| Tentative agreement on Iran sanctions relief Posted: 04 Jul 2015 06:22 AM PDT  World powers and Iran have reached tentative agreement on sanctions relief for the Islamic Republic, among the most contentious issues in a long-term nuclear agreement that negotiators hope to clinch over the next several days, diplomats told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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| Tunisia's president declares state of emergency after hotel attack Posted: 04 Jul 2015 08:16 AM PDT  By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday to give his government more powers following an Islamic militant attack on a beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, mostly Britons, were killed. Tunisia's emergency law temporarily gives the government more executive flexibility, hands the army and police more authority, and restricts certain rights such as the right to public assembly. The attack on the Sousse beach resort last Friday followed a gun attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis in March - two of the worst militant assaults in Tunisia's modern history, and a pressing threat to its vital tourist industry.
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| July Fourth brings worries over security, sharks, wildfires Posted: 04 Jul 2015 08:27 AM PDT  The public is asked to remain vigilant for possible threats following recent calls for violence by Islamic State leaders.
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| Yes or no? What Greece's landmark vote might bring Posted: 03 Jul 2015 11:10 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — On his 10-year trip home, the Greek hero Odysseus at one point had to steer his ship and crew down a narrow stretch of water menaced on opposite sides by two sea monsters, Scylla and Charybdis.
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| Clinton warns Iran nuclear deal won’t solve threat Posted:  The Democratic presidential candidate tells voters that Tehran is still "the world's chief sponsor of terrorism."
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| Oregon marijuana fans look to cash in on new law Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:39 PM PDT  More than a thousand marijuana enthusiasts and entrepreneurs met in Oregon on Friday to swap samples, contacts and business tips in hopes of profiting from the state's new law allowing the recreational use of pot. Licensed growers handed out free tastes, gardening experts displayed organic plant food and artists sold marijuana pipes to participants at the "Weed the People" event. "Cannabis is a great opportunity for us," said D.J. King, a labor organizer with the United Food and Commercial Workers who wants to unionize workers at marijuana grow operations, distributors and retailers.
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| Campaigns halt as Greeks face tough referendum choice Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:03 PM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Campaigns halt in Greece on Saturday on the eve of a closely watched bailout referendum — with voters in a dead heat over whether to defy creditors and push for better repayment terms or essentially seek new political leadership to find a compromise.
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| America welcomes July 4 with hot dogs, cool music, cold beer Posted: 04 Jul 2015 09:35 AM PDT  The United States marks 239 years as an independent nation on Saturday as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music. Here are some highlights and lowlights of Independence Day celebrations across the globe:
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| Would Greek exit help or hurt Europe's currency union? Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:20 AM PDT  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With aid negotiations off and ATMs running out of money, it's not speculation any more. Greece could leave the euro. And soon.
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| Federal regulations on campus sexual assault take effect Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:09 PM PDT  The increasingly public fight against campus sexual assault reached a watershed this week, as a set of major federal regulations aimed at combating the nationwide problem quietly went into effect.
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| Boko Haram kills nearly 200 in 48 hours of Nigeria slaughter Posted: 03 Jul 2015 02:37 PM PDT  Boko Haram carried out a fresh wave of massacres in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, locals said, killing nearly 200 people in 48 hours of violence President Muhammadu Buhari blasted as "inhuman and barbaric". A young female suicide bomber also killed 12 worshippers when she blew herself up in a mosque in Borno. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Boko Haram has used both men and young women and girls as human bombs in the past.
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| Iran nuclear talks in endgame, negotiators push on sticking points Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:59 PM PDT  A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran's past atomic research. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other powers - Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia - on an agreement to curtail its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. "We are coming to the end," said a senior Western diplomat, who added there was no plan to carry on for long past next Tuesday.
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