of two successive French finance ministers and collected information on French export contracts, trade and budget talks, according to a report by WikiLeaks. The transparency website said the ministers targeted were Francois Baroin and Pierre Moscovici, who between them headed the finance ministry from 2011 to 2014. The allegations, published jointly with newspaper Liberation and online outlet Mediapart, came a week after Wikileaks reported that the NSA had spied on three French presidents from at least 2006 to May 2012, prompting the government to protest to Washington that such behavior between allies was unacceptable.

Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:43 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of jailing young activists to quell unrest under one of the toughest crackdowns in the country's history.     In a report released Tuesday called "Generation Jail: Egypt's youth go from protest to prison," Amnesty looked at the cases of 14 young people among thousands it said were arbitrarily imprisoned in Egypt in the past two years in connection with protests. ...

Suriname's leader dismisses acting speaker of Parliament Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:39 PM PDT PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname's president has dismissed the acting speaker of Parliament, asserting the firing was necessary to uphold the South American nation's constitution.

Shell says could begin Arctic oil exploration off Alaska in late July Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:34 PM PDT Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it could begin its 2015 Arctic oil exploration drilling operations as early as the third week in July when its forecasters believe that sea ice over its prospects will begin to clear. The Polar Pioneer drilling rig arrived in Dutch Harbor, in Unalaska, off mainland Alaska, early on Saturday morning and will remain there until ice over the company's prospects begins to clear, company spokesman Curtis Smith said in a statement.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:33 PM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Investigators in Taiwan were focusing Monday on the possibility that a cigarette butt or spark caused the blaze that burned 498 people, killing one, at a weekend water park party when colored powder sprayed from the stage caught fire. More than 400 people remained hospitalized, including 202 in serious condition, city officials said. A 20-year-old woman with burns to 90 percent of her body died after being taken off life support with her family's consent, said a hospital spokeswoman, who spoke anonymously because she wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Two years after Morsi, Egypt in 'repression': Amnesty Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:27 PM PDT Two years after the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt has regressed into "all-out repression", with activists jailed in a bid to crush dissent, Amnesty International warned on Tuesday. The London-based rights watchdog said that Egyptian authorities led by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are engaged in a blatant attempt to "nip in the bid any future threat to their rule". "Mass protests have been replaced by mass arrests," Amnesty said in a statement ahead of the second anniversary on Friday of the July 3, 2013 ouster of the Islamist Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader.

Washington state wildfire destroys at least 23 homes Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:27 PM PDT By David Ryder WENATCHEE, Wash. (Reuters) - A wildfire burning unchecked in Washington state has destroyed at least 23 homes and three commercial buildings near the eastern foothills of the Cascades, state police and emergency management officials said on Monday. The so-called Sleepy Hollow fire has scorched an estimated 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) of rolling grasslands and brush in and around Wenatchee in central Washington since it erupted on Sunday, said state patrol spokesman Darren Wright. A couple of firefighters suffered minor injuries, Wright said.

Yemeni forces launch Scud missile at Saudi Arabia: Yemen military spokesman Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:24 PM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces launched a Scud missile at a missile base in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Yemeni state news agency Saba quoted the military's spokesman as saying. "The rocket units in our heroic armed forces today launched a Scud missile at the Al Sulayyil missile base in Riyadh province ... it comes as a response to the crimes of the brutal Saudi aggression," Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman said. (Reporting By Mohammed Ghobari; Writing by Noah Browning; Editing by Alan Crosby)

Puerto Rico to seek debt moratorium from bondholders Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:19 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor said Monday night he will form a financial team to negotiate with bondholders on delaying debt payments and then restructuring $72 billion in public debt that he says the U.S. island can't repay.

Texas woman vanishes while snorkeling off Curacao Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:19 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Texas woman vanished while snorkeling off the northwestern coast of Curacao last week, and the local coast guard stopped looking for her after three days of fruitless searching, authorities reported Monday.

