2015年10月29日星期四

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Honda recalls older Accords to fix air bag inflation problem

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 04:05 PM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling more than 300,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. because the side air bags can inflate if a door is slammed too hard.

Gay marriage signed into law in Ireland

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Revelers hoist a celebratory sign after Ireland's marriage referendum passed resoundingly on May 23, 2015 -- a result that moved closer to implementation with a presidential bill-signing October 29Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Ireland on Thursday, five months after a historic referendum saw the traditionally Catholic nation become the world's first country to vote for gay unions. "The Presidential Commission today signed the 'Marriage Bill 2015' into law," the president's office said in a statement, paving the way for the first weddings within a month. Ireland voted 62.1 percent in favour of allowing marriage between two people "without distinction as to their sex" in May, the first time anywhere that gay marriage has been legalised in a referendum.


Hague court agrees to take up South China Sea row

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:53 PM PDT

This aerial photograph taken from a military aircraft shows alleged on-going reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, on May 11, 2015An international tribunal ruled Thursday it had the power to hear a case brought by the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea, in a move likely to trigger fury in Beijing. Manila has insisted the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which the Philippines and China have both ratified, should be used to resolve the bitter territorial row over isolated reefs and islets, which has triggered growing international alarm. "Reviewing the claims submitted by the Philippines, the tribunal has rejected the argument" by China that the "dispute is actually about sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and therefore beyond the tribunal's jurisdiction," the court said in a statement.


Mexican parents refuse to accept sons' deaths on Day of Dead

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2015 file photo, drawings of some of 43 missing rural college students are surrounded by flower petals, forming the shape of a heart, during a protest marking the six-month anniversary of their disappearance, in Mexico City. As millions of Mexicans set up altars to the dead and buy orange flowers to adorn the offerings of food and drink, the parents of 43 students missing since September 2014 are marching, protesting, and seeking other ways to remember their sons, fiercely refusing to accept the government's explanation that they are dead. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — As millions of Mexicans set up altars to the dead and buy orange cempasuchil flowers to adorn their offerings of food and drink, the parents of 43 college students missing more than a year refuse to accept the government's finding the young men are dead.


U.S. strike kills former German rapper who joined Islamic State

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:47 PM PDT

A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. Born in Berlin, Denis Cuspert was once a popular rapper known by the name "Deso Dogg." But he turned his focus toward militant Islam and joined Islamic State in 2012. In one propaganda video in November 2014, Cuspert was shown holding a severed head he claimed belonged to a man executed for opposing Islamic State.

German IS rapper believed killed in US air strike in Syria

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:36 PM PDT

A picture taken on June 20, 2005 shows German rapper Denis Cuspert, also known as Deso Dogg, in BerlinDenis Cuspert, a German rapper who joined the Islamic State group, has likely been killed in a US air strike in Syria, a defense official said Thursday. Also known by his rap name Deso Dogg, Cuspert later went by Abu Talha al-Almani. The Islamic State group prohibits music, but singing is allowed.


U.S. welcomes arbitration decision against China's claims in South China Sea -official

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:33 PM PDT

The United States on Thursday welcomed the decision of an arbitration court in the Netherlands that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines filed against China over disputed parts of the South China Sea, a senior U.S. defense official said.

UN measure seeks to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:32 PM PDT

A UN Security Council meeting on settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa on September 30, 2015 in New YorkA draft UN resolution aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks calls for a freeze on Jewish settlements and halting moves to prosecute Israel at the International Criminal Court. The text drafted by New Zealand has been circulated to the 15 Security Council members, as well as Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said Thursday.


China policy change not seen as formula for food maker's growth

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:32 PM PDT

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stock prices for baby food makers, which climbed after China pledged on Thursday to ease family planning restrictions, may have surged too soon, with analysts and one leading company predicting little chance of a significant bump in demand from the policy change. Shares for milk-powder maker Danone SA hit a five-month high and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co reached a two-month high after China's ruling Communist Party said it will allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy. Increased demand from China, already the world's most populous country, has the power to rally prices for any commodity.

