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Turkey police storm protest park after PM ultimatum
AFP - Sun, Jun 16, 2013Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site. More »Turkey police storm protest park after PM ultimatum
Cameron-Putin talks on Syria to set G8 summit tone
AFP - Sun, Jun 16, 2013British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for key talks about the conflict in Syria which could set the tone for the G8 summit next week. More »Cameron-Putin talks on Syria to set G8 summit tone
U.S. tells Iran to respect people's will after election
Reuters - Sun, Jun 16, 2013By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Tehran on Saturday to "heed the will of the Iranian people" after Iranians elected moderate cleric Hassan Rohani to be their country's next president. "We respect the vote of the Iranian people and congratulate them for their participation in the political process, and their courage in making their voices heard," the White House said in a statement. ... More »U.S. tells Iran to respect people's will after election
Iran's new president hails 'victory of moderation'
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Zahra Hosseinian DUBAI (Reuters) - Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's presidential election on Saturday with a resounding defeat of conservative hardliners, calling it a victory of moderation over extremism and pledging a new tone of respect in international affairs. ... More »Iran's new president hails 'victory of moderation'
Egypt Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Syria
Sky News - Sat, Jun 15, 2013Egypt has cut diplomatic ties with Syria and has ordered the Damascus Embassy in Cairo to be closed, the Egyptian president says. More »Egypt Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Syria
Gezi Park protest ends in clashes, and five-star hotels
AFP - Sat, Jun 15, 2013The protesters had been warned time and again but when the police intervention finally came, it came suddenly, in a haze of acrid tear gas, confused screams and trampled tents. More »Gezi Park protest ends in clashes, and five-star hotels
Turkish riot police storm Istanbul park in bid to end protests
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Ece Toksabay and Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish riot police stormed an Istanbul park at the heart of two weeks of protest against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannon and sending hundreds scurrying into surrounding streets. Lines of police backed by armoured vehicles sealed off Taksim Square in the centre of the city as officers stormed the adjoining Gezi Park, where protesters had been living in a ramshackle tent camp. ... More »Turkish riot police storm Istanbul park in bid to end protests
Moderate cleric Rowhani declared new Iran president
AFP - Sat, Jun 15, 2013Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared Iran's new president on Saturday, ending eight years of conservative grip on the top office in a victory cheered in the streets and cautiously welcomed by world powers. More »Moderate cleric Rowhani declared new Iran president
Mursi cuts Egypt's Syria ties, backs no-fly zone
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state more firmly against President Bashar al-Assad. Addressing a rally called by Sunni Muslim clerics in Cairo, the Sunni Islamist head of state also warned Assad's ally, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shi'ite militia Hezbollah, to pull back from fighting in Syria. "Hezbollah must leave Syria. ... More »Mursi cuts Egypt's Syria ties, backs no-fly zone
Kim Kardashian gives birth to baby girl - reports
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality television star Kim Kardashian gave birth to a girl fathered by rapper Kanye West, celebrity magazines People and Us Weekly reported Saturday. Each magazine posted a story on its website citing an unnamed source in confirming the birth of the daughter to the celebrity couple. Representatives for Kardashian and West could not immediately be reached for comment. People magazine said Kardashian, 32, gave birth on Saturday ahead of schedule, with the baby reportedly due in early July. ... More »Kim Kardashian gives birth to baby girl - reports
Separatist ETA exiles ask for Spain to drop charges against them
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Arantza Goyoaga BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - Exiled members of ETA called on Saturday for Spain to drop pending proceedings against them, allowing them to return home, after the Basque separatist group abandoned 50 years of armed struggle. At a gathering of around 2,000 people in Biarritz, in the French Basque country, ETA members who fled Spain over recent decades demanded that exiles be pardoned. Basque citizens' association Lokarri said the act underscored the finality of ETA's decision in October 2011 to give up an armed struggle that caused more than 800 deaths. ... More »Separatist ETA exiles ask for Spain to drop charges against them
Bulgaria to replace new security chief after public backlash
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialist-led government said on Saturday it would reverse its appointment of a powerful media figure as head of state security just a day after rushing it through parliament, bowing to public outrage two weeks after taking power. About 8,000 people rallied in downtown Sofia for a second day, chanting "Mafia!" and "Resignation!". Legislators from the ruling Socialists and the allied ethnic Turkish MRF party had endorsed Delyan Peevski, also an MRF deputy, for the security chief post by a simple majority without debate on Friday. ... More »Bulgaria to replace new security chief after public backlash
Relationship between Czech PM and aide at heart of graft scandal
