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More than 200 feared dead in sinking of migrant boat

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 10:45 AM PDT

A migrant child eats emergency ration food on the MOAS ship MV Phoenix after being rescued from an overloaded wooden boat 10.5 miles off the coast of LibyaBy Wladimir Pantaleone PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - Hopes faded of finding more survivors on Thursday from a shipwreck in which 200 migrants are feared drowned, as rescue ships were called to the aid of more migrant boats in the same area of the Mediterranean. "We are witnessing a genocide caused by European selfishness," said Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando as the Irish navy ship LE Niamh docked in the port carrying some 370 survivors of Wednesday's disaster and 25 corpses, including three children. Orlando, speaking on Italian television as hearses arrived to take the bodies away, called on European leaders to do more to prevent such disasters and to allow more refugees to re-settle in their countries.


Truck bomb in central Kabul kills eight, wounds over 100

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:26 PM PDT

By Mirwais Harooni and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - A powerful truck bomb tore through the center of the Afghan capital early on Friday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding over a hundred, police and health ministry officials said. "A truck bomb detonated close to an army compound," Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said. It was an unusually powerful blast in a city that is frequently targeted by the Taliban and other militants seeking to destabilize the Afghan government.

Suicide bomber kills 15 in Saudi security site mosque

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 10:52 AM PDT

Damage inside mosque used by members of local security force in Abha, southwest Saudi ArabiaA suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in an attack on a mosque used by members of a local security force in southwest Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the interior ministry said, an assault that an online statement said was carried out by Islamic State. The attacker struck as men were praying in the mosque in the headquarters of the Special Emergency Force in Abha, the capital of Asir province, a ministry spokesman told state news agency SPA. A statement circulating on Twitter said an Islamic State suicide bomber had attacked a "military camp" in Asir province.


Kerry says U.S. will not accept restrictions in South China Sea

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 06:58 AM PDT

Foreign ministers pose for photographs at the 5th East Asia Summmit at the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in Kuala LumpurBy David Brunnstrom and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday accused China of restricting navigation and overflights in the disputed South China Sea, despite giving assurances that such movements would not be impeded. Addressing a regional meeting in Kuala Lumpur that has been dominated by the South China Sea, Kerry said China's construction of facilities for "military purposes" on man-made islands was raising tensions and risked "militarization" by other claimant states. Kerry's blunt criticism of Beijing, in front of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, is likely to lift the South China Sea up the agenda when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington next month, some experts said.


French hostage freed in Yemen, president's office says

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:44 PM PDT

Women hold posters of Frenchwoman, Isabelle Prime (R) and her Yemeni translator Shereen Makawi during a protest to demand their release in SanaaA French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed, the French president's office said in a statement early on Friday, adding that she would come back to France in the coming hours. "Our compatriot Isabelle Prime has been freed tonight," the statement said. "The President of the Republic (Francois Hollande) wishes to thank all those who helped reach this outcome, and in particular Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the Sultan of Oman," the statement said, without providing any details on her liberation Prime and her Yemeni translator Shereen Makawi were abducted by gunmen in the capital Sanaa on Feb. 24 while the pair were on their way to work.


Drone attack kills at least four suspected militants in Pakistan

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 11:58 AM PDT

By Haji Mujtaba BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed at least four suspected militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, three Pakistani intelligence officers said, in what appeared to be an attack on the Haqqani Network. The strike comes amid turmoil in insurgent ranks after the Afghan Taliban last week announced the death of their reclusive one-eyed leader Mullah Omar. Splits have emerged in the insurgency over who should take over leadership, threatening fledgling peace talks between the Afghan government and Afghan Taliban.

Afghan military helicopter crashes, killing 17

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:54 PM PDT

An Afghan security guard inspects the site of a truck bombing attack in Logar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. An Afghan official says a suicide bomber exploded a truck loaded with explosives outside provincial government offices in the country's east, killing many people and wounding a dozen. (AP Photo/Ihsanullah Mahjoor)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said.


