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• Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor
• North Korean envoy rejects Trump overture to meet leader
• Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja, bombard city center
• Obama to lay out vision for Vietnam ties after ending arms ban
• Shake-up in Israeli politics prompts 'seeds of fascism' warning
• Brazil's new government loses key minister to scandal
• England manager Hodgson says Vardy may have to wing it
• School threats could be latest in school "swatting"
• Puerto Rico unveils budget that includes $200M debt payment
• New Mexico sues EPA, mine owners over massive gold mine waste spill
• Draymond Green fined, not suspended for groin kick
• Filipino pair advance to round of 16 in Women's Four-Ball
• Russia protests US reconnaissance flight over Sea of Japan
• Mexican authorities exhume bodies from unmarked common grave
• Egypt will analyze EgyptAir jet's black box if found intact: official
• Egypt prosecutor seeks data from France, Greece on crashed plane
• Peru declares emergency over mercury contamination
• Vardy finally getting married _ at 4th attempt
• Cup title gives Barcelona its 27th trophy in last decade
• Death row inmate suffered race bias: top US court
• 'Angry Birds' tops North American box office
• Dutch F-35 jets touch down for European air show debut
• Olympic gold-medal sailor tells of gunpoint robbery in Rio
• S.Africa appeal ruling sought on Zuma's 800 graft charges
• Top Asian News 10:08 p.m. GMT
• Man United fires Van Gaal, expected to appoint Mourinho soon
• Angelina Jolie to teach at London School of Economics
• Corruption scandal throws Brazil's interim government into disarray
• Toyota adding 1.6 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall
• FIFA fires finance director Kattner over bonus payments
• French Open Lookahead: Nadal-Groth; Djokovic, Williams start
• Any Cabrera, veteran AP LatAm editor, reporter, dies at 60
• Syrian Kurds open 'mission' in Paris
• Syrian Kurds point finger at Western-backed opposition
• No. 2 Senate Republican offers measure to sanction Vietnamese
• Newgarden turns fastest lap in final full Indy 500 practice
• Chile breaks world record for most soccer players in a match
• Frankfurt beats Nuremberg 1-0 to survive Bundesliga playoff

Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor Posted: 23 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT By John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous on Syria's Mediterranean coast on Monday in the government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases, monitors and state media said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in the cities that have up to now escaped the worst of the violence in the five-year-old conflict, saying it was targeting members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 148 people were killed in attacks by at least five suicide bombers and two devices planted in cars.

North Korean envoy rejects Trump overture to meet leader Posted: 23 May 2016 01:42 PM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "kind of propaganda or advertisement" in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Reuters in New York last week, said he is willing to talk to the North Korean leader to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation. "It is up to the decision of my Supreme Leader whether he decides to meet or not, but I think his (Trump's) idea or talk is nonsense," So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told Reuters on return from Pyongyang after attending the first ruling party congress in 36 years.

Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja, bombard city center Posted: 23 May 2016 10:10 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset of an offensive to retake the longtime jihadist stronghold on the western approaches to the capital Baghdad. Some of the first direct clashes occurred in the area of al-Hayakil on Falluja's southern outskirts, a resident said. Iraqi troops also approached the northern suburb of Garma, the top municipal official there said, to clear out militants before turning their attention toward the city center.

Obama to lay out vision for Vietnam ties after ending arms ban Posted: 23 May 2016 04:09 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Martin Petty HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out more of his plan for a stronger alliance with Vietnam on Tuesday, after scrapping an arms ban that was the last big hurdle between two countries drawn together by concern over China's military buildup. The removal of a vestige of the Vietnam War suggests U.S. worries about Beijing's reclamation of islands in the South China Sea and deployment of advanced radars and missile batteries in the disputed region trumped concerns about Vietnam's human rights record. Washington had for years said a lifting of the ban would require concrete steps by Vietnam in allowing freedom of speech, worship and assembly and releasing political prisoners.

