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Death toll climbs to 82 as China starts righting capsized ship

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:00 PM PDT

Relatives of a missing passenger aboard a capsized ship cry on the banks of the Jianli section of Yangtze River in HubeiBy John Ruwitch and Megha Rajagopalan JIANLI, China (Reuters) - The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River has climbed to 82, state media said on Friday, as authorities began righting the vessel and said there was no chance of finding anyone else alive. Some family members have expressed anger at the scarcity of information, and many have come to Jianli county in Hubei province where the incident happened.


Yemen's Houthis agree to talks as bombing reportedly kills 58 people

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 12:23 PM PDT

Smoke billows from a Houthi-controlled military site after it was hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Sanaa, YemenBy Mohammed Ghobari and Noah Browning SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's dominant Houthis agreed on Thursday to join United Nations-backed peace talks in Geneva planned for June 14, a day after their opponents in the exiled government confirmed their attendance. A Saudi-led coalition of Arab states has been bombing Houthi forces, the strongest faction in Yemen's civil war, for over two months in an attempt to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has fled to Saudi Arabia. Coalition Arab bombings killed around 58 people across Yemen on Wednesday and Thursday, the state news agency Saba, controlled by the Houthis, said.


Ukraine's Poroshenko warns of Russian invasion threat after fighting surge

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 12:59 PM PDT

Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on an armoured personnel carrier as they patrol area near ArtemivskBy Richard Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible "full-scale invasion" by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists in months. Referring to a 12-hour firefight involving artillery on both sides on Wednesday when Ukraine says the rebels tried to take the town of Maryinka, Poroshenko said: "There is a colossal threat of a renewal of large-scale military operations from the side of the Russian-terrorist groups." "The military must be ready as much for a renewal of an offensive by the enemy in the Donbass as they are for a full-scale invasion along the whole length of the border with Russia.


Air strike in north Iraq killed dozens, including civilians, residents say

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 11:44 AM PDT

An air strike by a U.S.-led coalition flattened an entire neighborhood of a northern Iraqi town controlled by Islamic State militants, killing dozens of people including civilians, witnesses and security sources said. The strike targeted an Islamic State bomb-making factory in Hawija overnight on Tuesday, triggering a series of secondary explosions that reduced the surrounding area in the industrial district to rubble. Residents and security sources put the number of people killed at around 70.

Argentine president met Edward Snowden in Moscow: lawyer

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:06 PM PDT

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden appears live via video during a student organized world affairs conference at the Upper Canada College private high school in TorontoBy Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez held talks with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden during a visit to Russia in April, Anthony Romero, director of the American Civil Liberties Union and one of Snowden's lawyers said on Thursday. The two hour-long meeting took place after an Argentine TV channel, citing intelligence documents provided by Snowden, revealed Britain spied on Argentine military and political leaders from 2006 to 2011 to safeguard the security of the disputed Falkland Islands.


China urges no new demands at Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Salehi looks over papers before meetings in LausanneChina's foreign minister has urged that all parties involved in talks on Iran's nuclear program make no new demands and that the legitimate concerns of the participants be respected, the Chinese government said late on Thursday. Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China reached a tentative framework for a nuclear pact on April 2 in Lausanne but several issues remain unresolved. Western powers fear Iran wants to build an atomic bomb and years of talks have focused on eradicating the alleged threat.


China suspected in massive breach of US govt personnel data

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:08 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers, American officials said Thursday.

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

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT

JIANLI, China (AP) — Disaster teams that have recovered 77 bodies from a capsized cruise ship in the Yangtze River launched preparations late Thursday to pull it upright to quicken the search for more than 360 other victims who could be trapped inside. The operation to right the Eastern Star shifted the focus from finding survivors more than 72 hours after it overturned to salvaging the vessel and retrieving bodies.

IS jihadists in fierce battle for key Syrian city

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT

A Syrian soldier fires artillery shells towards Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during clashes near the northeastern city of Palmyra, on May 17, 2015Islamic State group jihadists, emboldened by a string of battlefield victories, advanced Thursday to the gates of the Syrian city of Hasakeh after intense fighting with regime troops. In neighbouring Iraq, security forces foiled IS car bomb attacks on two military bases west of Baghdad, a day after US-led coalition warplanes destroyed a massive jihadist bomb-making factory. Despite nine months of US-led air strikes, the militants have made new territorial gains recently, including the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and Ramadi, capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province.


