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Obama, in shift, to keep 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan until 2017

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 02:16 PM PDT

US President Obama delivers a statement on Afghanistan at the White House in WashingtonBy Jeff Mason and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday shelved plans to cut the U.S. force in Afghanistan nearly in half by year's end, opting to keep 8,400 troops there through the close of his presidency in January and let his successor determine the path forward. Acknowledging that security in Afghanistan remained precarious and Taliban forces had in some places gained ground, Obama put aside earlier plans to cut the U.S. troop presence from its current level of about 9,800 to 5,500 by the end of 2016. Obama took office in 2009 pledging to wind down the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


British inquiry slams ex-PM Blair for catalog of failures over Iraq war

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 01:44 PM PDT

Relatives of military personnel killed during the Iraq War react at a news conference after listening to Sir John Chilcot present The Iraq Inquiry Report in LondonBy Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's justification, planning and handling of the Iraq War involved a catalog of failures, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday in a scathing verdict on Britain's role in the conflict. Eight months before the 2003 invasion, Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush "I will be with you, whatever", eventually sending 45,000 British troops into battle when peace options had not been exhausted, the long-awaited British public inquiry said. More than 13 years since the invasion, Iraq remains in chaos, with large areas under the control of Islamic State militants who have claimed responsibility for attacks on Western cities.


Chef at Bangladesh cafe probably working with attackers: police

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 09:10 AM PDT

Policemen sneak a look inside the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant as others inspect the site after gunmen attacked, in DhakaBy Ruma Paul and Aditya Kalra DHAKA (Reuters) - A pizza chef killed during a militant attack on a cafe where he worked in Bangladesh's capital city last week was probably in league with the assailants, police said on Wednesday. Saiful Islam Chowkidar carried no arms but was seen "moving and running" with the five gunmen during the 12-hour stand-off, Monirul Islam, the chief of counter-terrorism police, said. On Friday, at least five Bangladeshi men had stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery, a cafe popular with foreigners, businessmen and diplomats and killed 20 customers, including Italians, Japanese, Indians and Americans.


NATO-Russia Council to meet in possible move to ease tensions

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 02:57 PM PDT

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg speaks after a NATO-Russia Council in BrusselsNATO envoys will hold a further formal meeting with Russia on July 13, days after the alliance's summit in Warsaw, in a sign Washington and Moscow want to defuse tensions in Europe. The forum bringing together Russia and its former Cold War adversary NATO last met in April after an almost two-year hiatus as relations sank to their lowest level in decades over Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. The NATO-Russia Council will meet again at ambassadorial level in Brussels next week following the NATO summit in Warsaw in which Western leaders will cement a new deterrent against what they say is Russian aggression in Ukraine.


Japan election manifestos free LGBT rights from political closet

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:23 PM PDT

Sato, independent candidate running for the upcoming upper house election, holding a rainbow flag, waves as Taniyama, gay supporter of Sato from Nakano LGBT Network Nijiiro, speaks during a campaign for the July 10 upper house election in TokyoBy Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - When openly gay independent candidate Wataru Ishizaka campaigned for a 2007 Tokyo local election, people snickered at his speeches, but now even Japan's conservative ruling party mentions gay rights in its platform for this year's upper house election. By Asian standards, Japanese laws are relatively liberal - homosexual sex has been legal since 1880 - but social attitudes keep the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community largely invisible.


China warns U.S. on sovereignty ahead of South China Sea ruling: Xinhua

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:51 PM PDT

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative image of the center portion of the Subi Reef runwayChina's foreign minister spoke with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry by telephone on Wednesday ahead of a key international court ruling on China's South China Sea claims and warned Washington against moves that infringe on China's sovereignty, Beijing's official Xinhua news agency reported. Xinhua said Wang Yi repeated China's rejection of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Arbitration in a case the Philippines has brought against China's claims to nearly all of the South China Sea, calling it a "farce" that should come to an end.


Top Asian News 12:48 a.m. GMT

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:48 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A Bangladeshi politician whose son was one of the Dhaka restaurant attackers said Wednesday that many young men from educated families have been missing like his son was for several months before carrying out the deadly attack. Two police officers and 20 hostages — nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian and three students at American universities — were killed in the weekend siege at an upscale restaurant in the capital's diplomatic zone. Authorities have said security forces killed six of the attackers and freed 13 hostages in the rescue operation Saturday morning. It was the worst in a recent series of militant attacks in Bangladesh, and the escalating violence has raised global concerns about whether the South Asian country can cope with increasingly strident Islamist militants.

