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Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly decisive vote win

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:44 PM PDT

Former Greek prime minister and leader of leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras waves to supporters after winning general election in AthensBy Renee Maltezou and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory on Sunday, claiming a clear mandate to steer Greece's battered economy to recovery. The vote ensured Europe's most outspoken leftist leader would remain Greece's dominant political figure, despite having been abandoned by party radicals last month after he caved in to demands for austerity to win a bailout from the euro zone. "Today in Europe, Greece and the Greek people are synonymous with resistance and dignity.


Pope meets Fidel Castro, warns against ideology on Cuba trip

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:55 PM PDT

Pope Francis greets journalists during his arrival to Havana's cathedralBy Philip Pullella and Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday hours after warning Cubans to beware the dangers of ideology and the lure of selfishness as their country enters a new era of closer ties with the United States. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the meeting, which included Castro's wife and other family members, was "very relaxed, fraternal and friendly." Francis gave Castro several of his official papal writings, two books on spirituality and a book and CD on the writings of Father Armando Llorente, a priest who taught Castro in Jesuit prep school more than 70 years ago. Castro, who wore a blue-and-white track suit, gave him a copy of "Fidel and Religion," a 1985 book of interviews with a Brazilian priest which lifted a taboo on speaking about religion in Cuba, then officially atheist.


Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:30 PM PDT

Migrants lift their children during protest in EdirneBy Julia Fioretti and Gernot Heller BRUSSELS/ LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Bitterly-divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the continent's worst migration crisis since World War Two at an emergency summit this week. German chancellor Angela Merkel called on her peers on Sunday to accept joint responsibility. "Germany is willing to help.


Iran's Rouhani says U.S.-Iran enmity eased, but distrust will remain

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani walks after delivering speech at plenary session during Asian African Conference in JakartaIranian President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with a U.S. television network that aired on Sunday that Tehran and Washington "have taken the first steps" toward decreasing their enmity due to a landmark nuclear accord. Deep differences remain over Middle East conflicts, as well as what Washington sees as Iran's support for terrorism and poor human rights record.


Two Americans, Briton, three Saudis released from Yemen: officials

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 01:36 PM PDT

By Sami Aboudi and Eric Walsh DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens, one British national and three Saudis held for months by Yemen's Houthi group were freed on Sunday and have arrived in Oman, U.S., British and Omani officials and Houthi sources said. Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it had worked with Yemeni authorities in Sanaa to ensure the release of the Americans.

U.N. nuclear watchdog says its chief visited military site in Iran

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 12:15 PM PDT

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Amano meets Iran's President Rouhani in TehranThe U.N. nuclear watchdog, which is investigating whether Iran carried out work related to developing a nuclear bomb, said on Sunday its chief had visited a sensitive military site during a trip to the country. The visit is a highly symbolic move by the agency, which has not visited the Parchin site in a decade and has faced accusations that it reached an agreement with Tehran restricting its ability to investigate at the sprawling complex. Under a road map agreement accompanying a July deal with world powers, the IAEA is due to issue an assessment this year on "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear program.


Rouhani insists Iranians support nuclear deal

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:55 PM PDT

A picture released by the official website of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him (R) shaking hands with Dutch Foreign minister Bert Koenders during a meeting in the capital Tehran on September 20, 2015Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said most Iranians support the nuclear deal he signed with the United States and that state institutions will likely ratify it. In an interview with the CBS show "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday in the United States, Rouhani said America was still distrusted in his country but that the deal would help mend ties. "The majority of our people, in opinion polls, have a positive view of the agreement," he told CBS interviewer Steve Kroft.


Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Pope Francis waves to people from his popemobile as he arrives to the Apostolic Nunciature in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Pope Francis began his 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States, embarking on his first trip to the onetime Cold War foes after helping to nudge forward their historic rapprochement. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)HAVANA (AP) — Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass celebrated under the gaze of an image of Che Guevara in Havana's iconic Revolution Plaza.


Three blasts hit northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri: military

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:50 PM PDT

By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new audio message purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau accused the army of lying about successes against the militants. The audio recording, said to be of Boko Haram's leader, criticized Nigeria's military for saying it had recaptured villages that had fallen into the group's hands. "There were three improvised explosive devices explosions at Gomari and Ajilari general area in Maiduguri at about 7:21 p.m. (3:21 p.m. EDT)," said military spokesman Colonel Sani Usman.

Hamlin rallies to earn victory in opening round of playoffs

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:48 PM PDT

Denny Hamlin prepares to eat a Chicago style hot dog in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Denny Hamlin vowed to make it to the championship round of NASCAR's playoffs, and nothing so far is getting in his way.


Comeback kid Tsipras storms to victory in Greek election

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras celebrates with supporters after his party's victory in the Greek general elections at his campaign headquarters in Athens on September 20, 2015Greece's charismatic left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras romped to victory in Greece's general election Sunday, winning his second mandate as premier this year despite a controversial austerity deal struck with European leaders. With around 90 percent of the votes counted, Tsipras's Syriza party won 35.53 percent of the vote compared to 28.05 percent for conservative New Democracy and -- in a sense of deja vu -- will again form a coalition government with the small nationalist Independent Greeks party. As results showed the radical 41-year-old pulling ahead after a tight race shadowed by painful tax rises and pension reforms that lie around the corner, New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis admitted defeat.


