2014年12月27日星期六

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North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama 'monkey'

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:22 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jung Un guides the test fire of a tactical rocket in this undated photoBy Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington on Saturday for Internet outages it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. The National Defense Commission, the North's ruling body chaired by state leader Kim Jong Un, said Obama was responsible for Sony's belated decision to release the action comedy "The Interview", which depicts a plot to assassinate Kim. ...

U.S., allies conduct 12 air strikes against Islamic State: Task Force

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 06:44 AM PST

An explosion following an air strike is seen in western Kobani neighbourhoodWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies carried out 12 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said. Six strikes near the Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border destroyed Islamic State buildings, fighting positions and vehicles, a task force statement said. In Iraq, targets including buildings, vehicles and an Islamic State refinery were hit in six strikes near Al Asad, Mosul, Falluja, Al Qaim and Baiji, it said. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Toby Chopra)

Syria ready to discuss Russia peace plan talks, opposition dismissive

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 08:42 AM PST

Hadi al-Bahra talks with Sameh Shukri during their meeting in CairoBy Oliver Holmes and Omar Fahmy BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria said on Saturday it was willing to participate in "preliminary consultations" in Moscow aimed at restarting talks next year to end its civil war but the Western-backed opposition dismissed the initiative. Two rounds of peace talks this year in Geneva failed to halt the conflict which has killed 200,000 people during more than three years of violence and there was little sign of the latest move gaining traction. ...

Greek PM urges lawmakers to avoid snap election

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:23 AM PST

Premiê grego, Antonis Samaras, durante eleição presidencial no ParlamentoBy Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warned lawmakers on Saturday against the snap election that will be called if he loses a key presidential vote in parliament next week, but said he was confident of winning if Greeks did go to the polls. Recent opinion polls show Samaras' conservative New Democracy party is narrowing the gap with the left-wing Syriza party, which wants to renegotiate Greece's international bailout and roll back austerity measures, but still trails by around three points. ...

Man from Ahmadi religious minority killed in Pakistan after Muslim leader calls them 'enemy'

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:21 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen in eastern Pakistan shot dead a member of the Ahmadi religious minority on Saturday, an Ahmadi spokesman said, five days after a Muslim leader denounced Ahmadis on a popular Pakistani television talk show. Luqman Ahmad Shehzad was shot in the back of the head near Bhiri Shah Rehman village, a small community of Ahmadis in the Gujranwala district, said Saleem ud Din, the spokesman. He is the eleventh person killed for being Ahmadi in Pakistan this year. ...

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 05:03 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie "The Interview." North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission, which is headed by country leader Kim Jong Un and is the nation's top governing body, said Obama was behind the release of the comedy that depicts Kim's assassination. The commission described the movie as illegal, dishonest and reactionary.

Sweden beats Denmark 5-1 in world junior hockey

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 04:38 PM PST

Sweden goalie Linus Soderstrom (30) stops Denmark forward Oliver Bjorkstrand (27) during the third period of a preliminary round game at the World junior ice hockey championships in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick William Nylander scored in Sweden's 5-1 victory over Denmark on Saturday in the World Junior Championship.

Argentina's president suffers fractured ankle

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 04:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014 file photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez is helped up the stairs of the government house at an outdoor event celebrating the 31st anniversary of democracy's return to the country in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 61-year-old leader has been sidelined with various ailments in recent months, the latest being a an ankle fracture. Doctors Marcelo Ballesteros and Daniel Fernandez said in a statement they signed Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 that they have recommended her ankle be immobilized, but did not specify what kind of blow caused the fracture. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)BUENO AIRES (AP) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has suffered a fracture in her left ankle, the latest in a series of health setbacks.

Sri Lanka 131-2 at lunch on day 3, 1st test vs New Zealand

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 04:22 PM PST

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Trent Boult and Tim Southee took a wicket each before lunch on the third day of the first cricket test against Sri Lanka on Sunday to edge New Zealand closer to a win and 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Report: Pilot errors led to presidential plane crash in '04

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 02:22 PM PST

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — A second probe into the plane crash that killed Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski a decade ago has conclusively decided that pilot error was to blame.

Ex-Chile goalkeeper Rojas hospitalized in Brazil

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 01:34 PM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Chile goalkeeper Roberto Rojas has been hospitalized in Brazil because of a urinary infection and chest pain.

Authorities question Cubs' Castro after shooting

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 01:28 PM PST

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic questioned Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro after a nightclub shooting Saturday morning in which several people were injured.

Trinidad hunger striker claims to surpass 100 days

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 01:24 PM PST

In this Dec. 24, 2014 photo, Wayne Kublalsingh poses for a portrait at his home during his hunger strike in D'Abadie, Trinidad and Tobago. The prominent environmental activist says he's passed the 100-day mark of a hunger strike and will reject medical intervention and keep protesting a highway project he says could hurt wetlands and remote villages. The former university professor went on strike on Sept. 17 and is down to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) from 133 pounds (60 kilograms). (AP Photo/Tony Fraser)D'ABADIE, Trinidad (AP) — A prominent environmental activist in Trinidad who claims to have passed the 100-day mark of a hunger strike said he will reject medical intervention and keep protesting a highway project he says could hurt wetlands and remote villages.

