US agent Nicholas Ivie shot dead near Arizona border

 A US border patrol agent has been shot dead near Arizona's US-Mexico border in an area known for drug-smuggling, authorities say chile62.
Another was wounded when the two responded to a tripped ground sensor in early on Tuesday.
Nicholas Ivie, 30, was the first agent killed since 2010, when a death led to a review of a botched US-run operation.
In Operation Fast and Furious, agents lost track of illegal guns from Arizona allowed into Mexico to target dealers.
Authorities said Mr Ivie and a fellow agent had been on foot near Naco, Arizona, about five miles (8km) north of the border, when gunshots rang out around 02:00 local time (09:00 GMT).
The second agent, who has not been identified, was airlifted to hospital and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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Speaking at a news briefing, authorities declined to say whether any weapons had been seized at the scene.
"As they were walking up the trail, they reported taking gunfire," Cochise County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas told Reuters soyoyo.
She said it was not known who shot the agents.
Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer, who has previously criticised the Obama administration's immigration policy, said in a statement: "Arizonans and Americans will grieve, and they should.
"There should be anger, too. Righteous anger - at the kind of evil that causes sorrow this deep, and at the federal failure and political stalemate that has left our border unsecured and our border patrol in harm's way."
In December 2010 Agent Brian Terry was killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits. Later, his death was linked with Operation Fast and Furious, which was tracking illegal guns.
Two of the illegal weapons were found at the scene of the border agent's murder. Fast and Furious ended in early 2011.
No arrests were made in connection with Terry's death, but 14 officials were recently cited for possible disciplinary action in a US justice department investigation into the handling of the operation.
In a statement, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said: "Because of Operation Fast and Furious, we'll wonder for years if the guns used in any killing along the border were part of an ill-advised gun-walking strategy ckgucci."

India minister Jaiswal apologises for 'sexist' remark

 A senior Indian minister has apologised for his remarks that wives lose their appeal with age.
Federal Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said he had been quoted out of context, and that he was joking when he made the remarks at a poetry meeting ckgucci.
Mr Jaiswal said he did "not want to insult women", and he had no intention of hurting their feelings.
Women's groups have expressed outrage and said Mr Jaiswal's comments were "very unfortunate".
Mr Jaiswal made the remarks at a Hindi language poetry meeting in the northern city of Kanpur on Monday night.
He was referring to the Indian cricket team winning a game against Pakistan in the ongoing World T20 championship in Sri Lanka.
"New victory and new wedding, both of them have their own importance. As time will pass, the victory will become old," Mr Jaiswal was reported as telling the meeting.
"As time passes, wife also becomes old, that charm does not sustain".
After footage of Mr Jaiswal's comments was aired on TV channels, women's groups and opposition parties criticised the minister and demanded an apology.
The main opposition BJP said the minister had made a "sexist remark" and called him "insensitive".
The chairman of the National Commission for Women, Mamta Sharma, said the minister's comments were "very unfortunate" sarenzalando.

China firm sues Obama over blocked US wind farm deal

 A Chinese-owned firm in the US is suing President Barack Obama after he blocked a wind farm deal on national security grounds.
Ralls Corp, a private firm, acquired four wind farm projects near a US naval facility in Oregon earlier this year.
Mr Obama signed the order blocking the deal soyoyoso last week. The lawsuit alleges the US government overstepped its authority.
It is the first foreign investment to be blocked in the US for 22 years.
The move forced Ralls Corp to divest its stake in the projects, which were located near restricted airspace used by the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility.
Ralls Corp's complaint, filed on Monday, alleged that the US president had "acted in an unlawful and unauthorised manner".
The firm, owned by two Chinese nationals, said in its suit that Mr Obama failed to adhere to the law to treat Ralls Corp on equal terms. The court documents were made public on Tuesday.
Issuing the order last week, the White House said: "There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that Ralls Corporation... might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States."
However, the company said in its suit that Mr Obama had not produced evidence to support that.
The military has said it uses the Oregon base to test unmanned drones and other equipment for electronic warfare. The aircraft fly as low as 200ft (60m) at speeds of as much as 300mph (500km/h).
The block on the wind farms comes just weeks ahead of November's presidential election.
China's trade advantage over the US has become a focus of Mr Obama's battle for re-election against Republican contender Mitt Romney.
Last month, the Obama administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Chinese subsidies for its car industry soyoyo.