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Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:12 AM PST

Pro-Russian separatists pose with the picture of Joseph Stalin at checkpoint in the Spartak area near the Sergey Prokofiev International Airport in DonetskBy Natalia Zinets and Gabriela Baczynska KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Ukraine's leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kiev rejected the call and told Moscow to stop "playing games" aimed at legitimizing "terrorists". Kiev and the West accuse Russia of destabilizing Ukraine by providing the rebels with money, arms and reinforcements. The West has imposed sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in which more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-April. ...


Taliban suicide bombers die in attack on international zone in Kabul

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:33 AM PST

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a Taliban attack in KabulBy Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Four Afghan Taliban suicide bombers died when a group of the militants tried to storm an international zone in Kabul on Wednesday in the latest high-profile assault aimed at foreign targets in Afghanistan. The attackers tried to break into a complex known as Green Village, starting with the explosion of a van at the gate of the heavily guarded area in eastern Kabul that houses foreign contractors and various facilities. ...


Britain says not optimistic about Iran nuclear deal by deadline

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:34 AM PST

A security official stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear reactorRIGA (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday he was not optimistic that world powers and Iran would clinch a full nuclear deal by Nov. 24 but that there may be a way of extending the self-imposed deadline. "I'm not optimistic that we can get everything done by Monday," Hammond told reporters in the Latvian capital. "But I think if we make some significant movement we may be able to find a way of extending the deadline to allow us to get to the final deal if we're making a good progress in the right direction. ...


Syrian air force strikes increasing, civilians killed: monitoring group

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:52 AM PST

An explosion following an air strike is seen in central KobaniBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian air force launched about 1,592 strikes across Syria over the past month, killing at least 396 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday. The Britain-based group, which monitors the war in Syria using sources on the ground, said at least 1,500 people were also wounded in the attacks, which were carried out by warplanes and helicopters which dropped "barrel bombs", steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives. The group said air raids since Oct. ...


Honduran Miss World contestant and sister found murdered

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:56 PM PST

mdf252By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A Honduran beauty queen has been found shot dead in a suspected crime of passion just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London, police said on Wednesday. The bodies of Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia, 23, were found buried near a river in the mountainous region of Santa Barbara in western Honduras, said Leandro Osorio, head of the criminal investigation unit. ...


Niger sends helicopters to Mali border after militant attack

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:52 PM PST

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger sent army helicopters to its western border with Mali on Wednesday to repel unidentified militants who crossed over to attack the town of Bani-Bangou, residents and military sources said. Residents said that the attackers had arrived on trucks and motorcycles during the afternoon before exchanging fire with Niger's security forces, causing locals to flee. ...

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

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST

HONG KONG (AP) — Tensions spiked at democracy protests that have gripped Hong Kong for nearly two months as a small group of activists clashed with police while trying to break into the city's legislature early Wednesday. Police detained six people in the overnight clashes and warned of more arrests. The scuffles came hours after authorities enforced a court order to clear some barricades from a small section of a nearby site occupied by pro-democracy activists.

UN impose sanctions on Libya's Ansar al-Sharia

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions Tuesday on the Libyan Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, which took part in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, for its ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.

Colombia, rebels agree to terms on releasing captured general

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:31 PM PST

A demonstrator takes part in a march in support of peace talks in BogotaBy Nelson Acosta HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to unspecified conditions under which the rebels will release General Ruben Dario Alzate and four others as soon as possible, representatives of the Cuban and Norwegian governments said on Wednesday. The Colombian government had suspended peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) until Alzate was freed. ...


Colombia, FARC agree on steps for freeing general

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:27 PM PST

FARC Commander Pastor Alape talks to the press, accompanied by Pablo Catatumbo, chief of the FARC's western bloc, second left, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. President Juan Manuel Santos demanded that Colombia's largest rebel group immediately release an army general it captured, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century-old conflict depend on it. FARC leaders in Havana for the talks that Santos called off said they will investigate the general's alleged capture by members of their group. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — Countries assisting peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels say an agreement has been reached on the steps needed for the release of an army general whose capture has put the negotiations in jeopardy.


Two California cities weigh putting climate-change warning on gas pumps

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:20 PM PST

By Shelby Sebens (Reuters) - Officials in San Francisco and Berkeley are considering what they say would be a first-in-the-nation move to require warnings about climate change to be placed at gas pumps at filling stations in the two California cities. In famously liberal Berkeley, the City Council voted on Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would require labels warning consumers that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change, city spokesman Matthai Chakko said on Wednesday.. ...

