| Britain's rival EU camps resume campaign as polls show momentum for 'In' Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:10 PM PDT  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Campaigning for Britain's vote on EU membership resumed on Sunday after a three-day hiatus prompted by the killing of a pro-EU lawmaker, but pledges of a more respectful tone were quickly tested by a fresh row over immigration. Three opinion polls ahead of Thursday's vote showed the 'Remain' camp recovering some momentum, although the overall picture remained one of an evenly split electorate. The killing of Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two young children, shocked Britain, raised questions about the tone of campaigning and could yet prove a defining moment in what is Britain's biggest political decision for decades.
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| Italy's mayoral elections deal defeat to Renzi; 5-Star breakthrough Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:44 PM PDT  By Gavin Jones and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement looked set to easily win the election for the mayor of Rome on Sunday and clinch a surprise victory in Turin, in a major setback for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The result is a breakthrough for 5-Star and is likely to pile pressure on Renzi, who faces a crucial referendum on constitutional reform in October on which he has staked his political career. In the run-off ballot in Rome, the 5-Star candidate, Virginia Raggi was on course to win a commanding 67 percent of the vote, against 33 percent for the center-left's Roberto Giachetti, making her the capital's first woman mayor.
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| Keyboard warriors: South Korea trains new frontline in decades-old war with North Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:10 PM PDT  By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - In one college major at Seoul's elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders. The Cyber Defense curriculum, funded by the defense ministry, trains young keyboard warriors who get a free education in exchange for a seven-year commitment as officers in the army's cyber warfare unit - and its ongoing conflict with North Korea. North and South Korea remain in a technical state of war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armed truce.
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| Three dead, 45 injured as labor union clashes with police in Mexico Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:47 PM PDT  A violent clash between members of a dissident teachers' union and police in southern Mexico on Sunday has left three dead and 45 injured, as law enforcement attempts to dislodge the protesters from blocking a local highway. Mexico's National Security Commission, or CNS, reported that 21 federal and state police were among the wounded. The federal police have escorted 120 tanker trucks carrying chemical waste from the nearby Salina Cruz refinery, owned and operated by state-owned oil company Pemex, the CNS added in a statement.
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| Austrian foreign minister calls for improving relationship with Moscow Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:50 PM PDT  Austria's foreign minister said on Sunday it was time for the European Union to make an effort to identify common ground with Russia. "I believe that we should gradually come to a modus in which for every implementation of the Minsk Protocol, for every single step, sanctions will gradually be lifted in return," Sebastian Kurz said in a discussion at ORF TV. It would be a very strong signal of accommodation towards Russia, if such a modus could be agreed on in the medium term.
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| Investigators examine damaged EgyptAir black boxes Posted: 19 Jun 2016 09:55 AM PDT  By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Investigators have begun analyzing the two severely damaged black boxes from EgyptAir flight MS804 as they seek to explain why the plane plunged into the sea, killing all 66 people on board. It would require "lots of time and effort" to fix the two badly damaged black box recorders, sources on Egypt's Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee told Reuters on Sunday. The memory units from both the Cockpit Voice Recorder and the Flight Data Recorder were extracted from the devices and dried in a military facility for eight hours, the committee said in a statement.
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| Kim Sei-Young wins LPGA Meijer Classic in a playoff Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:33 PM PDT  Kim Sei-Young continued her superb play in playoffs by defeating Carlota Ciganda Sunday on the first extra hole to earn her second victory of the season at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kim managed to shake off a bogey on 18 which set the stage for the playoff in Belmont, Michigan. "I set my goal of no bogeys and the last one I missed with a bogey," Kim said.
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| Landry, US Open's 'Cinderella boy' comes unglued in final Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:32 PM PDT  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Andrew Landry's opening drive rocketed into the right rough alongside the fairway. From there, his first approach shot nosedived into the left rough alongside the green.