US lifts hold on military aid to Bahrain after crackdown Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:17 PM PDT The United States said Monday it was resuming security aid to Bahrain's military forces, citing "meaningful progress" on human rights four years after the kingdom's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. "The administration has decided to lift the holds on security assistance to the Bahrain Defense Force and National Guard that were implemented following Bahrain's crackdown on demonstrations in 2011," State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

Britain needs to extend policies to reduce emissions - adviser Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:16 PM PDT By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The British government needs to extend policies and funding to reduce carbon emissions into the next decade to avoid increasing the cost and impact of global warming, Britain's climate change adviser said on Tuesday. The government has a legally binding target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050 to limit the effects of climate change and the committee's role is to advise it on the best way of doing so. Britain's emissions are currently 36 percent below 1990 levels.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:12 PM PDT Fears that Greece's troubles could spread through the global financial system shook markets on Monday, driving U.S. stocks to their worst day of the year. Investors fled from stocks in Europe and the U.S. and retreated to the safety of government bonds.

Tsipras defiant as banks shut, markets rocked Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:02 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Anxious pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday and long lines snaked outside ATMs as Greeks endured the first day of serious controls on their daily economic lives ahead of a referendum that could determine whether the country has to ditch the euro currency and return to the drachma.

Spanish royals make first state visit to Americas Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:02 PM PDT Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia began a three-day trip to Mexico on Monday, making their first state visit to the Americas since their coronation. President Enrique Pena Nieto welcomed the royal couple at the Campo Marte military field in Mexico City, where they were treated to a cannon salute and a military parade. The state visit went ahead as planned even though Pena Nieto underwent emergency surgery on Friday to remove his gall bladder after a sudden inflammation.

Obama, Rousseff try to put spy scandal behind them Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will aim to show they have smoothed over tensions sparked by a spying scandal, as they open two days of talks at the White House Monday.

Obama speaks to Cameron, Tunisian leader in attack aftermath Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering U.S. assistance to the investigation into the attack in Tunisia that killed 38 people at a beach resort.

NBC to Donald Trump: You're fired Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:47 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — NBC said Monday that it is ending its business relationship with mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments he made about Mexican immigrants during the announcement of his campaign.

Developer of $3.5B Bahamas megaresort files for bankruptcy Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:46 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The developer of a $3.5 billion hotel-and-casino project under construction in the Bahamas announced Monday that it has filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Union sues US over hack, says agency had ample warning Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest federal employee union filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the federal personnel office, its leaders and one of its contractors, arguing that negligence contributed to what government officials are calling one of the most damaging cyberthefts in U.S. history.

U.S. top court rules against Obama administration over air pollution rule Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:35 PM PDT By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Obama administration should have considered compliance cost when it decided to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants, a setback for the government that leaves the legal status of the regulation in limbo.     The court ruled in a 5-4 decision, with its five conservative justices in the majority, against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule stays in effect for the time being, with the case returning to an appeals court, which will decide whether or not it should be thrown out. "EPA is disappointed that the court did not uphold the rule, but this rule was issued more than three years ago, investments have been made and most plants are already well on their way to compliance," the agency said in a statement.

Factbox: Questions remain on U.S. mercury rule after high court ruling Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:34 PM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency should have weighed the potential financial costs of compliance before imposing limits on emissions of mercury and other toxins from coal-fired power plants. The EPA and some academics said the outcome was not their worst case scenario. Richard Revesz, director of the Institute for Policy Integrity and dean emeritus of NYU Law School, said the court did not dispute the EPA argument that there are direct and ancillary benefits of the mercury restrictions, which the EPA said in projections after it issued its rule.

Stars sign newly acquired goalie Niemi to 3-year contract Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:33 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — Antti Niemi used to live not far from Finnish countryman Kari Lehtonen. Now the pair will share a locker room in Dallas, faced with the persistent question of who will be the No. 1 goalie for the Stars, if they even have one.

