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On eve of defining British EU referendum, rivals race for final votes

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT

Supporters hold placards during a "Labour In for Britain" campaign event in LondonBy Guy Faulconbridge, Michael Holden and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and his eurosceptic opponents made final pitches for wavering voters on Wednesday on the eve of a defining referendum on European Union membership with the outcome still too close to call. The vote, which echoes the rise of populism elsewhere in Europe and the United States, will shape the continent's future. Most pollsters said the result was too close to predict, and would depend on turnout on the day and any late swing among the substantial number of undecided voters.


North Korea leader says missile gives ability to attack U.S. in Pacific

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:40 PM PDT

KCNA file picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watching the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army at an unknown locationNorth Korea leader Kim Jong Un said after supervising the test launch of a "medium long-range strategic ballistic missile" that the country came to possess "the sure capability to attack" U.S. interests in the Pacific, official media reported on Thursday. The second reached a high altitude in the direction of Japan before plunging into the sea about 400 km (250 miles) away, they said. South Korea and the United States condemned the launch as an unacceptable violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.


U.S. warns China against provocations once court rules on sea claims

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:43 PM PDT

Still image from a United States Navy video purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly IslandsBy David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned China on Wednesday against taking "additional provocative actions" following an impending international court ruling on the South China Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing's broad territorial claims. A senior State Department official voiced skepticism at China's claim that dozens of countries backed its position in a case the Philippines has brought against Beijing and vowed that Washington would uphold U.S. defense commitments. Colin Willett, deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia, said Washington had "a lot of options" to respond to any such Chinese moves in a region she said was vital to U.S. interests.


Killing of British lawmaker was 'an act of terror', says husband

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 09:53 AM PDT

Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered Labour Party MP Jo Cox, speaks during a special service at Trafalgar Square in LondonBy William James LONDON (Reuters) - The widower of murdered British lawmaker Jo Cox said her killing was an act of terror as he paid tribute to his late wife on Wednesday alongside hundreds of mourners at an emotional memorial in London's Trafalgar Square. It was an act of terror designed to advance an agenda of hatred towards others," Brendan Cox said in a tearful speech to a large crowd packed into the London landmark. "What a beautiful irony it is that an act designed to advance hatred has instead generated such an outpouring of love." The vigil marking what would have been her 42nd birthday, and also attended by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, fell silent at 1518 GMT (1118 EDT) in a mark of respect also observed at other events across the country and around the world including in Beirut, Brussels, Melbourne, Nairobi, New York and Washington.


Ex-U.N. General Assembly president in U.S. bribery case dies: lawyer

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:40 PM PDT

Ambassador Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda and current President of the U.N. General Assembly speaks during a news conference ahead of the 68th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New YorkBy Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S. prosecutors of taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen, has died at age 61, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The death of Ashe, a former U.N. ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who served as General Assembly president from 2013 to 2014 and was arrested in October on federal charges, was confirmed by his lawyer, Jeremy Schneider.


Venezuela opposition says has sufficient signatures for referendum

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:39 PM PDT

People stand in line as they gather outside a validation center during Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) second phase of verifying signatures for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasVenezuela's political opposition said on Wednesday it had collected the required number of valid signatures to begin a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, amid the country's economic crisis. The painstaking process of validating the signatures began earlier this week. The electoral council has required that those who signed for a recall vote against the 53-year-old president return to polling stations to verify their signatures through fingerprint detection.


Coach Cheika makes 3 changes to Wallabies starting lineup

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:38 PM PDT

England rugby players stretch during training in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 20, 2016. With two wins and a first-ever test series victory in Australia, England coach Eddie Jones isn't about to lower the bar for his expectations of a successful rugby tour Down Under. Jones, an Australian who formerly coached the Wallabies and Japan, wants a third consecutive victory next Saturday, June 25 in Sydney to complete an unprecedented sweep. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)SYDNEY (AP) — Michael Cheika made three changes to his Wallabies starting lineup in a bid to avoid a third straight defeat in an unprecedented test series loss to England, recalling Will Skelton to add some weight to the scrum and Matt Toomua as a second playmaking option at center.


G7 to issue statement if Britain votes to exit EU: sources

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:31 PM PDT

Group of Seven finance leaders will issue a statement stressing their readiness to take all necessary steps to calm markets if Britain votes to exit the European Union, said government officials with direct knowledge of the preparations. Finance authorities of the G7 advanced economies are negotiating a draft of the statement that would be issued shortly after Thursday's referendum results become clear, the officials said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso may also issue a separate statement to prevent a Brexit vote from triggering excessive yen rises, the officials said.