Shake-up in Israeli politics prompts 'seeds of fascism' warning Posted: 23 May 2016 07:26 AM PDT By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A military affairs commentator interrupts his broadcast to deliver a monologue: I'm alarmed by what's happening in Israel, he says, I think my children should leave. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak warns of "the seeds of fascism". Moshe Arens, who served as defense minister three times, sees it as a turning point in Israeli politics and expects it to cause a "political earthquake".

Brazil's new government loses key minister to scandal Posted: 23 May 2016 04:12 PM PDT By Silvio Cascione and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's interim government was rocked on Monday by the loss of one of its key figures, Planning Minister Romero Juca, who stepped aside amid accusations he had conspired to obstruct the country's biggest-ever corruption investigation. Interim President Michel Temer was counting on Juca, a close confidant and experienced senator, to steer a budget bill through Congress to avoid a government shutdown next month. The scandal weakened Brazil's currency on fears of further instability less than two weeks after President Dilma Rousseff was suspended to stand trial in the Senate for allegedly breaking fiscal laws, leaving former Vice President Temer to lead the country.

England manager Hodgson says Vardy may have to wing it Posted: 23 May 2016 04:50 PM PDT England manager Roy Hodgson defended his decision to deploy Jamie Vardy in a wide role after the Leicester City striker struck the winner in a 2-1 success against Turkey. Vardy scored 24 goals from a central role to fire Leicester to Premier League glory this season, only to find himself lining up on the left flank in a 4-3-3 formation in Sunday's Euro 2016 warm-up match at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. "We need to be able to play both systems," said Hodgson, whose team will also play Australia and Portugal prior to Euro 2016.

School threats could be latest in school "swatting" Posted: 23 May 2016 04:45 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Threats made against schools across the United States led to the evacuation of students Monday in what could be the latest example of so-called "swatting" against schools.

Puerto Rico unveils budget that includes $200M debt payment Posted: 23 May 2016 04:44 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor unveiled a stark budget Monday that sets aside more than $200 million for a critical bond payment as the U.S. territory sinks into a deep economic crisis.

New Mexico sues EPA, mine owners over massive gold mine waste spill Posted: 23 May 2016 04:38 PM PDT New Mexico sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an agency contractor and two mining companies on Monday over the 2015 breach of an abandoned Colorado gold mine that spilled some 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater into three states. The Gold King Mine rupture, which was accidentally triggered by an EPA inspection team called there to inspect seepage, unleashed a torrent of yellow sludge that contained high concentrations of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead. New Mexico, Colorado and Utah were affected.

Draymond Green fined, not suspended for groin kick Posted: 23 May 2016 04:38 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 but not suspended by the NBA for kicking Oklahoma City's Steven Adams in the groin.

Filipino pair advance to round of 16 in Women's Four-Ball Posted: 23 May 2016 03:59 PM PDT BOWLING GREEN, Fla. (AP) — Paulina Del Rosario and Princess Mary Superal of the Philippines seized control with a birdie on the par-3 10th and won their opening match, 3 and 2, in the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball on Monday.

Russia protests US reconnaissance flight over Sea of Japan Posted: 23 May 2016 03:59 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry has protested a U.S. reconnaissance flight over the Sea of Japan near the nation's borders, saying it jeopardized air safety in the area.

Mexican authorities exhume bodies from unmarked common grave Posted: 23 May 2016 03:55 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials on Monday began exhuming the remains of more than 100 unidentified people buried by authorities in a common grave in the central state of Morelos, state prosecutors said.

Egypt will analyze EgyptAir jet's black box if found intact: official Posted: 23 May 2016 03:49 PM PDT The contents of the black box from the EgyptAir jet that crashed on Thursday will be analyzed in Egypt if it is found intact, air accident investigator Hani Galal told Egyptian private broadcaster CBC on Monday. The recorder will be sent abroad for analysis if it is found in a damaged state, he said. Egyptian officials were able to track the plane for one minute before it crashed but were unable to communicate with the crew, the head of Egypt's National Navigation Services Company told the same channel. ...