Burundi government calls for 'frank' dialogue with opposition

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:46 PM PDT

Protestors opposed to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term stand beside a burning vehicle during a demonstration in the Buyenzi neighborhood of Bujumbura on May 26, 2015An aide to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday called for "a frank and constructive dialogue" with the opposition, who have driven weeks of street protests against his bid to stand for a third term. Nkurunziza's communications advisor, Willy Nyamitwe, said although the government considered the president's bid to be perfectly legal, he said for the first time that the matter was not "taboo". Although still standing by Nkurunziza's bid for re-election, the comments nevertheless mark a more conciliatory stance by the authorities -- who have previously said the entire matter was not up for discussion.


Israel sees red over Orange plans to axe ties

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:39 PM PDT

An ultra orthodox Jewish man walks past a store of Israeli telecom operator Partner, which has a licence from French company Orange to use its brand, in Jerusalem on June 4, 2015French telecoms giant Orange said Thursday it wanted to withdraw its brand from Israel, spurring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand that Paris distance itself from the company's "miserable" decision. Orange's statement came just hours after its chief executive was accused of giving in to a pro-Palestinian campaign. Orange, which is partly controlled by the French government, insisted that its decision to end its brand-licensing agreement with Partner, Israel's second largest mobile operator, was not politically motivated.


Fracking not a 'widespread risk' to drinking water: U.S. EPA

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:37 PM PDT

A WPX Energy natural gas drilling rig north of Parachute, ColoradoBy Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, said fracking could contaminate drinking water under certain conditions, such as when fluids used in the process leaked into the water table. The EPA said it found isolated cases of water contamination, but "the number of identified cases ... was small compared to the number of hydraulically fractured wells.


Recall temporarily closes American Samoa's 1 dialysis clinic

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:35 PM PDT

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa's only medical center has temporarily closed its dialysis clinic after a voluntary recall by the manufacturer of a product used in the treatment of renal failure.

US says data on 4 million government staff hacked

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:29 PM PDT

The US government admitted hackers may have accessed the personal data of four million current and former federal employeesThe US government on Thursday admitted hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees, in a vast cyber-attack suspected to have originated in China. It was not immediately clear whether the hack affected President Barack Obama, other senior government officials or the intelligence community. The Washington Post and other US media cited government officials as saying that Chinese hackers were behind the breach.


Matsuyama, Van Pelt tied at Memorial; Woods 9 behind

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:26 PM PDT

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, tees off the second hole during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament, Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama was bracing for a rough day at the Memorial and wound up with a share of the lead Thursday.


Prince Charles letters show health service concerns

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles rides in the Irish State Coach from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster in central London on May 27, 2015 for the State Opening of ParliamentNewly published letters written by Prince Charles have revealed his concerns over poor food in hospitals, affordable rural housing and alternative medicine. It is the second batch of correspondence between Charles and government figures to be published. In a 2009 letter to the then-culture minister, Charles expressed his concerns over "major historic sites, many of which are lying derelict".


Woods, Kerr, Kongkraphan match course record

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:21 PM PDT

Cheyenne Woods watches her tee shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the Manulife LPGA Classic golf tournament, Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Cambridge, Ontario. (Peter Power/The Canadian Press via AP)CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (AP) — Cheyenne Woods, Cristie Kerr and P.K. Kongkraphan matched the course record at 9-under 63 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Manulife LPGA Classic.


Prince Harry knighted by Queen

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:18 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2L) and her grandson Britain's Prince Harry (C) tour the garden exhibits at the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show in London on May 18, 2015London (AFP) - Prince Harry was knighted by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday in a personal gift recognising service to the royal family.


Greece to bundle its June IMF payments together

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:17 PM PDT

The Greek flag flies at the top of the Athens Academy building, on Thursday, June 4, 2015 .Greece remains at loggerheads with creditors over key economic reforms after a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the head of the European Union's executive arm failed to yield a breakthrough on the release of vital bailout loans.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate for time, Greece is taking an unusual step in talks over its bailout program: It will bundle four payments due this month to the International Monetary Fund into one payment on June 30.


