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U.S., Cuba restoring diplomatic ties after 54 years

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 12:46 PM PDT

Obama and Biden depart after announcing the restoration of diplomatic ties with Cuba in the Rose Garden at the White House in WashingtonBy Daniel Trotta and Lesley Wroughton HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba formally agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations on July 20, setting up a trip to Havana by John Kerry, who would become the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the country in 70 years. Sealed by an exchange of letters between U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro, the deal fulfills a pledge the former Cold War enemies made six months ago.


IAEA says Iran uranium stockpile reduced, but questions remain

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif at a hotel in ViennaIran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas dropped below the maximum level required under a 2013 interim nuclear agreement with world powers, a U.N. report showed, but a U.S. think-tank suggested Tehran had not entirely met its obligations. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its monthly report on Iran, a confidential document seen by Reuters on Wednesday, that Iran's stockpile of uranium gas enriched up to a fissile purity of 5 percent was at 7,537 kg at end-June - below a roughly 7,650 kg ceiling stipulated in the November 2013 interim nuclear deal with six world powers. A U.S.-based think-tank, however, issued an analysis of the IAEA report that questioned whether Iran had indeed complied with the requirement to convert its low enriched uranium (LEU) to a form with less risk of proliferation, uranium dioxide.


In emails, Hillary's outside advisers pushed hawkish Afghan line

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:17 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New YorkBy Warren Strobel and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the fall of 2009, as U.S. President Barack Obama conducted a long, divisive review of whether to pour more U.S. troops into Afghanistan, an influential group of advisors were quietly pushing a hawkish line. The emails reveal how, even as Obama ran a highly formalized Afghan policy review of near-endless meetings and position papers, Hillary Clinton was receptive to outsiders' sometimes off-the-cuff views delivered through back-channels.


Exclusive: U.S., Venezuela launch quiet diplomacy to ease acrimony

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 12:43 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a rally against imperialism, in CaracasBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Venezuela have embarked on their most extensive dialogue in years in an attempt to improve their acrimonious relations, according to a senior U.S. administration official. The quiet diplomacy, the extent of which has not been previously reported, is a sign that U.S. detente with Communist Cuba may be helping to reshape another troubled Latin American relationship. The effort by Latin America's most ardently anti-Washington government and major U.S. oil supplier to improve relations comes as President Nicolas Maduro struggles with a decaying state-led economy that has been left more isolated by close ally Cuba's warming U.S. ties.


More than 100 dead as militants, Egyptian army clash in North Sinai

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Smoke rises in Egypt's North Sinai as seen from the border of southern Gaza Strip with EgyptBy Yusri Mohamed and Ahmed Hassan ISMAILIA, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army said on Wednesday more than 100 militants and 17 soldiers were killed after simultaneous assaults on military checkpoints in North Sinai, in the deadliest fighting in years in the restive province. By late Wednesday, an army spokesman said the situation in North Sinai was "100 percent under control". Security sources and witnesses later said aerial bombardments on militant targets had resumed.


Fleeing a crisis, Greek migrants flock back to Australia

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 02:08 PM PDT

Spiro Caras stands out in front of his family-run shop located on Lonsdale Street in central Melbourne, AustraliaBy Melanie Burton and Jane Wardell MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Greek translator Nikos Fotakis considers himself one of the lucky ones. Fotakis left the turmoil in his homeland six months ago, arriving in Australia with few possessions but hope of a better future. "I feel like I'm on a lifeboat and seeing the Titanic sink," said Fotakis from his new home in Melbourne.


Liberia announces two more confirmed Ebola cases

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 05:09 PM PDT

Red cross workers wearing protective suits are seen carrying the body of an Ebola victim in Monrovia in JanuaryLiberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months. Health officials told AFP the infected pair had been in physical contact with the 17-year-old victim before his death on Sunday in a village near the country's international airport, around an hour's drive southeast of Monrovia. "One hundred and two contacts have been identified, although that number is expected to increase as investigations continue," the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest report on the epidemic.


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

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 05:02 PM PDT

TUAL, Indonesia (AP) — All he did was ask to go home. The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again.

US customs officials recover idol looted from Indian temple

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:58 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. customs officials have recovered a bronze religious statue from the 11th or 12th century that they say was looted from a temple in India.

Dempsey: No shortcuts in Syria rebel vetting

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:44 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. hopes to boost a faltering program for training moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, but it will not compromise on the standards it has used to weed out problematic volunteers, Pentagon leaders said Wednesday.

University takes new steps to comply with Iranian sanctions

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:36 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — The state's flagship public university confirmed that it won't ban Iranian nationals from certain graduate programs as it initially said it would do this year but instead will unroll several new measures to comply with U.S. sanctions against Iran.