UN panel says China is arbitrarily detaining US citizen

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:48 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Jeff Gillis shows his wife, Phan "Sandy" Phan-Gillis. A U.N. panel says China has arbitrarily detained the American woman in violation of international human rights norms, bringing her case back into public attention ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during the week of July 3, 2016. International business consultant Phan-Gillis, 56, has been in detention in China for more than a year, accused of stealing state secrets. (Courtesy of Jeff Gillis via AP)BEIJING (AP) — A U.N. panel says China has arbitrarily detained an American woman in violation of international human rights norms, bringing her case back into public attention ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week.


South Korean court orders arrest of Lotte Group founder's daughter

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:46 PM PDT

A South Korean court on Thursday ordered that the daughter of the founder of South Korea's Lotte Group conglomerate be detained on charges including breach of trust and embezzlement, a judge told Reuters. Prosecutors had applied for a detention warrant earlier this week for Shin Young-ja, who is also a director of Lotte Group's hotel unit, said a Seoul Central District Court judge authorized to speak to media. Prosecutors allege Shin received bribes of about 3 billion won ($2.6 million) as requests for preferential treatment for brands in Lotte Duty Free stores, a prosecution source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters earlier this week.

Blue Jays' Estrada to miss All-Star Game with sore back

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:45 PM PDT

FILE- In this April 21, 2016, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada throws to the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Estrada has gone on the disabled list because of a sore lower back and will not play in the All-Star Game. "My worst nightmare came true, unfortunately," Estrada said Wednesday, July 6. "In the long run, this is the right thing to do." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada has gone on the disabled list because of a sore lower back and will not play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.


US urges aerial spraying amid jump in Puerto Rico Zika cases

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo of aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen in a mosquito cage at a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia. Top U.S. officials are urging Puerto Rico on Wednesday, July 6, to strongly consider aerial spraying to prevent further spread of mosquito-borne Zika, saying as many as 50 pregnant women on the island are infected every day and warns it's only a matter of time before Puerto Rico sees babies born with microcephaly, a rare birth defect linked to Zika infections. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As many as 50 pregnant women in Puerto Rico are becoming infected with Zika every day, top U.S. health officials said Wednesday as they urged the U.S. territory to strongly consider aerial spraying to prevent further spread of the mosquito-borne virus.


Watchdog: Cambodian PM's family rules business world, too

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:41 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — A report by the research and advocacy group Global Witness says that an extensive network of businesses controlled by the family of Cambodia's longtime leader sustains and is sustained by his authoritarian rule, making foreign investment in the country risky.

Major League Baseball Capsules

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:41 PM PDT

Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce (32) is tagged out by Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell on a steal attempt during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Chicago. The Reds won 5-3. (AP Photo/David Banks)CHICAGO (AP) — Tucker Barnhart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Trevor Cahill in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago 5-3 Wednesday in the Cubs' 12th loss in 17 games.


Hamilton and Rosberg face prospect of team orders at British GP

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:40 PM PDT

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's British driver Lewis Hamilton has made clear he is against team orders and is concerned at how such a decision would be seen by the fans at SilverstoneLewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg may face team orders and the eruption of another noisy controversy when they arrive at Silverstone on Thursday ahead of this weekend's keenly-anticipated British Grand Prix. The defending three-time world champion and his championship leading Mercedes team-mate collided on the final lap of last Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, won by Hamilton, after which team chief Toto Wolff threatened team action.


District Attorney: Ex-NFL player shot by homeowner justified

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:33 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Officials say the shooting of a former Detroit Lions NFL cornerback at a multimillion-dollar home in Portland, Oregon, last month was justified.

Australian government increases lead in election vote count

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:32 PM PDT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's conservative government increased its narrow lead over the opposition in vote counting on Thursday after weekend elections turned out too close to call.

Putin, Obama to 'intensify' coordination in Syria: Kremlin

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:23 PM PDT

Syrians return to their homes after attending prayers at a mosque in the rebel-held town of Douma on July 6, 2016Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed during a telephone call Wednesday to "intensify" military coordination between their two countries in Syria, the Kremlin said. "The two parties have confirmed their desire to intensify coordination between the Russian and American militaries in Syria," the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin also called on Obama to help aid the separation of moderate opposition groups from "terrorist groups like the Al-Nusra front", it said.


Colombian rebel unit says it will not disarm under peace deal

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:20 PM PDT

A unit of Colombia's FARC rebel group says it will not lay down arms or demobilize under a potential peace deal with the government, the first public sign of opposition to an accord from within the rebel ranks. The statement by the Armando Rios First Front, a 200-strong rebel unit in the southeastern jungle province of Guaviare, comes nearly two weeks after leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government announced a ceasefire deal at their more than three-year-old peace talks. The unit, which famously held ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American contractors hostage, said the deals being reached at the talks will not solve the social and economic problems which first motivated rebels to take up arms more than five decades ago.

