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Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish militants in drive for 'safe zone'

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 11:01 AM PDT

Turkey's Prime Minister Davutoglu chairs a security meeting in Ankara, TurkeyBy Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets and ground forces hit Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Iraq on Saturday, in a campaign Ankara said would help create a "safe zone" across swathes of northern Syria. The strikes followed Turkey's first-ever air attacks on Islamic State in Syria a day earlier and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a news conference the heightened security operations will go on. "These operations are not 'one-point operations' and will continue as long as there is a threat against Turkey," he said.


Obama chides Kenya on gay rights, ready for closer security work

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 11:13 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives together with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta to hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the State House in NairobiBy Jeff Mason and Edith Honan NAIROBI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Kenya on Saturday the United States was ready to work more closely in the battle against Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab, but chided his host on gay rights and said no African state should discriminate over sexuality. Obama also said during his first visit as president to his father's homeland that Kenya had to tackle corruption by showing it was prosecuting culprits, saying it would spur growth. Graft is cited as a major obstacle to business across Africa.


Greek bailout talks pushed back by a few days on logistics-official

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 12:31 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras leaves his office at the Maximos Mansion to attend a meal at the Presidential Palace in AthensBy Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Talks between Greece and its international creditors over a new bailout package will be delayed by a couple of days because of organizational issues, a finance ministry official said on Saturday. The meetings with officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund were supposed to start on Monday after being delayed for issues including the location of talks and security last week. A finance ministry official, who declined to be named, said talks between the technical teams of the lenders will start on Tuesday, while the mission chiefs will arrive in Athens with a delay of a couple of days for technical reasons.


Saudi-led coalition announces five-day ceasefire in Yemen

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT

A Saudi soldier stands guard as servicemen on a Saudi military cargo plane prepare to unload aid at the international airport of Yemen's southern port city of AdenBy Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition forces announced on Saturday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire would take effect in Yemen starting Sunday evening at the request of exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. A Saudi-led Arab coalition has been bombing the Houthi militia and army forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 26, aiming to push them back from southern and central areas and restore the country's exiled government. A week-long U.N.-brokered truce in fighting failed earlier this month after Saudi Arabia said it had not been asked by Hadi, in whose name it is acting, to stop its raids.


Lebanon's Hezbollah leader says Iran will not abandon support after nuclear deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 11:13 AM PDT

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gesture as he appears on a screen during a rally to mark "Quds Day" in Beirut's southern suburbsBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Hezbollah group believes it can still count on Iran's support following Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday. In his first public remarks since the agreement was reached this month in Vienna, Nasrallah said he was sure Tehran would confound critics who say it would end support to Hezbollah. "We deal with every trust and complete assurance over this Nasrallah said in ceremony to honor sons and daughters of fallen Hezbollah fighters.


U.S.-led coalition stages 31 air strikes on Islamic State: statement

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 11:14 AM PDT

Smoke rises in the Syrian town of Kobani as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, TurkeyThe United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants with 22 air strikes in Iraq on Friday and nine in Syria, the Command Joint Task Force said on Saturday. The strikes in Iraq were near the cities of Al Huwayjah, Bayji, Habbaniyah, Makmur, Mosul, Ramadi, Sinjar and Tel Afar and hit tactical units, weapons and other assets. In Syria, fighting positions, tactical units and equipment were targeted in strikes near Al Hasakah, Ar Raqqah, Dayr Az and Kobani, a statement said.


Golovkin, Lemieux to meet in 160-lb title unification bout

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo, Gennady Golovkin, right, of Kazakhstan, hits Marco Antonio Rubio with a right en route to winning in the second round during the WBC interim middleweight title boxing bout, in Carson, Calif. Golovkin will meet David Lemieux in a three-belt middleweight title unification bout Oct. 17, 2015, in New York. Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) holds the WBA belt and the WBC interim belt, while Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) is the IBF middleweight champion. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gennady Golovkin will meet David Lemieux in a three-belt middleweight title unification bout Oct. 17 in New York.


Britain may vote on EU membership in 2016: report

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron, seen in Birmingham on July 20, 2015, intends to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union around June of 2016, the Independent reportedBritish Prime Minister David Cameron intends to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union around June of 2016, the Independent on Sunday reported. "The Independent on Sunday has learned that Mr Cameron has decided to pencil in June of next year," the newspaper reported, citing an anonymous source. A spokeswoman for Cameron's Downing Street office declined to comment on the report, which said the prime minister would announce the timing of the referendum during the annual conference of his Conservative party in October.


