2015年6月27日星期六

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European tour operators evacuate thousands from Tunisia after attack

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:20 PM PDT

A boy holds a candle and flowers as he attends a protest to condemn the attack by a gunman at the beach of the Imperial Marhabada hotel in SousseBy Tarek Amara SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia on Saturday, a day after a gunman killed 39 people at a beach hotel in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid said most of the dead were British, and Britain's foreign office said 15 Britons had been confirmed killed in the attack in the resort town of Sousse, 140 km (90 miles) south of the capital Tunis. It was the second major attack in the North African country this year, following an Islamist militant assault on the Bardo Museum in Tunis in March when gunmen killed a group of foreign visitors as they arrived by bus.


Kurds secure Syria's Kobani as Islamic State targets northeast

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 06:30 AM PDT

Smoke rises in the Syrian town of Kobani, as pictured from the Turkish side of the border near Suruc, Sanliurfa province, TurkeyBy Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish fighters said they had fully secured the town of Kobani near the Turkish border on Saturday and killed more than 60 Islamic State militants, two days after the hardline group launched an incursion with suicide bombers. Further east, Islamic State pressed another assault on government-held areas of Hasaka city, clashing with the Syrian army after blowing up a security building late on Friday and triggering a government appeal for residents to take up arms. "The people of the governorate and its surroundings continue to sign up with the Syrian Arab Army in its fight against terror," state television said in a news flash on Saturday and played archive footage of soldiers set to rousing music.


Disputes linger as Iran, powers push for nuclear deal: France

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:20 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New YorkBy John Irish and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) - An accord to curb Iran's nuclear program remains elusive due to disagreements on fundamental issues, France's foreign minister said on Saturday in Vienna, just days before the June 30 deadline for a deal. Laurent Fabius spoke to reporters upon arrival in the Austrian capital after top U.S. and Iranian diplomats said hard work was still needed for what could be their final negotiations to bridge significant differences. "What we want is a robust deal that recognizes Iran's right to civil nuclear power, but guarantees that Iran gives up definitively the nuclear weapon," Fabius said.


Nearly 200 injured amid fire explosion in Taiwan: media

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:22 AM PDT

Injured victims from an accidental explosion during a music concert lie on the ground at the Formosa Water Park in New Taipei CityAbout 200 people were injured after a fire suspected to have stemmed from the explosion of an unknown flammable powder occurred in a recreational park in northern Taiwan, local media reported on Saturday. The fire broke out at the center of the stage when up to 1,000 people were having a color play party - a festival of dance and music where revelers are sprayed with clouds of colored powder. The number of injured could rise, local media said.


Kuwait arrests suspects in mosque attack, mourns dead

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:23 AM PDT

Mourners hold flags as the bodies of victims of Friday's bombing are buried in Al Jafariya cemetery in SuleibikhatBy Ahmed Hagagy and Angus McDowall KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait detained the owner of a car that took a bomber to a Shi'ite mosque to carry out the country's worst ever militant attack, officials said on Saturday, as thousands calling for national unity turned out to bury some of the 27 killed. Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing against 2,000 worshippers praying at the Imam al-Sadeq mosque on Friday, one of three attacks on three continents that day apparently linked to hardline Islamists. Officials said the bombing was clearly meant to stir enmity between majority Sunnis and minority Shi'ites and harm the comparatively harmonious ties between the sects in Kuwait.


Suicide bombers kill at least three in northeast Nigeria

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 12:48 PM PDT

Two suicide bombers killed at least three people and injured 16 in the capital of the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno on Saturday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks by suspected Islamist militants. The two women tried to get into a hospital but were stopped by security guards at the gate and blew themselves up, witnesses said. "We evacuated the charred bodies of the two security guards, another civilian and the two bombers," said Auwal Mohammed, a member of the community in Molai, where the hospital is situated.

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

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A devastating weeklong heat wave in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi killed 1,233 people, an official said. Nazar Mohammad Bozdar, operations director at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, said about 65,000 heatstroke patients were treated by doctors at all of Karachi's hospitals since June 20 when the heat wave struck Sindh province, where Karachi is the provincial capital.

Langer, Maggert share lead after 3rd round of US Senior Open

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT

Jeff Maggert reacts after missing his par putt on the 18th green during round three of the 2015 U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso Country Club on Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif. (Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee via AP) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT (REV-SHARE)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The crammed leaderboard at the U.S. Senior Open has some familiar faces heading into the final round and one notable name nobody expected to challenge for another major.


