| After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:11 PM PST  By Phil Stewart, Warren Strobel and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a U.S.-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing worldwide threat. The United States, long accused of taking an incremental approach to the struggle, is under growing political pressure at home and abroad to do more and it is expected to examine ways to intensify the campaign, including through expanded air power. U.S. ...
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| Syria talks produce election road map after Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 01:35 PM PST  By Francois Murphy and David Brunnstrom VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East outlined a plan on Saturday for a political process in Syria leading to elections within two years, but differences remained on key issues such as President Bashar al-Assad's fate. A day after gunmen and suicide bombers went on a rampage through Paris, killing at least 127 people, foreign ministers and senior officials from more than a dozen countries agreed to work for a ceasefire in Syria's civil war, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it would not apply to Islamic State. French President Francois Hollande pledged a "merciless response" to the attacks, which he said had been organized by the Islamist militant force.
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| Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings: security source Posted: 14 Nov 2015 12:00 PM PST  By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday that killed 43 people, a senior security source said on Saturday. The bombings in a busy residential and commercial area that is a stronghold for Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah were claimed by Islamic State. The explosions were the first attacks in more than a year to target a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon, as the Iran-backed group steps up its involvement in the war in neighboring Syria.
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| Devil is in the detail before new round of Syria peace talks Posted: 13 Nov 2015 06:17 PM PST  By John Irish and Karin Strohecker VIENNA (Reuters) - Two weeks after they jointly called for a political solution to Syria's civil war, foreign ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East struggled on Friday to turn that idea into a more concrete plan. As those officials returned to Vienna ahead of a new round of talks on Saturday, diplomats said there had been little progress, with Western powers and their allies insisting President Bashar al-Assad must leave office, and his backers Russia and Iran saying voters must decide his fate.
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| Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military Posted: 14 Nov 2015 09:31 AM PST  Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two months ago. "This is the highest death toll within the past two months. All losses are related to the combat clashes with sabotage groups," Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.
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| Juli Inkster helps US beat World 26-22 in ISPS Handa Cup Posted: 14 Nov 2015 05:05 PM PST SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Juli Inkster beat Laura Davies 67-71 on Saturday to help the United States top the World team 26-22 in the Legends Tour's ISPS Handa Cup. |
| Paris air travel proceeds, but some cancel future visits Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:57 PM PST  Airlines continued to operate flights to Paris on Saturday, but the terror attacks in the French capital left tourists and business travelers wondering whether to cancel upcoming trips.
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| College student from California studying abroad killed in Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:54 PM PST  By Tori Richards LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - A California university student who was studying design in France was killed in an attack on a restaurant in Paris, making her the first American confirmed dead in the assault at several sites in the French capital, school officials said on Saturday. Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, was a junior at California State University, Long Beach, just south of Los Angeles, and was studying for a semester at the Strate College of Design in a suburb of Paris, said CSULB spokesman Michael Uhlenkamp. On Friday night, several sites around Paris were targeted in a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers in what the Paris public prosecutor said killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350, of whom nearly 100 remain in critical condition.
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| U.S. Justice Department working with French authorities after attacks: official Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:50 PM PST (Reuters) - In coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies, U.S. Justice Department attorneys are working with French authorities to obtain further information that may be relevant to the Paris attacks, a Justice Department official said on Saturday. Department officials have also been in touch with the French Ministries of Interior and Justice to offer our fullest cooperation, the official said. "We also understand that several U.S. citizens were injured and at least one was killed in the attack. On Friday night, several sites around Paris were targeted in a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers in what the Paris public prosecutor said killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350, of whom nearly 100 remain in critical condition. |
| Playwright: Race of some student actors sent wrong message Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:49 PM PST CLARION, Pennsylvania (AP) — The playwright who barred a planned production of one of his works at a western Pennsylvania university due the race of some of the student actors said his decision reflected his belief that "people of color are not simply replaceable." |
| Police arrest Suriname president's foster son in robbery Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:40 PM PST PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A foster son of President Desi Bouterse has been arrested for his alleged ties to a gang involved in a botched armed robbery that resulted in two people being killed and five wounded, Suriname police said. |
| Tensions flare as Niger opposition candidate arrested on return Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:28 PM PST  Opposition Niger presidential candidate Hama Amadou was arrested Saturday on his return from a year in exile over allegations of baby trafficking, a party colleague said. Police presented him with a warrant issued for his arrest," said lawmaker Amadou Salah. The former prime minister and national assembly president fled the country in August last year to escape baby trafficking charges.
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| Republicans criticize Obama, Clinton after Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:22 PM PST  ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Several Republican presidential candidates on Saturday accused President Barack Obama and his former secretary of state, Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, of failing in the fight against Islamic State militants as the terrorist attacks in Paris became a focal point of the nomination race.
