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BBC:Saudi Arabia attack: Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing
Saudi Arabia attack: Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing
The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 21 people.
The attack in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is the first to be claimed by the Saudi branch of IS, which was formally established last November.
The claim was posted on Twitter with an image of the bomber by an account that is a reliable source on the group.
IS has previously threatened to attack Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
BBC:Farc suspends truce after Colombia army attack
Farc suspends truce after Colombia army attack
Colombia's Farc leftist rebel group has suspended a unilateral ceasefire after 26 of its fighters were killed in a government air and ground offensive.
The ceasefire had been in place since December 2014.
Farc said it wanted a full bilateral truce but stressed it was not abandoning the long-running peace talks taking place in Havana.
Meanwhile President Juan Manuel Santos has called on the rebels to "speed up" the negotiations.
BBC:Myanmar rescues two migrant boats at Bangladesh border
Myanmar rescues two migrant boats at Bangladesh border
Myanmar has rescued two migrant boats holding more than 200 people in its waters near the border with Bangladesh.
It was Myanmar's first such rescue. It has faced strong criticism for not doing enough to aid those stranded at sea and stem the migrant crisis.
Most stranded migrants are Rohingya fleeing persecution in Myanmar; others are economic migrants from Bangladesh.
More than 3,000 have landed in neighbouring Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, which have offered aid.
BBC:Cholera outbreak hits 3,000 Burundi refugees - UN
Cholera outbreak hits 3,000 Burundi refugees - UN
Cholera has infected about 3,000 people in Tanzania, the UN has said, where many Burundians have fled seeking refuge from their country's unrest.
Up to 400 new cases are being seen each day, the UN's refugee agency said.
Over 100,000 have left Burundi in recent weeks, escaping violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.
In the latest unrest, at least two people were killed in a grenade attack in the capital Bujumbura.
BBC:EU agrees 1.8bn-euro loan to cash-strapped Ukraine
EU agrees 1.8bn-euro loan to cash-strapped Ukraine
The EU has agreed a €1.8bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) loan to Ukraine - described as a landmark deal for a non-EU member.
The agreement was signed at an EU summit in Riga, Latvia, with the leaders of six post-Soviet nations.
The loan aims to help cash-strapped Ukraine implement economic reforms, as fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east has taken a heavy toll.
Ukraine is under pressure from the EU and other international lenders to curb corruption and liberalise the economy.
BBC:South Korea 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho freed
South Korea 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho freed
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho, who was jailed for an outburst over macadamia nuts, has been freed after winning a court appeal.
Cho was jailed for a year in February but the court on Friday ruled she should serve a suspended sentence.
She was convicted of violating plane safety after ordering a taxiing plane back to the gate to offload a steward who had served the nuts the wrong way.
But the appeal court ruled she did not cause a change in the flight path.
Reuters:Fed on track to hike rates as economic headwinds wane: Yellen
Fed on track to hike rates as economic headwinds wane: Yellen
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was clearer than ever on Friday that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, as the U.S. economy was set to bounce back from an early-year slump and as headwinds at home and abroad waned.
Yellen spoke amid growing concern at the Fed about volatility in financial markets once it begins to raise rates, and a desire to begin coaxing skeptical investors toward accepting the inevitable: that a 6-1/2-year stretch of near-zero interest rates would soon end.
In a speech to a business group in Providence, Rhode Island, Yellen said she expected the world's largest economy to strengthen after a slowdown due to "transitory factors" in recent months, and noted that some of the weakness might be due to "statistical noise."
The confident tone suggested the Fed wants to set the stage as early as possible for its first rate rise in nearly a decade, with Yellen stressing that monetary policy must get out ahead of an economy whose future looks bright
Reuters:Prosecutors probe possible criminal case in California oil spill
Prosecutors probe possible criminal case in California oil spill
Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of the California oil spill for possible criminal sanctions, according to the district attorney of Santa Barbara - a city that helped spawn the modern environmental movement.
