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• Germany re-imposes border controls to slow migrant arrivals
• Al Qaeda chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity
• Iran nuclear official says uranium exploration results promising
• Clashes, militant bombing kill nine in southeast Turkey
• U.S.-led coalition conducts 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants
• Last chance for Brazil's Rousseff to save mandate: newspaper
• Germany reinstates border controls to slow refugee influx
• Mondialiste wins $1 million Woodbine Mile
• Northern California wildfire destroys hundreds of structures
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Anti-oil protesters flash mob British Museum
• Gabon president names new opposition figure to Cabinet
• Leading Congo opposition party breaks off talks with Kabila
• Global warming hiatus could be coming to an end: UK’s Met Office
• Barcelona leads Spanish clubs' charge in Champions League
• Sporting edges Rio Ave to join Porto atop Portuguese league
• Chileans honor Pinochet-era victims, demand justice
• Corbyn reshapes UK's Labour as Blair legacy 'buried'
• Five Saudi troops die on Yemen border: coalition
• 'Passports, please': Syrians halted minutes after German checks begin
• California declares state of emergency as wildfires rage
• Inter beats Milan 1-0 in derby match to move top of Serie A
• After Iran deal, Obama struggles to gain Israel's trust
• Sweden's Norlander wins Web.com Tour Finals opener
• Victoria Beckham would love to dress Hillary Clinton
• Pilgrims traumatized, asking how Mecca crane could collapse
• Key dates in Europe's escalating migrant crisis
• At least seven dead in twin suicide attack in Cameroon: army
• Schengen: Europe's open borders in question
• Jenny Simpson wins 4th Fifth Avenue Mile title
• Leicester remains unbeaten in Premier League, Tottenham wins
• Flavia Pennetta wins 1st major title in Grand Slam finale
• Zamalek outplay Pirates, avoid Ahly in semis
• Wellens wins Montreal Grand Prix
• Hundreds of structures destroyed by 'Valley Fire' in California
• Eurobasket: Lithuania, Czech Republic, Serbia, Italy advance
• AEK beats Giannena 3-1 to climb to 2nd place in Greek league

Germany re-imposes border controls to slow migrant arrivals Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT By Michelle Martin and Alastair Macdonald BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany re-imposed border controls on Sunday after Europe's most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving every day. A day before deeply divided European Union ministers tackle the migrant crisis, the U.N. refugee agency also called on every member state to take in a share of asylum-seekers under a Brussels plan which some countries are fiercely resisting. Berlin announced that the temporary measure would be taken first on the southern frontier with Austria, where migrant arrivals have soared since Chancellor Angela Merkel effectively opened German borders to refugees a week ago.

Al Qaeda chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:49 AM PDT Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants. It was not clear when the recording was made but references to former Taliban leader Mullah Mohamed Omar as being alive suggest it is at least two months old. Zawahri reiterated his position on Islamic State, repeating what he said in a recording posted on Wednesday - that he viewed the group's claim to be a caliphate as illegitimate but would join them in fighting Western and secular forces in Iraq and Syria.

Iran nuclear official says uranium exploration results promising Posted: 13 Sep 2015 09:59 AM PDT Preliminary exploration surveys for raw uranium in Iran are progressing well but it is too early to announce any discoveries, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran (AEOI) was quoted as saying on Sunday. Behrouz Kamalvandi spoke to the ISNA agency a day after AEOI chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted by state news agency IRNA as saying recent "discoveries" had made Iran confident of its reserves and a new mine would become operational soon. The discovery of raw uranium, which can be refined to make nuclear fuel, would make Iran's disputed nuclear program more self-sufficient and raise concerns among those who fear the program is aimed at developing a bomb, a charge Iran denies.

Clashes, militant bombing kill nine in southeast Turkey Posted: 13 Sep 2015 09:15 AM PDT By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants killed two police officers in a car bomb attack on a checkpoint in southeast Turkey on Sunday, as authorities imposed a curfew in the region's largest city Diyarbakir where clashes broke out, security sources said. Turkish forces backed up by helicopters and commandos shelled a mountainous area where the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters had fled after the checkpoint attack in Sirnak province, killing six of them, the sources added. A police officer was reported killed in another confrontation.

