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BBC:Turkey election: 'Two dead' in blasts at Kurdish rally
Turkey election: 'Two dead' in blasts at Kurdish rally
Two explosions at an election rally in Turkey's mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir have killed at least two and injured 100, officials say.
Thousands had attended the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) final rally ahead of Sunday's vote.
The cause of the blasts is not clear, and the HDP leader has called for calm.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the blasts as a "provocation" intended to destabilise the upcoming general election.
BBC:Tsipras tells lenders not to humiliate Greece over debt
Tsipras tells lenders not to humiliate Greece over debt
Greece's prime minister has warned international creditors not to impose humiliating terms on his country as it seeks urgently needed bailout funds.
Alexis Tsipras said negotiations were at a "critical" stage, but that the lenders' proposals were "not realistic".
He was briefing parliament amid growing opposition in his leftist Syriza party to the creditors' proposals.
Earlier Greece delayed Friday's €300m (£216m) debt repayment to the IMF.
BBC:Eight out of 10 Malala suspects 'secretly acquitted'
Eight out of 10 Malala suspects 'secretly acquitted'
Eight of the 10 men reportedly jailed for the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were acquitted, it has emerged.
In April, officials in Pakistan said that 10 Taliban fighters had been found guilty and received 25-year jail terms.
But sources have now confirmed to the BBC that only two of the men who stood trial were convicted.
The secrecy surrounding the trial, which was held behind closed doors, raised suspicions over its validity.
BBC:US facing 'dedicated' hacking enemy
US facing 'dedicated' hacking enemy
The US says it faces a "dedicated adversary" and an "ever evolving threat" to the nation's cyber security, after a major data breach.
The hacking of federal government computers may have compromised the records of four million employees.
US officials have blamed China for the attack, but the Chinese have denied any involvement.
Four million current and former US government employees are being told to take precautions.
BBC:Yangtze ship disaster: Chinese salvagers right Eastern Star
Yangtze ship disaster: Chinese salvagers right Eastern Star
Chinese salvagers have fully righted the ship which capsized on the Yangtze River, on which more than 400 people are thought to have died.
The Eastern Star overturned late on Monday after being caught in a storm.
Just 14 of the 456 passengers and crew are known to have survived what looks set to be China's worst shipping disaster in more than 60 years of Communist rule.
Authorities say the chances of finding anyone still alive were "slim".
BBC:Boston Library finds 'missing' art in library
Boston Library finds 'missing' art in library
Two valuable artworks believed to have gone missing from Boston Public Library have been found... in the library.
A Rembrandt etching, from 1634, and a 1504 engraving by the German artist Durer were reported missing in April.
They were found on Thursday in the library's print stacks by a conservation officer.
"We're thrilled to have found these treasures right here at home. They were found safe and sound, simply misfiled," said Library president Amy Ryan.
Reuters:Defense chief working on plan to close Guantanamo prison
Defense chief working on plan to close Guantanamo prison
U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he was working with the White House to prepare a proposal for Congress on closing the Guantanamo prison for terrorism suspects, a long-time goal of President Barack Obama.
The Senate is currently debating an annual defense policy bill that would permit closure of the prison, but only if the president first submits a plan that is approved by the Republican-led Congress.
The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay Naval base on Cuba was set up after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for al Qaeda and Taliban detainees. Obama vowed to close it within a year when he came to office in 2009.
Republican lawmakers concerned about housing detainees in the United States have thwarted those moves.
Reuters:Mali government, rebels agree security deal as step to peace accord
Mali government, rebels agree security deal as step to peace accord
Mali's government and Tuareg-led rebels agreed on a ceasefire in a strategic town and on more political guarantees on Friday, steps towards a U.N.-brokered peace accord to end decades of uprisings in the northern region the separatists call Azawad.
Western powers are pushing for a conclusive accord in Mali, fearing that continued instability will allow Islamist militants to return to the north, from where a French military intervention drove them out in 2013.
