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• Erdogan looms large as Turkey's AK Party mulls coalition options
• Hong Kong issues 'red alert' against South Korea travel due to MERS
• Putin visits Italy with one eye on EU sanctions
• Airline industry battles with pilot mental health options after Germanwings
• U.S., G7 ready to impose more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Treasury
• U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian
• South Korea reports 13 new MERS cases, two more deaths
• Senate panel denounces 'war crimes' in Syria
• Mexico says teacher testing will go ahead as planned
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Glitch shifts position of International Space Station
• Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue
• Cervical cancer vaccine might work after just 1 shot, not 3
• Bison, flatlands greet world's best young archers
• British companies call for government action on climate change
• Stevenson Jacobs, former AP correspondent, dies at 37
• Animal welfare group says Costco egg supplier mistreats hens
• Pope hints at position on Medjugorje 'apparitions'
• Forest protection scheme sewn up at U.N. climate talks
• U.S. military chief seeks to reassure Israel on Iran threat
• Montoya's late goal earns Colombia 1-1 draw with Mexico
• Bologna returns to Serie A after playoff final
• Airlines grapple with rich, poor divide in global emissions scheme
• Holdouts: Slum resists eviction in shadow of Olympic Park
• Rodriguez Cedeno's goal earns Costa Rica 1-1 draw with Spain
• Administration nearing decision on improving Iraqi training
• U.S. wildlife managers eye more hunting, fishing at national wildlife refuges
• First Germanwings crash victims' bodies repatriated
• US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task
• UN: Sex exploitation by peacekeepers strongly underreported
• Search for US killers intensifies south of NY jail
• Orioles' Encarnacion banned 72 games for positive drug test
• Lady Gaga cancels gig last minute as Tony Bennett ill
• Burundi groups reject UN facilitator of crisis talks
• Libya's elected parliament delegation arrives in Germany to discuss U.N. peace deal
• French mother sues government for letting son join Syria jihad
• Six 'grannies' detained in Seattle during Shell rig protest
• Preliminary results show BVI ruling party wins elections
• Bomb alert in Brussels' EU district
• Pentagon: More labs got shipments of live anthrax samples

Erdogan looms large as Turkey's AK Party mulls coalition options Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:22 AM PDT By Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) - Whether it teams up with the nationalist or secularist opposition, Turkey's ruling AK Party must navigate the same obstacle in its search for a junior coalition partner: the ambition of President Tayyip Erdogan. Opposition leaders who could now enter government in a coalition have made clear they will not tolerate his meddling, suggesting his days of hosting cabinet meetings in his new 1,000-room palace could be over, at least for now. "A coalition seems inevitable, and the AK Party will be in it.

Hong Kong issues 'red alert' against South Korea travel due to MERS Posted: 09 Jun 2015 07:10 AM PDT By Ju-min Park and James Pomfret SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong issued a "red alert" advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported, bringing the total to 95 with seven fatalities. "At this stage, to issue a clear message is something the Hong Kong government thinks is necessary," Hong Kong's number two official, Carrie Lam, told reporters just before the travel warning was posted. A red alert, the second-highest outbound travel advisory on a three-point scale, is defined as a "significant threat" according to the Hong Kong government, and means people should "adjust travel plans" and "avoid non-essential travel".

Putin visits Italy with one eye on EU sanctions Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:02 PM PDT By Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions on Russia when he visits Italy on Wednesday, but he is likely to be disappointed. The Russian leader is due to meet Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the Expo 2015 global fair in Milan, two weeks before the EU decides whether to extend the economic sanctions imposed on Moscow after it annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014. Although Putin can expect a friendly reception, Italy is unlikely to break ranks, especially after G7 leaders warned at a summit attended by Renzi that they might step up the sanctions if violence in Ukraine increases.

Airline industry battles with pilot mental health options after Germanwings Posted: 09 Jun 2015 11:49 AM PDT By Victoria Bryan MIAMI (Reuters) - Pilot screening and mental health measures aimed at preventing a recurrence of the Germanwings crash are rife with complications that will make them tough to implement, airline industry executives said this week. International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Tony Tyler called the crash, in which the co-pilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and steered the plane into the French Alps, a "deliberate and horrible act by one of our own." Prosecutors have found evidence the co-pilot, who had suffered from severe depression, had researched suicide methods and concealed an illness from his employer, sparking a debate on pilot screening and the relationship between aero medical doctors and licensing authorities.