As Kurds gain in Syria, Turkish govt ponders military action Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:31 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As Kurdish rebels in northern Syria rack up wins against the Islamic State group, Turkish media is abuzz with talk of a long-debated military intervention to push the Islamic militants back from the Turkish border — a move that will also outflank any Kurdish attempts to create a state along Turkey's southern frontier.

Car bomb explodes near military hospital in Yemeni capital Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:24 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A car bomb exploded behind a military hospital in the Yemeni capital on Monday, causing dozens of casualties including civilians, security officials said.

British toll in Tunisia attack to rise to 'around 30' Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT The number of Britons killed in a gun massacre in Tunisia is expected to rise to "around 30", officials said on Monday, as a British military plane evacuated some of the injured. Prime Minister David Cameron promised to mount a "full investigation" into Friday's attack on a beach resort near the city of Sousse with 16 British detectives already in Tunisia to aid the police there. Hundreds more British police were sent to interview tourists who have been returning to Britain from Tunisia, some of whom might have witnessed the beach massacre claimed by the Islamic State group.

EU's Tusk tells Tsipras no chance of bailout extension Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT European Council President Donald Tusk told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday that he saw no willingness among member states to agree to Tsipras's request to an extension to bailout loans. "After consultations with the leaders, in the absence of new elements, I see no willingness to go against the positions expressed by finance ministers at their June 27 meeting," Tusk said in a letter seen by Reuters that was sent in reply to request from Tsipras for a one-month extension of credits. The letter reflected a closing of ranks by EU leaders after Tsipras called a referendum on the creditors' offer of cash for reforms and urging Greeks to reject it next Sunday.

Supertramp co-founder relishes role in 'service industry' Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:14 PM PDT Roger Hodgson no longer packs stadiums and doesn't even use the name of his old band, Supertramp, but that doesn't bother him. As his estranged former co-frontman Rick Davies keeps playing as Supertramp, Hodgson has been touring consistently, but more quietly, for the past 15 years and says he feels more comfortable on the smaller stages. "To be honest, I don't really pay much attention to what's happening in the music or entertainment industry," he told AFP as he embarked on his latest tour that started in Germany and includes 14 dates in Canada, where he and Supertramp have been especially popular.

Protected Florida mangroves razed for boat show Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:13 PM PDT By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, Fla. (Reuters) - New revelations that a long strip of protected mangrove trees were illegally razed amid preparations for the 2016 Miami International Boat Show has outraged Florida environmentalists. The lost trees, critical to the marine ecosystem, were hacked away in mid-May by a Miami city contractor in advance of the five-day show expected to draw about 100,000 attendees and 1,500 boats. Environmental activists said in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that staging the show in an environmentally sensitive region could violate a number of federal laws including the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.

Four Israelis hurt after shots fired at car in West Bank: security sources Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:52 PM PDT Four Israelis were wounded, one seriously, when their car came under fire on a road near the West Bank settlement of Shvut Rachel on Monday, Israeli security sources said. One of them was in a serious condition, the sources said. The shots were fired at a crossroads near the settlement in the north of the West Bank.

Boston 2024 Olympics organizers update $4.6B bid Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:49 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The group trying to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston released the most detailed look yet at its bid for the Summer Games on Monday, unveiling a $4.6 billion plan it says would create thousands of jobs and housing units, expand the city's tax base and leave behind a vastly-improved regional transit system — all with a $210 million surplus.

Canada slaps new sanctions on Russian biker gang over Ukraine Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:43 PM PDT Canada announced Monday fresh sanctions on Russia over its support for rebels in Ukraine, targeting youth leaders, the pro-Moscow Night Wolves motorcycle club and several companies. Ottawa imposed a ban on the import and export of goods from Crimea in this 15th round of penalties in collaboration with allies. "Until there is real peace, until occupying forces are withdrawn, and until Ukraine's territorial sovereignty is restored, there must be ongoing consequences for President Putin's regime," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement.

Australia, NZ to play 1st day-night test with pink ball Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:40 PM PDT ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia and New Zealand will play the first day-night test cricket match when the southern hemisphere rivals meet in the last match of a three-game series in November.

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