Greek parliament approves referendum on creditor reforms

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis waits for the start of a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Anxiety over Greece's future swelled on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' call to have the people vote on a proposed bailout deal increases the risks that the country might fall out of the euro. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest news about the Greek bailout talks (all times local):


Kuwait says detains driver of vehicle that took bomber to mosque

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has detained the driver of the vehicle that took a suicide bomber to a Shi'ite Muslim mosque where he detonated explosives, killing 27 people, state news agency KUNA said on Sunday. The interior ministry said the driver of the Japanese-made car, who left the mosque immediately after Friday's bombing, was an illegal resident called Abdul-Rahman Sabah Aidan, KUNA reported. (Reporting by Ahmed Hagagy and Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Rania El Gamal)

Super sub Iwabuchi puts Japan into World Cup semis

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:56 PM PDT

Australia's Kyah Simon and Japan's Azusa Iwashimizu vie for the ball during their quarter-final football match at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Edmonton, Alberta on June 27, 2015A late goal from substitute Mana Iwabuchi put holders Japan into the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Australia. Iwabuchi, 22, got the breakthrough after 87 minutes in a tense quarter-final dominated by Japan in scorching temperatures of 31 degrees celsius in Edmonton. "As the Australian players were tired I said to Mana when I sent her in: 'you are going to decide it'," explained coach Norio Sasaki, joking the forward's first name sounds like Mada in Japanese which means 'not yet, not yet'.


Greek parliament approves PM's motion to hold referendum on creditors' fiscal reform proposal

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:53 PM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek parliament approves PM's motion to hold referendum on creditors' fiscal reform proposal.

Paraguay eliminates Brazil in Copa America quarterfinals

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Brazil's Robinho celebrates after scoring the opening goal during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match against Paraguay at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Saturday, June 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Paraguay defeated Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Copa America.


Colombia's No. 2 rebel group says downed military chopper

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:48 PM PDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's second-largest guerrilla group says it downed a military helicopter, denying government assertions that other rebels were involved.

Song becomes first Chinese-born player drafted in NHL

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:31 PM PDT

AnDong Song poses after being selected 172nd overall by the New York Islanders during the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center on June 27, 2015 in Sunrise, FloridaSong Andong became the first Chinese-born player to be drafted into the National Hockey League when the New York Islanders chose the sturdy defenceman in the sixth round of the entry draft on Saturday. The Islanders took Song with the 172nd pick in the annual draft which showcases the best college and junior players from leagues in North America and Europe. The Edmonton Oilers took Connor McDavid with the first overall pick on Friday but the selection of Song a day later was also significant because he was born in Beijing and began his hockey there in youth leagues and tournaments before his family moved to Canada.


Brian Harman takes Travelers Championship lead

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:26 PM PDT

Brian Harman tees off on the 18th hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament, Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Brian Harman has always looked up to Bubba Watson, who preceded him as a standout left-hander for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.


Horror on the sand in Tunisian hotel massacre

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:20 PM PDT

By Tarek Amara SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) - Casually dressed in dark shorts, a necklace and T-shirt, he would have looked like any other young Tunisian among the German, British and Irish sunbathers soaking up the Mediterranean heat on one of Tunisia's long, yellow beaches. In just five minutes, armed with the black Kalashnikov he had hidden in his beach umbrella, Saif Rezgui unleashed horror across the Imperial Marhaba resort, leaving 39 victims dead among the deck chairs and pool loungers. It was the worst attack of its kind in Tunisia's modern history.

Episcopal Church elects first black presiding bishop

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:18 PM PDT

Bishop Michael Curry, of North Carolina, speaks after being elected the Episcopal Church's first African-American presiding bishop at the Episcopal General Convention Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Curry won the vote in a landslide. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Episcopal Church elected its first African-American presiding bishop, choosing Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina during the denomination's national assembly Saturday. He will now lead a nearly 1.9 million-member denomination known for its history as the faith home of many of the U.S. presidents.


Russia fails to qualify for women's hoops at Olympics

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 04:01 PM PDT

For the first time since boycotting the 1984 Olympics, Russia won't have a women's basketball team in the Olympics.

Hawthorn moves up to 4th in Australian Football League

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:59 PM PDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hawthorn kicked six goals to two in the third quarter and 11 goals in a dominant second half to beat Essendon 16.18 (114) to 11.10 (76) and to move into the top four in the Australian Football League.

