2016年12月31日星期六

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Gun attack kills at least 35 at Istanbul nightclub

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:55 PM PST

An injured woman is carried to an ambulance from a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in IstanbulBy Humeyra Pamuk and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with New Year's revelers early on Sunday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack. The assailant shot a police officer and a civilian as he entered the Reina nightclub before opening fire at random inside.


Two suicide attackers kill at least two in Syria's Tartous: state TV, monitors

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:42 PM PST

Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives, killing at least two security officers in the Syrian coastal city of Tartous, Syrian state television reported after midnight on Sunday. British-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there had been explosions from suicide bombers in Tartous and that at least two people were killed. Tartous has not been targeted for several months, and has largely escaped the violence that has engulfed other areas of the country.

U.N. Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:41 PM PST

Rebel fighters walk near damaged buildings in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countrysideBy John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if violations persisted. The deal, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which back opposing sides, reduced violence, but firefights, air strikes and shelling went on in some areas. A twin suicide bombing killed at least two people in the Syrian coastal city of Tartous in an area under government control and in President Bashar al-Assad's coastal heartland shortly after midnight on Sunday, state media and monitors reported.


Baghdad blasts kill 29 as Mosul fighting intensifies

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 07:32 AM PST

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a bomb attack at a market in central BaghdadBy Kareem Raheem and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Three bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Saturday as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul, where Iraqi government forces are trying to rout Islamic State militants from their last major stronghold in the country. A pro-Islamic State news agency said the target was Shi'ite Muslims, whom the militants regard as apostates. Islamic State has continued to launch attacks in the heavily fortified capital, even after losing most of the northern and western territory it seized in 2014.


Senator McCain says U.S. stands with Ukraine against Russia

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 05:32 PM PST

Ukrainian President Poroshenko shakes hands with U.S. Senator McCain during a meeting with Ukrainian servicemen in Shirokino settlement near MariupolRepublican U.S. Senator John McCain promised on Saturday continued support for Kiev in the face of aggression from Moscow, as he spent New Year's Eve on the front line in Ukraine's eastern conflict zone. McCain was one of a bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators who sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump in December, urging him to take a tough line against Russia over what they termed its "military land grab" in Ukraine. "I send the message from the American people - we are with you, your fight is our fight and we will win together," McCain was quoted as saying by Ukrainian President Poroshenko's press service.


German police screen hundreds of North Africans at Cologne station

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:00 PM PST

German police said they screened hundreds of North Africans on New Year's Eve at the main railway station in the western city of Cologne, where hundreds of women were sexually assaulted and robbed during celebrations a year ago. Last year's attacks in Cologne, where police said the suspects were mainly of North African and Arab appearance, fueled criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to allow over a million asylum seekers into Germany in 2015 and 2016.

US states, leery of Russia malware, re-examine cybersecurity

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 05:23 PM PST

Malware code linked to Russian hackers and found on a Vermont electric utility's computer.BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Several states around the country on Saturday asked cybersecurity experts to re-examine state and utility networks after a Vermont utility's laptop was found to contain malware U.S. officials say is linked to Russian hackers.


US beat Canada 3-1 in world junior hockey

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 05:12 PM PST

United States forward Kieffer Bellows (23) checks Canada forward Mathieu Joseph (11) during the first period of a World Junior championships hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)TORONTO (AP) — Colin White and Jordan Greenway scored early power-play goals and Joseph Woll made 25 saves to help the United States beat Canada 3-1 on Saturday for the top spot in Group B in the world junior hockey championship.


Istanbul nightclub 'Santa attack' kills 35

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:54 PM PST

Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack January 1, 2017 in IstanbulAt least 35 people were killed and 40 wounded in a "terror" attack in Istanbul Sunday when gunmen reportedly dressed as Santa stormed an elite nightclub where partygoers were celebrating the New Year, the latest carnage to rock Turkey after a bloody 2016. Two gunmen entered the venue dressed as Santa and spraying bullets at random inside the Reina nightclub, one of the city's most exclusive party spots, Dogan news agency said. One was a police officer.