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

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (AP) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than when he hosted President Barack Obama at their last summit less than a year ago. Tensions are rising over allegations of Beijing-directed cyberattacks on the U.S. and China's moves to assert its South China Sea territorial claims. Much of the American public sees China as an economic threat and criticisms are rising over a sweeping crackdown on civil rights.

New Australian leader doesn't plan constitutional change

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:25 PM PDT

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gestures as he announces his new cabinet during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Turnbull announced sweeping changes to his first Cabinet and promoted more women from two to five, including Australia's first female Defense Minister Marise Payne. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull indicated on Monday that he is in no hurry to sever the nation's constitutional links to Britain by appointing an Australian president as head of state.


Yemen rebels free US, Saudi, British hostages

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Representatives from the Omani government disembark Royal Air Force of Oman plane at Sanaa International airport, as three Americans, two Saudis and a Briton are to travel to Muscat after they were released by Shiite Huthi rebels, September 20, 2015Shiite rebels in Yemen released two Americans, two Saudis and a Briton on Sunday after detaining them for around six months, Yemeni and US officials said. The White House said two of its citizens were flown to Oman where they were met by US consular staff. Darden -- who has a 10-year-old son -- will be reunited with his wife in Oman on Monday, spokesman Ken Luce said.


Burkina Faso mediators propose November vote after coup

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:11 PM PDT

Anti coup protestors stand near the Libya hotel where talks about the recent Burkina Faso coup are were taking place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Violence broke out at the main hotel in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday where talks were taking place with regional mediators as demonstrators opposed to last week's coup clashed with supporters of the military. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Mediators in Burkina Faso's political crisis proposed new and more inclusive elections in November, though the military that seized power in a coup last week indicated Sunday it still wanted its general to lead the country during any transitional period.


Australia's Jason Day grabs golf world number one ranking

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:08 PM PDT

Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club on September 20, 2015 in Lake Forest, IllinoisJason Day claimed his seventh USPGA Tour victory on Sunday to take over the world number one ranking, becoming the third player in as many weeks to capture golf's coveted top spot. The 27-year-old Australian went wire-to-wire, closing with his second straight two-under 69 to win by six strokes at the BMW Championship, the third of four tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoffs. "All I want to do is win," said Day, who has won four of his last six tournaments, including his first major at last month's PGA Championship.


Bomb blasts rock restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri: army

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:07 PM PDT

People walk past police armoured tank stationed at the main gate of the state police command headquaters in Maiduguri, Borno StateThree bomb blasts on Sunday rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists, the army said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. "There were three improvised explosive devices explosions at Gomari and Ajilari general area in Maiduguri at about 7:21 pm (1821 GMT)," military spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement. "Although details are not clear, it is important to note the attacks signify high level of desperation on the part of the Boko Haram terrorists," he said.


In first Ukraine trip, NATO chief tries balancing act on Russia

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference after the NATO Force Integration Unit inauguration in VilniusBy Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - With a troubled peace plan for the Ukrainian conflict nearing its deadline, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will attempt a balancing act to reassure Kiev of the West's support without antagonizing Moscow when he visits Ukraine on Monday. Ukrainian diplomats say Stoltenberg's visit, his first there, is symbolic in their quest for Western integration as Russia backs a rebellion in eastern Ukraine 18 months after it seized Crimea.


Volkswagen to halt U.S. sales of some 2015 diesel cars

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:53 PM PDT

Logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen at a VW dealership in HamburgBy Christoph Steitz and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen told U.S. dealers to halt sales of some 2015 diesel cars after regulators found software it designed for the affected vehicles gave false emissions data, the company said Sunday, announcing it had launched an investigation. In a statement published by the carmaker on Sunday, Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn said, "I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers. "Volkswagen has ordered an external investigation of this matter," he said.


Chez Reavie wins Web.com Tour Finals event

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:50 PM PDT

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Web.com Tour Finals' Small Business Connection Championship by a stroke Sunday to regain his PGA Tour card.

Day wins BMW Championship on cruise control, moves to No. 1

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:46 PM PDT

Jason Day of Australia, kisses his son Dash, after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament at Conway Farms Golf Club, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Jason Day's easy win Sunday at the BMW Championship confirmed what his rivals have known for several weeks now: The Aussie is the best golfer on the planet.


Porto scores late to beat Benfica 1-0 in Portuguese league

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:38 PM PDT

Porto's Pablo Osvaldo, left, Andre Andre and Ivan Marcano, right, celebrate their victory at the Portuguese League soccer match between FC Porto and SL Benfica at Porto's Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Andre scored the only goal in Porto's 1-0 victory. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Midfielder Andre Andre scored in the 86th minute as FC Porto defeated Benfica 1-0 in the first match between the Portuguese rivals this season.


Barcelona, Dortmund and Inter maintain perfect league record

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Lionel Messi and Barcelona maintained their winning start to the season despite the Argentina star suddenly looking shaky from the penalty spot.