U.S., G7 ready to impose more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Treasury Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:09 PM PDT U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Ukrainian leaders on Tuesday that the United States and its G7 allies stood ready to impose more sanctions on Moscow if needed, a Treasury official said. "The United States and our G7 allies stand ready to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia if needed to respond to its aggressive acts in eastern Ukraine," the official quoted Lew as saying. Lew met Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko on Tuesday in Washington and welcomed efforts by Kiev to reach a debt restructuring agreement.

U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT By Marty Graham CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Reuters) - Military prosecutors argued at the start of a California retrial on Tuesday of a U.S. Marine whose platoon killed an Iraqi civilian in 2006 that the killing was motivated by a desire to send a message to a resistant Iraqi village. Sergeant Lawrence Hutchins III, 31, was initially convicted of murder, larceny and making false statements in 2007 over the killing of the civilian, a disabled former Iraqi police officer. "This case is about a sergeant who came up with a plan to grab someone out of their bed in the middle of the night, ziptie him and kill him," Major Samson Newsome told the jury in opening arguments.

South Korea reports 13 new MERS cases, two more deaths Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:52 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry on Wednesday said two more people have died in its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak and reported 13 new cases, bringing the total to 108. The two deaths bring the number of fatalities to nine. All of those who died had been suffering serious ailments before they tested positive for the MERS virus, the ministry said. The 13 new cases of infections were all traced to hospitals, according to the ministry. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Richard Pullin)

Senate panel denounces 'war crimes' in Syria Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill that condemns violence in Syria and calls on the State Department to report to Congress on war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country.

Mexico says teacher testing will go ahead as planned Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:32 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says teacher testing will go on as planned, despite the objections of radical teachers' unions.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:32 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government's belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease that has killed seven people and infected nearly 100 in the country. The biggest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outside the region where it was first seen in 2012 was introduced to South Korea last month by a 68-year-old man who had traveled to Saudi Arabia and other nearby countries.

Glitch shifts position of International Space Station Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — A glitch at the International Space Station on Tuesday caused its position in orbit to change, but the crew was not in danger, the Russian space agency said.

Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:17 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A woman who had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during childhood has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully transplanted back into her, enabling her to get pregnant.

Cervical cancer vaccine might work after just 1 shot, not 3 Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:15 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Protecting girls from cervical cancer might be possible with just one dose of the HPV vaccine rather than the three now recommended, a new analysis suggests.

Bison, flatlands greet world's best young archers Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:13 PM PDT YANKTON, South Dakota (AP) — Emre Erkus sees mountains, high-rise buildings and swarms of people in his native Ankara, Turkey. So when he landed in eastern South Dakota for the world's top tournament for young archers, he was taken aback by the remote flatness — until he saw a yellow school bus, like ones he's seen in American movies.

British companies call for government action on climate change Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:02 PM PDT By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Eighty British businesses urged the government on Wednesday to take decisive action to fight climate change and build a low-carbon economy in a letter to Prime Minster David Cameron. On a domestic level, they urged the government to set an ambitious fifth carbon budget from 2028-2032 - to set targets for CO2 emissions cuts - and to bring in clearer long-term policies that encourage investment in low-carbon energy. "We want this economy to be energy efficient and low-carbon. Failure to tackle climate change could put economic prosperity at risk. But the right action now would create jobs and boost competitiveness," they said in the open letter.

Stevenson Jacobs, former AP correspondent, dies at 37 Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:59 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stevenson Jacobs, a former Associated Press journalist who covered political turmoil in Haiti and breaking news throughout the Caribbean before joining the news cooperative's business desk, has died. He was 37.

Animal welfare group says Costco egg supplier mistreats hens Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:57 PM PDT By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States found unsanitary and "inhumane" conditions at a Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, farm that supplies eggs to retailer Costco Wholesale Corp, the animal welfare group said Tuesday. Footage collected at a Hillandale Farms facility in April and May by someone "associated with" the Humane Society showed hens laying eggs in cramped cages with deceased birds. "This is the type of inhumane, unhygienic and unsustainable practice that has no place in Costco's egg supply chain," Paul Shapiro, vice president of farm animal protection, said during a media conference call.