1 off-duty officer, 3 gang members killed in El Salvador

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:52 PM PDT

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — An off-duty police officer and three suspected gang members were killed in a shootout in El Salvador, authorities said Thursday.

Cilic edges Querrey in 2 tiebreakers to reach Citi Open QF

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Sam Querrey, of the United States, returns the ball to Marin Cilic, of Croatia, during the Citi Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic played two terrific tiebreakers to edge 13th-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Thursday and reach the Citi Open quarterfinals.


Republicans bash Trump, Clinton in opening debate

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:48 PM PDT

L-R: Republican presidential hopefuls Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry during the Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, OhioRepublican White House hopefuls lambasted party frontrunner Donald Trump as a flip-flopper in the opening round of Thursday's double debate, and warned that a Hillary Clinton presidency would be disastrous for America. As voters prepared to tune in to see brash billionaire Trump and other top contenders in the evening event -- the first major debate of the 2016 presidential race -- the candidates in the preliminary afternoon forum sought to make enough of an impression to propel themselves into the top tier. "Under President Obama and Secretary Clinton, they're working hard to change the American dream into the European nightmare," said Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of seven candidates on stage for the undercard event hours before the main debate.


Barge carrying marine debris arrives in Seattle

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:45 PM PDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A barge carrying thousands of bags of marine debris that washed up on Alaskan and Canadian shores, some presumably from the 2011 tsunami in Japan, has arrived in Seattle, where recyclable material will be sorted out.

Powerful car bomb kills seven, wounds dozens in Kabul

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:43 PM PDT

A powerful car bomb in Kabul killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others, officials saidA powerful car bomb in Kabul early Friday killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others, officials said, the first major attack in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death. Kabul police chief General Abdul Rahman Rahimi gave a higher death toll of eight, adding that 128 others were wounded. "A car packed with explosives was detonated in the crowded residential neighbourhood of Shah Shaheed (in east Kabul).


French hostage Isabelle Prime freed in Yemen: French presidency

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Yemenis hold posters showing kidnapped Frenchwoman Isabelle Prime (R) and her Yemeni interpreter Sherine Makkaoui during a demonstration in solidarity with them, on March 5, 2015 in the capital SanaaFrenchwoman Isabelle Prime, who was kidnapped in war-ravaged Yemen on February 24, has been freed and will return home "in the coming hours", the French presidency said late Thursday. "Our compatriot Isabelle Prime has been freed tonight," the statement read. The 30-year-old, who worked as a consultant on a World Bank-funded project, was seized with her translator as they were driving to work in the capital Sanaa.


Denials in child sex abuse claims against British ex-PM

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath was a lifelong bachelor who faced persistent rumours that he was secretly gayThere were fresh twists Thursday in the child sex abuse allegations against former British prime minister Edward Heath, with two key players denying claims about the late Conservative leader. Meanwhile two more police forces confirmed they were investigating allegations about Heath. Britain's prime minister between 1970 and 1974, who died in 2005 aged 89, Heath dominated domestic headlines this week as the most senior establishment figure to be named in investigations into historic abuse.


Planned roundup of wild Arizona horses halted: forest official

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:34 PM PDT

File photo of wild horses in a corral as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) gathers the horses south of Garrison UtahBy David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - A top forest service official in Arizona on Thursday halted a proposed roundup of about 100 wild horses roaming on public lands near Phoenix, following a public outcry and a legal challenge filed by conservationists. Neil Bosworth, supervisor of the Tonto National Forest, said he will take "another look" at the proposal to oust the horses from their long-standing home there, some 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Phoenix. "The Forest Service will continue to engage with the local community, state and federal officials to explore potential alternatives for meeting our obligations for both land stewardship and public safety," Bosworth said in a statement.


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

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in Afghanistan say a suicide car bomb has exploded in the capital Kabul, killing four people and wounding 85 others. Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Mohammad Ayuob Salangi said the bomb exploded near a government compound.

