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Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad, killing 11

Posted: 15 May 2016 06:11 AM PDT

Smoke rises from gas storage tanks after a bomb attack against a state-run cooking gas factory in Taji at Baghdad's northern outskirtsBy Ahmed Rasheed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Islamic State attack on a state-run gas plant in Baghdad's northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and forced two power stations it supplied to suspend electricity production. A suicide car bomb went off at the entrance of the facility in Taji at around 0600 local time (0300 GMT), allowing another vehicle carrying at least six attackers with explosive vests to enter and clash with security forces, police sources said. When reinforcements arrived, they set off a parked car bomb before clashing with the security forces and detonating their suicide vests.


Islamic State on the defensive, territory shrinking in Syria and Iraq: U.S. official

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:03 PM PDT

Brett McGurk, the United States' envoy to the coalition against Islamic State in AmmanBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State has not gained significant ground since it took the Iraqi city of Ramadi a year ago, which it then lost in December, as the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has been helped by better intelligence and better equipped local forces, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday. Islamic State "is shrinking so they are very much on the defensive," Brett McGurk, U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy in the fight against Islamic State, told a news conference in Amman.


Kerry meets Saudi king to discuss Syria before Vienna talks

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:24 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia's King Salman meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in JeddahBy Lesley Wroughton JEDDAH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the fragile truce in Syria, before broader talks with Russia, Iran and other countries in Vienna on Tuesday. Kerry has said he hopes to strengthen a "cessation of hostilities" agreement between Syrian government forces and rebels, which has been undermined by fighting in some areas, and to increase humanitarian aid deliveries to besieged areas. On Friday, he said the meetings with the king and the Saudi interior and defense ministers - the two most senior princes - would try "to make sure that we can get this cessation better footed and, frankly, better observed and implemented throughout the country."     The United States, Saudi Arabia and some other Western and Gulf states plus Turkey back rebels fighting to remove President Bashar al-Assad, who has military support from Russia and Iran.


Islamic State Yemen suicide bomber kills 25 police recruits: medics

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:18 AM PDT

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 25 new recruits inside a police compound in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Sunday in an attack claimed by Islamic State, medical and security sources said. It was the second deadly blast in four days to hit the city, a hub for al Qaeda before the militant group was pushed out last month in an offensive by Yemeni troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition. In a message on its online news agency Amaq, Islamic State said Sunday's attacker was a "martrydom-seeker" who had detonated his explosive belt.

Netanyahu tells France's Ayrault he still opposes peace conference

Posted: 15 May 2016 06:28 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc AyraultBy Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told France's foreign minister on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a French initiative for an international conference to try to revive peace talks. Palestinians welcomed the proposal but Israel is concerned that the conference that France seeks to hold in the autumn would try to dictate terms for a peace deal.


German politicians say Merkel left EU exposed to Turkish blackmail

Posted: 15 May 2016 08:13 AM PDT

German Chancellor Merkel, EU Council President Tusk and Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu pose with flowers during a welcoming ceremony at Nizip refugee camp near GaziantepBy Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians accused Chancellor Angela Merkel at the weekend of making Europe overly dependent on Turkey in the migrant crisis, leaving the bloc vulnerable to blackmail by President Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey, refusing to bow to European Union demands to rein in its broad anti-terror laws, said on Friday talks on a deal to provide visa-free travel in return for stopping illegal migrants reaching the EU had reached an impasse and the bloc must find a "new formula" to salvage the agreement. Merkel, whose popularity has suffered due to her liberal migrant policy that saw Germany take in more than one million migrants last year, had spearheaded EU efforts to secure the deal, signed in March.


Lochte dominates field to win 200 IM at Arena Pro Series

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:56 PM PDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Lochte dominated the field Sunday to win the 200-meter individual medley at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte.

Colombia's war-weary farmers head home amid hopes and fears

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:42 PM PDT

By Anastasia Moloney LA HORMIGA, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When gunfire and cylinder bombs erupted around their farmhouse, nestled in the jungle in Colombia's southern Putumayo province, Jesus Alebio Portillo and his family took refuge under a bed and, trembling with fear, waited until the fighting stopped. A decade ago, battles between paramilitary groups and their most bitter enemies, the Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), took place almost every week as the two sides fought for territorial control. The unrelenting violence prompted an exodus of thousands of villagers from the farmlands around the town of La Hormiga and across Putumayo during the peak of violence in early 2000s.

