AP Analysis: Turmoil blurring Mideast borders

CAIRO (AP) — Working in secret, European diplomats drew up the borders that have defined the Middle East's nations for nearly a century — but now civil war, sectarian bloodshed and leadership failures threaten to rip that map apart.

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Ukraine: 49 dead as rebels down military plane

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian separatists shot down a military transport plane Saturday in the country's restive east, killing all 49 service personnel on board, Ukrainian officials said.

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Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans headed to the polls Saturday in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year.

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Delta worker hurt in jet engine fire at LaGuardia

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Delta Air Lines worker has been injured while responding to an engine fire on a plane that landed at New York's LaGuardia.

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Strong blast in Syrian town near Iraq kills 8

BEIRUT (AP) — A strong explosion struck a weapons market in an eastern Syrian town near the border with Iraq Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding many others, state media and activists said.

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No curfew: Saturday night Bangkok-style is back

BANGKOK (AP) — The generals who seized power in Thailand disrupted one of the country's most lucrative industries — the go-go bars that were forced to close early because of a curfew.

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Rand Paul: Troops in Iraq Would Be a Mistake

Paul says Iraqis need to step up; Rubio more hawkish.


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Egypt sends 13 to trial for sexual violence

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor referred Saturday 13 men to trial for attempted rape and assault of women during public rallies in Cairo's iconic Tahrir square, the first implementation of tough new penalties against rampant sexual violence, the state news agency reported.

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Gun control group marches across Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) — Some carried photos of loved ones cut down by a bullet. Others held signs imploring Congress to act. And nearly all shouted out "Not one more," a tear-stained rallying cry embraced by those who believe the U.S. needs tougher gun control laws.

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Videos open window on Guantanamo hunger strike

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The U.S. military has long insisted it employs only humane methods to keep hunger-striking prisoners alive at Guantanamo. That assertion is under new scrutiny due to a judicial order.

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Israeli premier: Terror group took 3 missing teens

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants.

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'After Midnight' to close by the end of the month

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem is dancing into history: It will play its final show June 29.

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Obama says climate change deniers ignoring science

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said denying climate change is like arguing the moon is made of cheese, as he issued a call to action on global warming to Saturday's graduates of the University of California, Irvine.

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Sirigu to start in goal for Italy against England

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Salvatore Sirigu will start in goal for Italy in the Group D match against England on Saturday after Gianluigi Buffon injured his ankle in training.

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LA Kings celebrate 2nd title and plot 3rd run

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Doughty never hesitates to say what the rest of the Los Angeles Kings are only thinking, and the star defenseman's mind was already on a third Stanley Cup title while his teammates celebrated their second on the ice behind him.

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Thousands of Iraqi men answer urgent call to arms

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of young Iraqi men are flocking to volunteer centers across Baghdad to join the fight against Islamic militants who advanced across the country's north this week.

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Kaymer protects lead on tough day at Pinehurst

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Now that's more like it.

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San Francisco ups campaign to win Lucas museum

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco politicians and property groups are rolling out the welcome mat for George Lucas' collection of American art and movie memorabilia in an effort to keep the "Star Wars" creator from building his proposed museum to Chicago or Los Angeles.

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BRAZIL BEAT: Opera house, then football in Manaus

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As World Cup selfies go, a group of noisy Brazilian kids got some real good ones as they crowded Robin van Persie and snapped away on their cellphones at a relaxed Dutch team training session.

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Obama intervenes in Philadelphia rail strike

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama is intervening to help resolve Philadelphia's commuter rail strike.

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Uncertainty for gay couples married in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge's order for Wisconsin officials to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses didn't address the legal status of the more than 550 gay marriages conducted in the last week, and subsequent statements by state officials have not removed the uncertainty.

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Argentine soccer fans get rowdy in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — "Copacabana belongs to Argentina," shouted Roberto Pons, rubbing his eyes clear of pepper spray as his long, gray hair flowed down his bare back to his Speedo swimsuit.

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Hungary puts record 10 past El Salvador in 1982

On June 15 in World Cup history: Hungary puts record 10 past El Salvador in Elche, Spain, in 1982.

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Obama order forces Philly rail workers back on job

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers, employers and travelers in the Philadelphia area have been forced to make contingency plans as a commuter rail strike adds to the region's summer transportation woes.

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Airstrikes kill about 100 militants in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say that airstrikes overnight in the northwestern tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed as many as 100 militants.