Celtic held 0-0 by Ross County in Scotland

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 01:17 PM PST

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic was held to a 0-0 draw by last-place Ross County on Saturday but still provisionally extended its lead atop the Scottish Premiership to five points as Dundee United lost 2-1 at St. Johnstone.

Greek leftists won't run deficits, policymaker says

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 01:03 PM PST

John Milios, Chief Economist for the opposition Syriza Party's Economic Policy Committee, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Piraeus on Saturday, Dec. 27 2014. A leftist Greek government will not run deficits, but will pursue fiscal consolidation, the main opposition party's chief economy policymaker says. Speaking two days before a crucial parliamentary vote for Greek President will determine whether the country will go to early elections in January or February, Milios appeared certain Greece is headed for early elections that will result in a stable Syriza majority. Milios also said Syriza will not attempt to bring incomes back to pre-crisis levels but will begin by helping the neediest. He was also adamant that the best course for Greece is to remain in the euro zone. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A leftist Greek government won't run deficits, but will pursue fiscal consolidation, the main opposition party's chief economy policymaker said Saturday.

John Paul II gunman lays flowers at Vatican tomb

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 12:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 1983 file photo provided by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II, left, meets Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca's prison cell in Rome. The Vatican says the Turk who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 has laid flowers on the saint's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica. A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said the surprise visit Saturday by Mehmet Ali Agca lasted a few minutes. As with other flowers left by visitors to the tomb, the white blossoms were later removed by basilica workers. John Paul visited the incarcerated Agca in 1983 and later intervened with Italian authorities to gain Agca's release in 2000 from the Italian prison where he was serving a life sentence for the assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, File)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican officials said.

US mission in Havana to become embassy amid thaw

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 12:20 PM PST

FILE - This Dec. 17, 2014 file photo shows a classic American car driving past the U.S. Interests Section buidling in Havana, Cuba. A half-century after Washington severed relations with Cuba, the seven-story mission is set to become a full-fledged embassy. The U.S. and Cuba announced on Dec. 17, 2014 they are re-establishing full diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)HAVANA (AP) — A half-century after Washington severed relations with Cuba, the United States' seven-story mission looms over Havana's seaside Malecon boulevard as the largest diplomatic outpost in the country.

Mexican volcano spews ash 3.5 km (2.1 miles) high

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 12:17 PM PST

The sun sets as a plume of gas, ash and steam rises from the crater of the Popocatepetl volcano, seen from the town of San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. According to Mexico's Disaster Prevention Centre (CENAPRED), the exhalation, which occurred at 17:07 local time, reached a height of 3,500 meters, (11,500 ft.) but the event did not cause changes in the alert level which remains at yellow phase two, representing moderate volcanic activity. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say the Popocatepetl volcano located just southeast of Mexico City has registered an explosion that spewed a mix of steam, gas and ashes about 3.5 kilometers (2.1 miles) into the air.

Gunmen kill policeman in Egypt

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:22 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 file photo, protesters led by senior Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohammed el-Beltagy, center left, and former member of the Egyptian Parliament, Essam Soltan, unseen, chant slogans against the Israeli invasion of Gaza, in Al-Azhar mosque after Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt. On Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, el-Beltagy, a leading Brotherhood member, was sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges. Presiding judge Shaaban el-Shami accused el-Beltagy of insulting him during the proceedings for a case in which he and 130 other defendants are accused of staging prison breaks during the January 2011 uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell, File)CAIRO (AP) — Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed an Egyptian policeman and wounded a second who were guarding banks in a busy commercial district of the capital Cairo on Saturday, Egypt's state news agency said.

Saints stay top after Quins thriller

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:13 AM PST

A general view shows the interior of Twickenham rugby stadium west of London, on February 21, 2014London (AFP) - Champions Northampton maintained their lead at the top of the English Premiership with an impressive 30-25 victory over Harlequins in front of 82,000 fans at Twickenham on Saturday.

Agonizing, lonely search for missing kids in China

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:09 AM PST

In this Dec. 2, 2014 photo, a van displaying photos of the missing children across China, which created by Xiao Chaohua, to seek public attention to locate the children, is parked outside his house in Beijing, China. As many as 70,000 children are estimated to be kidnapped every year in China for illegal adoption, forced labor or sex trafficking, making it one of the world's biggest markets for abducted children, according to the state-run newspaper China Daily. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — In the grainy video, Zhang Xiuhong can see her daughter ride her bike down a country road on her way to school one spring afternoon six years ago.

Bahrain police summon Shiite opposition leader

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:09 AM PST

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The leader of Bahrain's largest Shiite opposition group says he has been summoned for questioning by the Interior Ministry.

Striker Torres to join Milan on permanent deal

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:50 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea says striker Fernando Torres will join AC Milan on a permanent basis in the January transfer window.

