2013年10月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News


Fierce cyclone rips into India; 550,000 flee to shelters

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT

A girl runs for shelter in heavy rain brought by Cyclone Phailin in IchapuramBy Sruthi Gottipati and Jatindra Dash ICHAPURAM/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - A fierce cyclone tore into India's coast, killing at least five people, forcing half a million into shelters and threatening to devastate farmland and fishing hamlets. Cyclone Phailin was expected to remain a "very severe cyclonic storm", packing winds of up to 210 kph (130 mph), into Sunday before steadily weakening as it moves inland in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The storm snapped trees and electricity poles and smashed windows in Brahmapur, a town in the area where it hit land on Saturday evening. ...


Car bomb explodes in Iraqi city of Samarra, killing 14

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:13 AM PDT

SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a street lined with shops in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, police and medics said. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Islamist and other insurgents, including al Qaeda have been regaining ground this year, reversing a decline in sectarian bloodshed that reached a peak in 2006-7. More than 6,000 people have been killed in acts of violence across the country so far this year, as Iraq's sectarian balance comes under acute strain from the civil war in neighboring Syria. ...

Latest migrant deaths fuel calls for EU action

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:38 AM PDT

By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italy and Malta pressed European partners on Saturday to do more to stop a migrant crisis which the Maltese prime minister said was turning the Mediterranean into a "cemetery" after another boat sank off Sicily, killing dozens more people. Italian and Maltese navy ships recovered 34 bodies and rescued 206 migrants after their boat sank about 60 nautical miles south of Sicily on Friday and rescued more than 200 others in separate incidents on Saturday. ...

Dispute on immunity for U.S. troops blocks Afghan-U.S. security pact

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after a news conference at the Presidential Palace in KabulBy Lesley Wroughton and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai ended two days of talks on a bilateral security pact on Saturday without a deal because they could not agree on the issue of legal immunity for U.S. troops. The pact would determine, among other things, how many U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan after 2014 when most foreign combat troops are due to exit. U.S. officials had previously said they wanted the pact finalized by the end of October. ...


Netanyahu urges Britain and France not to ease sanctions on Iran

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:15 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the leaders of Britain and France to urge them not to ease sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, ahead of talks between Iran and world powers. An Israeli official said on Saturday Netanyahu phoned British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande to tell them sanctions were close to achieving their goal. "Until Iran dismantles its military nuclear program, sanctions must not be eased - on the contrary. ...


Schaeuble sees new German government by mid-November

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:28 PM PDT

German Finance Minister Schaeuble gestures during a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in BerlinWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks to form a German government are on track and the new administration should be in place by mid-November, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Saturday. An inconclusive general election result three weeks ago has left Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives looking for a coalition partner in the form of either the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) or the left-leaning Greens. Schaeuble said he expected it to become clear in the coming week who would be the conservatives' favored coalition partner and hoped talks could be wound up quickly. ...


New Maddie appeal involves e-fits, shown in Europe

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:52 PM PDT

Parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann, Kate (L) and Gerry McCann (R) pose with an artist's impression of how their daughter might look now at the age of nine ahead of a press conference in central London on May 2, 2012London (AFP) - British detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal will on Monday publish new e-fits of men they want to contact, in a major public appeal that will also be shown in Germany and the Netherlands.


U.S. fiscal negotiations sputter as deadline nears

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:50 PM PDT

U.S. House Democrats prepare to march onto the House floor in WashingtonBy Thomas Ferraro and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiations to end a U.S. fiscal crisis gripping Washington and spooking financial markets hung by a thread on Saturday after bipartisan talks broke down in the House of Representatives and shifted to Senate leaders. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, held an initial session with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. But uncertainty remained about their ability to reach an agreement quickly to end a partial government shutdown and increase the nation's borrowing authority. ...


Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:46 PM PDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in southeastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 14 children.

World finance officials focus on global risks

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:35 PM PDT

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, reads a newspaper before a meeting of the IMFC, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, in Washington. World finance officials prepared to wrap up three days of meetings in Washington, where fretting about the risk of an unprecedented U.S. debt default overshadowed myriad worries about a shaky global economic recovery. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance officials pledged on Saturday to deal with new risks to the global recovery while they kept up pressure on the United States to address the biggest threat of all — a market-rattling default on U.S. debt.


Senate in talks to end US fiscal impasse, deal elusive

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:27 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (L) sits next to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid during a meeting with Senate Democratic leadership in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2013 in Washington, DCWashington (AFP) - With House Republicans blaming President Barack Obama for the collapse of talks on extending US borrowing authority, the Senate scrambled Saturday to piece together a bipartisan exit strategy.