Carli Lloyd has hat trick, US women rout Haiti 8-0

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:36 PM PDT

United States' Carli Lloyd, right and Haiti's Jennifer Limage fight for the ball in the first half during the US Women's World Cup victory tour, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Carli Lloyd is still delivering hat tricks, just on smaller stages than the World Cup final.


The Latest: Pope speaks of importance of poverty to church

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:35 PM PDT

Cuban President Raul Castro shows Pope Francis what appear to be official gifts for the pontiff on display inside the Palace of the Revolution: a huge crucifix made of oars and a painting of the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, Cuba's patron saint, in the Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 20, 2015. Francis and Castro met in Cuba's seat of government for a state meeting. (Alejandro Ernesto/Pool via AP)HAVANA (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:


Mooted amnesty deal for Burkina coup leaders branded 'shameful'

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT

Soldiers of the Presidential Security Regiment arrive to disperse members of Burkinabe organisation Le Balai Citoyen (Citizen's Broom) during a demonstration outside the Hotel Liaco in Ougadougou on September 20, 2015West African leaders trying to mediate an end to Burkina Faso's coup proposed the return of the ousted interim president on Sunday in exchange for an amnesty for the elite troops who overthrew him this week. Under the mooted accord negotiated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to end the crisis, fresh elections will include Compaore supporters who had complained they were being excluded from votes planned by the interim government for next month. "It is shameful what has been proposed by ECOWAS.


UEFA dismisses doping suspicions in football despite study

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:09 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — UEFA has dismissed the notion that drug use may be common among top footballers after a study it commissioned showed a high number of suspicious testosterone levels.

Left-wing Syriza wins Greek vote, will form coalition gov't

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:58 PM PDT

Alexis Tsipras the leader of left-wing Syriza party waves to his supporters after the election results at the party's main electoral center in Athens, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Jubilant supporters of Alexis Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party cheered, waved party flags and danced Sunday after the party comfortably won Greece's third national vote this year despite a party rebellion over his acceptance of a painful third international bailout.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country's pride and to quickly form a coalition government after his left-wing Syriza party comfortably won Greece's third national vote this year on Sunday.


Vivienne Westwood turns catwalk into austerity protest

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:58 PM PDT

British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood (C) takes part in a demonstration ahead of her show during the Spring / Summer 2016 London Fashion Week on September 20, 2015British designer Vivienne Westwood transformed the catwalk into a protest march at London Fashion Week on Sunday, blending style with politics and sharp tailoring with anti-austerity placards. The long-time rebel and activist, 74, held the launch of her spring-summer 2016 runway show for her Red Line collection in the basement of the University of Westminster. A group of people took to the floodlit catwalk holding placards reading "Climate Revolution", "Austerity is a Crime" and "Fracking is a Crime", referring to the controversial method of extracting shale gas.


CSKA comes back to win 6-4 vs Mordovia in Russian league

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:58 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian league leader CSKA Moscow recovered from 3-0 down to beat Mordovia Saransk 6-4 on Sunday.

The All Blacks' smallest playmaker makes the difference

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:53 PM PDT

New Zealand's Aaron Smith runs with the ball and goes on to score a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool C match between New Zealand and Argentina at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)LONDON (AP) — For all the incredible experience the All Blacks put out on Wembley - four centurions and one on 98 caps - it was one of their relative newcomers and their smallest guy who made the difference in their thrilling Rugby World Cup opener on Sunday.


1904 rematch: Britain sets up Davis Cup final vs Belgium

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray celebrates winning his match against Australia's Bernard Tomic at the end of his semifinal tennis match of the Davis Cup between Britain and Australia in Glasgow, Scotland Sunday Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)It's like 1904 all over again in the Davis Cup.


Jamaica prime minister touts record of 9 passed IMF tests

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:42 PM PDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica's prime minister has told supporters that her administration passed every test of the International Monetary Fund during the island's latest loan agreement.

Messi and Neymar lead Barcelona to 4-1 win in Spanish league

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:39 PM PDT

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, celebrates with teammate Neymar after scoring during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Levante at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals and Neymar added another as Barcelona remained perfect in the Spanish league by easily beating Levante 4-1 on Sunday.


Saint-Etienne climbs to 3rd place with win against Nantes

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:38 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Goals from Jonathan Bamba and Robert Beric lifted Saint-Etienne to a 2-0 win over Nantes in the French league Sunday, a fourth consecutive victory that lifted the club one point behind leader Paris Saint-Germain.

Thousands more migrants pour into Austria as 13 drown off Turkey

Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:36 PM PDT

Volunteers help a sick child as migrants arrive in Graz on September 20, 2015Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday as at least 13 desperate refugees drowned making the perilous trip to Europe in search of a better life. Six children were among those who died off the coast of Turkey after the inflatable dinghy carrying them to Greece collided with a ship, Turkish media reported. As several thousand more migrants arrived in Austria from Hungary via Croatia, Budapest abruptly decided to reopen a border crossing with Serbia whose closure on Tuesday had sparked a surge of migrants into neighbouring Croatia.


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