2014年11月26日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News


Russian troops giving 'backbone' to Ukraine rebels: NATO commander

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:28 AM PST

Pro-Russian separatists from the rebel Interior ministry attend an oath-taking ceremony in DonetskKIEV (Reuters) - Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels fighting the Kiev government, NATO's top military commander said on Wednesday after talks with Ukrainian leaders. U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, visiting Kiev as head of U.S. forces in Europe, said Russia's "militarization" of the Crimea peninsula it annexed from Ukraine in March meant Moscow could exert influence over almost the entire Black Sea region. ...


U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills five suspected militants

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:42 AM PST

By Javed Hussain PARICHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone killed five suspected militants in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a militant and a government official said, as the intensity of air strikes grew as part of an anti-Taliban offensive by the Pakistani military. The drone strike hit a house in Datta Khel, near the Afghan border, which was used by militants, said a militant in the area. Those killed were Pakistani fighters, the militant said. ...

IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 09:14 AM PST

Bushehr main nuclear reactorVIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency will need more funds from member states to help pay for its monitoring of an extended interim nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, it said on Wednesday. Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China, and Russia failed to meet a Nov. 24 deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran's nuclear program and gave themselves until the end of June for further negotiations. ...


Hong Kong riot police clear protest site, arrest student leaders

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 11:00 AM PST

A riot police officer holds a baton as he confronts pro-democracy protesters in MongkokBy James Pomfret and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Wednesday cleared one of the largest protest sites that have choked the city for months, arresting scores of pro-democracy activists in a blow to those hoping to wrest greater political freedom from authorities in Beijing. But thousands of mostly young demonstrators streamed back in the evening and clashed sporadically with police as they attempted to regain lost ground in the gritty Mong Kok district. ...


Exclusive: Poor and besieged, Myanmar's Rakhine join Rohingya exodus

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 01:08 PM PST

People walk between stalls at a market in Maungdaw town in northern Rakhine StateBy Andrew R.C. Marshall MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - For years, tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim boat people have fled this remote corner of western Myanmar for nearby countries. But another huge exodus has grabbed far fewer headlines. Ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, bitter rivals of the Rohingya, are also leaving Rakhine State to seek jobs in Malaysia and Thailand. Small numbers of Rakhine are even following the same smuggling routes plied by the Rohingya and, like them, falling victim to human traffickers. The exodus reflects a wider economic malaise. ...


British lawmakers urge EU to stop Sri Lanka trade perks if UN probe not given access

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:06 PM PST

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Leading British lawmakers urged the European Union on Thursday to remove preferential trade tariffs from Sri Lanka if it fails to address human rights concerns. Sri Lanka has refused to cooperate with a United Nations Human Rights Council investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by both state forces and separatist Tamil rebels during a conflict that ended in 2009, despite mounting international pressure. ...

Notorious gangster known as Britain's most violent dies

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:47 PM PST

Infamous London gangster known as "Mad" Frankie Fraser dies in a hospital at the age of 90, a former associate saysLondon (AFP) - An infamous London gangster known as "Mad" Frankie Fraser has died in a hospital at the age of 90, a former associate said on Wednesday.


Robshaw well aware of Wallaby stakes

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:47 PM PST

England's Chris Robshaw waves at the end of the Six Nations International rugby union match against Italy in Rome, on March 15, 2014London (AFP) - England captain Chris Robshaw is in no doubt that England's November international series will be judged a failure if they lose to Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.


Affidavit: US man kept Syria travel plot secret

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:42 PM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of trying to travel to Syria to join fighters with the Islamic State group left a few inadvertent clues on Facebook, but was able to hide weeks of planning from his parents, according to recently unsealed court documents.

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

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST

HONG KONG (AP) — Police arrested key student leaders as they cleared the most volatile of Hong Kong's three pro-democracy protest camps on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the 2-month-old movement in the former British colony. On the second day of the operation, police in helmets swiftly removed metal barricades, tents, canopies and other obstructions in Mong Kok, a crowded, blue-collar neighborhood that has been the flash point of earlier clashes.

Group reports uptick in Haiti cholera patients

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:29 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An international medical group says Haiti's health system still does not have the capacity to adequately treat cholera patients and its staff is seeing an uptick in cases.

UK mulls criminal probe into FIFA bids case

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:23 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — A criminal investigation into allegations of World Cup bidding corruption could be opened in Britain, with authorities urging whistleblowers to come forward with information.

Cricketer Hughes remains in a critical condition

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:18 PM PST

In this Dec. 14, 2012 file photo, Australia's Phil Hughes ducks under a bouncer from Sri Lanka's Shaminda Eranga on the first day of their cricket test match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Test hopeful Hughes has been taken to a Sydney hospital after being struck on the head while batting during a domestic first-class match on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)SYDNEY (AP) — Australian batsman Phillip Hughes remained in critical condition in a Sydney hospital on Thursday, almost two days after being knocked out by a cricket ball and undergoing emergency surgery.


