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Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:08 PM PDT

Turkish President Erdogan speaks to the crowd following a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in IstanbulBy Ayla Jean Yackley and Dasha Afanasieva ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in control of the country and economy. President Tayyip Erdogan and the government accused the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally whom Erdogan accuses of trying to create a "parallel structure" within the courts, police, armed forces and media, of orchestrating the coup. Erdogan's supporters of gathered in front of his Istanbul home to call for the plotters to face the death penalty, which Turkey outlawed in 2004 as part of its efforts to join the European Union.


Wounded fight for life in Nice as killer's brother tells of pre-attack call

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 11:25 AM PDT

People walk near a bouquet of flowers placed in tribute to victims of the truck attack along the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day killing scores and injuring as many in NiceDuring a visit to Nice on Sunday, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said 18 people, including a child, were still in a critical condition, while about 85 people in total were in hospital. The attack by delivery man Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel at peak holiday time on the Riviera plunged France into new grief and fear, just eight months after jihadist gunmen killed 130 people in Paris. "That last day he said he was in Nice with his European friends to celebrate the national holiday," Bouhlel's brother Jabeur told Reuters in their native Tunisia.


At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:03 PM PDT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to the crowd following a funeral service for a victim of the thwarted coup in IstanbulBy Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights. The Turkish leader was returning to Istanbul from a holiday near the coastal resort of Marmaris after a faction in the military launched the coup attempt on Friday night, sealing off a bridge across the Bosphorus, trying to capture Istanbul's main airport and sending tanks to parliament in Ankara. "At least two F-16s harassed Erdogan's plane while it was in the air and en route to Istanbul.


Syrian opposition says U.S. must stand up to Russia

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:46 PM PDT

Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo's Castello road, SyriaBy Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is failing to stand up to Russia, which is committing "war crimes" in Syria, a leading Syrian opposition negotiator said on Sunday, as Russian-backed forces appeared to tighten the siege on the city of Aleppo. "What we lack here is a serious reaction to Russian behavior on the ground," said Basma Kodmani, a member of the main opposition High Negotiations Committee. "Russia is saying one thing and doing another," she told reporters on a conference call.


Turkish cleric Gulen says Erdogan behind coup, willing to be extradited

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:33 PM PDT

Still image taken from video of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, speaks to journalists at his home in SaylorsburgSAYLORSBURG, PA (Reuters) - U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, said on Sunday that he would obey any extradition ruling from the United States but said that President Tayyip Erdogan had staged the putsch. "I am not really worried about the extradition request," Gulen told reporters, speaking through a translator in Pennsylvania where he lives. Turkey has said it is putting together an extradition request for the cleric. The U.S. government has said it would consider any formal request. ...


Iraqi Shi'ite cleric tells followers to target U.S. troops fighting Islamic State

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:59 PM PDT

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is seen during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in BaghdadPowerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his followers on Sunday to target U.S. troops deploying to Iraq as part of the military campaign against Islamic State. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday the Pentagon would dispatch 560 additional troops to help Iraqi forces retake the northern city of Mosul in an offensive planned for later this year. Sadr, who rose to prominence when his Mahdi Army battled U.S. troops after the 2003 invasion, posted the comments on his official website after a follower asked for his response to the announcement.


Australia's former PM Rudd throws hat in ring for top U.N. job

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:36 PM PDT

File photo of Australia's former PM Kevin Rudd gesturing at a news conference in BrisbaneBy Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has officially requested the support of his country's new government to back a bid for the top job at the United Nations, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday. Rudd, a fluent Mandarin-speaker, had been rumored to be garnering support to replace U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he steps down at the end of 2016, after a second, five-year term. "Kevin Rudd has requested that the Australian government nominate him, and as the prime minister has indicated on a number of occasions that'll be a matter for the cabinet," Bishop told Australia's Channel 7 television.


The Nice victims: American student was taking tech course

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:32 PM PDT

This photo provided by Jess Davis shows the Copeland family, from left, Sean, Maegan, Brodie, Austin and Kim. Davis, a family friend, said Sean Copeland and his son Brodie were killed Thursday, July 14, 2016 when a Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing scores of people. (Courtesy of Jess Davis via AP)The terror attack on a joyous Bastille Day crowd waiting to watch fireworks in Nice, France, indiscriminately killed dozens of people, including children. The driver of a truck slammed into the festivities Thursday taking the lives of 84 people, including six members of the same family. Among those who have been identified were Americans, Germans, Ukrainians, Swiss, Tunisians, Polish and a Russian.


The Latest: Turkish PM praises solidarity among parties

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:28 PM PDT

Turkish soldiers march after a mass funeral for the victims of a failed military coup last Friday, outside Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, July 17, 2016. The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the justice minister saying Sunday that 6,000 people had been detained in the investigation, including three of the country's top generals and hundreds of soldiers. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Turkey's failed military coup. (all times local):


British Open glance

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:27 PM PDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — A look at the fourth round Sunday in the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club:

Top Asian News 12:19 a.m. GMT

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:19 PM PDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities in India's portion of Kashmir have shut down printing presses and temporarily banned newspapers from publishing in a sweeping information blackout after days of anti-India protests left dozens of people dead in the volatile region. State government spokesman and Education Minister Nayeem Akhtar said the measures were aimed at saving lives and strengthening peace efforts. The government says 36 people — 35 civilians and a police officer — have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces, while local human rights groups and newspapers say at least 40 have died. A strict curfew was in effect in troubled areas for the ninth straight day Sunday, with hundreds of thousands of people trying to cope with shortages of food and other necessities.