UN mission orders investigation into child sex abuse claim

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:13 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic said Thursday it has launched an investigation into an allegation of child sexual abuse received this week against one of its peacekeepers, while the U.N. secretary-general met with France's chief of defense staff about separate allegations against French troops a year ago.

Victim at hearing for suspect in sex assault, U.Va. killing

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 04:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2014 file photo Jesse Matthew Jr. looks toward the gallery while appearing in court in Fairfax, Va. Lawyers for the man charged with killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham want a judge to ban reporters from a pretrial hearing in a separate case. A victim in a 2005 sexual assault is expected to testify at a pretrial hearing Thursday in Fairfax. Thirty-three-year-old Jesse Matthew is charged in the Fairfax attack, and in a separate case with Graham's death. (AP Photo/The Washington Post, Bill O'Leary, Pool)FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A woman who authorities say was sexually assaulted by the same man charged with killing a University of Virginia student came face to face with her alleged attacker in a Fairfax courtroom Thursday.


Canada to fingerprint, photograph more travelers

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Canada said it will try to catch suspected fraudsters, "terrorists" and Canadian jihadists returning from overseas conflicts by photographing and fingerprinting many more travellers arriving at its airportsCanada said Thursday it will try to catch suspected fraudsters, "terrorists" and Canadian jihadists returning from overseas conflicts by photographing and fingerprinting many more travellers arriving at its airports. "For a pluralist country like Canada, one of the great trading nations of the world, borders must not be barriers," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.


Plains All American has boosted pipeline integrity spending: CEO

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:51 PM PDT

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON (Reuters) - Plains All American Pipeline LP has more than tripled spending on pipeline maintenance and integrity since 2007 as the company's operations grew, Chief Executive Greg Armstrong said on Thursday.

Gatlin clocks 9.75 in winning 100m at Golden Gala

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:47 PM PDT

Justin Gatlin, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 100m event at the Golden Gala IAAF athletic meeting, in Rome's Olympic stadium, Thursday, June 4, 2015. Justin Gatlin came within 0.01 seconds of his world-leading time in the 100 meters, clocking 9.75 at the Golden Gala on Thursday. With the wind in his favor, Gatlin finished several strides ahead of the rest of the field then flexed his biceps for photographers in the finish area. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)ROME (AP) — Justin Gatlin came within 0.01 seconds of his world-leading time in the 100 meters, clocking 9.75 at the Golden Gala on Thursday.


UN weighs sanctions against Libyans opposed to talks

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:37 PM PDT

A fighter from the Fajr Libya fires an SPG-9 towards an opposing militia during clashes in Bir al-Ghanam, Libya, on March 19, 2015Britain, France, Spain and the United States are seeking UN sanctions against two Libyans accused of obstructing United Nations talks on forming a national unity government, diplomats said Thursday. The request came as UN envoy Bernardino Leon is scrambling to clinch a deal on a national unity government before the start of Ramadan on June 17, with a new crucial round of talks opening in Rabat on Monday. The four countries asked that a global travel ban and an assets freeze be imposed on Abdul Rahman Swehli, a politician from Misrata, and Othman Maliqta, commander of the Zintani Qaqa brigade.


Suicide car bomber in Nigeria kills 8 soldiers near barracks

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:31 PM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber exploded a car at a checkpoint outside a military barracks and killed eight soldiers on Thursday, witnesses said of the latest of daily attacks blamed on Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri.

Hurricane Blanca weakens off Mexico but heads toward resorts

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:24 PM PDT

Hurricane Andres is seen weakening as Tropical Storm Blanca strengthens off the coast of Baja California, MexicoHurricane Blanca weakened slightly off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday but could restrengthen as it continues moving toward tourist resorts at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Blanca, the second hurricane to form off Mexico's Pacific coast this year, was about 435 miles (700 km) south of the major port of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (161 km), the Miami-based NHC said in a report. The states of Nayarit, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco were on alert, Mexico's Interior Ministry said.


