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• Syrian army fire cuts only road into rebel-held Aleppo
• At least 35 killed in attack on Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad
• North Korea warns of tough response after U.S. blacklisted leader
• Inquiry finds UK, U.S. failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba'athists
• Possible wreckage from EgyptAir crash washes up in Israel
• Blast injures 25 on Taiwanese passenger train
• Shooting of 'Mr. Phil' shocks Minnesota school colleagues
• Attack kills 30 at Iraq Shiite shrine: spokesman
• US soul-searching after police fatally shoot two black men
• Triple sunrises, sunsets at this strange new world
• Brazil police launch probe into Panama's FPB Bank
• US: No more financial help to conclude Haiti elections
• Top Asian News 12:22 a.m. GMT
• Explosion on Taiwan train injures 24 people
• Thousands evacuated as super typhoon hits Taiwan
• Chile's ex-army commander detained in 1973 killing case
• At least 20 killed in attack on Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad: sources
• The Latest: Bucks acquire Dellavedova from Cavaliers
• Colombia's FARC probing rebel unit's opposition to peace deal
• U.S. asks other nations to curb use of North Korean workers
• Penalty rounds off Schweinsteiger's miserable season
• Britain set for post-Brexit trade talks with India
• Griezmann's double gives France 2-0 win over Germany in semi
• France's path to final due to Deschamps as much as Griezmann
• US announces men's water polo team for Rio Olympics
• Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields
• Australian PM facing political jigsaw to govern
• NATO leaders to show resolve towards Russia despite Brexit
• Britain to have first female PM since Thatcher
• Saudi Arabia identifies bombers in 2 attacks this week
• Suspects in peacekeeper sexual abuse case are Burundian: UN
• German lack of options exposed in Euro 2016 defeat to France
• UN South Sudan representative to visit conflict area
• 19 people arrested over Saudi attacks including Medina: ministry 
• Argentine judge freezes bank accounts of former president
• South African golfer Van Zyl chooses Olympics over majors
• The Latest: Obama arrives in Poland for NATO summit
• Endangered gorilla dies at Mexico City zoo

Syrian army fire cuts only road into rebel-held Aleppo Posted: 07 Jul 2016 12:57 PM PDT By Lisa Barrington and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces took a step toward completely encircling rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Thursday, capturing ground overlooking the only road into the opposition half of the city and effectively putting those areas under siege. The army's advance toward the Castello Road, which brought it to within its firing range, came during a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army on Wednesday, which a monitoring group said had been a ruse. Its capture brings the Syrian government closer to its long-standing objective of encircling rebel-held areas of the northern city.

At least 35 killed in attack on Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:21 PM PDT Islamic State claimed a triple suicide attack on Thursday evening near a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, which killed at least 35 people and wounded 60 others, according to Iraqi security sources. The attack on the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi reignited fears of an escalation of the sectarian strife between Iraq's Shi'ites and Sunnis. The Shi'ite form a majority in Iraq but Sunnis are predominant in northern and western provinces, including Salahuddin where the mausoleum is located.

North Korea warns of tough response after U.S. blacklisted leader Posted: 07 Jul 2016 01:01 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom and James Pearson WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned on Thursday it is planning its toughest response to what it deemed a "declaration of war" by the United States after Washington blacklisted the nuclear-armed country's leader, Kim Jong Un, for human rights abuses. Pyongyang described the sanctioning of Kim as a "hideous crime," according to North Korea's official KCNA news agency. "... the U.S. dared challenge the dignity of (North Korea) supreme leadership, an act reminiscent of a new-born puppy knowing no fear of a tiger," the statement said.

Inquiry finds UK, U.S. failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba'athists Posted: 07 Jul 2016 02:22 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball LONDON (Reuters) - A British inquiry into the Iraq War found that an aggressive purge of members of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party led by the late, American-backed politician Ahmed Chalabi "had a significant and lasting negative impact on Iraq" that laid the groundwork for the deadly sectarian conflict ravaging the country today. The British investigation, led by Sir John Chilcot, found that UK and American officials sought, but largely failed, to limit post-war purges led by Chalabi and other Iraqi Shi'ite politicians that destabilized the country's ethnic and religious balance. Chilcot, who reviewed UK government records and interviewed top British officials involved in Iraq policy, reported that while U.S. and British officials assumed before the war that some kind of purge of pro-Saddam Ba'athists would have to take place, "no clear plan" for doing so was agreed before Iraq was invaded in 2003.