Perhaps one of the worst places on Earth for a crude oil leak, Santa Barbara is a beautiful sun-kissed coastal city rich with wildlife, environmental lawyers and wealthy liberal activists.
This week it is also crawling with federal, state and local investigators and attorneys searching for grounds for a possible criminal prosecution against the Texas company whose ruptured pipe fouled beaches and offshore waters.
"I am working with the federal government and the attorney general's office to look into potential criminal, and/or civil prosecution," said Joyce Dudley, Santa Barbara's district attorney.
Reuters:Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Solomon Island
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Solomon Island
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just days after the archipelago was hit by another strong earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.
The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.9, struck at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday (5.45 p.m. EDT on Friday). Its epicenter was located 139 miles (224 km) east of Kira Kira at a depth of just 23 miles (37 km) below the seabed.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake had not triggered a tsunami.
The Solomon Islands and nearby South Pacific nations, which were struck by a magnitude 7 earthquake last week, are still recovering from a devastating cyclone that hit the region in March.
Reuters:HSBC confirms may sell Brazil unit after suitors show interest
HSBC confirms may sell Brazil unit after suitors show interest
HSBC Holdings Plc HBSA.L (0005.HK) is exploring the sale of its Brazilian unit after interest in the business stepped up and Santander's Brazilian arm said it would consider a purchase.
HSBC said on Friday it was "exploring various strategic options" including a sale of its Brazilian operations. No decision on any transaction had yet been made, it said in a short statement.
Banco Santander Brasil (SANB4.SA) Chief Executive Jesus Zabalza said this week he was studying purchasing terms for the business, though he wanted to see more details before making a decision.
HSBC Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said in February the bank's four problem businesses -- Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and the United States -- needed to improve or be sold.
Reuters:Moscow issues travel warning over U.S. 'hunt' for Russians
Moscow issues travel warning over U.S. 'hunt' for Russians
Russia's foreign ministry has warned its citizens traveling abroad of the risks posed by U.S. law enforcement bodies and special services, which it said were hunting for Russians around the world.
In a statement on Friday it also accused Washington of kidnapping Russians, citing cases such as that of Vladimir Drinkman, who was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands earlier this year.
"By believing that it is allowed to do all it wants, Washington goes as far as kidnapping our citizens," the foreign ministry said.
Drinkman has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he conspired with at least four other men to install "sniffers" to comb through computer networks of financial companies, payment processors and retailers around the world.
Reuters:China says U.S. South China Sea actions 'irresponsible, dangerous'
China says U.S. South China Sea actions 'irresponsible, dangerous'
China said on Friday it was "strongly dissatisfied" after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such action or risk causing an accident.
The U.S. flight on Wednesday was highlighted by the unusual Pentagon decision to invite a CNN team aboard the Poseidon surveillance plane. It said the Chinese navy issued eight warnings to the aircraft to move away from the contested territory.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the Chinese military drove away the aircraft, in accordance with relevant regulations. He labeled the U.S. action a security threat to China's islands and reefs.
"Such action is likely to cause an accident, it is very irresponsible and dangerous and detrimental to regional peace and stability. We express our strong dissatisfaction, we urge the U.S. to strictly abide by international law and international rules and refrain from taking any risky and provocative actions," he told a news conference.
Reuters:Founder of Facebook's Oculus hit with lawsuit
Founder of Facebook's Oculus hit with lawsuit
The founder of virtual reality glasses maker Oculus VR Inc, acquired by Facebook Inc for $2 billion, has been accused of taking confidential information he learned while working with another company and passing it off as his own, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
The plaintiff, Hawaii-based company Total Recall Technologies, said it hired Oculus founder Palmer Luckey in 2011 to build a prototype head mounted display. Luckey signed a confidentiality agreement, according to the lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
Throughout the latter half of 2011 and into 2012, Luckey received feedback and information to improve the design of the display. However, Luckey used information he learned from his partnership when he launched a Kickstarter campaign for his own head mounted display called the Oculus Rift, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages but does not specify and amount.