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Pope says Church should ask forgiveness from gays for past treatment

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:34 PM PDT

Pope Francis speaks to journalists on his flight back to Rome following a visit at ArmeniaBy Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from homosexuals for the way they had treated them. Speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him back to Rome from Armenia, he also said the Church should ask forgiveness for the way it has treated women, for turning a blind eye to child labor and for "blessing so many weapons" in the past. In the hour-long freewheeling conversation that has become a trademark of his international travels, Francis was asked if he agreed with recent comments by a German Roman Catholic cardinal that the Church should apologize to gays.


UK opposition leader Corbyn says will not resign after Brexit vote

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:14 PM PDT

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in LondonBritain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he regretted the resignations of several members of his senior team of lawmakers in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union but he did not plan to resign. Twelve members of Corbyn's team or "shadow cabinet" withdrew their support for him on Sunday, with many criticizing his contribution to the referendum campaign and saying they doubted his ability to lead the party to victory in the next election. "I regret there have been resignations today from my shadow cabinet.


UK will retain access to the EU single market: Brexit leader Johnson

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:50 PM PDT

Brexit leader says there's 'no rush' to leave EU and that free trade will continueBy Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will continue to have access to the European Union's single market despite voting to leave the bloc, leading Brexit campaigner and favorite to become the country's next prime minister Boris Johnson said in a newspaper article on Sunday. Britain's shock decision to leave the EU has thrust Johnson into the gaze of global financial markets, who are eager to see what his plan for a post-Brexit Britain looks like and how, if he does become leader, it will affect the country's trade with the rest of the world. Johnson said Britain could now forge a relationship with the EU based on free trade and partnership rather than a federal system, and that Britain would also be able to do free trade deals with growth economies outside the EU.


Scots against second independence referendum despite Brexit vote: poll

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:34 PM PDT

A still image from video showS Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking following the result of the EU referendum, in Edinburgh, ScotlandThe Scots do not think there should be a second independence referendum, a poll showed on Sunday, days after Britain voted to leave the European Union despite strong Scottish support for remaining a member of the bloc. The Survation poll showed 44.7 percent of people think Scotland should not conduct a second independence referendum, compared to 41.9 percent in favor of a fresh vote. In September 2014 Scotland rejected independence by 55 percent to 45 percent.


British EU vote causes alarm abroad as ripples spread

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:53 PM PDT

A man holds up the German newspaper Bild with the titel "OUTsch!", for the camera, in BerlinBy Estelle Shirbon and Ben Blanchard LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain plunged deeper into political crisis on Sunday after its vote to leave the European Union last Thursday, leaving EU and world officials confused about what to do next. British Finance Minister George Osborne, who had warned during the campaign that a "Brexit" would cause financial market volatility, scheduled a statement for 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Monday to provide reassurance about "financial and economic stability". China's finance minister said fallout from Thursday's referendum "will cast a shadow over the global economy", while a senior official in Tokyo warned of the danger of "speculative, violent moves" in currencies.


Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:28 PM PDT

Podemos (We Can) party leader Pablo Iglesias and Izquierda Unida (United Left) leader Alberto Garzon address supporters after Spain's general election in MadridBy Julien Toyer and Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's centre-right People's Party (PP) again emerged with the single biggest bloc of seats but fell short of a majority, leaving the euro zone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate. "We have won the elections," Rajoy told hundreds of cheering supporters outside PP headquarters in Madrid late on Sunday.


For Trump and Brexit voters, echoes of the same frustrations

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 24, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candiadte Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at his revamped Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry Scotland. At the heart of the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union was a message of regaining independence and reasserting dominance lost in a globalized world. It's a feeling Trump has also tapped into in the U.S. as he campaigns to put "America first" and "make America great again." (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUTMAYBOLE, Scotland (AP) — At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world. It's the same kind of feeling that Donald Trump rode to become the presumptive Republican nominee in the U.S., where he campaigns to put "America first" and "make America great again."


Roller coaster derails at Scottish theme park, 10 injured

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:11 PM PDT

Part of the amusement ride lays in wreckage as investigations get underway following a rollercoaster derailment at the M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland, Sunday June 26, 2016. Eyewitnesses said the Tsunami ride had been full when it derailed, with several people thought to be taken to hospital for treatment. (Jane Barlow / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESMOTHERWELL, Scotland (AP) — Police say a roller coaster derailed and crashed at a theme park in Scotland, injuring eight children and two adults.


Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:11 PM PDT

Podemos (We Can) party leader Pablo Iglesias and Izquierda Unida (United Left) leader Alberto Garzon address supporters after Spain's general election in MadridBy Julien Toyer and Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's center-right People's Party (PP) again emerged with the single biggest bloc of seats but fell short of a majority, leaving the euro zone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate or even of a third general election. "We have won the elections," Rajoy told hundreds of cheering supporters outside PP headquarters in Madrid late on Sunday.


Kirk Triplett rallies to win Champions event in Wisconsin

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:05 PM PDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kirk Triplett rallied to win the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday for his fifth PGA Tour Champions title, making four straight birdies in front of another large crowd at University Ridge.

Israeli official: Reconciliation deal reached with Turkey

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:03 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has reached a reconciliation deal with Turkey to end a bitter six-year rift between the Mideast powers, an official said Sunday.


Reyes cheered in 1st minor league game since rejoining Mets

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:56 PM PDT

Brooklyn Cyclones' Jose Reyes (7) strikes out for his first at-bat as Daniel De La Calle, center, catches for the Hudson Valley Renegades in the first inning of a minor league baseball game, Sunday, June 26, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes was a big hit with fans in his return to New York.


Belgium's 'golden generation' finally lives up to billing

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:49 PM PDT

Belgium's Eden Hazard, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Hungary and Belgium, at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Belgium's "golden generation" is finally living up to its billing at the European Championship.


Belgium's Hazard rewards coach's faith with stellar display

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:44 PM PDT

Belgium's Eden Hazard, right, celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Hungary and Belgium, at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. Eden Hazard scored one goal and set up another to give Belgium a 4-0 win over Hungary and a spot European Championship quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)TOULOUSE, France (AP) — In undoubtedly his best performance in a Belgian shirt, Eden Hazard showed exactly why his coach made him captain of the team.


Panama Canal opens $5B locks, bullish despite shipping woes

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:36 PM PDT

The COSCO Shipping Panama cargo ship prepares to enter the new Cocoli locks, part of the new Panama Canal expansion project, in Panama City, Sunday, June 26, 2016. Authorities are hosting a big bash to inaugurate newly expanded locks that will double the Canal's capacity, as the country makes a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)PANAMA CITY (AP) — Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made an inaugural passage through the newly expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, formally launching the Central American nation's multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for global shipping.


Vatican and Turkey locked in Armenian genocide row

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:30 PM PDT

Pope Francis and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II release white doves in the direction of Mount Ararat during a visit to the Khor Virap monasteryPope Francis on Sunday released peace doves on the Armenia-Turkey border in a gesture of reconciliation as Ankara slammed the pontiff for denouncing the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as "genocide". Standing on a terrace of the Khor Virap monastery, Francis and the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II released the two white birds in the direction of Mount Ararat -- the Biblical final resting place of Noah's Ark -- now in modern-day Turkey. The long-planned gesture at the end of a three-day visit to ex-Soviet Armenia came in the face of fresh Turkish ire after Francis used the word "genocide" to refer to the century-old slaughter that Ankara furiously rejects.


Panama opens expanded canal to newer, bigger ships

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:27 PM PDT

Chinese merchant ship COSCO Shipping Panama pictured before crossing the new Cocoli Locks in Panama City during a inauguration at the Panama Canal on June 26, 2016Panama on Sunday declared its century-old canal open to a new generation of supersized cargo ships after years of massive expansion works aimed at boosting its cut from burgeoning US-Asia trade. For Panama, the feat is a source of national pride, symbolizing the country's enviable modernity compared to neighbors, and its consistently high economic growth.


UK Labour leader defies revolt over Brexit strategy

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:17 PM PDT

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech in London following the pro-Brexit result in the EU referendum vote, on June 25, 2016Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he will not quit despite the resignation of 11 members of his top team Sunday over his handling of the EU referendum campaign. Corbyn, widely criticised for his lukewarm support for the Remain camp, said he will not betray the trust of the party members who elected him, and vowed to "reshape" his shadow cabinet starting on Monday. "I regret there have been resignations today from my shadow cabinet.


Air pollution to kill millions more without change of energy policy: IEA

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:15 PM PDT

A woman wearing a protective mask makes her way in a business district on a heavily polluted day in BeijingBy Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. Around 6.5 million deaths globally are attributed each year to poor air quality inside and outside, making it the world's fourth-largest threat to human health, behind high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking. Harmful pollutants such as particulate matter - which can contain acids, metals, soil and dust particles - sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, are responsible for the most widespread effects of air pollution.