The Latest: Conte still surprised by Italy facing Spain

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:28 PM PDT

Italy's coach Antonio Conte reacts after Ireland scored a goal during the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)PARIS (AP) — The Latest at the European Championship (all times local):


Drug-resistant malaria strain confined to to Asia: scientists

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:20 PM PDT

The emergence of malaria strains resistant to artemisinin derivatives, first detected in Cambodia in 2008, has seriously undermined the global fight against the deadly virusA parasite resistant to the top anti-malaria drug is confined to Southeast Asia and has not yet spread to sub-Saharan Africa as feared, said researchers Wednesday. Scientists confirmed the containment by conducting the first global study that maps resistance to "artemisinin," currently the leading anti-malaria drug. An international consortium supported by the World Health Organization conducted the research in 59 endemic countries.


Former UN General Assembly chief dies amid bribery case

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:20 PM PDT

ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA (AP) — A brother of former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe of Antigua says the former official of the world body has died amid an ongoing bribery case.

Former UN General Assembly Chief John Ashe of Antigua has died, brother says

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:14 PM PDT

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Former UN General Assembly Chief John Ashe of Antigua has died, brother says.

Conte wants Italy to get excited about facing Spain

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:11 PM PDT

Italy's coach Antonio Conte gestures during the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)LILLE, France (AP) — Italy coach Antonio Conte has urged his team to be upbeat about facing two-time defending champion Spain in the last 16 of the European Championship.


Top Asian News 12:09 a.m. GMT

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:09 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea endured international humiliation with five failed launches in about two months before it finally pulled off what appears to be a successful test of a powerful new midrange missile. Scientists managed to satisfy a direct order from an impatient strongman looking for a credible military backup to his repeated threats to strike his enemies in all corners of Asia. The latest development came Wednesday, with back-to-back launches of what Seoul, Tokyo and Washington believe are Musudan missiles, the second of which appeared to succeed. The North's remarkable commitment to quickly launching the missiles, despite the failures, flies in the face of past practices, when scientists usually took their time after a bad launch to figure out what went wrong and make adjustments.

How mushrooms fueled a scientist's flight out of North Korea

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:08 PM PDT

HWASEONG, South Korea (AP) — Lee T.B. fled North Korea not because he suffered from dire poverty or persecution at home, as many other defectors have. He did it for mushrooms, and to fulfill his wife's dying wish.

NHL coming to Las Vegas; new team to start play in 2017

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:00 PM PDT

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and Bill Foley pose for photographers during a news conference Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. Bettman announced an expansion franchise to Las Vegas after the league's board of governors met in Las Vegas. Foley is the majority owner of the team. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is making a big bet on Las Vegas.


Factbox: UK polls show shift toward 'Remain' for Thursday's EU vote

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:59 PM PDT

Opinion polls published in the days before Thursday's referendum have mostly shown a shift toward keeping Britain in the European Union, but the "In" camp's lead is small and most pollsters say the race still looks too close to call. Here is a summary of the most recent polls: COMRES/ITV/DAILY MAIL - "REMAIN" AHEAD BY 6 POINTS A ComRes telephone poll of 1,032 adults showed "Remain" on 48 percent and "Leave" on 42 percent on Wednesday, compared with a 46 percent-45 percent split in a previous poll on June 14. A previous YouGov poll for the Times on June 20, which used different adjustments, showed "Remain" on 42 percent and "Leave" on 44 percent." TNS - "LEAVE" AHEAD BY 2 POINTS The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has a two-point lead over the rival "In" camp, down from a seven-point lead last week, according to a TNS poll published on Wednesday TNS said 43 percent of respondents would vote to leave, while 41 percent would vote to remain and 16 percent were undecided or did not intend to vote.

US calls for swift UN condemnation of North Korea launches

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:59 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting late Wednesday on North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles and U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power called for "urgent and united condemnation."

Ronaldo's passion and rage rewarded with goals

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:58 PM PDT

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with teammate Nani, left, after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Hungary and Portugal at the Grand Stade in Decines-­Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)LYON, France (AP) — Waving his arms in frustration and shouting frenziedly to all around him, Cristiano Ronaldo seethed as Hungarian rivals celebrated.


Ireland's resilience rewarded with late winner against Italy

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:54 PM PDT

Ireland's players celebrate after Robbie Brady scored, during the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)LILLE, France (AP) — Ireland's never-say-die mentality has finally paid off.


Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:48 PM PDT

Switzerland's Roger Federer, holder of a record 17 Grand Slam titles, is without a major since Wimbledon in 2012 and is enduring arguably the toughest year of his careerThe 34-year-old Swiss, holder of a record 17 Grand Slam titles, is without a major since Wimbledon in 2012 and is enduring arguably the toughest year of his career. The problem, however, is that he lost both those championship matches to Novak Djokovic, the world number one who currently holds all four majors and is halfway to the first calendar Grand Slam since 1969.


France's Jean-Marie Le Pen told to repay 320,000 euros to European Parliament

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:47 PM PDT

France's far-right Front National (FN) party founder and former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech at the Place des Pyramides in Paris during a rally in honour of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) on May 1, 2016The European Parliament is demanding the repayment of 320,000 euros from MEP Jean-Marie Le Pen over a salary it believes was wrongly paid out to a parliamentary assistant, sources said Wednesday. In a document obtained by AFP, the secretary general of the European Parliament Klaus Welle says the founder of France's far-right National Front (FN) party should reimburse the money "unduly" paid to him for his parliamentary assistant between 2009 and 2014. It said Le Pen had offered "neither an explanation for nor any evidence of parliamentary assistance work" carried out by the member of staff.


North Korea trumpets successful midrange missile launch

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 31, 2016, file photo, a man watches a TV news program reporting about a missile launch of North Korea, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea. In a remarkable show of persistence, North Korea on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, fired two suspected powerful new Musudan mid-range missiles, U.S. and South Korean military officials said, but at least one of the launches apparently failed, Pyongyang's fifth such reported flop since April. The letters read on top left: "Fail, North Korea's Musudan missile." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday trumpeted the success of a powerful new midrange ballistic missile test that propelled one of the weapons about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), saying it would allow strikes on U.S. forces throughout the region.


Last push for votes as EU leaders sound Brexit warning

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech at a Britain Stronger In Europe event campaigning for people to vote to remain in the EU in Birmingham, central England, on June 22, 2016Prime Minister David Cameron invoked Britain's wartime spirit in a last-ditch bid to win votes on Wednesday on the eve of a knife-edge referendum on European Union membership that has put the continent on alert. "Winston Churchill didn't give up on European democracy... and we shouldn't walk away," David Cameron told a crowd in Birmingham, his final rally in a campaign that has been described as one of Britain's most bitter ever.


After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:40 PM PDT

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - This is a rough outline of the steps Europe plans to take after Britain's referendum on Thursday on whether to leave the European Union, based on public and private comments by officials: DAY 1 - FRIDAY, JUNE 24 - THE THREE R'S - OR MORE Polls close at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT). No mainstream exit polls are planned but overnight counts should give a result by around the time the midsummer sun comes up over Brussels. Cameron says he will notify the European Union "immediately" if Britain is leaving.

MF Diaz out of Chile's starting lineup

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:28 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Marcelo Diaz is out of the starting lineup for Chile's Copa America semifinal against Colombia on Wednesday night.

Bookmakers bet on Britain staying in EU

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:28 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) stands with Labour's Harriet Harman (L) as former Conservative Prime Minister John Major addresses pro-EU "Vote Remain" supporters during a rally in Bristol, south-west England, on June 22, 2016The EU referendum is the biggest political event in British history, according to the bookmakers, who are putting their money on a vote for Britain to stay in on Thursday -- though opinion polls are mixed. "I would be absolutely flabbergasted if the UK electorate vote to leave the EU," Barry Orr, a spokesman for online betting exchange Betfair, told AFP. Betfair has matched bets worth nearly 60 million euros ($68 million), surpassing the 40 million euros matched on the 2012 election of US President Barack Obama.


Column: Ibrahimovic doesn't go out like a legend

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:27 PM PDT

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, center, reacts end of the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Belgium won 1-0. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)NICE, France (AP) — The self-proclaimed legend of Swedish football stopped delivering. For good.


Wildly popular Icelandic TV commentator is a worldwide hit

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:26 PM PDT

Iceland's team celebrates after the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Iceland and Austria at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)PARIS (AP) — He calls himself Gummi Ben and he's becoming a cultish phenomenon of the European Championship.


