2014年10月11日星期六

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Kurds urge more air strikes in Kobani; monitor warns of defeat

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 10:18 AM PDT

Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani as they stand on top of a hill near Mursitpinar border crossing in the southeastern Turkish town of SurucBy Ayla Jean Yackley and Tom Perry MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish forces defending Kobani urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters who tightened their grip on the Syrian town at the border with Turkey on Saturday. A group that monitors the Syrian civil war said the Kurdish forces faced inevitable defeat in Kobani if Turkey did not open its border to let through arms - something Ankara has so far appeared reluctant to do. The U.S. ...


Bombings kill 45 in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and outskirts - police, medical officials

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:30 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 45 people were killed in bombings in Baghdad and its rural outskirts on Saturday as the government continued to defend the capital against jihadists who four months ago seized major cities in northern Iraq. Islamic State (IS) fighters, who took control of large sections of Iraq this year, regularly target Shi'ite districts in Baghdad and are penetrating surrounding farmland where Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militias try to push them back. ...

Ukraine leader says expects tough talks with Putin next week

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko speaks to the media during a news conference in KievBy Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday he expected planned talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin next week in Italy to be difficult but said Moscow had a crucial role to play in bringing peace to his country. Kiev and its Western backers accuse Moscow of backing a pro-Russian separatist revolt in eastern Ukraine by providing troops and arms. Russia denies the charges but says it has a right to defend the interests of the region's Russian-speaking majority. ...


Drone strike kills two suspected militants in northwest Pakistan

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 10:29 AM PDT

By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed two suspected militants in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, Pakistani intelligence officials said, part of a flurry of strikes this week after a long pause earlier this year. The strike on a vehicle in the Shawal area near the border with Afghanistan marked the seventh strike in the past week and the 16th strike this year. The increase in attacks follows a six-month hiatus when the Pakistani government pursued fruitless peace talks with Taliban militants. ...

Finland says Russian navy interfered with Baltic Sea research vessel

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 09:01 AM PDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The Russian navy twice interfered with a Finnish state environmental research vessel in international waters in August and September, the Finnish Environment Institute said on Saturday. The statement comes after Finland accused Russia, its eastern neighbor and former ruler, of violating its airspace three times in less than a week in August. Finland's foreign ministry said it was concerned by the preliminary information it had received about the incidents and that Finnish defense forces were investigating. ...

Pitching tents, Hong Kong democracy protesters dig in for long haul

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 08:37 AM PDT

A girl poses next to a sign at an area blocked by pro-democracy protesters outside of the government headquarters building in Hong KongBy Elzio Barreto and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of student activists camped overnight at major protest sites in Hong Kong as the democracy movement sought to re-gather momentum after the government called off talks on defusing unrest in the global financial hub. Protests escalated late last month, after Beijing's decision on Aug. 31 to impose conditions that effectively would have stopped pro-democracy candidates from contesting an election of the city's chief executive set for 2017. ...


Memorial service for British hostage killed by IS

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT

The book of condolences in memory of murdered aid worker Alan Henning is displayed in Eccles Parish Church in Eccles on October 5, 2014London (AFP) - A memorial service will be held Sunday for Alan Henning, the British hostage beheaded by Islamic State jihadists.


Hundreds attend Duvalier's funeral in Haiti

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Friends and family of Haiti's late Dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier carry his flag draped coffin back to the funeral home after his funeral ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Many had wondered whether the self-proclaimed "president for life" would receive a state funeral following his death last Saturday from a heart attack at age 63. However, friends and family held a simple and private funeral. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Saturday, displaying lingering respect for a man who was widely reviled for repression and corruption during his 15 years in power.


Global finance leaders pledge bold efforts

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:41 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, accompanied by IMFC Chair and Singapore's Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, speaks during a news conference at the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)WASHINGTON (AP) — World financial leaders on Saturday promised "bold and ambitious" action to boost a global recovery that has shown recent disturbing signs of weakness.


Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT

PATNA, India (AP) — When the Nobel Committee announced that Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi had won the Peace Prize, a skinny 13-year-old boy was running around serving cups of milky tea to customers at a tiny tea stall in eastern India. By law, Raja Manjhi should not be working at all. But, like millions of other children across India, he has been forced out of school and into a job to help his impoverished family.

Hagel cites progress in Turkey talks about Syria

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:27 PM PDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the U.S. is making "considerable progress" in its negotiations with Turkey over the plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels in their fight against Islamic State militants.

Lagarde: don't isolate Africa over Ebola

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:24 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde points to a badge reading "Isolate Ebola Not Countries" during the annual IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington on October 11, 2014Washington (AFP) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday pleaded with people to remember that all of Africa has not been hit with the deadly Ebola epidemic, which remains relatively isolated in three countries.


