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Thirteen killed in failed U.S. hostage rescue bid in Yemen

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 12:29 PM PST

A man, who identified himself as Luke Somers, speaks in this still image taken from video purportedly published by Al Qaeda's Yemen branchBy Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages when U.S.-led forces fought Islamist militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen, residents said on Sunday. U.S. special forces raided the village of Dafaar in Shabwa province, a militant stronghold in southern Yemen, shortly after midnight on Saturday, killing several members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). ...


Six Guantanamo prisoners fly to Uruguay for resettlement

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:27 PM PST

The frontier road parallels the security fence leading to the Northeast gate at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval BaseBy Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were flown to Uruguay for resettlement on Sunday, the latest step in a slow-moving push by President Barack Obama's administration to close the facility. The release of four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian, who arrived in South America aboard a U.S. military transport plane, represented the largest single group to leave the internationally condemned U.S. detention camp since 2009, U.S. officials said. ...


Israel strikes near the Syrian capital: Syrian TV

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 09:19 AM PST

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state television said on Sunday that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon. An Israeli army spokesman said he would not comment on the "foreign reports". Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the three-year conflict, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for their long-time foe Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon. ...

Seventy Ethiopian migrants drown off Red Sea coast of Yemen

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 10:32 AM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - At least 70 Ethiopians drowned when a boat used by smugglers to transport illegal migrants to Yemen sank in the Red Sea in rough weather, security authorities in the western part of the country said on Sunday. Human traffickers often use unseaworthy boats to smuggle African migrants to Yemen, seen as a gateway to wealthier parts of the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, and the West. Security authorities in Taiz province said the small boat sank on Saturday due to high winds and rough seas off the country's al-Makha port. ...

Mexico says evidence proves missing students were burned up

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 12:57 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Sunday said that mounting evidence and initial DNA tests confirmed that 43 trainee teachers who were abducted by corrupt police 10 weeks ago were incinerated at a garbage dump by drug gang members. Attorney General Jesus Murillo told reporters that one of the students had been identified by experts in Austria from a bone fragment in a bag of ash and bits of burned tire found in a river where drug gang members said they tossed the students remains. ...

U.S. hands Pakistan senior militant detained in Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 09:45 AM PST

By Kay Johnson and Saud Mehsud KABUL/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United States has handed to Pakistan three prisoners including a senior Taliban militant held in Afghanistan, as Washington rushes to empty its Afghan prison before losing the legal right to detain people there at the end of the year. U.S. forces captured Latif Mehsud, the former number two commander in Pakistan's faction of the Taliban, in October 2013, in an operation that angered then Afghan president Hamid Karzai. ...

Mexico officials confirm ID in case of missing 43

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:55 PM PST

People gather outside of the home of Alexander Mora, one of 43 college students missing since September whose charred remains have now been positively identified among those found near a garbage dump in the town of El Pericon, Mexico, early Sunday Dec. 7, 2014. A family member of another missing student told The Associated Press that the remains were of Alexander Mora. The families were given that information late Friday by an Argentine team of forensic experts working on behalf of the relatives and with the Attorney General's Office. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)EL PERICON, Mexico (AP) — A steady stream of neighbors, friends and classmates stepped into the half-light of Ezequiel Mora's two-room adobe home Sunday to offer their condolences for the death of his son Alexander, the first of 43 missing college students to be confirmed dead.


Clarke overcomes injury, named to play in 1st test

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:53 PM PST

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Michael Clarke will play in the first test against India after overcoming a hamstring injury to take his place in the Adelaide Oval match beginning Tuesday.

Japan new data show GDP fell 1.9 pct in July-Sept

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:40 PM PST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy contracted 1.9 percent in annual terms in the July-September period, according to revised data released Monday that confirmed a recession in the world's third-largest economy ahead of an election on Sunday.

American Ted Ligety wins Beaver Creek giant slalom

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:39 PM PST

Ted Ligety, of the United States, clips a gate during the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/John Locher)BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Ted Ligety caught up to his boyhood idol on a day when no one could come close to catching up to him, even with a broken wrist.


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

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:32 PM PST

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least three people dead and sent nearly 900,000 into shelters before it weakened Sunday, sparing the central Philippines the type of massive devastation that a monster storm brought to the region last year. Shallow floods, damaged shanties and ripped off store signs and tin roofs were a common sight across the region, but there was no major destruction after Hagupit slammed into Eastern Samar and other island provinces. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour and gusts of 170 kph (106 mph) on Sunday, considerably weaker from its peak power but still a potentially deadly storm, according to forecasters.

Archbishop of Canterbury warns over hunger in Britain

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:24 PM PST

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks on October 12, 2014 in Washington, DCLondon (AFP) - The Archbishop of Canterbury was launching a report Monday urging Britain's government to do more to eliminate hunger among people who struggle to afford food.


