2014年10月1日星期三

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Hong Kong leader plays waiting game, protesters demand he resigns

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:51 PM PDT

Protesters sit under umbrellas at a main street at Mongkok shopping district after thousand of protesters blocked the road in Hong KongBy John Ruwitch and Yimou Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader is willing to let pro-democracy demonstrations blocking large areas of the city go on for weeks if necessary, a source close to him said, while defiant protesters vowed they would not budge. The city's streets were calm early on Thursday while police largely kept their distance from the tens of thousands of mostly young people keeping up protests, now nearly a week old, in the heart of the global financial hub. ...


Israel's Netanyahu to Obama: Don't allow Iran deal that leaves it at nuclear threshold

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 02:39 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in WashingtonBy Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he must make sure that any final nuclear deal with Iran does not leave it at the "threshold" of being able to develop nuclear weapons. Even as Netanyahu pressed Obama over Iran in White House talks, the president urged the Israeli leader to help find ways to prevent Palestinian civilian casualties like those inflicted in the recent Gaza war between Israel and Hamas militants. ...


Mexico captures drug lord Beltran Leyva: government source

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hector Beltran Leyva, head of a family crime syndicate that waged a bloody conflict in Mexico with a former ally, drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, was captured on Wednesday, an interior ministry source said. The snaring of the boss of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel is likely a serious blow to the gang, which has been substantially weakened since its founding by a group of brothers who gave the outfit its name and split from Guzman, accusing him of betraying them. ...

At least 10 killed in shelling of school and mini-van in Ukraine

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:13 AM PDT

By Maria Tsvetkova DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a public transit mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire between separatists and government forces. Teachers managed to lead pupils at school No. 57 into a cellar for safety when shelling started and there were no children among those killed, municipal authorities and witnesses said. The shelling occurred at 10 a.m. ...

Turkey vows to fight Islamic State, coalition strikes near border

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:34 AM PDT

Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near SurucBy Ayla Jean Yackley and Oliver Holmes MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey signalled it may send troops into Syria or Iraq and let allies use Turkish bases to fight Islamic State, as coalition jets launched air strikes on Wednesday on insurgents besieging a town on its southern border with Syria. The government sent a proposal to parliament late on Tuesday which would broaden existing powers and allow Ankara to order military action to "defeat attacks directed towards our country from all terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria". ...


Special Report: In 'Umbrella Revolution,' China confronts limits of its power

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:40 PM PDT

A protester raises his umbrellas in front of tear gas which was fired by riot police to disperse protesters blocking the main street to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong KongBy David Lague , James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the heart of Mong Kok, one of the most densely populated districts on earth, an abandoned Hong Kong police van is enveloped in the student-led demonstrations paralyzing swathes of the city. Along with yellow ribbons and flowers, symbols of the city's pro-democracy movement, protesters have taped a hand-written placard in Chinese and English to the side of the locked and undamaged vehicle. "We can't accept the Hong Kong police becoming the Gong An," it reads - a reference to China's feared Public Security Bureau, which enjoys virtually unfettered powers on the mainland. The stranded police vehicle and the protesters' warning encapsulate the dilemma that the mass protests pose for China's rulers and the authorities in Hong Kong.


Detentions of major Mexico drug chiefs

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT

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Iraqi Kurds fight Islamic State with aged weapons

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT

Kurdish peshmerga fighters stand guard on the front line with the Islamic State group, as they patrol in Rabia, northwestern Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Iraqi Kurdish fighters on the front lines of battle say they have yet to receive the heavy weapons and training pledged by the United States and nearly a dozen other countries to help them push back the Sunni militants. Without more sophisticated weaponry, the Kurdish fighters, known as peshmerga, have had to rely on aging arms like the Soviet-era cannons, a centerpiece of the offensive Tuesday to retake Mahmoudiyah. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)MAHMOUDIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The exhausted Kurdish fighters leaned against a pair of antiquated green cannons on a hill overlooking this northern Iraqi village, the ground around them littered with shrapnel from fierce battles with Islamic State militants.


Mexico: Alleged drug boss Beltran believed caught

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva is believed to have been captured, two Mexican federal officials said Wednesday, which would be the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country.

3 Afghan soldiers who fled say they can't go home

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:40 PM PDT

BATAVIA, New York (AP) — Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well.

'Several feared dead' in blast at Bulgarian explosives plant

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:30 PM PDT

Bulgaria's interior ministry chief of staff Svetlozar Lazarov speaks to media in Sofia on October 25, 2013Sofia (AFP) - Several people were feared killed in a blast at an explosives factory in northwestern Bulgaria on Wednesday, local media and officials said.