Egypt prosecutor seeks data from France, Greece on crashed plane Posted: 23 May 2016 03:49 PM PDT By Haitham Ahmed and Amina Ismail CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor formally requested data on the crashed EgyptAir plane from France and Greece on Monday, as the victims' remains began arriving at a Cairo morgue ready for DNA testing. EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris to Cairo vanished off radar screens early on Thursday as it entered Egyptian airspace over the Mediterranean. Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek asked his French counterpart to hand over documents, audio and visual records on the plane during its stay at Charles de Gaulle airport and until it left French airspace, his office said in a statement.

Peru declares emergency over mercury contamination Posted: 23 May 2016 03:42 PM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's government declared an emergency across a broad jungle region Monday because of mercury contamination caused by wildcat gold mining.

Vardy finally getting married _ at 4th attempt Posted: 23 May 2016 03:41 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It seems Jamie Vardy is better at scoring goals than arranging a wedding.

Cup title gives Barcelona its 27th trophy in last decade Posted: 23 May 2016 03:35 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Only by Barcelona's incredibly high standards can winning back-to-back doubles seem like a disappointment.

Death row inmate suffered race bias: top US court Posted: 23 May 2016 03:31 PM PDT The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of an African American death row inmate who accused prosecutors of bias for selecting an all-white jury that convicted him of murder. In a 7-1 vote, the justices struck down a Georgia Supreme Court ruling denying Timothy Foster an appeal of his death sentence for the 1986 murder of an elderly white woman. Only conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, the court's sole African American member, dissented.

'Angry Birds' tops North American box office Posted: 23 May 2016 03:30 PM PDT Los Angeles (AFP) - "The Angry Birds Movie" hopped to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, booting "Captain America" into second place, according to industry data released on Monday.

Dutch F-35 jets touch down for European air show debut Posted: 23 May 2016 03:26 PM PDT Two US-assembled F-35A fighter jets landed in the Netherlands on Monday, ahead of the stealthy plane's European air show debut over the summer. The Lockheed Martin-built Lightning II jets, which are to form the mainstay of the Dutch fighter fleet for the next five decades, landed at Leeuwarden Air Force Base in the northern Netherlands on Monday night, AFP reporters saw. Also known as Joint Strike Fighters (JSF), the sleek planes were escorted by a business jet with Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on board after an eight-hour flight from the eastern United States which included multiple in-flight refuelings.

Olympic gold-medal sailor tells of gunpoint robbery in Rio Posted: 23 May 2016 03:23 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Spain's Olympic gold-medal winning sailor Fernando Echavarri said he was fortunate to have escaped with his life after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro as he and two fellow Spaniards walked to breakfast.

S.Africa appeal ruling sought on Zuma's 800 graft charges Posted: 23 May 2016 03:14 PM PDT South African state prosecutors said Monday they would appeal against a court ruling that President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges, triggering accusations that he was being protected from justice. Zuma has endured months of criticism and growing calls for him to step down after a series of corruption scandals as the country battles falling economic growth and record unemployment. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) director Shaun Abrahams announced the decision to challenge a High Court order to reinstate 783 charges against Zuma, but denied there had been any political pressure.

Top Asian News 10:08 p.m. GMT Posted: 23 May 2016 03:08 PM PDT HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Eager to banish lingering shadows of the Vietnam War, President Barack Obama lifted the U.S. embargo on selling arms to America's former enemy Monday and made the case for a more trusting and prosperous relationship going forward. Activists said the president was being too quick to gloss over serious human rights abuses in his push to establish warmer ties. After spending his first day in Vietnam shuttling among meetings with different government leaders, Obama will spend the next two days speaking directly to the Vietnamese people and meeting with civil society groups and young entrepreneurs. It's all part of his effort to "upgrade" the U.S.