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Costa Rica upsets Uruguay at World Cup

MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil (AP) — For a second day running, this spectacular World Cup left everyone in awe. This time, it was Costa Rica which produced a huge upset.

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Ukraine vows to punish rebels who downed plane

NOVOHANNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president declared Sunday a day of mourning and vowed to punish those responsible after pro-Russia separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, killing all 49 crew and troops aboard.

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Iran's Zoroastrians celebrate Persian roots

CHAK CHAK, Iran (AP) — Adherents of the Zoroastrian religion from around the world gathered at a mountain shrine in central Iran this week to celebrate their Persian roots, praying in remembrance of a princess who fled the seventh century Arab invasion.

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France has a point to prove; Messi set for action

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — France is preparing for its first World Cup match since leaving South Africa in disgrace four years ago following a player strike and a group-stage exit.

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Gunman kills 8 in Yemen bus attack

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say gunmen have attacked a bus carrying nurses from a military hospital in the southern city of Aden, killing eight people, including two women, and wounding around a dozen others.

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Philly rail service resumes after Obama intervenes

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Commuter rail workers began returning to their jobs early Sunday following a brief strike that was ended when President Barack Obama intervened, and train service was expected to resume within hours.

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Egypt police confiscate rights group's publication

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces confiscated copies of a human rights group's newsletter, saying the publication threatened the government, the head of the group said Sunday.

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Israel PM says Hamas kidnapped missing teens

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military arrested around 80 Palestinians in the West Bank, including members of the militant group Hamas, early Sunday as part of efforts to locate three teenagers, including an American, believed abducted in the territory while hitchhiking home.

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Obama longs to break out of White House bubble

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — It's perhaps appropriate that President Barack Obama is vacationing this weekend in California, where the state flag features a roaming grizzly.

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Rogue general battles militias in eastern Libya

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan security official says troops loyal to a rogue general have launched airstrikes targeting Islamist militias in Benghazi city following a push with infantry and clashes that left five killed.

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Pope says he'll visit Albania in September

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he will make a one-day trip to Albania in September to encourage a country that "long suffered" from the consequences of past ideologies.

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Spanish police arrest separatist on the run

MADRID (AP) — Officials say Spanish police have arrested a woman who was on the run following her conviction for belonging to a violent separatist group.

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Colombia cliffhanger a referendum on peace

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians vote Sunday in the nation's tightest presidential contest in two decades, an election that President Juan Manuel Santos deems a referendum on peace talks to end the Western Hemisphere's longest-running conflict.

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Andrej Kiska inaugurated as Slovakia's president

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Political newcomer Andrej Kiska has been inaugurated as Slovakia's new president.

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Roadside bomb kills 11 after Afghan vote

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents cut the fingers off nearly a dozen voters and killed 11 other people, including four election workers, to punish them for voting in this weekend's presidential runoff, officials said Sunday.

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Marquez makes it 7-for-7 at Catalonia GP

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Marc Marquez won a thrilling four-way duel at Sunday's Catalonia grand prix to make it seven victories in as many races to start his MotoGP title defense.

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Detroit fights blight by selling off vacant homes

DETROIT (AP) — Mayor Mike Duggan's plan for fixing Detroit neighborhoods includes selling some vacant houses while razing others too far gone to save.

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Pakistani army starts offensive against militants

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani military says it has struck militants in the country's northwest responsible for a five-hour siege of the Karachi airport a week ago.

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Italy has no time to celebrate after England win

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Italy can't afford to celebrate too much after opening the World Cup with an impressive win over England.

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Casey Kasem, king of the Top 40 countdown

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82.

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Parliamentary candidate shot dead in Kosovo

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo police say a parliamentary candidate from Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's ruling party was shot dead early Sunday as he walked out of a restaurant.

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Syrian army crushes rebel push near Turkish border

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists and pro-government media say forces loyal to President Bashar Assad are advancing in heavy fighting in a coastal province near the Turkish border.

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6 killed in house fire in Newark, New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say six people have been killed in a fast-moving fire that roared through a single-family home in New Jersey's largest city.

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Top 10 things you might not know about Casey Kasem

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Counting down the top 10 things you might not know about radio personality Casey Kasem, the founding voice of "American Top 40," who died Sunday:

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Champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen out of ICU

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyke-Rouen has been moved from intensive care to a regular hospital room, nine days after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle accident.

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