| U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight Posted: 09 Aug 2015 12:05 PM PDT  The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there. The Pentagon said in a statement the "small detachment" is from the 31st Fighter Wing based at Aviano Air Base, Italy. "The United States and Turkey, as members of the 60-plus nation coalition, are committed to the fight against ISIL in the pursuit of peace and stability in the region," the statement said, using an acronym for Islamic State.
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| Insurgents recapture villages on Syrian plain vital to Assad Posted: 09 Aug 2015 08:27 AM PDT  Insurgents have regained control of several villages in northwest Syria from government forces and have advanced beyond them, edging closer to a coastal stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, a monitoring group and other sources said on Sunday. The insurgents launched a counter-offensive after government forces, backed by allied militant groups, last week recaptured the villages on the Sahl al-Ghab plain, which lies close to the city of Hama and is crucial to the defense of coastal mountains that are the heartland of Assad's minority Alawite sect. The insurgents' 'Army of Fatah' alliance includes al Qaeda's Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham group and other factions.
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| Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:13 AM PDT  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fight Islamic State and that this required an international coalition uniting all those for whom the jihadists are "a common enemy". Washington currently heads a coalition conducting air strikes on Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and is cooperating with Turkey to provide air cover for rebels inside Syria.
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| Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian who stabbed Israeli in West Bank Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:21 AM PDT  Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli man at a petrol station in the occupied West Bank on Sunday along a main highway near Jerusalem, police said. The Israeli 26-year-old civilian was lightly hurt and taken to hospital, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said, adding that the Palestinian attacker had come from a village near highway 443, one of two major routes that connect Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. With peace talks stalled since April 2014, grassroots violence has simmered in the West Bank and adjacent East Jerusalem, among the territories Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and where Palestinians seek statehood.
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| Gunmen kill 10 in attack on village in Mali: army spokesman Posted: 09 Aug 2015 01:11 PM PDT By Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 10 civilians in an attack on the village of Gaberi in northern Mali, army spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a deadly siege by suspected Islamist gunmen at a hotel northeast of the capital. The attacks are the latest violence in the West African country, where the United Nations has brokered a tenuous peace between Tuareg separatists and the government. |
| Greece hopes to conclude bailout talks by Aug. 11 Posted: 09 Aug 2015 10:59 AM PDT  Greece hopes to conclude negotiations with international creditors by early Tuesday at the latest, a Greek official said as talks continued in Athens on a new multi-billion euro bailout. Greece's finance and economy ministers were locked in negotiations with representatives of creditors on Sunday. Greek officials have previously said they expect the bailout accord to go to the country's parliament for approval by Aug. 18.
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| Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 09 Aug 2015 05:02 PM PDT NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — Just after dawn Sunday, the faithful filed into Urakami Cathedral in the Japanese city of Nagasaki for a Mass tinged with sadness. Seventy years ago, a U.S.-dropped atomic bomb detonated about 500 meters (550 yards) from the church, killing two priests who were hearing confessions and about 30 other people inside. The more than 70,000 who died in Nagasaki in the Aug. 9, 1945, bombing included 8,500 of the cathedral's 12,000 parishioners, decimating Japan's largest Christian community. |
| Belfast police pelted after blocking parade Posted: 09 Aug 2015 05:00 PM PDT  Protesters pelted police in Belfast with petrol bombs, stones and bottles after stopping a contentious republican parade from entering the city centre. The annual anti-internment parade, organised to mark the introduction of internment without trial during the height of the Troubles in August 1971, was stopped by police from entering Belfast city centre, after the parade had defied a Parade Commission ruling. "Most people dispersed peacefully but unfortunately some were intent on engaging in disorder and a number of missiles and petrol bombs were thrown at police," said Police Service of Northern Ireland assistant chief constable Stephen Martin.
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| Top Burundi general's 'killers' held Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:56 PM PDT  Burundi's prosecutor on Sunday said the killers of a powerful general loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza had been identified, while a rights activist shot in a "reprisal" attack for his murder was allowed to leave the country. General Adolphe Nshimirimana, widely seen as Burundi's de-facto internal security chief, was killed in a rocket attack on August 2. The arrests came as human rights activist Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa was allowed to leave the capital Bujumbura for Belgium on Sunday after he survived an assassination attempt last week, his family said.
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| Nishikori comes back to beat Isner for 1st Citi Open title Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kei Nishikori already was going to enter the U.S. Open brimming with confidence, thanks to his runner-up finish there a year ago. A title at a hard-court tuneup a few weeks before heading to Flushing Meadows only helps.
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| Lalit Modi admits involvement with cricket rebels Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:46 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Broadcasting Corporation says Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi has admitted for the first time his involvement with an organization aiming to replace world cricket's current establishment. |
| Dos Santos has debut goal, assist as Galaxy beat Seattle 3-1 Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:26 PM PDT  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Giovani dos Santos is still getting to know his LA Galaxy teammates, and he isn't yet in ideal game shape.
