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| Bangladesh police shoot dead militant behind killing of bloggers, gay rights activists | | | By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh on Sunday shot dead an Islamist militant wanted for the killings of several liberal bloggers and gay rights activists, a senior official said. The militant, identified as Sharif, one of the leaders of the banned group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, took part in the killing of blogger Avijit Roy, U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in Dhaka last year, police official Abdul Baten said. Sharif was also behind the killing of two gay rights activists in April, as well as four other bloggers and a publisher, the police officer told a news conference. |
| U.S. to release partial transcripts of Orlando killer calls to police - Lynch | |  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials will on Monday release partial transcripts of three phone conversations the man who killed 49 people in a Florida gay nightclub last week had with police as the massacre unfolded, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday. Lynch, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" talk show, said the Orlando shooting incident was "an act of terror and an act of hate", but she declined to say what charges may be filed nor who may be charged in the case. The transcripts of the conversations between deceased gunman Omar Mateen and law enforcement negotiators will "talk about what he told law enforcement on the ground as the events were unfolding," Lynch said.
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| Obama immigration win at Supreme Court could benefit Trump | |  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming days decides a high-profile immigration case in favor of the Obama administration, the ruling could have an unexpected beneficiary: Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. The Obama administration is asking the high court to revive its 2014 proposal to protect up to 4 million people from deportation, a plan that was blocked by lower courts. The court could rule that a president has broad authority to interpret and enforce federal immigration law.
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| U.S. attorney general: Florida shooting "act of terror, act of hate" | |  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday that last week's shooting massacre in Orlando, Florida, was "an act of terror and an act of hate", but she declined to divulge what charges may be filed or who may be charged in the case. Lynch told CNN's "State of the Union" program that she would be going to Orlando on Tuesday to confer with investigators, and on Monday would release transcripts of phone conversations between the deceased shooter, Omar Mateen, and police as the worst mass shooting incident in American history unfolded. This was an act of terror and an act of hate," Lynch told CNN.
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| Wanted: An independent RBI chief to champion reforms | |  By Rafael Nam and Neha Dasgupta MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As India seeks a new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief, many investors are pushing a clear message: the successor to Raghuram Rajan may lack his gravitas, but must defend the Reserve Bank of India's autonomy at a critical juncture in its history. Under Rajan, who unexpectedly announced on Saturday he would step down when his tenure ends in September, the RBI has started to institutionalise its decision-making and reduce the power of the governor, including through the introduction of an inflation target that will guide monetary policy decisions. It also follows strident criticism of Rajan from right-wing members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, prompting investors to ask whether politics played a role in his departure.
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| Brussels central station evacuated amid heightened security fears | |  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels central train station was evacuated for about an hour on Sunday because of a suspicious suitcase amid heightened security fears in the Belgian capital after a huge anti-terror operation led to three men being charged with terrorism offences. The suitcase later turned out to be a false alarm but shows Belgium's high state of alert as the Euro 2016 soccer tournament is under way in neighbouring France, three months after Islamist bombers killed 32 people in Brussels. Belgian police searched 40 houses and 152 garage lockups between Friday night and Saturday, arresting 12 people following reports of possible attacks targeting soccer fans watching the matches in Brussels.
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| Polls show Spain's left-wing bloc could clinch majority | |  By Sarah White and Carlos Ruano MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's two main left-wing parties could come close to clinching a combined parliamentary majority, several opinion polls showed on Sunday, a week before the country votes in its second election in six months. Spain's political vacuum has yet to substantially derail an economy which is on course to grow faster than most euro zone peers this year, by 2.7 percent.
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| Orlando attacks renew focus on security at smaller U.S. businesses | |  By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - While mass shooting attacks are on the rise, smaller U.S. businesses remain reluctant to invest in more physical security measures such as metal detectors or extra guards even though events like the Orlando massacre prompt a surge in interest, industry executives said. Major attacks like the one at a gay nightclub in Orlando, which left 49 people dead, often prompt a flurry of inquiries from potential customers to security companies. Then they go, 'Gulp,'" said Bruce McIndoe, chief executive of risk advisory firm iJet International Inc. Those include upfront expenses like equipment and training as well as ongoing costs such as wages for guards.
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| U.S. Supreme Court may take action on state assault weapon bans | |  The U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in this week on gun control, an issue smoldering again following the June 12 Orlando massacre, with the justices due to decide whether to hear a challenge by gun rights advocates to assault weapon bans in two states. The Connecticut and New York laws prohibit semiautomatic weapons like the one used by the gunman who fatally shot 49 people at a gay night club in Orlando in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The Supreme Court will announce as soon as Monday whether it will hear the challenge brought by gun rights groups and individual firearms owners asserting that the laws violate the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment guarantee of the right to bear arms.
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| UEFA charges Hungary, Belgium and Portugal over crowd trouble | |  By Philip O'Connor LILLE, France (Reuters) - UEFA said it is taking disciplinary action against Hungary, Belgium and Portugal after further crowd trouble at three Euro 2016 soccer games on Saturday. The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has charged the Hungarian federation on three counts relating to the behaviour of their fans - setting off fireworks, throwing objects and crowd disturbances. A Reuters witness saw scuffles as police entered the stands of the Stade Velodrome in Marseille prior to Hungary's 1-1 draw with Iceland, and reports said an Iceland player was struck by an object thrown from the crowd as they celebrated Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty opener.
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