Federer, Murray, Nadal eye third round

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:33 PM PDT

Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a return against Bosnia-Herzegovina's Damir Dzumhur during their men's singles first round match on day two of the 2015 Wimbledon Championshipsin southwest London, on June 30, 2015Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal target places in the Wimbledon third round on Thursday following a dramatic third day which had seen record temperatures and the evacuation of Centre Court. Seven-time champion Federer faces America's world number 36 Sam Querrey who has lost both his previous matches against the second-seeded 17-time Grand Slam title winner, failing to win a set. The only time Federer has lost before the third round at a Grand Slam in his last 48 major appearances was at 2013 Wimbledon, when he was defeated by Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round.


Iran says issues remain in nuclear talks, but atmosphere good

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the six major powers still have issues to resolve as they work towards a final nuclear agreement, but the atmosphere among all sides during the talks is positive, a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday. "There are still some issues that we have not been able to resolve, but the atmosphere of the talks is positive," Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; writing by John Irish; editing by Louis Charbonneau)

Iran's Zarif says nuclear talks are 'making progress'

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have been making progress and will continue to do so, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters on Wednesday. "We have made progress and we will make progress," he said after a one-on-one meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. "We will use every opportunity to make progress." He said Tuesday's decision by the six powers and Iran to extend the terms of an interim nuclear deal until July 7 after they missed a June 30 deadline for a long-term accord did not mean there was a new deadline.

Iraq, North Korea failures shadow nuclear talks with Iran

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

By Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) - Their inability to detect clandestine atomic programs in Iraq and North Korea shadows Western officials as they seek to curb Iran's known nuclear activities and keep it from pursuing others in secret. Closing loopholes in the current nonproliferation system is a key aim for the United States and its five big power partners as they negotiate an agreement with Iran to constrain its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions. Iran and the major powers missed Tuesday's deadline for a final deal and have given themselves until July 7 to reach one.

Iran, powers make progress but very tough issues remain: Kerry

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

Major powers and Iran are making progress in their talks on a nuclear agreement but some very difficult issues remain, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters on Wednesday. "We have some very difficult issues, but we believe we are making progress and we are going to continue to work because of that," Kerry told reporters in response to a shouted question.

US sues to block GE appliance business sale to Electrolux

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:16 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government is seeking to stop Electrolux from buying General Electric's appliance division, saying the combined company would dominate sales of ovens and other cooking-related kitchen appliances, especially to customers like home builders, property managers, hotels, and governments.

Brazil's Rousseff tops off U.S. tour with Silicon Valley visit

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:15 PM PDT

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt converses with Brazil President Dilma Rousseff during visits to Google in Mountain ViewBy Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff capped off her U.S. tour on Wednesday with a visit to Silicon Valley, where she met with top technology executives and took a ride in Google Inc's self-driving car. Rousseff used her visit to strengthen ties with U.S. technology companies after visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City earlier in the week. During her visit, Google announced it would inaugurate a new engineering space in Belo Horizonte in November that will more than double the number of engineers working in Brazil on some of the company's core products.


U.S.-Cuba embassy deal could boost bid to undercut trade embargo

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:09 PM PDT

By Matt Spetalnick and Marc Frank WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - An historic agreement to restore diplomatic ties between Washington and Havana could provide fresh momentum for lawmakers and activists seeking to chip away at - and eventually upend - the 53-year-old U.S. trade embargo. Despite Democratic President Barack Obama's renewed call to Congress on Wednesday to lift the embargo, he would face resistance from majority Republicans. Obama has used his executive powers to modestly relax some travel, business and telecommunications restrictions since sealing a diplomatic breakthrough with Cuba in December.

Woman with no memory searches online for identity, family

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:08 PM PDT

This undated image provided by Interpol shows an unidentified woman in the hospital after being found in Carlsbad, Calif. Authorities are trying to identify the woman who was found in February 2015 and says she can't recall her identity. (Interpol via AP)CARLSBAD, California (AP) — A woman who couldn't recall her identity when she was found on a Southern California street earlier this year has turned to the Internet in search of her family.


UN envoy hopeful on Yemen truce

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:08 PM PDT

UN's envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (C), shakes hands with Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassin (R) before their meeting in Riyadh on July 1, 2015A UN envoy expressed optimism late Wednesday that a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Yemen can still be reached in the two remaining weeks of Ramadan, to allow aid into war-ravaged country. "We are still optimistic that we'll obtain it," Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told AFP in the Saudi capital Riyadh, after a second day of talks with Yemen's government in exile. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed for an immediate two-week humanitarian ceasefire before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on July 18.


Mexico drug lord's son freed, and arrested again

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:56 PM PDT

Mexican soldiers in a military operation during which Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, aka "el Menchito", was arrested, in Guadalajara on January 30, 2014The son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord was re-arrested Wednesday shortly after he had been freed for a second time in six months. Ruben Oseguera, alias "El Menchito," had been detained just a week ago over allegations that he is the second-in-command of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. Officers had waited for Oseguera outside the Almoloya prison in Mexico State to re-arrest him.


Guatemala court revives study on ending president's immunity

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's constitutional court has revived a process that could strip President Otto Perez Molina of immunity from prosecution amid growing corruption scandals.