Man United fires Van Gaal, expected to appoint Mourinho soon Posted: 23 May 2016 02:59 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Replacing Alex Ferguson is proving harder than Manchester United could ever have imagined.

Angelina Jolie to teach at London School of Economics Posted: 23 May 2016 02:55 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actress and activist Angelina Jolie has been appointed a visiting professor at one of Britain's most prestigious universities.

Corruption scandal throws Brazil's interim government into disarray Posted: 23 May 2016 02:53 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Acting Brazilian president Michel Temer's government faced its first major crisis Monday when a key minister stepped aside following a leaked recording in which he appears to discuss using the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff to derail a huge corruption probe. Planning Minister Romero Juca said in a hurried appearance before television cameras that he would step aside starting Tuesday. The scandal threatened Temer just 11 days after taking power from Rousseff, who was suspended from the presidency on May 12 by the Senate for the start of an impeachment trial on charges of breaking government accounting rules.

Toyota adding 1.6 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall Posted: 23 May 2016 02:47 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

FIFA fires finance director Kattner over bonus payments Posted: 23 May 2016 02:47 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has fired its finance director of the past 13 years, removing another fixture of the Sepp Blatter presidential era in another round of revelations about irregular million-dollar payments.

French Open Lookahead: Nadal-Groth; Djokovic, Williams start Posted: 23 May 2016 02:44 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal has lost two French Open matches in his career. His first-round opponent has lost only one.

Any Cabrera, veteran AP LatAm editor, reporter, dies at 60 Posted: 23 May 2016 02:42 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Any Cabrera, a veteran AP journalist who covered many of Latin America's biggest stories during 33 years as a reporter and editor, died suddenly Monday morning at her home in Mexico City.

Syrian Kurds open 'mission' in Paris Posted: 23 May 2016 02:34 PM PDT Syrian Kurds, who in March unilaterally proclaimed the creation of a federal region in northern Syria, on Monday opened a representative office in central Paris with several celebrities attending the launch. The office is not officially recognised by the French foreign ministry which views the opposition Syrian National Council as the "legitimate" representative of the Syrian people. The launch of the Rojava office -- the name of the self-proclaimed federal region -- was attended by former French foreign minister and Doctors Without Borders co-founder Bernard Kouchner, philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy and other leading Parisian figures.

Syrian Kurds point finger at Western-backed opposition Posted: 23 May 2016 02:33 PM PDT By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The main Western-backed Syrian opposition has gained little by demanding the fall of President Bashar al-Assad other than fuelling killings and the refugee crisis, a senior official from Syrian's northern Kurdish region said on Monday. Syrian Kurds and their allies are finalizing plans for an autonomous political federation in the northern part of the country. While talks to end the five-year conflict in Syria struggle, the plans are taking shape independently of United Nations-led diplomacy and creating facts on the ground in an area of the country known in Kurdish as Rojava.

No. 2 Senate Republican offers measure to sanction Vietnamese Posted: 23 May 2016 02:22 PM PDT The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. Senate offered legislation on Monday to impose sanctions and travel restrictions on Vietnamese nationals found to be "complicit" in human rights violations, hours after President Barack Obama said he would lift the arms embargo on Vietnam. "It's important to remember even as President Obama is traveling to Vietnam, that Vietnam is a brutal communist regime that continues to disregard basic human rights," said Senator John Cornyn of Texas.

Newgarden turns fastest lap in final full Indy 500 practice Posted: 23 May 2016 02:19 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden had the fastest car Monday in the final full practice for the Indianapolis 500.

Chile breaks world record for most soccer players in a match Posted: 23 May 2016 02:17 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has broken the world record for the most participants in a soccer match.

Frankfurt beats Nuremberg 1-0 to survive Bundesliga playoff Posted: 23 May 2016 02:17 PM PDT NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Haris Seferovic scored to keep Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at Nuremberg in the second leg of their end-of-season playoff on Monday.

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