Wife of killed Islamic State group leader in Iraq custody

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:20 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of an Islamic State group leader who was captured earlier this year in a military operation that left her husband dead, has been transferred to Iraqi custody after being detained for months by the U.S.

Young wins Stage 4 at Tour of Utah in sprint finish

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:16 PM PDT

HEBER VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Eric Young beat Dion Smith in a sprint finish to win Stage 4 of the Tour of Utah on Thursday, while Jure Kocjan finished third and took over the yellow jersey as overall leader.

McIlroy, recovering from ankle injury, listed in PGA field

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2015 file photo, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. Rory McIlroy posted two videos on Instagram that suggest he might be able to return for the PGA Championship, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Rory McIlroy posted two videos on Instagram that suggest he might be able to return for the PGA Championship.


Security Council votes Friday on Syria chemical attacks

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:05 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council votes Friday on a draft resolution aimed at identifying the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria so they can be brought to justice.

U.S. agencies petitioned to inspect offshore California pipelines

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:54 PM PDT

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An environmental group petitioned the federal government on Thursday to immediately inspect more than 200 miles (320 km) of undersea oil pipelines off California's coast. The Center for Biological Diversity cited extensive corrosion that is believed to have caused an onshore pipeline to burst in May west of Santa Barbara, unleashing the biggest oil spill to hit that region in more than four decades. The failed pipeline, which had been inspected by its owner, Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline, weeks before the rupture, is decades younger than much of California's offshore infrastructure, the group said in its petition.

Displaced Iraq Christians in frontline prayer for return

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:48 PM PDT

Iraqi Christians head to Saint Joseph church in Arbil on August 6, 2015, during a rally marking the frist anniversary of an Islamic State group offensive on Christian-populated areas in the Nineveh provinceChristian clerics prayed in the ruins of a monastery not far from jihadist positions in northern Iraq Thursday to mark a year since the exodus of Iraq's Christians from nearby ancestral lands. "We want the good people to hear our prayers from this place so they hurry and liberate our areas as quickly as possible," Yohanna Boutros Moshe, the Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, told AFP. The following day, the jihadist group seized Mosul, the country's second city, which was home to significant community of Christians.


Prosecutor: Mexican suspect was at apartment where 5 slain

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:46 PM PDT

In this April 28, 2015 photo, Mexican photojournalist Ruben Espinosa places a plaque to rename a plaza after slain journalist Regina Martinez in the city of Xalapa, in Mexico's Gulf state of Veracruz. Three years ago Martinez was killed and now on August 1, Espinosa himself was tortured and killed along with four other people inside an apartment building in Mexico City, the city where he had sought refuge after being threatened in the state of Veracruz. (AP Photo/Katherine Corcoran)MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man suspected in the killings of a Mexican photojournalist and four women acknowledged being in the apartment where the slayings occurred, Mexico City's top prosecutor said Thursday.


British driver Jenson Button burgled in France

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:44 PM PDT

British Formula One driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica, pictured here on June 6, 2015, were burgled while on holiday on the French RivieraBritish Formula One driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica were burgled while on holiday on the French Riviera, with thieves making off with her engagement ring, a spokesman said Thursday. The couple were in a rented villa in the glitzy resort of Saint-Tropez with friends when the robbery happened on Monday evening. "Two men broke into the property whilst they all slept and stole a number of items of jewellery including, most upsettingly, Jessica's engagement ring," the spokesman said.


Migrant 'almost walks to England' through Channel Tunnel

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:39 PM PDT

Migrants stand along the A16 highway as they try to access the Channel Tunnel on June 23, 2015 in CalaisA migrant arrested inside the Channel Tunnel connecting England and France is thought to have walked almost all of the treacherous 50-kilometre (31-mile) undersea rail link, reports said Thursday. The Sudanese man was arrested close to the British entrance and "almost succeeded in walking through the tunnel", a spokesman for owner Eurotunnel told BBC News. "We continue to work closely with the French government and Eurotunnel to tackle the immediate pressures and longer-term issues involved in the situation in northern France," the spokesman said.


