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Saudis see some progress toward political solution in Syria

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:50 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Diriyah FarmSaudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday after talks with his counterpart in Cairo that wider international talks to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria had yielded some progress although further consultations were needed. Differences seem to be increasing between Saudi Arabia's position on Syria and that of Egypt, a close ally. Unlike Saudi Arabia, which backs some Syrian rebel groups, Egypt has welcomed Russian air strikes in Syria against insurgents.


Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 06:20 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Blair listens to a question during an appearance at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New YorkFormer British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group, and apologized for some mistakes in planning the war, in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Blair's decision to send troops to back the U.S.-led invasion is still a live political issue in Britain, where a six-year public inquiry into the conflict is yet to publish its findings. "Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed (former Iraqi dictator) Saddam (Hussein) in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015," Blair told U.S. network CNN.


Slovenia sees end to EU if leaders fail on migrant plan

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Migrants walk in Slovenia after passing through the Croatian village of Kljuc BrdoveckiBy Robin Emmott and Ivana Sekularac BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union faces collapse if the bloc cannot agree on a plan to confront the sudden influx of refugees through the Balkans, Slovenia's premier warned on Sunday as leaders bickered over who was to blame for the crisis. Nine days after Hungary's move to seal its southern border drove unprecedented migrant flows into tiny Slovenia, Prime Minister Miro Cerar sent out a dramatic call to fellow central and eastern leaders in Brussels for emergency talks. "If we don't find a solution today, if we don't do everything we can today, then it is the end of the European Union as such," Cerar said.


Assad's priority to defeat 'terrorism' before elections: Russian lawmaker

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 11:05 AM PDT

Syrian President Assad speaks during a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in MoscowBy Alexander Winning and Tom Perry MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's priority is to defeat "terrorists" before holding elections but he is ready to call parliamentary and presidential polls if necessary, a Russian lawmaker who met him on Sunday said. The remarks are a first indication of Assad's response to a call by his Russian allies for new presidential and parliamentary elections, as Moscow uses its clout with Damascus to try to end almost five years of conflict in Syria. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country has launched air strikes against Assad's opponents in Syria, called for the elections in an interview broadcast on Saturday.


Exclusive: UK nuclear deterrent to cost $256 billion, far more than expected

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 12:30 PM PDT

A sign is seen outside EDF Energy's Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Bridgwater, southwest EnglandBy Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach 167 billion pounds ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations based on official figures. The Scottish Nationalist Party, which wants Britain's Scotland-based nuclear-armed Trident submarines scrapped, called the sum "unthinkable and indefensible" at a time when deep cuts under the government's "austerity" policies mean "thousands of people across the UK are struggling to afford basics like food". Some military officials also oppose investment in Trident, saying the money would be better spent on maintaining the army and on more conventional technology, which have also faced cuts.


Guatemala's Perez says Biden forced him to accept anti-corruption purge

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 01:33 PM PDT

File photo of Guatemala's former President Perez attending a hearing at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala CityBy Sofia Menchu and Enrique Pretel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's jailed former president, Otto Perez, says he regrets bowing to U.S. pressure to extend the work of an anti-corruption unit that then toppled him from power and that it was U.S. Vice President Joe Biden who forced his hand. Perez resigned and was arrested last month after Guatemala's attorney general and the U.N.-backed anti-corruption body accused him of leading a customs racket. In a series of meetings earlier this year, U.S. officials pressured Perez to fire corrupt officials and allow the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) to continue its work, officials with direct knowledge of the talks have told Reuters.


Eurosceptics claim victory in landmark Poland election

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:42 PM PDT

The leader of Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice Kaczynski addresses as his daughter Marta looks on after the exit poll results are announced in WarsawBy Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) claimed victory on Sunday in a watershed election that risks putting the ex-communist state on a collision course with key European Union allies. Run by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of Poland's late president Lech, PiS secured 39.1 percent of the vote, enough to govern alone and well ahead of the incumbent, staunchly pro-EU Civic Platform (PO) on 23.4 percent, said pollster Ipsos. If the exit poll is correct, the victory by PiS would be the biggest in terms of seats by a single party since Poland held free elections after shedding communism in 1989 -- marking a decisive swing to its brand of social conservativism mixed with left-leaning economics in the country of 38 million people.


Logano wins with controversial finish at Talladega

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:53 PM PDT

Joey Logano (22) reacts in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — As Joey Logano made his third straight trip to victory lane, questions swirled about reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick's late-race tactics.


