2014年10月29日星期三

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Kurdish convoy heads to Syria to take on Islamic State

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 12:43 PM PDT

Convoy of peshmerga vehicles is escorted by Turkish Kurds on their way to the Turkish-Syrian border, in Kiziltepe near the southeastern city of MardinBy Dasha Afanasieva and Alexander Dziadosz SURUC Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A convoy of peshmerga fighters from northern Iraq headed across southeastern Turkey on Wednesday towards the Syrian town of Kobani to try to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes. Kobani, on the border with Turkey, has been under assault for more than a month and its fate has become a test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to combat the Sunni Muslim insurgents. ...


Gas deal still eludes Ukraine and Russia at EU talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 02:12 PM PDT

Russian Energy Minister Novak arrives for gas talks between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine at the EU Commission headquarters in BrusselsBy Barbara Lewis and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia bargained late into the night on Wednesday but European Union officials trying to broker a deal to resume gas supplies to Kiev as winter sets in said there was still no accord to announce. At talks in Brussels hosted by energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger two days before he makes way for a new EU executive team, officials cancelled an evening news conference at which they had hoped to announce a deal after months of negotiation. ...


French soldier killed in clash with Islamist militants in Mali

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 02:57 PM PDT

France's Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attends a news conference in ParisPARIS (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday a French soldier was killed during a fierce clash between its forces and Islamist militants in northern Mali earlier in the day. The offices of President Francois Hollande and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian both confirmed the death on Wednesday of Thomas Dupuy, a sergeant from a commando parachutist unit in the air force. His death raised to 10 the number of French soldiers killed since France intervened militarily in Mali in January 2013 to help drive out Islamist insurgents who had seized control of the former French colony's north. ...


Israeli far-right activist shot and wounded in Jerusalem

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT

Israeli security personals secure an area in Jerusalem where an Israeli far-right activist was shot and woundedJERUSALEM (Reuters) - A far-right Israeli activist was shot and wounded in Jerusalem on Wednesday as he left a conference promoting a Jewish campaign to permit praying at a flashpoint Old City compound holy to both Jews and Muslims, Israeli officials said. Police confirmed that an unnamed man on a motorcycle had shot a Jewish man in his 50s outside the Menachem Begin Centre complex located near the walled Old City, and named for the late Israeli prime minister. ...


NATO jets track 'unusual' Russian bomber sorties

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 01:03 PM PDT

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO aircraft tracked Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic and Black Sea on Wednesday and sorties of fighters over the Baltic in what the Western alliance called an unusual burst of activity at a tense time in East-West relations. In all, NATO said in a statement, its jets had intercepted four groups of Russian aircraft in about 24 hours since Tuesday, and some were still on maneuvers late on Wednesday afternoon. "These sizeable Russian flights represent an unusual level of air activity over European airspace," the alliance said. ...

U.N. peacekeepers free 67 hostages in Central African Republic

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 01:44 PM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the U.N. mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday. Four women were taken hostage in the capital Bangui while the rest were seized in the interior of the country, spokeswoman Myriam Dessables told a news conference. All were released after military operations by the peacekeepers. The releases represent positive news for civilians and the U.N. ...

Hornets' Taylor pleads guilty to domestic violence

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:42 PM PDT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor pleaded guilty Wednesday to a domestic violence charge and admitted he pushed his girlfriend at a hotel in Michigan.

FIFA: Men's World Cup could be on artificial turf

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT

Team Canada's Emily Zurrer, left, and Kadeisha Buchanan, center, celebrate teammate Sophie Schmidt's goal as Japan's Saki Kumagai looks on during second half of International friendly soccer action Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)LONDON (AP) — The men's World Cup could be played "sooner rather than later" on artificial pitches, FIFA said Wednesday in the latest defense of its decision not to stage the 2015 women's tournament in Canada on grass.


UN says Syria's neighbors at 'breaking point'

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:34 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The director of the United Nations' humanitarian operations is warning that some of Syria's neighbors are at their "breaking point," caught between a sense of duty to keep their borders open to refugees and a responsibility to their own citizens.

Gypsy 'cheat' entry in Spanish dictionary sparks outrage

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:26 PM PDT

The library at the Royal Spanish Academy in Madrid, January 21, 2004An entry in Spain's top dictionary has outraged one of the country's oldest minorities by defining "gypsy" as synonymous with lying and cheating. The offending entry is in the Royal Spanish Academy's annual update to its dictionary, the ultimate authority on the language in Spain and Latin America. One activist, Patricia Caro Maya, said the academy's definition of gypsy "has always had false connotations of stealing and cheating as a cultural characteristic of ours." The academy declined to comment on the issue to AFP, but cited the introduction to its dictionary, which says it takes care to avoid "gratuitously slanted or offensive" definitions.


Bodies found in Mexico where 3 Texans missing

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:21 PM PDT

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Four bodies were found Wednesday east of the border city of Matamaros, near where three young Americans went missing more than two weeks ago, a Mexican state official said.