Mike Hussey to captain side against England

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Retired Australian cricketer Mike Hussey will once again take to the pitch — for one match, at least — when he captains a Prime Minister's XI side against England in January.

Samoa gets support from All Blacks in pay dispute

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:14 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Senior All Blacks have sided with Samoan players in their dispute with their national rugby union, joining a social media campaign to force changes in the sport's administration in the Pacific island nation.

Burkina army maintains hold on power as Zida named PM

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:12 PM PST

Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando (L) walks with Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida, who has been named prime minister, on November 19, 2014 at the presidential palace in OuagadougouThe army officer who took power after the fall of Burkina Faso's president was Wednesday named prime minister, ensuring the military keeps a grip on government despite pressure for a civilian transition. Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida was appointed premier by the country's interim president three weeks after longtime leader Blaise Compaore fled the country under pressure from mass protests. While interim president Michel Kafando, a former foreign minister, is a civilian, Zida's appointment as head of his government showed the military had no immediate plans to retreat from a role in running the west African nation. In the immediate aftermath of Compaore's fall, Zida, then second-in-command of the presidential guard, was installed in what appeared to be a military power grab.


Niagara women's basketball team endures 24 hours on snowbound bus

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:09 PM PST

By Sebastien Malo (Reuters) - `For Niagara University's women's basketball team, the experience of being stranded for more than 24 hours on a bus during a massive western New York snowstorm was a bit frightening, but the players say the ordeal helped bring them closer together. The team, rescued early Wednesday morning in an area south of Buffalo that was buried under 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow, realized their situation was dire when head coach Kendra Faustin decided it was time to melt snow in empty Gatorade bottles to make drinking water. ...

Somali-American who helped Mogadishu govt killed

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST

This photo taken Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 and provided by the family of Abdullahi Ali Anshur, 60, shows the Somali-American from Minnesota at his office in Mogadishu, Somalia. Gunmen shot and killed Abdullahi Ali Anshur, an engineer from Minnesota who had left a well-paying job in the U.S to help the fledgling Mogadishu city government with urban planning and drainage systems, a Somali official and relative said Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Family of Abdullahi Ali Anshur)MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a Somali-American from Minnesota who had left a well-paying job in the U.S. to help the fledgling city government in Mogadishu, an official and relative said Wednesday.


Clashes as thousands join London student cuts demo

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST

London (AFP) - Police and protesters clashed as several thousand students took to the streets of central London on Wednesday to rally against tuition fees, education cuts and debt.

US sanctions Colombia soccer team for drug ties

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, Colombia's captain James Rodriguez celebrates after his teammate Carlos Bacca, scored against USA, during an international friendly soccer match at the Craven Cottage ground in London. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Rodriguez's first professional team, the Envigado soccer club, for alleged ties to a drug cartel. The Treasury Department on Wednesday Nov. 19, 2014, placed the club and its owner, Juan Pablo Upequi, on its foreign narcotics kingpins list, freezing any U.S. assets they may have and barring Americans from doing business with them. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a popular Colombian soccer team for alleged ties to a drug cartel.


France identifies second national in IS execution video

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:34 PM PST

Members of the Islamic State jihadist group, among them a jihadist believed to be French citizen Maxime Hauchard (R), also known as Abu Abdallah al-Faransi, are shown in this video still released November 16, 2014 by Al-Furqan MediaFrance on Wednesday identified a second national who appeared unmasked in a grisly Islamic State execution video and announced it was sending more jets to the region to step up air strikes. He said French aircraft in Iraq had pummelled trenches used by IS fighters around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday night. Currently France is using nine Rafale jets based in the more distant United Arab Emirates as part of a US-led international campaign to provide air support to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the group. Meanwhile, Nozad Hadi, the governor of Arbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, blamed IS jihadists for a suicide car bombing which left four dead on Wednesday.


Kosovo leaders pledge grand coalition

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:33 PM PST

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister and main opposition leader have pledged to form a coalition government, ending five months of political fighting plagued by accusations of government corruption, President Atifete Jahjaga said in a statement late Wednesday.

U.N. blacklists Libya's Ansar al-Sharia, involved in Benghazi attack

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday blacklisted two branches of the Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, which Washington says was behind the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Ansar Al Sharia Benghazi and Ansar Al Sharia Derna, both associated with al Qaeda, were added to the al Qaeda sanctions list and will face an arms embargo and a global travel ban and asset freeze, U.N. diplomats said. ...

