| Weakened Hurricane Matthew still deadly as it buffets U.S. Southeast Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:40 PM PDT  By Harriet McLeod and Scott Malone CHARLESTON, S.C./SAVANNAH, Ga. (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew slammed into South Carolina on Saturday, packing a diminished yet still powerful punch after killing almost 900 people in Haiti and causing major flooding and widespread power outages as it skirted Florida and Georgia. Now weakened, the most powerful Atlantic storm since 2007 left flooding and wind damage in Florida before moving slowly north to soak coastal Georgia and the Carolinas. Wind speeds had fallen by nearly half from their peak about a week ago to 75 miles per hour (120 kph), reducing the storm to a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the Saffir-Simpson scale of 1 to 5.
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| Attack on mourners in Yemen kills 82: acting health minister Posted: 08 Oct 2016 11:51 AM PDT  Ghazi Ismail also said that 534 other people were wounded in the air strike in the southern part of the city, where a wake was taking place for the father of the administration's interior minister, Jalal al-Roweishan, who had died of natural causes on Friday. The death toll was one of the largest in any single incident since the Saudi-led alliance began military operations to try to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power following his ousting by the Iran-aligned Houthis in March 2015.
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| Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:15 PM PDT  By John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia vetoed a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria's Aleppo city and called for a truce and humanitarian aid access throughout Syria. Meanwhile, a rival Russian-drafted resolution that aimed to revive a failed Sept. 9 U.S. and Russia ceasefire deal on Syria did not garner the minimum nine votes. Fighting continued in the almost six-year conflict with Syrian government forces recapturing territory from insurgents in several western areas.
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| Kuwait arrests suspected Islamist after truck attack on Americans Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:11 PM PDT Kuwaiti security forces have detained a suspected Islamist militant who rammed a truck believed to be carrying explosives into a car carrying five Americans, state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday. The agency quoted an interior ministry statement as saying the Americans were unhurt, but the assailant, identified as Egyptian national Ibrahim Suleiman, was injured and was taken to a hospital under security escort. "After an initial investigation of the suspect Suleiman, who was born in 1988, by specialized security apparatus, a hand-written note was found indicating that he had adopted the terrorist Daesh ideology and pledged allegiance to this organization," KUNA said, referring to Islamic State. |
| Images show activity at North Korea satellite launch site: report Posted: 08 Oct 2016 12:57 PM PDT  An increase in activity at a North Korean satellite launch site could indicate preparations for a new test or other activities, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Saturday. The 38 North group, run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, said satellite images taken on Oct. 1 show increased activity at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, including crates on the launch pad and vehicles near the fuel and oxidizer buildings. North Korea has been testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate this year under leader Kim Jong Un's direction, including the launch of a satellite in February that was widely seen as a test of long-range ballistic missile technology.
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| German police hunt Syrian-born man feared to be planning bomb attack Posted: 08 Oct 2016 12:13 PM PDT  German police hunting for a Syrian-born man suspected of planning a bomb attack found explosives in an apartment they raided while looking for him on Saturday, officials said. Police appealed to the public to call them with any information on Jaber Albakr, 22, who was last seen in the eastern city of Chemnitz wearing a black hooded top with a bright pattern on the front. "The search for the suspect is ongoing," Saxony state police tweeted.
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| US launches 'immediate review' of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen Posted: 08 Oct 2016 05:37 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - The United States said Saturday it had launched an "immediate review" of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, blamed for an air strike that killed more than 140 people.
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| Trump vows to stay in race after lewd remarks surface Posted: 08 Oct 2016 05:31 PM PDT  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With his campaign in crisis, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed on Saturday to stay in the race despite calls from more than two dozen prominent Republicans for him to drop out following the release of a recording of him making lewd comments about women. Both Trump's wife and his running mate criticized his words, saying they were insulting and indefensible. "The media and establishment want me out of the race so badly - I WILL NEVER DROP OUT OF THE RACE, WILL NEVER LET MY SUPPORTERS DOWN!" Trump wrote on Saturday afternoon on the social media website Twitter.
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| Trump vows not to quit race over lewd talk about women Posted: 08 Oct 2016 05:31 PM PDT  Donald Trump's lewd videotaped remarks about women threw his White House campaign and the Republican Party in crisis Saturday, just 30 days from the election and on the eve of his second debate with rival Hillary Clinton. Trump nevertheless rejected growing calls from elected members of his own party to step aside over the 2005 remarks, insisting there is "zero chance I'll quit" the presidential race. "We'll remember this day for a long time," David Gergen, who has served as adviser to four US presidents, told CNN.
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| Far from Hurricane Matthew, a Haitian crisis flares in Tijuana Posted: 08 Oct 2016 05:20 PM PDT  By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Matthew has strengthened the resolve of thousands of Haitians stuck on the U.S.-Mexico border to make it to the United States even though new rules mean they will likely be deported to their shattered homeland. A surge in the number of Haitians seeking asylum this year prompted the U.S. government to end special protections dating back to Haiti's last major disaster, a 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.