Possible wreckage from EgyptAir crash washes up in Israel Posted: 07 Jul 2016 12:50 PM PDT Debris apparently from the crash of EgyptAir MS804 was found on a beach north of Tel Aviv on Thursday, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. Netanyahu, who was briefed about the discovery during a visit to Ethiopia, instructed Israeli authorities to hand over the material to Egypt, possibly as early as Friday, for further analysis, the official said. The Airbus A320 plunged into the eastern Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19.

Blast injures 25 on Taiwanese passenger train Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:51 PM PDT The blast shook Taipei's Songshan station close to midnight and witnesses quoted on Taiwanese television described seeing a man leaving a long black device on the train just before the explosion. Premier Lin Chuan told Taiwanese television the blast appeared to be a deliberate "act of malice".

Shooting of 'Mr. Phil' shocks Minnesota school colleagues Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:41 PM PDT Philando Castile put on a suit and tie to interview for a supervisory position in the school district where he had worked since he was a teenager. He told the interviewer his goal was to one day "sit on the other side of this table."

Attack kills 30 at Iraq Shiite shrine: spokesman Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:33 PM PDT Islamic State group militants killed 30 people at a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, striking the area with suicide bombers, gunfire and mortar rounds, an Iraqi security spokesman said Friday. The overnight attack also wounded 50 people, the Joint Operations Command spokesman said in a statement. The Sayyid Mohammed shrine was first targeted with mortar rounds, after which suicide bombers arrived at the shrine and opened fire, the statement said.

US soul-searching after police fatally shoot two black men Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:31 PM PDT The fatal shootings of two black men by US police in as many days prompted a fresh round of national soul-searching on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the incidents were evidence of a "serious problem" in American society. The deaths this week of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota -- both caught on video -- are once again fueling an emotional debate about police use of lethal force, especially against African-American suspects. The 10-minute video -- which shows Castile bleeding out and has prompted widespread outrage -- has been viewed so far more than three million times after it was posted on Facebook.

Triple sunrises, sunsets at this strange new world Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:29 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Imagine a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of the year, and nonstop daylight at other times.

Brazil police launch probe into Panama's FPB Bank Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:27 PM PDT By Sergio Spagnuolo CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian police seized documents and questioned suspects on Thursday to investigate Panama's FPB Bank which allegedly worked with the "Panama Papers" law firm to spirit money out of Brazil connected to corruption at state-run companies. Police said FPB Bank was under investigation for "financial crimes, laundering of assets and transnational criminal organization" for offering private banking services without the authorization of Brazil's central bank. Offshore companies registered by the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, the subject of a massive data leak this year, allegedly helped FPB Bank get clients' money out of Brazil illegally, police said in a news conference.

US: No more financial help to conclude Haiti elections Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:23 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States has suspended financial assistance to Haiti's electoral authorities as they plan to redo a presidential vote that a special commission found was marred by widespread fraud.

Top Asian News 12:22 a.m. GMT Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:22 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Islamic extremists in Bangladesh hurled homemade bombs and traded gunfire with police guarding an Eid prayer service attended by hundreds of thousands of people on Thursday, killing two officers, a woman and an assailant. The violence occurred just days after a deadly hostage-taking at a Dhaka restaurant that left 28 dead, most of them foreigners. The attacks are an escalation in extremist violence that had previously mostly targeted individual atheist bloggers, religious minorities and others considered by militants to be "enemies of Islam." Thursday's attack hit the sprawling Sholakia grounds as huge crowds of people attended a prayer gathering for the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Kishoreganj district, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Dhaka, the capital.

Explosion on Taiwan train injures 24 people Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:22 PM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The injury toll from an explosion that hit a commuter train in Taiwan's capital has risen to 24, with some of the victims in serious condition, police said Friday.

