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Fifteen Islamic State targets hit by U.S., allies since Wednesday: U.S.

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 07:06 AM PST

People walk on rubble as they inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President al-Assad in RaqqaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military and its allies hit Islamic State forces with 15 air strikes in Iraq and Syria during a three-day period, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday. Thirteen attacks were carried out in Iraq since Wednesday and two more targeted Islamic State in Syria. The air strikes in Syria hit an Islamic State fighting position and staging area near Kobani and a tactical unit near Aleppo, Central Command said. ...


Bombs, gunfire kill 81 at crowded mosque in Nigeria's Kano

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:53 PM PST

By Nnekule Ikemfuna KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the main mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city Kano on Friday, killing at least 81 people, witnesses and officials said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants. Blasts from the coordinated assault rang out as scores of people packed into the ancient building's courtyard for afternoon prayers. "These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," said local reporter Chijjani Usman. ...

Three dead in attack and Islamist protests in Egypt

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:00 PM PST

Army soldiers take their positions during clashes with supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the Cairo suburb of MatariyaCAIRO (Reuters) - Three people including an army general were killed and at least 28 wounded on Friday in militant attacks, some claimed by a group loyal to Islamic State, and clashes at Islamist protests around Egypt, security sources and health officials said. Police were out in force at the demonstrations, organized by a hardline Salafi group calling for removal of the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ex-army chief who led the overthrow of elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July 2013. ...


Hong Kong protesters clash with police after new clampdown

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:27 PM PST

A pro-democracy protester takes a photo of the police near other protesters during a confrontation with the police at Mongkok shopping district in Hong KongBy James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy activists clashed with police in running scuffles in Hong Kong's gritty Mong Kok district early on Saturday in a bid to reclaim part of one of the city's largest and most volatile protest sites. After a tense standoff lasting hours, chaos erupted as hundreds of riot police baton-charged demonstrators with shields, pepper spraying and wrestling a string of them to the ground. ...


Pope condemns 'barbaric violence' of Islamic State

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 09:11 AM PST

Pope Francis addresses to media at the presidential palace in AnkaraBy Philip Pullella and Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday fighting hunger and poverty, rather than military intervention alone, were key to stopping Islamist militants carrying out "barbaric violence" in Syria and Iraq. In a speech to Turkey's top cleric, Francis said "an extremist and fundamentalist group" had subjected entire communities in Turkey's southern neighbors to "barbaric violence simply because of their ethnic and religious identity. ...


Taliban battle Afghan forces at Helmand's Camp Bastion

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:08 PM PST

By Mohammad Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants have launched an offensive against Afghan forces at Camp Bastion, the huge base in southern Helmand province vacated by the British military a month ago, officials said. "Taliban attacked under the cover of darkness during the night, but our security forces fought against them well and prevented any damage to the camp," General Ghulam Farooq Parwani, deputy commander of Maiwand 215 military corps said on Friday. ...

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

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:33 PM PST

HONG KONG (AP) — At age 14, he stepped into the spotlight to take on — and ultimately help defeat — Hong Kong authorities' plans to launch a "national education" curriculum, calling it a ploy to brainwash the city's youth with unquestioned support for the Chinese Communist Party. Now, at 18, Joshua Wong is helping spearhead a mostly student-led protest movement that is pressing for greater democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.

Emotional Clarke talks again on Hughes's death

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke is emotional while making a statement at the Sydney Cricket Ground following the death of Australian cricket player Phil Hughes in Sydney, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Hughes was 63 not out when he was struck by the ball on Tuesday, and that number has become symbolic in the tributes. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)SYDNEY (AP) — Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke wiped away tears as he spoke Saturday of the effect Phillip Hughes' death has had on the team, with speculation continuing as to whether next week's first test against India will be called off.


Police: Blasts at mosque in Nigeria kill 35 people

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:31 PM PST

People gather at the site of a bomb explosion in Kano, Nigeria, Friday Nov. 28, 2014. An explosion tore through the central mosque in Nigeria's second-largest city on Friday, and officials feared the casualty toll would be high. Capt. Ikechukwu Eze said the Friday blast occurred at the main mosque in the city of Kano. Hundreds had gathered to listen to a sermon in a region terrorized by attacks from the militant group Boko Haram. (AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu)KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Multiple explosions tore through the central mosque in Nigeria's second-largest city on Friday, killing 35 people, police said.


