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U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 08:37 AM PST

A Kurdish man mourns next to gravestones of Kurdish fighters killed during clashes against Islamic State in the Syrian town of KobaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria, most of them around Kobani near the Turkish border, and seven in the oil-producing northern region of Iraq since Monday, the U.S. Central Command said. Ten air strikes conducted by the United States and its allies near Kobani hit eight small Islamic State units, damaged three fighting positions and destroyed a logistics facility, Centcom said Wednesday in a statement. The town has become a test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to halt the advance of the hardline insurgents. ...


Ukraine redeploys troops, fearing new rebel offensive

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 11:26 AM PST

Militants supporting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic ride in a truck in DonetskBy Pavel Polityuk and Anton Zverev KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east because of fears that separatists will launch a new military offensive, despite Russia's denials it has sent troops to reinforce the rebels. A ceasefire agreed by the pro-Russian rebels and government forces more than two months ago is now all but dead, and Western fears of a return to all-out conflict are growing. U.S. ...


Final deal in Iran nuclear talks unlikely by deadline: sources

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:21 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry, EU envoy Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif meet in MuscatBy Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi NEW YORK/ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a Nov. 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say. Western and Iranian officials told Reuters the two sides would probably settle for another interim agreement that builds on the limited sanctions relief agreed a year ago as they hammer away at their deep disagreements in the coming months. "We could see the outline of a final deal emerging by Nov. ...


Israeli gives initial approval for 200 new homes in East Jerusalem

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 07:54 AM PST

Labourers work on an apartment building under construction in a Jewish settlement known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu GhneimJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli authorities gave initial approval on Wednesday for the construction of 200 new homes in an urban settlement in Jerusalem, a move that could aggravate tensions with Palestinians that Washington is trying to lower. Violence has flared in the past few weeks over Jerusalem's most sacred and politically sensitive site, holy to both Jews and Muslims. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due in Jordan on Wednesday for talks with King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on efforts to calm the situation. ...


Italy's Renzi dismisses early election talk, moves closer to vote reform

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:00 PM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Renzi speaks during a meeting on the sidelines at a Europe-Asia summit (ASEM) in MilanROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday his government would aim to remain in office until 2018, dismissing speculation of early elections, after he moved closer to an agreement on reforms to the electoral law. Renzi and center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi, who have both agreed to cooperate to overhaul the vote system blamed for a succession of weak governments, met for more than two hours on Wednesday. ...


Stung by sanctions scandal, Cuba defends North Korea at U.N.

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:25 PM PST

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Cuba, which was involved in a violation of U.N. sanctions against North Korea last year, has come to the aid of Pyongyang to defend it against a Western-led push to bring its alleged human rights abuses to The Hague, envoys said on Wednesday. A European-Japanese draft resolution submitted to a U.N. General Assembly committee that covers human rights recommends the referral of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. That resolution is tentatively scheduled to go to a vote on Nov. 18. ...

West Indies select full-strength squad for SA tour

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:41 PM PST

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Less than a month after a pay dispute derailed its tour to India, the West Indies has selected a full-strength squad for a series in South Africa next month.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't expect the landmark U.S.-China climate change agreement to nudge the world's rising thermostat downward much on its own, scientists say. While they hail it as a start, experts who study heat-trapping carbon dioxide don't see the deal, announced Wednesday in Beijing, making significant progress without other countries joining in.

Shell says 2008 Nigeria spills bigger than thought

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:24 PM PST

A man walks near spilled crude oil in the waters of the Niger Delta swamps of Bodo, a village in the famous Nigerian oil-producing Ogoniland, which hosts the Shell Petroleum Development Company, on June 24, 2010Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that two 2008 oil spills in Nigeria were larger than earlier thought, ahead of a compensation court case in England's High Court. Lawyers bringing a compensation bid for 15,000 members of Nigeria's Bodo community have in the past claimed the spills could be as large as 600,000 barrels. Shell did not give a revised figure but a spokesman said the volume would not be a "key issue" in determining compensation. The compensation case is expected to be heard at the High Court in London next year.


Green groups sue for fresh review of U.S. sands pipeline plan

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department must halt plans to expand an oil sands pipeline route from Canada to Wisconsin until possible environmental harm has been closely studied, several green groups said in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. An Enbridge Inc proposal for its Line 3 pipeline from Alberta to Wisconsin is part of a $7.5 billion upgrade on its system that would help oil sands producers in Western Canada reach refineries in the Gulf Coast and elsewhere. ...

Banks fined billions for rigging currency markets

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:21 PM PST

FILE - A Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 photo from files showing an exterior view of the offices of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the City of London. Groups of traders with nicknames like the "Three Musketeers'' and the LONDON (AP) — Traders with nicknames like the "Three Musketeers" and the "A-Team" plotted over Internet chat rooms to manipulate currency markets for years, profiting at the expense of clients — and then congratulating themselves for their brilliance — regulators said Wednesday, as they fined five banks $3.4 billion.


