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• Soccer-Brazil beat Japan but protests spoil opening day
• CA-NEWS Summary
• Kerry: US condemns rocket attack on Baghdad camp
• East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
• Al-Qaida's Iraq head defies boss over Syria fight
• Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
• U.S. missiles, jets to stay in Jordan as Syria crisis rages
• Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'
• U.S. says political solution to Syria conflict in jeopardy
• Iraq Qaeda leader rebuffs move to end dispute with Syria group: SITE
• USCCAR Condemns Third Rocket Attack on Camp Liberty, Deplores Inaction by State Department
• AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft
• Iran president-elect carries reform hopes after routing hardliners
• Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president
• Al-Qaida's Iraq head refuses to scrap Syria merger
• Obama takes bolder Syria stand as G-8 talks open
• Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq
• Partial vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
• In Syria, do Americans hear echoes of Vietnam and Iraq?
• Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
• Today in History
• How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate
• Oil price highest since January on Syria concerns

Soccer-Brazil beat Japan but protests spoil opening day Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:52 PM PDT * Neymar gets Brazil off to flying start * Paulinho, Jo also on target for hosts * Protests mar opening day of tournament (adds details, quotes) By Mike Collett BRASILIA, June 15 (Reuters) - Neymar's stunning early strike set Brazil on the way to a 3-0 win over Japan in the opening match of the Confederations Cup on Saturday although the occasion was marred by trouble at a protest outside the stadium. ...

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:16 PM PDT Turkish riot police storm Istanbul park in bid to end protests 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 armored vehicles sealed off Taksim Square in the center of the city as officers stormed the adjoining Gezi Park, where protesters had been living in a ramshackle tent camp. ...

Kerry: US condemns rocket attack on Baghdad camp Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. "strongly condemns" a rocket attack on a Baghdad camp housing Iranian exiles.

East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:03 PM PDT By 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 skepticism, 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 program, which the West suspects is intended to produce nuclear weapons - something Iran denies. ...

Al-Qaida's Iraq head defies boss over Syria fight Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:59 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from him that was posted online Saturday.

Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity. MEK said two of the camp's residents were killed and 40 wounded in the attack. An Iraqi died when a stray mortar round hit a residential complex for Baghdad airport employees nearby. A similar attack on the camp in February killed at least five members of the MEK, which was removed from the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations last year. ...

U.S. missiles, jets to stay in Jordan as Syria crisis rages Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT By David Alexander and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it will keep Patriot missiles and F-16 jet fighters in Jordan after joint military exercises end next week while Secretary of State John Kerry said a political solution to the civil war in neighboring Syria may be getting "out of reach." The decision to put Patriot batteries - an air and missile defense system - in Jordan has been particularly controversial for Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's main global ally. ...

Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction' Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:06 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president.

U.S. says political solution to Syria conflict in jeopardy Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces and the involvement of Hezbollah fighters show President Bashar al-Assad's lack of commitment to negotiations and threaten to "put a political settlement out of reach," the U.S. State Department said on Saturday, citing comments by Secretary of State John Kerry. The State Department issued a statement after Kerry spoke with Iraq's foreign minister. ...

Iraq Qaeda leader rebuffs move to end dispute with Syria group: SITE Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:50 AM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - An audio recording attributed to the head of al Qaeda in Iraq suggests he has rebuffed efforts by the group's global leader Ayman al-Zawahri to end a dispute with the movement's Syrian wing, the SITE Monitoring group reported on Saturday. Al Qaeda in Iraq announced in April it had united with Syria's Nusra Front in a new group called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, angering the Nusra Front which said it had not been informed. Zawahri stepped in last week, annulling the supposed merger and saying the two groups were separate. ...

USCCAR Condemns Third Rocket Attack on Camp Liberty, Deplores Inaction by State Department Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:27 AM PDT WASHINGTON, June 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR), on behalf of hundreds of Iranian-Americans whose loved ones in Iraq's Camp Liberty were the target of a massive Tehran-engineered rocket attack today, deplores the US government's indifference toward a dire humanitarian situation despite its assurances that relocation to Liberty would ensure the safety of the residents. ...

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:22 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both a very visible and accepted part of everyday life.

Iran president-elect carries reform hopes after routing hardliners Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's new president, a moderate cleric known for his conciliatory nuclear talks with world powers, will take office carrying the hopes of reformists seeking less repression of social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy. Hassan Rohani is someone world powers are likely to welcome as the successor to hardline populist incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, hoping he might pursue peaceful ways out of an increasingly tense standoff with Iran over its nuclear activity. ...

Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:38 AM PDT By Alastair Macdonald and Angus McDowall CAIRO/RIYADH (Reuters) - The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbors, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that has been inflamed by war in Syria. Hassan Rohani, a Shi'ite cleric known for a conciliatory approach and backed by reformists, will have only limited say in policy determined by Iran's supreme leader; but with the Syrian carnage fuelling rage among Sunni Arabs across the region, any gestures from Tehran may help contain it. ...

Al-Qaida's Iraq head refuses to scrap Syria merger Posted: 15 Jun 2013 08:44 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's global command to scrap a merger with the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purporting to be from him that was posted online Saturday.

Obama takes bolder Syria stand as G-8 talks open Posted: 15 Jun 2013 08:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to struggling rebels.

Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:16 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, police sources said. The Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK) group, said a further 27 people were wounded in the attack. A similar attack in February killed at least five of its members. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack. MEK, which was removed from the U.S. State Department's official list of terrorist organizations last year, calls for the overthrow of Iran's clerical leaders and fought on Iraq's side in the Iran-Iraq war during the 1980s. ...

Partial vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:10 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in a partial vote count Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics.

In Syria, do Americans hear echoes of Vietnam and Iraq? Posted: 15 Jun 2013 05:22 AM PDT In deciding to provide weapons to rebels fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – too late, in the view of many critics – President Obama correctly senses the reluctance of most Americans to engage in foreign wars not clearly tied to national security.

Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:21 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics.

Today in History Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:01 PM PDT Today is Saturday, June 15, the 166th day of 2013. There are 199 days left in the year.

How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:57 PM PDT By Warren Strobel and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels for the first time follows an intense, nearly two-year debate within the White House in which the president and his closest advisers consistently expressed skepticism about U.S. intervention in a Middle East civil war, current and former officials said. ...

Oil price highest since January on Syria concerns Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:21 PM PDT Oil rose to the highest level since January amid concerns about a possible escalation in Syria's civil war. Benchmark oil for July delivery rose $1.16 to close at $97.85 a barrel on the New York Mercantile ...

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