2014年10月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News


Canada's parliament attacked near where prime minister was speaking, Harper safe

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:49 AM PDT

By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - At least one gunman entered Canada's parliament buildings on Wednesday and many shots were fired just outside the room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators. Harper was safely removed from the building but parliament was locked down. Eyewitnesses said at least 30 shots were fired in dramatic scenes in the heart of the Canadian capital. "PM (Harper) was addressing caucus, then a huge boom, followed by rat-a-tat shots. We all scattered. ...

Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:35 AM PDT

Turkish Kurds warm themselves around an open fire as they watch the Syrian town of Kobani, near the Mursitpinar border crossing, on the Turkish-Syrian borderBy Isabel Coles and Dasha Afanasieva ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to relieve fellow Kurds under attack by Islamic State militants, marking the semi-autonomous region's first military foray into Syria's war. Kobani lies on the border with Turkey and Islamic State fighters keen to consolidate territorial gains in northern Syria have pressed an offensive against the town even as U.S.-led forces started bombing their positions. ...


NATO, Swedish fighters scrambled to intercept Russian plane

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian intelligence-gathering plane that briefly entered Estonian airspace on Tuesday, the alliance said on Wednesday. The Estonian Foreign Ministry called the Russian ambassador to the ministry and gave him a protest note over the incursion, the Estonian defense forces said. Fighters from Denmark as well as Portuguese F-16s from NATO's air policing mission in the Baltics took off after radar detected an unidentified aircraft flying close to NATO airspace in the Baltic Sea, NATO said. ...

Brazil candidates battle for key prize: Their hometown

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:20 AM PDT

A campaign banner for presidential candidate Aecio Neves hangs over a plaza in Belo HorizonteBy Brian Winter BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - The two candidates in Brazil's presidential election runoff on Sunday grew up just seven blocks apart, attending the same elite tennis club, watching movies at the same theater and strolling through the same leafy plazas during the 1960s. They cheered for rival soccer teams, though, and eventually went down very different political paths. Dilma Rousseff joined a Marxist group that opposed that era's military dictatorship, while Aecio Neves embraced the more conservative ethos of his grandfather, a legend in Brazilian politics. ...


Nigeria talks with Boko Haram but no sign of girls' release

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:57 AM PDT

By Emma Farge and Lanre Ola N'DJAMENA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nearly a week after Nigeria announced a ceasefire deal with Boko Haram, which it said would include the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist group, there is still no sign of the girls being freed. Talks took place this week between the government and the Islamist militant group in the Chadian capital, but they are shrouded in secrecy. A series of attacks blamed on Boko Haram fighters since the announcement, meanwhile, has raised doubts over government claims of a truce. ...

Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi'ite rebels in central Yemen: tribal sources

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:05 AM PDT

Shi'ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint near Yareem town of Yemen's central province of IbbSANAA (Reuters) - Sunni Al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels have fought a bloody battle in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Wednesday, amid fears of worsening sectarian tension in the impoverished Arabian country. Thirty Shi'ite rebels and 18 Sunni fighters and their tribal allies were killed in the clashes, the tribal sources told Reuters. Shi'ite Houthi rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa on Sept. 21 and their forces have fanned out to Yemen's west and center since then. ...


Wanderers' Mullen gets 2nd chance at ACL title

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 04:58 PM PDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Western Sydney Wanderers defender Daniel Mullen is getting a second chance to play in an Asian Champions League final, six years after his first.

Slide in energy sector drags US stock market lower

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 02:21 PM PDT

Specialist Michael Gagliano, left, calls out prices as he works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Stocks are opening mixed as investors look over earnings reports from U.S. companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak for the Standard & Poor's 500 index, as investors shaken by recent swings in the market sold some of their holdings.


Albania PM seeks to ease tensions with Serbia

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:48 AM PDT

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Tirana, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Albania's prime minister has told the Associated Press that a heated spat with Serbia over a soccer match triggered by drone would not derail a common effort to seek faster European Union membership. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's prime minister said Wednesday that his nation and Serbia must try to end decades of hostility toward one another by focusing on major issues such as their mutual desire to join the European Union, not last week's dispute over a soccer match.


Ferrer beats Seppi to advance at Valencia Open

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:47 AM PDT

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Top-seeded David Ferrer powered his way past Andreas Seppi 6-3, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Valencia Open on Wednesday.

Appeal sought in Puerto Rico gay marriage case

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:45 AM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal court judge has rejected an attempt to end a ban on same-sex marriages in Puerto Rico, saying political order itself depends on traditional marriage and deriding the logic of courts that have overturned such bans. The five gay couples who filed the suit will appeal, their attorney said Wednesday.