World needs action on forest land rights to meet climate goals: Helen Clark

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:41 PM PDT

By Paola Totaro LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has warned that global climate change goals cannot be achieved without a united push to secure land rights for the world's indigenous forest communities. Clark, who announced her bid to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the United Nations last month, said a worldwide push to reform land rights for indigenous communities also offers a unique opportunity for diverse nations to unite to eradicate poverty. In an opinion piece for the new Thomson Reuters Foundation website, place.trust.org, Clark said efforts to implement new sustainable development frameworks, including the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement on climate change, create the potential for "a new era of co-operation." "As the international community moves to implement these ambitious frameworks, there is the potential for a new era of co-operation around eradicating poverty, reducing disaster risk, spurring green growth, and significantly reducing inequalities," she said.

No. 1 golfer Day takes wire-to-wire Players triumph

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:36 PM PDT

Jason Day of Australia celebrates winning The Players Championship on May 15, 2016World number one Jason Day overcame a sluggish start Sunday to win the US PGA Players Championship, firing a final-round one-under-par 71 to complete a wire-to-wire victory. Day matched the TPC Sawgrass course record with an opening-round 63 and followed with a 66 on his way to a 72-hole total of 15-under 273 for a four-stroke victory over American Kevin Chappell.


Howard keeps clean sheet, Everton beats Norwich in last game

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:30 PM PDT

Everton's James McCarthy celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Norwich at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Tim Howard kept a clean sheet in his 414th and final game for Everton on Sunday as the managerless club completed the Premier League season with a 3-0 victory over relegated Norwich.


Day goes wire-to-wire to win Players Championship

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:20 PM PDT

Jason Day of Australia, holds The Players Championship trophy Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The best field in golf was no match for Jason Day at The Players Championship.


Manchester-bound Ryanair plane evacuated in Norway

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:16 PM PDT

A police bomb officer stands in front of a Ryanair plane at Moss Airport Rygge, Norway, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Norwegian police say a Manchester-bound plane was evacuated before takeoff due to the STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Ryanair plane headed for Manchester, Britain, was evacuated before takeoff Sunday due to a bomb scare at Rygge airport outside Oslo, police said.


World champion Peter Sagan opens Tour of California with win

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:15 PM PDT

Riders start the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California cycling race Sunday, May 15, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — World champion Peter Sagan unleashed his powerful sprint at the last possible moment, overcoming Wouter Wippert and Dylan Groenewegen to win the opening stage of the Tour of California on Sunday.


Dummy device behind Old Trafford 'bomb' scare 'fiasco'

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:14 PM PDT

A sniffer dog searches the stands at Old Trafford on May 15, 2016A fake bomb left behind following a training exercise was responsible for the abandonment of Sunday's match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford, police said. Amid a nerve-jangling scare with much of Europe on alert for militant attacks, the device was blown up by army bomb disposal experts after United's world-famous ground had been evacuated. Greater Manchester Police intially said they had discovered an "incredibly lifelike explosive device".


Carpi relegated from Serie A, Palermo stays up

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:14 PM PDT

Lazio's Miroslav Klose waves to fans prior to a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Fiorentina, at Rome's Olympic stadium Sunday, May 15, 2016. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)MILAN (AP) — Carpi was relegated from Serie A on Sunday despite a 2-1 win at 10-man Udinese after Palermo beat bottom club Hellas Verona 3-2 in a dramatic match which saw both sides have a player sent off in the first half.


The Latest: Mayor demands inquiry after security 'fiasco'

Posted: 15 May 2016 04:11 PM PDT

A bomb disposal truck inside Old Trafford after the English Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England is abandoned. Sunday May 15, 2016. (Mike Egerton /PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESMANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the evacuation of Manchester United's stadium after a suspicious package was found (all times local):


Trump aide dismisses audio tape as Democrats raise character issue

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:55 PM PDT

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Eugene OregonBy Ginger Gibson and David Lawder WASHINGTON, 2016 - A top aide to Donald Trump said on Sunday he did not believe the Republican presidential front-runner posed as his own spokesman to brag about his personal life, a controversy that came as Democrats sharpen their attacks on the billionaire's character. The Washington Post released an audio recording on Friday of a man who identified himself as Trump publicist "John Miller" and talked about the real estate tycoon's romantic encounters in a 1991 conversation with a People magazine reporter. After listening to the tape while appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" show, senior Trump adviser Paul Manafort said he did not believe it was the Republican candidate's voice despite his past admissions of sometimes using a pseudonym.


Hundreds of horses prance to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:52 PM PDT

Members of the Household Cavalry perform during the Royal Windsor Horseshow in the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 15, 2016Performing ponies, trotting war horses and sturdy steeds hung with glittering decorations pranced in an equine extravaganza at Windsor Castle on Sunday to mark the 90th birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. "I am delighted that we have succeeded in bringing together hundreds of members of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and other long-standing overseas friends to mark this special birthday," Charles wrote. Broadcast on ITV, the show featured archive footage telling the story of the queen's life, interspersed with live horse performances accompanied by music in a sandy arena in the grounds of Windsor Castle, near London.