Clariss Guce wins Symetra Tour event

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:07 PM PDT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Clariss Guce won the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title.

Former Australian leader wants nomination for UN top job

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:58 PM PDT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An official says former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has asked the Australian government to nominate him for the United Nations top job.

Families caught in painful limbo awaiting IDs of Nice dead

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:57 PM PDT

Unidentified people comfort each other outside Pasteur hospital in Nice, southern France, three days after a truck mowed through revelers, Sunday, July 17, 2016. French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a committed religious extremist or just a very angry man. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)NICE, France (AP) — The painstaking process of identifying the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice dragged into its third day Sunday, adding to the anguish of family members caught between uncertainty and grief.


Ivo Karlovic outlasts Gilles Muller at Hall of Fame

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:49 PM PDT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Ivo Karlovic charged the net, put his backhand shot over and knew he finally won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

The Latest: American student confirmed among Nice dead

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:49 PM PDT

The Latest: American student confirmed among Nice deadNICE, France (AP) — The Latest on the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed 84 people: (all times local):


Croatia's conservatives pick diplomat Plenkovic to lead election campaign

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:39 PM PDT

Tomislav Karamarko, president of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, listens to the national anthem during an election rally at Arena in ZagrebCroatia's ruling conservative HDZ party chose former diplomat Andrej Plenkovic as its new leader ahead of a snap election in September, hoping to stay in power despite a fall in support driven by graft allegations and slow economic recovery. The soft-spoken Plenkovic, 46, is a member of the European Parliament and an economic liberal who led Croatia's accession negotiations with the European Union, which the Balkan country joined in 2013.


New Zealand confirms Lydia Ko for Rio

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:37 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Olympic committee has confirmed the selection of women's world No. 1 Lydia Ko for the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Lydia Ko outlasts Jutanugarn, Lee in Marathon playoff

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:37 PM PDT

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — Lydia Ko outlasted Ariya Jutanugarn and Mirim Lee to win the Marathon Classic on Sunday for her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season.

Plane crashes during Canadian air show, killing pilot: military

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:36 PM PDT

An investigation is underway after a plane crashed on Sunday during a military air show in Western Canada, killing the pilot, the local air base said. According to a statement from the military, the plane crashed at the show in Cold Lake, Alberta, and the event was canceled as a result. Global News reported that a witness said the plane did a loop, inverted and then dived straight down.

Baddeley tops Kim on fourth playoff hole at Barbasol

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:32 PM PDT

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Aaron Baddeley left no doubt how much his first victory in 5-1/2 years meant to him.

Morocco wants to rejoin African Union after 32 years: statement

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:09 PM PDT

Moroccan King Mohammed VI, pictured on February 4, 2016, says his country want to rejoin the African UnionMoroccan King Mohammed VI on Sunday announced that his country wanted to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest at its decision to accept Western Sahara as a member. "For a long time our friends have been asking us to return to them, so that Morocco can take up its natural place within its institutional family. Morocco quit the grouping in protest in 1984 when the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was admitted as a member.


In May's first test, UK MPs vote on nuclear deterrent

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:08 PM PDT

HMS Victorious -- a Trident nuclear submarine -- on patrol off the west coast of ScotlandPrime Minister Theresa May will face her first parliamentary test on Monday when lawmakers vote on replacing the ageing submarines that carry Britain's nuclear weapons. Five days after taking office in the wake of the referendum vote to leave the European Union, May will use her first speech to the House of Commons as premier to defend the nuclear deterrent as the "ultimate insurance". MPs are almost certain to approve the construction of four new submarines to carry the existing Trident missile system and their nuclear warheads, at a cost of £41 billion (49 billion euros, $54 billion).


Will Power holds off Helio Castroneves for 3rd win of year

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Will Power, of Australia, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the IndyCar auto race in Toronto on Sunday, July 17, 2016. (Mark Blinch /The Canadian Press via AP)TORONTO (AP) — Will Power used pit strategy to grab his third victory of the season and close in on Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud in the race for the IndyCar championship.


EU ministers meet on Turkey, facing perfect storm

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:03 PM PDT

By Alastair Macdonald and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European foreign ministers will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the law and human rights in dealing with defeated coup plotters but have limited leverage over their strategic neighbor. Diplomats said an EU line on Turkey would be agreed after ministers breakfast in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. What was to be a routine if busy meeting, to address before the summer break such simmering crises as Ukraine and Libya, African migration and the China's maritime expansion, has been swept into a perfect storm as three major developments battered Brussels' agenda in 48 hours on successive days last week: -- The accelerated formation of a new British government under Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday and her choice of Brussels-baiting journalist and Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson as foreign secretary.