U.S.-led coalition conducts 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition struck Islamic State militants on Saturday with 18 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday. The strikes in Iraq, coordinated with the Iraqi government, hit Islamic State buildings, weapons and tactical units near Falluja, Mosul, Ramadi and other locations, the statement said. In Syria, two strikes destroyed seven Islamic State fighting positions and a tank near Al Hawl. Five other strikes targeted the militant group near Al Raqqah, Kobani and Mar'a, according to the statement. ...

Last chance for Brazil's Rousseff to save mandate: newspaper Posted: 13 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has one last chance to stem a growing political and economic crisis before being forced to step down, one of the country's leading daily newspapers said on Sunday. In an unusual front-page editorial, Folha de S.Paulo said Rousseff needs to take "drastic measures" including additional spending cuts and tax hikes to make up for a 2016 budget gap that has cost Brazil its investment-grade rating from Standard & Poor's. Rousseff, a leftist who was re-elected by a thin margin in 2014, is facing impeachment calls as her government struggles with a deep economic recession and a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras that has implicated several of her political allies. In a cabinet meeting on Saturday, Rousseff ordered her ministers to find an additional 15 billion reais ($3.9 billion) in budget savings, daily Estado de S.Paulo reported on Sunday.

Germany reinstates border controls to slow refugee influx Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:47 PM PDT Germany reintroduced border controls on Sunday after admitting it could no longer cope with a record influx of migrants, tightening the screws ahead of a key EU meeting on spreading the burden of the refugee crisis across the bloc. Within hours of Berlin's shock announcement German officers began carrying out the first passport checks near the border with Austria. The extraordinary scenes came on the eve of emergency talks in Brussels, where interior ministers are expected to lock horns over the European Commission's controversial plan to distribute 160,000 refugees around the continent.

Mondialiste wins $1 million Woodbine Mile Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:43 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Mondialiste rallied to beat Lea by a half-length Sunday in the Grade 1 $1 million Woodbine Mile to earn a spot in the Breeders' Cup Mile next month at Keeneland.

Northern California wildfire destroys hundreds of structures Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:36 PM PDT By Noah Berger MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (Reuters) - A rapidly spreading wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings as it roared through the northern California village of Middletown and several nearby communities, chasing thousands of residents from their homes, fire officials said on Sunday. The so-called Valley Fire, now ranking as the most destructive among scores of blazes that have raged across the drought-stricken Western United States this summer, came amid what California fire officials described as "unheard of fire behavior" this season. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in areas ravaged by the blaze, and officials expanded mandatory evacuations as shifting winds sent flames and ash toward a number of towns in the hills north of Napa Valley wine country.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:32 PM PDT SINGAPORE (AP) — Every four or five years, Singaporeans vote in general elections without ever asking the question: Which party can best run the government? That's a no-brainer. It's the same party that's been ruling the wealthy Southeast Asian city-state for a half-century. The questions most ask instead is how much voice should they give the opposition. That explains the overwhelming majority that the People's Action Party has won in every election since independence in 1965, including the last one on Friday, which returned it with an even greater share of the votes than before. It was a result that any political party in the world would salivate over — 83 of 89 seats in Parliament and 70 percent of all votes cast.

Anti-oil protesters flash mob British Museum Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:29 PM PDT A flash mob invaded the British Museum in London to protest its sponsorship by oil and gas giant BP on Sunday. Dressed in black and carrying black umbrellas, the protesters sang and performed a dramatisation of an oil spill, before sitting down on the floor in the museum's great court in lines forming the word "No". The demonstrators carried banners reading "end oil" and "no new BP deal".

Gabon president names new opposition figure to Cabinet Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:24 PM PDT Gabon's president on Sunday named a new opposition figure to a senior ministerial post a day after another senior opponent declined the job, in a setback to his efforts to forge a united government ahead of next year's election. President Ali Bongo named Mathieu Mboumba Nziengui, executive secretary of the opposition Union of the Gabonese People, or UPG, as minister of state for agriculture. The reshuffle, announced in a presidential decree on Friday, expanded the Cabinet to 41 members from 34 and was seen as an attempt to silence critics of the Bongo family's domination of Gabonese political life since independence from France in 1960.

