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• Russia talking with U.S. on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks
• Militant group denies U.S. air strike killed Algerian Belmokhtar
• Pope demands 'action now' to save planet from environmental ruin
• Senior U.S. diplomat: Russia missile plan has 'rattling effect', reality less dramatic
• Opposition heads for Denmark election victory in boost to far right
• Hong Kong vetoes China-backed electoral reform proposal
• White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church
• U.S. judge calls case of Russian who joined Taliban a 'new frontier'
• Estimated 6,500 injured in deck collapses since 2003
• The Latest: Tiger's trials continue at US Open
• EU calls Greek crisis summit as talks end without deal
• Danish opposition leader Rasmussen offers to head government
• Danish PM Thorning-Schmidt concedes election defeat
• 'Death trap' Mexico must probe migrant attacks: Amnesty
• Exit poll: Danish governing bloc, opposition neck-and-neck
• Sandoval benched by Boston after using Instagram during game
• Danish opposition leader says has opportunity to create new government
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Brazil senators say bus attacked on Venezuela visit to prisoners
• Senate sex scandal latest headache for Canada PM
• Mickelson makes early bid at another US Open chance
• John Kirwan quits as Blues coach in Super Rugby
• Danish PM Thorning-Schmidt concedes election defeat, quits
• Pope attacks emissions trading as a possible 'ploy'
• France says Belmokhtar 'probably dead', his group denies it
• Stenson, Johnson share early lead in US Open at Chambers Bay
• Honduras charges No. 2 in congress with fraud in scandal
• Guatemalan court brakes effort to strip president's immunity
• Rory McIlroy struggles to 72 in 1st round of US Open
• Danish far-right second largest party in general election
• Florida seeks to put state parks to commercial use
• Dengue fever outbreak infects thousands in war-torn Yemen
• Billy Slater out for NRL season due to shoulder surgery
• England U21s lose to Portugal in Euro opener
• Ex-Puerto Rico priest gets 11 years in sex abuse case
• Tsarnaev friend gets prison for misleading investigators
• Republican lawmakers shrug off Pope Francis' climate message
• Thousands brace for deportations in Dominican Republic

Russia talking with U.S. on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks Posted: 18 Jun 2015 12:54 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said it has made some suggestions on how blame could be determined for chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria and will discuss the issue on Friday with the United States, which is pushing for the creation of a team of U.N. investigators. The United States gave Russia a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to study six weeks ago that would establish an accountability procedure in an attempt to pave the way for council action against those responsible. "If this is to be done, definitely there will need to be a resolution, but we're wondering what would be the most straightforward and rational way to deal with this subject," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told Reuters on Thursday.

Militant group denies U.S. air strike killed Algerian Belmokhtar Posted: 18 Jun 2015 01:34 PM PDT The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week. Libya's government first announced on Sunday that Belmokhtar, blamed for a deadly assault on an Algerian gas field in 2013 and a major figure in insurgencies across North Africa, had died alongside other militant leaders. In a statement received by the Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar, al-Mourabitoun denied Belmokhtar was present in the area targeted by the raid.

Pope demands 'action now' to save planet from environmental ruin Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:03 PM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor" and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change. In the first papal document dedicated to the environment, he called for "decisive action, here and now," to stop environmental degradation and global warming, squarely backing scientists who say it is mostly man-made. In the encyclical "Laudato Si (Praise Be), On the Care of Our Common Home", Francis, the first pope from a developing nation, advocated a change of lifestyle in rich countries steeped in a "throwaway" consumer culture and an end to an "obstructionist attitudes" that sometimes put profit before the common good.

Senior U.S. diplomat: Russia missile plan has 'rattling effect', reality less dramatic Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:48 AM PDT A senior U.S. State Department official played down on Thursday an announcement by Russia that it will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year. "Those kinds of announcements when made publicly like that obviously have a rattling effect," Victoria Nuland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, told reporters on a visit to the Czech capital. "When we look at what is actually happening inside Russia it is far less dramatic," she said.

