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Greece votes in referendum with future in euro in doubt

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:53 PM PDT

A tattered Greek flag flutters in the village of Meyisti on the Island of Kastellorizo which is the most easterly of the islands in GreeceGreece votes on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain.     Staged against a backdrop of shuttered banks and threats of financial apocalypse, the vote is too close to call and may not produce the clear mandate for negotiations that Athens' creditors seek.     Greeks are split on whether to accept an offer by creditors that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls a "humiliation" and is urging people to reject.


China lobbies hard ahead of Manila's South China Sea arbitration case

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:25 PM PDT

Protesters from the Socialista National Confederation of Labor activist group display placards during a rally over the South China Sea disputes with China, outside the Chinese Consulate in Makati CityBy Greg Torode and Manuel Mogato HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - China's claims to the disputed South China Sea will come under international legal scrutiny for the first time this week, but while Beijing has officially refused to take part in the case filed by the Philippines at a U.N. tribunal, it has made its presence felt. Indeed, Manila's international legal team was heading to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to initially argue that the five-judge panel has jurisdiction to hear the case, Philippine Foreign Ministry officials told Reuters. A little-noticed decision by the tribunal's panel in April acknowledged China's objections and announced that a hearing on jurisdiction from July 7-13 would be held first.


Despite progress in Iran nuclear talks, dispute over U.N. sanctions persists

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 10:36 AM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Salehi and Fereydoon, brother and close aide to President Hassan Rouhani meet with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in ViennaBy Louis Charbonneau and John Irish VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and world powers made progress on future sanctions relief for Iran in marathon nuclear talks on Saturday, but remained divided on issues such as lifting United Nations sanctions and the development of advanced centrifuges. Diplomats close to the negotiations said they had tentative agreement on a mechanism for suspending U.S. and European Union sanctions on Iran. "We don't have Iran on board yet." Senior Iranian and Western diplomats echoed the remarks.


Car bombs kill 11 in Baghdad at end of Ramadan fast

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Two car bombs killed 11 people in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, police and medical sources said, striking as many people were ending their daily Ramadan fast. Northeast of Baghdad, in the town of Balad Roz, a third car bomb killed two people, local police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamic State fighters who control large parts of western and northern Iraq frequently set off bombs in the capital.

Iraqi jets drop leaflets over Mosul promising to recapture city

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 06:26 AM PDT

A sign by the Islamic State is seen in the city of MosulIraqi jets dropped leaflets over Mosul telling residents that Islamic State fighters would soon be driven from the northern city, saying details of the operation would be broadcast on a new radio station. The city has been under Islamic State control since the Islamist militants took over in June last year, sweeping through most of Iraq's Sunni Muslim provinces towards Baghdad. The Shi'ite-led government has promised a military offensive to retake Mosul but progress has been slow, in part because of Islamic State gains elsewhere.


Tunisia's president declares state of emergency after hotel attack

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 11:30 AM PDT

A member of Tunisia's special forces inspects the beachside of the Imperial Marhaba resort, while British, French, German and Tunisia's interior ministers arrive to pay their tribute in front of a makeshift memorial in SousseBy Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday, saying the Islamist militant attack on a beach hotel that killed 38 foreigners had left the country "in a state of war". Tunisia's emergency laws temporarily give the government more executive flexibility, hand the army and police more authority, and restrict certain rights such as those dealing with public assembly and detention. "Due to the terrorism risk, and the regional context, and spread of terrorism, we have declared a state of emergency," Essebsi said in a televised address.


Chile beats Argentina 4-1 on penalties to win Copa America

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:55 PM PDT

Chile's Alexis Sanchez lifts the trophy after winning the Copa America final soccer match against Argentina at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, July 4, 2015. Chile defeated Argentina 4-1 in a penalty shoot out after the game ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The wait is finally over for Chile. The title drought has ended.


As Women's World Cup draws to end, inequality remains

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Tatjana Haenni, FIFA deputy director of the competitions division, listens during the closing news conference for the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, July 3, 2015. The United States and Japan are scheduled to play in the final on Sunday in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The most successful Women's World Cup concludes on Sunday when the United States and Japan take the field at BC Place.