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| Details emerge on some of the victims of Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:17 PM PST  A young French lawyer specializing in white collar crime. An engineer from Spain. An American college student studying design on a semester abroad. They were among the first victims to be identified after the gun-and-suicide bombing attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris. Among the confirmed dead:
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| Inbee Park leads LPGA Tour's Lorena Ochoa Invitational Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:13 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Inbee Park made two late birdies and shot 5-under 67 to open a three-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA Tour's Lorena Ochoa Invitational. |
| Bottoms up! Sewage dumped in Canada river used for drinking water Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:12 PM PST  A stench rises from Montreal's sewers, where used condoms, soiled sanitary napkins and other stomach-churning waste floats in the fetid brown water. Officials on Wednesday began piping eight billion liters -- equal to about 3,200 Olympic swimming pools -- of raw sewage into the St Lawrence, one of the nation's most iconic waterways and a source of drinking water for a large part of the country. Authorities say the water diversion is a necessary part of a huge construction project currently underway to repair the aging sewer system.
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| German intelligence chief urges 'orderly procedures' for refugees at borders Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:08 PM PST  The head of Germany's domestic intelligence services called for "orderly procedures" regarding the handling of the daily entry of thousands of refugees to Germany, saying extremists could exploit the sometimes chaotic migration situation. Friday's deadly attacks in Paris in which at least 129 people were killed have fueled a debate in Germany on Chancellor Angela Merkel's welcoming approach to refugees and on how to get a better overview of the people entering the country. Europe is grappling with its worst refugee crisis since World War Two, and Germany has been taking in the bulk of some 1 million people expected to arrive this year.
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| Canadians show solidarity after Paris terror strikes Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:55 PM PST  Thousands of people in cities and towns across Canada paid emotional tribute Saturday to the dead in the Paris terror attacks and vowed to support France in its darkest hour. Islamic State jihadists carried out the first-ever suicide attacks on French soil, sowing terror at six locations in Paris in a rampage on late Friday that left at least 129 people dead. More than 1,000 people turned out in mostly French-speaking Montreal, in front of the French consulate.
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| 10 dead as French high-speed train derails during test run Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:52 PM PST  At least 10 people were killed and five more were missing after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run on Saturday, local officials said, the first fatal accident since the TGV trains were introduced more than 30 years ago. The victims were among the team of 49 technicians aboard the train which derailed near Strasbourg, northeastern France. The train was running at around 350 kph (217 mph) on a high-speed line as part of testing for the next generation of TGV due to go into service in Spring 2016, a source close to the inquiry said.
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| Mexico says two victims of Paris attacks were Mexican citizens Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:50 PM PST Two victims of the Paris attacks on Friday were Mexican women with dual nationality, Mexico's foreign ministry said on Saturday. Speaking on local television, Mexico's ambassador to France Agustin Garcia-Lopez said the two were young women and that the government would not comment on their identities for now. A Mexican official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. passport holder had already been identified in the United States as California college student Nohemi Gonzalez. |
| South Korea advises 'refrain' from travel to Paris after attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:50 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has issued a travel advisory for its citizens to refrain from visiting Paris after the Friday attacks that killed at least 129, its foreign ministry said late on Saturday. Those planning to visit Paris and the surrounding region should "cautiously review" whether they need to go, the ministry said. The advisory was not a travel ban. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Diane Craft) |
| Worse than war: Paris doctor recalls night of horror Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:38 PM PST LA GARENNE-COLOMBES, France (AP) — In 2008, Philippe Juvin worked for several months as an anesthesiologist with French troops in Afghanistan. Nothing he handled there was as difficult as his night in Paris when terror attacks killed at least 129 people. |
| Foreign victims of Paris bloodbath Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:35 PM PST  Paris (AFP) - Several foreigners have been identified as victims of Friday's deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at least 129 dead and more than 300 injured:
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| How a half-hour of horror washes Paris in blood; 129 dead Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:34 PM PST  PARIS (AP) — The attackers worked in three synchronized teams, wearing matching suicide vests and carrying the same weapons. In an excruciating half-hour, they unleashed their terror. One suicide bombing after another at the national stadium, sprays of gunfire in the crowded restaurants and streets of central Paris, and finally a hostage standoff that drenched a 19th century dance hall with the blood of dozens of young people out for a night of rock music. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said three suicide attackers died near the stadium, three in the concert hall, and one further south on the same boulevard.
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| World shows solidarity, tightens security after Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:33 PM PST By Guy Faulconbridge and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders responded to deadly attacks in Paris with defiant pledges of solidarity and Europe tightened security after Islamic State said it was behind an assault by gunmen and bombers that left at least 129 dead in the French capital. From Barack Obama to Vladimir Putin and across Europe and the Middle East, leaders expressed their condolences to French President Francois Hollande who said the attacks amounted to an act of war against France. |
| Chilean cheats death at Paris concert, three others killed Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:29 PM PST  Three Chileans were among more than 80 people killed at a rock concert targeted in the Paris attacks, while a fourth described Saturday how a gunman pointed right at him before letting him go. The foreign ministry in Santiago named one of the dead as Luis Felipe Zschoche Valle, a professional musician who had lived in the French capital for nearly a decade with his French partner. The two other Chilean victims in the bloodshed on Friday evening at the Bataclan concert hall, where American band Eagles of Death Metal were playing, were named as Patricia San Martin, 55, and her daughter Elsa Delplace, said the ministry and Senator Isabel Allende.
