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| Gunman kills 20, injures 42 in shooting rampage at Florida gay club | |  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least 20 people and injured 42 others in a gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before police shot him dead in what U.S. authorities described as a "terrorism incident." A senior FBI official said there were suggestions that the gunman might have had leanings toward Islamic State militants but that this required further investigation. A police officer working as a security guard inside the Pulse nightclub exchanged fire with the suspect at about 2 a.m. (0600 GMT), police officials said. Absolutely, we are investigating this from all parties' perspective as an act of terrorism," said Danny Banks, special agent in charge of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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| Obama directs federal authorities to help Orlando shooting investigation | |  U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday ordered the federal government to provide any assistance necessary to local law enforcement officials investigating a shooting in Orlando, Florida. Obama was briefed on the shooting by Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the White House said in a statement. "The President asked to receive regular updates as the FBI and other federal officials work with the Orlando Police to gather more information," the White House said.
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| Germany's Merkel pushes rule of law, market access in China | |  German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the role of an independent judiciary and the need for a level playing field for foreign firms as she begun her ninth trip to China since taking office. Merkel arrived in China on Sunday amid growing pressure from industry and rights groups to confront the Chinese more forcefully. The Chinese government is overseeing a broad crackdown on rights groups and activists, and is facing complaints from foreign firms about market access restrictions.
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| UEFA investigating Russia after assault on England fans at Euro 2016 match | |  By John Irish and Tara Oakes PARIS/MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body, UEFA, launched disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union on Sunday after its fans assaulted English counterparts at the end of their Euro 2016 match in Marseille. Moments after the final whistle in the Stade Velodrome, masked Russian supporters charged at England fans, punching and kicking them. UEFA said it was also investigating allegations of racist behaviour, the throwing of missiles and use of fireworks.
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| Blast from "self-made" explosive injures five in Shanghai airport | |  A man set off a home-made explosive at a terminal in Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Sunday, the city's government said, injuring five people, including himself. The explosion occurred near the airport's Terminal Two ticketing area at about 2:20 p.m. and the people who were injured were taken away for medical treatment, the Shanghai government said in a short statement on its official microblog. "According to an initial police investigation, a man took self-made explosive materials in a beer bottle out of his backpack and threw it at ticketing counter," the government said.
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| Bangladesh arrests 85 Islamists in crackdown after wave of killings | | | By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested at least 85 militants as part of a broad crackdown on Islamists after a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and liberal activists, police said on Sunday. A total of more than 5,000 suspected criminals have been arrested since law enforcement agencies began a week-long drive on Friday to halt a series of targeted killings in the mainly Muslim nation. All arrests were made on specific charges, national police chief A.K.M. Shahidul Hoque said, relating to firearms, narcotics and other offences. |
| Praise from West after mostly peaceful Kiev Pride march | |  By Matthias Williams and Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Western diplomats joined gay rights activists on a Pride march in Kiev on Sunday and spoke of signs of progress on gay rights in Ukraine after the event passed off largely without incident. Some were draped in rainbow or European Union flags, some in national dress. A crowd shouted "get out" from behind the police line and some threw leaflets titled "Stop LGBT Propaganda".
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| UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Russia after crowd violence | | | PARIS (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body, UEFA, said on Sunday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union following crowd disturbances at the end of the Russia-England Euro 2016 match in Marseille. Russian fans charged their English counterparts moments after the final whistle on Saturday, punching and kicking retreating England supporters, some of whom were forced to scale barriers to escape. UEFA said a decision on sanctions would be made within the next few days, once Russia had been able to submit written statements. ... |
| Modi notches Rajya Sabha gains, eyes Uttar Pradesh battle | |  By Rupam Jain ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has notched up gains in elections to the Rajya Sabha, and is seeking to drive home the advantage when his nationalist ruling party meets to devise a strategy to win Uttar Pradesh, India's biggest state. Modi drew standing ovations from U.S. lawmakers this week on a visit to Washington D.C. but, like President Barack Obama, has faced a struggle in his two years in power to get legislation through a hostile second chamber. BJP leaders were due to meet later on Sunday to finalise their strategy to win the 2017 election in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, knowing that defeat would handicap Modi and sap his chances of winning a second term.
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| One killed in Istanbul explosion, gas leak suspected - CNN Turk | | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An explosion in central Istanbul killed one person and injured another on Sunday after what could have been a gas leak, CNN Turk reported. Emergency crews found the body of a street vendor at the scene in an apartment block in the upscale Cihangir neighbourhood, the channel said. A taxi driver was badly hurt when falling cement hit his car, it added. It was too early to say what caused the explosion which also sparked a fire in the unoccupied flat, the TV station said. ... |
| CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia | |  CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to be published, absolving Saudi Arabia of any responsibility. People shouldn't take them as evidence of Saudi complicity in the attacks," Brennan said in an interview with Saudi-owned Arabiya TV, according to a transcript provided by the network. The withheld section of the 2002 report is central to a dispute over whether Americans should be able to sue the Saudi government, a key U.S. ally, for damages.
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