A safari park employee in Japan died today after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said.
	An Asian black bear was seen climbing into a small vehicle at the Gunma Safari Park, northwest of Tokyo, and attacking park employee Kiyomi Saito inside the car, a local police spokesman said.
	Saito, 46, suffered injuries to the left side of her chest and stomach and was rushed to hospital where she was later confirmed dead, the spokesman said.
	"The details are not yet known, including how the bear got inside the car," he told AFP, adding the animal was a five-year-old male and weighing 160 kilogrammes.
	The safari park was "under police investigation and no details can be confirmed at this point," said Yusuke Yamazaki, a park employee.
	A series of wild bear attacks terrified Japan earlier this year, with four people being killed in the northern part of the country in separate incidents in the wild in May and June.
	In 2012, an unknown .

Japan safari park worker killed in bear attack

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Investor confidence in Germany rebounded slightly in August, as the shock over Britain's vote to leave the European Union began to wear off, a leading survey showed today.
	The investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute gained 7.3 points to stand in positive territory at 0.5 points in August, recovering from a massive 26-point slump in July that had brought the index to minus 6.8 points.
	The index shows a "recovery somewhat from the Brexit shock," said the institute's president Achim Wambach.
	"As before, political risks within and outside of the European Union are weighing on an optimistic economic outlook for Germany. In addition, there are further uncertainties with regards to the ability of the EU banking sector to withstand shocks," he added in a statement.
	Britain sent financial markets plunging over its referendum on June 23 in which 52 per cent of the population voted to leave the EU.
	In a sign that investor fears are easing, the ZEW's sub-index ...

German investor sentiment rises as Brexit shock eases: ZEW

Turkish prosecutors have demanded two life sentences and an additional 1,900 years in prison for US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for masterminding last month's failed coup, state media reported today.
	In a 2,527-page indictment approved by prosecutors in the Usak region of western Turkey, Gulen is charged with "attempting to destroy the constitutional order by force" and "forming and running an armed terrorist group" among other accusations, the Anadolu news agency reported.
	Thirteen out of 111 suspects in the case are remanded in custody, it said. All face prison terms ranging from two years to life in jail.
	The so-called Fethullah Terror Organisation (FETO) -- the name Ankara gives for the group led by Gulen -- had infiltrated state archives through its members in the state institutions and intelligence units, according to the indictment.
	The group has used foundations, private schools, companies, student dormitories, media outlets and insurance ...

Turkish prosecutors demand 2 life sentences for Gulen: media

Two migrants were wounded in a shooting after a row in a migrant camp in the northern French port of Dunkirk, several sources said today.
	A 30-year-old Iraqi migrant received a gunshot wound in the groin area and a 25-year-old man whose nationality was unknown was wounded in the side in the incident in the Grande-Synthe camp on Monday, a police source said.
	Both men required hospital treatment but neither had life-threatening injuries.
	"A police investigation is under way to establish the precise circumstances of this row and who fired the gun," a spokesman for the local authorities said.
	The shooting followed an incident in which two migrants suffered minor knife wounds in the camp on Sunday.
	The Grande-Synthe camp was built by the Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) charity and the local authorities in accordance with international humanitarian norms and currently holds nearly 800 people.
	Charities and migrants' associations say pressure is building at the ...

Two men wounded in French migrant camp shooting

Scoreboard at tea on the fourth
day of the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo today:
	   Sri Lanka 1st innings 355 (D. Chandimal 132, D. De Silva 129; M. Starc 5-63, N. Lyon 3-110)
	   Australia 1st innings 379 (S. Marsh 130, S. Smith 119; R. Herath 6-81)
	   Sri Lanka 2nd innings (overnight: 22-1; D. Karunaratne not out 8, K. Silva not out 6)
	   D. Perera lbw b Starc                   8
	   D. Karunaratne st Nevill b Lyon        22
	   K. Silva not out                       78
	   K. Perera c Nevill b Holland           24
	   K. Mendis lbw b Starc                  18
	   A. Mathews c Smith b Lyon              26
	   D. Chandimal not out                   10
	   Extras (LB-1)                           1
	   Total (For 5 wickets in 62 overs)      187
	   Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-44, 3-69, 4-98, 5-156.
	   Bowling: Starc 14-4-45-2, Lyon 23-4-77-2, Holland 14-3-49-1, Hazlewood 7-1-8-0, Smith 1-0-4-0, M. Marsh 3-1-3-0.

