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Death toll from China blasts rises to 104, Xi urges changes

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:43 AM PDT

Smoke rises as damaged vehicles are seen burning near the site of the Wednesday night's explosions, at Binhai new district in TianjinBy Megha Rajagopalan TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The death toll from two massive explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen to 104, state media said on Saturday, as China's president urged improvements in workplace safety. Chinese President Xi Jinping said authorities should learn the lessons paid for with blood in Wednesday warehouse blasts, according to the official Xinhua news agency. China evacuated residents who had taken refuge in a school near the site of two huge explosions, state media said, after a change in wind direction on Saturday prompted fears that toxic chemical particles could be blown inland.


Spate of bombings kill 24 across Baghdad

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 10:26 AM PDT

A man looks at the site of a car bomb attack at the mainly Shi'ite district of Habibiya in BaghdadA spate of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 24 people on Saturday, two days after the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office one year ago. Five minutes later the car exploded," said police officer Murtatha Abid Ali at the scene of Saturday's explosion, which wounded a further 35 people. Habibiya is near Sadr City, where more than 70 people were killed in a massive truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State on Thursday.


At least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean: Italy navy

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:17 AM PDT

Iranian migrants arrive at the Greek island of Kos on a dinghyBy Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - At least 40 migrants died after apparently getting trapped and suffocating in the water-logged hold of a fishing boat in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Saturday. Commander Massimo Tozzi, speaking from the ship, said that when his men boarded the migrant boat they found the dead in the hold "immersed in water, fuel and human excrement". Migrants who have arrived in Italy say human traffickers based in lawless Libya charge them between $1,200 and $1,800 for a place on the deck of boats.


Palestinian stabs Israeli trooper, shot dead: police

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:24 PM PDT

A Palestinian was shot dead on Saturday after stabbing an Israeli paramilitary policeman patrolling a road in the occupied West Bank, police said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the shooting near the city of Nablus as "grave escalation". The incident came hours after the Israeli army said that another Palestinian was shot and wounded after stabbing a soldier at a checkpoint on a highway in the West Bank.

Three Turkish soldiers, one police killed in Kurdish militant attacks

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Three Turkish soldiers and a police officer were killed in separate incidents on Saturday, security sources said, as violence roils the country's mainly Kurdish southeast in recent weeks following the end of a two-year ceasefire. The soldiers were killed and six more were wounded when militants from the autonomy-seeking Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) detonated a remote-controlled explosive that hit a military convoy traveling near the town of Bingol, the General Staff said on its website. The police officer, who was part of a special operations unit, was killed after PKK rebels opened fire near the town of Semdinli, close to the Iraqi border, a security source said.

U.S., allies hit Islamic State militants in Iraq with 15 air strikes: U.S. military

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 10:44 AM PDT

U.S.-led forces continued to bombard the Islamic State in Iraq on Friday, targeting the militant group with 15 air strikes, according to a statement released by the military on Saturday. The strikes were concentrated near Ramadi with coalition forces launching five as part of an attempt to clear the way for the Iraqi army to recapture the city that fell to the Islamic State in May. The strikes hit tactical units and also destroyed four Islamic State buildings, a weapons cache, vehicles and improvised explosive devices, the Coalition Joint Task Force said. Forces also conducted five air strikes in Syria and destroyed excavators, a bulldozer, fighting positions and a machine gun with three strikes near Al Hasakah.

The Latest: Birdies flying at PGA Championship

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 04:36 PM PDT

Matt Jones, of Australia, hits from a hospitality tent on the ninth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Jae Hong)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The Latest from the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits (all times local):


Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — Emperor Akihito expressed rare "deep remorse" over his country's wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, a day after the prime minister fell short of apologizing in his own words to the victims of Japanese aggression. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meanwhile, stayed away from a contentious Yasukuni shrine that honors war criminals among other war dead. He instead prayed and laid flowers at a nearby national cemetery for unnamed fallen soldiers ahead of the annual ceremony at Tokyo's Budokan hall.

Canadian teen Brooke Henderson opens 5-shot lead in Portland

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT

Brooke M. Henderson of Canada hits out of a bunker on the fifth hole during the third round of the LPGA Cambia Portland golf tournament in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Canadian teen Brooke Henderson opened a five-stroke lead Saturday in the Cambia Portland Classic, shooting a 7-under 65 at Columbia Edgewater.


Regan Smith wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Mid-Ohio

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:59 PM PDT

Regan Smith celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Lexington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Regan Smith bumped his way past Alex Tagliani in the Carousel a turn from the finish Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.