Police: Fake bomb at Man United left from training exercise

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:45 PM PDT

A sniffer dog during the English Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England. The stadium has been evacuated and the match abandoned after a suspect package was found prior to kick off. Sunday May 15, 2016. Martin Rickett/PA / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESMANCHESTER, England (AP) — A fake bomb left behind during a security exercise led police to evacuate Manchester United's home stadium on Sunday, disrupting the final day of the English Premier League season and bringing embarrassment to one of the world's best-known sports teams.


Coe visits Rio track, won't speculate if Russia will compete

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:43 PM PDT

Men compete during the 100m semifinal 2 Athletics test event at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The track and field test event is the last of more than 40 tests events for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with the games opening in less than three months. The three-day test event ends Monday at Olympic Stadium in the northern neighborhood known as Engenho de Dentro. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sebastian Coe, the head of the world governing body of athletics, visited the track for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday but declined to speculate if Russia will be allowed to compete there.


10-man PAOK snatches 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:29 PM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Playing with 10 men for 70 minutes, PAOK snatched a 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos in the second round of the Greek league playoffs Sunday.

Dominican election a referendum on ruling party's domination

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:24 PM PDT

Ballots for the presidential, congressional and municipal elections sit on a table at a polling station in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Dominicans faced a dizzying array of choices Sunday in one of the most complex ballots in recent history, with eight candidates for president, all 222 members of Congress up for re-election and thousands of people vying for local offices around the country.(AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominicans voted across the country and at polling stations around the world Sunday in an election seen as a referendum on a ruling party that has won four of last five presidential ballots and has controlled the Congress for a decade.


CSKA wins 7th Euroleague title, beats Fenerbahce in OT

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:23 PM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — CSKA Moscow held on to win its seventh basketball Euroleague title by beating Fenerbahce 101-96 in overtime on Sunday despite blowing a big lead.

Mexico City lifts year's 4th smog alert after a day

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2016 file photo, cars sit in evening rush hour traffic in Mexico City. Mexican authorities issued a new smog alert Saturday, May 14, 2016, for the capital after ozone levels rose above 150 percent of acceptable limits. On Sunday 20 percent of vehicles will be barred from the streets of the capital and the surrounding suburbs. If conditions don't improve, that will increase to 40 percent on Monday. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City authorities have lifted a smog alert one day after ozone levels rose above 150 percent of acceptable limits.


24 pilot whales die after beaching in Baja California

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:15 PM PDT

In this image released by Mexico's Secretary of the Navy on May 15, 2016, soldiers and villagers try in vain to move beached whales into deeper waters in a beach known as Playa Bufeo, near Ensenada in Mexico's Gulf of California. Mexico's Navy said in a statement Sunday that its personnel along with soldiers, agents of the environmental ministry and local fishermen worked Saturday and into Sunday trying to save the whales but ultimately, of the 27 that came ashore, only three were saved. (SEMAR via Associated Press)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two dozen pilot whales died after beaching themselves on the Baja California Peninsula despite efforts to move them into deeper waters, Mexico's navy say Sunday.


Sporting Gijon escapes relegation in Spain; Getafe demoted

Posted: 15 May 2016 03:06 PM PDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sporting Gijon defeated Villarreal 2-0 to escape relegation from the Spanish top tier after Getafe lost 2-1 at Real Betis on Sunday.

Rosberg and Hamilton refuse to take blame for 1st lap crash

Posted: 15 May 2016 02:56 PM PDT

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, and Nico Rosberg of Germany enter the first curve during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg refused to take blame for the stunning first lap crash that left both cars out of the race at Formula One's Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.


Q&A: Venezuela on the brink

Posted: 15 May 2016 02:19 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a rally in Caracas on May 14, 2016Maduro announced the measure last Friday, saying it would last 60 days but could be renewed into next year. Maduro also said his government would seize factories made idle by owners who complain they can no longer source raw materials for production. The situation is all the more unsettling given that Venezuela is the country with the biggest proven oil reserves in the world.


Sierra Leone fan's Old Trafford heartache turns to Wembley joy

Posted: 15 May 2016 02:09 PM PDT

Fans evacuate Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, on May 15, 2016A Manchester United fan from Sierra Leone who saw his hopes of watching his first game at Old Trafford dashed by Sunday's dramatic abandonment, saw his despair turn to elation after other supporters clubbed together for him to attend next weekend's FA Cup final at Wembley. Army experts blew up a suspect device at Old Trafford after tens of thousands of fans were evacuated ahead of Manchester United's final English Premier League game of the season, against Bournemouth. For all the spectators at Old Trafford, which has a capacity of more than 76,000, it was a frustrating end to what should have been the final game of the season at United's world-famous ground.