As election looms, far right targets small town Australia

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:20 PM PDT

Kirralie Smith, New South Wales (NSW) Senate candidate for the Australian Liberty Alliance Australia, speaks during a public campaign rally at the Bathurst city community center located in the central NSW town of BathurstBy Jonathan Barrett BATHURST, Australia (Reuters) - Kirralie Smith, the political activist helping drive Australia's newest and arguably best organized far right party, addresses the small crowd with her hands open, arms extended over the lectern, as if reaching out for converts. Australia, she said, must get out of the "irrelevant" United Nations refugee convention. Every industry in Australia is dominated by "left-wing socialist agendas".


Brazil speaker Cunha indicted for money laundering, currency dealing

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:19 PM PDT

Suspended House Speaker Eduardo Cunha attends a news conference, in BrasiliaBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday indicted suspended speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha on charges of money laundering and illegal currency dealing, dragging the powerful politician further into the sweeping scandal involving state-oil company Petrobras. "There is concrete evidence that deputy Eduardo Cunha received (illicit) funds," Teori Zavascki, the supreme court justice overseeing the case, said in the ruling. ...


Belgium knocks out Sweden in Ibrahimovic's last game

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:17 PM PDT

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts as walks off the pitch end of the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Belgium won 1-0. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)NICE, France (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic chested the ball down, let it bounce and hit it. Wide.


Puerto Ricans accused of killing beauty queen get new trial

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:14 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered a new trial for three men who challenged their murder conviction under a new law that allows convicted criminals to request DNA analyses on certain types of evidence.

N. Korea leader says missile threatens US Pacific bases

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:10 PM PDT

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 4, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) in PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported Thursday. Kim, who personally monitored Wednesday's Musudan missile test, said it was a "great event" that significantly bolstered the North's pre-emptive nuclear attack capability, the official KCNA news agency reported. The Musudan -- also known as the Hwasong-10 -- has a theoretical range of anywhere between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometres (1,550 to 2,500 miles).


Honduras denies murdered activist was on army 'hit list'

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT

An activist places a candle in a offering to murdered Honduran indigenous environmentalist Berta Caseres during a demonstration outside the Honduran embassy in Mexico City on June 15, 2016Honduran authorities on Wednesday denied a British newspaper report alleging their military had issued orders to kill a high-profile environmental activist who was murdered at her home in March. The article by The Guardian quoted a source identified as a former soldier who said the activist, Berta Caceres, was on a "hit list" given to two elite military units. "I'm 100 percent certain Berta Caceres was killed by the army," the source, a 20-year-old ex-first sergeant who spoke under a pseudonym, said, according to The Guardian.


Ronaldo, Ireland, Iceland fuel European Championship drama

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Ireland's players celebrate after Robbie Brady scored, during the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)PARIS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo dragged Portugal back from the brink of elimination twice, and Ireland found a late goal to stun Italy and stay in the European Championship on Wednesday.


In deadly heat, Southwest takes steps to keep visitors safe

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:56 PM PDT

Signs waring of extreme heat are placed on a trailhead, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Piestewa Peak in Phoenix. Following the death of a French couple who died while hiking with their son in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico last year, the park has upgraded its signage warning visitors of the dangerous. In Tucson, only one of three German men who went on a hike in a record-breaking day made it back alive. Authorities and local businesses are looking at ways to better protect foreigners from dangerous weather conditions in the U.S. (AP Photo/Matt York)TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their young son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing in a New Mexico national park.


3 countries could face bans from Rio Olympics for doping

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus face one-year suspensions from international weightlifting competition following the retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, which may prevent lifters from those countries competing at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

S&P says Brexit would prompt swift downgrade of Britain: Bild

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT

A downgrade of Britain's AAA credit rating by Standard and Poor's (S&P) could come quickly after a vote in favor of leaving the European Union, S&P chief sovereign ratings officer Moritz Kraemer told German daily Bild. "If Great Britain decides for a Brexit in the EU referendum on Thursday, then the AAA credit rating would come due and would be downgraded within a short period of time," Bild quoted Kraemer as saying in a summary of an article to be published on Thursday.

UK's 'In' camp gets double poll boost on eve of referendum

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:46 PM PDT

The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union got a boost from two opinion polls published late on Wednesday, a few hours before voters begin to cast their votes in a historic EU membership referendum. Investors have mostly feared that a so-called Brexit would damage the economy in Britain and possibly beyond. A telephone survey by polling firm ComRes, conducted for the Daily Mail newspaper and ITV television showed the "Remain" campaign had a 48 percent to 42 percent lead over "Leave".

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