Van Gaal delighted with United attack after Barca downed

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:37 PM PDT

Goalie David De Gea of Manchester United blocks a kick during the International Champions Cup match between Manchester United and FC Barcelona at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on July 25, 2015Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hailed his new-look strikeforce on Saturday after the Premier League giants scored a morale-boosting 3-1 friendly victory over Barcelona. Wayne Rooney scored the opening goal before second half strikes from Jesse Lingard and Adnan Januzaj settled an entertaining game in front of 68,416 at the Levi's Stadium, home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. A satisfied van Gaal hailed the burgeoning attacking partnership between Rooney and new signing Memphis Depay following the win.


Premiere of 'Tristan and Isolde' scores hit at Bayreuth Festival

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:33 PM PDT

Chancellor Amgela Merkel (C) attends the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner Opera Festival in Germany on July 25, 2015A brand-new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde" by the composer's great-granddaughter was warmly received at its premiere on Saturday, marking the start of this year's legendary Bayreuth Festival. Thirty-seven-year-old Katharina Wagner, who runs the month-long summer music fest, was greeted with cheers and applause by the first-night audience when she took her curtain call at the end of the six-hour performance. By contrast, boos were heard for conductor Christian Thielemann and German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius, who had taken on the demanding role of Isolde at very short notice.


Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (AP) — The scene could be from any U.S. suburb: two teams of youngsters in football helmets, cleats and pads; referees in pinstripes; parents snapping photos and cheering from the sidelines. But the clipboard-toting coaches call out plays in Chinese and the field is at a park in Beijing. China's capital might seem an unlikely place to find American football, but interest among China's youth is growing, according to Shen Yu, marketing director for Great Stone Gridiron. The private football club was Beijing's first when it was founded three years ago. Around 500 children participate, including about 150 in tackle football programs.

Saudi-led airstrikes kill 120; deadliest in Yemen conflict

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT

Map locates Mokha, Yemen, where more than 120 civilians were killed; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in a quiet Red Sea town in Yemen, killing at least 120 people in the deadliest strike against civilians since the March offensive began, security and medical officials said.


Man United tops Barcelona 3-1 in International Champions Cup

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:29 PM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against FC Barcelona during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, July 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Wayne Rooney raised both arms in delight after his early goal and Manchester United had many more moments to celebrate in an impressive victory over Champions League winner Barcelona.


Canada's David Hearn leads Canadian Open

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:18 PM PDT

David Hearn of Canada hits off the second tee during the third round of play at the Canadian Open golf tournament in Oakville, Ontario, on Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Paul Chiasson /The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — David Hearn moved into position to become the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open in 61 years, taking a two-stroke lead over Bubba Watson and Jason Day on Saturday.


Philip Barbaree rallies to win US Junior Amateur

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:04 PM PDT

In a photo provided by the USGA, Philip Barbaree watches his second shot on the ninth hole during match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur golf tournament at Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, S.C., on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Darren Carroll/USGA via AP)BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Philip Barbaree rallied to win the U.S. Junior Amateur on Saturday, beating Andrew Orischak on the 37th hole after overcoming a late five-hole deficit.


UK Chancellor Osborne takes EU reform campaign to Paris

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:03 PM PDT

UK Chancellor George Osborne will take Britain's case for European Union reform to Paris on Sunday, seeking support from his French counterpart for a deal the Conservative government can put before voters in a promised in-out referendum. British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to renegotiate ties with the European Union ahead of a vote on the country's continuing membership by the end of 2017. Osborne's trip to Paris, the first in a series of visits to European capitals, will seek to build on Cameron's meetings with all 27 leaders of the bloc earlier this year, the government said.

Tomic to play Mannarino in Claro Open final

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bernard Tomic of Australia defeated Michael Berrer of Germany 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) to reach the Claro Open final for the second year in a row on Saturday.

Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in northern Cameroon

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 03:54 PM PDT

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a popular night spot in northern Cameroon on Saturday evening, killing at least 10 people only days after Islamic militants were blamed for another attack on the town that left at least 20 dead, the governor said.