Jihad lures teens from unsuspected corners of France

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:27 PM PST

members of the Islamic State group parading in a street in the Syrian city of RaqaFor the French public, the idea is deeply jarring: youngsters from everyday backgrounds with names like Maxime, Helene and David joining the jihad or turning up in brutal Islamic State execution videos. One was identified as Maxime Hauchard, 22, from a village in Normandy in northern France, seen with a knife to the neck of one of the 18 Syrian prisoners decapitated in the video. Meanwhile, the picture of a smiling, young David Drugeon -- the 24-year-old killed by a US drone in Syria this month -- is hard to square with reports that he was a senior bomb-maker for the Khorasan group, an Al-Qaeda offshoot planning attacks in the West. She recently co-authored a report examining the backgrounds of 160 families who had contacted the centre seeking help with a child's radicalisation.


UN condemns 'despicable' attack in Jerusalem

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:26 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning in the strongest terms the "despicable" terrorist attack at a Jerusalem synagogue that killed four worshippers and a police officer Tuesday.

Police: Miss Honduras, sister found shot to death

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:20 PM PST

Maria Jose AlvaradoSANTA BARBARA, Honduras (AP) — The dark-haired beauty was to have flown to London Wednesday to compete in the Miss World pageant — the high point of her reign as Miss Honduras. Instead, the beauty queen and her sister were found shot to death along a remote river bank.


UN Security Council adds Libya Islamists to terror list

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:19 PM PST

An image from a video made available on October 9, 2014, by the media outlet of the Ansar al-Sharia group, al-Raya Media Foundation, allegedly shows a tank belonging to the group in Benghazi, LibyaThe UN Security Council on Wednesday added to its terror list a Libyan Islamist group accused of involvement in the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. The council blacklisted Ansar al-Sharia for its ties to Al-Qaeda, slapping an arms embargo, assets freeze and global travel ban on the extremists at the request of Britain, France and the United States. The measure targets Ansar al-Sharia Benghazi and its sister group Ansar al-Sharia Derna, which both have links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other violent radical outfits. In October, Ansar al-Sharia Derna pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), the Islamist group that has seized control of territory in Iraq and Syria.


U.S. should look at giving weapons to Ukraine: top U.S. official

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to fill the number two spot at the State Department, Anthony Blinken, spoke favorably on Wednesday about the possibility of providing weapons to Ukraine, which is grappling with pro-Russian separatists. Testifying at a congressional hearing on his nomination to be Obama's deputy secretary of state, Blinken said the administration should consider rethinking its policy of not providing lethal aid to Kiev. ...

U.S. voters view climate change at 'hyperlocal' level: Dem donor

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

Investor, philanthropist and environmentalist Tom Steyer speaks at the Center for American Progress' 2014 Making Progress Policy Conference in WashingtonBy Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change resonates with voters more on a local than a national level, billionaire hedge fund trader turned Democratic fundraiser Tom Steyer said Wednesday, reflecting on the 2014 mid-term elections. Steyer made a splash ahead of this month's elections, spending over $70 million to back candidates who took strong positions on climate change policy in key congressional and gubernatorial races. ...


Troops, vigilantes reclaim seized Nigerian towns

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

An image grab made on October 31, 2014 shows the leader of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau (C) delivering a speechNigerian troops, backed by civilian vigilantes and local hunters, have reclaimed two towns seized by Boko Haram Islamists last week, residents and a local fighter said Wednesday. The re-capture of the towns of Gombi and Hong on Tuesday was the latest success the military has recorded against Boko Haram in recent days, they claimed. "Gombi and Hong have been liberated from Boko Haram by the combined effort of soldiers and our men," said Phillip James, spokesman for the local hunters' union in northeast Adamawa state. "Boko Haram are on the run but soldiers and hunters are pursuing them," he said.


Tory first to be jailed in Canada for election fraud

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:08 PM PST

Supporters of Canadian Conservative leader Steven Harper cheer during a rally on October 14, 2008 in CalgaryA Conservative campaign worker became the first person in Canada to be jailed for vote fraud Wednesday, landing a blow to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ruling party ahead of elections next year. Michael Sona, 26, who was convicted in August, was sentenced to nine months in prison over a scheme that misdirected Canadian voters to fake polling stations during the last election. Public Prosecution Service of Canada spokeswoman Ruth McGuirl said she hoped the sentence would "discourage" others from engaging in election fraud. A flood of complaints from across Canada prompted the probe into "robocalls," but all were dismissed except one involving Sona in Guelph, west of Toronto.


