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Unprecedented migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:57 PM PDT

A Syrian migrant lifts a child over a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border near AsotthalomBy Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ministers were summoned on Sunday to meet in two weeks' time to seek urgent solutions to a migration crisis unprecedented in the bloc's history, as the mounting death toll on land and sea forced governments to respond. Luxembourg, which holds the rotating EU presidency, called interior ministers from all 28 member states to an extraordinary meeting on Sept. 14, saying: "The situation of migration phenomena outside and inside the European Union has recently taken unprecedented proportions." Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier called on her EU neighbours to do more as Germany expects the number of asylum seekers it receives to quadruple to about 800,000 in 2015. "If Europe has solidarity and we have also shown solidarity towards others, then we need to show solidarity now," she told reporters in Berlin.


Egypt sets Oct election date, after three years without parliament

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 12:02 PM PDT

Egyptian President al-Sisi waves as he arrives to opening ceremony of New Suez Canal, in EgyptBy Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election, starting on Oct. 18-19, the election commission said on Sunday, the final step in a process to bring back democracy that critics say has been tainted by widespread repression. Egypt has been without a parliament since June 2012 when a court dissolved the democratically elected main chamber, dominated by the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, reversing a major accomplishment of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The election had been due to begin in March but was delayed after a court ruled part of the election law unconstitutional.


Malaysia's Mahathir calls for 'people power' movement to topple PM

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 09:03 AM PDT

A view of crowd of supporters of pro-democracy group "Bersih" (Clean) gathering outside the Dataran Merdeka in the capital city of Kuala LumpurBy Trinna Leong and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad, joining anti-government protesters for a second day on Sunday, called for a "people's power" movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal. "The only way for the people to get back to the old system is for them to remove this prime minister," said Mahathir, a deeply respected 90-year-old who was once Najib's patron and is now his fiercest critic. Najib, who denies wrongdoing, has weathered the storm and analysts say the protest is unlikely to inspire broad public support for him to quit because it lacks a strong leader.


Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians: residents

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 08:22 AM PDT

People stand at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital SanaaAn air strike by warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition, which said it targeted a bomb-making factory, killed 36 civilians working at a bottling plant in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Sunday, residents said. In another air raid on the capital Sanaa, residents said four civilians were killed when a bomb hit their house near a military base in the south of the city. The corpses of 36 workers, many of them burnt or in pieces, were pulled out after an air strike hit the plant this morning," resident Issa Ahmed told Reuters by phone from the site in Hajjah.


U.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 10:21 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Sunday. In Syria, the seven attacks included one on three fighting positions near Al Hawl, a strike on an Islamic State facility near Ar Raqqah, and four strikes near Kobani on two tactical units, three excavators, five motorcycles, three structures, two guard shacks, two excavators and a vehicle. ...

Islamic State destroys part of Syria's Temple of Bel: monitors

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:00 PM PDT

The hardline Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra city, a group monitoring the conflict said on Sunday. The militants targeted the Temple of Bel, a Roman-era structure in the central desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It is the second temple Islamic State has targeted in Palmyra this month.

WEA--Global Weather-Asia-Celsius

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:06 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Minimum and maximum temperatures in Celsius, precipitation in centimeters and weather conditions as recorded for the previous day (Aug. 29 except Asia and Australia where data is for Aug. 30) and forecast for the current and following day in each city as of 2000 GMT:

Defiant Malaysian PM rejects calls that he step down

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:05 PM PDT

Malaysian protesters gather in the rain during a rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Big crowds of protesters returned to the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to demand the resignation of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal, after the first day of the massive rally passed peacefully. (AP Photo)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak poured scorn on a huge two-day rally that brought together tens of thousands of yellow-shirted protesters demanding his resignation over a financial scandal.


Day wins in a blowout at Barclays

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:04 PM PDT

Jason Day, of Australia, kisses the winner's trophy after winning The Barclays golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)EDISON, N.J. (AP) — The toughest challenge Jason Day faced Sunday at The Barclays was convincing his peers that golf really isn't this easy.


Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:02 PM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — Mothers holding their children's hands stood in the sprinkling rain, holding up anti-war placards, while students chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his defense policies to the beat of a drum. Japan is seeing new faces join the ranks of protesters typically made up of labor union members and graying leftist activists. On Sunday, tens of thousands filled the streets outside Tokyo's parliament to rally against new security legislation likely to become law in September.

Scott Dixon snatches IndyCar championship away from Montoya

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:56 PM PDT

Scott Dixon competes during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon captured a fourth IndyCar championship by winning the season finale Sunday to snatch the title from Juan Pablo Montoya.


Oliver Sacks, best-selling author and neurologist, dies at 82

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Oliver Sacks was the author of the 1973 book "Awakenings," which detailed his real-life experience with patients who suffered from a condition known as encephalitis lethargicaRenowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who explored the mysteries of the human brain in a series of best-selling books, died Sunday at age 82. "Curious, cultured, caring, in his person Sacks justifies the medical profession and, one is tempted to say, the human race," reviewer Peter Kramer wrote in the Washington Post.