US women beat Brazil 3-1 in World Cup victory tour game

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:53 PM PDT

United States forward Alex Morgan celebrates after scoring a goal against Brazil during the first half of an international friendly soccer match Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If professional women's soccer fever is about to descend on Orlando, the city got a great first taste of it.


Kookaburra hits back at pink ball criticisms

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:51 PM PDT

SYDNEY (AP) — The manufacturer of the pink ball that will be used in the world's first day-night cricket test has defended it against further criticism, saying it represents only a "subtle" change from the traditional red ball.

Scioli leads Argentina vote but may face runoff

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Buenos Aires Governor and presidential candidate for the ruling "Frente para la Victoria" party Daniel Scioli waves after voting in Tigre, Buenos Aires on October 25, 2015Buenos Aires (AFP) - Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli led Argentina's presidential election race as counting got under way Sunday, but it was unclear whether he would avoid a runoff against his conservative rival.


Argentina's Scioli leads election but opposition sees run-off

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:48 PM PDT

Presidential candidate Scioli of the ruling party Victory Front smiles before casting his vote at a polling station in Buenos AiresBy Richard Lough and Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli had a wide lead in Sunday's presidential election, TV exit polls showed, but his main rival's party said it was sure Scioli would fall short of an outright win and have to face a run-off. Scioli promises he will make only gradual changes to outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez's brand of leftist populism while main pro-business opposition candidate Mauricio Macri talks of swiftly dismantling her protectionist controls to open up the ailing economy. "There will be a run-off according to our data based on exit polls," said Marcos Pena, Macri's chief campaign strategist.


Greece agrees to new reception refugee capacity: EU's Juncker

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:44 PM PDT

Greece committed on Sunday to opening enough reception centers to house 30,000 refugees by the end of the year, with the United Nations to provide another 20,000 places, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said.

Colombian capital veers right, elects mayor over security, transit

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Colombians elected center-right Enrique Penalosa as mayor of the capital Bogota on Sunday, the nation's second most powerful position, in a vote that focused on transport chaos, security and how to put in place a peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels. Penalosa, 61, an independent who held the position back in 1998, will replace Gustavo Petro, a controversial leftist who once fought for the now-defunct rebel group known as M-19. "We will leave behind the hopelessness." The election, which also selected governors and regional mayors nationwide, is the first test of support for center-right President Juan Manual Santos, right-wing former President Alvaro Uribe, and the left since peace talks began three years ago.

The Latest: Independent wins Bogota mayoral election

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:37 PM PDT

Enrique Penalosa, center, celebrates with former presidential candidate Martha Lucia Ramirez, left, and senator Carlos Galan, after being proclaimed the new mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Penalosa was declared the winner by the electoral authorities with 99% of the voting counted. He took the lead ahead of his closest contender the former defense minister Rafael Pardo. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The latest news as Argentina, Guatemala and Haiti hold votes for the presidency and Colombia for regional offices:


The Latest: EU says reception capacity for migrants to grow

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:37 PM PDT

A column of migrants moves through fields after crossing from Croatia, in Rigonce, Slovenia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans, but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)OPATOVAC, Croatia (AP) — The latest news as asylum-seekers make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands, fleeing war or seeking a better life. All times local:


Ex-Bogota mayor regains job on pledges to restore order

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:36 PM PDT

Enrique Penalosa kisses his wife Liliana Sanchez as he celebrates being proclaimed the new mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Penalosa was declared the winner by the electoral authorities with 99% of the vote counted. He took the lead ahead of his closest contender the former defense minister Rafael Pardo. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Independent candidate Enrique Penalosa has been declared the winner in Bogota's mayoral race delivering a stunning defeat to Colombia's left that has governed the capital for the last 12 years.


Pacific coast area hardest hit by Patricia begins to dig out

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:32 PM PDT

A convoy of soldiers trying to reach the village of Rebalse after hearing reports that it was flooded, is forced by muddy roads to turn back, outside Cihuatlan, Jalisco state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The soldiers were later able to access the village via another badly broken and flooded road as they drove past devastated banana fields. Patricia roared ashore in Mexico on Friday as a Category 5 terror that barreled toward land with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph). But the arrival of the most powerful hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere caused remarkably little destruction. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)EL REBALSE, Mexico (AP) — The town square in El Rebalse is now an island amid Hurricane Patricia's floodwaters, a place for Maria Santana Vazquez and her husband to rest Sunday after wading through water, at times chest deep, trying to return home.


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

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:32 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — This weekend, scores of Koreans on both sides of the border are holding reunions with family members divided by the Korean War some six decades ago. Most have not seen each other since then — and may never again. This is the second three-day session of reunions organized by the two countries held at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea.

