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Hungary authorizes govt. to use army in migration crisis

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 08:13 AM PDT

Migrants cross Austrian-Hungarian border into NickelsdorfBy Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament authorized the government on Monday to deploy the army to help handle a migrant crisis, granting the military the right to deploy a range of non-lethal force. Hungary, a landlocked nation of 10 million, lies in the path of the largest migration wave Europe has seen since World War Two. Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament that police were unable to secure Hungary's borders with Serbia and Croatia - outer borders of the EU's passport-free Schengen zone - without help form the army.


Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 12:00 PM PDT

Greece's Prime Minister Tsipras smiles during a handover ceremony at the Maximos mansion after being sworn in as prime minister in AthensBy Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Alexis Tsipras took the oath of office for a second term as Greek prime minister on Monday, promising to revive the crippled economy while demanding debt relief from creditors as his "first big battle" following an unexpectedly clear election victory. Voters gave Tsipras and his Syriza party the benefit of the doubt over a dramatic summer U-turn, when he ditched his anti-austerity platform to secure a new bailout and avert 'Grexit', a Greek exit from the euro zone.


Pope celebrates Mass in east Cuba on anniversary of his calling

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:06 PM PDT

Pope Francis waves in HolguinBy Philip Pullella and Diego Ore SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) - On a special personal anniversary, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in east Cuba on Monday on the last full day of a trip where he has been praised for aiding rapprochement between the communist government and the United States. Two predecessors have visited Cuba, but Francis was the first pope to visit Holguin, capital of the region where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.


At least 80 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Borno state

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:33 PM PDT

At least 80 people were killed and about 150 injured in multiple bomb attacks in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said on Monday. The state is the birthplace of the insurgency waged by Boko Haram and has been the focus of attacks by suspected members of the militant Islamist group that have killed more than 800 people since President Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29. Three bomb blasts in the state capital Maiduguri around 7:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) left at least 54 people dead and 90 injured.

Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:39 PM PDT

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military air operations there since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base. The beginning of Russian drone flights underscored the risks of U.S.-led coalition planes and Russian aircraft operating within Syria's limited airspace, without agreeing on coordination or objectives in Syria's civil war. The former Cold War foes have a common adversary in Islamic State militants in Syria.

Exclusive: 'Putin's banker' Pugachev files $10 billion claim against Russia

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 01:43 PM PDT

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN SPEAKS WITH SERGEI PUGACHEV IN MOSCOW.By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed "Putin's banker" because of his influence in the Kremlin, has filed a claim against Russia for more than $10 billion after his business empire was carved up when he fell out of favor with President Vladimir Putin. Lawyers for Pugachev on Monday issued notice of a claim against Russia that is likely to be heard in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, a source close to Pugachev told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Pugachev's lawyers will outline his claim against Russia on Tuesday in Paris, the source said.


The Latest: Pope prays at shrine of Cuba's patron saint

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:10 PM PDT

Pope Francis visits the pilgrimage site Hill of the Cross in Holguin, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Francis traveled to Cuba's fourth-largest city, Holguin, to celebrate a Mass at the Plaza of the Revolution, and visit the pilgrimage site, before heading to Santiago de Cuba. (Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool via AP)HOLGUIN, Cuba (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:


Burkina Faso coup leader says he will hand back power

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:10 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, Gen. Gilbert Diendere, who was named leader of Burkina Faso on Thursday, speak to media in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. West African mediators late Saturday hinted at a breakthrough in Burkina Faso's political crisis after a military coup brought a general to power less than a month before scheduled elections. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The Burkina Faso general who seized power in a coup last week apologized to the nation Monday and said he would hand over control to a civilian transitional government after the military warned that its forces would converge on the capital and forcibly disarm the soldiers behind the power grab.


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

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Key issues facing the United States and China as the Asian nation's leader, Xi Jinping, makes his first U.S. state visit since becoming president in 2013. President Barack Obama will host Xi at the White House on Friday. CYBERSECURITY

Solheim Cup joins list of dustups in international golf

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:01 PM PDT

Team United States celebrate with the trophy after beating Europe in the Golf Solheim Cup in St.Leon-Rot, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. U.S. Paula Creamer defeated Germany's Sandra Gal to complete a remarkable comeback as United States won the Solheim Cup with a 14½-13½ victory over Europe on Sunday. Creamer made five birdies in 15 holes to win the final singles match 4 and 3 and give the U.S. its first title since 2009. ( AP Photo/Michael Probst)U.S. captain Juli Inkster didn't want to see tattoos and red, white and blue face paint on her players at the Solheim Cup. She wanted them to view the competition in Germany over the weekend as a business trip, with none of the over-the-top displays of previous years.