Finland stay undefeated at ice hockey world championships after Slovak romp

Posted: 15 May 2016 02:04 PM PDT

Finland's forward Leo Komarov (L) attacks Slovakia's goalie Julius Hudacek on May 15, 2016Two-time former champions Finland thrashed 2002 champions Slovakia 5-0 in a world championship Group B match in Saint Petersburg on Sunday to chalk up their sixth straight win. Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov led the way with a goal and two assists, while Juuse Saros produced 14 saves to record a shutout. After a goalless first period, Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu broke the deadlock with a powerplay goal 11:07 into the second, 40 seconds before Antti Pihlstrom added his goal.


Metro line to open 4 days before Rio Olympics

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:54 PM PDT

Men compete in the 100m round 1 during the Athletics test event at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The track and field test event is the last of more than 40 tests events for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with the games opening in less than three months. The three-day test event ends Monday at Olympic Stadium in the northern neighborhood known as Engenho de Dentro. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The metro line extension, the key legacy project of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will open just four days before the games and offer only limited service.


Egyptian court sentences six inmates to jail for killing Frenchman

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:50 PM PDT

An Egyptian court sentenced six people to seven years each in prison on Sunday for beating to death a Frenchman in 2013 while they were all being held together in a Cairo police cell, a judicial source said. Eric Lang, a teacher who was living in Cairo, was stopped by police in September 2013 for violating a night-time curfew in place at that time, security sources said then. The six men convicted on Sunday had been Lang's cellmates and had beaten the teacher to death, according to a prosecution document and the judicial source.

Norway's wealth fund to sue Volkswagen over emissions scandal

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:45 PM PDT

A giant logo of Volkswagen is pictured on the wall of its production facility in Wolfsburg(Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Sunday it plans to join the class-action lawsuits filed against Volkswagen AG over the German automaker's emissions scandal. "Norges Bank Investment Management intends to join a legal action against Volkswagen arising out of that the company provided incorrect emissions data," Marthe Skaar, the fund's spokeswoman, said in a statement emailed to Reuters. As an investor, it is our responsibility to safeguard the fund's holding in Volkswagen," Skaar added.


IS attack and bombings leave 29 dead across Iraq

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:45 PM PDT

Iraqi firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a natural gas plant in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 15, 2016. The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault Sunday on a natural gas plant north of the capital that killed more than a dozen people, according to Iraqi officials. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault Sunday on a natural gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people, while a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital killed 15 others, Iraqi officials said.


WBC postpones Wilder-Povetkin fight after failed drug test

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:34 PM PDT

FILE In this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 file photo WBA heavyweight world boxing champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia poses after he won his fight against Hasim Rahman of the U.S in Hamburg, Germany. Alexander Povetkin's promoter says the Russian boxer has failed a drug test ahead of his WBC heavyweight title fight with reigning champion Deontay Wilder. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)MOSCOW (AP) — Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's title defense against Alexander Povetkin has been postponed by the WBC after the Russian challenger failed a drug test, and Wilder's promoter says it could be canceled altogether.


'Unviable' device blown up at Old Trafford as Manchester United finale abandoned

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:34 PM PDT

Event staff guide a British Army Bomb Disposal Unit truck as it leaves Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on May 15, 2016Army experts blew up a suspect device at Old Trafford on Sunday after tens of thousands of fans were evacuated ahead of Manchester United's final English Premier League game of the season. Amid a nerve-jangling scare with much of Europe on alert for militant attacks, police said the package "wasn't viable" and had been an "incredibly lifelike explosive device". The "code red" alert was signalled by police just 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the game between United and Bournemouth.


West Ham needs favor from Man United for Europa League spot

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:29 PM PDT

Stoke City's Bojan Krkic, top, jumps over West Ham United's Mark Noble during their English Premier League soccer match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (Tim Goode/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO ARCHIVES - NO SALESSTOKE, England (AP) — West Ham's impressive season ended disappointingly with a 2-1 loss at Stoke in the English Premier League on Sunday but the Hammers can still clinch a Europa League spot.


Dozens arrested in Washington state environmental protest

Posted: 15 May 2016 01:20 PM PDT

Dozens of people were arrested in Washington state on Sunday, two days after protesters set up a blockade on railroad tracks leading to a pair of oil refineries as part of a global protest over dependence on fossil fuels, authorities said. The protesters, camping out on BNSF Railway [BNISF.UL] tracks at Anacortes, Washington, about 70 miles (113 km) north of Seattle, refused police orders to disperse, said Katie McCulloch, a spokesman for the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management.

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