Mickey Rourke wins exhibition bout in Moscow

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:59 PM PST

US actor Mickey Rourke, right, holds up his guard against his opponent Elliot Seymour of the United States, during their professional boxing match, at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow,Friday, Nov, 28, 2014. Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, defeating a fighter less than half his age in an exhibition bout. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)MOSCOW (AP) — Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, defeating a fighter less than half his age in an exhibition bout.


US police: More than 100 rounds fired

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:39 PM PST

Police tape marks off the scene after authorities shot and killed a man who they say opened fire on the Mexican Consulate, police headquarters and other downtown buildings early Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Austin, Texas. In the distance, police cars surround the suspect's vehicle parked near the Interstate 35 overpass. (AP Photo/Jim Vertuno)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman attempted to set the Mexican Consulate in Austin ablaze and fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings early Friday before he died, authorities said.


St. Louis-area mall closes on Black Friday as Ferguson protests spread

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:30 PM PST

Anjana Patel cleans up the damage from Monday's riots at her store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed 18-year-old has stoked passions nationwide, triggering debates over the relations between black communities and law enforcement. (AP Photo/David Goldman)By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Demonstrators shut down a shopping mall near Ferguson, Missouri, at the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday as protests over the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer turned against some retailers around the country. After a mostly quiet Thanksgiving Day, protesters were out in force again on Friday to decry Monday's decision by a grand jury not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb. ...


Iconic Mexican comedian 'Chespirito' dies at 85

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

In this undated photo released by the television network Televisa on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos poses for a photo as his famous character El Chavo del Ocho. According to Televisa, where he worked, the famed comedian died Friday. He was 85. (AP Photo/Televisa)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roberto Gomez Bolanos, the iconic Mexican comedian who wrote and played the boy television character "El Chavo del Ocho" that defined a generation for millions of Latin American children, died Friday, the Televisa television network said. He was 85.


Swiss to vote on massive gold-buying plan

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:47 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2011 file photo a person touches gold bars in the gold store of the Cantonal Bank of Zurich ZKB in Zurich, Switzerland. In Switzerland, a campaign is on to protect the country's wealth by investing in gold _ a lot of gold. In a test of their sense of financial security, the Swiss are being asked to vote on a proposal to make the central bank hold a fifth of its reserves in gold within five years. That would mean buying 1,500 metric tons, or 1,650 short tons, of gold worth more than US$60 billion. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martin Ruetschi) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVESGENEVA (AP) — In Switzerland, a campaign is on to protect the country's wealth by investing in gold — a lot of gold.


Death toll in Venezuelan prison overdose up to 35

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:41 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The death toll has risen to 35 from what Venezuelan authorities say was a mass drug overdose after inmates stormed an infirmary during a prison uprising.

Oil plunge is threat and boon to global economies

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:39 PM PST

People wait to cross a street in front of a Shell filling station with the electric indicator showing a liter of regular gas price, top, at 148 yen, or $1.25, per liter (554 yen, or $4.69 per gallon) in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. A renewed plunge in oil prices is a worrying sign of weakness in the global economy that could shake governments dependent on oil revenues. It is also a panacea as pump prices fall, giving individuals more disposable income and lowering costs for many businesses. Partly because of the shale oil boom in the U.S., the world is awash in oil but demand from major economies is weak so prices are falling. The latest slide was triggered by OPEC's decision Thursday to leave its production target at 30 million barrels a day. Member nations of the cartel are worried they'll lose market share if they lower production. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)A renewed plunge in oil prices is a worrying sign of weakness in the global economy that could shake governments dependent on oil revenues. Yet it is also a bonus for consumers as prices fall at the pump, giving individuals more spending money and lowering costs for many businesses.


