Car bombs, shootings kill 20 across Iraq - police, medics

Car bombs, shootings kill 20 across Iraq - police, medics

Car bombs, shootings kill 20 across Iraq - police, medics

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:20 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed in car bombings and shootings across Iraq on Sunday, police and medics said.

Power outages hit Mexico City after quake in country's centre

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:36 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Power outages hit the Mexican capital of Mexico City on Sunday after an earthquake struck the centre of the country, and officials said there was no other damage reported.

Iran’s new president hails landslide win a ‘victory of moderation’

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:09 PM PDT

DUBAI, June 16 — 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.Though thousands of jubilant Iranians poured onto the streets in celebration of the victory, ...
    

Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:38 PM PDT

ISTANBUL, June 16 — Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul overnight on Sunday, erecting barricades and starting bonfires, after riot police firing teargas and water cannon stormed a park at the centre of two weeks of anti-government unrest.Lines of police backed by armoured vehicles sealed off Taksim Square in the centre of the city ...
    

Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Mexico, tremors felt in Mexico City

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:12 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and tremors were felt in Mexico City.

Galeries Lafayette opens first store in Asia

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:32 PM PDT

(Indonesia, Jakarta-AFP) - Luxury French department store Galeries Lafayette officially opens its first branch in Asia. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Football pitch

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 08:23 PM PDT

Yellow Tang and Blue Palett Surgeon fish taking food from a fish bait packed ball in a fish tank designed to resemble a football pitch at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan, part of a new attraction until the end of the Confederation Cup in Brazil. Japan (blue) will play against Brazil (yellow) in the opening match in Brasilia.

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North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:15 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, only days after it cancelled planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years.

North Korea proposes high-level talks with U.S. - KCNA

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:51 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday proposed high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, a week after it scrapped planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years.

VIDEO: Egypt to cut diplomacy with Syria

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:53 PM PDT

The Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi, has announced that Cairo is cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria.

Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:19 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul overnight on Sunday, erecting barricades and starting bonfires, after riot police firing teargas and water cannon stormed a park at the centre of two weeks of anti-government unrest.

U.S. spy agency paper says fewer than 300 phone numbers closely scrutinized

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:12 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government only searched for detailed information on calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in 2012, according to a government paper obtained by Reuters on Saturday.

VIDEO: Israel's extreme beach bat and ball

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 04:11 PM PDT

Yolande Knell joins hundreds of people by the sea in Tel Aviv to find out about Israel's extreme bat and ball beach game.

Iran's new president hails 'victory of moderation'

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:33 PM PDT

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.

Turkish riot police storm Istanbul park in bid to end protests

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:06 PM PDT

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.

Separatist ETA exiles ask for Spain to drop charges against them

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:37 PM PDT

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.

Relationship between Czech PM and aide at heart of graft scandal

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:24 PM PDT

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.

Protests mar start of Confederations Cup in Brazil

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

BRASILIA (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.

Italian PM announces package to fund public works, cut red tape

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT

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.

EgyptAir plane diverted after threatening note found

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.

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