Nani helps Ronaldo lead Portugal into Euro 2016 final

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 05:00 PM PDT

LYON, France (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo may have guided Portugal into the final of the European Championship, but he needed a little help from an often forgotten forward.

Nigerian militant group blow up three Chevron manifolds

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:57 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers said on Wednesday that it had blown up Chevron Corp's manifolds RMP 22, 23 and 24. The group said it attacked the manifolds just around 11 p.m. A remote manifold platform (RMP) is where small oil or gas pipelines converge before connecting to a larger storage hub. On July 5, the group said it blew up a well and oil pipelines near the city of Warri in the country's southern oil hub.

Briton who sought to 'shoot' Trump pleads not guilty

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:48 PM PDT

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas on June 18, 2016A British man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges linked to his arrest at a Donald Trump rally during which he tried to snatch a policeman's gun. Michael Sandford, 20, entered his plea before a federal judge in Las Vegas, where he was arrested on June 18 at a campaign event for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. According to court documents, Sandford, who had overstayed his visa in the United States, told police that he had tried to snatch an officer's gun at the rally in order to shoot Trump.


Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:34 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children — but not their parents — from family detention centers after being picked up crossing the border without documentation.

Lions in front as Super Rugby enters final straight

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:22 PM PDT

Waratahs Andrew Kellaway is scores a try against the Sunwolves during their Super Rugby match in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tournament-leading Lions host the bottom-of-the-table Kings in the penultimate round of Super Rugby on Friday as the regular season edges towards what some players and officials say is an unfair conclusion.


Zombies out, cool tech in: Climate comics sketch new vision of warmer world

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:21 PM PDT

By Laurie Goering LEEDS, England (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thanks to the success of Hollywood disaster films, from "Waterworld" to "The Day After Tomorrow", it's not hard to imagine an apocalyptic future as climate change takes hold. If you don't have any jeopardy, you don't really have a plot," said James McKay, an engineer who runs a centre for low-carbon technologies and bioenergy at the University of Leeds, in northern England. "If everything's going well, there's not much dramatic tension." But McKay, who for 20 years has moonlighted as a creator of comics, thinks he has found a way to overcome that: through publishing "graphic novels" that paint a picture, in drawings and stories, of a better future.

US soldier pleads guilty to scheme to send guns to Indonesia

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:16 PM PDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier who participated in a scheme to buy guns and send them to a security detail for the president and vice president of Indonesia plead guilty Wednesday to several charges in federal court.

Ronaldo exposes Welsh limitations

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:12 PM PDT

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores on a header during the Euro 2016 semifinal soccer match between Portugal and Wales, at the Grand Stade in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Like fellow underdog Iceland before it, Wales learned the hard lesson that a team needs more than just an abundance of guts and heart to succeed at the pointy end of a major tournament.


Wales end tired and proud at European Championship

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:05 PM PDT

Wales' fans sing their national anthem during the Euro 2016 semifinal soccer match between Portugal and Wales, at the Grand Stade in Decines-­Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)LYON, France (AP) — Wales ended its memorable run at the European Championship tired, full of pride and serenaded by devoted fans.


Burden sharing woes to cloud Obama's trip to NATO summit

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 04:02 PM PDT

By Ayesha Rascoe and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to show a united front with his European partners at the NATO summit this week, but the long-standing alliance is facing growing criticism that Europe is not pulling its weight in the coalition. While U.S. officials have complained for years that other NATO members need to spend more on defense, attention to the issue has intensified after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused NATO allies of "not paying their fair share" and called the alliance "obsolete." Of the 28 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, only five countries are meeting its target of military spending equal to at least 2 percent of gross domestic product, according to NATO figures.

US sanctions North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un for rights abuses

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:54 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is accused of extrajudicial killings, forced labor, and torture by the United StatesThe United States placed North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on its sanctions blacklist for the first time Wednesday, calling him directly responsible for a long list of serious human rights abuses. "Under Kim Jong-Un, North Korea continues to inflict intolerable cruelty and hardship on millions of its own people, including extrajudicial killings, forced labor, and torture," said Adam Szubin, Acting Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.


Obama slows Afghanistan pullout, 8,400 troops to stay

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:51 PM PDT

A US soldier and Afghan security forces arrive at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, on January 4, 2016President Barack Obama on Wednesday put the brakes on the US pullout from Afghanistan, saying 8,400 troops will remain in the war-ravaged country into next year to tackle the threat from a resurgent Taliban. Obama, who was elected in 2008 on a promise to end America's longest war, had previously vowed to slash the US troop presence from its current level of 9,800 to 5,500 by 2017. "Instead of going down to 5,500 troops by the end of this year, the United States will maintain approximately 8,400 troops in Afghanistan into next year through the end of my administration," Obama said.