Japan hurt Asia with 'reckless war', PM's advisers say

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:54 PM PDT

By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Advisers to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed in a report issued on Thursday that Japan caused much damage in Asia through a "reckless war" but quibbled over the term "aggression" to describe its actions. It referred to Japan's aggression in China after 1931 but noted that some advisers objected to the term because of a lack of a definition in international law and a reluctance to single out Japan when other nations had engaged in similar acts.

Devils hire Pertti Hasanen as development skills coach

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:51 PM PDT

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — The New Jersey Devils hired a new development/skills coach in Pertti Hasanen, who brings more than 35 years of experience coaching ice hockey teams and developing players.

Hollywood movie about trapped miners released in Chile

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, Spain's actor Antonio Banderas, left, poses for photos with rescued miner Mario Sepulveda in Santiago, Chile. Sepulveda is one of the 33 miners who was trapped in a mine cave-in, in Chile's Atacama desert in 2010. Banderas plays Sepulveda in the film "The 33", who became the public face of the miners and known as "Super Mario". The film is being released in Chile on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, a day after the fifth anniversary of their saga. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans got the first chance Thursday to see Hollywood's movie about the 33 miners who captured the world's attention by surviving trapped deep underground longer than anyone before.


U.N. to host Libya talks on Monday in push for unity government

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT

A member of the Libyan pro-government forces sits near damaged shipping containers during street clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries in BenghaziBy Louis Charbonneau and Ayman al-Warfalli UNITED NATIONS/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The United Nations will convene a new round of Libya talks on Monday in Geneva in a push to persuade warring parties to agree on a unity government and end the violence gripping the oil producer, the U.N. said on Thursday. There are many challenges to ending Libya's armed conflict, four years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Last month, some factions signed an initial U.N.-sponsored deal to form a unity government, but delegates from a parliament controlling the capital Tripoli stayed away.


Former Argentine president on trial for bombing cover-up

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:46 PM PDT

Carlos Telleldin attends a trial where he and others are accused of derailing an investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Argentina Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. A central part of the cover-up charges involves a 1996 payment of $400,000 to Telleldin, at the time the only person detained in connection with the bombing. Telleldin was a mechanic who owned the truck that carried the explosives, days before the attack. No one has been convicted in the terrorist attack that killed 85 people. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — More than 21 years after a bomb ripped through a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, ex-President Carlos Menem, a former top judge and several other officials went on trial Thursday for allegedly derailing the investigation into Argentina's worst terrorist attack.


Allies of Brazil's Rousseff see leadership vacuum as economy sinks

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:41 PM PDT

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reacts during a Summit of Heads of State of MERCOSUR and Associated States and Meeting of the Common Market Council in Brasilia in this July 17, 2015 file photoBy Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Allies of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff have turned to her opponents to talk about filling what they see as a damaging leadership vacuum after losing confidence in her ability to pull the country out of an economic tailspin, party insiders said on Thursday. Two parties broke ranks with Rousseff's governing coalition on Wednesday night, fueling a lopsided defeat on a lower chamber bill raising salaries for police officers, prosecutors and government attorneys. The president's failure to control her political base in Congress, dramatized by House Speaker Eduardo Cunha's own very public break with Rousseff, has undermined her efforts to bridge a gaping fiscal deficit that threatens Brazil's prized investment grade credit rating.


Republican debate will be first test for brash Trump

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:40 PM PDT

His brash off-the-script style offends some but has distinguished Donald Trump from a packed field of candidates, who have furiously tried to garner the same level of attentionAll eyes were on brash billionaire Donald Trump as the Republican Party's White House hopefuls -- all 17 of them -- prepared to do battle Thursday in the first debates of the 2016 race. Six months ahead of the start of primary elections to choose the Republican flagbearer, real estate mogul Trump has taken an unexpected lead in opinion polls in the run-up to the debate in Cleveland, Ohio. The main debate with 10 candidates will take place at 9:00 pm (0100 GMT Friday) at a Cleveland arena filled with 5,000 spectators.