40 migrants die off Italy as Europe faces 'worst crisis since WWII'

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:50 PM PDT

The latest incident comes after more than 1,500 migrants were rescued Monday from seven boats which had run into trouble off LibyaAt least 40 migrants died in the hold of a boat off Italy Saturday as the EU struggled to cope with "the worst refugee crisis since World War II", with thousands making dangerous crossings to reach Italy and Greece. "Operation under way... many migrants saved. An Italian navy helicopter had spotted the boat, which was "overcrowded and starting to sink", about 21 nautical miles off the Libyan coast, south of the Italian island of Lampedusa, a reporter with Italy RaiNews TV at rescue operation headquarters said.


Head of ousted Central African leader's party arrested

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:34 PM PDT

A motorcycle taxi drives past a sign reading "Welcome to Bangui" near the Bangui airport, on May 1, 2014The secretary general of the party of Francois Bozize, the ousted former president of the Central African Republic, was arrested Saturday as he was about to board a plane for Paris, a party source said. Bertin Bea was travelling to a funeral, a member of the National Convergence party (KNK) told AFP, requesting anonymity, adding that Bea's passport was confiscated.


Avenging Boks dominate Pumas in World Cup warm-up

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:29 PM PDT

South Africa's Springboks hooker Adriaan Strauss (L) is tackled by Argentina's Los Pumas prop Nahuel Tetaz during their 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Jose Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 15, 2015South Africa avenged a humiliating Rugby Championship home loss to Argentina last weekend with a 26-12 World Cup warm-up triumph in Buenos Aires Saturday. Wingers Bryan Habana and Lwazi Mvovo scored first-half tries during a five-minute purple patch to give the Springboks a 20-9 half-time lead they never looked like surrendering in a much-improved display. South Africa had a totally different mindset from seven days ago with a side showing eight changes demonstrating a hunger for success and recalled Patrick Lambie outstanding at fly-half.


South Africa gets revenge with 26-12 win in Argentina

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:23 PM PDT

South Africa's Springboks Lwazi Mvovo scores a try during a rugby test match against Argentina's Los Pumas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — South Africa avenged a first ever loss to Argentina by rebounding with a 26-12 win on Saturday, a desperately-needed boost ahead of the Rugby World Cup.


Ecuador declares state of emergency over Cotopaxi volcano activity

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:23 PM PDT

People wear surgical masks to protect themselves from volcanic ash in MachachiEcuador's President Rafael Correa on Saturday declared a state of emergency following increased activity the day before at the giant Cotopaxi volcano, giving the government greater leeway to mobilize financial resources in the event an eruption. "We declare a state of emergency due to the unusual activity of Mount Cotopaxi," Correa said during his weekly Saturday address. "God willing, everything will go well and the volcano will not erupt." The move allows the president to immediately mobilize security forces throughout the country and lets the government block publication of information related to Cotopaxi.


Casillas keeps clean sheet in debut win for Porto

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:16 PM PDT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas kept a clean sheet in his Portuguese league debut on Saturday, when FC Porto beat Guimaraes 3-0 to start its season.

Dortmund, Leicester earn impressive league victories

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:13 PM PDT

Dortmund's captain Mats Hummels, left, shouts to his celebrating team after they scored their third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)LONDON (AP) — Borussia Dortmund looks to be finding its stride again in the Bundesliga under new coach Thomas Tuchel, while Claudio Ranieri surprisingly has Leicester atop the Premier League standings.


Queen leads Britain's VJ anniversary commemorations

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 03:03 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attend a Service of Commemoration at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in central London on August 15, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) DayCrowds lined streets in the city centre to watch the events on big screens and cheer on veterans as the country remembered the Victory over Japan, which ended World War II. The monarch was joined for the service by her 94-year-old husband Prince Philip, who was on naval service in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrendered. Heir to the throne Prince Charles attended an event which began with a flypast of historic aircraft, including a Dakota and a Hurricane.


Djokovic downs Chardy to reach Montreal final

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:54 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his victory against Jeremy Chardy of France during day six of the Rogers Cup, August 15, 2015, in Montreal, CanadaNovak Djokovic voiced an unusual complaint over a cannabis-smoking spectator during his 6-4, 6-4 semi-final victory Saturday over France's Jeremy Chardy in the ATP Montreal Masters semi-finals. No investigation of the alleged impropriety was forthcoming, so Djokovic gamely played on with no further complaints about the alleged aroma of weed. The Serb now stands on the verge of his fifth ATP Masters 1000 title of the season after an 80-minute effort.