French police investigate beheading suspect's 'selfie': source

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:58 PM PDT

French special Police forces escort a woman from a residential building during a raid in Saint-PriestBy Michel Rose LYON, France (Reuters) - The suspected militant Islamist accused of decapitating his boss and attempting to blow up a gas plant in southeastern France had taken a macabre "selfie" with the severed head before his arrest, a source close to the investigation said on Saturday. Yassim Salhi, a 35-year-old of North African parentage, is being held in the city of Lyon after ramming his delivery van into a warehouse storing gas containers on Friday. President Francois Hollande, dealing with new security fears six months after Islamist gunmen killed 17 people at the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish foodstore, said the incident clearly amounted to a terrorist attack.


Terror on the beach: Tourists recount Tunisia attack horrors

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:48 PM PDT

Tunisian army soldiers guard the street near the attacked Imperial Marhaba hotel in Sousse, Tunisia, Saturday, June 27, 2015. The morning after a lone gunman killed dozens of people at a beach resort in Tunisia, busloads of tourists are heading to the nearby Enfidha-Hammamet airport hoping to return to their home countries. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)SOUSSE, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's postcard destination for tourists is reeling from the terror that blighted another day of play at the Mediterranean seaside resort of Sousse. A man armed with a Kalashnikov and grenades gunned down tourists on a private beach, and then moved methodically through the grounds of a luxury hotel — to the swimming pool, reception area and offices.


Armenia president suspends electricity price hike after protests

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Protesters sit on a street in front of riot police during a protest against an increase of electricity prices in Yerevan on June 26, 2015Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian on Saturday suspended a controversial hike in electricity prices but the move failed to appease protesters who vowed to keep up with the largest anti-government demonstrations the ex-Soviet nation has seen in years. Thousands have taken to the streets of the capital Yerevan since June 19 to demonstrate against a proposed 16-percent hike in electricity prices in a country already hit hard by the economic crisis in neighbouring Russia. Chanting "We will win!" some 10,000 people rallied near the presidential palace in Yerevan, blocking traffic on the city's main thoroughfare for a ninth consecutive day.


Argentine judge orders seizure of Falklands drillers' assets

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:29 PM PDT

By Maximiliano Rizzi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine judge has ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the Falklands Islands, including property held by U.S. firm Noble Energy, as the country takes a firmer line on the disputed territory ahead of October elections. Lilian Herraez, a federal judge in Tierra del Fuego, ordered the seizure of $156 million in bank accounts, boats and other property, the government said on Saturday. The companies named in the order were Premier Oil Plc, Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd, Rockhopper Exploration Plc, Noble Energy Inc and Edison International Spa.

Shaken tourists flee Tunisia after seaside massacre

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:27 PM PDT

Tourists leave Tunisia at the Enfidha International airport after a shooting in the resort town of Sousse, a popular tourist destination 140 kilometres south of the Tunisian capital, on June 27, 2015Planeloads of shocked foreign tourists flew home from Tunisia Saturday after a beachside massacre claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed 38 people and prompted a major security clampdown. Britain said that at least 15 of its citizens were killed in Friday's gun assault in the popular resort of Port el Kantaoui and that the number "may well rise". The attack represents Britain's worst loss of life in a terror incident since the 2005 London bombings.


Colombia's ELN rebels claim to down army helicopter

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:22 PM PDT

An army helicopter flies over El Mango in the department of Cauca, Colombia, on June 27, 2015Leftist rebels with the National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility Saturday for this week's attack on a Colombian army helicopter in which eight troops were killed. The incident took place on Monday, in the northern department of Norte de Santander. ... at 12:30 pm, in ... Teorama, Norte de Santander, ELN units down Black Hawk with the plates EJC-185," the rebels said in a statement released online.


Thousands celebrate Dublin Pride after marriage vote 

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:17 PM PDT

Supporters for same-sex marriage wait for the result of the referendum at Dublin Castle on May 23, 2015 in DublinTens of thousands of revellers created a carnival atmosphere on the streets of Dublin on Saturday in the first gay Pride parade since Ireland became the first country in the world to vote for same-sex marriage. The march was led by a float with a banner that read, "the future is equal", while participants waved rainbow flags under the overcast Dublin sky. The parade was given added significance after the US Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay marriage is a legal right in all 50 states.


Iwabuchi lifts Japan to semis with 1-0 win over Australia

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:07 PM PDT

Australia's Emily van Egmond heads a ball during first half FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final soccer action against Japan in Edmonton, Alta., Saturday, June 27, 2015. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mana Iwabuchi scored during a scramble in front in the 87th minute and defending champion Japan beat Australia 1-0 on Saturday in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals.