Nadal hopes to make new memories vs Coric as US Open begins

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Fans walk past the Arthur Ashe stadium ahead of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal's memories of his lone match against Borna Coric are a bit fuzzy, which is understandable.


Fire at Saudi oil workers' compound kills 10, many injured

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:40 PM PDT

By Reem Shamseddine KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Fire swept through an oil workers' residential compound in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing 10 people, the Civil Defense agency said. Saudi national oil company Saudi Aramco [SDABO.UL] did not identify the nationalities of those killed from the fire at the compound in the town of Khobar, some distance from its oil and gas production areas. In the new statement, the Civil Defense said 259 people were injured from 219 reported earlier.

Veteran Kris Tamulis nabs first LPGA Tour win

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:34 PM PDT

Kris Tamulis tees off on the third hole during the final round of the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Prattville, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kris Tamulis counted down from 29 to 1 during her final-day trek at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic.


Murray confident at Open even without Mauresmo

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray practices serving in front of French Coach Amélie Mauresmo (L) on June 26, 2015British third seed Andy Murray is confident as he prepares to launch his latest US Open campaign on Tuesday despite coach Amelie Mauresmo being absent on maternity leave. The 28-year-old Scotsman took his fourth title of the season earlier this month at Montreal, adding to a trophy haul that included the Bavarian Championship, Madrid Open and Queen's. "I feel confident," Murray said.


Rolls Royce cooperating with Brazil corruption probe

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Britain's Rolls-Royce confirmed it had been contacted by investigators involved in a probe of Brazilian state oil giant PetrobrasBritain's Rolls-Royce is cooperating with investigators in a massive corruption scandal at Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras, a spokesman said on Sunday. The engineering company confirmed it had been contacted by investigators involved in the probe, which has engulfed Brazil's political and business establishment amid allegations of a massive kickbacks scheme. "We are cooperating with investigating authorities in Brazil but are unable to comment further on a continuing investigation," a Rolls-Royce spokesman said in a statement.


Hungary slams 'groundless' French criticism of border barrier

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:11 PM PDT

Migrants jump over a razor-wire fence at the Hungarian-Serbian border of Roszke village on August 30, 2015Hungary on Sunday lashed out at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements. In an interview with French radio Sunday morning Fabius said the razor-wire barrier, which runs the length of Hungary's border with Serbia, does "not respect Europe's common values". Fabius also called "scandalous" the attitude of "a certain number of European countries, particularly in the east" who oppose a quota scheme for the distribution of migrants across EU member states.


London's colourful Notting Hill Carnival kicks off

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:09 PM PDT

The Notting Hill Carnival, an annual two-day event, Europe's biggest street party, snakes through the streets on a five-kilometre parade route featuring steel bands and dancers in exotic carnival costumes, watched by crowds of revellersLondon's Notting Hill Carnival kicked off with a riot of colour despite grey skies on Sunday, in a celebration of Caribbean culture reputed as Europe's biggest street party. Performers on stilts and wearing bright pink wigs, and dancers in feathered headdresses and rainbow outfits entertained the crowds that packed the streets of west London. Sunday was Family Day, featuring a children's parade to the sound of varied music styles, while Carnival-goers tucked into Caribbean food such as jerk chicken on the sidelines.


Atletico Madrid beats Sevilla 3-0 to stay in front in Spain

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Real Madrid's players celebrate a goal against Real Betis during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Real Madrid won 5-0. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)MADRID (AP) — Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion, Gabi Fernandez and substitute forward Jackson Martinez scored a goal each as Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 3-0 on Sunday to win its second game in a row and keep pace with Barcelona atop the Spanish league.


Dominica declares disaster status after storm leaves 20 dead

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:45 PM PDT

Residents salvage personal items after a mudslide triggered by Tropical Storm Erika left it partially submerged, in Montrouis, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Erika dissipated early Saturday, but it left devastation in its path on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, and parts of Haiti, authorities said. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Rescue teams worked Sunday to reopen roads to remote communities in Dominica after Tropical Storm Erika caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people and left more than 50 missing on the Caribbean island.


Under new TV contract, US Open returns to Sunday men's final

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:30 PM PDT

Fans view athletes practice ahead of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since 2007, the U.S. Open men's final could be played on a Sunday.


Arouca misses chance to take lead in Portuguese league

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:16 PM PDT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Arouca was held to a 1-1 draw at Pacos Ferreira on Sunday, missing a chance to take the lead of the Portuguese league.

Juli Inkster wins The Legends Championship

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:11 PM PDT

FRENCH LICK, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster won The Legends Championship on Sunday, finishing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Trish Johnson.

Hurricane Ignacio weakens, forecast to just miss Hawaii

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:03 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Ignacio lessened in intensity but was still a major Category 3 hurricane as it blew across the Pacific on a route likely to bypass Hawaii on Monday, the U.S. Central Pacific Hurricane Center said. Packing potentially destructive winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km per hour), the hurricane was about 400 miles (645 km) east of the Big Island of Hawaii moving north-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph), the center said. "It will just pass by the islands," the center's spokesman, Neil Honda, said.