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| Storm in Gulf of Mexico heads for Mexico: Hurricane Center Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:29 PM PDT (Reuters) - A tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen to a tropical storm before coming ashore in southeastern Mexico on Monday and bringing torrential rains that could cause life-threatening mudslides and flash floods. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that at 8 p.m. EDT, Tropical Depression Four was 275 miles (285 km) east-southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph). |
| Italy's Renzi suffers vote setback as 5-Star makes big breakthrough Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:27 PM PDT By Crispian Balmer and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin on Sunday, clouding his chances of winning a do-or-die referendum in October. The result represented a major breakthrough for 5-Star, which feeds off popular anger over widespread corruption, with the party's Virginia Raggi making history by becoming the first woman mayor in the Italian capital. "We'll work to bring back legality and transparency to the city's institutions." As a consolation for Renzi, his center-left Democratic Party (PD) held on to power in Italy's financial capital Milan and in the northern city of Bologna, beating more traditional, center-right candidates in both places. |
| Pumas beat France 30-19 in style in Tucuman Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:07 PM PDT TUCUMAN, Argentina (AP) — Argentina won successive tests against France for the first time since its 2007 Rugby World Cup breakthrough when it took the home series opener 30-19 on Sunday. |
| The Latest: Johnson wins US Open for his first major title Posted: 19 Jun 2016 05:05 PM PDT  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local:):
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| Rome triumph puts Italy protest party into top league Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:54 PM PDT  Italy's anti-establishment Five Star movement (M5S) has achieved a major breakthrough by winning Rome's mayoral election. The country's second biggest political force is a hard-to-describe broad church, resisting traditional categories of left and right and defined by its anti-establishment stance. M5S as founded by comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009 as an alternative to established politicians and institutions in a country long blighted by corruption.
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| Politician abandons pro-Brexit campaign over 'hate' Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:44 PM PDT  A British politician announced she would no longer support the campaign to leave the European Union, accusing it of "hate and xenophobia" on Monday, days before the referendum. Sayeeda Warsi, former chair of the Conservative Party of Prime Minister David Cameron and a prominent Muslim, told The Times newspaper she had decided to "leave Leave" because of a poster launched ahead of Thursday's vote. The poster, an image of migrants and refugees queueing on the border of Slovenia with the caption "Breaking point", was unveiled by the anti-EU leader Nigel Farage last week.
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| Women take charge as populist surge sweeps Italy Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:43 PM PDT  Virginia Raggi was elected Sunday as Rome's first female mayor in a triumph for the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) that represents a stinging setback for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Raggi swept into City Hall with two thirds of the votes cast in a run-off contest with Roberto Giachetti of Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party (PD). The anti-establishment M5S also claimed control of the northern city of Turin, where another woman, Chiara Appendino, 31, ousted the sitting PD mayor with the help of backing from the far-right Northern League.
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| After emperors and popes, Rome opts for first woman mayor Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:41 PM PDT  After two and a half millennia of being ruled by men, Rome will wake up on Monday under new management. Virginia Raggi was Sunday elected as the Italian capital's first female mayor, sweeping into city hall on the ticket of the populist Five Star movement (M5S) with the backing of two thirds of voters. According to her website, mountain hikes, swimming and skiing are among the favourite pastimes of the Dire Straits fan who won plaudits during the campaign for her effortless elegance in the style-conscious Eternal City.
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| Newcomer beats Renzi's candidate in Rome mayoral runoff Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:36 PM PDT  ROME (AP) — An anti-establishment newcomer, capitalizing on anger over political corruption and deteriorating city services, trounced Premier Matteo Renzi's candidate in Rome's mayoral runoff Sunday to become the first woman to head City Hall in the Italian capital.
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| Weather wreaks havoc on Tri-Nation cricket Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:33 PM PDT  The seventh match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series between Australia and South Africa has been declared a no-result due to inclement weather, organizers said Sunday. Heavy, persistent rain left a large damp area on the pitch which prevented any further play with South Africa at eight without loss after one over in the match at the Kensington Oval on Sunday. South Africa remain top of the standings on 12 points followed by the Australians on 11.
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| Ripped shirts, a burst ball as France draws 0-0 with Swiss Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:33 PM PDT  LILLE, France (AP) — Though teams often swap shirts with their opponents after a game, Switzerland's players were forced to change their own ones several times in an eventful 0-0 draw with France at the European Championship on Sunday.
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| Swiss follow France to last 16, Albania upsets Romania Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:24 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — France and Switzerland settled for a 0-0 draw that suited both sides, while Albania staked its claim to a place in the last 16 of the European Championship by eliminating Romania in a 1-0 victory on Sunday.
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| Clashes between police, teachers leave 4 dead in Mexico Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:15 PM PDT  OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Violent clashes between police and unionized teachers who were blockading roads and burning vehicles in southern Mexico left four people dead on Sunday, according to union and state officials.
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| 14 children drown in Russia lake tragedy Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:10 PM PDT  At least 14 children on a summer camp in northeast Russia drowned when their boats capsized in a storm on a lake, investigators said Sunday. The accident happened overnight on Lake Syamozero, close to the border with Finland, according to Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia's investigative committee. "The investigators have finished examining the bodies of the 14 victims.