Snowstorm traps rock band Interpol

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

This November 19, 2014 photo courtesy of the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shows a view of the turnpike near Buffalo, New York during a major snowstormWednesday's epic snowstorm turned a drive of a few hours into a two-day wintry slog for rock band Interpol, thwarted in its valiant effort to keep its Canada gigs. The New York-based group tweeted pictures Wednesday of their bus stuck in mounds of snow near Buffalo, New York. We will make it," guitarist Daniel Kessler tweeted along with pictures of the band settling in with their refreshments for a snowed-in night on the bus.


US woman charged in terror case detained

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:04 PM PST

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — A woman charged with lying to federal investigators about supporting the Islamic State militant group softly answered yes-or-no questions from the judge Wednesday in agreeing to remain in jail until her trial.

Ivory Coast government opens talks with disgruntled soldiers

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:03 PM PST

By Joe Bavier and Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's government opened negotiations with disgruntled soldiers on Wednesday, promising to pay back wages and overdue benefits to thousands of ex-rebels now serving in the army in a bid to quell unrest. The soldiers, who on Tuesday erected barricades in the commercial capital Abidjan and the second city Bouake as well as in Korhogo, Odienne, and Daloa returned to barracks as they awaited the outcome of the meeting. Government officials and representatives for the protesters said the talks would stretch into Thursday. ...

Greece asks tourists to join Elgin Marbles debate

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST

Tourists visit the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis hill in Athens on October 12, 2014, where the Elgin Marbles were located before they were removed from the city in the 19th centuryAthens (AFP) - The Greek government is asking tourists at Athens airport to join the notorious debate over the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece from London.


Widow of Zambian president joins succession race

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST

Zambian President Michael Sata arrives at Solwezi airport on September 10, 2014 in ZambiaThe battle for Zambia's presidency became even more of a family affair on Wednesday with late leader Michael Sata's widow joining the race to become the ruling party's candidate. Christine Kaseba joins Sata's stepson Mulenga and his nephew Miles Sampa, who have also declared themselves in the running to be the governing Patriotic Front's candidate.


Honduras beauty queen, sister found dead

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:57 PM PST

Newly-crowned Miss Honduras Maria Jose Alvarado disappeared on November 13, 2014Police found the bodies of Honduras's Miss World contestant and her sister buried beside a river Wednesday, and said they are holding the sister's boyfriend on suspicion of killing them. Maria Jose Alvarado, who was crowned Miss Honduras in April and had planned to fly to London Wednesday to compete in the Miss World pageant, disappeared with her sister Sofia Trinidad last Thursday after a party, sparking an exhaustive search. Chief detective Leandro Osorio said the bodies of the 19-year-old beauty queen and her 23-year-old sister had been found buried along the banks of the Aguagual River in the town of Arada, in violence-plagued Honduras's northwest. Police are holding Trinidad's boyfriend, arrested Tuesday in connection with the sisters' kidnapping, on suspicion of killing them, Osorio said.


Hodgson cheered by newly dependable Wilshere

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:47 PM PST

England's midfielder Jack Wilshere (C) in action during a Euro 2016 Qualifier football match between England and San Marino at Wembley Stadium in north London, on October 9, 2014Glasgow (AFP) - England manager Roy Hodgson believes that he is finally seeing the best of Jack Wilshere following the talented Arsenal midfielder's well-documented struggles with injury.


Whistleblower: FIFA report discredited my account

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:43 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — A World Cup bidding whistleblower fears her treatment by FIFA will prevent people from coming forward with evidence as world football's governing body grapples with allegations of corruption.

Washington state to sue federal government over nuclear site vapors

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:43 PM PST

By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S. government for not adequately protecting workers involved in the decades-long cleanup of a decommissioned nuclear site, saying dozens have been sickened by toxic vapors. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a World War Two-era nuclear weapons site in southeastern Washington, has 56 million gallons (211.98 million liters) of nuclear waste in 177 underground tanks, several with known leaks, according to federal officials. The U.S. ...

American jailed over photo in Emirates back home

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:42 PM PST

ATLANTA (AP) — An American man who was jailed over taking an unauthorized photo in the United Arab Emirates has returned to the United States.

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