Colombo, Aug 16 (AFP) Scoreboard at tea on the fourth

Overnight batsman Kaushal Silva scored a gritty half-century today to stretch Sri Lanka's lead to 163 against Australia's persistent bowlers in a tight third and final Test in Colombo.
     Sri Lanka, who resumed in the morning on 22 for one in their second innings, were 187 for five at tea on the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
     Silva, who is batting with six stitches on the webbing of his little finger after injuring himself while fielding on Monday, was unbeaten on 78 with Dinesh Chandimal on 10 at the break.
     Off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who has claimed two wickets, sent Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews trudging back to the pavilion for 26, ending a 58-run fifth-wicket stand.
     His was the only wicket to fall in the afternoon session as Silva frustrated the Australian bowlers with some dogged defence nnd controlled aggression.
     Silva, who survived an lbw appeal against Lyon after a successful umpire review in the first session, regularly received medical aid ..

Gritty Silva stretches lead against Australia

England dropped struggling batsman James Vince for their one-day international series against Pakistan, it was announced today.
     But they have recalled fit-again Durham duo Ben Stokes and Mark Wood into a 15-man squad which also features a call-up for Vince's Hampshire team-mate Liam Dawson, yet to make his ODI debut.
     Vince failed to score a Test 50 after making his debut against Sri Lanka earlier this season and the recent Pakistan series saw the Hampshire captain manage just 158 runs in seven innings at an average of 22.
     Meanwhile fast bowler Steven Finn was not included after injuring his hamstring during England's 10-wicket defeat by Pakistan in last week's fourth Test at The Oval.
     England one-day captain Eoin Morgan has been included despite not playing since breaking a finger batting for Middlesex on July 26.
     Stokes has been sidelined with knee and calf injuries this season while Wood has undergone two ankle operations since last playing for England in a .

England drop Vince for Pakistan ODIs

A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria today, police said, ruling out a terrorist act.
	The 60-year-old was travelling to the city of Bregenz, in Vorarlberg state, early today when he suddenly jumped up and stabbed a 19-year-old man in the stomach and back.
	The attacker then turned on a 17-year-old youth and slashed his neck, police said.
	The incident ended when the train pulled into a station and two officers apprehended the man after a brief struggle.
	Both victims were taken to hospital, police said.
	"The man did not have a migration background. He is by all accounts mentally ill and we are largely excluding a terrorist act," police spokesman Horst Spitzhofer told AFP.
	The attack came days after a 27-year-old Swiss national went on a knife rampage on a train in Switzerland, killing one passenger and injuring five.

Mentally ill German stabs passengers on Austrian train: police

China leads the world in connecting everyday devices to the internet, but is creating huge hacking vulnerabilities for itself and others by doing so, renegade American software pioneer John McAfee warned today.
	Hackers had already been able to gain control of devices such as safes and heating controls, and take over the computer systems of automobiles and aeroplanes, he said.
	"China is taking the lead in putting intelligence into devices, from refrigerators to smart thermostats, and this is our weakest link in cybersecurity," he said in Beijing.
	"I am hoping that in the short time I am here I can raise a warning flag that we have to take security of these devices even more importantly than our large computers or our smart phones," he told a conference of internet security professionals.
	"Because there are so many more of these devices, and the more that are connected, then the higher the risk of a potential hack becomes."
	McAfee, 70, is the colourful founder of an antivirus ...

Software maverick McAfee warns China of hacking weakness

A wildly popular Turkish television and film thriller franchise staring an action hero dubbed the "Turkish James Bond" will make a movie about the failed July 15 coup, its producer announced.
	The "Valley of the Wolves" franchise, has resulted in dozens of television episodes and several spin-off films since it was first created in 2003, enthralling many Turks.
	But it has long been accused by critics of having a strong ideological bent alongside a potent streak of Turkish nationalism and anti-American and Israeli sentiment.
	"In response to intense public demand to make a film or television series about the coup bid, our firm has taken the decision to make the film 'Valley of the Wolves -- Coup'," the production company Pana Film said in a statement on its official Twitter account late yesterday.
	It did not give further details but the film will most likely see the return of Turkish secret service action hero Polat Alemdar -- played by Necati Sasmaz -- to do battle with the coup ...