Opposition heads for Denmark election victory in boost to far right Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:00 PM PDT By Sabina Zawadzki and Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - An opposition centre-right alliance led by former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen was poised to take power in Denmark after an election on Thursday that also gave a big boost to an anti-immigration, right-wing party. With all of the votes counted on the mainland, state broadcaster DR projected 90 seats for the opposition coalition in parliament to 85 seats for the ruling centre-left bloc of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who wrongly gambled that an economic upturn would win her re-election. The results represent a surprise yet clear victory for the bloc led by Rasmussen, even though his Liberals party won fewer votes than the right-wing Danish People's Party (DF) which is part of his alliance.

Hong Kong vetoes China-backed electoral reform proposal Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:45 AM PDT By Donny Kwok and Yimou Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday vetoed a China-backed electoral reform package criticized by opposition pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as undemocratic, easing for now the prospect of fresh mass protests in the financial hub. Beijing had pressured and cajoled the city's pro-democracy lawmakers to back the blueprint that would have allowed a direct vote for the city's chief executive, but with only pre-screened, pro-Beijing candidates on the ballot. "Today 28 legco members voted against the wishes of the majority of Hong Kong people, and denied them the democratic right to elect the chief executive in the next election," said the city's current pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying.

White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:06 PM PDT A white man suspected of shooting nine people dead during Bible study at a historic African-American church in South Carolina was arrested on Thursday, a day after a massacre that authorities say was motivated by racial hatred. The mass shooting set off an intense 14-hour manhunt that ended when 21-year-old Dylann Roof was arrested in a traffic stop in a small North Carolina town, 220 miles (350 km) north of Charleston, South Carolina, where the shooting occurred, officials said. Roof, whose social media profile suggests a fascination with white supremacy, waived his right to extradition and was flown back to South Carolina hours after his arrest.

U.S. judge calls case of Russian who joined Taliban a 'new frontier' Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:03 PM PDT By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia in the case of a former Russian army officer accused of fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan asked attorneys in the case on Thursday to focus on whether as a war combatant he was protected from criminal prosecution. Irek Hamidullin, who is believed to be in his 50s, is the first military prisoner from Afghanistan to appear in a federal court in the United States. "I'm obviously blazing a new frontier here," U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson said at a hearing in Richmond, Virginia, where he pressed attorneys with questions on whether Hamidullin was a war combatant under the Geneva Conventions.

Estimated 6,500 injured in deck collapses since 2003 Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An estimated 6,500 people have been rushed to emergency rooms with injuries from collapsing balconies and porches, while 29 — including six college students in Berkeley this week — have been killed since 2003.

The Latest: Tiger's trials continue at US Open Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:59 PM PDT UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):

EU calls Greek crisis summit as talks end without deal Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT The EU called an emergency eurozone summit next week after Greek debt talks ended Thursday without a deal, sparking warnings of an "accident" that could push Athens out of the euro if there is no breakthrough by the end of the month. Finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg failed to break the five-month-old standoff between the anti-austerity government in Athens and its EU-IMF creditors, who have demanded tough reforms. "It is still possible to find an agreement and extend the current programme before the end of the month but the ball is clearly in the Greek court to seize that last opportunity," a clearly discouraged Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijssebloem told a news conference.

Danish opposition leader Rasmussen offers to head government Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:55 PM PDT OSLO (Reuters) - Danish opposition leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen offered on Friday to try to form a centre-right government after voters ditched the ruling centre-left in an election that also gave huge gains to a eurosceptic, anti-immigrant right-wing party. Rasmussen, a former prime minister who as head of the Liberal Party is best placed to form a coalition after Thursday's election, told supporters Danes could create strong results by working together. "What I offer today is to put myself at the head of a government who facilitates that cooperation," he said. ...