Texan bids for Nuremberg stenographer's mementos

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:30 PM PDT

File - This Sept. 19, 2014, file photo taken in Anchorage, Alaska, shows credentials and a Social Security card for Maxine Carr, a stenographer who was assigned to cover the Nuremberg trials after World War II. A Dallas woman bid $9,000 on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, for documents from the Nuremberg trials that were found in an old trunk in Alaska that belonged to a postwar stenographer. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro, File)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Dallas woman bid $9,000 for documents from the Nuremberg trials that were found in an old locked trunk in Alaska that belonged to a postwar stenographer.


China tells foreign countries not to meddle in Hong Kong

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:21 PM PDT

By Lesley Wroughton and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded on Wednesday to comments by the United States and others on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, saying foreign countries should not meddle in China's domestic affairs. Wang, the most senior Chinese official to speak publicly about the protests, said Beijing had "very formally and clearly stated its position: Hong Kong affairs are China's internal affairs. All countries should respect China's sovereignty." He was speaking at the U.S. ...

US, China air differences over Hong Kong protests

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Local residents join a a pro-democracy sit in at a main intersection in the Mongkok district in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Student leaders of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong warned Wednesday that if the territory's leader doesn't resign by the end of Thursday they will step up their actions, including occupying several important government buildings. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials publicly aired differences Wednesday over the protests in Hong Kong, where students want democratic changes to the electoral system.


Benzema's late goal gives Madrid win at Ludogorets

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:09 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Ronaldo scores a goal against Ludogorets during their Champions League group B soccer match at Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo)SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Real Madrid needed a 77th-minute goal from substitute Karim Benzema for a 2-1 comeback win at Champions League newcomer Ludogorets on Wednesday, after Cristiano Ronaldo missed one penalty before making amends with a second spot kick.


Unstable Yemen a threat: Gulf ministers

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT

An Armed Yemeni Shiite Huthi rebel stands guard at the Al-Iman Islamic University in Sanaa on September 29, 2014Riyadh (AFP) - Instability in Yemen, where Shiite rebels overran the capital last week, threatens regional security, interior ministers of the Sunni-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council said after an emergency meeting on Wednesday.


College players in Turkey focus on hoops, class

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, Kansas State guard Leticia Romero (10), right, shoots over Baylor forward Nina Davis (13), left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas. Basketball isn't all that Breanna Stewart, Kia Nurse and Romero have to worry about while playing in the women's basketball world championship. They also need to focus on academics as all three are in college and classes are well underway. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte, File)ISTANBUL (AP) — UConn star Breanna Stewart and freshman teammate Kia Nurse have had more than basketball to focus on at the women's world championship. They also have to keep up with school work from nearly 5,000 miles away.


Madrid wins late, Liverpool loses in Champs League

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:03 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Ronaldo celebrates his goal against Ludogorets during their Champions League group B soccer match at Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo)GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid and Liverpool found their combined 15 European titles were no protection on the road in the Champions League on Wednesday.


Canada PM says Arctic shipwreck is HMS Erebus

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT

The remains of one of two British exploration ships lost in the Arctic in 1846 was identified by Canada's prime minister as the ill-fated HMS ErebusOttawa (AFP) - The remains of one of two British exploration ships lost in the Arctic in 1846 was identified on Wednesday by Canada's prime minister as the ill-fated HMS Erebus.


Bloody back-to-school for Donetsk schoolchildren

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT

A damaged school in Donetsk after a shell exploded nearby on October 1, 2014Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - "Everything was ready for a nice back-to-school day," said Zoya, the watch woman of Donetsk school number 57. Instead the festive morning of balloons and flowers ended with a shell that took the lives of four people.


Mexico federal officials say alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva believed captured

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico federal officials say alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva believed captured.

Basel beats Liverpool 1-0 in Champions League

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT

Basel's Marco Streller, left, celebrates with teammates Basel's Ahmed Hamoudi and Basel's Fabian Frei,background centre, after scoring, during the Champions League Group B soccer match between FC Basel 1893 and Liverpool FC in the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Basel beat Liverpool 1-0 on Wednesday to extend its exceptional record against English clubs in the Champions League.


Greenland government calls election amid PM expenses scandal

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT

Prime minister of Greenland Aleqa Hammond talks to journalists at the Hof Center during the Nordic Prime Minister Meeting in Akureyri, Iceland, on May 27, 2014Copenhagen (AFP) - Greenland's government has called an election for November 28 after an expenses scandal prompted Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond to step down as leader of her party.