Argentina beats Australia to win Champions Trophy

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:20 PM PST

Argentina's Luciana Aymar (8) battles for the ball with Australia's Casey Eastham, right, during the Women's Champions Trophy field hockey final match in Mendoza, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/ Marcos Garcia)MENDOZA, Argentina (AP) — Luciana Aymar bowed out of international field hockey a winner Sunday as Argentina beat Australia 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the final of the Women's Champions Trophy.


British royal couple arrives in New York

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:09 PM PST

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at the Carlyle Hotel on December 7, 2014 in New YorkNew York (AFP) - Crowds of jubilant royal watchers cheered as Britain's Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate arrived in New York City on Sunday, kicking off a three-day trip to the East Coast.


Greek Parliament passes 2015 budget

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:08 PM PST

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, thanks government's lawmakers after his speech as Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis applauds during a parliament meeting for a vote on the country's 2015 budget in Athens early Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. Greece's conservative government rejected demands by rescue lenders for deeper austerity measures, Samaras said last week, describing calls for further cuts as "catastrophic" for the country's chances for recovery. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament has passed the 2015 budget which projects a narrowing deficit and an economic growth rate of 2.9 percent.


Prince William, Kate arrive on first US visit

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:06 PM PST

Kate, left, Duchess of Cambridge and Britain's Prince William arrive at The Carlyle Hotel, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in New York. They have a full schedule of events in New York, including a visit to the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum and an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Neilson Barnard, Pool)NEW YORK (AP) — Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have arrived in New York City on the royal couple's first official visit to the U.S.


Japan says fresh data show economy contracted 1.9 pct in July-Sept on weak business spending

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 04:01 PM PST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan says fresh data show economy contracted 1.9 pct in July-Sept on weak business spending .

Palmeiras draws Atletico 1-1, escapes relegation

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:57 PM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Traditional Brazilian club Palmeiras was held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Paranaense but escaped relegation thanks to Vitoria's 1-0 loss to Santos in the final round of the Brazilian league.

Spieth wins by record 10 shots at Isleworth

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:48 PM PST

Jordan Spieth holds the championship trophy after winning the Hero World Challenge golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Windermere, Fla. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had been down this road before.


Couple cleared of daughter's death attend church

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:27 PM PST

In this photo provided by the David House Agency, an international crisis firm, American couple Matthew, left, and Grace Huang, smile while aboard an airliner following their departure from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, . The Los Angeles couple had been detained in the country after their arrest in January 2013, on murder charges following the death of their 8-year-old daughter Gloria, who was born in Ghana. (AP Photo/The David House Agency)PASADENA, California (AP) — An American couple detained in Qatar before being cleared in the death of their 8-year-old daughter attended a church service in Southern California where worshippers greeted them with a standing ovation.


Gut wins Lake Louise super-G

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:25 PM PST

Lara Gut of Switzerland celebrates after winning the Women's Super-G race at Lake Louise, Canada on December 7, 2014Swiss star Lara Gut won the season-opening World Cup super-G race Sunday, topping runner-up Lindsey Vonn who appears to be back to her old self after a second-straight podium finish. World Cup overall points leader Tina Maze finished third in a time of 1:19.27. Gut won last year's Lake Louise super-G and also finished at the top of the podium in the final two super-G races of last season. "It is funny that it happened in Lake Louise.


Abbott named to make cricket return on Tuesday

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:19 PM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — Fast bowler Sean Abbott has been named to play for New South Wales against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield cricket match from Tuesday on the ground on which test batsman Phil Hughes was struck by his bouncer two weeks ago.

Typhoon-hammered Philippines in 'fight for our survival': TRFN

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:18 PM PST

Strong winds and waves brought by Typhoon Hagupit pound the seawall in Legazpi City, Albay province southern LuzonBy Imelda Abano LIMA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Philippines has long experience coping with flooding and typhoons, including building warning and evacuation systems - but those measures may not be enough to cope with the worsening impacts of climate change, the country's climate chief warned. As powerful Typhoon Hagupit hammered the Philippines this weekend – the second year in a row the country has been battered by a major storm during the U.N. ...


Survivors gather to remember Pearl Harbor attack

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 03:11 PM PST

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Veterans who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II attended Sunday's 73rd anniversary ceremony with the help of canes, wheelchairs and motorized scooters.

Guimaraes draws 0-0 at Braga, 3rd in Portugal

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:51 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Guimaraes was held 0-0 in a testy match at Braga on Sunday, failing to reclaim second place in the Portuguese league.