Colombia's ELN rebels free captive businessman

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:45 PM PST

Colombian businessman Octavio Figueroa, seen in an undated family handout photo, was kidnapped by the ELN in March 2016Colombia's National Liberation Army, which has been fighting the government for more than five decades, on Saturday freed a businessman it had held since March. The ELN released Octavio Figueroa in a rural part of eastern Colombia. "My father was released by the ELN around midday in La Guajira, a village near Maicao, close to Venezuela," Armando Figueroa, son of the businessman abducted March 16, told AFP.


Top Asian News 12:40 a.m. GMT

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:40 PM PST

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts, deadly attacks at gatherings and deaths of legendary celebrities. Here's a look at how people are ushering in the new year: ___ AUSTRALIA Sydney sent up a dazzling tribute to 2016's fallen icons with a New Year's Eve fireworks display honoring the late singer David Bowie and late actor Gene Wilder, becoming the first major city to bid a bittersweet adieu to a turbulent year. The glittering display over Sydney's harbor and bridge featured Saturn- and star-shaped fireworks set to "Space Oddity," the classic song by Bowie, among the seemingly endless parade of beloved entertainers who died in 2016.

Bowl Capsules

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:38 PM PST

Alabama linebacker Tim Williams (56) sacks Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) during the second half of the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff game, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is heading back to the national championship game.


Deal reached to end DRCongo political crisis

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:22 PM PST

Talks between the DR Congo government and opposition aimed to resolve the future of President Joseph Kabila (pictured), who is holding onto power although his second and final five-year term ended on December 20The government and opposition parties in the DR Congo on Saturday clinched a hard-won deal over President Joseph Kabila's fate, ending a political crisis that sparked months of deadly unrest. Under the terms of the deal, Kabila will stay until the "end of 2017" but a transition council will be established, headed by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. The talks were launched by the Roman Catholic Church to ward off violence as Kabila's second and final mandate ended on December 20 with no sign of him stepping down and no election in sight.


Istanbul governor: at least 35 people killed in nightclub attack

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:20 PM PST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul governor: at least 35 people killed in nightclub attack.

Pope urges the faithful to help youth find purpose

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:55 PM PST

Pope Francis holds a monstrance as he celebrates a new year's eve vespers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis strolled through St. Peter's Square Saturday evening during the last frigid hours of 2016, exchanging New Year's Eve greetings with the faithful.


Congo president to leave after 2017 vote under new deal

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:36 PM PST

FILE- In this Thursday, June 30, 2016 file photo, Congolese President Joseph Kabila, center, waves as he and others celebrate independence for the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kindu, Congo. On Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, political parties signed a deal that calls for Kabila to leave power after an election that now will be held by the end of next year instead of mid-2018 as his party originally proposed. (AP Photo/John Bompengo, File)KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Political parties in Congo signed a deal late Saturday that calls for President Joseph Kabila to leave power after an election that now will be held by the end of next year instead of mid-2018 as his party originally proposed.


Long gas lines, price hike mar holiday season in Mexico

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:30 PM PST

A taxi driver fills containers in his trunk with gasoline after waiting for hours at a fuel station in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, late Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Most of the city's fill-up stations were closed on Friday night because they were out of gas, and drivers waited up to three hours at this pump. On Jan. 1, Mexicans will start paying market prices for gasoline as part of a price deregulation, triggering gasoline shortages in many parts of the country. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The holiday season has been a little less merry for car owners in Mexico as gasoline shortages in many parts of the country have forced grumbling customers to contend with hours-long lines.


Government, opposition sign DR Congo crisis deal

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:20 PM PST

Congolese President Joseph Kabila (C), seen in November 2016, will stay on until the "end of 2017," under the terms of a new political deal between the government and opposition partiesThe government and opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a deal Saturday to end a political crisis over President Joseph Kabila's fate that has caused months of deadly unrest. Under the terms of the deal, Kabila will stay until the "end of 2017" but a transition council will be established, headed by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. The talks were launched by the Roman Catholic church to ward off violence as Kabila's second and final mandate ended on December 20 with no sign of him stepping down and no election in sight.