Pope OKs indulgences for Legion during anniversary

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:28 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has granted a special plenary indulgence to members of the scandal-tainted Legion of Christ order as it celebrates the 75th anniversary of its foundation by the discredited Mexican priest, Marcial Maciel.

MSF demands better security in Yemen after hospital attack

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:28 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Doctors Without Borders is seeking security guarantees to continuing working in Yemen after a hospital it supports was bombed, and an explanation for what happened.

In Haiti, tire barricades burn as candidate alleges fraud

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:28 PM PDT

A protester supporter of presidential candidate Moise Jean-Charles, of the Platform Pitit Dessalines political party sets fire to a tire during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Jean-Charles insists that ballots checked with his name are being destroyed or discarded, prompting supporters to burn tire barricades in parts of the country's capital. With official preliminary results still days away, his supporters claim they discovered partially burned ballots in Port-au-Prince and say ballots have gone missing elsewhere.(AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — One of Haiti's top presidential candidates charged Thursday that ballots checked with his name have been destroyed or discarded, prompting small groups of supporters to burn tire barricades in a few sections of the capital.


Brazil's embattled ex-president Lula vows to 'survive'

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:27 PM PDT

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting of the Workers Party's National Leadership in Brasilia on October 29, 2015Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's embattled ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed defiantly Thursday to "survive" corruption probes against him and his family, including his son. Lula, president between 2003 and 2010, before being succeeded by his protege Dilma Rousseff, is fighting to protect his reputation and the legacy of his leftist Workers' Party. Speaking in Brasilia to a party congress, Lula, 70, made light of his family's legal troubles, saying he had three other children and seven grandchildren who were not yet under investigation.


Guantanamo prisoner from Mauritania back home after 13 years

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:27 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Another prisoner has been released from the detention center on the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Iran signals readiness to compromise before key Syria talks: officials

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:20 PM PDT

By Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau VIENNA (Reuters) - On the eve of an international conference aimed at ending Syria's four-year-old civil war, Iran signaled it might be willing to back away from its insistence that President Bashar al-Assad remain in power. Iran could accept a six-month transition period at the end of which Assad's fate would be decided in nationwide elections, a senior official from the Middle East familiar with the Iranian position told Reuters on Thursday. During a war that has killed more than 250,000 people and driven 10 million from their homes, Assad's main ally, Tehran, has been locked out of a succession of international peace conferences, all of which ended in failure.

Disappointed migrants 'too frightened' to live in Swedish woods

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:20 PM PDT

Migrants stand by a camp fire near a bus outside a temporary facility in the village of Limedsforsen in the Swedish province of Dalarna, on October 29, 2015When he fled the war in Syria, Abdullah Waez dreamed of a new life in Sweden. Waez and 52 other asylum seekers were shocked when migration officials brought them by bus to their new accommodation on Sunday: a cluster of red wooden cabins in a forest in the village of Limedsforsen, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) northwest of Stockholm.


San Diego man pleads guilty to lying about fighting in Syria

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:18 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Syrian-American man from San Diego pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to U.S. officials about knowing a member of the extremist Islamic State group and about participating in combat against the Syrian regime.

Cricket Australia says day-night test will go ahead

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:15 PM PDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says the first ever day-night cricket test will go ahead next month, though the pink ball that will be used in the historic match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide continues to receive mixed reviews from players.

U.S. believes Russian bombing in Syria hit hospital: State Department

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:13 PM PDT

The United States has "operational information" that leads U.S. officials to believe Russian military aircraft hit a hospital while carrying out bombing raids in Syria, the State Department said on Thursday. Since the start of the Russian bombing campaign on Sept. 30, various reports from media and civilian groups have charged that Russian warplanes have hit hospitals with their air strikes. The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres told Reuters on Thursday that air strikes in northern Syria had hit 12 hospitals, but it did not specify which country carried out the bombings.

Chiefs' Tamba Hali keeps moving up franchise sacks list

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:12 PM PDT

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali (91) celebrates with teammates linebacker Justin Houston (50) and linebacker Derrick Johnson (56) after Hali sacked Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones for a turnover, during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The Kansas City Chiefs won 23-13. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Long before Justin Houston began terrorizing quarterbacks, it was Tamba Hali who was following in the footsteps of the great Kansas City Chiefs pass rushers.


Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 03:06 PM PDT

Civilians walk as others ride motorbikes past damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, SyriaBy Tom Perry and John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's main political opposition body and representatives of the armed opposition have not been invited to international talks on the country's war, an opposition politician and a rebel leader said. The Syrian government in Damascus has meanwhile yet to issue any official comment on the meeting in Vienna on Friday that will bring together about a dozen countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran, which back opposing sides in the conflict. The Syrian opposition has objected to Iran's participation in the talks - the first time it has attended such a meeting on Syria - because of its military support for President Bashar al-Assad.


Berlin backs Athens over migrant influx as boat toll rises

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:59 PM PDT

A family reacts after arriving with other refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, on October 28, 2015Germany on Thursday pledged to support Greece in dealing with the "extraordinary burden" of migrants landing on its shores every day, as the death toll from the latest boat sinkings rose to 15. More than half a million people have arrived by sea in Greece this year seeking safety and a better life in Europe, and more than 3,200 people have died making the perilous crossing from Turkey. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a visit to Athens, said Berlin was ready to stand by Greece as it coped on the front line of Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II.


Sampdoria held to 1-1 draw at home to Empoli in Serie A

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:58 PM PDT

Sampdoria's Martin Citadin Eder, right, and Empoli's Vincent Laurini vie for the ball during a Serie A soccer match at Genoa's Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP)GENOA, Italy (AP) — Sampdoria was held to a 1-1 draw by Empoli in Serie A on Thursday but maintained its unbeaten home record.


Pope offers pardon to scandal-tainted Legion of Christ

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:56 PM PDT

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on October 7, 2015 at the VaticanPope Francis has granted a "plenary indulgence", or religious pardon, to the ultra-conservative Legion of Christ movement, mired in a paedophile scandal, provided its members perform acts of penance, Vatican Radio said Thursday. The Legion of Christ has for years been beset by accusations of sexual abuse. The order's founder, Mexican-born Marcial Maciel, stepped down in 2005 amid allegations of paedophilia and fathering several children.


Spain finds crashed helicopter cabin, 3 dead crew members

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:41 PM PDT

MADRID (AP) — The Atlantic Ocean search for a missing Spanish military helicopter ended Thursday with the discovery of the chopper's cabin on the ocean floor and the bodies of its three crew members, authorities said.

Royals' rotation puts the 'world' in the World Series

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:41 PM PDT

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura reacts to a question during a news conference before Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura is the flamethrower who stares down hitters. Johnny Cueto has flowing dreadlocks and nicknamed his motion "The Rocking Chair." Edinson Volquez is the always ebullient guy who pitched just hours after his dad died.


Federer beats Kohlschreiber, advances to Swiss Indoors QF

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Switzerland's Roger Federer returns a ball to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber during their match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer was pushed to three sets before beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors second round on Thursday.


Venezuela says it will sue in US court over sanctions

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:34 PM PDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will take his rejection of Washington's sanctions on officials in his administration to a U.S. court.

South Sudan rebels detain contractors, free peacekeepers

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT

Peacekeepers patrol in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camp in Malakal on October 16, 2014South Sudan rebels on Thursday released 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers they had taken captive, but were still holding 12 UN contractors seized along with them on the Nile River. Around 100 heavily-armed rebels backed by two tanks on Monday detained the crew of a barge carrying fuel for the UN mission, along with the peacekeepers escorting the shipment. The group were seized north of Malakal, and taken to the town of Kaka, in Upper Nile state.


China signs giant Airbus deal as Merkel visits

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:26 PM PDT

China has signed a contract to buy 100 A320 aircraft from European manufacturer AirbusChina inked a giant aircraft contract with European manufacturer Airbus Thursday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel began a visit with European leaders increasingly competing for market share in the world's second largest economy. Merkel's trip comes between a high profile visit to Britain by Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month, when he stayed at Buckingham Palace in London, and ahead of a trip to China by French President Francois Hollande next week. China is the European Union's largest trading partner and several major EU countries including Germany, Britain and France are wooing the country in the hope of winning business and becoming hubs for the growing overseas trade of China's yuan currency.