Rio wins legal battle over Olympic golf course

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:13 PM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro judge on Wednesday denied a request from prosecutors to halt construction of the Olympic golf course because of environmental concerns, curtailing fears that the venue won't be ready in time for test events.

Venezuela charges Maduro foe in alleged plot

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:12 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A leader of Venezuela's opposition is being charged in what the government alleges was a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

Norway's Jansrud tops World Cup downhill practice

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:06 PM PST

Norways' Kjetil Jansrud races down the hill during the first training run for the World Cup men's downhill ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Norway's Kjetil Jansrud had the fastest time Wednesday in the first World Cup downhill training run of the season.


Colombians protest ban on ride-share company Uber

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:59 PM PST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Furious taxi drivers and loyal users of Uber are butting heads over Colombia's new ban on the ride-sharing company.

Ronaldo goal lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win at Basel

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:57 PM PST

Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, celebrates after scoring the first goal next to Basel's Fabian Schaer, during their Champions League group B soccer match between Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 and Spain's Real Madrid CF in the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half goal helped Real Madrid beat Basel 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, and tie a club record with a 15th straight win.


Undeclared cash lands pilot in jail in Puerto Rico

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:53 PM PST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A pilot who runs an executive jet company that has transported the president of Guyana was arrested after U.S. agents found more than $600,000 in undeclared cash inside his aircraft during a stop in Puerto Rico, authorities said Wednesday.

Arsenal through to Champions League knockout phase

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:34 PM PST

Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo, right, celebrates scoring with teammate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain during the Champions League group D soccer match between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates stadium in London, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Yaya Sanogo ended his 15-month wait to score for Arsenal on Wednesday by helping the London club beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and qualify for the Champions League knockout phase for the 15th successive season.


Rare white lion cub born at Omaha zoo

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:22 PM PST

A rare white lion cub is seen in a handout picture released by the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha(Reuters) - A rare white lion cub has been born at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, zoo officials said on Wednesday. The male cub was one of two males and one female born on Nov. 21. All three cubs are on display at the zoo with their mother, Ahadi, and aunt, Mfisha. Zoo director Dennis Pate said the cub is not an albino - instead, a rare recessive gene causes the white coat. White lions originate from Timbavati, an area in Krueger National Park in South Africa. ...


Brazen, beloved Lebanese singer Sabah dies at 87

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:19 PM PST

In this Nov. 2011 photo, famous Lebanese singer Sabah speaks to journalists during her birthday in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's official news agency says beloved Lebanese singer and entertainer Sabah has died at the age of 87. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)BEIRUT (AP) — Beloved for her powerful voice and brazen in the conservative Arab world for her multiple marriages, Lebanese singer, actress and entertainer Sabah never seemed far from the limelight during her six-decade career.


Miners ask court to lift ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:18 PM PST

By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - The American mining industry is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ban on new uranium mining claims near the Grand Canyon in a legal battle with environmentalists over impacts on the premier U.S. park. In 2012, the Obama administration set aside for 20 years new mining claims and limited development on existing claims on roughly 1 million acres (404,686 hectares) of public lands in northern Arizona adjacent to the Grand Canyon. Then-U.S. ...

N. Florida tops Elon 72-65, wins title in Cancun

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Dallas Moore scored 21 points, including a back-breaking 3-pointer with 31 seconds left on Wednesday, to lead North Florida to a 72-65 win over Elon in the championship game of the Mayan Division of the Cancun Challenge.

American among hostages targeted in Yemen raid

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

A student holds a banner with Arabic that reads, "we want ink and pens not bullets and rifles," to protest against the Shiite insurgency during a rally at the University of Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — U.S operation forces took part in a rescue mission that freed eight hostages in a remote corner of Yemen, but a Yemeni official said Wednesday that it did not liberate five others, including an American journalist and a Briton who were moved elsewhere by their al-Qaida captors days before the raid.


Murray on the way to get hitched as coaches get ditched

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:08 PM PST

British tennis player Andy Murray (L) and girlfriend Kim Sears arrive at London Fashion Week on September 17, 2012London (AFP) - Andy Murray announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Kim Sears on Wednesday while also dispensing with two members of his backroom staff in Dani Vallverdu and Jez Green.


Atletico Madrid, Arsenal reach knockout phase

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 03:00 PM PST

The players of Real Madrid cheer after scoring during their Champions League group B soccer match between Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 and Spain's Real Madrid CF in the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas)PARIS (AP) — Striker Mario Mandzukic scored a hat trick as Spanish champion Atletico Madrid thrashed Olympiakos 4-0 to reach the Champions League knockout phase on Wednesday, while Arsenal also went through with a convincing 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund thanks to another superb goal from Alexis Sanchez.