Russia gets UN backing for Syria truce, Kazakhstan talks

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:06 PM PST

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitor of the war, said Saturday that most of Syria remained calm, despite limited clashesA ceasefire held across most of Syria on Saturday as Russia and Turkey secured unanimous passage of a UN resolution backing their efforts to "jumpstart" talks aimed at ending the nearly six-year conflict. The Security Council resolution aims to pave the way for talks next month in Kazakhstan's capital Astana, under the aegis of Russia and Iran -- both Syrian government supporters -- and of rebel backer Turkey.


Congo rulng party, opposition sign deal for Kabila to step down

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:02 PM PST

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila arrives for a southern and central African leaders meeting to discuss political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Luanda, AngolaBy Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's opposition leaders signed a deal with the party of President Joseph Kabila on Saturday that will require him to step down after elections that must take place before the end of 2017. Mediators from the Congo's Catholic church had been heaping pressure on both sides for weeks to sign an agreement aimed at averting a slide into anarchy and possibly another civil war over Kabila's decision not to step down despite his mandate expiring more than a week ago. If they stick to it, the agreement will deliver Democratic Republic of Congo's first peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960.


Chelsea defeats Stoke to claim 13th successive EPL win

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 02:28 PM PST

Stoke City's Ibrahim Afellay, left, and Chelsea's Willian battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)LONDON (AP) — Willian scored twice as leader Chelsea overcame Stoke 4-2 to equal an English Premier League record for 13 straight wins in a single season.


New UN chief wants consensus but faces antagonistic Trump

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 02:25 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, clasps hands with U.N. Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres after Guterres was sworn in at U.N. headquarters. Guterres takes the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Antonio Guterres takes the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time.


No big New Year's celebrations for Iraq's displaced

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:54 PM PST

Displaced Iraqis, who fled fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, waiting at the gathering point to be taken for a camp for internally displaced people, in Bartella, around 19 miles (kilometers), from Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Dec 31, 2016. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — There were no big New Year's celebrations for the Iraqi men, women and children who narrowly escaped the fighting in Mosul, only to wait for hours under armed guard while the fighting-age males among them were cleared of links to the Islamic State.


UN backs Russian-Turkish Syria efforts as cease-fire wavers

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:28 PM PST

New Zealand's U.N. Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, left, and Russia's ambassador to the U.N., Vitaly Churkin, raise their hands as they join other members of the Security Council at the United Nations headquarters on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, voting to pass a resolution supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart peace negotiations. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as a fragile country-wide cease-fire wavered.


AP Photos: People around the world ring in 2017

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:26 PM PST

A young woman writes '2017' using a sparkler during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Nyiregyhaza, 245 kms east of Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (Attila Balazs/MTI via AP)Revelers around the world have been welcoming 2017 with crackling fireworks displays and loud cheering, saying goodbye to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and the deaths of several beloved performers.


'It is Usain Bolt' _ Olympic champ calls into Man United TV

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:12 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016 file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, and Canada's Andre De Grasse, compete in a men's 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United's in-house television channel received a shock when Usain Bolt called up to discuss Saturday's 2-1 win over Middlesbrough in the English Premier League.


Italy president says electoral law needed before new vote

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:07 PM PST

Italian President Sergio Mattarella leaves at the end of his consultations at the Quirinale Palace in RomeItalian President Sergio Mattarella said on Saturday that the country must adopt a new electoral law before a national vote can be called. Italy's president is largely a ceremonial figure, but he does have the power to pick prime ministers and dissolve parliament. When Matteo Renzi resigned as prime minister in early December after losing a referendum over his flagship constitutional reform, many party leaders called for a snap election.