Obama declares disaster for typhoon-devastated Saipan

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:21 PM PDT

This Monday, Aug. 3, 2015 photo provided by Svetlana Hunter shows the storm damage to a shopping area in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Residents of Saipan are without water and electricity and are rationing gasoline — four days after Typhoon Soudelor hit the most populated island in the U.S. territory of the Northern Marianas on Sunday. (Svetlana Hunter via AP)HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands a disaster area and is ordering federal aid to help the U.S. territory in the aftermath of a destructive typhoon.


Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:19 PM PDT

In this picture provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi smiles at a boy dressed in a tiny military uniform as he waves the national flag from a monarchy-era yacht that sailed to the venue of a ceremony unveiling a major extension of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. El-Sissi has billed the extension as an historic achievement needed to boost the country's ailing economy after years of unrest. (Egyptian Presidency via AP) MANDATORY CREDITISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major extension of the Suez Canal that he hailed as a historic feat needed to revive the country's ailing economy after years of unrest.


Utah Jazz PG Dante Exum has torn ACL in left knee

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:15 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz say point guard Dante Exum suffered a torn ACL this week while playing for the Australian National team.

Freed S.Sudan pastors blocked from leaving Sudan after trial

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:14 PM PDT

Family members of the two South Sudanese pastors who were freed on August 5, 2015 after a court in Khartoum acquitted them, celebrate in the Sudanese capital after hearing the result of the trialKhartoum airport authorities have prevented two South Sudanese pastors from leaving the country after a court cleared them of spying charges and ordered their release, a source close to the case said Thursday. On Wednesday "the pastors went to the airport to travel abroad but the authorities prevented them and told them they were banned from travelling," the source told AFP. Pastors Yat Michael and Peter Yen were freed by a court Wednesday in their trial over eight charges, two of which risked the death penalty.


French agents make record hashish seizure on Martinique

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:13 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Martinique's National Anti-Drug Office, and taken by the French Customs office in Martinique, shows seized packages of hash in Fort-de-France. Officials said Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 that customs agents on the French territory of Martinique made a record seizure of hash at the island's Caribbean port. Officials put the value of the 404 kilograms (891 pounds) of hash at about $2.6 million. It was more than all hash seizures combined from 2012 to 2014 in Martinique and two other French overseas territories, the majority involving small amounts found on couriers at airports. (Martinique's National Anti-Drug Office via AP)FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) — Customs agents on the French territory of Martinique made a record seizure of hash at the island's Caribbean port, officials said Thursday.


Rio Olympic official: No glanders risk at equestrian

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:10 PM PDT

Brazilian athletes train in the Olympic Equestrian Center at the Deodoro Sports Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. The venue is part of the sports complex that will stage competitions for dressage, cross-country and jumping at the Olympics and Paralympics. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A test event for 2016 Olympic equestrian began in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, following an outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly disease, glanders.


Gaza, West Bank teams face off for first match in years

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:07 PM PDT

Ala Aeta, right, of Gaza's Shijaiyah United soccer club dribbles next to Abdullah Jaber, left, of Hebron's Al-Ahly soccer club, during the soccer match between Shijaiyah United and Al-Ahly SC, at Alyarmouk stadium in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Divided politically and geographically, Palestinians made strides toward unity Thursday with the first football match between the West Bank club and the Gaza Strip team in 15 years. Gaza's Shijaiyah United played Hebron's Al-Ahly in a packed stadium, to raucous cheers and an enthusiastic crowd in a match that ended 0-0. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Divided politically and geographically, Palestinians made strides toward unity with the first football match between a West Bank club and a Gaza Strip team in 15 years on Thursday.


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