German auto giant Volkswagen slams into huge false emission scam

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:58 PM PDT

Volkswagen has halted all diesel vehicle sales in the United States during a probe into the scandal, which could lead to fines of more than $18 billion (16 billion euros)German auto giant Volkswagen's shares plummeted nearly 20 percent Monday as investigations spread into revelations that hundreds of thousands of its diesel cars have software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests. Volkswagen, the world's largest automaker by sales in the first half of this year, said it had halted all diesel vehicle sales in the United States during a probe into the scandal, which could lead to fines of more than $18 billion (16 billion euros). In addition to the environmental fines, US authorities have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the company.


For 7 years, VW software thwarted pollution regulations

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - In a Tuesday, May 5, 2015 file photo, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn addresses the shareholders during the annual shareholder meeting of the car manufacturer Volkswagen in Hannover, Germany. Winterkorn apologized Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, after the Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker skirted clean air rules by rigging emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. "I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public," Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn said in a statement. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world's top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high performance of diesel-powered vehicles that met America's tough Clean Air laws.


Australia's new prime minster receives opinion poll boost

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new prime minister has received a boost in a respected opinion poll while the leader he ousted has attacked the credibility of the nation's new treasurer as the fallout from the sudden regime changed continues.

White House: 'Surprising uptick' in US border crossings

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol arrested nearly 10,000 unaccompanied immigrant children and families caught illegally crossing the border with Mexico in August, a 52 percent jump from August 2014, according to statistics published by the agency Monday afternoon.

Burkina Faso army starts talks with presidential guard: source

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:40 PM PDT

Anti-coup protesters converge at the residence of the traditional leader Mogho Naaba in OuagadougouOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso soldiers entered the capital Ouagadougou late on Monday night without resistance from the elite presidential guard who led a coup last week, a senior military source said. At the same time, talks between army leaders and the presidential guard on the terms of the latter's surrender began in central Ouagadougou, he added. (Reporting by Nadoun Coulibaly; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Toni Reinhold)


Bombings kill 13 in Shiite areas of Baghdad

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:40 PM PDT

Iraqi men look at the damage following a bomb explosion in Baghdad's northern Shiite district of Sadr City on August 13, 2015Bombs exploded in two Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security and medical officials said. The Islamic State jihadist group, which overran swathes of Iraq in June last year, claimed responsibility for the Ameen car bombing in a statement posted online.


Indian widow fights Modi in 'final' court battle over deadly riots

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:30 PM PDT

Zakia Jafri shows a photograph of her late husband Ehsan Jafri at her son's house in SuratBy Rupam Jain Nair AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Zakia Jafri, a frail 76-year-old, has begun what may be the last legal battle to pin blame on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deadly riots that shook the state of Gujarat when he was chief minister, and claimed her husband's life. Modi denies any involvement in the 2002 unrest, one of the worst outbreaks of religious violence in independent India. In 2013, a panel appointed by the Supreme Court said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him.


Archbishop who retired amid abuse scandal returning for pope

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:26 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia who retired amid a scandal over clergy sex abuse is returning to the city for the pope's visit.

Pope presses message to Cuba: Be willing to change

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:21 PM PDT

People arrive at the Plaza of the Revolution to attend a Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis in Holguin, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Francis is the first pope to visit Holguin, Cuba's third-largest city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Pope Francis marked the anniversary Monday of the day he decided as a teenager to become a priest by pressing a subtle message to Cubans at a delicate point in their own history: Overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change.


Bickering in the Balkans: Officials clash over migrants

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:21 PM PDT

A woman looks through the window of a train she boarded with other migrants and refugees, close to Croatia's border with Serbia, in Tovarnik, Croatia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Croatia has been under extreme pressure since thousands of asylum seekers got stuck there after Hungary shut its border last week. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The war of words over Europe's migrant crisis is turning vicious, with officials in the bickering Balkans trading blame and accusations of lying, while also disparaging each other's actions as "pathetic" and a "disgrace."


Russia deploys 28 combat planes in Syria: US officials

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:17 PM PDT

Russia has sent 12 SU-25 ground attack aircraft, similar to the one pictured here on March 26, 2015, to SyriaRussia has deployed 28 combat planes in Syria, US officials said Monday, confirming the latest move in Moscow's increasing military presence in the war-torn nation. Washington in recent weeks has expressed growing concern over Russia's moves to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned that militarily backing his regime risks further hampering efforts at bringing peace. "There are 28 fighter and bomber aircraft" at an airfield in the western Syrian province of Latakia, one of the officials told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.