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| Haiti mourns as families bury loved ones killed by hurricane Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:54 PM PDT  JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — As a pale blue coffin came into view, grieving women flung themselves to the floor near a morgue overlooking the ravaged city of Jeremie, where a humanitarian crisis has emerged in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
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| Rooney boo brigade baffles Southgate Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:41 PM PDT  England's interim manager Gareth Southgate expressed bewilderment after captain Wayne Rooney was booed by his own supporters during his side's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Malta. Rooney, his country's record goal-scorer and most-capped outfield player, played in a midfield holding role at Wembley on Saturday and produced a low-key display as England ground out a laboured win. "I don't understand it," said Southgate, who has replaced Sam Allardyce on an interim basis.
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| Hurricane Matthew leaves over 1.8 million in U.S. Southeast powerless Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:27 PM PDT Over 1.8 million homes and businesses were without power Saturday evening as Hurricane Matthew crashed along the Atlantic coasts of North and South Carolina after earlier battering Florida and Georgia, electric companies said. Matthew, the first major hurricane to hit the United States in more than 10 years, lashed Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas with heavy rain and wind, after killing almost 900 people in Haiti as it swept north through the Caribbean. The hardest hit utility so far was NextEra Energy Inc's FPL power company in Florida, which reported a total of 983,000 customers affected by the storm. |
| Ruling party in ex-Soviet Georgia leads in parliament vote Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:26 PM PDT  By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - The ruling Georgian Dream party in ex-Soviet Georgia leads in a parliamentary election on Saturday, the Central election commission (CEC) head said, citing preliminary results. Preliminary results were announced hours after two exit polls put the ruling party in first place following a tense vote widely seen as a test of political stability. Tamar Zhvania told reporters that Georgian Dream got 52.67 percent of the votes, while the opposition United National Movement (UNM) got 24.85 percent.
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| More than 140 killed in air strikes on Yemen funeral: UN Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:18 PM PDT  More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 injured Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen, a United Nations official said, with Huthi rebels blaming the attack on the Saudi-led coalition. The UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, said aid workers were "shocked and outraged" by the attacks that hit a community hall in the capital Sanaa where mourners had gathered. "This violence against civilians in Yemen must stop immediately," said McGoldrick.
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| UN says health officials in Yemen's capital indicate over 140 people were killed in airstrike on funeral hall Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:08 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN says health officials in Yemen's capital indicate over 140 people were killed in airstrike on funeral hall. |
| Scottish nationalists say UK has 'no mandate' for hard Brexit Posted: 08 Oct 2016 04:04 PM PDT  British Prime Minister Theresa May has no democratic mandate to pursue a 'hard Brexit' that would cut political and trade ties with the European Union, the Scottish National Party said ahead of its annual conference later this week. Most Scots voted for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU, unlike their compatriots in England and Wales, and the SNP has said June's result may re-open the case for another referendum on Scottish independence after 2014's vote to stay in the UK. Business groups spoke out against a 'hard Brexit' on Saturday, and on Sunday SNP chairman Derek Mackay described the Conservative vision as the "narrow-minded xenophobia" of "the most reactionary right-wing Tory government in modern times".
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| Philippines finance minister eyes Chinese investment, dismisses U.S. flap Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:58 PM PDT  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will seek billions of dollars in infrastructure investments from China in the coming months as the country seeks to alter its relationship with Beijing, Philippines Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez said on Saturday. In an interview with Reuters, Dominguez dismissed concerns over the Philippines' investment climate raised by Duterte's blunt anti-U.S. statements and a war on drug cartels that has killed thousands.
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| Boyd, Agudelo added to US roster for New Zealand as 9 depart Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:55 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Five of the starters from the United States' 2-0 win at Cuba have been released to return to their clubs and will miss Tuesday's exhibition against New Zealand in Washington, D.C.
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| German manhunt after explosives found in flat Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:45 PM PDT  German police were carrying out a huge manhunt late Saturday for a 22-year-old Syrian suspected of planning a bomb attack, after finding "highly explosive" materials in his apartment. Security has been boosted at Berlin's two airports and at train stations in the capital. The suspect, Jaber Albakr, could have had "an Islamist motive", police sources told AFP.
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| Rival Syria resolutions by West and Russia defeated at UN Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:36 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival resolutions on Syria backed by the West and Russia were defeated in the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, offering no relief to the besieged city of Aleppo and leaving the key powers even more divided over a course of action in the war-ravaged country.
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| Ivorian goal blitz, drama as South Africa draw Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:15 PM PDT  A three-goal blitz enabled Ivory Coast to whip Mali 3-1 Saturday in World Cup qualifying while Burkina Faso snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw with South Africa after wasting two penalties. Democratic Republic of Congo thrashed Libya 4-0, Senegal overcame Cape Verde 2-0 and Gabon and Morocco drew 0-0 in other matchday 1 African clashes. Sambou Yatabare stunned reigning African champions Ivory Coast by racing on to a long pass and chipping the ball over slow-reacting goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo for an early lead in Bouake.