Lizette Salas opens 4-shot lead in Meijer LPGA Classic

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 03:49 PM PDT

Lizette Salas drives on the fifth hole during the third round of the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament at Blythefield Country Club, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Lizette Salas thinks things are finally going her way and the results on the golf course are starting to match the work she has put in her game.


Q&A: Kurds fight Islamic State and endure attacks

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 03:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, file photo, Syrian Kurdish militia members of YPG make a V-sign next to poster of Abdullah Ocalan, jailed Kurdish rebel leader, and a Turkish army tank in the background in Esme village in Aleppo province, Syria. Turkish jets struck camps belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq Friday and Saturday in what were the first strikes since a peace deal was announced in 2013. The strikes in Iraq targeted the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, whose affiliates have been effective in battling the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Mursel Coban, Depo Photos, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkish jets struck camps belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq Friday and Saturday in what were the first strikes since a peace deal was announced in 2013.


Ex-World Cup winners Spain, Italy to play in 2018 qualifying

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 03:18 PM PDT

Germany's team manager Oliver Bierhoff holds the lot of Germany during the preliminary draw for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan SekretarevST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Relief for Germany. Apprehension for Spain, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. And England resuming international football's oldest rivalry with Scotland.


Search underway for missing Yellowstone worker from China

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 03:01 PM PDT

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming (AP) — A search is underway in Yellowstone National Park for a seasonal worker from China who went missing while swimming.

Judge: US violates agreement in detention of immigrant kids

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice's current system of detaining children with their mothers after they've crossed the U.S.-Mexico border violates an 18-year-old court settlement.

South Korea's Eun Jong Seong wins US Girls' Junior

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:20 PM PDT

Eun-Jeong Seong lines up her putt on the fifth hole during the quarterfinal round of match play of the U.S. Girls' Junior golf tournament at Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Steven Gibbons/USGA via AP)TULSA, Okla. (AP) — South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong won the U.S. Girls' Junior on Saturday, beating Angel Yin 3 and 2 at Tulsa Country Club.


Trinidad charges 11 in killing of prominent prosecutor

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:17 PM PDT

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Authorities in Trinidad announced Saturday that they have charged 11 people in last year's killing of prominent prosecutor and former senator Dana Seetahal.

Greece, creditors to begin bailout talks next week: govt source

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:13 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his radical-left government struck a deal on July 13 with creditors to introduce tough economic reforms in exchange for a bailoutGreece and its international creditors will begin talks on a new international bailout worth up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) for the crisis-hit country next week, a Greek government source said Saturday. Technical teams from the European Union, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund would begin arriving over the weekend, but talks to finalise the bailout deal would only begin on Tuesday, the source said. The heads of missions would arrive a day or two later in Athens, the source said, adding that they should be on site by Thursday.


At least 19 killed in suicide attack in north Cameroon

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:10 PM PDT

By Sylvain Andzongo YAOUNDE (Reuters) - At least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on Saturday, a local military commander said, just three days after twin bombings there suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram. In the wake of the explosion, which was heard across the capital of Cameroon's North Region, military and emergency services poured over the scene in search of survivors. A senior military officer in Maroua told Reuters at least 19 people had been killed and 62 injured in the attack.

Thiem and Sousa reach Croatia Open final

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:09 PM PDT

UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Dominik Thiem of Austria and Joao Sousa of Portugal came from a set down to reach the Croatia Open final on Saturday.

Gambia frees jailed relatives of coup plotters

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:09 PM PDT

The relatives of a failed coup involving an attack against the presidential palace in Banjul while President Yahya Jammeh was in Dubai are releasedGambia has released from jail 12 relatives of the plotters of a failed December coup after President Yahya Jammeh issued a new amnesty, state television and a government statement said. State television announced late Thursday that several relatives had been freed though it did not specify how many, while an official statement obtained by AFP on Saturday said the pardon had been granted to 12 family members.


Escaped Mexican drug lord no saint, but lesser evil at home

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 02:03 PM PDT

In this July 20, 2015 photo, a car drives past the entrance to the town of Badiraguato, Mexico. Tucked into the foothills where the coastal stretches of flat corn and tomato fields meet the imposing mountains of the Sierra Madre, Badiraguato, the hometown of drug lord Joaquin BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — People living in the hometown of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have heard stories of his benevolence: gifts of medicine for the poor, deliveries of drinking water to storm-stricken towns. But finding anyone who's actually received or even seen such a gift is another matter.