UK Parliament to vote on renewing nuclear weapons arsenal

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:02 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are due to vote on whether to replace the country's fleet of nuclear-armed submarines, a powerful but expensive symbol of the country's military status.

Anti-doping leader: Russian probe has not been compromised

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:50 PM PDT

Suggestions that the release of draft letters urging Russia's total ban from the Olympics have compromised the investigation into Russian doping are nonsense, an international anti-doping leader said Sunday.

Cleveland on security knife edge for Republican convention

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:35 PM PDT

A checkpoint on Carnegie Ave is seen amid preparations for the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, OhioCleveland deployed overwhelming security Sunday, bracing for possible unrest as delegates poured into town for the Republican National Convention that will anoint Donald Trump as the party's US presidential nominee. The killing of three police officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana only added to the tensions in Cleveland, where law enforcement agencies have thrown a ring of steel around downtown and anti-Trump demonstrators began marching toward the convention site. President Barack Obama urged calm.


Turkish security, coup plotters clash at Istanbul's second airport: official

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:33 PM PDT

Security forces fired warning shots near the Sabiha Gokcen airport on the Asian side of the city and the coup plotters did not return fire, the official said, adding arrests were being made. There were also clashes at an air base in Konya in central Turkey, the official said.

Turkey reopens air base for U.S fight against Islamic State: Pentagon

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/ SAYLORSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Turkey will reopen its Incirlik air base to U.S. planes, used to attack Islamic State, following an attempted coup, the Pentagon said on Sunday. As a result, counter-ISIL coalition air operations at all air bases in Turkey have resumed," a Pentagon statement said. Turkey, a major U.S. ally, has allowed the United States to use the air base in Incirlik to launch attacks against the militant group.

Mazembe force draw at Bejaia to retain lead

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:12 PM PDT

Lubumbashi TP Mazembe's fans are pictured in 2015TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo forced a 0-0 draw at Mouloudia Bejaia of Algeria Sunday to stay top of Group A in the CAF Confederation Cup. African debutants Bejaia have five points, Medeama of Ghana two and Young Africans one with three matchdays remaining and two semi-finals spots up for grabs. One of those places seems destined to be filled by Mazembe, who began this year in the Champions League only to lose a final-round qualifier and be demoted to the second-tier Confederation Cup.


Power cruises to IndyCar triumph in Toronto

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:06 PM PDT

Will Power of Australia, pictured on April 1, 2016, won his 28th career victory at the Toronto Grand PrixAustralia's Will Power continued his IndyCar charge on Sunday with a victory in the Toronto Grand Prix, his third victory in four races. Circumstances conspired in the Penske driver's favor when he was on pit road for his final service stop when the caution flag came out. Because Power hadn't lost a lap while making the stop, his car cycled to the front when race leader Scott Dixon and others made their stops.


Crackdown following failed coup in Turkey raises concerns

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:47 PM PDT

A protester salutes as he takes part in a rally in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Sunday, July 17, 2016. The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the justice minister saying Sunday that 6,000 people had been detained in the investigation, including three of the country's top generals and hundreds of soldiers. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ISTANBUL (AP) — Following a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government moved swiftly Sunday to shore up his power and remove those perceived as an enemy, saying it has detained 6,000 people.


Sao Tome votes as President da Costa runs for second term

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:41 PM PDT

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa arrives at the airport in AbujaSao Tome and Principe voted in a presidential election on Sunday in which incumbent Manuel Pinto da Costa is looking to win a second term against four opponents including a former speaker of parliament. The small island nation located in the Gulf of Guinea is a former colony of Portugal and has a semi-presidential system in which the prime minister is the head of government. "Everything is proceeding normally," said Ambrose Quaresma, spokesman for the National Electoral Commission.


Height not big issue for Leicester new boy Musa

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:39 PM PDT

Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa, pictured in 2015, has no worries about coping with the physical challenge of the English top flightLeicester's record signing Ahmed Musa admits the best decision he ever made was giving up goalkeeping to become a striker so feared that he is looking to make an immediate impact on the Premier League. Musa became a striker while still at school when he decided to hang up his goalkeeping gloves.


Saudi Arabia detains Turkish military attache to Kuwait: Arabiya

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:33 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia detained Turkey's military attache to Kuwait at Ankara's request while he was at the kingdom's Dammam airport, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV said in a news flash on Monday. Separately, the Saudi official news agency SPA reported that King Salman had congratulated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on weathering the failed military coup launched against him. "His majesty congratulated him for the return to normal in Turkey and expressed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's welcoming of the security and stability restored by the leadership of his excellency (Erdogan) and the continuation of the activities of the Turkish government," SPA said in a statement.

Stenson wins duel with Mickelson to claim British Open

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:29 PM PDT

Phil Mickelson of the United States, left congratulates Henrik Stenson of Sweden for winning the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, Sunday, July 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)TROON, Scotland (AP) — Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages.


Davis Cup: Marin Cilic pulls Croatia even with US

Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:27 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Marin Cilic set up a deciding fifth match in Croatia's Davis Cup quarterfinal against the United States, beating John Isner 7-6 (11-9), 6-3, 6-4 in the first reverse singles match Sunday to even the tie at 2-2.

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