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| Hurricane Matthew weakens, makes S. Carolina landfall Posted: 08 Oct 2016 03:09 PM PDT  A weakened Hurricane Matthew made landfall Saturday in South Carolina, nearing the end of a four-day rampage that left a trail of death and destruction across the Caribbean and up the southeastern US coast. In Haiti, where Matthew was a monster Category 4 when it slammed into the poorest country in the western hemisphere Tuesday, the official death toll rose to at least 336. The interim president of Haiti, Jocelerme Privert, announced three days of national mourning, beginning Sunday.
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| Southgate steadies England after latest turbulent chapter Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:59 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Just like a month ago, a new England managerial era opened with a win on Saturday. In World Cup qualifying, it's two wins out of two — with two different managers.
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| Divided UN council fails to act to 'save Aleppo' Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:56 PM PDT  Russia on Saturday vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding an end to the bombing of Aleppo, but its own rival measure on a truce in Syria's war-battered city was rejected. The failure of the two resolutions deepened divisions at the Security Council between Damascus ally Moscow and the Western powers backing opposition rebels in the war. It was the fifth time that Russia used its veto to block UN action to end the five-year war in Syria, which has claimed 300,000 lives.
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| Czech populist movement advances in regional elections Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:54 PM PDT  Prague (AFP) - The Czech Republic's populist ANO movement has dominated regional elections, according to official results released Saturday, prompting speculation its leader -- influential Finance Minister Andrej Babis -- is eyeing the role of prime minister.
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| Germany flying, England misfiring in World Cup qualifying Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:51 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — While Germany eased to its second win in World Cup qualifying on Saturday, England showed it has much to do to placate fans frustrated that their expectations are not being met.
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| Germany beats Czech Republic 3-0 in World Cup qualifying Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:46 PM PDT  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Thomas Mueller scored twice for the second game running as Germany eased past the Czech Republic 3-0 to maintain its winning start to World Cup qualifying on Saturday.
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| Wallabies punish Pumas errors to win 33-21 at Twickenham Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:43 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Australia pounced on Argentina errors to ground out an underwhelming 33-21 win at Twickenham and finish second in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
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| Southgate's winning start with England as Scotland draws Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:29 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Whatever setbacks and humiliations England's players have endured in recent years, they only have to look to neighbor Scotland to see how much worse it could be.
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| Lewandowski scores hat trick for Poland to beat Denmark 3-2 Posted: 08 Oct 2016 02:02 PM PDT  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Robert Lewandowski does for Poland what he does for Bayern Munich: Keeps scoring.
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| UNICEF calls for end to 'dire' situation in Aleppo Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:33 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — UNICEF's representative in Syria called Saturday for an end to the violence that has beset northern Aleppo, causing "dire" humanitarian and psychological impacts on both sides of the divided city.
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| Medics head to southwest Haiti as Cholera kills 13 in Matthew's wake Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:23 PM PDT  PORT-AU-PRINCE/LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, as health workers sought to reach the epicenter of one outbreak. Six people died of Cholera in a hospital in the southern town of Randel, which is inland near a river, and another seven died in the western coastal town of Anse-d´Ainault, the officials said, likely as flood waters mixed with sewage. "Randel is isolated, you must cross water, you must go high in the mountains, cars cannot go, motorcycles cannot go," said Eli Pierre Celestin, a member of team that fights Cholera for the health ministry.
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| Sydney FC trounces Wanderers 4-0 in A-League derby Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:20 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney FC posted a record score in front of a record crowd as it routed Western Sydney Wanderers 4-0 in the opening round of the A-League on Saturday. |
| UN council rejects Russian-drafted resolution on Syria Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:17 PM PDT  United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council on Saturday rejected a Russian-drafted resolution urging a ceasefire in Aleppo after Moscow vetoed a rival measure calling for an end to the bombing of the Syrian city.
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| Exit polls: Georgian ruling party leads parliamentary vote Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:16 PM PDT  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Two exit polls in Georgia's parliamentary election on Saturday showed the ruling party in the lead, but the polls differed sizably on the margin of victory.
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| Thousands rally after Hungary's leading leftist newspaper unexpectedly shuts Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:13 PM PDT By Krisztina Than and Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Around 2,000 Hungarians protested in Budapest on Saturday against the closure of the country's leading leftist newspaper Nepszabadsag, saying press freedom was under threat. Owner Mediaworks said on Saturday it had suspended the newspaper and its employees after the publication piled up significant losses despite cost cuts. "Today one of the last opposition newspapers was simply silenced," the civil rights groups said on Facebook. |
| World finance officials pledge more resources to aid growth Posted: 08 Oct 2016 01:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders pledged Saturday to use more resources to try to bolster economic gains as they confront stubbornly slow growth and a rising backlash against globalization.
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