2016年12月18日星期日

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Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:18 PM PST

A man on a motorcycle drives past burning buses while en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, after they were attacked and burned, in Idlib provinceBy Lisa Barrington and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Armed men burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria on Sunday, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel pocket in Aleppo, where evacuees crammed into buses for hours before departing the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the evacuation of the villages near Idlib had been postponed as a result of the incident. Five buses leaving Aleppo were held, packed with evacuees, for hours before they could drive the 5 km (3 miles) to rebel-held territory outside.


Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:39 PM PST

Jordanian policemen operate in the vicinity of Karak Castle, where armed gunmen carried out an attack, in the city of Karak, JordanBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces said they killed four "terrorist outlaws" after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people. An official statement said the four assailants, who shot at police targets in the town before heading to the Crusader-era castle, carried automatic weapons. It made no mention of their identity or whether they belonged to any militant group, raising speculation they could have been tribal outlaws with a vengeance against the state rather than Islamic State fighters, who control parts of neighboring Syria and Iraq.


NATO seeks to allay concerns at meeting with Russia

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:22 PM PST

A NATO flag flies at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels during a NATO ambassadors meeting on the situation in Ukraine and the Crimea regionBy Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will seek to reassure Russia on Monday that its troop deployments to the Baltics and Poland next year are purely defensive, in a rare meeting of the alliance's envoys with those of the Kremlin that is unlikely to resolve long-standing grievances. The NATO-Russia Council, the forum bringing together North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ambassadors and Russia's top diplomat dealing with the U.S.-led alliance, will convene for only the third time this year with the crisis in Ukraine still the top concern for Brussels and Washington. Russia says it is concerned about a NATO military build-up near its borders.


Lebanon forms new government: televised statement

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 12:25 PM PST

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with Prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the presidential palace in BaabdaLebanon's President, Michel Aoun, and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri have formed a new government of 30 ministers drawn from most sides of the country's political spectrum and from all of its religious sects, the cabinet office said on Sunday. "Today a new government was formed," said Hariri, after the announcement. Aoun, an ally of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah which dominates the country's politics, was elected president by members of parliament in October, after more than two years without anyone occupying Lebanon's highest office of state.


Saudi Arabia, U.S. play down reports of curbs on military support

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 12:14 PM PST

Saudi King Salman (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in RiyadhBy Katie Paul RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday played down media reports that Washington had decided to limit military support, including planned arms sales to the kingdom, over its war in Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that Riyadh had not been officially informed of such decisions, which he described as contradicting the reality, while visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested the issue related more to a long procurement process than restrictions on military support.


Bolivia's Morales says he may run for fourth term despite referendum loss

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:38 PM PST

Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a Democratic and Cultural revolution celebration in IvirgarzamaBolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he may run for a fourth consecutive term in elections in 2019 despite losing a referendum in February that would have reformed the country's constitution to allow him to run again. Morales, a leftist who took office in 2006, was elected to a third term in 2014. "If the people say Evo Morales, I will stay with the people to continue guaranteeing this democratic and cultural revolution," Morales told a rally for his Movement to Socialism party.


Cricket Australia calls off player pay talks until new year

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:34 PM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — Cricket Australia has broken off pay talks with its players, saying ongoing negotiations could be a distraction to players at a busy time of the season.

Top Asian News 1:18 a.m. GMT

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:18 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins a trial Monday that will explore a scandal that led to Park's impeachment after millions took to the streets in protest. The trial of Choi Soon-sil, Park's friend of 40 years, is the biggest since the 2014 trial of the crew of a ferry that sank and killed more than 300 people, mostly teenagers. Ten others swept up in the scandal also face trial. Speculation about Choi dominated local news every day for months, but she is still a mystery. She last appeared in public on Oct.