China cyber espionage is more than an irritant, must stop: U.S.

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:16 PM PDT

A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in BerlinU.S. national security adviser Susan Rice on Monday issued a stern warning to China before President Xi Jinping's visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop, calling it a national security concern and critical factor in U.S.-China relations. "This isn't a mild irritation, it's an economic and national security concern to the United States," she said during remarks at George Washington University. "It puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship, and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.-China ties." President Barack Obama and Xi are expected to have an intense back-and-forth about the issue when the Chinese leader comes to the White House this week.


VW rocked by emissions scandal as prosecutors come calling

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:15 PM PDT

FILE - In a Tuesday, May 5, 2015 file photo, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn addresses the shareholders during the annual shareholder meeting of the car manufacturer Volkswagen in Hannover, Germany. Winterkorn apologized Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, after the Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker skirted clean air rules by rigging emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. "I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public," Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn said in a statement. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen, the world's top-selling automaker, lost a stunning 17.1 percent of its value Monday after admitting that it intentionally rigged nearly half a million cars to defeat U.S. smog tests.


Security is tight after Cuban dissident confronts pope

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:05 PM PDT

One of two unidentified men is grabbed by a security officer after they threw leaflets as Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Francis will not be meeting with dissidents during his visit, sparking critiques from the political opposition who say they feel let down by an institution they believe should help push for greater freedom in Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Security was tight Monday for Pope Francis after a dissident got close enough to touch the popemobile a day earlier and at least three other opposition members were thwarted trying to accept Vatican invitations to greet the pontiff at ceremonies in Havana.


Ferguson reveals pursuit of Guardiola as United successor

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Alex Ferguson lined up Pep Guardiola as his potential successor at Manchester United but the Spanish coach didn't call him before taking the Bayern Munich job.

Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least 17

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT

At least 17 people were killed in and around the Iraqi capital on Monday in four bomb attacks, including a car bomb claimed by Islamic State militants, while rockets landed near Baghdad airport. In a statement, the Sunni insurgent group said it had targeted Shi'ite militiamen in the Ameen district of eastern Baghdad. In Baghdad, two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in the northern Shi'ite neighborhood of Shaab, police and medics said.

Ex-Auschwitz worker, 91, accused of complicity in 260,000 WWII murders

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT

A watch tower along a barbed wire fence at the memorial site of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is pictured on January 26, 2015A 91-year-old woman who worked at Auschwitz has been accused of complicity in the murders of at least 260,000 Jews during World War II, the German news agency DPA said Monday. The woman, who worked as a telegraph operator in Auschwitz, would be tried in a court for minors because she was under 21 at the time of alleged crimes, the agency said. A court in the northern German city of Kiel is to decide whether to proceed with a trial next year, taking both the charges against her and her health into consideration, DPA said, quoting the city's chief prosecutor, Heinz Dollel.


New look Australia cabinet features a first - female defense minister

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:51 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses for an official photograph with the female members of his cabinet after a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Canberra, AustraliaBy Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Monday swore in its first female defense minister, Senator Marise Payne, who will oversee open-ended military engagements in two countries and some of the country's most important defense contracts in a generation. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last week ousted long-time rival Tony Abbott as leader of their ruling Liberal Party, citing a chaotic management style and dismal poll numbers. Turnbull's cabinet which was sworn in on Monday features five women, more than double the previous number.


Pope praises Church 'sacrifices' in Cuba

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:48 PM PDT

Pope Francis looks out from the Loma de la Cruz hill in Holguin, Cuba, on September 21, 2015Pope Francis on Monday praised the sacrifices of the Catholic Church in communist Cuba, with the island in the midst of a delicate process of resuming relations with the United States. Francis, the first Latin American pope, made the comments to tens of thousands of fans and faithful in the sweltering eastern city of Holguin before arriving in the afternoon to rain in Santiago.


Soldier punished for interfering in child assault by Afghan

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon and the White House condemned on Monday reports that Afghan forces who worked with U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted boys, and members of Congress complained about a U.S. soldier being forced out of the military because he intervened in 2011, attacking an Afghan police commander he believed was raping a child.