Rio airport agents bribed in Chinese immigrant scandal

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:49 PM PDT

Airplanes are seen parked at the gates at the Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 20, 2012Immigration agents at Rio de Janeiro's airport are under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes to allow Chinese immigrants into the country illegally, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported Saturday. The Public Prosecutor's Office initiated the probe after a man who worked with the Chinese for the past 15 years tipped off the Ministry of Labor in July. "Chinese fast food restaurant owners in Rio -- who recruit Chinese workers and maintain forced-labor-like conditions -- would spend up to 42,000 reais (around $12,000) for an illegal immigrant's entry," the tipster's report said, according to O Globo.


Zenit slips to defeat as CSKA tops Russian table

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Reigning champion Zenit St. Petersburg suffered its first home loss in the Russian Premier League in nine months Saturday, allowing its old rival CSKA Moscow to open up a lead at the top of the table.

Suicide bomber dies in botched attack in NE Nigeria

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:42 PM PDT

Nigerian police in Borno state pose prior to a patrol in Maiduguri on June 5, 2013A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP. The attacker detonated his explosives at the entrance to the weekly market in Rumurigo village in Askira Uba district when vigilantes insisted on searching him, they said. "The bomber arrived at the entrance of the market around 11:00 am and our men insisted on screening him as with every person going into the market but he just blew himself up, injuring a vigilante on the arm," one of the vigilantes, Markus Yohana, told AFP.


Sierra Leone ends Ebola quarantine for 500 villagers

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:37 PM PDT

People walk past an Ebola prevention billboard in Freetown, on November 7, 2014Sierra Leone has ended an Ebola lockdown in the northern village of Massessbe that had kept more than 500 residents in quarantine, as President Ernest Bai Koroma said only two people were still being treated for the virus nationwide. Koroma himself on Friday cut the yellow ribbon that had ringed the village in the northern district of Tonkolili to mark the completion of the standard 21-day quarantine period, a State House release said. "None of the villagers tested positive (for Ebola)," a health ministry official told AFP.


England beats France 19-14 in WC warmup, mixed Burgess debut

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:32 PM PDT

England's Sam Burgess, centre is tackled by France's Flugence Ouedraogo, left and France's Yoann Maestri right, during an international friendly rugby match between England and France at Twickenham stadium in London, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. A series of friendly internationals are being held in advance of the upcoming Rugby World Cup that starts in September. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Anthony Watson's two electric tries set up England for a 19-14 win over France in a Rugby World Cup warmup featuring a mixed debut for rugby league convert Sam Burgess on Saturday.


O'Sullivan, Brooks reach US Women's Amateur final

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:24 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hannah O'Sullivan and Sierra Brooks beat fellow teenagers Saturday to advance to the U.S. Women's Amateur final.

Beauvue scores against old club as Lyon beats Guingamp 1-0

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:15 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Forward Claudio Beauvue came off the bench to score against his former club as Lyon earned a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Guingamp in the French league on Saturday.

Biden honors marines, sailors killed in Chattanooga attack

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:13 PM PDT

This Department of Defense photo shows US Vice President Joe Biden giving his remarks during the memorial at University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 15, 2015 in memory of the sailor and four Marines killed July 16, 2015US leaders paid tribute Saturday to the four Marines and the sailor killed last month in a lone gunman's attack on military facilities here, vowing justice against violent extremists. Vice President Joe Biden, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and other dignitaries joined families of the victims for a solemn memorial service a month after the July 16 attack in this river city flanked by the Appalachian mountains. A sorrowful Biden eulogized the five in strikingly personal terms, alluding to the recent loss of his own son, Beau Biden.


Palestinian killed after stabbing Israeli police officer

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:58 PM PDT

Palestinian doctors check the body of Rafeq Ahmad al-Taj, 21, who was shot and killed by an Israeli policeman after he stabbed another policeman, at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Aug. 15, 2015. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said al-Taj approached officers conducting a security check and stabbed one in the back with a knife, moderately wounding him. An officer nearby opened fire and killed al-Taj. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military and police shot two Palestinians, one fatally, after separate stabbing attacks on security forces in the West Bank on Saturday, authorities said.


Mexico defender Moreno joins PSV from Espanyol

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:49 PM PDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mexico defender Hector Moreno is joining Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a transfer from Espanyol.

Top-ranked Djokovic beats Chardy to reach Montreal final

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:48 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, hits a return to opponent Jeremy Chardy, of France, during the Rogers Cup semifinal tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Montreal.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITMONTREAL (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the Rogers Cup final, beating France's Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.