S. Korea to begin trial of impeached president's confidante

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2016 file photo, Choi Soon-sil, center, a longtime friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea. The jailed confidante of the disgraced president begins a trial Monday, Dec. 19 that will explore a scandal that led to Park's impeachment after millions took to the streets in protest. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins a trial Monday that will explore a scandal that led to Park's impeachment after millions took to the streets in protest.


Australia's projected annual deficit worsens by $3.2 billion

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:12 PM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's projected budget deficit for the current fiscal year has increased by 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($3.2 billion) to AU$41.5 billion as the economy continues to slow following a China-driven mining boom, the government's latest forecasts showed Monday.

Ireland to appeal EU's record $14 billion tax order on Apple

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2014, file photo, the Apple logo hangs in the glass box entrance to the company's Fifth Avenue store in New York. Ireland is appealing the European Union's landmark order to collect 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in taxes from Apple. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland will appeal the European Union's landmark order to collect a record 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in taxes from Apple, the Irish Department of Finance announced Monday.


France, Russia reach compromise as Aleppo rescue uncertain

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:06 PM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises in green government buses, in Idlib province, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Activists said, militants have burned at least five buses assigned to evacuate wounded and sick people from two villages in northern Syria. The incident could scuttle a wider deal that encompasses the evacuation of thousands of trapped rebel fighters and civilians from the last opposition foothold in east Aleppo. (SANA via AP)BEIRUT (AP) — France struck a compromise Sunday with Russia on a U.N. resolution that it said would prevent "mass atrocities" in besieged areas of Aleppo, where thousands of trapped civilians and rebel fighters await evacuation in freezing temperatures.


Jaguars fire Bradley after 4th-quarter collapse at Texans

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:00 PM PST

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley, right, reacts during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Houston. The Jaguars lost and Bradley was fired after the game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)The Jacksonville Jaguars fired Gus Bradley on Sunday, ending one of the least successful coaching tenures in NFL history.


350 people leave rebel-held Aleppo despite halted evacuations

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:56 PM PST

Buses drive through the Syrian government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, on December 18, 2016, during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and civilians from rebel-held areasSome 350 people were able to leave a rebel-held pocket of east Aleppo on Sunday, a medical official said, despite the official postponement of evacuations of civilians and fighters from the devastated Syrian city. Dozens of buses had entered Aleppo earlier in the day to resume evacuations, but plans were called off at the last minute after gunmen attacked vehicles for a similar operation from two rebel-besieged villages. The development came as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a resolution to deploy observers to the city, with Syria-allied Russia giving cautious backing to the measure.


Bengals eliminated from playoffs by another meltdown

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:55 PM PST

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis works the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)CINCINNATI (AP) — No points in the second half.


NFL Capsules

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:47 PM PST

Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Ron Parker (38) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Tennessee won 19-17. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Ryan Succop kicked a 53-yard field goal into the wind as time expired Sunday to give the Tennessee Titans a 19-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on a frigid afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium.


Africa at highest risk of major economic blow from future climate threats: global index

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:40 PM PST

By Alex Whiting ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries most dependent on agriculture are also at high risk of experiencing changes in climate over the next 30 years and face the biggest costs in dealing with the effects of extreme weather, according to a global climate index published on Monday. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 17 of the 20 countries most economically reliant on agriculture in the world. Of the 17, all but two are at "high" or "extreme" risk of experiencing changes in temperature and rainfall, and extremes such as drought and floods, according to the Climate Change Exposure Index.

Manchester manager Guardiola pins hopes on Chelsea wobble

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:40 PM PST

Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola (C) congratulates Raheem Sterling (L), Gael Clichy (2ndL) and Yaya Toure on December 18, 2016Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side will be ready to pounce if Premier League leaders Chelsea falter following their impressive 2-1 comeback victory over title rivals Arsenal. Chelsea have streaked clear at the summit thanks to a storming run of 11 consecutive victories. City trail Antonio Conte's side by seven points, having climbed to second place by coming from behind to beat Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and Guardiola says the leaders are in their sights.


