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• NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia
• South Korea, U.S. to deploy THAAD missile defense, drawing China rebuke
• Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last day: monitor
• Super typhoon hits Taiwan, cutting power and transport
• Bangladesh seeks to account for missing youth to head off attacks
• UK PM candidates vow to make EU immigration harder after Brexit
• Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship
• Female guards to resume duties in 9/11 case at Guantanamo
• Padres agree to terms with 17-year-old Cuban pitcher
• Protesters worldwide denounce police shootings of blacks
• Gunfire near presidential palace in South Sudan
• Top Asian News 12:25 a.m. GMT
• Philippine president blames US for Middle East violence
• Over 60 civilians killed in north Syria: monitor
• Dallas police killer was loner, followed black militants
• El Salvador arrests 5 police officers in death squad case
• Obama says America is horrified over Dallas attack
• Uruguay wins dispute with tobacco giant Philip Morris
• California man arrested on spy charges involving satellites
• Miesha Tate's perseverance rewarded with UFC 200 star role
• Charges filed in case of Puerto Rico boy killed at hotel
• Croatia, Puerto Rico win in Olympic basketball qualifiers
• Assault rifles seized in arrest of El Salvador gang leader
• How one man spread a killer virus in hospital
• Digital X-rays give look inside holy reliquaries in Mexico
• NATO leaders gear up for threats from Russia, south
• Iran hopes to join project to produce nuclear fusion power
• Ecuador gets $364 mn in emergency support from IMF
• British PM hopeful faces backlash over motherhood comments
• Milwaukee Bucks add forward Mirza Teletovic
• U.S. expelled two Russian officials after 'attack' on U.S. diplomat
• Famed Pakistan philanthropist Edhi dies in Karachi
• In-form Ali boosts Pakistan
• UK PM candidate Leadsom says post-Brexit right to stay will depend on work permits
• Strong jobs report lifts US, European stocks
• UEFA drops doping case against Liverpool's Sakho
• Heavy gunfire near South Sudan president's compound, UN site
• Dallas gunman wanted to kill white cops: police
• Peru president-elect to name beer company CEO as prime minister -source

NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia Posted: 08 Jul 2016 01:55 PM PDT By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold WARSAW (Reuters) - NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols to reassure allies who were once part of the Soviet bloc following Russia's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. Germany will lead the battalion in Lithuania, Britain in Estonia and Canada in Latvia.

South Korea, U.S. to deploy THAAD missile defense, drawing China rebuke Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:17 AM PDT By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States said on Friday they would deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea to counter the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea, drawing a sharp and swift protest from neighboring China. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, anti-missile system will be used only as protection against North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, South Korea's Defence Ministry and the U.S. Defense Department said.

Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last day: monitor Posted: 08 Jul 2016 01:06 PM PDT Air strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in Syria's Idlib province while at least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of Aleppo city on Friday, the last day of a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army, a war monitor said. A riverside area in the town of Darkush, near the Turkish border, in western Idlib province was targeted in the air strikes. Idlib province and city are under the control of rebel groups including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.

Super typhoon hits Taiwan, cutting power and transport Posted: 08 Jul 2016 08:28 AM PDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Super typhoon Nepartak hit Taiwan on Friday, driving thousands of people from their homes, disrupting power supplies and grounding more than 600 flights, authorities said. Television showed toppled motorcycles and signboards being ripped from buildings and swept across roads in southeast Taiwan, where the year's first typhoon made landfall. By afternoon, the typhoon had moved into the Taiwan Strait, weakening as it headed towards China's southeastern province of Fujian, but flooding and strong winds continued to lash the island's central and southern areas. ...

Bangladesh seeks to account for missing youth to head off attacks Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:45 AM PDT By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's prime minister has urged parents whose children have gone missing to provide information after some of the militants who attacked a Dhaka cafe last week turned out to be young men who had broken contact with their well-to-do families. Twenty people were killed in the attack, most of them foreigners, when five young Bangladeshi men stormed into the restaurant in an upscale part of the capital in an assault claimed by Islamic State. Three of the militants attended prestigious schools or universities in Dhaka and Malaysia and had been reported missing from their homes for months.

UK PM candidates vow to make EU immigration harder after Brexit Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:33 PM PDT By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Both candidates seeking to become Britain's next prime minister vowed in interviews published on Friday to impose tougher rules on EU citizens newly arriving in Britain, as they face a ballot of party members to choose David Cameron's successor. Just over two weeks since concerns over immigration pushed many Britons to back Brexit in a referendum, Home Secretary Theresa May and energy minister Andrea Leadsom both promised to restrict free movement of citizens from the EU.

Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship Posted: 08 Jul 2016 06:01 PM PDT TROON, Scotland (AP) — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:

Female guards to resume duties in 9/11 case at Guantanamo Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:58 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 terrorism case at Guantanamo Bay issued an order Friday allowing female guards to resume transporting the defendants despite their religious objections.