Bayern advances 3-1 over Hamburg in German Cup

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:19 PM PDT

Members of the security staff of Hamburg catch a young man who runs onto the pitch during the German soccer cup second round match between Hamburger SV and FC Bayern Munich at the Imtech Arena Stadium in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A spectator ran onto the pitch and hit Franck Ribery with a scarf in stoppage time of Bayern Munich's 3-1 victory at Hamburger SV in the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday.


Juventus loses 1-0 at Genoa, Roma beats Cesena 2-0

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:18 PM PDT

Juventus' Arturo Vidal, left, vies for the ball with Genoa's Andrea Bertolacci during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Juventus, in Genoa's Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Italy, Wendesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro)MILAN (AP) — A stoppage-time goal saw Juventus fall to its first league defeat since March as it lost 1-0 at Genoa on Wednesday, allowing Roma to move level at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Cesena.


City's League Cup defense ended by Newcastle

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:14 PM PDT

Manchester City's David Silva sits on the pitch after being injured during the English League Cup soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City's defense of the League Cup was ended by a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle in the last 16 on Wednesday, with an injury to playmaker David Silva completing a miserable night for the out-of-form English champions.


Murray on brink of World Finals as Federer battles through

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:13 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray returns the ball to France's Julien Benneteau on October 29, 2014 during their second-round match of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament in ParisParis (AFP) - Andy Murray turned in a clinical performance on Wednesday as he joined Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, David Ferrer, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic in the third round of the Paris Masters.


Varane nets 2, Madrid beats 3rd-tier rival in Copa

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:11 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Raphael Varan, right, reacts after scoring his second goal with his teammate Chicharito, left, against Cornella during a Copa del Rey soccer match in Cornella Llobregat, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Raphael Varane headed in two corner kicks to help Real Madrid start its Copa del Rey title defense with a 4-1 win at third-division Cornella on Wednesday.


Biden voices support for Northern Ireland talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his support behind a new round of power-sharing talks in Northern Ireland.

Federer, Murray advance at Paris Masters

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Jeremy Chardy of France during their second round match at the ATP World Tour Masters tennis tournament at Bercy stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. 2(AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer was made to fight all the way by local favorite Jeremy Chardy before reaching the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, while Andy Murray moved one match away from qualifying for the ATP Finals.


Mexico archaeologists explore Teotihuacan tunnel

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:52 PM PDT

This Aug. 6, 2014 photo released by Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) shows a sculpture unearthed at the Teotihuacan archeological site in Mexico. Mexican archaeologists have concluded a yearslong exploration of a tunnel sealed nearly 2,000 years ago at the ancient city of Teotihuacan and found thousands of relics. Teotihuacan dominated central Mexico centuries before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century. (AP Photo/Proyecto Tlalocan, INAH)MEXICO CITY (AP) — A yearslong exploration of a tunnel sealed almost 2,000 years ago at the ancient city of Teotihuacan yielded thousands of relics and the discovery of three chambers that could hold more important finds, Mexican archaeologists said Wednesday.


Rappers Young Fathers win Britain's Mercury Prize

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:49 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Hip-hop trio Young Fathers have won Britain's profile-boosting Mercury Prize for the album "Dead."

Australian surfer kicks shark as it bites his foot

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:44 PM PDT

SYDNEY (AP) — A 20-year-old competition surfer said on Thursday he accidentally stepped on a shark's head before it bit him off the Australian east coast.

Iran wants sanctions lifted before nuclear deal

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:41 PM PDT

The chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi speaks on June 4, 2014 in DamascusIran wants all Western sanctions to be lifted before striking a deal on its contested nuclear programme by a November deadline, a top official said Wednesday. The six powers in the talks with Iran -- Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States plus Germany, known as the P5+1 -- have set November 24 as the deadline. The chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the US proposal of a gradual lifting of sanctions was "unacceptable." A Western diplomat close to the negotiations with Iran on Monday said a firm deal by the deadline was highly unlikely, saying Tehran would have to make "significant gestures."


UN holds emergency meeting on Israel tensions

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:40 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the United Nations, the U.N. Security Council holds an emergency session on the situation in the Middle East, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at United Nations headquarters. At the meeting U.N. political chief Jeffrey Feltman warned that Israel's plans for further settlements in east Jerusalem threaten the viability of the future Palestinian state. (AP Photo/United Nations, Eskinder Debebe)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. official warned in an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday that Israel's plans for further settlements in east Jerusalem threaten the viability of the future Palestinian state. Close ally the United States also warned against Israel's plans.


WHO: Ebola decline in Liberia could be real trend

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:35 PM PDT

A Ebola health worker removes rubbish including plastic bottles from the Island Clinic Treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a real trend, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but the epidemic is far from over. (AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a genuine trend, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but the epidemic is far from over.