Wimbledon Lookahead: Querrey faces Federer on Centre Court

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:51 PM PDT

Sam Querrey of the United States throws a towel to a ball boy during the men's singles first round match against Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Sam Querrey faces a daunting task at Wimbledon on Thursday, when he plays seven-time champion Roger Federer.


Pioneering 16-year-old breaking baseball barriers for women

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:39 PM PDT

Melissa Mayeux smiles throws a ball at a baseball camp in Paderborn, Germany, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The 16-year-old player on the French U-18 junior national team, made history when she became the first woman on Major League Baseball's international registration list, making her eligible to be signed by Major League teams. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)PARIS (AP) — Simply by playing ball, Melissa Mayeux is busting through barriers.


Puerto Rico power company forced to sell bonds amid crisis

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:37 PM PDT

A street performer in a Mickey Mouse costume rests on a bench in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, the day a 11.5% sales tax went into effect, the highest of any U.S. state. The island's administration has been pushing for Congress to let the government and public agencies seek bankruptcy protection, while the White House has said no one is contemplating a federal bailout of Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's troubled power company has been forced to sell bonds again to obtain capital and avoid defaulting on a $415 million debt payment due Wednesday amid a worsening economic crisis in the U.S. territory.


Arum sues Haymon, Premier Boxing Champions over fights

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:34 PM PDT

Boxing promoter Bob Arum filed suit Wednesday against Al Haymon and his financial backers, claiming they are violating federal law by acting as illegal promoters and monopolizing fighters and venues for fights.

US warns of Russia, China military threat amid growing chaos

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey speaks to the press during a news conference at the Pentagon on September 26, 2014America's new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to US security interests, while warning of growing technological challenges and worsening global stability. A somber report released Wednesday by General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warns of a "low but growing" probability of the United States fighting a war with a major power, with "immense" consequences. Russia has "repeatedly demonstrated that it does not respect the sovereignty of its neighbors and it is willing to use force to achieve its goals," the 2015 National Military Strategy says.


Some Cubans see US thaw as a boon, others pessimistic

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:18 PM PDT

Elba Gil, 61, housewife, poses for a photo in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Eleven years ago, Gil cried for a week when her daughter left to live in the United States. As her last child remaining on the island now prepares to make the same move soon with her own family, Gil feels more nostalgic than anything. That's because improved political ties are making it easier for families divided by the Florida Straits to stay in touch. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)HAVANA (AP) — As Havana and Washington move to restore full ties, Cubans are watching closely. Some hope rapprochement will help them make a small business prosper or keep in touch with relatives in Florida, while others doubt it will do anything to improve their lives.


Polar bears face steep declines because of melting sea ice: U.S. study

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Walker the polar bear walks in snow at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, ScotlandImperiled polar bears will see a population crash in most parts of the Arctic Ocean if global greenhouse gas emissions continue at current rates, causing accelerated melting of the sea ice the bruins depend on for survival, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday. A study led by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologists showed that a worldwide failure to reduce the release of atmospheric pollutants tied to the burning of fossil fuels will likely lead to "a greatly decreased state" for polar bear populations in Alaska and elsewhere, except for an Arctic region north of Canada where summer ice is known to persist longer. The world's 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears, which can stand as high as 11 feet (3.35 meters) and weigh as much as 1,400 pounds (635 kg), use floating sea ice as platforms for hunting their preferred prey of ringed seals, for mating and to travel vast distances quickly and without expending crucial energy reserves on long-distance swimming, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


Wimbledon at a glance

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:13 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — A look at Wimbledon on Wednesday:

Greece proceeds with vote plan as creditors rebuff overture

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:12 PM PDT

Pensioners try to get a number to enter inside a bank in Athens, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. About 1,000 bank branches around the country were ordered by the government to reopen Wednesday to help desperate pensioners without ATM cards cash up to 120 euros ($134) from their retirement checks. Eurozone finance ministers were set to weigh Greece's latest proposal for aid Wednesday. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government vowed Wednesday to go ahead with plans to have the people decide whether they want more austerity measures in exchange for a rescue deal. Greece offered more concessions to its creditors, but was rebuffed — Eurozone finance ministers refused to negotiate any more aid until the referendum clears up what the country wants.


WikiLeaks claims NSA targeted German ministers beyond Merkel

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:11 PM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — WikiLeaks published a list of German phone numbers Wednesday that it claimed showed the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on senior German officials beyond Chancellor Angela Merkel.

US, Cuba agree to restore ties, embassies to reopen

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:09 PM PDT

A man watches a report on TV announcing the reestablishment of full diplomatic ties between Cuba and the US, in Havana on July 1, 2015The United States and Cuba on Wednesday agreed a historic deal to re-establish full diplomatic relations, severed 54 years ago in the heat of the Cold War. Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro exchanged letters agreeing to unfreeze ties on July 20, when embassies in Washington and Havana can be reopened.


Libya's internationally accepted PM 'aspires' to peace deal

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:04 PM PDT

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The internationally recognized prime minister of Libya says he is "aspiring" to sign a peace agreement with representatives of the rival Islamist-led Tripoli government in Morocco on Thursday.

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