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - A corruption scandal rocking the Czech government involves power and money but also, at its heart, questions about the nature of the relationship between the prime minister and a trusted female aide. Jana Nagyova, who runs Prime Minister Petr Necas's office, is in custody, accused, among other things, of illegally ordering military intelligence agents to conduct surveillance on three unnamed individuals. Nagyova's lawyer Eduard Bruna said his client was denying some parts of the prosecution charges, and on others was arguing that she had acted in good faith. ... More »Relationship between Czech PM and aide at heart of graft scandal
Crews gaining ground on deadly Colorado wildfire
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Crews battling a deadly wildfire that is the most destructive on record in Colorado have contained almost half of the 15,000-acre (6,070-hectare) blaze that has incinerated nearly 500 homes outside Colorado Springs, authorities said on Saturday. Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a rainstorm that moved over the burn area on Friday allowed fire managers to increase the containment of the fire to 45 percent from 30 percent the day before. "Last night, there was no growth and no more structures lost," incident commander Rich Harvey of the U.S. ... More »Crews gaining ground on deadly Colorado wildfire
Protests mar start of Confederations Cup in Brazil
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013BRASILIA (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters before the opening Confederations Cup match in Brazil on Saturday, leaving more than 30 people injured outside the stadium in an ugly start to the tournament. The activists were protesting against what they see as excessive use of public funds for stadiums and sporting events instead of health and education programs, according to local television network GloboNews. The demonstration appeared to be peaceful until protesters tried the block an entrance to the Mane Garrincha stadium where hosts Brazil were playing Japan. ... More »Protests mar start of Confederations Cup in Brazil
East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Andrew Roche LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's enemies and friends responded to the election of Hassan Rohani as its next president with a little hope, but more scepticism, that the moderate cleric can close the rift between Tehran and much of the world. Washington said it stood ready to engage with Iran to reach a "diplomatic solution" over its nuclear programme, which the West suspects is intended to produce nuclear weapons - something Iran denies. ... More »East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
Thousands gather around Istanbul square after police raid
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets and began building barricades on a main avenue to Istanbul's Taksim Square on Saturday after police firing tear gas raided an adjoining park to evict anti-government protesters, a Reuters witness said. Police fired tear gas canisters into back streets around the square for several hours after the raid, a second witness said, to try to prevent crowds from regrouping. (Reporting by Daren Butler and Can Sezer; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Andrew Roche) More »Thousands gather around Istanbul square after police raid
Turkish union federation to call general strike after police raid
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013ISTANBUL (Reuters) - One of Turkey's main public sector labour unions said it would call a general strike for Monday after riot police stormed an Istanbul park, firing tear gas and percussion bombs to evict hundreds of anti-government demonstrators on Saturday. "We had already taken a decision to go on strike if there was an intervention on the park. So tomorrow we will declare a strike for Monday," said Mustafa Turgut, spokesman of the Public Workers Unions Confederation (KESK), which has some 240,000 members in 11 unions. ... More »Turkish union federation to call general strike after police raid
Italian PM announces package to fund public works, cut red tape
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Saturday announced a package of measures to fund public works projects and cut red tape in a bid to pull the euro zone's third-largest economy out of recession while respecting European budget limits. Letta said the government would meet again on Wednesday and Friday to introduce further measures to simplify bureaucracy, loosen hiring rules and fight youth unemployment. ... More »Italian PM announces package to fund public works, cut red tape
U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. Washington, which has long called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, pledged military support to Syrian rebels this week, citing what it said was the Syrian military's use of chemical weapons - an allegation Damascus has denied. ... More »U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Riot Police Advance On Istanbul Protesters
Sky News - Sat, Jun 15, 2013Riot police have fired water cannons and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square and neighbouring Gezi Park More »Riot Police Advance On Istanbul Protesters
Four singers reach The Voice final
Press Association - Sat, Jun 15, 2013Four acts sang their way into the final of talent show The Voice as half of the hopefuls were axed from the competition. More »Four singers reach The Voice final
British PM strikes 'tax havens' deal ahead of G8
AFP - Sat, Jun 15, 2013Britain on Saturday struck a deal with its overseas territories clamping down on tax evasion, giving Prime Minister David Cameron a stronger hand as he prepares to host a G8 summit focusing on trade, tax and financial transparency. More »British PM strikes 'tax havens' deal ahead of G8
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