Leading Congo opposition party breaks off talks with Kabila Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:07 PM PDT By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's leading opposition party said on Sunday it was breaking off talks with representatives of President Joseph Kabila, leaving the two sides deadlocked ahead of next year's presidential election. Delegates representing the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and Kabila had been meeting in Europe to discuss conditions for a national dialogue to smooth the way for the November 2016 election in which Kabila is ineligible to stand. Critics accuse Kabila, who took power in 2001 after his father's assassination, of trying to stay in office beyond the end of his second elected term next year in violation of the constitution.

Global warming hiatus could be coming to an end: UK’s Met Office Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:06 PM PDT Record temperatures and changes to climate patterns in the world's oceans are among signs that a global warming pause is coming to an end, Britain's Met Office said in a report on Monday. The report comes just over two months before negotiators from almost 200 countries meet in Paris to thrash out a U.N. deal to curb global climate change. "All of these signals are consistent with what we would expect to see at the end of the slowdown," Adam Scaife, one of the reports authors, said at a press briefing.

Barcelona leads Spanish clubs' charge in Champions League Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:03 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Spanish clubs have dominated the Champions League lately, and the odds are stacked in their favor again when the group stage begins this week.

Sporting edges Rio Ave to join Porto atop Portuguese league Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:57 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon defeated Rio Ave 2-1 on Sunday to join FC Porto atop the Portuguese league.

Chileans honor Pinochet-era victims, demand justice Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:56 PM PDT Chileans took to the streets Sunday to honor the victims of Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 regime and to demand the closure of a special "luxury" prison for ex-dictatorship officials. People here are still grappling with the legacy of the dictatorship as they work to unravel laws set during the period and bring ex-military officials and rights abusers to justice. "The wound remains open because the truth has not been told, and justice has not been served," said Tania Nunez, 52, who marched with a poster of some of the more than 3,200 people -- mostly leftist activists -- slain during the dictatorship.

Corbyn reshapes UK's Labour as Blair legacy 'buried' Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:44 PM PDT Anti-austerity left-winger Jeremy Corbyn began eking out a shadow cabinet Sunday, striving to unify Britain's Labour Party after a wave of grassroots support swept him from a fringe lawmaker to the party's leader. The veteran socialist's decisive victory marks a break with the legacy of former prime minister Tony Blair and his more centrist "New Labour" movement of the 1990s, and surprised many within the party. Labour announced that leadership runner-up Andy Burnham would remain in his shadow cabinet post along with Hilary Benn, while veteran left-wing MP and close Corbyn ally John McDonnell was named shadow finance minister.

Five Saudi troops die on Yemen border: coalition Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:38 PM PDT Five Saudi soldiers have died on the border with Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition said late on Sunday as forces inside Yemen began a major offensive against rebels. A coalition statement did not say how the army soldier and four Border Guard troops died in the kingdom's southern Najran region. The statement, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, said they died "in the line of duty while protecting the nation's borders".

'Passports, please': Syrians halted minutes after German checks begin Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:31 PM PDT Barely four minutes after police put out traffic cones to begin Germany's first border controls over a refugee influx surge, three young Syrians crossing on foot from Austria were stopped. "Can I see your passports, please?" a federal police officer asked, halting the men in their tracks at Freilassing, a key land crossing for travellers between the Salzburg region and the southern German region of Bavaria. "We have been walking through Europe for 22 days," said 27-year-old Hatem Ali Ahaj, who suffers from asthma and was struggling to catch his breath.

California declares state of emergency as wildfires rage Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:25 PM PDT The governor of California declared a state of emergency Sunday as raging wildfires spread in the northern part of the drought-ridden US state, forcing thousands to flee the flames. Twelve blazes are currently burning but two -- one about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of the state capital of Sacramento and one about 100 miles to the east -- have been particularly damaging over the last week, destroying hundreds of homes and mobilizing thousands of firefighters. Driven by high winds and soaring temperatures, the Butte Fire has burned 65,000 acres (26,000 hectares) and was just 20 percent contained while the Valley Fire had grown to 40,000 acres overnight and was zero percent contained, state fire agency CAL FIRE said.

Inter beats Milan 1-0 in derby match to move top of Serie A Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:18 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan beat local rival AC Milan 1-0 in front of a sell-out crowd at San Siro to move top of Serie A on Sunday, as Mario Balotelli failed to make an immediate impact against his old club on his second debut for the Rossoneri.

After Iran deal, Obama struggles to gain Israel's trust Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Seeking to sell his nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical Israeli public, President Barack Obama has repeatedly declared his deep affection for the Jewish state. But the feelings do not appear to be mutual.