Kuwait loses Olympic qualifying event over visa denial

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:23 PM PDT

Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), speaks during a meeting of the Association of Olympic Committees, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 in Washington. The ANOC general assembly, which formally opens Thursday, is the first global event where the five cities vying for the 2024 Games are together in one place and can meet key players of the Olympic world. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The IOC revoked the Olympic qualifying status of a shooting championship in Kuwait on Thursday after an Israeli official was denied a visa to enter the Gulf country for the event.


Formula One returns to rollicking Mexico City

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:21 PM PDT

2015 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, from Great Britain, pretends to fight with famous Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Mistico during a promotional event in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Mexico will hold its first Formula One race in 23 years on Sunday at the Hermanos Rodrigues racetrack..(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The two large grandstands tower over Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez like ancient pyramids.


Pfizer, Allergan in deal talks to create drug giant

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:19 PM PDT

The logo for Pfizer is displayed on a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange,Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Allergan, which makes Botox, jumped 8 percent after saying it has held talks with Pfizer about a sale. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Pfizer and Botox maker Allergan are discussing a potential deal that could be the biggest of 2015, a year marked by a rapid-fire pace of megadeals, particularly in health care.


Hamilton dismisses need for talks with F1 teammate Rosberg

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:18 PM PDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, smiles during a news conference after winning the world championship with is victory at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, of Germany, is at left.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday dismissed the need for talks with teammate Nico Rosberg after their dustup at the United States Grand Prix, though he is willing to meet to dilute "whatever emotions he has."


Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:17 PM PDT

Newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, takes the oath at the US Capitol on October 29, 2015US lawmakers on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy in Congress, as speaker of the House of Representatives, seeking to end months of political disarray. Ryan, 45, now holds the most powerful job in Congress and is second in line to the presidency after the vice president, should the commander-in-chief be impeached or otherwise vacate the Oval Office. The nine-term congressman from Wisconsin quickly called for returning the House to "regular order," a nod not just to the Democratic minority, but to rank-and-file conservatives who had felt marginalized by Ryan's predecessor.


China ends one-child policy: state media

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:17 PM PDT

All couples will be allowed two children under changes to China's family policyChina announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce that has heightened the challenges of slowing economic growth. All couples will be allowed two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing. The historic change was "intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population", Xinhua said.


Fire hits Ukraine arsenal, 1 believed dead

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:17 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian news reports say a large fire in a military arsenal in an eastern town is setting off explosions and at least person is believed to have been killed.

Saudi blogger wins Sakharov rights prize, sparking pardon calls

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:13 PM PDT

An Amnesty International activist holds a picture of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi during a protest against his flogging punishment on January 29, 2015 in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy to Germany in BerlinSaudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Islam, was awarded the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who was arrested in 2012, is an outspoken advocate of free speech whose public flogging in January triggered international outrage when he was subjected to a first round of 50 lashes. Announcing the award, parliament chief Martin Schulz called on Saudi King Salman to immediately release Badawi, denouncing his sentence as "brutal torture" and demanding that Riyadh live up to Europe's standards on human rights.


Breeders' Cup Distaff up for grabs

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:10 PM PDT

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is ridden by exercise rider Jorge Alvarez during a workout for the Breeders' Cup horse race at Keeneland race track Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Todd Pletcher is taking three shots at winning the Breeders' Cup Distaff, a race with a full field of 14 fillies and mares lacking a true superstar like past champions Beholder, Royal Delta, Untapable and Zenyatta.


Once a month, India's Modi steps in to revive stalled projects

Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:07 PM PDT

Indian PM Modi speaks during the inauguration of the 46th session of Indian Labour Conference in New DelhiBy Rajesh Kumar Singh and Paritosh Bansal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally taking on India's notorious red tape to clear tens of billions of dollars worth of stalled public projects, hoping that his hands-on intervention can bend a vast, dysfunctional bureaucracy. Once a month, Modi holds a meeting with top state and federal bureaucrats to check why projects have not got off the ground. Modi has won plaudits for the initiative that has chipped away at a $150 billion backlog of planned roads, ports, railways, power stations and other projects.


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