Six UN peacekeepers injured in C. Africa

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:20 PM PDT

United Nations peacekeepers in the center of the Central African Republic capital Bangui on October 8, 2014Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Six UN peacekeepers were injured during an attack by unknown assailants who opened fire on a patrol northeast of the capital Bangui, amid a flareup of violence after months of relative calm.


US drops food, ammunition to embattled Iraqi troops

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT

In this image released by the US Air Force, straps secure water bundles aboard a C-17 Globemaster III before a humanitarian airdrop over Iraq on August 8, 2014Washington (AFP) - US military aircraft have delivered food, water and ammunition to besieged Iraqi troops battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said Saturday, as the coalition pursued its air assault in Iraq and Syria.


Hurricane watch in Bermuda ahead of Storm Fay: U.S. Hurricane Center

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 04:00 PM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Bermuda could see hurricane conditions as early as Saturday night as Tropical Storm Fay bears down on the British territory in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The storm, just below Category 1 hurricane strength with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 kph), was located 195 miles (315 km) south of Bermuda on Saturday afternoon, the Miami-based center said. "A hurricane watch is in effect for Bermuda," it warned, adding: "The center of Fay is expected to pass just to the southeast of Bermuda early Sunday morning. However ... ...

Some bodies in Mexico graves are not students: governor

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:52 PM PDT

Mexican marines escort forensic personnel heading for a new mass grave in Iguala, on October 10, 2014Iguala de la Independencia (Mexico) (AFP) - Some of the bodies found in mass graves in southern Mexico do not correspond to any of the 43 students who went missing after an attack by gang-linked police, an official said Saturday.


Mozambique's ex-rebel chief confident vote will be credible

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:45 PM PDT

RENAMO presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama addresses a cheering crowd of supporters during a campaign rally on October 11, 2014 in Maputo, MozambiqueMaputo (AFP) - Mozambique's charismatic opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama on Saturday said he was confident that the upcoming presidential election will be the country's first free vote, after he fought to have the electoral laws changed.


Greece snatch 1-1 draw at Finland

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:41 PM PDT

Finland's Jarkko Hurme, left, and Greece Nikos Karelis vie for the ball during their Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Antti Aimo-Koivisto) FINLAND OUT, NO SALESGreece dominated the first half and led with a powerful long shot by first-timer Nikos Karelis but host Finland equalized through Jarkko Hurme in European Championship qualifying on Saturday.


Ebola screening starts at New York's JFK airport

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:26 PM PDT

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medical teams at New York's JFK airport, armed with Ebola questionnaires and temperature guns, began screening travelers from three West African countries on Saturday as U.S. health authorities stepped up efforts to stop the spread of the virus. John F. Kennedy Airport is the first of five U.S. airports to start enhanced screening of U.S.-bound travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Those countries have seen most of the deaths from the outbreak, which has claimed more than 4,000 lives. ...

British soldiers training peshmerga in Iraq

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:19 PM PDT

An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter fires at Islamic-State militant positions, from his position on the top of Mount Zardak, east of Mosul on September 9, 2014London (AFP) - British soldiers are in Iraq training the Kurdish peshmerga forces battling Islamic State jihadists, the Ministry of Defence in London said Saturday.


Nations step up measures to stem worsening Ebola outbreak

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:15 PM PDT

A body bag containing a person suspected of dying from Ebola is collected and put on the back of a truck in Monrovia, on October 4, 2014Madrid (AFP) - Countries across the world scrambled Saturday to stem a deadly Ebola outbreak that UN officials warn is getting worse as New York's main JFK airport prepared to screen travellers from epidemic-hit west Africa.


Defense Secretary Hagel: Fight to defeat Islamic State is long-term

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday Iraqi security forces were in full control of Baghdad but that the embattled Syrian city of Kobani was a very difficult problem. Hagel told a news conference in the Chilean capital that the fight against Islamic State militants, who have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria, was a long-term fight. (Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Diane Craft)

Poland makes history with first win over Germany

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Poland's Arkadiusz Milik, left, and Germany's Mats Hummels go for a header during a Euro 2016 group D qualifying soccer match between Poland and Germany in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)In front of a sell-out crowd in Warsaw, Poland finally did it.


Greece draws 1-1 at Finland in Euro 2016 qualis

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:09 PM PDT

Finland's Jarkko Hurme, left, and Greece Nikos Karelis vie for the ball during their Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Antti Aimo-Koivisto) FINLAND OUT, NO SALESATHENS, Greece (AP) — Finland escaped with a 1-1 home draw against Greece in European Championship qualifying on Saturday.


Czech governing coalition parties top Senate vote

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 03:06 PM PDT

A woman in a traditional costume casts her vote at a poling station on October 10, 2014 in Hroznova LhotaPrague (AFP) - The three parties forming the Czech centre-left governing coalition topped the first round of the country's senatorial vote held on Friday and Saturday, near-final results showed.