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

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:32 PM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — A fatal fire on Japan's bullet train, started by a man who self-immolated this week, has revealed blind spots in a system renowned for its speed, punctuality and safety record. Riding the Shinkansen feels like being in an airplane: at 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour, it goes so fast in an out of tunnels that it must be airtight. Windows cannot be opened, and doors open only when the train fully stops, which takes several minutes.

Bush says he takes Trump's immigration remarks personally

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:22 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he is personally offended by rival Donald Trump's recent remarks about Mexico and immigrants and calls the remarks far outside the mainstream of Republican thought.

Williams seals bronze for England at Women's World Cup

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:20 PM PDT

England's Fara Williams celebrates after scoring on a penalty in extra time of her bronze medal match against Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Edmonton, Canada on July 4, 2015A 108th-minute penalty converted by Fara Williams gave England third place with a 1-0 win over Germany in the Women's World Cup on Saturday. It was a first ever win by sixth-ranked England over world number one team Germany.


Mexican military: troops instructed to respect human rights

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:14 PM PDT

FILE - This July 3, 2014 file photo shows bullet holes and splattered blood on the wall of an an unfinished warehouse, where bodies of suspected criminals were found after an alleged gun battle with soldiers, on the outskirts of San Pedro Limon in Mexico state, Mexico. A Mexican human rights group released documents Thursday, July 2, 2015, that show high-ranking officers had given soldiers standing orders to MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Defense Department says its troops were instructed to have "unrestricted" respect for human rights a year ago when soldiers allegedly killed at least 12 suspected drug gang members after they had surrendered.


Tomic suspended from Davis Cup for Australia over comments

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:10 PM PDT

Bernard Tomic of Australia returns a ball to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Bernard Tomic has been suspended from this month's home Davis Cup quarterfinal against Kazakhstan for his verbal attack on Tennis Australia officials, including Pat Rafter and chief executive Craig Tiley.


Copa America final penalty shootout

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:09 PM PDT

Chile's Alexis Sanchez, left, scores the winning penalty past Argentina's goalkeeper Sergio Romero during a penalty shoot out at the end of the Copa America final soccer match at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, July 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — How the penalty shootout unfolded in the Copa America final at Estadio Nacional on Saturday:


Comanche, Rambler 88 ready to race across Atlantic Ocean

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:07 PM PDT

Big boats Comanche and Rambler 88 are ready for their transatlantic showdown.

UK announces memorial for Tunisia beach attack victims

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:05 PM PDT

The coffin of Bruce Wilkinson is placed in a hearse at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, on July 4, 2015, one of the thirty British nationals killed in last week's Tunisia terrorist attackThe 30 British victims of last week's Tunisian beach attack are to receive a permanent memorial funded by fines on banks, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday. "Those who lost their lives in Tunisia last week were innocent victims of a brutal terrorist atrocity," he said. The location and design of the memorial will be decided over the coming months, said Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood, whose brother Jonathan was killed in the Bali bombing of 2002.


Jason Bohn shoots 9-under 61, tied for lead at Greenbrier

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:57 PM PDT

Bryce Molder tees off on the 17th hole during the third round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Saturday, July 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Jason Bohn's main goal after barely making the cut at The Greenbrier Classic was to get some extra rest before the final round.


Pope heads to South America to champion the poor and the planet

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:40 PM PDT

A woman holding her baby walks by a banner of Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the country at the main square in QuitoBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis leaves Rome on Sunday for his first trip to Spanish-speaking Latin America, a "homecoming" to a continent where he will champion the rights of the poor and of the planet. Francis arrives in the Ecuadorian capital Quito after a 13-hour flight from Rome, where on Saturday night he went to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray for the success of trip.


Immigrant children given adult dose of hepatitis A vaccine

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:24 PM PDT

File-This June 30. 2015, file photo shows a sign at the entrance to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Authorities say about 250 immigrant children were given an adult dose of a Hepatitis A vaccine at a Texas detention facility where they are being held with their mothers. U.S. Immigration and Customs spokesman Richard Rocha says health care professionals will monitor the children over the next five days for any potential side effects, though no adverse reactions are expected from the incorrect dose.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)SAN ANTONIO (AP) — About 250 immigrant children were given an adult dose of a hepatitis A vaccine at a Texas detention facility where they were being held with their mothers, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.