Tourists watch solar alignment in Egypt temple

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT

People visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, to observe the sun to send a beam of light into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Hundreds of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Zayed)ABU SIMBEL, Egypt (AP) — Hundreds of visitors have gathered at the Great Temple of Ramses II in Egypt to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year.


Canada parliament attacks: Live Report

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Police guard the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, CanadaOttawa (AFP) - 18:43 GMT - Pictures? - Authories ask the public to send in any pictures of videos of the suspect via email to NatDiv_Media_DivNat@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Iraqi students take part in assembly at al-Kenuz primary School in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Iraqi students went back to school on Wednesday amid tightened security as the academic year began a month late because thousands of people displaced by last summer's onslaught by the Islamic State group had taken shelter in school buildings. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi students returned to school on Wednesday amid tightened security as the academic year began a month late because thousands of people displaced by last summer's onslaught by the Islamic State group had taken shelter in school buildings.


Canada PM in parliament at time of shooting: lawmaker

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:33 AM PDT

RCMP and Ottawa police cruisers stand guard after a shooting at the National War Memorial near the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, CanadaOttawa (AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper was meeting with lawmakers in Parliament at the moment when a gunman opened fire in the building Wednesday, a senator who attended the meeting said.


Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa parliament attack

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT

Police and medical personel move a wounded person into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, on October 22, 2014Ottawa (AFP) - Gunfire echoed through the Gothic halls of the Canadian parliament Wednesday as police shot dead a gunman who had killed a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial before storming the building.


Israel says no plan to allow Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT

The Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is pictured behind the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on October 21, 2014Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel on Wednesday reassured Jordan that it would not allow Jewish prayer at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, after reports of a possible change raised concerns in the Arab world.


Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:31 AM PDT

CAPTON CORRECTS THE DATE In this grab from video provided by Associated Press Television on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, Ebola survivors Hawanatu Turay, left and an unidentified woman, display their certificates, after being given the all clear, at a treatment centre at Hastings, near Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dozens of Ebola survivors were discharged from a treatment center near Sierra Leone's capital on Wednesday and told they were virus-free. The third group released from the Hastings Treatment center, which included 45 patients, were also issued with health certificates they proudly held up. (AP Photo/Associated Press Television)FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Dozens of Ebola survivors have been discharged from a treatment center near Sierra Leone's capital and told they were virus-free, as police and residents clashed in other areas of the West African country.


2 dead in shooting attack at Canada's Parliament

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:26 AM PDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country's capital was shot to death Wednesday, and gunfire then erupted inside Parliament, authorities said. One gunman was killed, and police said they were searching for as many as two others.

Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:25 AM PDT

In this Sept. 25, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. A federal jury reached a verdict Wednesday in the case of four former Blackwater security guards on trial in the shootings of more than 30 Iraqi citizens in the heart of Baghdad. The verdicts were to be read during a late-morning court session. The shootings triggered an international uproar over the role of defense contractors in urban warfare. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was denounced by critics as an illustration of a war gone horribly wrong.


Lagos 'Ebola hospital' faces battle to recover

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:23 AM PDT

The First Consultants Hospital in Obalende, Lagos, October 21, 2014Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria may have been declared officially Ebola-free but at the First Consultants Hospital in Lagos, doctors believe it'll take the facility that treated the first victim years to recover.


Ottawa police say male suspect in attack and soldier are dead

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:19 AM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A man suspected of launching an armed attack in Ottawa has died, local police said on Wednesday and confirmed that a male soldier shot at the National War Memorial had also died. "One shooting victim succumbed to injuries ... one male suspect has also been confirmed deceased," the Ottawa Police Service said in a statement. It did not say where the suspect had died. A gunman shot and fatally wounded the soldier at the National War Memorial in central Ottawa, and then entered the country's parliament buildings, which remain in lockdown. ...

Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa: police

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Police guard the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, CanadaOttawa (AFP) - A Canadian soldier was fatally shot Wednesday near parliament in the capital Ottawa, and his suspected attacker is also dead, police said.


North Korean detainee reunites with family in US

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:07 AM PDT

Jeffrey Fowle is greeted by family members upon his arrival, early Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Fowle was detained for nearly half a year in North Korea after leaving a Bible at a nightclub. Christian evangelism is considered a crime in North Korea. (AP Photo/David Kohl)WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub returned home on Wednesday to tears of joy and hugs from his wife and surprised children.


Australian finishes marathon swim in Bahamas

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:07 AM PDT

Australian ultra-marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel gives the thumbs up sign as she rests on a boat off the Nassau coastline early Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014 after completing her world record marathon swim attempt. McCardel was severely dehydrated and fatigued, in addition to having suffered multiple jellyfish bites and the affects of sunstroke during the 128 kilometer (80 mile) swim from the island of Eleuthera to New Providence, Bahamas. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dehydrated and exhausted, Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel successfully completed a 78-mile (126-kilometer) swim Wednesday between two islands in the Bahamas.