Danish PM Thorning-Schmidt concedes election defeat Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:45 PM PDT Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat in Thursday's general election and resigned as Social Democratic party leader after a record score for an anti-immigration party lifted the opposition right-wing bloc to victory. Now it is up to Lars Lokke Rasmussen to try to form a government," she added, referring to the leader of the main right-wing party Venstre. The anti-immigration Danish People's Party (DPP) unexpectedly became the second-largest winners from the vote, helping the right-wing opposition to victory in a race that pollsters had described as too close to call.

'Death trap' Mexico must probe migrant attacks: Amnesty Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:45 PM PDT Amnesty International warned Thursday of a "shocking spike" of violence against migrants in Mexico and urged authorities to investigate two separate attacks against 200 of them. "Mexico has become a death trap for migrants, with vicious criminal gangs at every corner waiting for their opportunity to attack them for a few dollars," said Erika Guevara-Rosas, the human rights group's Americas director. Amnesty cited two recent cases in the northwestern state of Sonora, near the US border, and Veracruz in the east in which armed groups attacked more than 200 migrants, including children, leaving "several" dead.

Exit poll: Danish governing bloc, opposition neck-and-neck Posted: 18 Jun 2015 01:37 PM PDT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's government and the center-right opposition were in a dead heat in the country's parliamentary election an exit poll showed Thursday, while projections based on partial results predicted an opposition victory.

Sandoval benched by Boston after using Instagram during game Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:39 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval of Venezuela was benched by manager John Farrell for Thursday night's game against Atlanta after using his Instagram account during a loss to the Braves.

Danish opposition leader says has opportunity to create new government Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:36 PM PDT COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish opposition leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen said early Friday morning his Liberal party and other centre-right groups have an opportunity to form a new government after Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat in a parliamentary election. "Tonight we have been given an opportunity, but only an opportunity, to take leadership in Denmark," Rasmussen told supporters in parliament. "We take that upon ourselves and I take that upon myself." (Reporting by Sabina Zawadzki, editing by Alister Doyle)

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is troubled by China's plans to keep building on artificial islands in the South China Sea, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Thursday. Assistant Secretary of State Danny Russel told journalists that the prospect of China militarizing those maritime outposts runs counter to the goal of reducing regional tensions.

Brazil senators say bus attacked on Venezuela visit to prisoners Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT Brazilian senators seeking to visit jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela on Thursday said their minibus was stoned and blocked, forcing them to return to the airport. The group of opposition senators had planned to drive from the coastal airport to the capital Caracas and then on to a military jail where hardline opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been for more than a year. "I filmed them throwing stones against the bus." Another senator, former presidential candidate Aecio Neves, gave a similar description, saying the vehicle came "under siege" from "protesters".

Senate sex scandal latest headache for Canada PM Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT Welcome to Canada's Senate, which Prime Minister Stephen Harper once tried to abolish. Harper failed to close it and probably regrets that, as the Senate is more than ever a thorn in his side. Scandals there are threatening his Conservative Party's chances for re-election in October.

Mickelson makes early bid at another US Open chance Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Phil Mickelson always believed he would have at least a couple of more chances to finally win a U.S. Open.

John Kirwan quits as Blues coach in Super Rugby Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — John Kirwan quit Friday as head coach of the Auckland-based Blues after the team's 14th-place finish in Super Rugby this season.

Danish PM Thorning-Schmidt concedes election defeat, quits Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:17 PM PDT Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat and quit as head of her Social Democrat Party after voters swung to the opposition centre-right in a parliamentary election on Thursday. "We did not win the election, and we were beaten at the finish line," Denmark's first female prime minister, in power since 2011, told supporters.

Pope attacks emissions trading as a possible 'ploy' Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:03 PM PDT Pope Francis attacked one of the major policy initiatives in the fight to combat climate change, warning in his encyclical published on Thursday that the trading carbon credits could merely reward speculators instead of controlling global greenhouse gas emissions. Under these systems, companies or countries are given permits to release carbon dioxide up to a certain amount.