Thousands evacuated as super typhoon hits Taiwan Posted: 07 Jul 2016 05:17 PM PDT Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall early Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of flights and shut offices and schools for the day. Packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres per hour (145 miles per hour), it landed at Taimali township in eastern Taitung county shortly before 6:00 am (2200 GMT Thursday). Most scheduled domestic flights were cancelled while 365 international flights were affected, Taipei's two main airports said.

Chile's ex-army commander detained in 1973 killing case Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:59 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A former commander in chief of the Chilean army was arrested Thursday and charged with complicity in the killing of 15 left-wing militants at the start of the country's military dictatorship in 1973.

At least 20 killed in attack on Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad: sources Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:46 PM PDT At least 20 people were killed and 50 others wounded on Thursday evening in an attack on a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said. The site, the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, is located in Balad, about 93 kilometers (58 miles) north of Baghdad. A suicide car bomb blew up at the external gate of the mausoleum, allowing several gunmen to storm the site and start shooting at pilgrims on a visit on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr festival.

The Latest: Bucks acquire Dellavedova from Cavaliers Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:43 PM PDT The Latest on the NBA (all times Eastern):

Colombia's FARC probing rebel unit's opposition to peace deal Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:41 PM PDT By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - A leader of Colombia's FARC rebel group said on Thursday it was investigating why a breakaway unit is opposing a potential peace deal with the government that would end five decades of war. The Armando Rios First Front, a 200-strong FARC guerrilla unit in Colombia's southeastern jungle province of Guaviare, said in a statement on Wednesday that it will not lay down arms or demobilize under a peace accord. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander Pastor Alape said the group's leadership was still looking into the reasons behind the statement from First Front, which once gained notoriety for holding ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American contractors hostage.

U.S. asks other nations to curb use of North Korean workers Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:40 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of President Barack Obama is asking other nations to cut the employment of North Korean workers as a way to reduce Pyongyang's access to foreign currency, a U.S. official said on Thursday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, spoke a day after the United States sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time, citing "notorious abuses of human rights" in a move that infuriated the nuclear-armed country. The effort aims to increase economic pressure on the North, which angered the United States this year by conducting its fourth nuclear test and by carrying out a rocket launch that Washington said used banned ballistic missile technology.

Penalty rounds off Schweinsteiger's miserable season Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:40 PM PDT MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Bastian Schweinsteiger barely put a foot wrong in the first half of Germany's European Championship semifinal against France. It was his hand that got him and his team into trouble.

Britain set for post-Brexit trade talks with India Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:31 PM PDT Britain's business minister Sajid Javid on Friday is to hold post-Brexit talks on the country's future trade relationship with India, the first of many such discussions planned with world powers. Following Britain's referendum vote last month to exit the European Union, the country is left with the huge task of forging fresh trade agreements with individual countries as a non-bloc member. "Following the referendum result, my absolute priority is making sure the UK has the tools it needs to continue to compete on the global stage," Javid said in a statement.

Griezmann's double gives France 2-0 win over Germany in semi Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:28 PM PDT MARSEILLE, France (AP) — France is heading back to soccer's elite, and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.

France's path to final due to Deschamps as much as Griezmann Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:26 PM PDT MARSEILLE, France (AP) — If France heads into the European Championship final against Portugal on Sunday as the favorite, it owes as much to the authoritative coaching of Didier Deschamps as to Antoine Griezmann's goals.

US announces men's water polo team for Rio Olympics Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:16 PM PDT For his first Olympics with USA Water Polo, men's coach Dejan Udovicic is bringing along a group of 20-somethings long on athletic ability and short on experience. Oh so short on experience.

Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:15 PM PDT By Ayman Al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's oil guard brigades, which control Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, two major export terminals closed since 2014, are working with the unity government's state oil company, NOC, and preparing to reopen fields to pump crude again, a spokesman said on Thursday. The spokesman for Ibrahim Jathran's PFG forces did not give any details whether that would include reopening the two ports soon. The PFG position followed an announcement by the National Oil Corporation, or NOC, that it would merge with a rival company, one set up by a competing government established in eastern Libya.