'We'll hold our nerve' vows Lampard

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:22 PM PDT

Frank Lampard addresses a press conference on September 30, 2013London (AFP) - Frank Lampard is confident England will keep their composure against Poland at Wembley on Tuesday and secure a place at next year's World Cup finals.


Peru bus plunge kills 52, including 13 children

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:07 PM PDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A makeshift bus carrying 52 Quechua Indians back from a party in southeastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 13 children.

Venezuela escorting US-chartered ship to port

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:04 PM PDT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A ship carrying five American oil workers is expected to touch shore in the coming hours after Venezuela intercepted the U.S.-chartered vessel in disputed waters off the coast of Guyana, a move that threatens to revive a decades-old territorial dispute between South America's biggest oil producer and one of the region's poorest nations.

Mali boat accident leaves 20 dead, 23 missing

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 03:31 PM PDT

A so-called Pinasse boat ferries goods down the river Bani, a branch of the river Niger, at the commercial port of the northern city of Mopti on March 15, 2013Bamako (AFP) - Twenty people died when a boat on the Niger river broke up overnight near the central Malian city of Mopti, officials said Saturday, adding that another 23 people were missing.


Buddhism, Christianity share goals: Dalai Lama

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 03:18 PM PDT

The Dalai Lama, delivers a speech during the Programme of Buddhist Teachings in Mexico City, on October 12, 2011Mexico City (AFP) - The Dalai Lama told Mexicans on Saturday that Christianity and Buddhism coincide in their pursuit of human happiness.


Killer cyclone wreaks havoc along Indian coast

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:49 PM PDT

Indian men try to get a motorbike through trees knocked down by heavy rain in Berhampur, about 180 kilometres south from eastern city Bhubaneswar on October 12, 2013Bhubaneswar (India) (AFP) - A cyclone left a trail of death and destruction Sunday after winds packing speeds of up to 200 kilometres an hour ripped through a vast swathe of India's impoverished east coast.


Peru truck crash kills 51

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:45 PM PDT

Peruvian police patrol a street in Lima, on April 24, 2013Lima (AFP) - At least 51 people were killed when a truck fell off a cliff in southeastern Peru, local officials said Saturday, updating a previous toll count.


Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:41 PM PDT

A survivor cries on the casket of her sister who died when their boat capsized off in the Canal of Sicily before it is embarked on a Italian Navy ship at the Lampedusa island harbor, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. A fishing boat packed with 500 African migrants capsized on Thursday Oct. 3, 2013 off the shores of the island of Lampedusa, causing more than 300 dead. The enormous scale of the tragedy, which could become the largest death toll in a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean on record, has created momentum for a comprehensive European Union immigration policy to cope with the tens of thousands fleeing misery and strife in Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Mauro Buccarello)VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Three deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed the lives of hundreds of would-be asylum-seekers fleeing war and repression sharpened calls Saturday for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage to Europe.


Gay rally in Russia breaks up after scuffles

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Gay rights demonstrators, left and center, argue with anti-gay protesters during a gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. The rally ended in scuffles after several dozen demonstrators were confronted by about 200 conservative and religious protesters. The city government had sanctioned the rally despite the Russian government's June passage of a contentious law outlawing gay "propaganda." (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A gay rights rally in St. Petersburg has ended in scuffles after several dozen protesters were confronted by about 200 conservative and religious activists.


AU: ICC cannot prosecute sitting head of state

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:24 PM PDT

In this photo released by Kenya's Presidency, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, shares a light moment with Deputy President William Ruto, right, shortly before departing to attend the African Union (AU) Heads of State special summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the airport in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. African heads of state and government are meeting at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia to deliberate the continent's relationship with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the two men face crimes against humanity charges for Kenya's 2007-08 post-election violence in which more than 1,000 people died. (AP Photo/Kenya Presidency)ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union will not allow a sitting head of state to be prosecuted by an international tribunal, the body's chairman said Saturday, in a clear warning it hopes to halt the crimes against humanity trial about to begin in the Hague against Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.


One observer killed in Darfur attack against UNAMID

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT

The helmet of a Nigerian soldier serving with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) resting on sandbags anear the mission's Western Sector headquarters in the outskirts of the state capital of west Darfur, el-GeneinaNew York City (AFP) - A Zambian military observer was killed by unidentified assailants in Sudan's North Darfur state, UN officials said Saturday.


Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A damaged vehicle smolders after firefighters extinguish a fire on it following two mortar rounds struck the Abu Roumaneh area in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Syria's state news agency said two mortar rounds struck an upscale neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least one child and injuring a dozen people. (AP Photo)BEIRUT (AP) — Two mortar shells hit Syria's capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical weapons inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said.