Macklemore, Bieber win at MTV Europe awards

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:30 PM PDT

Pop star Justin Bieber took home an armload of trophies October 25, 2015 at the MTV Europe Music Awards, where he was honored alongside the duo of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Tanzanian bongo-flava star Diamond PlatnumzHip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the surprise winners Sunday for Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards in a show dominated by Justin Bieber. "I had no idea we were going to win an award," Macklemore told the gala ceremony in Milan. What you guys give to us, we give back to you in the art we make," Macklemore said, referring to fans.


Justin Bieber is the big winner at MTV EMAs with 5 awards

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:20 PM PDT

Justin Bieber arrives for the 2015 MTV European Music Awards in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)MILAN (AP) — Pop singer Justin Bieber dominated the MTV EMAs with five European music awards Sunday night, including for best male performer, best collaboration and best look.


Haitians cast votes for new leader without violence

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:10 PM PDT

Election officials count ballots at a polling station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 25, 2015 after a poll that saw large turnout without major incidentsPort-au-Prince (AFP) - Haitians voted for a new president Sunday as the poorest country in the Americas seeks to shed chronic political instability and get back on its feet. Aristide, a divisive figure who returned from exile in 2011, is revered among the many poor in the capital.


Polarized Haiti votes in tense presidential election

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:07 PM PDT

A security guard pushes voters back in order to keep a polling station from reaching over capacity during elections in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday Oct. 25, 2015. The country is holding the first-round presidential vote Sunday along with balloting for numerous legislative races and local offices. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians faced lengthy ballots featuring 54 presidential hopefuls and a slew of legislative and municipal candidates Sunday as they selected leaders they hope can lift the nation out of chronic poverty and turbulence.


Poland's power twin and a coalminer's daughter

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Jaroslaw Kaczynski (L), leader of the conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS), and Beata Szydlo, candidate for prime minister, celebrate with supporters at the party's headquarters in Warsaw on October 25, 2015Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, which won an outright majority in Sunday's general election according to an exit poll, is led by eurosceptic Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who has tapped Beata Szydlo, a relative unknown, for prime minister. JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI, 66, is the undisputed leader of PiS, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother Lech in 2001. A master of political intrigue since he played a behind-the-scenes role in the Solidarity trade union's dismantling of communism in Poland in 1989, Kaczynski is a fiery orator and a polarising figure.


Hamilton wins US Grand Prix and F1 season championship

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:59 PM PDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates after winning the world championship win his victory at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lewis Hamilton took off his racing helmet and bent low in a moment of quiet reflection after winning a tight race and another Formula One championship.


Man found after 2 weeks missing in Australian wilderness

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:55 PM PDT

CAIRNS, Australia (AP) — A 60-year-old man has been found two weeks after he disappeared in crocodile habitat in Australia's tropical wilderness, police said Sunday.

Suarez, Ibrahimovic and Cavani on target for Barca and PSG

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:55 PM PDT

FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, front, celebrates after scoring against Eibar with his teammate Neymar during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)PARIS (AP) — Some of Europe's top strikers were on target Sunday as Luiz Suarez celebrated the one-year anniversary of his first game with Barcelona with a hat trick hours before Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani scored for unbeaten leader Paris Saint-Germain in the French league.


Mikkelsen wins after Ogier crashes in Rally of Spain

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:48 PM PDT

Winners of the 51st Rally of Catalunya, Norway's Andreas Mikkelsen right, and Ola Floene celebrate on the podium in Salou, near Tarragona, in Spain, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The rally ran from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)SALOU, Spain (AP) — Andreas Mikkelsen clinched his first World Rally Championship victory after titleholder Sebastien Ogier crashed with a comfortable lead in the final speed test at the Rally of Spain on Sunday.


Milan teen Donnarumma youngest keeper to start Serie A match

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:43 PM PDT

AC Milan 's Ignazio Abate jumps over his teammates in celebration after Carlos Bacca scored the opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Sassuolo, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN (AP) — AC Milan teenager Gianluigi Donnarumma became the youngest goalkeeper to start a Serie A match on Sunday when he made his debut for the club at the age of 16 years, 8 months, 6 days.


Winner of Poland's election eyes bank tax on assets as of 2016

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:42 PM PDT

By Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goclowski WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party, which an exit poll indicated as the decisive winner of Sunday's parliamentary election, wants to tax banks' assets at 0.39 percent from 2016, its leading economic expert Zbigniew Kuzmiuk said. According to the IPSOS poll, PiS won 242 out of 460 seats in the parliament, the largest number a single party has ever secured since Poland overthrew communism in 1989, unseating the center-right Civic Platform after eight years. PiS said before the vote that it wanted the Polish central bank to launch a cheap lending program worth 350 billion zlotys ($90.72 billion), or 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), over six years.