President's party leads in final polls before Ukraine vote

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:07 AM PDT

A kid waves a flag of pro-Ukrainian Azov battalion as he stands atop an armored personnel carrier which belonged to pro-Russian militants and is now on display in Kiev, on October 21, 2014Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko's party on Wednesday led the final polls before Sunday's parliamentary vote held as the country faced an unresolved Russian gas dispute and raging hostilities in the east.


IOC gives provisional recognition to Kosovo

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:06 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, May 24, 2011 file photo of Majlinda Kelmendi, left, as she reacts after she read the news that the ethnic Albanian Judo star has not been allowed to compete for her native Kosovo, but only for Albania in a sports hall in the Kosovo city of Pec . Kosovo could join the Olympic fold this week, while Gambia could face suspension. The status of the two countries will be discussed Friday during an International Olympic Committee executive board meeting in Montreux, Switzerland, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Wednesday Oct 22, 2014. Kosovo, which has a majority of ethnic Albanian inhabitants, declared independence in 2008. Serbia, which considers Kosovo the cradle of its statehood and religion, has refused to accept the split. (AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu, File)LONDON (AP) — The IOC has granted provisional recognition to Kosovo, clearing the way for the former Serbian province to send an independent team to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


British government wants an NFL team in London

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:02 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The British government wants an NFL team based in London.

U.S. offers assistance to Canada in wake of Ottawa shootings

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:01 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States offered assistance to Canada on Wednesday in the wake of shootings at the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, the White House said. Spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke by phone to discuss the incident. He said Americans' thoughts and prayers are with the Canadian people and emphasized the strength of U.S.-Canadian relations. Earnest told reporters that U.S. officials, including from the White House, have been in touch with Canadian counterparts to offer U.S. assistance. He said U.S. ...

Canada PM talking to lawmakers when attack happened 'outside door'

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators from his Conservative party in parliament on Wednesday when an armed man burst into the building and ran right by the door of the room, a cabinet minister told Reuters. "PM was addressing caucus, then a huge boom, followed by rat-a-tat shots. We all scattered. It was clearly right outside our caucus door," Treasury Board Minister Tony Clement said. Eyewitnesses say police chased the man in the building and say at least 30 shots were fired. ...

Lebanon: Cypriot training plane missing

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:58 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese airport officials say a single-engine Cessna training plane has gone missing en route to Beirut from Cyprus.

Sweden pulls back ships as 'foreign sub' hunt draws blank

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:57 AM PDT

HMS Visby and two minesweepers moored at the jetty at Berga marine base outside Stockholm on October 22, 2014Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden said Wednesday it was pulling back part of its navy which has been searching for a suspected Russian submarine off the coast of Stockholm for nearly a week with no vessel found.


Palestinian kills baby at Jerusalem station

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:52 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian motorist with a history of anti-Israel violence slammed his car into a crowded train station in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a three-month-old baby girl and wounding eight people in what police called a terror attack.

Driver in Jerusalem attack a Hamas member: Israel

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Israeli policemen inspect a wrecked car after it rammed a group of pedestrians at the Ammunition Hill tram stop, which lies on the seamline between west and occupied east Jerusalem, on October 22, 2014Jerusalem (AFP) - A Palestinian who ran over a group of pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a baby, was a member of Hamas, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister's office said.


WHO: Ebola responsible for 4,877 deaths

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:50 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Ebola is now believed to have killed 4,877 people globally and that the spread of the lethal virus remains "persistent and widespread" in West Africa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

London Olympic Stadium cost soars ahead of Hammers move

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:48 AM PDT

The Stadium is seen through security fencing from the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, east London, on April 2, 2014London (AFP) - The cost of fitting out the London Olympic Stadium ahead of Premier League football club West Ham's move to the venue will rise by £35.9 million ($57.7 million, 45.6 million euros), it was revealed Wednesday.


Ottawa hospital says it treated 3 shooting victims

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:48 AM PDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A hospital says it has received three victims from the shootings in Canada's capital.

Platini mulls allowing only women, kids at games

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:47 AM PDT

Manchester City players and CSKA players play in front of empty stands during the Champions League Group E soccer match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester City at Arena Khimki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday Oct. 21, 2014. CSKA have to play 3 matches behind closed doors after as punishment for the bad behaviour of their fans last season. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)LONDON (AP) — UEFA President Michel Platini is mulling whether to allow only women and children into matches rather than completely closing stadiums as punishment for supporters' racist abuse.


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