England's Wilshere reveals Alonso inspiration

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:48 PM PDT

Arsenal's English midfielder Jack Wilshere (L) takes part in a team training session on September 30, 2014, at the Colney training groundLondon (AFP) - England's Jack Wilshere has revealed that he has been adapting to his new international role as a holding midfielder by studying footage of Bayern Munich's Spanish midfield organiser Xabi Alonso.


Puerto Rico woman, 85, hospitalized in abuse case

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:47 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico police arrested a man Saturday on charges of mistreating an 85-year-old woman for more than a year after officers said they found her in her home in deplorable conditions with 15 dogs.

Benzema shines as France beats Portugal 2-1

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:33 PM PDT

France's Paul Pogba, right, celebrates after scoring with his teammate Patrice Evra, during their international friendly soccer match against Portugal, at the Stade de France, in Saint Denis, north of Paris, France, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS (AP) — Fernando Santos began his reign at the helm of Portugal with a 2-1 loss at Euro 2016 host France in a friendly while Denmark salvaged a 1-1 draw in Albania in qualifying on Saturday.


Mexico governor: Some bodies aren't of students

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:30 PM PDT

Mexican navy marines and officers belonging to the Attorney General's Office, guard the area where new clandestine mass graves were found near the town of La Joya, on the outskirts of Iguala, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Two weeks after 43 students disappeared in a confrontation with police in rural southern Mexico, Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam announced that suspects had led investigators to four new mass graves near the southern city of Iguala where authorities unearthed 28 badly burned bodies last weekend. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of the southern Mexico state where 43 college students disappeared after a confrontation with police said Saturday that some of the bodies recovered from clandestine graves last weekend did not match the missing young people.


Poland beats Germany 2-0 for 1st win over neighbor

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:29 PM PDT

Poland's Arkadiusz Milik, right, celebrates with this teammates after scoring the opening goal during a Euro 2016 group D qualifying soccer match between Poland and Germany in Warsaw, Poland,Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland defeated World Cup champion Germany 2-0 in their European Championship qualifier on Saturday for its first win over its neighbor at the 19th attempt.


Substitute David Villa scores in A-League debut

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:27 PM PDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Spanish star David Villa scored on his debut in the A-League to help Melbourne City draw with glamor club Sydney FC 1-1 on Saturday.

Sudan stun African champions Nigeria

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:21 PM PDT

Nigeria's midfielder John Obi Mikel (L) defends against Sudan's Muhannad El Tahir (C) during the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying football match in Khartoum on October 11, 2014Johannesburg (AFP) - Sudan stunned Africa Cup of Nations title-holders Nigeria 1-0 Saturday in a 2015 qualifier while Algeria, Ivory Coast and South Africa achieved impressive away victories.


US shuts out Brazil to reach volley worlds final

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:12 PM PDT

United States' players celebrate after defeating Brazil during a semifinal volleyball match, at the women's Volleyball World Championships in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')MILAN (AP) — The United States shut out top-ranked Brazil 3-0 and will face China in the final of the women's volleyball world championship on Sunday.


Report: Iran police airplane crash kills 7

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:10 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian police airplane flying to the country's southeast crashed late Saturday, killing all seven people aboard, including a top police officer, the country's official news agency reported.

Pornanong Phatlum leads LPGA Malaysia

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 02:02 PM PDT

Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand tees off on the 18th hole during the third round of the LPGA Malaysia golf tournament at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum birdied seven of the first 10 holes Saturday and finished with a 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the LPGA Malaysia.


Central African president meets with militia leaders

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 01:58 PM PDT

Anti-Balaka militia members rest in the outskirts of Bambari, on July 31, 2014Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Central African Republic President Catherine Samba Panza met Saturday with leaders of the Christian-dominated anti-balaka militias who had called for her to resign, following several days of violence that left at least 10 people dead.


Up for track honors, Gatlin shrugs off critics

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 01:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2014, file photo, Justin Gatlin, of United States, wins the men's 200-meter event at the Herculis International Athletics Meet at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco. Gatlin isn't all that concerned with winning a popularity contest, only races. Still, the American sprinter doesn't quite understand the backlash over his nomination for athlete of the year after a season in which he went 18-0 in the 100 and 200. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)Justin Gatlin is far more interested in winning races than popularity contests.


Tropical storm heads for rainy brush with Bermuda

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 01:53 PM PDT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Bermuda braced for heavy rains and winds late Saturday as Tropical Storm Fay approached the British island territory.

Hundreds at funeral for former Haiti dictator 'Baby Doc'

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 01:46 PM PDT

Francois Nicolas Duvalier, son of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, stands by his father's casket during a family ceremony at a chapel in Port-au-Prince on October 11, 2014Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Hundreds of Haitians said farewell Saturday to former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, a week after his death revived bitter divisions over his legacy.


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