France says Belmokhtar 'probably dead', his group denies it Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:01 PM PDT It is "very probable" that Al-Qaeda-linked militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed in a US air strike, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday, but he admitted he could not be sure. Belmokhtar is an Algerian believed to have been behind a number of attacks, including the 2013 siege of an Algerian gas plant in which 38 hostages, mostly Westerners, were killed. The militant group Belmokhtar leads, the North African Al-Murabitoun, denied he had died in a statement released Thursday through the Mauritania-based Al-Akhbar news agency.

Stenson, Johnson share early lead in US Open at Chambers Bay Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:00 PM PDT UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The first time Henrik Stenson saw Chambers Bay, he walked the course without playing it. The Swede did just fine with clubs in his hand Thursday in a rousing start to the U.S. Open.

Honduras charges No. 2 in congress with fraud in scandal Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:52 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Honduras charged the vice president of the nation's congress with fraud, falsification of documents and crimes against public health in a widening corruption investigation Thursday.

Guatemalan court brakes effort to strip president's immunity Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:51 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's constitutional court has temporarily blocked an effort to strip President Otto Perez Molina of immunity as corruption investigations advance.

Rory McIlroy struggles to 72 in 1st round of US Open Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:50 PM PDT UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Count Rory McIlroy among those who failed to figure out the bumpy, bouncy speed of the greens of Chambers Bay on the first day of the U.S. Open.

Danish far-right second largest party in general election Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:50 PM PDT Denmark's anti-immigration Danish People's Party (DPP) became the second largest party in Thursday's general election as the centre-left government was ousted by the right-wing bloc. The DPP stood to become the largest right-wing party for the first time with more than 21 percent of the vote -- a record score -- as the right-wing bloc secured 90 seats in parliament. The DPP, which backed right-wing governments between 2001 and 2011, has yet to say whether it would seek to join a right-wing government.

Florida seeks to put state parks to commercial use Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:44 PM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida is moving toward expanding cattle grazing, hunting and other commercial activities in state parks to help make them self-sufficient, an idea raising alarms among conservationists. Up first is a plan to sell cattle-grazing rights to 6,630 acres in the Myakka River State Park near Sarasota, one of the state's most diverse natural areas popular with wildlife photographers, hikers and boaters, according to a draft bid document by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Department spokeswoman Dee Ann Miller said commercial timbering and hunting were also under consideration for state parks.

Dengue fever outbreak infects thousands in war-torn Yemen Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:35 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of people have been diagnosed with dengue fever in southern Yemen, where fighting has raged for months between Shiite rebels and their opponents, international organizations and health officials said Thursday.

Billy Slater out for NRL season due to shoulder surgery Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:19 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater, one of the top players in the National Rugby League and a 25-test star for Australia, will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery next week.

England U21s lose to Portugal in Euro opener Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:14 PM PDT Uherské Hradiste (Czech Republic) (AFP) - Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario handed Portugal a 1-0 win over England in their opening game at the European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic on Thursday. Mario scored the game's only goal on 57 minutes with a rebound off a shot that hit the post, which took Portugal second in Group B behind Sweden, while England are bottom.

Ex-Puerto Rico priest gets 11 years in sex abuse case Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:14 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison for taking a teenage boy on a cruise ship vacation with the intent to engage in illegal sexual conduct.

Tsarnaev friend gets prison for misleading investigators Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:11 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A man who had dinner with the Boston Marathon bombers hours after the 2013 attack was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison for misleading investigators by failing to disclose his contact with the brothers in the days after the bombings and deleting files from his computer.

Republican lawmakers shrug off Pope Francis' climate message Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis' call for dramatic action on climate change drew a round of shrugs from U.S. congressional Republicans on Thursday, while many of the party's presidential candidates ignored it entirely.

Thousands brace for deportations in Dominican Republic Posted: 18 Jun 2015 02:58 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Thousands of people began preparing Thursday for deportation from the Dominican Republic after failing to obtain legal residency as part of a government program to crack down on migrants, most of them from neighboring Haiti or of Haitian descent.

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