New election fails to clarify Spain's political future

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Spain's acting Primer Minister and candidate of Popular Party Mariano Rajoy, kisses his wife Elvira Fernandez as they celebrate the results of their party during the national elections in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 26, 2016. Spain's repeat election on Sunday failed to clarify the political future of the European Union's fifth-largest economy, with the main parties placing roughly the same as in last December's ballot, which brought six months of stalemate. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)MADRID (AP) — Spain's repeat election Sunday failed to clarify the political future of the European Union's fifth-largest economy, as another inconclusive ballot compelled political leaders to resume six months of negotiations on who should form a government.


Two killed, 80 wounded in Madagascar 'terror blast'

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT

Wounded people sit at the University Hospital of Antananarivo (HJRA) to receive first aid after a bomb blast around 7.30 pm local time at Mahamasina Stadium during Malagasy Independence Day causing 84 wounded and 2 dead on June 26, 2016Two people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a grenade attack in Madagascar's capital Sunday during the country's national day celebrations, in what the president called "an act of terrorism". The blast struck the Mahamasina municipal stadium in Antananarivo at around 1600 GMT, just as a free concert was taking place to mark the nation's 56th anniversary of independence from France. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, who visited the injured victims in hospital, blamed the attack on tensions with political opponents in the Indian Ocean island nation.


Officials say 7 mine workers kidnapped in Nigeria freed

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:51 PM PDT

WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — Three Australians, a New Zealander, a South African and two Nigerians were freed on Sunday, four days after they were kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy in southeastern Nigeria that killed a driver, officials said.

Spain's conservatives steal show from Podemos in polls

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:48 PM PDT

Supporters of the Popular Party (PP) hold flags as they wait outside the PP headquarters during Spain's general election in Madrid on June 26, 2016Spain's incumbent conservatives stole the show away from a far-left coalition led by Podemos Sunday, finishing stronger in repeat elections with more seats than in December polls though still falling short of a majority. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was the big winner of these second elections in six months, which saw all other parties lose parliamentary seats and/or votes. The Unidos Podemos coalition was the hardest-hit, losing more than one million votes and reversing pre-election expectations that it would leapfrog over the Socialists to come second and replace them as the main left-wing force.


France, Germany and Belgium reach Euro 2016 quarterfinals

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:44 PM PDT

Belgium's Michy Batshuayi celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Hungary and Belgium, at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)PARIS (AP) — France, Germany and Belgium sealed their places in the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Sunday as three of the pre-tournament favorites lived up to their promise.


Spain's Ciudadanos says ready to talk to People's Party over government

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:43 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's newcomer liberal party, Ciudadanos, is ready to immediately open talks with the People's Party (PP) of caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to form a government after Sunday's general election, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera said. The PP won the election with 137 seats while Ciudadanos obtained 32 seats. A tie-up of the two would still be seven seats short of a majority, although they could potentially attract a further six seats from regional parties from the Basque Country and the Canary Islands. (Reporting by Julien Toyer; Editing by Mark Bendeich)

Spain's Rajoy says his center-right People's Party has won election

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:42 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's caretaker prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said on Sunday his center-right People's Party (PP) had won a parliamentary election and therefore claimed the right to govern. The PP won 137 seats, up from 123 in a previous election in December, but short of the 176 needed for an outright majority. (Reporting by Julien Toyer; Editing by Sonya Dowsett)

Leader of Spain's conservative Popular Party demands 'the right to govern' after election win

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:32 PM PDT

MADRID (AP) — Leader of Spain's conservative Popular Party demands 'the right to govern' after election win.

Britain 'may never' trigger EU divorce: diplomats

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:27 PM PDT

A state leaving the EU must formally notify the European Council of all 28 EU leaders under Article 50 of the 2007 Lisbon Treaty, setting the clock ticking on a two-year period for Britain to negotiate its divorceBritain "may never" trigger the formal divorce process with the EU despite last week's referendum in which the country voted to leave, EU diplomats said Sunday. "My personal belief is they will never notify" the EU about their intention to leave, a senior EU diplomat said on condition of anonymity. A state leaving the EU must formally notify the European Council of all 28 EU leaders under Article 50 of the 2007 Lisbon Treaty, setting the clock ticking on a two-year period for Britain to negotiate its divorce.