Girl missing for 12 years found with mom in Mexico

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:56 PM PDT

This Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, booking photo released by the Austin Police Department shows Dara Llorens, charged with aggravated kidnapping and being held on a $300,000 bond. The FBI and Mexico authorities said 17-year-old Sabrina Allen, whose reported kidnapping 12 years ago was twice profiled on the television show "America's Most Wanted," was found Tuesday night in Papalotla, Tlaxcala, near Mexico City, with her mother Dara Llorens. She was 4 years old when she was reported missing by her father in 2002, after she vanished following a weekend visit with her mother. (AP Photo/Austin Police Department)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas girl reported kidnapped 12 years ago was found near Mexico City with her mother after authorities received a tip, and the mother was quickly flown to Texas and jailed on kidnapping charges, investigators said Wednesday.


Wambach, players file lawsuit over World Cup turf

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2014, file photo United States' forward Abby Wambach (20) walks off the field following an international friendly game with Mexico, in Sandy, Utah. A group of elite players has filed a lawsuit in Canada challenging plans to play the 2015 Women's World Cup on artificial turf. The players, led by U.S. women's national team forward Abby Wambach, filed Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in the human rights tribunal of Ontario next week, attorney Hampton Dellinger said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)American soccer star Abby Wambach and a group of elite international players filed a lawsuit in Canada on Wednesday challenging plans to play the 2015 Women's World Cup on artificial turf.


Obama tells China minister U.S. closely following Hong Kong protests

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday that the United States was watching protests in Hong Kong closely and urged a peaceful solution to the issue. Obama, who made the remarks during a meeting between Wang and U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice at the White House, also affirmed that he would be traveling to China later this year. "The president and Ambassador Rice ... ...

Jamaica sets campaign to develop sports tourism

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:46 PM PDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is launching an initiative to develop sports tourism on the island that is the world's dominant sprinting hothouse.

Ebola patient told hospital he was from Liberia

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:45 PM PDT

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in DallasDALLAS (AP) — The airline passenger who brought Ebola into the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, despite telling a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, the hospital said Wednesday in a disclosure that showed how easily an infection could be missed.


US student rallies support Hong Kong protesters

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:44 PM PDT

Vincent Tong writes words on an umbrella at Portsmouth Square before he and other protesters marched to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in support of the Umbrella Revolution, a group seeking democracy in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. students have been gathering with umbrellas to show their support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.


US Secret Service chief quits over security breaches

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Director of the United States Secret Service Julia Pierson testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 30, 2014Washington (AFP) - The US Secret Service director resigned Wednesday, paying the price for a string of security lapses by the elite presidential protection branch, including one in which an armed intruder ran into the White House.


EU lacks appetite for British 'traffic light' food labels

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:43 PM PDT

A woman walks past a discount food store on December 5, 2012 in London, EnglandBrussels (AFP) - The EU ordered Britain Wednesday to answer complaints about its "traffic light" anti-obesity food label system, which Mediterranean countries say is unfair towards products such as cheese and ham.


Complaint: Racial slurs, threats at Daimler plant

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:42 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Oregon's labor commissioner has filed a complaint against heavy-duty truck and school bus manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America, alleging five employees at its Portland plant were subjected to racial slurs and threats.

Argentine central bank chief resigns amid economic turmoil

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:36 PM PDT

The facade of the Argentine Central Bank in downtown Buenos Aires, on January 27, 2014Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's central bank governor resigned Wednesday, the president's office said, as the country grapples with an economic slowdown, a debt default and a damaging row with the United States.


Soldiers, drug gang battle in Rio de Janeiro slum

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:32 PM PDT

People take cover behind a concrete guardrail separating lanes on Avenida Brasil during a conflict between Brazilian Navy soldiers and alleged drug traffickers, near an entrance of Vila do Joao slum, part of the Complexo da Mare, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Pictured in the background are Navy armored vehicles and soldiers. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soldiers and drug gang members have engaged in an intense and prolonged gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum that killed at least one person.


Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:32 PM PDT

Rescue workers and pro-Russian rebels carry the body of man who was killed during shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine appear to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport of Donetsk, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine advanced Wednesday on the government-held airport in Donetsk, pressing to seize the key transportation hub even as the two sides bargained over a troop pullout under a much-violated truce.


Russia halts student exchange program with US

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:24 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has voiced regret about Russia's decision to cancel its participation in a major high school student exchange program.

Stocks start October with a drop

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:21 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets got off to a rough start in October as disappointing economic news and Ebola fears drove stocks lower.

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