Sole GOP senator weighing support for Iran deal will vote no

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2015, file photo, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., arrives before Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew, arrive to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Flake, the lone Republican senator considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans to vote no on Aug. 15, dealing a significant blow to the White House's efforts to garner bipartisan backing for the controversial accord. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans on Saturday to vote no, dealing a significant blow to the White House's efforts to garner bipartisan backing for the controversial accord.


Official: 18 dead in truck accident in northern Haiti

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:14 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A truck crowded with vendors heading to a market lost control and tipped over in Haiti's northern region Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring 28, authorities said.

Germany to withdraw Patriot missiles from Turkey in 2016

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:08 PM PDT

German Defence minister Ursula von der Leyen answers journalists' questions in Brussels, on June 24, 2015Germany on Saturday said it would withdraw its two Patriot missile batteries from Turkey early next year, ending its role in a three-year NATO mission to help bolster the country's air defences against threats from Syria's civil war. Germany will also call back around 250 soldiers who are currently deployed in southeastern Turkey as part of the mission, the statement said. "Along with our NATO partners, we have protected the Turkish people from missile attacks from Syria," Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was quoted as saying in the statement.


Sudan's war-hit Nuba showcase heritage at Khartoum festival

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 01:07 PM PDT

Members of Sudan's Nuba community perform a traditional dance during the Nuba Mountains Cultural Heritage Festival, marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in the capital's twin city of Omdurman, Sudan on August 15, 2015Thousands of members of Sudan's Nuba community turned out the Sudanese capital's twin city of Omdurman Saturday for dancing, singing and poetry in a festival showcasing the culture of their conflict-stricken people. The Nuba hail from South Kordofan state's Nuba Mountains but thousands have migrated to Khartoum, fleeing conflict and poverty in their long-marginalised region. "When we celebrate here like this, we want to show the world that we're asking for peace," said student Natalina Yaqoub, crowned the Nuba Mountains beauty queen.


Iraqi brothers smuggled to Greece wore burqas to escape IS

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:59 PM PDT

Syrian migrants arrive on an overcrowded dinghy to the southeastern Greek island of Kos from Turkey, on August 15, 2015When the Islamic State group took over their Iraqi city and burned down the family's home, two teenaged brothers decided to risk everything to leave Iraq, cross Syria and reach Europe. One night in October 2014, "a Syrian man drove us from Al-Qaim (Iraq) to Albu Kamal (Syria). Tayib and his brother Mustafa travelled from the east of Syria across to the northwestern border with Turkey -- an epic journey riddled with danger at least 600 kilometres (400 miles) long.


Four Turkish security forces 'killed in PKK attacks' after new raids

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:55 PM PDT

A Turkish special force police officer pictured on August 10, 2015 in Istanbul, when the city was shaken by twin attacks on the US consulate and a police station as tensions spiral amid the government's air campaign against Kurdish militantsThree Turkish soldiers and a police officer were killed Saturday in attacks blamed on members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey, as authorities carried out new raids to arrest suspected militants. The latest deaths bring to seven the number of security forces killed in the last 24 hours by Kurdish rebels, who have stepped up their attacks on members of Turkish army in an escalating cycle of violence that has left a 2013 ceasefire agreed by the PKK in tatters. The three soldiers were killed when an explosive device laid by PKK militants on a road in the Karliova district of eastern Bingol province was detonated, the army said in a statement.


Migrants transiting through Macedonia jam trains

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:53 PM PDT

Migrants with children run to board a train that will take them to the border with Serbia, at the railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Macedonia is a major transit route for thousands of migrants from Middle East, Asia and Africa who are heading north through the Balkans on their way to the more prosperous European Union countries. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)GEVGELIJA, Macedonia (AP) — Pushing and shoving each other, hundreds of migrants trying to get to Serbia overflowed the train platforms of this southern Macedonian town, near the border with Greece, on Saturday.


8 killed as police frustrate kidnapping in southern Mexico

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:39 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police say a foiled kidnapping led to a highway chase in which three officers and five suspects were killed in southeastern Mexico.

Ex-army chief killed as fears grow of new Burundi civil war

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:38 PM PDT

Police stand while the body of Colonel Jean Bikomagu is loaded into an ambulance in his driveway after he was shot dead in his car by unidentified assailants in Bujumbura, August 15, 2015The former head of Burundi's army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday, further fuelling fears of a new civil war in the restive east central African country. Colonel Jean Bikomagu, a key figure in the former Tutsi-dominated army, was gunned down in his car by unidentified assailants as he was about to enter his home in Kinindo, a southern district of the capital Bujumbura, a family member told AFP. The murder comes less than two weeks after the assassination of top general Adolphe Nshimirimana -- widely seen as the country's de-facto internal security chief -- in a rocket attack.


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