British death toll in Tunisia attack rises to 15: British minister

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 03:06 PM PDT

The number of Britons confirmed to have died in an attack on a Tunisian beach hotel has risen to 15 and could rise further, junior Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood said in London on Saturday. A total of 39 people were killed in Friday's attack by a gunman on the hotel in the resort of Sousse, according to Tunisian authorities. Ellwood said it was the "most significant" attack on British people since bombings on the London transport system on July 7, 2005.

Penguins focus on forward prospects during NHL draft

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:57 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Daniel Sprong did his best to avoid the draft projections. Some NHL experts thought the talented winger would go in the top 20. Others weren't sure Sprong would even go in the first round.

Three Mali soldiers killed in jihadist attack

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:32 PM PDT

French soldiers of Operation Barkhane, an anti-terrorist operation in the Sahel, patrol in armoured vehicles near Goundam in the Timbuktu region, northern MaliThree Malian soldiers died Saturday in a jihadist attack on the southwestern town of Nara, on the Mauritania border, with several Islamist fighters also killed, officials said. "We deplore the death of three soldiers" in the early morning attack, the Mali government said in a statement, which added that nine of the assailants were also killed as troops responded.


Argentine judge orders embargo over Falklands oil probe

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:29 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal judge has ordered an embargo on some $156 million owned by companies exploring for oil off the Falklands Islands, over which Argentina claims sovereignty. She also has ordered them to stop their explorations

Greece's future in balance as creditors reject aid extension

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:21 PM PDT

Dutch Finance Minister and chair of the eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks during a media conference after a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Anxiety over Greece's future swelled on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' call to have the people vote on a proposed bailout deal. (AP Photo/Thierry Monasse)BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece is one big step closer to falling out of the euro currency union after its fellow member states refused to extend its bailout program past Tuesday, leaving the country on the brink of financial chaos.


French terror suspect took selfie with beheaded victim

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:20 PM PDT

Police officers guard the road leading to a plant in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, southeast of Lyon, France, Saturday, June 27, 2015, where an attack took place yesterday June 26. A spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office says one of the four suspects detained over an explosion and beheading in southeast France has been released, while the suspected assassin isn't speaking to investigators. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)FONTAINES-SUR-SAONE, France (AP) — The top suspect in the beheading of a businessman that French authorities are calling a terrorist attack took a "selfie" photo with the slain victim and sent the image via WhatsApp to a Canadian mobile phone number, officials said Saturday.


US senators urge full US-Cuba embassy ties

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:13 PM PDT

US senator Patrick Leahy (C), from Vermont, speaks during a press conference, next to US senators Dean Heller (L) from Nevada and Ben Cardin (R) from Maryland, in Havana on June 27, 2015After over five decades of Cold War bad blood, President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama in December agreed to normalize relations, and the two leaders held ground-breaking talks on the sidelines of an April summit in Panama. "We must open an embassy, a full embassy.


French attack suspect grilled as gruesome 'selfie' emerges

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:12 PM PDT

French police officers stand guard near a cordon outside the delivery service company in Chassieu on June 26, 2015, where the victim who was decapitated workedSources close to the investigation said the suspect, Yassin Salhi, a 35-year-old married father-of-three sent a picture of him with the severed head via the WhatsApp messaging service. Earlier this week, France passed a controversial new spying law granting sweeping powers to snoop on citizens.


Mali: Gunmen attack military camp near Mauritania border

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:10 PM PDT

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Gunmen attacked a military camp in western Mali on Saturday, killing three soldiers as residents of a nearby village hid in their homes, officials and witnesses said.

Hurricanes, Highlanders ensure Super Rugby first-time winner

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:04 PM PDT

Highlanders' Waisake Naholo, left, dives onto the ball to score a try as Waratahs' Bernard Foley tries to tackle him during their Super Rugby semifinal match in Sydney Saturday, June 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Super Rugby will have a first-time champion this season after the Wellington-based Hurricanes and Dunedin-based Highlanders won their semifinals Saturday to set up an all-New Zealand final.


Allmendinger wins pole for road course race at Sonoma

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:03 PM PDT

A.J. Allmendinger poses by his car after winning the pole position qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger, developing as the top driver on road courses, won the pole for Sunday's race at winding Sonoma Raceway.


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