Padres agree to terms with 17-year-old Cuban pitcher Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:44 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with 17-year-old Cuban pitcher Adrian Morejon, pending a physical.

Protesters worldwide denounce police shootings of blacks Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:40 PM PDT A look at worldwide protests and related events following the police shootings of black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, and the deadly sniper attack on police officers in Dallas.

Gunfire near presidential palace in South Sudan Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:39 PM PDT Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in South Sudan's capital Juba, further straining a shaky ceasefire the day after five soldiers were killed. President Salva Kiir and his deputy, former rebel leader Riek Machar, were both preparing to address the media at the compound when artillery fire broke out outside for around 30 minutes. James Gatdet Dak, a spokesperson for Machar, said in a statement, "the heavy fighting which erupted... has subsided".

Top Asian News 12:25 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:25 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The new Philippine president blamed U.S. intervention for the bloody conflicts in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries in his latest criticism of Manila's closest security ally. President Rodrigo Duterte suggested in a speech Friday that intrusive policy was to blame for attacks on U.S. soil, saying, "It is not that the Middle East is exporting terrorism to America, America imported terrorism." "They forced their way to Iraq ... look at Iraq now, look what happened to Libya, look what happened to Syria," he told the Muslim community in southern Davao city in a ceremony marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Philippine president blames US for Middle East violence Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:25 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The new Philippine president blamed U.S. intervention for the bloody conflicts in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries in his latest criticism of Manila's closest security ally.

Over 60 civilians killed in north Syria: monitor Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:12 PM PDT More than 60 civilians were killed by shelling and air strikes in the northwest of Syria, a monitoring group said, hours before the end of a shaky ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Fighting has continued since the truce was announced on Wednesday, particularly in and around Syria's second city of Aleppo, with deaths on both sides of the divided city. Thirty-four civilians, including four children, were killed and 200 others wounded by rebel shelling in regime-held areas, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Dallas police killer was loner, followed black militants Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:07 PM PDT MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — The man who killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others was described as a loner, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and a follower of black militant groups on social media.

El Salvador arrests 5 police officers in death squad case Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:06 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities El Salvador have arrested five police officers and five civilians for alleged ties to a death squad that killed as many as 40 gang members in the eastern part of the country.

Obama says America is horrified over Dallas attack Posted: 08 Jul 2016 05:06 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday tried to channel Americans' horror and outrage over the targeted shootings of police officers, decrying the fatal attack in Dallas as "despicable" and declaring there was no justification for the violence.

Uruguay wins dispute with tobacco giant Philip Morris Posted: 08 Jul 2016 04:59 PM PDT MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost an international dispute surrounding the sale of cigarettes in Uruguay and must continue to cover packs sold in the South American country with graphic warning labels and restrict its branding practices, President Tabare Vazquez announced Friday.

California man arrested on spy charges involving satellites Posted: 08 Jul 2016 04:32 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man charged with allegedly attempting to sell sensitive information used in military and commercial satellites to the Russians was ordered jailed without bail Friday.

Miesha Tate's perseverance rewarded with UFC 200 star role Posted: 08 Jul 2016 04:31 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Until this year, Miesha Tate seemed destined to spend her career in Ronda Rousey's shadow. She persevered for several years as the second-best fighter in her emerging sport, twice failing to stop Rousey's remarkable rise to stardom.

Charges filed in case of Puerto Rico boy killed at hotel Posted: 08 Jul 2016 04:16 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The father of a 10-year-old-boy recently killed by unknown suspects at a well-known hotel in Puerto Rico has been charged with illegal possession of a machine gun.

Croatia, Puerto Rico win in Olympic basketball qualifiers Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:45 PM PDT Italy and Serbia cruised into the championship games of Olympic Qualifying Tournaments on Friday, moving a win away from a place in the basketball field in Rio.

Assault rifles seized in arrest of El Salvador gang leader Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested gang members and intercepted a load of seven assault rifles being brought into the country from neighboring Guatemala.

How one man spread a killer virus in hospital Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:39 PM PDT A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released Saturday. The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, maps a lethal outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea that caused 186 known infections in all, including nearly 40 fatalities. The case is the most prolific transmission of MERS virus from one patient outside the Middle East.

Digital X-rays give look inside holy reliquaries in Mexico Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:29 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — High-definition digital X-ray technology is giving researchers in Mexico their first glimpse inside centuries-old reliquaries in the capital's Metropolitan Cathedral.

NATO leaders gear up for threats from Russia, south Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:24 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO leaders geared up Friday for a long-term standoff with Russia, ordering multinational troops to Poland and the three Baltic states as Moscow moves forward with its own plans to station two new divisions along its western borders.

Iran hopes to join project to produce nuclear fusion power Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Iran is hoping to join an international project in southern France that hopes to build the first machine to generate significant amounts of energy using nuclear fusion, which is considered a clean, safe and virtually limitless form of nuclear power.