Ban Ki-moon buoyed by climate accord but laments conflicts

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:58 PM PST

In this Nov. 9, 2007 photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks out over the waters off King George Island, Antarctica. Passionate about the environment, Ban worked to raise climate change close to the top of the global agenda. (Eskinder Debebe/The United Nations via AP)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but buoyed by a global agreement to combat climate change and new U.N. goals to fight poverty and inequality.


U.N. Security Council council welcomes Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:55 PM PST

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war brokered by Russia and Turkey. Russia and Turkey announced the ceasefire this week, the third truce this year seeking to end the nearly six years of war in Syria.

The Latest: Russia envoy urges settlement of Syria conflict

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:48 PM PST

The latest on the conflict in Syria, and the Russia and Turkey brokered cease-fire agreement between Syria's government and opposition rebels. All times local.

Hamas armed wing releases mock video of Israel soldier

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:32 PM PST

Members of Hamas' armed wing stage a performance in which they stand guard outside a mural depicting a prison cell imitating where Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, who the army belives was killed in 2014, would have been held September 2, 2015Hamas's military wing on Saturday released videos of a mock birthday party for Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, who the army believes was killed in the 2014 Gaza war. The Al-Qassam Brigades said in a New Year's Eve statement that it had posted online "two video clips to mark the 23rd birthday of the Zionist soldier and prisoner Oron Shaul". The statement went on to say the Al-Qassam Brigades had previously announced that it had killed 14 Israeli soldiers and abducted Shaul in eastern Gaza on July 20, 2014.


Hollande to visit French troops in Iraq Monday

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:26 PM PST

French President Francois Hollande said in the last New Year message of his presidency that the fight against the "scourge" of terrorism is not overPresident Francois Hollande said he would on Monday visit French troops fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, as he warned that the terrorist threat within France was still live. France has around 500 troops fighting alongside coalition forces in Iraq, backed by Rafale fighter jets. In the last New Year message of his presidency, Hollande paid tribute to those killed in terror attacks in France this year, including the 86 mown down in the Bastille Day attack in Nice and smaller-scale attacks on a priest and two police officers.


Venezuela frees ex-presidential candidate, five other dissidents

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:15 PM PST

Former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales was detained on October 19 after returning to Venezuela following six years of exileVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday released six dissidents, among them former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, opposition leaders said. "I have been freed, along with other political prisoners," Rosales, 64, wrote on Twitter following his release after more than two months of house arrest. Opposition groups said that those freed in addition to Rosales were Skarlyn Duarte, Yeimi Varela, Nixon Leal, Angel Contreras and Gerardo Carrero.


Man arrested after shouting 'bomb' at Berlin New Year party

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:14 PM PST

BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have arrested a man who shouted "bomb, bomb, bomb" at Berlin's massive open-air New Year's party.

U.N. Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:12 PM PST

Rebel fighters walk near damaged buildings in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countrysideBy John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if violations persisted. The deal, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which back opposing sides, reduced violence, but firefights, air strikes and shelling went on in some areas. Factions belonging to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) - a loose alliance of militias excluding more radical Islamist groups - said government forces and Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah fighters had been trying to push rebels back in the Wadi Barada valley, northwest of Damascus.


Willian extends Chelsea run, Liverpool down Manchester City

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 12:06 PM PST

Chelsea's midfielder Willian controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Stoke City at Stamford Bridge in London on December 31, 2016Willian scored twice as Chelsea claimed a record-equalling 13th consecutive Premier League victory by beating Stoke 4-2, while Liverpool kept in touch with the leaders after a 1-0 win over Manchester City. Stoke twice hit back to level after falling behind at Stamford Bridge, but Willian's second goal and a late Diego Costa strike saw Chelsea match Arsenal's run of 13 wins within the same season from 2001-02. Antonio Conte's side remain six points clear of second-placed Liverpool heading into 2017.


Russian hackers penetrate Vermont utility system: report

Posted: 31 Dec 2016 11:53 AM PST

A code connected to Russian hackers detected in a Vermont utility system did not disrupt its operations, according to the Washington PostWashington (AFP) - A code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered in a utility system in Vermont, The Washington Post reported.


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