Blair defends Iraq war after damning inquiry report

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:50 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses a news conference in London on July 6, 2016, following the outcome of the Iraq Inquiry reportFormer British prime minister Tony Blair's case for going to war in Iraq in 2003 was based on flawed evidence and woefully executed, a hard-hitting official inquiry pronounced on Wednesday. The long-awaited Chilcot report offered a damning verdict on Britain's role in the US-led war, detailing the flawed intelligence, questionable legal basis and inadequate preparation for the occupation. The report said Britain deployed troops before diplomatic options had been exhausted.


China chides U.N. group over criticism of 'arbitrary' detention

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:46 PM PDT

China said on Wednesday U.N. authorities should respect its judicial independence after a U.N. agency said last week that an American businesswoman who is accused of spying in China had been detained arbitrarily. The U.S. State Department said it was concerned about the welfare of Sandy Phan-Gillis of Houston, Texas, who has been held for more than a year without formal charge. It urged China to resolve the case "expeditiously." State Department spokesman John Kirby said that although the ruling of the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was not legally binding, "we would encourage the Government of China to review and consider the opinion and recommendations received..." Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei criticized the U.N. group after it said Phan-Gillis's detention violated international human rights norms and that authorities had not provided evidence for holding her without any specific charges.

Ronaldo leads Portugal to 2-0 win vs Wales, into Euro final

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores on a header during the Euro 2016 semifinal soccer match between Portugal and Wales, at the Grand Stade in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)LYON, France (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo had just propelled Portugal into another European Championship final when he made for Gareth Bale, shared a long conversation with his Real Madrid teammate and gave him a sympathetic hug.


Wales hurt but proud of Euro 2016 semi-final run - Coleman

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT

Wales coach Chris Coleman (L) consoles forward Gareth Bale after Wales lost to Portugal 2-0 in the Euro 2016 semi-final on July 6, 2016Wales manager Chris Coleman heaped praise on his players for a historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals after they bowed out 2-0 to Portugal on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring and then teed up Nani as two goals in three minutes early in the second half in Lyon condemned Wales to defeat in their first ever major tournament semi-final. "It hurts that we lost the semi-final.


Argentina ex-president Kirchner defiant as fraud cases heard

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:41 PM PDT

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C) speaks with reporters outside the Comodoro Py courthouse where she testified before federal judge Claudio Bonadio on charges of fraud, in Buenos Aires on July 6, 2016Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges in a fraud case over alleged dodgy dollar transactions when she was leader last year. It is one in a series of politically charged cases against the leftist former leader and her allies launched since her conservative rival Mauricio Macri replaced her in December. Hundreds of armed police guarded the Palace of Justice in Buenos Aires, where the hearings took place.


Ronaldo ends Wales's Euro fairytale with record goal

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:38 PM PDT

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts as Portugal clinches the match 2-0 against Wales in the Euro 2016 semi-finals on July 6, 2016Cristiano Ronaldo made European Championship history as Portugal ended Wales's extraordinary Euro 2016 journey with a 2-0 semi-final win on Wednesday that sent them into the final. In what was billed as a shootout between Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale, it was the Portugal captain who prevailed, opening the scoring in Lyon with a majestic 50th-minute header that saw him tie France great Michel Platini's record of nine goals at Euro finals.


Canada, Serbia, Greece into semis in Olympic hoop qualifiers

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:33 PM PDT

The Philippines Andray Blache, bottom, and New Zealand's Tai Jack Webster battle for the ball during the Group B FIBA Olympic Qualifying basketball match Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena in suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. New Zealand won 89-80. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)Canada, Serbia and Greece all clinched semifinal berths Wednesday in the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments that determine the final spots in the men's basketball field.


Ronaldo wins Bale duel to reach second final with Portugal

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:13 PM PDT

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, comforts Wales' Gareth Bale after Portugal won 2-0 during the Euro 2016 semifinal soccer match between Portugal and Wales, at the Grand Stade in Decines-­Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)LYON, France (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo was tetchy and grouchy, then majestic.


U.S. lawmakers to debate measures to block Boeing aircraft sale to Iran

Posted: 06 Jul 2016 03:10 PM PDT

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law. A third measure would bar the Export-Import Bank from financing involving any entity that does business with Iran or provides financing to another entity to facilitate transactions with Iran. "I am extremely concerned that by relaxing the rules, the Obama administration has allowed U.S. companies to be complicit in weaponizing the Iranian regime," Representative Bill Huizenga, chairman of the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, said in a statement on Wednesday.

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