Cosmic first: European spacecraft lands on comet

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:18 PM PST

The picture taken with the navigation camera on Rosetta and released by the European Space Agency ESA shows a raised plateau on the larger lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It was captured from a distance of 9.8 km from the center of the comet (7.8 km / 4.8 miles from the surface) Oct. 24, 2014. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 the Philae lander will be detached from Rosetta to land on the comet. (AP Photo/ESA)DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) — Landing with a bounce after traveling 4 billion miles, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully reaching the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet — a cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the universe.


Pele taken to hospital for 'medical evaluation'

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pele has been admitted to a hospital to undergo a "medical evaluation" after cancelling his appearance at an event in his museum.

Scientists: US-China pact won't slow warming much

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:16 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of high-stakes climate negotiations next year. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't expect the landmark U.S.-China climate change agreement to nudge the world's rising thermostat downward much on its own, scientists say.


VW welcomes labor activity at US state plant

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:15 PM PST

FILE - In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. UAW officials in a letter to plant workers on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, said a upcoming policy change by Volkswagen will clear the way to for the union to gain its first recognition agreement with a foreign automaker in the South. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — By giving labor groups more access to its lone U.S. plant in Tennessee, Volkswagen signaled Wednesday that it won't follow the lead of other foreign-owned automakers in the South in seeking to tamp down union activity.


Syrians have 'no escape' from war

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:15 PM PST

Syrian Civil Defence workers and pedestrians clear debris after an alleged air strike by Syrian government forces in the Bab al-Nairab neighboured of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on November 12, 2014Syrians are increasingly unable to escape their country's war as tougher policies in potential host nations are preventing them from taking refuge in the region and beyond, a report said Thursday. The report by the Norwegian Refugee Council and International Rescue Committee noted the "substantial and generous hospitality" of Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey to accept three million Syrians. "In the context of increasing humanitarian needs within Syria and in neighbouring countries, legitimate national security concerns and insufficient international support, the formal and informal border crossings out of Syria are now effectively closed to men, women and children seeking safety," said the report. In recent weeks, Lebanon has all but shut its frontiers to new refugees, allowing only humanitarian exceptions across, while Jordan and Turkey frequently place restrictions on their entry, it added.


Montana tribe set to receive bison from Yellowstone National Park

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:14 PM PST

By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Nearly 140 bison originally from Yellowstone National Park that were quarantined on a ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner to create a herd free of a cattle disease will be transported late on Wednesday to an Indian reservation in Montana. The relocation of the bison temporarily confined at Turner's Montana ranch were part of a successful government experiment that isolated the animals to produce a band free of brucellosis, a bacterial disease that can cause cows to miscarry and affects about half of Yellowstone's more than 4,000 buffalo. ...

Ireland backs Keane after incident at team hotel

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:10 PM PST

DUBLIN (AP) — The Football Association of Ireland says assistant manager Roy Keane retains its "full support" after he was involved in an incident with a member of the public at the team's hotel in Dublin.

'Terror' attack on Egypt naval vessel leaves 8 servicemen missing

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:04 PM PST

Egyptian navy vessels patrol off the coast of the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on February 17, 2011The Egyptian military said one of its navy vessels came under "terrorist" attack in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, leaving five servicemen injured and eight others missing at sea. The Egyptian government is fighting an Islamist militant insurgency that has killed scores of policemen and soldiers, but a maritime attack is unprecedented.


Official: Taveras was drunk during fatal crash

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:03 PM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2014, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras grounds out during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Louis. Dominican officials say Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month. Tessie Sanchez, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office in the Dominican Republic, told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, that toxicology reports showed Taveras had a blood-alcohol level five times the legal limit when he lost control of his car Oct. 26 on a highway in Puerto Plata. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month in his Caribbean homeland, an official in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday.


Suspect in Philippines deaths: Extradition coming

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST

ALBANY, New York (AP) — A former U.S. Marine accused of killing a couple in the Philippines said Wednesday his extradition is looming and he looks forward to finally fighting the charges.

YouTube adds subscription service to music mix

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:01 PM PST

This product image provided by Google shows a new tab devoted exclusively to music on the YouTube website. This option is meant to make it easier for the video site's 1 billion users to find specific songs and even entire albums, even if they aren't subscribers. (AP Photo/YouTube)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is remixing the music on its YouTube video site with the addition of ad-free subscription service "Music Key" and a new format designed to make it easier to find millions of songs that can still be played for free.


European probe lands on comet, fails to anchor

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:54 PM PST

Scientists celebrate in the observation centre of the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in Toulouse, southern France, on November 12, 2014The fridge-sized lab dubbed Philae touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in a high-risk manoeuvre more than 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. "However, Philae has not tipped over and seems to be stabilising," he said.


Azerbaijan downs helicopter in Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:39 PM PST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The armed forces of Azerbaijan shot down and destroyed an Armenian military helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Wednesday, the defense ministries of both countries said.

Monsanto to pay Pacific Northwest wheat farmers

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it will pay nearly $2.4 million to settle a dispute with farmers in the Pacific Northwest over genetically modified wheat.

BBC airs programme showing 'Fake Sheikh'

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:25 PM PST

The British Broadcasting Corporation logo is pictured at the Television Centre in White City, west London, on March 2, 2010London (AFP) - A television programme showing the face of the undercover journalist known as the "Fake Sheikh" was aired on the BBC on Wednesday despite legal attempts to stop it.