Aubameyang stars, Dortmund routs Augsburg 5-1 in Bundesliga

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:33 PM PDT

Dortmunds Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , second left, celebrates a goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg, in Dortmund, Germany Sunday Oct. 25, 2015. (Peter Thissen/dpa via AP)BERLIN (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat trick and Shinji Kagawa starred as Borussia Dortmund routed bottom side Augsburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.


Sporting beats Benfica 3-0, takes Portuguese league lead

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:32 PM PDT

Sporting's Islam Slimani celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Benfica during a Portuguese league soccer match at Benfica's Luz stadium in Lisbon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Steven Governo)LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Teo Gutierrez, Islam Slimani and Bryan Ruiz all scored in the first half as Sporting Lisbon defeated Benfica 3-0 to take the Portuguese league lead on Sunday.


Aussies gripped by showdown with All Black rivals

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:27 PM PDT

Australian fans cheer as they watch the semi-final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at a Sydney sports bar on October 26, 2015Australians Monday wildly celebrated the Wallabies' win over Argentina to set up a keenly-anticipated World Cup final showdown with their Bledisloe Cup nemesis New Zealand. Die-hard fans watched on their TV sets at home and gathered in bars in the early hours of the morning to cheer the Wallabies' 29-15 semi-final victory over Argentina at Twickenham in London. While there was relief that Australia had got past the Pumas, the immediate focus shifted to next weekend's all-or-nothing final with the All Blacks.


Latest: Poland's expected PM: Will stay close to the people

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:25 PM PDT

Conservative Law and Justice candidate for the Prime Minister Beata Szydlo speaks during the general election in Poland at the party's headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The victory of his Eurosceptic party ends eight years in power of pro-EU, pro-business Civic Platform which voters accuse of being conformist, detached and focused on power rather than on improving the living in Poland.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The latest news as Poles vote in a parliamentary election. All times local:


Exit poll: Right-wing party wins Poland's parliamentary vote

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Conservative Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Justice candidate for the Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, left, deliver speeches at the party's headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The victory of his Eurosceptic party ends eight years in power of pro-EU, pro-business Civic Platform which voters accuse of being conformist, detached and focused on power rather than on improving the living in Poland.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland took a decisive turn to the right in its parliamentary election Sunday, tossing out the centrist party that had governed for eight years for a socially conservative and Euroskeptic party that wants to keep migrants out and spend more on Poland's own poor.


Roma wins 2-1 at Fiorentina in Serie A

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:13 PM PDT

Roma's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Roma at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy Sunday , Oct 25. 2015. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)MILAN (AP) — Roma beat Fiorentina 2-1 Sunday to move two points clear of its Tuscan opponent at the top of Serie A.


Argentines weigh continuity or overhaul in election

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:11 PM PDT

Lead opposition candidate Mauricio Macri speaks to journalists after casting his vote in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Argentines are weighing continuity versus a financial overhaul in Sunday's elections as they pick the successor to President Cristina Fernandez. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In one of the most important elections of a generation, Argentines on Sunday chose between a ruling party candidate who promised to continue with the loved and sometimes loathed policies of President Cristina Fernandez and an opposition leader who argued the South American nation needs an overhaul.


British gymnasts soar to world-class ranks

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Britain's Max Whitlock performs during his floor routine as he takes part in the men's qualification competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Once no-names in the world of gymnastics, Britain unexpectedly stole the spotlight at the 2012 London Olympics by delivering a surprise bronze medal before the home crowd.


PSG beats Saint-Etienne to extend lead in French league

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:10 PM PDT

PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic gestures during their French League One soccer match against Saint Etienne, in Parc des princes stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday Oct. 25 2015. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain strikers enjoyed a prolific evening and left-back Laywin Kurzawa made the most of one of his rare starts to score his first goal with the French champions in a 4-1 win over Saint-Etienne on Sunday.


What's at stake in elections around the world

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:09 PM PDT

People wait for a polling station to open during elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday Oct. 25, 2015. Ivory Coast's president Alassane Ouattara is widely expected to win a second term as the West African nation votes, five years after a disputed poll that spilled over into the worst violence the country has experienced since independence.(AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)Elections were being held in nine countries around the world on Sunday. Here's a look at what's at stake:


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