Ecuador gets $364 mn in emergency support from IMF Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:14 PM PDT The International Monetary Fund said Friday it approved a $364 million emergency loan to Ecuador after the country was hard-hit by an earthquake in April. "The April 16 earthquake that hit Ecuador caused significant humanitarian losses and damage to infrastructure, housing, and agriculture," said IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu in a statement.

British PM hopeful faces backlash over motherhood comments Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:12 PM PDT One of the two candidates to lead Britain is facing a backlash after apparently suggesting that her rival is less well placed to do the job because she is not a mother. Andrea Leadsom reportedly made the comments to Saturday's Times newspaper after Theresa May spoke, in an interview earlier this week, of how she and her husband were unable to have children. The two women are battling it out to replace David Cameron as Conservative prime minister and party leader he resigned following last month's vote to leave the European Union.

Milwaukee Bucks add forward Mirza Teletovic Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:11 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent forward Mirza Teletovic, adding a four-year veteran coming off his best season in the NBA.

U.S. expelled two Russian officials after 'attack' on U.S. diplomat Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:03 PM PDT The United States expelled two Russian officials on June 17 in response to what it described as a Russian policeman's attack on a U.S. diplomat in Moscow earlier in the month, the State Department said. "On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States in response to this attack," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters, declining to provide further details about the expulsions. In his first detailed comments about the June 6 incident, Kirby contradicted the account provided by Russia's Foreign Ministry, which said the policeman was trying to protect the embassy by checking the man's documents.

Famed Pakistan philanthropist Edhi dies in Karachi Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:02 PM PDT By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Famed philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who set up one of Pakistan's biggest welfare organizations and was revered as a "living saint" by many in the South Asian country, died in hospital late on Friday. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to him as "a great servant of humanity," and said he would receive a posthumous presidential medal and a state funeral. The 88-year-old's reputation for austerity and generosity resonated deeply in Pakistan, a country of 190 million people whose government is riddled with corruption and where public health and welfare services are weak.

In-form Ali boosts Pakistan Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:58 PM PDT Azhar Ali's fine form with the bat gave Pakistan the perfect boost ahead of the first Test with England next week as he stroked his second successive century in their tour match with Sussex on Friday. Ali, who made an unbeaten 101 in the second innings of their game with Somerset earlier this week, hit a fine 145 -- admittedly against an under-strength second-division county side attack -- as the tourists finished the first day on 363 for five. Veterans Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq made half centuries with Sussex thankful that debutant pace bowler Jofra Archer didn't suffer from nerves as he returned impressive figures of four for 49.

UK PM candidate Leadsom says post-Brexit right to stay will depend on work permits Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:53 PM PDT EU citizens coming to Britain once the country has left the European Union will need to obtain work permits if they wish to stay, Andrea Leadsom, one of two candidates vying to replace David Cameron as prime minister, said.

Strong jobs report lifts US, European stocks Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:48 PM PDT New York (AFP) - European and US stock markets surged on Friday after a strong US jobs report allayed fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.

UEFA drops doping case against Liverpool's Sakho Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:35 PM PDT UEFA on Friday dropped a doping case against Liverpool and France international defender Mamadou Sakho, leaving him free to resume his career just two days before the Euro 2016 final. The defender, who moved to Anfield for £18 million ($25 million) in 2013, has 28 caps for France and had been earmarked for a starting place at the championships before the case threw his career into jeopardy. "Following a hearing with the lawyers of the player and experts of the WADA-accredited laboratories on this case, the CEDB has decided to dismiss the case," UEFA said in a statement, referring to its independent Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body.

Heavy gunfire near South Sudan president's compound, UN site Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:22 PM PDT JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted outside the compound of South Sudan's president Friday evening as Salva Kiir was preparing to address the nation on the latest deadly fighting in the capital, Juba, that has sparked fears of a return to civil war.

Dallas gunman wanted to kill white cops: police Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:20 PM PDT The deadly ambush of Dallas police by a gunman apparently bent on killing white cops in retaliation for the harsh treatment of blacks by law enforcement triggered urgent calls Friday to mend America's troubled race relations. Police identified the shooter -- who gunned down five officers before being killed in a standoff with police -- as 25-year-old Micah Johnson, a black Dallas area resident who was an Army reservist until last year and served in Afghanistan. While the White House ruled out any link between the gunman and known "terrorist organizations," a Facebook page attributed to Johnson ties him to several radical black activist movements listed as hate groups in the United States.

Peru president-elect to name beer company CEO as prime minister -source Posted: 08 Jul 2016 02:18 PM PDT By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - Centrist Peruvian President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will appoint Fernando Zavala, the outgoing chief executive of a beer company, to be his prime minister when he takes office on July 28, a source said on Friday. Zavala, a 45-year-old trained economist, has headed Peru's biggest brewery, Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus Y Johnston SAA, for the past three years. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made yet, said Zavala has accepted Kuczynski's offer.

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