Poland's mixed feelings over memorial to rescuers of Jews

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:56 PM PDT

This Aug. 12, 2015 picture shows ascupture representing Jan Karski, a Polish World War II-era resistance fighter, in Warsaw, A Polish-American Holocaust survivor plans to build a memorial in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto to the thousands of Polish gentiles who rescued Jews during the war. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — As a Catholic Pole, Elka shouldn't even have been in the ghetto of Czestochowa, in southern Poland. But the nanny was so devoted to the 12-year-old Jewish boy she had raised since infancy that she refused to leave. She ended up being sent to the Treblinka death camp — where she was murdered with the Jews.


Panathinaikos beats Kalloni 4-0 in Greek league

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:54 PM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panathinaikos easily defeated visiting Kalloni 4-0 in the Greek league Sunday for its second straight win to open the season.

Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast, kills at least 37: official

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:50 PM PDT

By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A boat carrying migrants sank off Libya's Mediterranean coast, killing at least 37 people, a local official said on Sunday, the second such fatal accident within days. "We had reports this morning that there are seven bodies of illegal migrants that sank off Khoms (east of Tripoli)...but we don't have any details how many migrants were on board," said Mohamad al-Misrati, a spokesman for the Red Crescent in Tripoli. Volunteers of the Red Crescent were trying to recover the dead but were lacking boats.

Italy's Eni finds 'supergiant' natural gas field off Egypt

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, Italian energy giant Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi poses for a photo prior to the start of a conference, in Rome. The Italian energy company Eni says it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt. A company statement on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 is calling it the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)ROME (AP) — The Italian energy company Eni SpA announced Sunday it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea.


Opinion polls predict tight race, fractured Parliament

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several opinion polls released over the weekend, 3 weeks ahead of Greece's snap election, show a tight race and no overall majority in a Parliament even more fractured than the previous one.

Activists say IS damages ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:41 PM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said.

Travelers stranded as striking French workers block Calais

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:20 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Some travelers trying to cross the English Channel are stranded because French workers are blockading the port of Calais.

Croatia winger Perisic transferred from Wolfsburg to Inter

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:13 PM PDT

Wolfsburg soccer forward Ivan Perisic signs autographs to Inter Milan supporters as he walks outside a clinic after undergoing medical checks in Rozzano, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN (AP) — Croatia winger Ivan Perisic has been transferred from Wolfsburg to Inter Milan.


Pjanic, Dzeko score as Roma beats Juventus 2-1

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 02:01 PM PDT

Roma's Miralem Pjanic, left, celebrates with teammate Radja Nainggolan after scoring on a free kick during a Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)ROME (AP) — Bosnia internationals Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko scored in the second half as Roma beat bitter title rival Juventus 2-1 Sunday, leaving the Turin power with two straight losses to start Serie A for the first time in its history.


Video shows Palestinian women, Israeli soldier scuffling

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:35 PM PDT

In this Friday, Aug, 28, 2015 photo, Palestinian women and youth scuffle with an Israeli soldier trying to arrest a 12-year-old boy during a protest near the West Bank village of Nebi Saleh. A video showing the incident has been viewed more than 2 million times on Facebook, and shined a light on Israeli military policies in the territory. The Israeli military said Sunday that a "violent riot" broke out at the protest and that it tried to detain the boy because he was hurling rocks. The video sparked accusations from critics that Israel is too heavy-handed in its confrontations with Palestinian protesters, especially minors. (AP Photo)JERUSALEM (AP) — A video showing an Israeli soldier scuffling with Palestinian youths and women at a West Bank protest has been viewed more than 2 million times on Facebook, shining a light on Israeli military policies in the territory.


'Largest ever' Med gas field found off Egypt

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:28 PM PDT

The so-called Zohr project is "the largest gas discovery ever made in Egypt and in the Mediterranean Sea," ENI said in a statementItalian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the "largest ever" offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, in Egypt's territorial waters. The discovery, confirmed by Egypt's oil ministry, could hold a potential 30 trillion cubic feet (850 billion cubic metres) of gas in an area of about 100 square kilometres (40 square miles), Eni said in a statement. "It's the largest gas discovery ever made in Egypt and in the Mediterranean Sea and could become one of the world's largest natural-gas finds," the firm said.


Team New Zealand wins 2nd America's Cup World Series stop

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:21 PM PDT

GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Emirates Team New Zealand won the second America's Cup World Series stop of the year after finishing second and first in Sunday's races.

Delayed Egypt elections to start on October 17

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 01:11 PM PDT

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of a new waterway at the Suez Canal on August 6, 2015, in the port city of IsmailiyaEgypt's much delayed legislative elections, the first since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted his Islamist predecessor and cracked down on the opposition, will be contested between October and December. Electoral commission chief Ayman Abbas said on Sunday that voting will be in phases from October 17 to December 2, with a new 568-seat parliament in place by the end of the year. The polls come more than two years after Sisi, then army chief, toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi whose now-banned Muslim Brotherhood swept the last general election in 2011.


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