Champions League set for group-stage climax

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:50 PM PST

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard celebrates after scoring against Leicester during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium, in Leicester, England, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Five-time winner Liverpool and the champions of England and Italy are among the 11 teams competing for five remaining spots in the knockout stage of the Champions League going into the final round of group games.


Canada urges vigilance after online video calls for attacks

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:46 PM PST

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's public safety minister on Sunday urged the country be vigilant after the release of an online video in which a man believed to be a Canadian fighting for the Islamic State called on Canadian Muslims to carry out lone wolf attacks. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist activity online, said the Islamic State released the video from the Canadian fighter identified as "Abu Anwar al-Canadi". The National Post newspaper identified the man, who spoke in clear English, as John Maguire, a Muslim convert from the Ottawa area. ...

O'Sullivan wins dramatic fifth UK title

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:39 PM PST

England's Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a shot during the 2014 World Snooker Championship final in Sheffield, northern England, on May 5, 2014London (AFP) - Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed a fifth UK title on Sunday with a thrilling 10-9 win over Judd Trump in the final in York.


US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST

A horse cart passes by the military hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Six prisoners from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to Uruguay, the U.S. government said Sunday. Uruguayan officials declined comment on the transfers but Adriana Ramos, a receptionist at the hospital, said the six men were being examined there. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have arrived as refugees in Uruguay, a South American nation with only a tiny Muslim population, amid a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the prison.


Marseille beats Metz 3-1 to stay top

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:35 PM PST

Marseille's French forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, left, challenges for the ball with Metz's French defender Jeremy Choplin, during their League One soccer match, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)PARIS (AP) — Marseille restored its one-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league by defeating Metz 3-1 on Sunday.


New Zealand names 30-man World Cup squad

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:31 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder has been omitted from New Zealand's enlarged 30-man squad named Monday to prepare for next year's Cricket World Cup.

Leicester stun champions Toulon in European Champions Cup

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:16 PM PST

Leicester's Welsh fly half Owen Williams (C) makes a kick down-field during the European Champions Cup rugby union match between Leicester Tigers and Toulon at Welford Road stadium in Leicester on December 7, 2014Paris (AFP) - Leicester Tigers inflicted the first defeat on champions Toulon in the European Champions Cup for more than a year with a 25-21 success at Welford Road on Sunday.


Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State's success

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:13 PM PST

Smoke raises behind an Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters took control of Saadiya from Islamist State militantsBy Hamid Shalizi Kabul (Reuters) - A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join Islamic State in Syria and fight for the establishment of a global caliphate - a new, alarming form of radicalism in war-weary Afghanistan. "When hundreds of foreigners, both men and women, leave their comfortable lives and embrace Daish, then why not us?" he asked, using a word for Islamic State common in the region. ...


Messi scores 3, Barca rallies 5-1 over Espanyol

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:06 PM PST

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, left, reacts after scoring with his teammate Neymar, from Brazil, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored another hat trick to reach the 400-goal mark for Barcelona and spark his team's 5-1 comeback victory over Espanyol in the Catalan capital derby on Sunday, keeping the winners second in the Spanish league.


Lara Gut wins super-G in Lake Louise; Vonn 2nd

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:06 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates her second place finish on the podium following the women's World Cup Super-G ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn left Lake Louise with both confidence and the belief she can ski faster.


Napoli rallies to draw 2-2 against Empoli

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:02 PM PST

Napoli coach Rafael Benitez, left, gestures during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Empoli, at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)MILAN (AP) — Napoli rallied from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw at home against Empoli on Sunday, while Genoa beat AC Milan 1-0 to leapfrog Rafa Benitez's Napoli into third spot in Serie A.


Liberia court suspends ban on mass gatherings in Monrovia

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 01:58 PM PST

A man walks by a sign that reads "Ebola is real" in MonroviaBy James Harding Giahyue MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's top court issued a stay on a government order banning public gatherings in the capital ahead of Senate elections next week that was imposed because electioneering risks spreading Ebola, Information Minister Lewis Brown said on Sunday. Liberia is the country hardest hit by the epidemic and has recorded more than 3,000 deaths out of more than 6,000 victims from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to World Health Organization figures. ...


Magnitude 5.8 quake off coast shakes Guatemala, El Salvador

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 01:56 PM PST

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A strong tremor shook buildings in parts of El Salvador and Guatemala on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damages from authorities. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck 50 miles (81 km) southwest of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa in Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, at a depth of 20.4 miles (33 km), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The strength of the quake was revised down from an initial report of 6.2. (Reporting by Nelson Renteria; Editing by Chris Reese)

Woods tied for last, but in good health

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 01:53 PM PST

Tiger Woods tees off from the fourth hole during the final round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Windermere, Fla. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods tied for last place in his return to golf after four months and found at least one reason for optimism.


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