S. Korea reports fourth death from MERS outbreak

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT

A woman carrying an umbrella walks past a South Korean elementary school gate plastered with a notice on the temporary closure of the school on June 4, 2015 in Seoul in response to public fears over Middle East Respiratory SyndromeSouth Korea Friday reported its fourth death from an outbreak of the MERS virus that has infected dozens of people, seen hundreds of schools closed and caused thousands to cancel travel plans. The health ministry had also confirmed five new cases, Yonhap news agency reported, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly virus in South Korea to 41, the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia. The latest fatality was a 76-year-old patient who died Thursday after testing positive for the virus on May 21, Yonhap said.


Ghana petrol station blast, flooding leave estimated 150 dead

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:16 PM PDT

The charred wreckage of a minivan is seen at a gas station that exploded overnight killing around 90 people in AccraBy Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana's capital and flooding caused by torrential rains killed around 150 people, President John Mahama said on Thursday, marking the worst disaster to strike the West African country in more than a decade. Around 96 people who sought shelter from floods overnight at the state-owned GOIL gas station near a busy downtown intersection were killed, authorities said. "It was an explosive fire and so the people sheltering at the filling station did not have an opportunity to escape," fire brigade spokesman Prince Billy Anaglate told reporters.


The Latest: 1st question at Women's World Cup: 'Any bribes?'

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:16 PM PDT

FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Sepp Blatter says he will resign from his position amid corruption scandal and is promising to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)2210 GMT (6:10 p.m. EDT)


IS reduces water supply to government areas in Iraq's Anbar

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:14 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 3, 2015, people visit a destroyed bridge on the Euphrates river in northern Ramadi, Iraq. The Islamic State group destroyed the bridge with a car bomb to cut the northern entrance to the city, locals said. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants have reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq's western Anbar province, officials said Thursday, a move that highlights the use of water as a weapon of war and puts more pressure on Iraqi forces struggling to claw back ground held by the extremists in the Sunni heartland.


Bomb at market in northeastern Nigeria kills around 30: eyewitnesses

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:12 PM PDT

The device, which an eyewitness said was planted in a three-wheeled motorized scooter inside the market in Adamawa state, was detonated around 1900 GMT (3.00 p.m. EDT), a few minutes after a female suicide killed two people at a checkpoint in Maiduguri. Nobody has claimed responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group that has waged a six-year insurgency in the northeast of Africa's biggest economy and top oil exporter in a bid to set up an Islamic state. The bombing is the latest attack in a series of explosions in the last few days that has killed around 80 people, following the inauguration of new President Muhammadu Buhari last week.

Voges oldest test debutant to make century as Aussies rule

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Australia's Adam Voges raises his bat to acknowledge the applause of his teammates in the pavilion after reaching a century during the second day of a first cricket Test match against West Indies in Roseau, Dominica, Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Adam Voges became the oldest test debutant to score a century in propelling Australia to a first-innings lead of 170 over the West Indies on the second day of the opening cricket test on Thursday.


Burundi elections to be postponed after weeks of unrest

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:59 PM PDT

Electoral voter cards are distributed in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, Thursday, June 4, 2015. Presidential and parliamentary elections have been postponed in Burundi, an official said Thursday, following weeks of unrest in the capital over President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Presidential and parliamentary elections have been postponed in Burundi, an official said Thursday, following weeks of unrest in the capital over President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office.


2 dead from dengue fever in American Samoa

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:50 PM PDT

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — Two people in American Samoa have died from dengue fever and two others have been diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. territory.

Jailed mayors' hunger strike rallies Venezuelan opposition

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Students on hunger strike lie on mattresses outside La Guadalupe church in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 4, 2015. Seven students have spent the past week camped out in the front yard of the church drinking nothing but water and Pedialyte in sympathy with jailed former mayors Leopoldo Lopez and Daniel Ceballos, who announced their hunger strike on May 23. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A hunger strike by two high-profile imprisoned politicians is generating excitement among members of a Venezuelan opposition that has seemed mostly disengaged since 2014's fiery protests.


Ex-Panama vice president detained amid corruption probe

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:45 PM PDT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian Vice President Felipe Virzi has been detained while prosecutors investigate him for alleged corruption in connection with a costly irrigation project that was never completed, officials said.

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