A year on, children caught on border struggle to stay, adapt

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:09 PM PDT

In this Monday, June 8, 2015 photo, 1-year-old Joshua Tinoco pauses while playing at his relative's home in Los Angeles. At a brief hearing, a government lawyer tells the teenage mother that her son is an immigration enforcement priority for the United States and should be sent back to his native Honduras even though she is being allowed to stay and seek a green card. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 1-year-old, a wide-eyed, restless Joshua Tinoco faces the prospect of deportation to his native Honduras, one of tens of thousands of children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border last year.


Will history repeat itself? The US women hope not

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2015, file photo, Nigeria's Onome Ebi, left, and United States' Abby Wambach vie for the ball during a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With the title match looming, Wambach isn't mincing words. "All I care about is winning this World Cup," she said. The star U.S. forward is playing in her fourth Women's World Cup, and she says it will be her last. A victory Sunday, July 5, in the final against Japan would be the perfect ending to her World Cup career. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Abby Wambach remembers the date by heart: July 17, 2011.


End in sight as powers cite progress on Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:02 PM PDT

Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (2nd R) walks near the hotel where the Iran nuclear talks are being held in Vienna on July 4, 2015Global powers and Iran hit the final straights of marathon talks Saturday, amid signs some of the toughest hurdles blocking a deal to curb the Iranian nuclear programme may have been resolved. After a 13-year standoff which has poisoned Iran's international relations, the UN atomic watchdog voiced hopes of a breakthrough to complete a stalled probe into whether Tehran sought to develop nuclear arms in the past. The aim is to finalise a deal which would put a nuclear bomb beyond Iran's reach, in return for lifting biting international sanctions slapped on the Islamic republic.


'Unbelievable': Jankovic tops 2-time Wimbledon champ Kvitova

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:02 PM PDT

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia celebrates defeating Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their singles match against at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday July 4, 2015. Jankovic won the match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)LONDON (AP) — About an hour after flopping on her back and kicking her feet overhead to celebrate a stunning comeback against defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic still was giddy.


IS video shows troops' deaths in Syria archaeological site

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — A video posted online Saturday purporteThe Islamic State group posted a video online on Saturday purportedly shows Islamic State fighters killing some 25 Syrian government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria.

Eagles, Swans win on somber weekend in Aussie Rules

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:52 PM PDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sydney and West Coast maintained the pressure on first-place Fremantle on an Australian Football League weekend marked by emotional tributes to Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.

The Latest: Murray calls for shorter medical timeouts

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:46 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Britain receives medical treatment on his shoulder during the singles match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday July 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)LONDON (AP) — The latest from Wimbledon (all times local):


Powell, Fraser-Pryce in blazing form in Paris

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Asafa Powell of Jamaica, left, runs to win the men's 100m event with Jimmy Vicaut of France who set the European record, center, and Kim Collins of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, right, at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis north of Paris, France, Saturday July 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — Asafa Powell is getting quicker and quicker the closer the world championships get.


Wimbledon at a glance

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:43 PM PDT

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

Kvitova joins Wimbledon exodus, Federer, Murray into last 16

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic serves against Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during their women's singles third round match on day six of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2015Petra Kvitova, the defending champion, crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday while Roger Federer and Andy Murray both needed four sets to secure their passage into the second week. Czech second seed Kvitova, who also won the 2011 title, lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to veteran campaigner Jelena Jankovic who goes on to play 2012 runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska for a spot in the quarter-finals.


Fidel Castro seen in rare public outing

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:27 PM PDT

A picture released on July 4, 2015 by Cuban official website www.cubadebate.cu, shows former President Fidel Castro (L), during a visit to the Research Institute of Food Industry in Guatao, on July 3, 2015Cuban state television broadcast images Saturday of former president Fidel Castro meeting cheese experts during a rare trip outside his Havana home. "Fidel spoke for more than four hours with 19 cheese masters participating in a training program" in Guatao, near Havana, official media said.


