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| Mourning shooting victims, Charleston anguishes over 'freshness of death' | | Monday, June 22, 2015 3:28 AM | |
|  By Edward McAllister, Luciana Lopez and Alana Wise CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston for an emotional memorial service on Sunday just days after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old white man, shot dead nine black church members. "We are reminded this morning about the freshness of death that comes like a thief in the night," the Reverend Norvel Goff told a mostly black congregation that swelled to about 400 people for a service remembering those killed on Wednesday in the latest U.S. mass shooting. Armed police searched bags at the door of the church, home to the oldest African-American congregation in the southern United States, and officers stood at intervals inside the church along the side of the nave and in the gallery.
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| South Korea, Japan mark 50 years of ties with push to overcome strains | | Monday, June 22, 2015 3:22 AM | |
|  South Korea and Japan marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties on Monday with a push to mend relations strained by a territorial dispute and a feud over Japan's wartime past. On Monday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye will attend a ceremony hosted by the Japanese embassy in Seoul and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take part in a reception at the South Korean embassy in Tokyo. "For the peoples in both countries and for the next generation, I would like to work with President Park to improve relations further, with eyes set on the next half century," Abe told South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, who paid a courtesy call on the Japanese leader on Monday.
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| Al Jazeera says its journalist Ahmed Mansour to remain in custody in Germany | | | By Ali Abdelaty and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - The pan-Arab television network Al Jazeera said on Sunday that one of its best known journalists, Ahmed Mansour, had been ordered to remain in custody after appearing before a judge in Germany. Mansour was arrested in Berlin at Egypt's request, in a case that could embarrass Germany and renew questions about Cairo's crackdown on dissent. Egypt accuses Al Jazeera of being a mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Qatar-backed Islamist movement that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed from power in 2013 when he was army chief and calls a terrorist group. |
| Exclusive: Banks did not do enough to police FIFA transactions, says global agency | |  By Mark Hosenball LONDON (Reuters) - A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious financial activity by officials at soccer's global governing body FIFA, and cautioned banks to step up scrutiny. The warning from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force came in the wake of last month's indictment by the U.S. of nine current and former FIFA officials and five business executives on a series of corruption charges, including bribery, money laundering and wire fraud. With the U.S. investigation continuing to widen, and a separate Swiss probe gearing up into whether there was corruption involved in FIFA's awarding of the hosting rights to Russia and Qatar for the next soccer World Cups in 2018 and 2022, the warning will add to banks' concern about handling certain soccer accounts for organizations and individuals.
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| Al Jazeera journalist says he expects to face judge soon after arrest in Germany | | | By Ali Abdelaty and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - A high-profile Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Berlin at the request of Egypt said he expected to soon face a judge who would decide whether to extradite him, in a case that could embarrass Germany and renew questions about Cairo's crackdown on dissent. Ahmed Mansour, a leading talk show host on the Qatari channel's Arabic service, was arrested at a Berlin airport on Saturday, the latest Al Jazeera journalist to be pursued by the Egyptian authorities. Egypt accuses Al Jazeera of being a mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Qatar-backed Islamist movement that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed from power in 2013 when he was army chief and calls a terrorist group. |
| Japan and South Korea aim for three-way summit with China by December | |  By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers agreed on Sunday to aim for a three-way summit with China by the end of the year, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, paving the way for the first one-on-one meeting between Tokyo and Seoul's leaders. Japan's Fumio Kishida met his South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, to try to mend ties strained by a territorial dispute and a feud over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels. The strain in relations is complicating efforts to boost security cooperation between Japan and South Korea, two of the United States' main Asian allies, as the region copes with an unpredictable North Korea and an assertive China.
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| Al Jazeera says its journalist Ahmed Mansour remanded in custody in Germany | | | (Reuters) - The pan-Arab television network Al Jazeera said on Sunday that one of its best known journalists, Ahmed Mansour, had been ordered to remain in custody after appearing before a judge in Germany. Mansour was arrested in Berlin at Egypt's request, in a case that could embarrass Germany and renew questions about Cairo's crackdown on dissent. (Reporting by Ali Abdelaty; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Kevin Liffey) |
| Erdogan warns of risks, new poll if Turkey govt coalition delayed | |  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday cited instability among neighbouring states to urge political parties to form a coalition government quickly, or face the prospect of holding another election. "Surrounded by a veritable ring of fire, Turkey must be strong to avoid harm and help its brothers, so we must quickly complete the post-election period," he said. Turkey hosts nearly 2 million refugees who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria.
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