Djokovic cruises, Berdych bounces back at Finals

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:24 PM PST

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a return to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka, during their singles ATP World Tour tennis finals match at the O2 arena in London, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic lost the first two games of his match against Stan Wawrinka. After that, there was no stopping the world No. 1.


Argentina: Tax haven for cars probed by agents

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:20 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities say they have found a tax haven for luxury cars near one of the world's largest deposits of shale oil and gas.

Mexico: Violent protests hit Acapulco's tourism

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:16 PM PST

Teachers flip a vehicle during a clash with riot police in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Supporters of the missing 43 college rural students, refusing to believe they are dead, have kept up the protests that have blocked major highways and set government buildings ablaze in recent weeks. The students disappeared at the hands of a city police force on Sept. 26 in the town of Iguala. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president has tried to keep the issue of violence issue separate from his focus on the economy, but the two are converging as violent protests over 43 disappeared students squelch tourism in Acapulco just before a major holiday weekend.


Miliband unpopular as Labour leader: poll

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:13 PM PST

Leader of the British opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband addresses delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference in central London, November 10, 2014London (AFP) - A survey put public support for the Labour party on its lowest level since 2010 and underscored the unpopularity of opposition leader Ed Miliband on Wednesday.


Messi scores winner as Argentina beats Croatia 2-1

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST

Argentina's Lionel Messi scores a goal during the international friendly soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Boleyn Ground in London, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi scored the winner from the penalty spot as World Cup runner-up Argentina came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 in a friendly on Wednesday.


NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine amid fears of all-out war

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST

Pro-Russian gunmen patrol the centre of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on November 12, 2014NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending tanks, troops and military hardware to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling into question the Minsk peace deal. The United States warned it was ready to work with allies in Europe to slap more sanctions on Russia for supporting pro-Moscow separatists in east Ukraine, who have been battling Kiev since April.


Earthquake hits southern Kansas, shakes buildings in Oklahoma

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:06 PM PST

(Reuters) - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit southern Kansas on Wednesday, with reports the temblor was felt in large parts of the state and neighboring Oklahoma to the south. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake that struck at 3:40 p.m. CST was near Conway Springs, Kansas. It had a shallow depth of 3.4 miles. "We have not received any reports of injury or damage but we are still gathering information," said Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for Kansas Emergency Management. ...

Ancient artifacts auctioned over Mexico objections

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — The London-based Bonhams auction house sold off a collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts Wednesday over the objections of the Mexican government, which says at least half the pieces are fake and the rest rightly belong to it as national heritage.

Doors closing for Syrians seeking refuge abroad: humanitarian agencies

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

OSLO (Reuters) - Syria's neighbors Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq are cutting back sharply on the number of Syrians they allow onto their soil as they can no longer cope with the influx of refugees, two prominent humanitarian agencies said on Thursday. The number of refugees able to flee their country's civil war fell 88 percent in October compared with the 2013 monthly average, to 18,453 people from over 150,000, the International Rescue Committee and the Norwegian Refugee Council reported. ...

Brazil police capture New Zealand fugitive killer

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:49 PM PST

In this photo released by the Cidade Maravilhosa Hostel, New Zealand citizen Phillip John Smith is led in handcuffs by federal police from the hostal where he was staying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Brazilian police captured the convicted killer and child molester who fled New Zealand last week. Smith was imprisoned in 1996 for stabbing to death the father of a boy he molested. He was also convicted of molesting the boy over a three-year period. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Cidade Maravilhosa)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police on Wednesday captured a New Zealand citizen who last week fled his home country while on a temporary release from prison where he was serving a life sentence for murder.


Belgium beats Iceland 3-1 in friendly

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:45 PM PST

Belgium's Divock Origi, second left, kicks the ball and scores against Iceland during a friendly soccer match at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium beat Iceland 3-1 in a friendly on Wednesday as both sides prepared for their European Championship qualifiers this weekend.


Habana glad of Armitage absence

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:45 PM PST

Toulon's winger Bryan Habana is tackled during a match against the Llanelli Scarlets in Toulon, France, October 19, 2014London (AFP) - South Africa wing Bryan Habana said he was pleased that Steffon Armitage wouldn't be facing him at Twickenham on Saturday but added his Toulon team-mate was in large part responsible for his England exile.


Protesters burn state congress over Mexico 'massacre'

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:37 PM PST

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire on vehicles set ablaze by protesters in Chilpancingo, Guerrero State, Mexico on November 12, 2014Protesters fuming over the disappearance of 43 college students set fire to a state congress in southern Mexico on Wednesday in another day of angry demonstrations over the presumed massacre. Moments earlier, protesters torched the education department's audit office in another part of the state capital Chilpancingo. Violent protests have erupted in Mexico since authorities said Friday that gang hitmen confessed to murdering the students and incinerating their bodies after corrupt police handed over the 43 young men in September in Guerrero. The case has turned into the biggest crisis of President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration, undermining his assurances that his security strategy to combat years of drug violence was finally bearing fruit.


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