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| UK prosecutors say singer Cliff Richard will not face sex crime charges | |  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Cliff Richard, one of Britain's best-known entertainers, will not face criminal charges over alleged historical sex crimes because there is insufficient evidence, British prosecutors said on Thursday. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service was handed a file of evidence by police in May relating to allegations against Richard, 75. "The CPS has carefully reviewed evidence relating to claims of non-recent sexual offences dating between 1958 and 1983 made by four men," said Martin Goldman, Chief Crown Prosecutor for Yorkshire and Humberside.
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| Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis - U.N. | |  GENEVA (Reuters) - Islamic State (ISIS) has committed the crime of genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, seeking to destroy the ethno-religious group of 400,000 through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday. "The genocide of the Yazidis is ongoing," the independent investigators said in a report, which urged major powers to rescue at least 3,200 women and children still held by ISIS and to refer the case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution. (Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay, editing by Tom Miles)
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| UEFA "regrets" overnight soccer violence ahead of England-Wales match | |  UEFA said on Thursday it regretted the unrest on the streets of Lille overnight on the eve of the Euro 2016 soccer match between England and Wales, but it stopped short of taking any action to punish fan violence. French riot police charged and used tear gas to disperse rowdy English soccer fans on Wednesday night. "UEFA regrets the skirmishes which occurred in Lille last night.
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| Despite Brexit noise and migrant woes, Turkey committed to EU ties | |  By Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey remains committed to closer ties with the European Union despite strains in the relationship, and wants to deepen a customs union to become the bloc's third largest trade partner, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said in an interview. Turkey's relations with Europe have soured over demands it amend its anti-terrorism laws on human rights grounds under a deal to curb migration, prompting President Tayyip Erdogan last month to angrily warn: "we're going our way, you go yours". Countering warnings from Britain's "Out" campaign of dire consequences if the largely Muslim nation of 78 million joins, Prime Minister David Cameron, once a staunch advocate of Turkish accession, joked that it did not look as if it would happen until the year 3000.
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| Consoling Orlando victims, Obama recasts somber role | |  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reprising his frequent role of "consoler in chief," President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed. The White House said Obama's visit to the Florida city where Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to Islamic State during a three-hour rampage through the Pulse nightclub, was not about the gunman but comforting the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. "This will be, I think, an emotional trip," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters, saying Obama would offer condolences on behalf of the nation.
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| U.S. investigators question Orlando gunman's wife | |  By Letitia Stein and Julia Edwards ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators have questioned the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the FBI said on Wednesday, and a law enforcement source said she could face criminal charges if there is evidence of any wrongdoing. Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman, knew of his plans for what became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, said the law enforcement source, who has been briefed on the matter. "I cannot comment on the outcome or the outcome of that investigation." CNN, citing law enforcement officials, said a U.S. attorney planned to present evidence to a federal grand jury to determine whether charges would be brought against Salman.
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