Yahoo! News: World - China

---

• Putin sounds alarmist tone as West seeks to arm Syrian rebels
• Current, former officials back secret surveillance
• Jeb: Papa George doesn’t think we’ve had enough Bushes in White House
• Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
• Steady rain falls as crews work against Colo. fire
• IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases
• Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
• Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest
• Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
• AP PHOTOS: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests
• Beauty queens vie for Miss USA crown in Las Vegas
• Rose breaks 43-year England drought, wins US Open
• North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
• Leaders chase history during 4th round at US Open
• AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court
• Residents anxious to return to Colorado fire zone

Putin sounds alarmist tone as West seeks to arm Syrian rebels Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:53 PM PDT Russian 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 Current 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 In 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610