Pope hints at position on Medjugorje 'apparitions' Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:52 PM PDT Pope Francis offered a hint on Tuesday about his position on the alleged apparitions of the Madonna in the Bosnian town of Medjugorje, ahead of a formal Vatican decision expected soon. In the homily of his daily Mass at the Vatican, the pope appeared to refer to the reported apparitions that have divided the Catholic Church when he criticized members of the faithful who "are always seeking novelty in their Christian identities". Some of the alleged visionaries, now adults, say they still experience apparitions every day and that the Madonna has told them secrets.

Forest protection scheme sewn up at U.N. climate talks Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:37 PM PDT By Megan Rowling BONN, Germany (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Negotiators reached a surprise resolution to thorny issues relating to forest protection at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday, increasing the odds it will be included in a new global climate deal due to be agreed in Paris in December, experts said. Forest researchers said they had not expected progress in Bonn on tough questions surrounding the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme. One of the issues was how projects to protect forests can show they are respecting the rights of indigenous people and other forest communities, and producing benefits for them.

U.S. military chief seeks to reassure Israel on Iran threat Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:35 PM PDT By Phil Stewart JERUSALEM (Reuters) - America's top general sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday of "unshakable" U.S. military support, despite deep strains in political relations over the prospect of a U.S.-led nuclear deal with Iran and differences over Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. U.S. General Martin Dempsey, on a visit to Israel, said he shared a core Israeli fear that sanctions relief for Iran following a nuclear agreement would allow Tehran to give more money to its military and its guerrilla proxies.

Montoya's late goal earns Colombia 1-1 draw with Mexico Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:33 PM PDT Daniela Montoya's booming goal from outside the penalty area in the 82nd minute helped Colombia recover for a 1-1 draw against Mexico in the women's World Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick on Tuesday.

Bologna returns to Serie A after playoff final Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:29 PM PDT BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Bologna won promotion back to Serie A, a year after its relegation, following a 1-1 draw with Pescara in the second leg of their playoff final Tuesday.

Airlines grapple with rich, poor divide in global emissions scheme Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:25 PM PDT By Victoria Bryan MIAMI (Reuters) - Diplomats working to reduce carbon emissions from passenger planes globally may give some developing countries more leeway to meet new rules, a key official with the world's main airline industry group said on Tuesday. Paul Steele, senior vice president at the International Air Transport Association, emphasized that nothing has been decided, but outlined some options being discussed at the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO is working on two policies to address greenhouse gas emissions from the global aviation sector for adoption in 2016 - a market-based system to enable airlines to reduce emissions by buying carbon offsets or allowances and a global emission standard for aircraft.

Holdouts: Slum resists eviction in shadow of Olympic Park Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic Park for the 2016 Games is going up in one of Rio's wealthiest areas, and real estate prices are soaring even as Brazil enters a recession.

Rodriguez Cedeno's goal earns Costa Rica 1-1 draw with Spain Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:22 PM PDT Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno's first-half goal gave Costa Rica a 1-1 draw against Spain at Montreal on Tuesday in the Women's World Cup debut for both countries.

Administration nearing decision on improving Iraqi training Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Obama administration is nearing a decision on how to improve and accelerate the training of Iraqi security forces in light of recent setbacks against the Islamic State, including the possibility of setting up new training camps in Anbar Province, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

U.S. wildlife managers eye more hunting, fishing at national wildlife refuges Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:11 PM PDT U.S. wildlife managers proposed on Tuesday allowing the first migratory bird hunt at a wildlife refuge in Oregon and opening or expanding sport fishing and hunting at other protected sites in states including California and North Dakota. The push to provide more hunting and fishing opportunities at 21 of 560 federal wildlife set-asides in the nation is designed to lure additional sportsmen to the refuge system, which adds roughly $2.4 billion a year to local and national economies and supports more than 35,000 jobs, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under the proposal, a waterfowl hunt geared at children and teens would be allowed for the first time this fall at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge on the outskirts of Portland.

First Germanwings crash victims' bodies repatriated Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:10 PM PDT The first bodies from the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in the French Alps were repatriated to Germany on Tuesday. A special flight operated by Lufthansa carried the remains of 44 Germans, among the 150 onboard when the jet crashed on March 24, from the southern French city of Marseille to Duesseldorf in western Germany. The coffins were loaded into the Lufthansa MD-11 cargo plane as rain fell at Marseille's Marignane airport and the flight landed in Germany shortly after 2030 GMT, a spokesman for the airline said.