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| Joey Logano wins at Watkins Glen, saves fuel this time Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:22 PM PDT  WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Joey Logano kept his foot on the gas pedal a little bit longer than usual after taking the checkered flag at Watkins Glen International, a huge cloud of smoke wafting toward victory lane.
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| Stephens tops Pavlyuchenkova at Citi Open for 1st WTA title Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sloane Stephens won the first WTA title of her career Sunday, overwhelming Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2 at the Citi Open. |
| Nigerian president says no bias in his anti-graft drive Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:10 PM PDT  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday vowed not to interfere with the work of the country's anti-corruption bodies, after the opposition accused him of a "selective" crackdown on graft. The 72-year-old leader, who has made the fight against corruption a key focus of his administration, "does not micro-manage or interfere in the daily work of Nigeria's anti-corruption agencies," his office said in a statement. The statement denied an allegation by senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Buhari's government was "selective" and partisan in its anti-corruption crusade.
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| Man charged after eight found shot dead in Texas home Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:39 PM PDT  A man who engaged police in a standoff at a Texas home has been charged with capital murder after the bullet-riddled bodies of six children and two adults were found inside, officials said Sunday. The eight people were discovered Saturday by deputies performing a welfare check at the Houston-area residence after a concerned relative requested the search, officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said. The deputies initially tried to contact residents inside the home before spotting a child's body through a window, Chief Deputy Tim Cannon told reporters.
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| Bahamas police probe deadly golf cart crash that killed Finn Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:39 PM PDT NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Police in the Bahamas are investigating the death of a Finnish man who was declared dead at a hospital after crashing a golf cart into a wall. |
| More than 1,000 more migrants rescued in Mediterranean Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:31 PM PDT  More than 1,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, Italy's coastguard said Sunday, with further tragedies narrowly averted. Croatian navy vessel SB72 Andrija Mohorovicic -- which is part of the EU's Triton patrol and rescue operation in the Mediterranean -- rushed to the boat's aid, coastguards said. The Italian patrol boat Diciotti was taking 400 migrants to the Sicilian port of Pozzallo where it was due to dock on Monday morning, while the Croatian vessel was heading for the port of Augusta on the east of the island.
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| Argentines vote in primaries in prelude to Kirchner succession Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:27 PM PDT  Argentines voted Sunday in presidential primaries seen as an early indicator of who is best positioned to succeed President Cristina Kirchner later this year. The peculiarly Argentine process is less about parties picking candidates than showing which candidates can garner enough votes to become Argentina's next leader.
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| Jeff Maggert wins Champions Tour's Shaw Charity Classic Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:23 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jeff Maggert won the Shaw Charity Classic on Sunday for his third Champions Tour title of year, birdieing five of the last six holes on the front nine in a four-stroke victory. |
| Silence, march in Ferguson on police shooting anniversary Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:18 PM PDT  Several hundred demonstrators stood in silence Sunday at the spot where an unarmed black teen was shot dead by a white police officer one year ago, once again shining the spotlight on America's troubled race relations. Two white doves were released over the crowd that gathered to mark the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown's death in a fateful encounter on August 9, 2014 with officer Darren Wilson. The killing in Ferguson, Missouri -- a suburb of St. Louis -- set off a summer of protests and intense scrutiny of heavy-handed police tactics in a series of cases that ended in the deaths of unarmed blacks.
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| Murray 'happy and lucky' to be father Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:14 PM PDT  Andy Murray said he is feeling "happy and lucky" at becoming a father after he and wife Kim announced they will become parents for the first time. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka are already well-versed in juggling the demands of family and tennis. "I'm not thinking what the impact (of becoming a father) will have on my career," said Murray, a former Wimbledon and US Open champion.
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| Joe Dombrowski holds on to win Tour of Utah Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:12 PM PDT PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lachlan Norris outsprinted Brent Bookwalter to win the final stage of the Tour of Utah, and Joe Dombrowski finished in the next group on the road to secure the overall title. |
| Nigeria arrests six after deadly 'pirate attack' on army base Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:09 PM PDT  The army said its raid on the armed group's camp was in response to Friday's deadly attack, when gunmen in four speed boats stormed the Joint Task Force (JTF) base in Nembe in southern Bayelsa state, police had said. Militants in the camp are thought to have been responsible for a separate attack on a community in Degema municipality in neighbouring Rivers state, army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Isa Ado said in a statement. "The militants' camp was destroyed by JTF troops while six suspects comprising of four male and two female (suspects) were arrested.
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| 6 US F-16 jets arrive in Turkey to fight IS Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:04 PM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Six U.S. F-16 fighter jets arrived at an air base in southern Turkey on Sunday to join the U.S.-led coalition fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. military said.