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| Syria rebels, activists denounce IS attack on Paris Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST  Dozens of Syrian rebel groups on Saturday strongly denounced the Islamic State jihadist group's attacks on Paris as "against human values" in a joint online statement. Forty-nine armed factions in Syria, including the powerful Jaish al-Islam rebel groups, condemned "in the strongest terms" IS's coordinated assault in Paris that killed at least 129 people. "We learned today, with great shock and condemnation, about the terrorist attacks against civilians in the city of Paris," the joint statement said.
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| Saracens rout giants Toulouse on dark day in Europe Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:12 PM PST  Saracens thumped record four-time champions Toulouse 32-7 in the European Champions Cup on Saturday on a day when four games in France were postponed following the Paris attacks. A day after the terrifying attacks in the French capital, the Pool 1 match begun with a rendition of the French national anthem the Marseillaise but there was precious little goodwill offered by the English Premiership leaders thereafter. Saracens dominated from the off and strangled the life out of their overawed opponents, negating Toulouse's power at the scrum and overwhelming them with swift attacking through the three-quarter line.
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| Cyprus says 10 people stopped from going to Syria Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:09 PM PST NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' foreign minister says heighted security measures have in the last year thwarted at least 10 people from using the ethnically divided island as a way station to Syria. |
| Calendar agreed for Syria polls, Assad's fate undecided Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:06 PM PST  World diplomats agreed Saturday on a path to Syrian elections in 18 months at talks in Vienna driven by a fresh sense of urgency after the Paris attacks, although the fate of President Bashar Al-Assad remained a sticking point. The wave of attacks that left nearly 130 dead in Paris dominated the second round of talks to end the war in Syria, spurring delegations from 20 countries and organisations to find common ground despite deep divisions. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said delegates had agreed a transition government in Syria should be set up in six months and elections held in 18 months.
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| Father, brother of one of Paris suicide attackers placed in custody: sources Posted: 14 Nov 2015 03:06 PM PST  Police took into custody Saturday the father and brother of a French gunman linked to a string of deadly Paris attacks and were searching their homes, a source close to the probe told AFP. The body of the 29-year-old French national was found and identified at the Bataclan music hall where 89 people were shot dead Friday when three gunmen wearing suicide vests opened fire on spectators in the bloodiest of a string of attacks in Paris blamed on Islamists. The father's house is located in the small town of Romilly-sur-Seine, some 130 kilometres (80 miles) east of Paris, while his brother's is south of Paris in the Essonne region.
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| Sweden beats Denmark 2-1 in Euro 2016 1st leg playoff Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:59 PM PST  SOLNA, Sweden (AP) — Sweden defeated Denmark 2-1 in the first leg of a 2016 European Championship playoff on Saturday and Nicolai Joergensen's late goal gave the Danes hope for the return match next week.
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| Paris attacks not a fight between west and Islam, says NATO chief Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:59 PM PST  NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday the deadly attacks in Paris highlight a fight between extremists and supporters of democratic values rather than one between the Islamic and western worlds. Islamic State jihadists on Saturday claimed a series of coordinated attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers in Paris that killed nearly 130 people in scenes of carnage at a concert hall, restaurants and the national stadium.
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| Paris attacks may lead to US military anti-IS escalation Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:58 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel President Barack Obama to consider military escalation against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean dramatic moves like launching a U.S. or international ground offensive or accelerating aerial bombing in hopes of eliminating the global threat of violent extremism.
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| Belgian police arrest several over Paris attacks Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:49 PM PST  Belgian police arrested several suspects in Brussels on Saturday during raids connected to the Paris attacks, including one who was in the French capital at the time of the carnage, officials said. The arrests were in the poor Brussels district of Molenbeek, which has been linked to several other past terror plots amid concerns Belgium has become a hotbed of European militancy. Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said separately that the arrests in Molenbeek "can be seen in connection with a grey Polo car rented in Belgium" found near the Bataclan.
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| British cities light up in support of grieving Paris Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:39 PM PST  London and other British cities lit landmark buildings in the red, white and blue of the French flag in solidarity on Saturday after Paris gun and bomb attacks killed 129 people. Some two thousand people gathered at an evening vigil in the capital's Trafalgar Square, where fountains and the grand portico of the National Gallery opposite were lit to resemble the Tricolour. London landmarks the National Theatre, London Eye ferris wheel and Tower Bridge were also bathed in the French colours, joining other iconic buildings in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds.
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| At least one man linked to Paris attacks registered as refugee in Greece: police Posted: 14 Nov 2015 02:37 PM PST  Greek police on Saturday said at least one man with a possible connection to the Paris attacks had registered as a refugee with Greek authorities earlier this year. French authorities had asked their Greek counterparts to check the fingerprints of one man who died in the attacks, with a Syrian passport found next to him, in addition to the fingerprints of another man. There were efforts to establish whether both had registered in Greece, the main entry point into Europe for Syrian refugees.
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