Palestinians urge UN to demand Israel end settlements

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:34 PM PDT

Buildings under construction are seen in the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit near the Palestinian West Bank village of Wadi Fukin, on September 4, 2014The Palestinians urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately reverse plans to build more Jewish settlements, at an emergency meeting called to address tensions in east Jerusalem. The 15-nation council met for urgent talks at Jordan's request after Israel announced plans on Monday to build 1,000 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians consider the capital of a future state.


Rennes beats Marseille in French League Cup

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:34 PM PDT

RENNES, France (AP) — Philipp Hosiner scored the winner in added time as Rennes came from a goal down to beat league leader Marseille 2-1 in a third-round upset in the French League Cup on Wednesday.

Man shot in suspected assassination in Jerusalem

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:27 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman on motorcycle shot a prominent hard-line Jewish activist on Wednesday, Israeli police and legislators said, seriously wounding the man and then fleeing in a suspected assassination attempt.

Muguruza beats Makarova at Tournament of Champions

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:24 PM PDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Garbine Muguruza's perfect serve helped her to a surprise 6-2, 6-1 victory over top-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the group stage at the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions on Wednesday.

Mexican president meets with kin of 43 missing students

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:20 PM PDT

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto delivers a speech at the National Palace, in Mexico City, on October 6, 2014President Enrique Pena Nieto met for the first time Wednesday with families of 43 students who went missing over a month ago in violence involving police and drug gang hitmen. In a country weary of years of mostly drug gang-linked violent crime, the case of the missing in Guerrero state has shocked Mexico, made headlines worldwide and brought thousands to the streets demonstrating for justice. The parents of the all-male students at a teachers' college in Guerrero want state and federal authorities to continue searching in the Iguala area. They met Pena Nieto at the Los Pinos presidential residence and were expected to appear before media later.


Egypt starts work on Gaza buffer after bombing

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:12 PM PDT

People evacuate their homes as Egyptian security forces demolish buildings in Rafah near the border with southern Gaza on October 29, 2014Egypt began demolishing houses along its border with Gaza on Wednesday to set up a buffer zone to prevent militant infiltration and arms smuggling following a wave of deadly attacks. The move, which will see about 800 homes razed, comes after a suicide bomber killed 30 soldiers in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which borders the Palestinian territory, last Friday. It also comes two days after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi enacted a decree allowing military trials for civilians suspected of attacking state infrastructure, as he promised a tough response to what he called the "existential threat" posed by the militants. The authorities want to establish a 500 metre (yard) wide buffer zone along the 10 kilometre (six mile) long border with Gaza.


S.Africa police arrest Meyiwa killing suspects

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:12 PM PDT

A police van patrols in front of the house where Orlando Pirate and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was murdered, October 27, 2014 in Johannesburg, South AfricaSouth African police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa during a robbery at his pop-star girlfriend's home, media reported Wednesday. According to the public broadcaster SABC, two men were being held for questioning after they were arrested in Nongoma, in the eastern KwaZulu Natal province. Police in Johannesburg could not immediately confirm the arrest. The SABC said the suspects were nabbed following a tip-off by members of the public.


Sistine Chapel gets brighter look, cooler feel

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:06 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Sistine Chapel has a brighter, cooler new look.

Anonymous US comment on Israel roils relations

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 03:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anonymous White House criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that drew condemnation in Israel is roiling Washington politics, putting the U.S. administration on the defensive and prompting congressional demands for President Barack Obama to repudiate the remarks.

Russia says French warship handover next month, sparking denial

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 02:56 PM PDT

The Vladivostok -- a Mistral-class helicopter gunship -- at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France, on March 5, 2014Russia said Wednesday that the controversial handover of a French warship would take place on November 14, but the manufacturer immediately denied setting a date amid pressure on Paris to scrap the deal. France is facing mounting opposition over the contract against the backdrop of Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis, further complicated by Russia's decision to recognise the results of a separatist vote in Ukraine's east due this weekend. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the country's state-run arms dealer had received an invitation to attend a ceremony on November 14 for the handing over of the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers.


New Ebola cases slowing in Liberia but too soon to celebrate: WHO

Posted: 29 Oct 2014 02:50 PM PDT

Workers from the Liberian Red Cross at ELWA 2 Ebola management center in Monrovia on October 23, 2014 shovel sand which will be used to absorb fluids emitted from the bodies of Ebola victimsThe rate of new Ebola infections appears to be slowing in hard-hit Liberia, but the crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. "It appears that the trend is real in Liberia and there may indeed be a slowing of the epidemic there," WHO assistant director-general Bruce Aylward told reporters in Geneva. Aylward added, though, that he was "terrified that the information will be misinterpreted and that people will begin to think Ebola is under control." Later on Wednesday, the WHO is set to publish the latest death toll from the Ebola outbreak that has been ravaging west Africa, with the number of deaths expected to pass the 5,000 mark.


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