'Turkish James Bond to take on coup plotters in new film'

Four soldiers were killed when a tank slipped and plunged into a river during heavy rains following an annual firing drill in southern Taiwan, officials said today.
	The CM11 armoured vehicle carrying five soldiers was returning to camp in southern Pingtung county around after completing the firing test when it slipped from a bridge and fell upside down into the Wangsha river, the army said.
	The driver managed to escape but four others were trapped inside the vehicle and showed no signs of life when they were rescued.
	They were rushed to hospital but emergency treatment failed to revive them, said Alfonso Yang, a spokesman for the Eighth Army Command, the regiment the soldiers belonged to.
	"We are still investigating the cause of the accident," Yang told AFP.
	The accident happened just days before the military is due to stage annual live-fire wargames codenamed "Han Kuang 32" (Han Glory), also in Pingtung county next week, the island's main yearly drill.

4 soldiers dead as tank plunges into river in Taiwan

President Joko Widodo pledged today to defend "every inch" of Indonesia's land and maritime territory, following clashes with Chinese vessels around Indonesian islands in the South China Sea.
	In a state of the nation address he also said Indonesia was "actively involved" in seeking a peaceful solution to the broader regional dispute about ownership of islands in the Sea.
	Widodo's underscoring of Indonesia's sovereignty over the Natunas islands - and the resource-rich waters surrounding them - comes at a time of high maritime tensions between Beijing and Jakarta after repeated clashes there.
	"We are developing regions like Entikong, Natuna, and Atambua so the world can see that Indonesia is a big country, and every inch of its land and water is truly taken care of," he said in a televised address which did not refer directly to China.
	Entikong and Atambua are remote Indonesian territories bordering Malaysia and East Timor respectively.
	His comments come as Jakarta prepares to mark 

Indonesia vows to defend 'every inch' of territory

Iran has arrested a British-Iranian on suspicion of links to the UK intelligence service, the Tehran prosecutor told Iranian media today.
	"The accused, who was arrested in Tehran last week, was active in the field of the Iranian economy, and was linked to the British espionage service," the Mizan news agency quoted Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as saying.
	He did not give the name or gender of the accused.
	Three other dual-nationals arrested over the past year -- American, British and Canadian -- are currently awaiting trial.
	Dolatabadi recalled warnings by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Western governments would seek to "infiltrate" the country in the wake of last year's nuclear deal.
	Iran does not recognise dual nationality and treats those arrested as Iranian citizens only.

Iran arrests dual national over UK 'spy links'

David Rudisha sealed a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious dive and Thiago Braz's pole vault gold for Brazil lit up a wet Monday night in Rio.
     Kenya's Rudisha was all class in a smooth 800m victory which made him the first man since New Zealand's Peter Snell in 1964 to win the event at consecutive Olympics.
     "It is great to win such a big competition, my second gold," Rudisha said. "It's so great. I am so excited. It is the greatest moment of my career."
     But Rudisha was soon upstaged by the Bahamas' Miller, who threw herself head-first across the line to snatch victory from flummoxed American favourite Allyson Felix.
     More was to come when Braz stunned French defending champion and world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie to win the pole vault, grabbing Brazil's second gold of the Games and bringing the sparse crowd to its feet.
     Earlier, a wobble on the balance beam ended Simone Biles' bid for a record five gymnastics gold medals, and Rio had 

Rudisha ruthless but dives, Braz steal show in Rio

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has vowed to leave a Test legacy after a series-levelling win against England at The Oval.
     Pakistan marked the nation's Independence Day on Sunday with a 10-wicket victory over England in the fourth Test at The Oval in south London that saw them end the four-match series all square at 2-2.
     "The Oval win is not only pleasing as it is achieved on the Independence Day but it will also help us form a legacy for our future Test teams," Misbah told AFP.
     "When I took over as captain that was my aim, so this win will help me leave a legacy for future Test teams," the 42-year-old veteran skipper added.
     Misbah was recalled to the side and given the captaincy following the fall-out from Pakistan's infamous tour of England in 2010.
     That saw then Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir given five-year bans and jail terms for deliberately bowling no-balls as a part of a spot-fixing sting in the 2010 Lord's 

Misbah keen to leave Pakistan legacy

Top seed Serena Williams gave up a wild card entry into the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters tournament on Monday after complaining of a shoulder injury.
     The world number one, who is being chased in the rankings by German Angelique Kerber, took a free entry only last week and was seeded atop the draw.
     But the 34-year-old American reversed course abruptly and withdrew from the tournament on Monday.
     "I'm very disappointed I'm not able to compete as I was really looking forward to defending my title," Williams said.
     "My shoulder inflammation continues to be a challenge, but I am anxious to return to the court as soon as possible."
     The absence of Williams now opens the door to Kerber to make a run at the WTA top ranking. Williams has been No. 1 for 183 straight weeks and 306 overall.
     But Kerber can become number one if she wins the Cincinnati title.
     Williams took a wild card spot to get into the draw. She will be replaced by lucky loser Misaki Doi of Japan.
   

