Snowden asks Russia for asylum

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• Snowden asks Russia for asylum
• Hunger-striking Gitmo detainees sue over force feeding
• More elite fire crews go to Ariz. after 19 killed
• Obama: 'We are heartbroken' over AZ firefighters
• Egypt's military issues 48-hour ultimatum
• Ailing Mandela still able to unite South Africans
• Obama declares a new era of US-Africa relations
• Milwaukee diocese posts priest sex abuse records
• Nearly 300 Afghan police killed in month
• Police officer testifies in George Zimmerman trial
• Law requires Chinese to visit their aging parents
• 19 firefighters killed in Arizona forest fire
• Kerry presses North Korea over nuke disarmament
• Williams loses to Lisicki in Wimbledon stunner

Snowden asks Russia for asylum Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:57 AM PDT Russia's Vladimir Putin says the former NSA contractor must quit leaking U.S. secrets.

Hunger-striking Gitmo detainees sue over force feeding Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:02 AM PDT Four inmates at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba are suing the federal government over the camp's force feeding procedures, arguing they are inhumane and violate the inmates' freedom of religion. The inmates--two of whom are currently on a months-long hunger strike and are being force fed--are suing in federal court in Washington, D.C., [...]

More elite fire crews go to Ariz. after 19 killed Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:17 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A sudden windstorm turned an Arizona forest fire into an out-of-control inferno that trapped and killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of "hotshots," authorities said Monday. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years.

Obama: 'We are heartbroken' over AZ firefighters Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:15 AM PDT DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — President Barack Obama says the deaths of 19 firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire are a heartbreaking reminder that emergency personnel put their lives on the line every day while rushing toward danger.

Egypt's military issues 48-hour ultimatum Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:34 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn't "meet the people's demands," giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement, as thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down.

Ailing Mandela still able to unite South Africans Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:31 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The spelling and grammar need work, but the message has its own eloquence.

Obama declares a new era of US-Africa relations Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Basking in an exuberant welcome from streets teeming with well-wishers, President Barack Obama on Monday declared a new era in U.S. relations with Africa based on partnership as opposed to charitable aid.

Milwaukee diocese posts priest sex abuse records Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:36 AM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee released thousands of pages of documents related to clergy sex abuse Monday, including the personnel files of more than three dozen priests and the depositions of church leaders including New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the former archbishop of Milwaukee.

Nearly 300 Afghan police killed in month Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed nearly 300 Afghan local and national police in the span of a month, the Interior Ministry said Monday, illustrating how casualties among local forces are mounting now that NATO-led coalition troops have handed over responsibility for combat operations.

Police officer testifies in George Zimmerman trial Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:43 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial on Monday heard a recording of the neighborhood watch volunteer describing his fatal encounter with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to a police officer soon after it happened.

Law requires Chinese to visit their aging parents Posted: 01 Jul 2013 07:06 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Mothers and fathers aren't the only ones urging adult children to visit their parents. China's lawbooks are now issuing the same imperative.

19 firefighters killed in Arizona forest fire Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:54 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A sudden windstorm turned an Arizona forest fire into an out-of-control inferno that trapped and killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of "hotshots," authorities said Monday. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years.

Kerry presses North Korea over nuke disarmament Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:07 AM PDT BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped up pressure Monday on North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program, saying key regional powers, including North Korean ally China, are all "absolutely united" in demanding nuclear disarmament.

Williams loses to Lisicki in Wimbledon stunner Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams joined a growing list of marquee names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon.

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