US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration may have to backtrack on its promise that it will suspend only nuclear-related economic sanctions on Iran as part of an emerging nuclear agreement, officials and others involved in the process tell The Associated Press.

UN: Sex exploitation by peacekeepers strongly underreported Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:01 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission engaged in "transactional sex" with more than 225 Haitian women who said they needed it for things like food and medication, suggesting that sexual exploitation remains significantly underreported in such missions, according to a new report obtained by The Associated Press.

Search for US killers intensifies south of NY jail Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT The manhunt for two convicted killers on the run from a US jail narrowed Tuesday to a wooded area south of the prison, where hundreds of officers swarmed following a reported sighting of the pair. Richard Matt, 49, and David Sweat, 35 -- whom officials have called violent and vicious -- used power tools to cut through walls at the Clinton Correctional Facility in the small New York town of Dannemora on Saturday. Law enforcement alerted authorities in Canada and Mexico to be on watch in case the pair fled the country, but on Tuesday, the search focused on leads generated on the border between Clinton and Essex counties, south of the jail.

Orioles' Encarnacion banned 72 games for positive drug test Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore pitcher Virgilio Encarnacion has been suspended for 72 games following a positive test under baseball's minor league drug program.

Lady Gaga cancels gig last minute as Tony Bennett ill Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:42 PM PDT A joint concert by pop diva Lady Gaga and veteran crooner Tony Bennett was cancelled at the last minute Tuesday because the 88-year-old was "taken ill", London's Royal Albert Hall announced. "We're very sorry to say that tonight's concert has been cancelled due to Tony Bennett being taken ill. Apologies to disappointed fans," the Royal Albert Hall Twitter account wrote.

Burundi groups reject UN facilitator of crisis talks Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:37 PM PDT BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Civic groups in Burundi on Tuesday rejected a U.N. facilitator of talks between the government and those opposed to a third term for President Pierre Nkurunziza, saying they feel he backs the president.

Libya's elected parliament delegation arrives in Germany to discuss U.N. peace deal Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:34 PM PDT A delegation of Libya's elected parliament has arrived in Germany to discuss with European and North African officials a U.N. proposal to form a unity government to end a power struggle between two rival factions, a deputy speaker said. "We are in Berlin," Emhemed Shoaib, a deputy speaker, told Reuters. A U.N. spokesman confirmed the delegation was in Germany as part of the talks.

French mother sues government for letting son join Syria jihad Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:32 PM PDT A French mother took the government to court on Tuesday for failing to stop her teenage son from leaving the country to join jihadists in Syria. The boy, identified only as "B", was 16 when he left with three others from the town of Nice in southern France on December 27, 2013, giving no warning to his family. A recent convert to Islam, he took a plane to Turkey before continuing by land to Syria.

Six 'grannies' detained in Seattle during Shell rig protest Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:28 PM PDT Six older women were detained by Seattle police on Tuesday during a protest to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig that activists believe may depart this week to resume fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic, authorities said. The six, members of an activist group known as the Seattle Raging Grannies, were questioned and released by police after blocking railroad tracks near the Port of Seattle, police spokesman Patrick Michaud said. Over the past month, activists have staged frequent demonstrations against Shell's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic, including one on May 16 when hundreds of protesters in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay.

Preliminary results show BVI ruling party wins elections Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:27 PM PDT ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands (AP) — The ruling party of the British Virgin Islands has won the general election in one of the world's top offshore trust jurisdictions, according to preliminary results released Tuesday.

Bomb alert in Brussels' EU district Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:23 PM PDT The area around the EU offices in Brussels was evacuated Tuesday and roads temporarily blocked after a bomb alert, Belgian media said. The incident happened on the eve of an EU-Latin America summit which will bring the leaders of 40 nations to the Belgian capital. The bomb alert happened at 1930 GMT in the European quarter and was linked to a suspect car parked outside the European Council building, the Belga news agency said.

Pentagon: More labs got shipments of live anthrax samples Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department says the number of laboratories that received shipments of live anthrax samples has grown to 68, including one in Britain.

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