Williams withdraws, Ivanovic ousted at Cincy

Up to seven people were injured when a giant television camera suspended by cables plummeted to the ground in the Rio Olympic Park on Monday, a spokesperson said.
     The black camera, known as a 'spidercam' and used to take aerial shots of the park, came crashing down just outside the basketball stadium early in the afternoon.
     An amateur video clip showed the camera, the size of a small motorbike, falling from a great height as people milled in the precinct below.
     More footage showed two shocked-looking women sitting on the ground bleeding, one from the nose while the other has blood on her arm.
     Another video showed a girl being taken into an ambulance on a stretcher carrying a balloon and an Olympic mascot.
     "Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) had realised that the weight of the camera was too much so they started to isolate the area before it fell," a spokesperson for the Games told AFP.
     "They thought the wire could hold for a little bit more. (But) the ...

Seven hurt as giant camera crashes to ground

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump today unveiled his anti-terrorism plan, saying he would implement "extreme vetting" of immigrants and suspend immigration from certain countries to protect the United States.
	In a policy speech in the swing state of Ohio, the billionaire real estate mogul -- who is vying with Hillary Clinton for the White House -- vowed to "crush and destroy" the Islamic State group, accusing Clinton and President Barack Obama of allowing it to grow.
	He also pledged to launch a "commission on radical Islam" to root out jihadist networks and stop radicalisation of young Americans.
	"We should only admit into this country those who share our values and respect our people," Trump said.
	"In the Cold War, we had an ideological screening test. The time is overdue to develop a new screening test for the threats we face today. I call it extreme vetting."
	Trump called for a "new approach" to fighting terror, slamming the policies put in place by Obama and ...

Trump says he would implement 'extreme vetting' of immigrants

Iraqi Kurdish forces today wrapped up a two-day offensive during which they took several positions from the Islamic State group near its Mosul bastion, officials said.
	The peshmerga forces had launched the assault yesterday to retake villages in the Nineveh plain between Mosul, the jihadists' last major Iraqi stronghold, and Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdish region.
	The Kurdish military command issued a statement naming 10 villages it said its forces retook, and said the reconquered area covered 150 square kilometres.
	The head of the Kurdistan Region Security Council, Masrour Barzani, said on social media that the advance would "tighten the grip around ISIL's (IS) stronghold Mosul".
	The recently retaken areas are 30 to 40 kilometres southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second city and the only major urban centre in the country that IS still controls.
	The peshmerga command said 130 IS members were killed in the operation, but did not provide casualty figures for its own ranks.
	A ...

Iraq Kurds gain new ground in pre-Mosul op

Floods ravaged the US state of Louisiana today, leaving six people dead and thousands more forced to flee rising waters after days of catastrophic rainstorms.
	More than 20,000 people had to evacuate their homes and as many as 10,000 were living in emergency shelters, officials said, after rains pummeled much of southern Louisiana starting last Thursday evening.
	Over the weekend, rain accumulations totaled more than 20 inches in five parts of the New Orleans and Baton Rouge area.
	A spokeswoman for Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards, Shauna Sanford, said six people have been killed in the floods. Some 40,000 homes and business were reported without power.
	The White House declared four parishes -- equivalent to counties in other states -- major disaster areas.
	"I fully expect that more parishes will be added to the declaration on a rolling basis," Edwards said in a statement in which he called the flooding "unprecedented" for his state.
	Television images showed residential areas ..

Six dead, 20,000 forced to evacuate in Louisiana floods

The battle for Syria's ravaged second city Aleppo is one of the worst urban conflicts ever fought, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said today.
	"This is beyond doubt one of the most devastating urban conflicts in modern times," Peter Maurer said in a statement, decrying the "immense" human suffering.
	The divided city of Aleppo has been rocked by escalating violence, with hundreds of people killed, untold numbers injured and tens of thousands trapped without aid, Maurer pointed out.
	"No one and nowhere is safe. Shell-fire is constant, with houses, schools and hospitals all in the line of fire. People live in a state of fear," the ICRC chief said.
	"Children have been traumatised. The scale of the suffering is immense," he added.
	Aleppo, Syria's former economic hub and a focal point of its five-year civil war, has been divided between a rebel-held east and regime-controlled west since mid-2012.
	Fighting for the city has intensified after regime troops seized 

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