Islamic State claims deadly Jordan border attack on Tuesday: statement

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:22 PM PDT

Brothers of Belal Al-Zuhbe, one of the solders killed in an attack on a border military post near a camp for Syrian refugees, cry during Al-Zuhbe's funeral at Nahleh villageIslamic State claimed a suicide bomb attack launched from inside Syria on Tuesday that killed seven Jordanian border guards, its news agency Amaq said on Sunday. The attack was carried out by "a fighter of Islamic State," Amaq said in a statement. The suicide bomber on Tuesday drove a car at speed across the border from Syria and rammed it into a military post.


IS claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:16 PM PDT

Jordanian mourners carry the body of intelligence corporal Omar al-Hayari, one of the five Jordanian intelligence agents killed during a gun attack at the Palestinian refugee camp of Baqaa, on June 6, 2016The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing this week that killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border, the jihadist-linked news agency Amaq said in a statement on its website. Tuesday's blast, which also left 13 soldiers wounded, struck near an area of no man's land where thousands of Syrian refugees are stranded and where the frontiers of Iraq, Syria and Jordan meet. Quoting an unnamed source, the Amaq statement said the attack against "the Jordanian-American base at Rukban in Jordan was carried out by an Islamic State fighter".


Clinton campaign hits Trump for seeing Brexit as boon to his business

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 03:14 PM PDT

An attendee wears a "Make Donald Drumpf Again" hat during the "Politicon" convention in Pasadena, CaliforniaBy John Whitesides and Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign accused Donald Trump on Sunday of caring more about how Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union would benefit his financial bottom line than how it would impact the U.S. economy. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook acknowledged parallels between the populist anger and anti-establishment fervor that fueled the Brexit vote and Trump's rise to the nomination, but said the Republican candidate's reaction showed he was not fit to occupy the White House.


African gold medal hat-trick for Semenya

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:58 PM PDT

South Africa's Caster Semenya wins the 800m final for women during day 5 of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Championships held in Durban on June 26, 2016Durban (South Africa) (AFP) - Caster Semenya bowed out of the African Athletics Championships in Durban on Sunday after winning three gold medals from two individual events and the 4x400 metres relay.


UK's opposition Labour leader defiant after 12 of his team withdraw support

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:57 PM PDT

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in LondonBy Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader said on Sunday he would not resign despite more than a third of his senior team withdrawing their support for him, plunging the party into crisis in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Corbyn, elected last year with the overwhelming support from grassroots Labour members, has faced criticism from some Labour lawmakers that he had not done enough to convince millions of voters in the party's heartlands to back remaining in the EU. "Those who want to change Labour's leadership will have to stand in a democratic election, in which I will be a candidate." After a stinging election defeat for Labour last year, Corbyn won the leadership thanks to grassroots support but he has struggled to win the backing of Labour lawmakers, many of whom find themselves far closer to the center ground than him.


The Latest: Buffon plans to keep playing for Italy

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:50 PM PDT

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon stops the ball as he attends a training session at the Bernard Gasset center in Montpellier, France, Friday, June 24, 2016. Italy will face Spain in a Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match in Paris on Monday, June 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):


'We voted to leave': England fans celebrate Brexit in France

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:49 PM PDT

England soccer fans pose for a photograph in Nice, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016, a day ahead of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)NICE, France (AP) — They voted to take Britain out of the European Union.


US parades celebrate Gay Pride, honor Orlando victims

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:47 PM PDT

People wave flags during a vigil in reaction to the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in New York on June 12, 2016Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to streets from New York to San Francisco on Sunday to celebrate gay pride, honor those who died in the Orlando massacre and promote tolerance. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, buoyed by a double digit poll lead over Republican Donald Trump in the race for the White House, joined the tail end of the route in New York. In San Francisco, the crowd cheered and electronic music blared from floats, a group carried placards with photos of the Orlando victims and men in leather bondage walked the route under bright sunshine.


Wade helps Australia set Windies stubborn target

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 02:41 PM PDT

Australian cricketer Matthew Wade plays a shot during the final match of the Tri-nation Series between Australia and West Indies in Bridgetown on June 26, 2016Matthew Wade led a lower-order revival with a pugnacious half-century as Australia rallied to 270 for nine batting first against the West Indies in the final of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday. West Indies were hampered by the absence of Shannon Gabriel at the end of the innings with the tearaway fast bowler leaving the field after completing seven overs.


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