Split Greece teeters on the brink with referendum

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:23 PM PDT

A newsagent hangs up newpapers bearing the headlines "No" and "Yes" in central Athens, on July 4, 2015, the eve of the Greek referendum on its bailout termsNikos Archondis from the Panhellenic Exporters Association (PEA) told AFP "certain supermarkets are very concerned because they cannot forecast how the situation will evolve," adding that stocks of meat, cheeses, fruits and vegetables "risk running low in the following weeks". Greece's debt crisis had taken a dramatic turn after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras suddenly called the referendum on bailout conditions early last Saturday. Tsipras's gambit sparked consternation among his country's international creditors, and led to the breaking off of talks on the rescue plan just days before the country was due to repay 1.5 billion euros to the IMF.


Seixas and Bednarczuk win first beach volleyball world title

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:01 PM PDT

Overview of the match between Germany's Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler against Juliana Felisberta Da Silva and Maria Antonelli of Brazil, during the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 3rd place final game in The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday, July 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Barbara Seixas and Agatha Bednarczuk won their first beach volleyball world championship by beating fellow Brazilian pair Taiana Lima and Fernanda Alves 21-18, 22-20 on Saturday.


AP Exclusive: CONMEBOL head says 'we need total change'

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2015 file photo, CONMEBOL President Juan Angel Napout gives a press conference in Asuncion, Paraguay. On Saturday, July 4, 2015, Napout said CONMEBOL needs "total and absolute change" after becoming engulfed in the FIFA corruption scandal, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. Until now, Napout had been silent since the scandal broke out a month ago. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — CONMEBOL needs "total and absolute change," president Juan Angel Napout said on Saturday after it became engulfed in the FIFA corruption scandal.


German anti-euro party marks shift to right with new leader

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:42 PM PDT

Frauke Petry stands on the podium after she was elected new leader of the Alternative for Deutschland party on July 4, 2015 during a party congress in Essen, western GermanyGermany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ousted its co-founder and frontman Bernd Lucke Saturday to elect a new leader from its right wing, signalling a shift in focus to immigration from its anti-euro origins. Frauke Petry, who heads a national conservative faction within the fledgling AfD, won a clear majority at a two-day extraordinary party congress in the western city of Essen, which gathered about 3,500 members. The party had been riven by a months-long power struggle between Lucke, 52, its economic neo-liberal leader and founder, and 40-year-old Petry, with analysts even warning it could implode.


Alternative for Germany party replaces euroskeptic leader

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:19 PM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — The upstart Alternative for Germany party has replaced its euroskeptic leader with a conservative from the east who wants to place greater emphasis on immigration.

Greeks mull consequences of crucial bailout referendum

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:02 PM PDT

Tourists look at a map as they stand at Syntagma square in front of the parliament in central Athens, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Whether Greeks decide in Sunday's referendum to accept their lenders' bailout deal or reject it, the government's hold on power may be shakier than its brash prime minister has calculated, analysts say. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — With the crucial austerity referendum a day away, Greeks contemplated Saturday how their vote will shape their future and the impact a "yes" or "no" will have on the country's youth.


Suspected Congo Ebola victims test negative for the virus

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 12:48 PM PDT

Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday. The government and World Health Organization investigated a possible outbreak about 270 km (170 miles) northeast of the capital when the hunters developed Ebola-like symptoms after eating an antelope that appeared to be sick when they killed it. "All of the samples are negative ... There is not an Ebola epidemic," Health Minister Felix Kabange said in an interview on state-run television.

Murray survives injury scare to make Wimbledon last 16

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 12:47 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray celebrates breaking serve in the fourth set against Italy's Andreas Seppi during his men's singles third round match on day six of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2015Andy Murray survived a shoulder injury scare to make the Wimbledon last 16 with a 6-2, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 win over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Saturday. Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, required a medical time-out for treatment on his right shoulder after dropping the first game of the fourth set. Third seed Murray raced through the first two sets before 31-year-old Seppi called for treatment on his right ankle.


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