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| Disorder, delays mar Haiti's long-awaited election Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:52 PM PDT  Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Most polling stations closed in Haiti's long-delayed legislative elections Sunday, after the vote was marred by delays and sporadic disturbances that forced dozens of voting centers closed. With low voter turnout reported, several Port-au-Prince stations were vandalized in the morning and 26 voting centers were closed across the country by midday. Lengthy delays kicked off polling in many places as the impoverished Caribbean nation launched its first legislative elections since President Michel Martelly came to power in May 2011.
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| Boy survivor of US desert hike that killed parents returns to France Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:38 PM PDT  Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (France) (AFP) - A nine-year-old French boy who survived a desert hike in which his parents appear to have died of thirst, has been flown home from New Mexico, an airport official said. The boy, Enzo, landed with his grandmother at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris Sunday as it emerged that his tourist parents may have sacrificed their own lives to save his. Otero County Sheriff Benny House said the boy was found dehydrated but responsive near the body of his father in the White Sands National Monument on Tuesday.
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| Taliban bombing kills up to 29 in northern Afghanistan Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:34 PM PDT  A Taliban attack killed up to 29 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition. The Afghan interior ministry said all those killed Saturday evening in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province were civilians, although local officials called them anti-Taliban militiamen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes after a barrage of bombings in Kabul killed at least 51 people on Friday, the deadliest day for the capital in years.
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| Argentines vote in presidential, congressional primaries Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:25 PM PDT  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Millions of voters in Argentina braved heavy rains on Sunday to weigh in on what the South American nation should look like after the departure of President Cristina Fernandez, who along with her late husband guided the country for 12 years with social welfare policies aimed at the poor while often employing combative rhetoric and protectionist policies with other nations.
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| Exit poll shows Scioli ahead, Macri second in Argentine presidential primary Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:18 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli was ahead in Argentina's presidential primary on Sunday, with opposition leader Mauricio Macri running second, a local TV exit poll showed. Under local law no detailed projections could be released until three hours after polls closed at 6 p.m. (2100 GMT). (Reporting by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) |
| Cuba arrests 90 dissidents at protest march Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:15 PM PDT  With tense bilateral ties recently renewed after five decades, and top US diplomat John Kerry due in Havana in days, Cuba arrested some 90 activists on Sunday. One protester slammed Obama, and said the December announcement to normalize relations between the former Cold war foes had bolstered Havana's crackdown on dissidents. "It's his fault, what is happening," said former political prisoner Angel Moya, speaking about Obama.
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| Disorder rife as Haitians vote in long-delayed elections Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:13 PM PDT  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians were electing legislators to Parliament Sunday after a yearslong wait, but the vote was plagued with delays, disorder and occasional fistfights and rock throwing.
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| Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:11 PM PDT  Nearly 1,000 firefighters as well as six helicopters and three planes were deployed in Portugal Sunday to battle forest fires raging in the north and centre of the country, authorities said. The worst fire scorched Vila Nova de Cerveira in the northern Minho region and was continuing to spread due to "difficult to access terrain, wind, high temperatures and the ongoing drought," a fire service spokesman said, with 250 men battling the blaze. Another major fire was raging at Miranda do Corvo, not far from the central city of Coimbra, with homes there also threatened.
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| Spieth closes with 66 in final round before PGA Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:08 PM PDT  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — If the rest of the year is any indication, Jordan Spieth is trending in the right direction heading to the final major of the year.
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| Marquez makes late pass to win 3rd straight Indianapolis GP Posted: 09 Aug 2015 01:50 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marc Marquez found the perfect ending to an imperfect weekend — another trip to victory lane.
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| Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund advance in German Cup Posted: 09 Aug 2015 01:28 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund advanced from the opening round of the German Cup on Sunday, while Hamburger SV was knocked out by fourth-tier side Carl Zeiss Jena.
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| Britain, Gibraltar accuse Spain of entering British waters Posted: 09 Aug 2015 01:22 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Spanish police vessels and a customs helicopter illegally entered and violated the territorial waters and airspace of the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on the southwestern tip of Spain, officials said Sunday. |
| Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark Posted: 09 Aug 2015 12:48 PM PDT  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to apologize for a crude attack on a female Fox News journalist that sparked widespread outrage, insisting he was misunderstood. The brash billionaire -- who is leading a packed Republican field of White House hopefuls -- found himself at the center of controversy after seeming to suggest that Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators of last week's presidential debate, asked him tough questions because she was menstruating. "You can see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," Trump told CNN on Friday.
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| Israel police arrest suspects in deadly West Bank arson probe Posted: 09 Aug 2015 12:46 PM PDT  Israel Sunday arrested several suspects believed to be linked to the deadly firebombing of a Palestinian home and placed two more alleged Jewish extremists in detention without trial. The moves came as calls mounted for a crackdown in the wake of the July 31 arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma, that killed 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha and his father Saad. Some hurled rocks at Israeli border police, who responded with tear gas.
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