Canada to dress Ukrainian soldiers for winter warfare

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:59 PM PST

A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of an armoured personnel carrier destroyed after recent mortar shelling in the Donetsk region on November 24, 2014Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's Defense Minister Rob Nicholson announced Wednesday the sending of winter coats, boots and gloves to dress 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers fighting pro-Moscow separatists in east Ukraine.


FA of Ireland CEO keeps job despite song row

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:58 PM PST

DUBLIN (AP) — The Football Association of Ireland has cleared John Delaney to stay as chief executive despite being filmed singing an Irish nationalist song in a pub.

Atletico beats Olympiakos 4-0 in Champions League

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:57 PM PST

Atletico's Mario Mandzukic celebrates after scoring the fourth goal of his team and his hat-trick during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Olympiakos at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)MADRID (AP) — Mario Mandzukic capitalized on woeful defending to score a hat trick and steer Atletico Madrid into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Olympiakos on Wednesday.


More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread to other U.S. cities

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:55 PM PST

By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri, as more than 400 people have been arrested in the St. Louis suburb and around the United States in unrest after a white policeman was cleared in the killing of an unarmed black teenager. There have been protests in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and other cities decrying Monday's grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. ...

Ludogorets holds Liverpool to 2-2 draw

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:50 PM PST

Ludogorets' Marcelinho, top, with Liverpool's Steven Gerrard during the Champions League Group B soccer match between Ludogorets and Liverpool at Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Ludogorets scored a late equalizer to hold Liverpool to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday that ended the home side's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League.


British brothers jailed for Syria terror training

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:49 PM PST

A handout picture received from the Metropolitan Police Service on November 26, 2014 shows the custody photographs of Mohommod Nawaz (L) and Hamza NawazLondon (AFP) - Two British brothers who travelled to Syria with the intention of attending a militant training camp were jailed Wednesday, becoming the first to be sentenced for such offences in Britain.


Arsenal down Dortmund to make last 16

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:30 PM PST

Arsenal's Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez (R) vies with Dortmund's Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek during their UEFA Champions League Group D football match at the Emirates Stadium in north London on November 26, 2014London (AFP) - Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League for the 15th successive season as Yaya Sanogo's first goal for the club and a gem from Alexis Sanchez clinched a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.


Juventus beats Malmo 2-0 in Champions League

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:24 PM PST

Juventus' Fernando Llorente scores past Malmo's goaltender Robin Olsen, left, during the Malmo vs. Juventus UEFA Champions league group A soccer match in Malmo, Swedent, on Wednesday Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo / Andreas Hillergren) SWEDEN OUTMALMO, Sweden (AP) — Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez scored in the second half as Juventus eliminated Malmo from the Champions League on Wednesday with 2-0 away win.


Anderlecht beats Galatasaray 2-0 in Group D

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:23 PM PST

Anderlecht's Chancel Mbemba celebrates scoring 1-0 during the Group D Champions League match between Anderlecht and Galatasaray at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)BRUSSELS (AP) — Chancel Mbemba scored twice to give Anderlecht a 2-0 victory over Galatasaray on Wednesday, assuring the Belgian champion of third place in Group D of the Champions League and a place in the Europa League next spring.


Woolly mammoth skeleton sold at UK auction

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:18 PM PST

A woolly mammoth skeleton is displayed on September 30, 2009 in Las Vegas, NevadaLondon (AFP) - The skeleton of an Ice Age woolly mammoth fetched £189,000 ($300,000, 239.000 euros) at auction Wednesday as it went under the hammer in Britain with a host of other rare or extinct species.


Monaco beats Leverkusen 1-0 in Champions League

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:16 PM PST

Monaco's scorer Lucas Ocampos, right, and his teammate Tiemoue Bakayoko, left, celebrate their side's first goal during the Champions League group C soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and AS Monaco in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Substitute Lucas Ocampos scored with his first touch of the ball to give Monaco a 1-0 victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday and keep alive his team's hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the Champions League.


UN aid official Valerie Amos to step down

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:12 PM PST

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, during a press conference at UN offices in Geneva on September 16, 2014United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The top UN official for humanitarian aid, Valerie Amos, who oversaw international relief efforts in Syria and other trouble spots, announced Wednesday she is stepping down.


Thousands protest at US embassy in London over Ferguson case

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:06 PM PST

Demonstrators stand and chant with placards during a protest outside the US embassy in London on November 26, 2014 over the US court decision not to charge the policeman who killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the town of FergusonLondon (AFP) - Thousands protested in London on Wednesday in sympathy with demonstrations across the US over the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer.


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