Amnesty warns Myanmar over treatment of Rohingya

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:39 PM PST

BANGKOK (AP) — The actions of Myanmar's military may constitute crimes against humanity, human rights group Amnesty International has warned, based on accounts of violence against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.

Ireland claims EU breaching sovereignty in Apple tax ruling

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:38 PM PST

Ireland had granted Apple undue tax benefits, ordering the US tech company to repay 13 billion euros ($13.5 billion)Ireland set out its arguments on Monday against a European Commission ruling that tech firm Apple should pay billions in back-taxes to Dublin, claiming the EU executive arm has interfered in state sovereignty. "The Commission has exceeded its powers and interfered with national tax sovereignty. "The Commission has no competence, under State aid rules, unilaterally to substitute its own view of the geographic scope and extent of the Member State's tax jurisdiction for those of the Member State itself," said Ireland's Department of Finance in a three-page submission outlining its main arguments in the case.


Congo's Kabila faces test on streets as his term expires

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:14 PM PST

Democratic Republic Congo's President Kabila attends the signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis AbabaBy Aaron Ross and Tim Cocks KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese President Joseph Kabila's final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling to power in defiance of the constitution. The election has been postponed until at least April 2018 on the grounds of logistical and financial problems, and Kabila has struck a deal with some opposition leaders that is meant to allow him to remain in place until then. The constitutional court has also ruled that Kabila, president since his father was assassinated in 2001, can stay on.


French foreign minister tours Haiti city ravaged by Matthew

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:05 PM PST

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — France's foreign minister on Sunday visited a Haitian city ravaged by Hurricane Matthew over two months ago and said the Caribbean country will be a top priority for French development aid.

UN to vote Monday on sending observers to Aleppo

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 04:01 PM PST

A vehicle from the United Nations drives through the Syrian government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, on December 18, 2016The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a French-drafted resolution to quickly deploy UN observers to Aleppo, with Russia, Syria's ally, giving cautious backing to the measure. Russia had threatened to veto a first draft presented by France calling for observers to monitor evacuations from Aleppo and report on the protection of civilians in the besieged Syrian city.


Ex-soccer star, now mayor, ends hunger strike in Mexico

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:55 PM PST

FILE - In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Mexican soccer star Cuauhtemoc Blanco casts his vote during mid-term elections in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Blanco says he has gone on a hunger strike to defend his mayorship of the city of Cuernavaca as the state congress has voted to start an impeachment process against him. (AP Photo/Tony Rivera, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former soccer star Cuauhtemoc Blanco said Sunday that he is ending a hunger strike to defend his mayorship of the city of Cuernavaca, after Mexico's Supreme Court issued a stay against efforts to impeach him.


Cuba cracks down on dissidents after Castro death

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:53 PM PST

Despite advances in relations between the US and Cuba, Washington has not lifted the full economic embargo imposed on Cuba since 1962Authorities across Cuba have cracked down on dissidents, arresting dozens, keeping others from marching in Havana, and detaining an American human rights lawyer, activists said Sunday. In the first such anti-dissident operation since Fidel Castro's death last month, President Raul Castro seemed to indicate the Americas' only one-party communist state was in no mood for dissent. A roundup in the country's east snared dozens and derailed street protests planned to demand that political prisoners be freed.


Hundreds arrested in Venezuela cash chaos, vigilantes protect shops

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:40 PM PST

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La FriaBy Andrew Cawthorne and Corina Pons CARACAS (Reuters) - Security forces have arrested more than 300 people during protests and lootings over the elimination of Venezuela's largest currency bill, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday. After two days of unrest over the measure - including one death and dozens of shops ransacked - Maduro on Saturday postponed the measure until Jan. 2. The detainees include leaders and members of the opposition Popular Will and Justice First parties, Maduro said on state TV, accusing them of following U.S. instructions to incite chaos.


Messi mesmerizes in Barcelona's 4-1 win against Espanyol

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:24 PM PST

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Espanyol at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi put on a show in Barcelona's final Spanish league game of the year, scoring once and mesmerizing with his dribbling skills to set up two other goals in a 4-1 win against Espanyol in the city derby on Sunday.


Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan attacks

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:23 PM PST

Jordanian police were among those killed in a gun attack on December 18, 2016Gunmen killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist and police officers on Sunday in southern Jordan, before security forces killed four attackers in a siege lasting several hours. The shootings took place in Karak, a tourist destination known for one of the biggest Crusader castles in the region, around 120 kilometres (70 miles) south of the capital Amman. Jordan's general security department said seven policemen, a female Canadian tourist and two Jordanian civilians were killed in a series of shootings.


350 people evacuated from rebel area of Aleppo: medic

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:22 PM PST

Buses drive through the Syrian government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, on December 18, 2016, during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and civilians from rebel-held areasSome 350 people were able to leave a rebel-held pocket of east Aleppo late Sunday, a medical official said, though evacuations have officially been postponed. "Five buses carrying the evacuees arrived from besieged parts of east Aleppo," said Ahmad al-Dbis, who heads a team of doctors and volunteers coordinating evacuations to rebel-held Khan al-Assal, from where they can travel on to other parts of Aleppo and Idlib provinces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the 350 were able to be evacuated after Russia and Turkey urged the Syrian regime to allow the convoy of buses to pass its final control point.


Mexican police find 5 bodies loaded in back of pickup truck

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:16 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in the western Mexico state of Jalisco found a pickup truck loaded with five bodies Sunday, all covered in plastic bags.

Olympiakos comes from behind to beat Panetolikos 3-1

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:09 PM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Defending champion Olympiakos needed an equalizer and two late goals to beat Panetolikos 3-1 in the Greek league on Sunday.

The Latest: 1st Aleppo evacuees in 2 days reported

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:05 PM PST

FILE - This file image released on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 by Aleppo 24, shows residents gathered near green government buses as they hold their belongings for evacuation from eastern Aleppo, Syria. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution demanding immediate and unconditional access for the United Nations and its partners to besieged parts of Aleppo and throughout Syria to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. (Aleppo 24 via AP, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):


Gunmen kill 10, including Canadian, in attacks on police

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 03:02 PM PST

Jordanian security forces stand next to their armored vehicle at the scene next to Karak Castle, during an ongoing attack, in the central town of Karak, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of the capital Amman in Jordan, Sunday, Dec.18, 2016. Officials say gunmen have carried out a series of attacks in central Jordan, including at the Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing four members of the Jordanian security forces and a woman visiting from Canada. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)KARAK, Jordan (AP) — Gunmen assaulted Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing seven officers, two local civilians and a woman visiting from Canada, officials said. Several armed men were reported barricaded inside the castle after nightfall, hemmed in by special forces soldiers.


Fu fighter claims Scottish Open snooker title

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:40 PM PST

Hong Kong snooker player Marco Fu plays a shot in 2015Hong Kong's Marco Fu came back from 4-1 down to beat Scotland's John Higgins 9-4 in the final of the Scottish Open on Sunday, his first ranking title in three years. Higgins started the match with three consecutive centuries, but he was then outplayed by Fu who won eight frames in a row to land the third world ranking title of his career and first since the 2013 Australian Open. "It feels unbelievable," said 38-year-old Fu.


Syrian Observatory: five evacuation buses allowed to pass from Aleppo

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:39 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies on Sunday allowed a convoy of five buses and two ambulances from the rebel-held district of Aleppo to reach rebel-held al-Rashideen outside the city, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor. The convoy had been held for hours after leaving the Ramousah highway junction next to the rebel-held part of the city. (Reporting by Angus McDowall; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Nice wins to move 4 points clear of Monaco & 7 ahead of PSG

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:37 PM PST

Rejuvenated striker Mario Balotelli took his league tally to eight goals in eight games as French leader Nice beat struggling Dijon 2-1 on Sunday to move four points ahead of Monaco and seven clear of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.

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