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Putin sounds alarmist tone as West seeks to arm Syrian rebels

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:53 PM PDT

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in 10 Downing StreetRussian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human flesh. In Syria, rebels fought back on Sunday against forces of President Bashar al-Assad and his Lebanese Hezbollah allies near Aleppo, where Assad has announced a campaign to recapture the rebel-held north after seizing a strategic town this month. ...


Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:31 AM PDT

Dick Cheney ferait pression sur le renseignement américain pour qu'il confirme la menace iranienneCurrent and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were ...


Jeb: Papa George doesn’t think we’ve had enough Bushes in White House

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 06:19 AM PDT

Jeb Bush Isn't Quite Right About 'Fertile' Immigrants... Because of TVIn an interview with Matt Lauer ahead of the opening of George W. Bush's presidential library in April, former first lady Barbara Bush was asked how she felt about her son Jeb, the former governor of Florida, being a possible presidential candidate in 2016. "We've had enough Bushes," Barbara Bush replied bluntly. Her husband doesn't [...]


Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 06:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, cars are parked on an overfly on a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand. Sea level rise projections show Bangkok could be at risk of inundation in 100 years unless preventive measures are taken. But when the capital and its outskirts were affected in 2011 by the worst flooding in half-a century, the immediate trigger was water run-off from northern provinces, where dams failed to contain unusually heavy rains. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)BONN, Germany (AP) — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.


Steady rain falls as crews work against Colo. fire

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Lara Stern, right, prays with her daughter, Alana, 8, and husband Samuel Stern Sunday, June 16, 2013 during a community prayer and praise worship service at First Baptist Church on Black Forest Road northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. The Stern family and at least ten other families at the church lost their homes to the Black Forest fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Mark Reis)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.


IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi waves as he arrives at a rally called for by hardline Islamists loyal to the Egyptian president to show solidarity with the people of Syria, in a stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 15, 2013. Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change. In most cases, they were imprisoned and tortured.


Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT

Police chase protesters as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ISTANBUL (AP) — Riot police firing tear gas and water cannons repelled thousands of anti-government protesters attempting to converge on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended his crackdown at a rally of his supporters.


Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2005, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring belonging to New England Patriots NFL football team owner Robert Kraft during a meeting of American business executives at the 18th century Konstantin Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. When Putin arrived in London on Sunday, June 16, 2013, his spokesman was asked about a New York Post story quoting Kraft saying Putin pocketed his Super Bowl ring in 2005. Putin said he's happy to buy New England Patriots' owner Robert Kraft another ring, but it's absurd to suggest he stole the Super Bowl one. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready to buy him another ring as a gift.


AP PHOTOS: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:31 PM PDT

FILE- In this Saturday, June 15, 2013 file photo, fireworks fired by protesters explode during clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul, Turkey. Riot police stormed the park after protesters ignored government appeals and a warning from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the two-week standoff that has fanned nationwide demonstrations to end. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)The park that was the center of defiance against the rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been cleared by riot police after more than two weeks of protests. As thousands of demonstrators try to regroup in Taksim Square, smaller skirmishes between police and protesters have broken out in other parts of Istanbul.


Beauty queens vie for Miss USA crown in Las Vegas

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:11 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, poses for a photo with the competitors during rehearsal for the upcoming Miss USA Competition at PH Live in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Miss Universe Organization)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62nd Miss USA title.


Rose breaks 43-year England drought, wins US Open

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Justin Rose, of England, reacts after a putt on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Fly the Cross of St. George next to those red wicker baskets. The U.S. Open has an English champion for the first time in 43 years.


North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 09:45 AM PDT

People walk past a roadside propaganda billboard promoting the "military first" policy and a boost to build the country's economy in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, June 16, 2013. North Korea's top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea. (AP Photo/Alexander Yuan)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk.


Leaders chase history during 4th round at US Open

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:14 PM PDT

Phil Mickelson rubs his head before putting on the ninth hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Phil Mickelson made eagle from the rough at the 10th hole and Justin Rose was sinking long birdie putts as the two took turns atop the leaderboard on the back nine Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open.


AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:06 AM PDT

In this Thursday, March 28, 2013, photo, Dr. Frank Wright, a forensic dentist, studying evidence in a bite mark analysis, which he practices on a regular basis in between seeing patients, is photographed at his office in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good.


Residents anxious to return to Colorado fire zone

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2013 photo, released Saturday, June 15, 2013, by the U.S. Air Force, an American flag hangs in front of a burning structure in the Black Forest, a thickly wooded rural region north of Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities reported early Saturday that 473 houses had been incinerated. That compares with a report of a little over 400 just a few hours earlier. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.


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