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| Angry Assange starts 5th year cooped in London embassy Posted: 19 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange started his fifth year camped out in the Ecuadoran embassy in London on Sunday, an occasion marked by his supporters with events celebrating whistleblowers. Supporters held talks in European cities including Athens, Berlin, Brussels and Madrid, which Assange addressed through a live video stream from inside the embassy. "I am normally very isolated here at the embassy," Assange said, noting it was strange to address so many people.
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| Australia, South Africa share points following wash out Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:57 PM PDT BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Australia and South Africa took two points each after the seventh match of the limited-overs international tri-series was washed out Sunday after just nine minutes of play. |
| Albania has to wait to see if it qualifies for next round Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:48 PM PDT  LYON, France (AP) — It's going to be a long three days for Albania as the small Balkan country waits to find out if it's to qualify for the knockout stages of the European Championship.
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| Switzerland celebrates 1st appearance in knockout stage Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:47 PM PDT  LILLE, France (AP) — Switzerland didn't need to win its last Group A match against France at the European Championship to have a reason to celebrate.
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| Spieth's US Open title defense runs off the rails early Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:27 PM PDT  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Jordan Spieth was just eight holes into the defense of his U.S. Open championship and already out of sorts when a near-perfect approach shot landed 15 feet past the flag, spun back and trickled into a bunker.
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| The Latest: Albanian capital erupts after Euros win Posted: 19 Jun 2016 03:15 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
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| Storm forms in Gulf of Mexico, heads for Mexico: Hurricane Center Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:46 PM PDT (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and was expected to develop into a tropical storm within 24 hours before moving over eastern Mexico and the city of Veracruz on Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Depression Four was located some 190 miles (305 km) east-southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph). The Miami-based center said the storm was forecast to strengthen and could become a cyclone at any time before it moved over eastern Mexico. |
| The Third Men: Who will advance from the Euro 2016 groups Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:35 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Third place and you're out. That's the way it used to be.
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| California power grid urges energy conservation on Monday due to heat wave Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:28 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The California Independent System Operator, or ISO, which operates the state's power grid, issued a Flex Alert for Monday for Southern California from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. PDT because of high temperatures expected in the region. The ISO urged consumers to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon when air conditioners typically are at peak use and warned that natural gas, used as fuel for many power generators in the Los Angeles area, may be tight because of limited operations at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. ...
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| Masters champ Willett wilts on Oakmont greens Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:11 PM PDT  Danny Willett conquered some of most famous greens in golf to win the Masters, but Oakmont's treacherous putting surfaces pushed him to breaking point in the US Open. England's Willett was so frustrated with his performance on the greens that he snapped his putter in two late in his third round -- the same putter he used in making his major breakthrough at Augusta National in April. "Just a bad week really on the greens," said Willett, who had to finish out a couple of third-round holes with his a wedge but had another putter available to put in his bag for the final round.
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| Prada treks the globe, Westwood launches Assange appeal Posted: 19 Jun 2016 01:31 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Strict tailoring is giving way to looser, relaxed looks during the second day of menswear previews for next spring and summer on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week.
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| Buhari returns to Nigeria after London medical stay Posted: 19 Jun 2016 01:30 PM PDT  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Sunday, saying he was feeling well after a two-week stay in London where he received treatment for an ear infection. You can see me inspecting the guard of honour," the 73-year-old told reporters as he arrived back at Abuja airport. Buhari left Nigeria on June 6 for tests on what the presidency described as a "persistent ear infection" that had forced him to pull out of a series of engagements.
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| The Latest: Soccer ball splits open at Euro 2016 Posted: 19 Jun 2016 01:29 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local): |
| England fans boisterous but not disorderly in Saint-Etienne Posted: 19 Jun 2016 01:26 PM PDT  SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Hundreds of England fans pierced the tranquility of Saint-Etienne on Sunday, a day before their team's European Championship game against Slovakia.
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| Adebayor mourns 'great loss' of Keshi Posted: 19 Jun 2016 01:25 PM PDT  Togo skipper Emmanuel Adebayor on Sunday mourned the "great loss to African football" of Stephen Keshi, the former Nigerian international and coach who died from a heart attack at the age of 54 earlier this month. Crystal Palace striker Adebayor was playing in an exhibition game in Lome organised to pay homage to Keshi, who coached Togo to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany. Keshi, also a former skipper of Nigeria, won the Africa Cup of Nations as a player in 1994 and coach in 2013.
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