Rockets strike Baghdad airport area: security officials

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:26 PM PDT

Iraqi flags fly in the wind as US soldiers walk at Camp Victory on December 1, 2011Rockets fired by militants struck the area of Baghdad's vast airport complex on Monday, security officials said. The Baghdad Operations Command later posted images on its Facebook page showing a heavy truck with 40 tubes for launching rockets facing outward from the back of the bed, saying the vehicle was used in the attack. A police colonel told AFP 13 rockets struck two areas near the airport, but said an official at the facility had reported that none hit the airport itself.


Trinidad AG paves way for Warner extradition proceedings

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2015, file photo, former FIFA vice president Jack Warner hold a copy of a check while he speaks at a political rally in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general has signed documents on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, that pave the way for U.S. extradition proceedings against Warner. The former FIFA vice president is resisting extradition on U.S. charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in the FIFA corruption case. (Photo/Anthony Harris, File)PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general has signed documents allowing authorities to potentially go ahead with a U.S. effort to extradite former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner to face charges in a corruption case that has shaken international soccer, officials said in court Monday.


Burkina Faso president inside French ambassador's residence

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:10 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's interim president Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage in a coup last week then held under house arrest, was seeking refuge inside the French ambassador's residence in the capital late on Monday, the ambassador said. "I confirm, with the authorization of President Kafando, he is indeed in the French residence," Ambassador Gilles Thibault wrote on his Twitter account. (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Editing by Chris Reese)

India turns to Israel for armed drones as Pakistan, China build fleets

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:06 PM PDT

File photo of an Israeli drone flying over the West Bank city of HebronBy Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has accelerated plans to buy drones from Israel that can be armed, defense sources said, allowing the military to carry out strikes overseas with less risk to personnel. The news comes weeks after long-time rival Pakistan first reported using a home-made drone in combat when it attacked militants on its soil, raising the prospect of a new front in the nuclear-armed neighbors' standoff over Kashmir that has twice spilled into war. The plan to acquire Israeli Herons was first conceived three years ago, but in January the military wrote to the government asking for speedy delivery, the sources said, as Pakistan and China develop their own drone warfare capabilities.


Stars join growing opposition to Canada wolf cull

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:02 PM PDT

Actress Pamela Anderson, pictured on September 11, 2015, said in an open letter to British Columbia Premier Christy Clark that she is "deeply disturbed that my beloved province is allowing people to hunt and kill wolves"Pop star Miley Cyrus and former Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson added their voice to opposition to a government plan to shoot wolves to reduce their population and save caribou herds in western Canada. British Columbia said the killings are needed to save herds of caribou whose numbers have plummeted to 1,500 and are now at risk of extinction. The province's wolf population, which is estimated to top 8,500, is not endangered.


Iran took samples for IAEA at suspect military site

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:49 PM PDT

Iran denies allegations it conducted research into how to develop an atomic bomb at its secretive Parchin military siteIran said Monday it independently collected samples at a suspect military site where illicit nuclear work is alleged to have occurred and later handed them to the UN's absent inspectors. The disclosure that international monitors were not physically present is likely to feed critics of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, who have poured scorn on measures used to check if Tehran's atomic programme is peaceful. In a mark of the high stakes at play it drew a quick reaction from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, whose chief insisted that "the integrity of the sampling process and the authenticity of the samples" was not compromised.


Wildfires push Californians to high-risk insurance market

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:47 PM PDT

File photo of flames from the Jerusalem Fire as it burns a sign containing addresses to homes along Morgan Valley Road in Lake CountyBy Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - There are lots of reasons people live in California's Modjeska Canyon. In the last decade, major wildfires in California - and losses in the billions of dollars - have led some big insurance companies to stop writing homeowners policies for many of the nearly 2 million households that are considered at high risk of fire. Allstate Corp, for instance, in 2007 stopped writing new homeowners policies in the Golden State altogether.


Belgian designer to pursue Tokyo Olympics logo plagiarism case

Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:43 PM PDT

Belgian designer Olivier Debie poses in his office in Liege as his computer display shows Tokyo's 2020 Olympic emblem (L) and the logo of the Theatre de Liege on July 30, 2015A Belgian graphic designer will press on with a court case against the International Olympic Committee over a logo for the Tokyo 2020 Games despite the withdrawal of a key co-plaintiff, his lawyer said on Monday. Olivier Debie filed a lawsuit in a Belgian court in August alleging that Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano's Olympic design was plagiarised from the logo Debie made for a theatre in the Belgian city of Liege. Late on Monday, just hours before a preliminary hearing, the theatre announced it was dropping out of the case.


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