French league leader Marseille beats Nantes 2-0

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:22 PM PST

Marseille's French midfielder Florian Thauvin, left, challenges for the ball with Nantes' French defender Olivier Veignau, during their League One soccer match, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Florian Thauvin scored one goal and created another to help Marseille beat Nantes 2-0 Friday and provisionally extend its lead atop the French league to four points.


England not fazed by criticism, says Wood

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:21 PM PST

England's flanker Tom Wood (L) vies for the ball in a line-out against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium, southwest of London on November 8, 2014London (AFP) - England flanker Tom Wood says his team-mates are determined not to be affected by mounting criticism of their disappointing displays in the November Tests.


Butler beats Georgetown 64-58 in Bahamas

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:15 PM PST

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III directs his players during their third place game against Butler in the Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Friday Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Butler has already been mightily tested this season.


Real Sociedad beats Elche 3-0 for Moyes' 1st win

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:15 PM PST

MADRID (AP) — Carlos Vela scored a hat trick to give Real Sociedad a 3-0 win against Elche and new coach David Moyes his first win in the Spanish league on Friday.

Texas releases more than 50 sea turtles treated for cold-stunning

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:08 PM PST

By Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 50 green sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast on Friday after recovering from cold-stunning, or hypothermia, brought on by a drastic drop in water temperature. The release has taken place in phases, with Friday being the last major release for sea turtles rescued after a mid-November cold snap in Texas sent temperatures below freezing in large parts of the state. ...

Stuttgart wins 4-1 at Freiburg in Stevens' return

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:50 PM PST

BERLIN (AP) — Martin Harnik scored twice as Stuttgart won 4-1 at Freiburg to climb provisionally off the bottom of the Bundesliga in Huub Stevens' first game back in charge on Friday.

Strop uninjured after crash in Dominican Republic

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:49 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2014, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Pedro Strop throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati. Strop was involved in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic but was not injured, officials said Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. The 29-year-old was driving a pickup truck when he crashed against a wall late Wednesday along a road southwest of the capital of Santo Domingo. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop was involved in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic but was not injured, officials said Friday.


Hospital says Pele's condition is improving

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:48 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2008 file photo, Brazil's soccer great Pele greets supporters prior to a friendly soccer match, in Brasilia, Brazil. A Brazilian hospital says Pele has been transferred to a "special care" unit to be monitored while being treated for a urinary infection. The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, said in a statement Thursday. Nov. 27, 2014, that the 74-year-old Pele was transferred to a quieter wing. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)SAO PAULO (AP) — Pele is responding well to antibiotics to treat a urinary tract infection and his condition is improving, doctors said Friday.


Argentina IDs accounts in alleged tax evasion

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:38 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's top cable TV operator, a former professional soccer player and a lawmaker are among the holders of some 4,000 secret Swiss bank accounts used to evade taxes, the Argentine tax agency said Friday.

Barenboim leaving La Scala after 9 years

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:31 PM PST

Argentine-born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks to the media during a news conference he held at La Scala theater, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Barenboim announced he will leave his role of music director of the theater at the end of November 2014. Daniel Barenboim says his main reason for leaving La Scala is to develop an academy for his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra of Israeli and Palestinian musicians. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN (AP) — One of Daniel Barenboim's focuses after leaving the role of music director for Milanese opera house La Scala next month will be opening an academy for the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra of Israeli and Palestinian musicians in Berlin.


Canada pledges $440 million to vaccinate poor children

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:21 PM PST

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper visit children on November 28, 2014 in the Philippe Maguilen Senghor health center in DakarCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday his government would provide support worth hundreds of millions of dollars towards life-saving vaccines for children around the world. Harper made the announcement at an event with Senegalese Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne at a clinic in Dakar to mark the introduction in Senegal of a vaccine for rotavirus -- a virus that causes diarrhoea in children so severe it can be fatal. He didn't put a figure on the funding but an aide said it amounted to 500 million Canadian dollars ($440 million, 355 million euros). On his official website, Harper said he was proud of Canada's "leadership to promote maternal, newborn and child health in developing countries so that women and children around the world can also live healthy and productive lives".