Pakistan's Ajmal withdraws from World Cup

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:33 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal ruled himself out of the World Cup on Saturday after the 37-year-old suspended offspinner decided not to go for official testing of his suspect bowling action.

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:33 AM PST

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2009 file photo shows actor Robin Williams in Los Angeles. Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in an apparent suicide. Williams was 63. Americans are closing out 2014 on an optimistic note, according to a new Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll. Nearly half predict that 2015 will be a better year for them than 2014 was, while only 1 in 10 think it will be worse. There's room for improvement: Americans give the year gone by a resounding 'meh.'(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)They each turned a moment of violence into a call to action. For James Brady, that moment came when he was shot and wounded by a would-be presidential assassin. For Chung Eun-yong, it was the killings of his two children during the Korean War.

Snow, ice sweep Europe, stranding drivers

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:29 AM PST

A snow-plough clears the street in Winterberg, western Germany, Saturday Dec. 27, 2014. Weather forecasts predict more snowfall. (AP Photo/dpa, Marius Becker)LONDON (AP) — Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe on Saturday, stranding drivers overnight and leaving thousands of homes without power in Britain.

N. Korea uses racial slur against Obama over hack

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:23 AM PST

This photo released by Sony - Columbia Pictures shows James Franco, left, as Dave and Seth Rogen as Aaron in a scene from Columbia Pictures' "The Interview." (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Ed Araquel)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie "The Interview."

Britain posts 41 million wills, including Princess Diana's

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:10 AM PST

Princess of Wales Diana chats with children on November 6, 1989, during her visit to the British international school in JakartaLondon (AFP) - Some 41 million British wills dating back to 1858, including those of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana, were made available in an online database Saturday.

Hibs dent Rangers title hopes with home hammering

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:04 AM PST

The defeat, Rangers' fifth in just 17 matches, all but ends their hopes of beating Hearts to the one automatic promotion spot back to the PremiershipEdinburgh (AFP) - Hibernian secured their biggest victory over Rangers since 1912 as a turbulent week for the Glasgow giants ended in a 4-0 thrashing on Saturday.

Man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II puts roses on his tomb

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:02 AM PST

Man Who Tried to Kill Pope John Paul II Puts Roses on His TombVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up at the Vatican on Saturday to put white roses on his tomb and said he wanted to meet Pope Francis. Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turk, left John Paul critically injured after firing several shots in the failed assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981. The former pope forgave Agca, once a member of a Turkish far right group known as the Grey Wolves, and went to meet him in 1983 in the Rome prison where he had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the attack. ...

McIlroy reminded of 'Sweet Caroline' at rugby match

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:53 AM PST

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off during the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament at the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club on October 31, 2013London (AFP) - World number one Rory McIlroy saw the funny side when a crowd at a rugby match sang along to 'Sweet Caroline', a teasing reference to his ex fiancee Caroline Wozniacki.

Egypt reduces sentences in same-sex wedding case

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:50 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of eight men for "inciting debauchery" for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding video, but reduced their sentences from three to one year in prison, a court official said.

Former soccer star George Weah wins Liberian Senate race

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:48 AM PST

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Former soccer star George Weah has won a seat in the Liberian Senate by coming out ahead of the president's son, according to Liberia's election commission.

Somali Islamist with $3 million U.S. bounty on head surrenders: Somali government source

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:43 AM PST

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A leader of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, who has a $3 million U.S. bounty on his head, has surrendered, a Somali government official and local media said on Saturday, although the militants said he had long left their organisation. Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi was one of seven al Shabaab leaders for whom the U.S. State Department in 2012 offered a total of $33 million in reward money for information that led to their capture. If true, Hersi's surrender would be the second major blow to al Shabaab's leadership in just a few months. ...

Wanted extremist leader surrenders in Somalia

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:26 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. A Somali intelligence official says Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, a leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab who has a $3 million bounty on his head, has surrendered to police in Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who had a $3 million bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said Saturday.

Syria 'ready to participate' in Moscow peace talks

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:21 AM PST

Hadi Bahra, the head of the Syrian National Coalition, the country's main political opposition group, leaves a meeting with Arab League's Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby at the league's headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)DAMASCUS (AP) — Syrian state-run TV said Saturday that the government is prepared to take part in peace talks hosted by Russia next month, but the unnamed foreign ministry official it cited suggested the scope of the negotiations would be limited to "preliminary" talks meant to pave the way for a conference in Syria itself.

5 killed in helicopter crash in Brazil

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 08:59 AM PST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Officials say a helicopter has crashed in southeastern Brazil, killing five people.

Swedish centre-left do eight-year deal with opposition to avert snap election

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 08:38 AM PST

Sweden's PM Lofven speaks at a news conference in StockholmBy Daniel Dickson and Johan Sennero STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's three-month-old minority centre-left government announced a deal with the opposition on Saturday to sideline the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, who hold the balance of power in parliament, and avert a fresh election. Sweden's normally stable politics were thrown into turmoil in December when Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said he planned to return to the polls after his budget was voted down by the centre-right opposition and the Sweden Democrats. ...

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