Sweden's Norlander wins Web.com Tour Finals opener Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Sweden's Henrik Norlander won the Web.com Tour Finals-opening Hotel Fitness Championship on Sunday to wrap up a PGA Tour card.

Victoria Beckham would love to dress Hillary Clinton Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT Victoria Beckham sent a high-energy collection of print and color inspired by urban surf down the New York runway Sunday and said she would love to dress Hillary Clinton. The mother of four, wife of retired football legend David Beckham and former Spice Girl, has cemented her place in the fashion industry by designing beautiful clothes that flatter women of every shape and size. Husband and son proudly filmed the show on their phones, before waiting patiently backstage as Victoria was mobbed by admirers after the show.

Pilgrims traumatized, asking how Mecca crane could collapse Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:54 PM PDT MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Jumaa Ibrahim and his wife Hasnaa Karam, a Syrian couple in their early 60s, arrived in Mecca on Friday, and headed straight to Islam's holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba.

Key dates in Europe's escalating migrant crisis Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:53 PM PDT Germany's reintroduction of border controls Sunday in response to an overwhelming number of migrant arrivals marked the latest dramatic turn in Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II. More than 430,000 migrants and refugees have risked their lives since the beginning of the year making the treacherous crossing across the Mediterranean to Europe, with nearly 2,800 dying en route, according to the International Organization for Migration. Most of those trying to reach Europe are Syrians fleeing the war at home.

At least seven dead in twin suicide attack in Cameroon: army Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:50 PM PDT Yaoundé (AFP) - Two suicide bombers killed at least seven people Sunday in twin attacks in northern Cameroon, an army official said, in an area near the border with Nigeria that has often been targeted by Boko Haram militants. The attacks in the far northern town of Kolofata brought to nine the number of suicide bombings in the area since July, which have killed about 100 people in total. On September 3, the nearby town of Kerawa was hit by two suicide attacks that killed at least 20 people.

Schengen: Europe's open borders in question Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:45 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany's reimposition of border controls with Austria on Sunday has brought home the risks the summer refugee crisis poses to Europe's system of open frontiers, commonly known as "Schengen". The Luxembourg village on the Moselle where old enemies France and Germany meet gave its name 30 years ago to the code which removed border checks between most European states. The European Commission, the executive of the European Union which enforces the rules on 26 states including four non-EU members, has ruled out major change.

Jenny Simpson wins 4th Fifth Avenue Mile title Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — American Jenny Simpson won her fourth Fifth Avenue Mile title Sunday, and Nick Willis of New Zealand took the men's race for the third time.

Leicester remains unbeaten in Premier League, Tottenham wins Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:41 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Leicester staged a late comeback to maintain its unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 3-2 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, while Tottenham earned its first victory of the campaign.

Flavia Pennetta wins 1st major title in Grand Slam finale Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Even Flavia Pennetta was a tiny bit disappointed that Serena Williams didn't complete the first Grand Slam since 1988 at the U.S. Open.

Zamalek outplay Pirates, avoid Ahly in semis Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:33 PM PDT Johannesburg (AFP) - Zamalek outclassed South African visitors Orlando Pirates 4-1 on Sunday to keep alive hopes of a dream all-Egyptian CAF Confederation Cup final against title-holders Al-Ahly.

Wellens wins Montreal Grand Prix Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:29 PM PDT Montreal (AFP) - Belgian Tim Wellens beat Britain's Adam Yates in a sprint finish to win the Montreal Grand Prix on Sunday.

Hundreds of structures destroyed by 'Valley Fire' in California Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:28 PM PDT Hundreds of structures have been destroyed by the so-called Valley Fire that raged through the towns of Middletown and Cobb in northern California, the spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on Sunday. "While crews have not had a chance to do a full damage assessment ... we know 100s of structures have been destroyed," Cal Fire public information chief Daniel Berlant said on Twitter.

Eurobasket: Lithuania, Czech Republic, Serbia, Italy advance Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:28 PM PDT LILLE, France (AP) — Jonas Maciulis sank a late 3-pointer and made two free throws to give Lithuania an 85-81 victory over Georgia on Sunday in the round of 16 at the European basketball championship.

AEK beats Giannena 3-1 to climb to 2nd place in Greek league Posted: 13 Sep 2015 02:17 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — AEK Athens beat visiting Giannena 3-1 in the Greek league Sunday to move into second place.

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