Officials: Israel's Eisenkot named military chief

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:18 PM PST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli defense officials say a career officer with deep experience battling Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon has been selected as the country's next military chief.

BlackBerry gets OK to buy encryptors of Merkel's mobile

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:06 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses her mobile phone during a session of the Bundestag Lower House of parliament in Berlin, June 4, 2014Berlin (AFP) - Germany said Friday it had approved Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's purchase of data encryption firm Secusmart, whose customers include Chancellor Angela Merkel, after agreeing what media dubbed a "no-spy clause".


French president cheered in Ebola-stricken Guinea

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:04 PM PST

French President Francois Hollande has his temperature measured upon his arrival at the Donka hospital in Conakry, Guinea, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, as part of a one day visit in Guinea focused on Ebola situation. Hollande is set to become the first Western head of state to visit one of the west African countries worst hit by Ebola as he flies into Guinea for a brief stopover.(AP Photo/Alain Jocard,Pool)CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — French President Francois Hollande brought a message of hope to Guinea on Friday, where thousands of residents lined the roads while clapping, drumming and dancing to catch a glimpse of the first Western leader to visit a country hard hit by Ebola.


Bayern turnover breaks half-billion euro mark

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:59 PM PST

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich posted a German record turnover of 528.7 million euros ($657.5 million) and profit after tax of 16.5 million euros ($20.5 million) for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Venezuelan classical music system under fire

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:45 PM PST

FILE - In this May 7, 2008 file photo, the shadow of a violin student is cast on the wall during a practice session of Venezuela's youth orchestra system school known as "El Sistema" or The System, in Camatagua, Venezuela. The program has been praised the world over as a model for uplifting disadvantaged youth by connecting them with classical music. But a new book on El Sistema, portrays it as a BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It has been praised the world over as a model for uplifting disadvantaged youth by connecting them with classical music.


Tunisia's outgoing premier backs broad coalition

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:45 PM PST

Tunisia's outgoing Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa speak during a interview in the city of Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Tunisia's outgoing prime minister says the country needs a broad coalition government in order to continue with the necessary economic reforms. Jomaa said Friday in Dakar that his interim technocrat cabinet has started the reform process but that the next government must have broad support to implement further changes. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Tunisia's next government should be a broad as possible coalition so that it has the necessary support to implement difficult economic reforms, the outgoing prime minister said Friday in an implicit backing of an Islamist-secular alliance.


S&P 500 slips as crude oil sinks

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:44 PM PST

Specialist Michael Gagliano, left, who handles energy stocks, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. U.S. stocks indexes were mixed in early trading, as tumbling oil prices weighed on shares of Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other oil and gas giants. Airlines, however, made gains. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp drop in crude prices tugged down shares in oil and gas companies on Friday, leading the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a slight loss in a short trading session.


British-led scientists trial 15-minute Ebola test in Guinea

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:07 PM PST

Health workers wearing protective suits assist a patient suspected of having Ebola on their way to an Ebola treatment centre near Macenta in Guinea on November 21, 2014Conakry (AFP) - British scientists announced trials on a 15-minute Ebola test in Guinea as French President Francois Hollande arrived in Conakry on Friday, becoming the first Western leader to visit one of the countries devastated by the epidemic.


Rio Olympic coins unveiled by Central Bank

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 11:44 AM PST

An attendant holds a Rio 2016 Olympic Games special edition commemorative gold coin, during a media presentation, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Coins to commemorate the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics were presented Friday by the Brazilian Central Bank along with four designs that will enter general circulation.


Canada economy slows in Q3 but beats expectations

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 11:26 AM PST

A laborer works at a high rise apartment building construction site in downtown Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2011Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's economy slowed in the third quarter despite gains in most sectors, the government statistical agency announced Friday, but growth still beat forecasts.


Rebels push forward in southern Syria

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 11:24 AM PST

FILE - In this March 18, 2013, file image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian army soldiers during a fierce firefight in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns from government forces and aiming to carve out a swath of territory leading to the doorstep of President Bashar Assad's seat of power. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns from government forces and aiming to carve out a swath of territory leading to the doorstep of President Bashar Assad's seat of power.


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