Pearson says in talks to sell The Economist share

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:59 PM PDT

British publishing company Pearson may sell its 50 pct stake in the Economist GroupBritish publishing company Pearson said Saturday it was in talks to sell its 50-percent stake in The Economist Group, owner of the prestigious magazine of the same name. "Pearson confirms it is in discussions with The Economist Group Board and trustees regarding the potential sale of our 50 percent share in the Group," a Pearson spokesman said. The announcement comes just two days after Pearson agreed to sell the Financial Times to Japanese media group Nikkei for £844 million ($1.3 billion, 1.2 billion euros), saying that it wanted to focus solely on the education publishing sector which accounts for most of its business.


Montgomerie, Dawson lead in clubhouse at Senior British Open

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:58 PM PDT

SUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Colin Montgomerie shares the clubhouse lead with little-known American Marco Dawson on 10-under par, with nine holes of their third round still to play in the Senior British Open on Saturday.

The Latest: Obama jokes Kenya trip is family reunion

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:55 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, offers a toast to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, during a state dinner at State House, on Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest on President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya (all times local):


At least 14 killed in suicide attack in north Cameroon

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:52 PM PDT

At least 14 people were killed, including the suicide bomber, in an attack in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on Saturday, a local official said, just three days after twin bombings there suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram. "So far, there are already 14 dead including the woman herself," said the local government official, who was at the scene of the bombing with police and military officers. Twin suicide bombings on Wednesday killed at least 13 people and wounded 32 others in what appeared to be Boko Haram's deepest incursion from neighboring Nigeria.

Suzann Pettersen takes Ladies Scottish Open lead

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:49 PM PDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Suzann Pettersen shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Ladies Scottish Open.

Israel says possible spy release unlinked to Iran deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:33 PM PDT

Israeli protesters hold portraits former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger and Jewish-American spy Jonathan Pollard during a protest in front of the US embassy in Tel Aviv calling for his release, July 17, 2012Israel's justice minister sought Saturday to quell speculation that the potential release of jailed spy Jonathan Pollard was a US gesture to ease Israeli anger over the Iran nuclear deal. "There is no political or diplomatic involvement here," Ayelet Sheked told Israel's privately run television station Channel 2. "It is an American legal procedure: the parole commission needs to approve his release from prison after 30 years," she said.


Guinea's former PM to run for presidency in October

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:30 PM PDT

Guinean opposition leader and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo speaks in Conakry on April 19, 2015Guinea's main opposition politician, ex-prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, was designated presidential candidate by his party on Saturday for the October vote, an AFP journalist said. Diallo, who heads the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, also saw his party mandate extended for five more years during a three-day congress that ended Saturday in Conakry, the journalist added. "By voting for me to be party president and candidate for the presidency of the Republic, you are urging all Guineans to trust me to change the course of our history and to give us a better, more promising future," Diallo said in a speech.


Turkey strikes Kurdish bases in Iraq, truce in danger

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:23 PM PDT

Turkey is stepping up its fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdish militants in IraqTurkey's military Saturday carried out a new wave of air and artillery strikes against both Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria and Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, putting in jeopardy a fragile ceasefire with Turkish Kurds. The two-pronged operation against IS and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) -- two groups who are themselves bitterly opposed -- came after a week of deadly violence in Turkey the authorities blamed on both organisations. The strikes on the PKK threw into doubt a fragile ceasefire between Kurdish separatists and Turkey in place since 2013, with the rebels saying the conditions for observing the truce had been "eliminated".


Pollard's ex-wife: Israel should fund his legal defense

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:17 PM PDT

FILE - This May 15, 1998, file photo shows Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview in a conference room at the Federal Correction Institution in Butner, N.C. Pollard could be released from federal prison within months. Pollard becomes eligible for parole in November 2015, on the 30th anniversary of his arrest on charges of selling classified information to Israel. U.S. officials say they're unlikely to oppose his parole.(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)JERUSALEM (AP) — The former wife of Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, called Saturday on the Israeli government to pay for an attorney to facilitate his freedom amid international speculation he could be released soon.


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