Australian PM facing political jigsaw to govern Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:11 PM PDT By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull inched closer on Friday to retaining power, attention turned to the political jigsaw he will need to navigate to pursue flagship policies including a A$50 billion ($37.6 billion) corporate tax break. The country's cliffhanger election is likely to give its leader a minority, or slim majority, Liberal-National coalition government, a hostile senate and sniping from within his own center-right Liberal Party. Turnbull flew south on Friday to woo a second independent candidate in a bid to cobble a government together as counting from Saturday's poll headed into a sixth day.

NATO leaders to show resolve towards Russia despite Brexit Posted: 07 Jul 2016 04:03 PM PDT By Paul Taylor WARSAW (Reuters) - NATO leaders will display their resolve towards a resurgent Russia at a summit in Warsaw on Friday despite what many see as a weakening of the West due to Britain's vote to leave the European Union. U.S. President Barack Obama, attending his last summit of the Western defense alliance before he leaves office next January, will urge European allies to stand firm over Russia's annexation of Crimea and its support for Russian-speaking rebels in eastern Ukraine. The 28-nation alliance will formally agree to deploy four battalions with 3,000 to 4,000 troops in the Baltic states and eastern Poland on a rotating basis to reassure eastern NATO members of its readiness to defend them.

Britain to have first female PM since Thatcher Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:52 PM PDT Britain will have its first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom made the shortlist on Thursday to be the leader who will guide the country out of the EU. "Who'll be the new Maggie?" asked the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper after cabinet veteran May won 199 votes from the 329 ruling Conservative lawmakers who took part in the ballot for next party leader and prime minister. The new prime minister will be announced on September 9 and will immediately have the task of extricating Britain from its 43-year EU membership following the seismic vote in last month's referendum after a bitterly divisive campaign.

Saudi Arabia identifies bombers in 2 attacks this week Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia identified on Thursday suspects in two of the three attacks that struck the kingdom on the same day this week, including one outside the sprawling mosque where the Prophet Muhammad is buried in the western city of Medina that killed four Saudi security troops.

Suspects in peacekeeper sexual abuse case are Burundian: UN Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT The latest UN peacekeepers accused of sexually abusing minors in the Central African Republic are from a Burundian contingent, a spokesman said Thursday. The United Nations announced Friday that it was opening an investigation into the matter. "The troops-contributing country in question is Burundi," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday, refusing to rule out that the contingent would be sent home.

German lack of options exposed in Euro 2016 defeat to France Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:38 PM PDT MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Germany's failure to beat France in the semifinal of the European Championship exposes its lack of strength in depth with young players failing to bridge a generation gap after its World Cup win.

UN South Sudan representative to visit conflict area Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:38 PM PDT The UN special representative in South Sudan will travel to the country's west, where renewed fighting has prompted thousands to flee, the United Nations said Thursday. The situation in Wau -- around 400 miles (650 kilometers) northwest of the capital Juba -- remains tense after heavy mortar and machine gun fire was heard Thursday south of a UN base there. The episode prompted some 200 to 250 civilians to join those already taking refuge there, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said.

19 people arrested over Saudi attacks including Medina: ministry  Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:35 PM PDT Nineteen people, including 12 Pakistani nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia following suicide attacks on Monday, including one near Islam's second-holiest site in the city of Medina, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Seven people are believed to have been killed and two wounded in three separate attacks -- in Medina, at a Shiite mosque in Qatif, and in western Jeddah, the economic capital, not far from the US consulate. A 26-year-old Saudi man, Naer Moslem Hammad al-Balawi, who had a "history of drug use" had been identified as the perpetrator of the Medina attack, the ministry said in a statement published by the official SPA news agency.

Argentine judge freezes bank accounts of former president Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:29 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge froze the bank accounts of former President Cristina Fernandez on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of defrauding the state in her administration's handling of the dollar futures market.

South African golfer Van Zyl chooses Olympics over majors Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:21 PM PDT South African golfer Jaco van Zyl is bucking the trend and skipping two majors this month — the British Open and the PGA Championship — so he can be fresh for the Olympics.

The Latest: Obama arrives in Poland for NATO summit Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:21 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit on Friday and Saturday (all times local):

Endangered gorilla dies at Mexico City zoo Posted: 07 Jul 2016 03:20 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Zoo officials in Mexico City say an endangered western lowland gorilla has died as he was being prepared for transfer to another zoo.

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