Jihadists make gains in inter-rebel Syria clashes

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a car that was destroyed in a mortar attack on the Abu Rummaneh neighbourhood of Damascus, on October 12, 2013Damascus (AFP) - Clashes between jihadists and mainstream rebels in Syria's second city Aleppo have killed nearly 50 people in three days, a watchdog said Saturday, adding that the jihadists made several gains.


Car bomb kills 17 at central Iraq market

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up at an Iraqi vegetable market on Saturday, police said, killing 17 and wounding dozens in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the country.

Thousands rally in Israel to remember slain PM Rabin

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Israelis take part in a rally in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2013, marking the 18th anniversary of the assassination of peace-seeking prime minister Yitzhak RabinTel Aviv (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mourn peace-seeking prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 18th anniversary of his assassination by a Jewish extremist.


Bahrain police break up Shiite rally

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Bahraini mourners wave their national flags as they attend the funeral of Yussef al-Nashmi in the western Manama suburb of Jidd Hafs, on October 12, 2013Dubai (AFP) - Anti-riot police in Bahrain used buckshot, sound grenades and tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of Shiite protesters trying to march on an iconic square in Manama, witnesses said.


Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Migrants arrive aboard a Maltese patrol boat at Hay Wharf in Valletta, on October 12, 2013Valletta (AFP) - Rescuers plucked 200 refugees from the sea Saturday after their boat capsized, killing 31 in yet another migrant tragedy that prompted Malta to warn the Mediterranean was turning into a cemetery.


AFP wins war reporting awards for Syria coverage

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT

This photo of a Free Syrian Army fighter taking up a position during clashes against government forces in the Sulemain Halabi district of Aleppo on October 10, 2012 is part of Fabio Bucciarelli's award winning series 'Battle to Death'Bayeux (France) (AFP) - Agence France-Presse won several prizes Saturday at the 20th Bayeux-Calvados awards for war correspondents, which this year was dominated by reporting of the Syrian conflict.


Edinburgh end Munster jinx, Leinster travel well

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Scotland's scrum half Greig Laidlaw kicks a penalty on February 2, 2013Paris (AFP) - Edinburgh ended a run of six successive defeats by two-time European Cup winners Munster in style on Saturday with a 29-23 victory over the Irish province in their opening Pool Five clash.


Drogba strikes as Ivory Coast defeat Senegal

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT

Ivory Coast's forward and captain Didier Drogba (L) fights for the ball with Senegal's defender Lamine Sane (R) during their FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifying football match at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan on October 12, 2013Johannesburg (South Africa) (AFP) - Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast overcame Senegal 3-1 in Abidjan Saturday to boost hopes of a third consecutive World Cup appearance.


Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT

In this image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks during a presentation ceremony for the Sam Adams Award in Moscow, Russia. Snowden was awarded the Sam Adams Award, according to videos released by the organization WikiLeaks. The award ceremony was attended by three previous recipients. (AP Photo)MOSCOW (AP) — Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says surveillance programs used by the United States to tap into phone and Internet connections around the world are making people less safe.


Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, leans in toward Afghan President Hamid Karzai as they say goodbye at the end of a news conference announcing a tentative agreement between the two countries at the Presidential Palace during Kerry's unannounced stop in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, as a deadline approaches for a security deal about the future of U.S. troops in the country. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said a partial agreement was reached with Afghanistan on a security accord, but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.


Troop immunity threatens to sink US-Afghan deal

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry give a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on October 12, 2013Kabul (AFP) - President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that talks on the future of US forces in Afghanistan were stuck on the key issue of US troop immunity.


Envoy condemns Congo rebel attack on UN helicopter

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT

A UN French special forces soldier watches over the situation while a UN helicopter lands on June 10, 2003, on Bunia airport in the Democratic Republic of CongoNew York City (AFP) - UN special envoy to Africa's great lakes region Mary Robinson on Saturday condemned an attack by Congolese rebels against a peacekeeper helicopter as "unacceptable."


Moroccans stage 'kiss-in' to support accused teens

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:55 AM PDT

A man tries to stop a couple from taking part in a "kiss-in" outside the parliament in the Moroccan capital Rabat on October 12, 2013Rabat (AFP) - A few dozen Moroccans staged a symbolic "kiss-in" Saturday in support of three teenagers arrested for posting pictures on Facebook of two of them smooching.


Egypt: Islamist to be tried for insulting judges

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against army during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Thousands of Morsi supporters took to the streets Friday in several cities, commemorating 100 days since Egypt's first democratically elected president was ousted by the military following mass protests calling for his resignation. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was charged of insulting the judiciary on Saturday, Egyptian officials said, the latest move by prosecutors to bring to trial leading members of the former president's group.


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