Mali's government accepted a broad U.N.-brokered agreement in March, but the rebel coalition Coordination of Azawad Movements delayed a final signing, saying it fell short of their demands, as fighting continued in the vast desert region.
Implementing any peace arrangement and ceasefire is certain to be complicated, with fighters on the ground divided into various competing factions and splinter groups, and Islamist militants also trying to return.
Reuters:West, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violence
West, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violence
Western nations and Russia traded accusations at the United Nations on Friday over the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, while a senior member of an international monitoring team blamed both sides in the conflict for breaking a ceasefire.
The diplomatic clash between European, U.S. and Russian envoys came a day after Ukraine warned of a possible "full-scale invasion" by Russia, following the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists in months.
The deputy head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) monitoring mission, Alexander Hug, was more balanced in his remarks to the Security Council. He said both sides of the conflict were putting civilians at risk as the security situation deteriorates.
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"Civilians continue to bear an unacceptable price in this conflict," Hug told an emergency meeting of the 15-nation council. "They are killed and wounded, as both sides continue to place military positions in and around civilian infrastructure. Their property and livelihoods have been destroyed."
Reuters:Data hacked from U.S. government dates back to 1985: official
Data hacked from U.S. government dates back to 1985: official
Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said on Friday, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyber attacks on federal networks.
The breach of computer systems of the Office of Personnel Management was disclosed on Thursday by the Obama administration, which said records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised.
Accusations by U.S. government sources of a Chinese role in the cyber attack, including possible state sponsorship, could further strain ties between Washington and Beijing. Tensions are already heightened over Chinese assertiveness in pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Several U.S. officials, who requested anonymity, said the hackers were believed to have been based in China but that it was not yet known if the Chinese government or criminal elements were involved.
Reuters:Pentagon chief says new action needed on Russia over Ukraine
Pentagon chief says new action needed on Russia over Ukraine
The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday.
Carter, speaking after conferring with U.S. officials in Europe, said the Pentagon was watching the Ukraine situation very closely and was concerned about "further things happening" after the worst upsurge in fighting in months.
On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused Moscow of sending sophisticated new weapons to Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, including artillery and anti-aircraft systems.
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Carter called three dozen top U.S. officials to a session in Stuttgart, Germany, to discuss the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russia and evaluate whether U.S. and NATO military exercises had reassured NATO allies and partners.
Reuters:Deutsche Bank probes $6 billion suspected money laundering: source
Deutsche Bank probes $6 billion suspected money laundering: source
Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) is looking into possible money laundering transactions by some of its clients in Russia which could exceed $6 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Transactions conducted over a period of years are being investigated, and the sum could exceed $6 billion, the source said, adding that the internal probe of the possible abuse being conducted by Deutsche Bank is in its initial stages.
Deutsche Bank repeated a statement from May 20, saying it had suspended a small number of traders in Moscow and was conducting an internal review, but gave no details of the reason for the suspension.
"We have pledged to uphold the highest standards in combating suspicious activities and will take tough measures if we find evidence of wrongdoing," the statement said. Up to three staff have been laid off by the bank, the source said.
ABC News:Google Releases More Details on Self-Driving Car Accidents
Google Releases More Details on Self-Driving Car Accidents
The summary released Friday described all of the collisions as minor, saying no injuries were reported. As it has been doing for several weeks, Google said that the self-driving technology was not to blame for any of the accidents. In one case, however, an employee used the self-driving car to run an errand and rear-ended another car that was stopped in traffic. Google had previously disclosed that accident, which happened in August 2011.
Google's breakdown of the accidents came just two days after company co-founder Sergey Brin told shareholders that the company had already disclosed most of the pertinent information about the crashes.
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has been a longtime Google critic, has been pushing the Mountain View, California, company to release all of the accident reports filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles and other law enforcement agencies. Dissatisfied with Google's accounting, Consumer Watchdog on Friday renewed its call for the company to release the official accident reports.
The Associated Press has asked Google and the California Department of Motor Vehicles for the reports. Both have refused, citing privacy concerns.