2016年11月2日星期三

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Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:15 AM PDT

Military vehicles of Iraqi army take part in an operation against Islamic State militants in QaraqoshBy Maher Chmaytelli and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces moved closer on Wednesday to a town south of Mosul where aid groups and regional officials say Islamic State has executed dozens of prisoners. A military statement said security forces advanced to the edge of Hammam al-Alil, a thermal water resort, after an elite unit breached the eastern limits of Mosul, the ultra-hardline group's last major city stronghold in Iraq. The battle that started on Oct. 17 with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition is shaping up as the largest in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.


Russia tells rebels to leave Syria's Aleppo by Friday evening

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 02:11 PM PDT

Smoke rises near a damaged road in Dahiyet al-Assad, west Aleppo cityRussia and the Syrian army on Wednesday told anti-government rebels in Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling an extended moratorium on air strikes in the city. The Russian Defence Ministry, which is helping forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad to retake full control of Aleppo, said rebels would be allowed to exit the city unharmed and with their weapons between 0900 and 1900 local time on Nov. 4 via two special corridors.


Philippines' Duterte rails at U.S. 'monkeys' for halting gun sale

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 02:07 PM PDT

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at Philippines Economic Forum in Tokyo, JapanPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte chided the United States on Wednesday for halting the planned sale of 26,000 rifles to his country, calling those behind the decision "fools" and "monkeys" and indicating he might turn to Russia and China instead. Duterte's tirades against the former colonial power are routine during his speeches and he said on Wednesday he once believed in Washington, but had since lost respect for the Philippines' biggest ally. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said he regarded Duterte's latest salvo as "inexplicably at odds with the close relationship that we continue to have with not just the Filipino people, but the Filipino government." The State Department halted the sale of the assault rifles to the Philippine police after staff from U.S. Senator Ben Cardin's office said he would oppose it, Senate aides told Reuters on Monday.


Carter says talking to Turkey about role in seizure of Raqqa

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 02:43 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Carter speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in WashingtonU.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Wednesday the plan to envelope Raqqa, Islamic State's main stronghold in Syria, would take place soon with the forces available and that talks continued with Turkey on the role it could play "further down the road." "We intend to go there soon with the force that is capable of doing that and enveloping the city of Raqqa ... the final seizure of Raqqa, we continue to talk to Turkey about that and a possible role for Turkey in that further down the road," Carter said at a press conference.


MH370 report says plane in 'increasing rate of descent' when it vanished

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:06 PM PDT

Family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 comfort a crying woman as they gather to pray at Yonghegong Lama Temple in BeijingBy Jonathan Barrett and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention, the agency said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew onboard in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report released on Wednesday said analysis of wing flap debris showed the aircraft was not configured for a landing.


Report attacks 'gross errors' on Afghan Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:34 PM PDT

Eight Afghans detained in Guantanamo Bay have been imprisoned for years on the basis of tenuous evidence, "fantastical allegations" and hearsay, a report issued on Thursday said. The report by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), an independent, non-profit research group, examined the cases of eight of the longest-serving Afghan detainees, all either still in Guantanamo Bay or recently moved to the United Arab Emirates. "Viewing the U.S. detention regime through the lens of the Afghan experience in Guantánamo raises broader questions about the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence and justice," it said.

Cardinal sorry for post-WWII church adoptions in UK

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:38 PM PDT

Cardinal Vincent Nichols (L) apologised in an ITV documentary for the Catholic Church's practise post WWII of pressurising young mothers into giving their children up for adoptionThe head of the Roman Catholic Church in England has apologised to young unmarried mothers who were pressured into giving up their children for adoption following World War II. In comments released Thursday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, said sorry for the "hurt" caused by adoption agencies acting in the church's name. Nichols apologises in the documentary, in which women speak of their experiences having their babies adopted via the Catholic Church, the Church of England and the Salvation Army charity.


Murray must play better if he wants Djokovic's No. 1 ranking

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:35 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray reacts after loosing a point to Spain's Fernando Verdasco during the 2nd round of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy Arena in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — If Andy Murray is to take Novak Djokovic's No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters this week, he must play significantly better than he did in a scrappy win against Fernando Verdasco in the second round on Wednesday.


Amnesty alleges Italian police 'torture' of migrants

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:18 PM PDT

Last year Europe saw an influx of more than one million migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and poverty in its worst such crisis since World War IIItalian police have used beatings and electric shocks, potentially constituting "torture", to coerce migrants into being fingerprinted as Italy cracks under pressure from the EU, Amnesty International said Thursday. "The European Union's pressure on Italy to 'get tough' on refugees and migrants has led to unlawful expulsions and ill-treatment which in some cases may amount to torture," the human rights NGO said in a report. The EU-sponsored "hotspot approach" for processing people -- which requires Italy to fingerprint incomers so they can be prevented from claiming asylum elsewhere -- has even seen minors abused, according to testimony from over 170 migrants.


Court to rule on whether London needs parliament to trigger EU exit

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:10 PM PDT

Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty is pictured with an EU flag following Britain's referendum results to leave the European Union in this photo illustrationBy Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will learn on Thursday whether she must seek parliamentary approval before triggering the formal process of leaving the European Union, a step some investors hope will lessen the chances of an economically disruptive "hard Brexit". London's High Court will hand down its judgment on whether May and her ministers have the authority to invoke Article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty, the mechanism by which a country can leave the bloc, without the explicit backing of parliament.


IS leader says confident in victory, in first message after Mosul battle

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:09 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, the last major city under control of his group in Iraq. "This (..) total war and the great jihad that the state of Islamic is fighting today only increases our firm belief, God willing, and our conviction that all this is a prelude to victory," he said in an audio recording released online on Thursday by supporters. ...

Nobel laureate Bob Dylan's artwork in major London show

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:06 PM PDT

A woman looks towards a painting by Bob Dylan called "Endless Highway" on display at the exhibition called Bob Dylan The Beaten Path, at the Halcyon Gallery in London, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. The exhibition opens on Nov. 5 and runs until Dec. 11. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON (AP) — The timing couldn't be better for Saturday's opening of "The Beaten Path," a major exhibit of Bob Dylan's artworks at the Halcyon Gallery on London's pricey New Bond Street.


Higuain scores, misses easy chance as Juve held 1-1 by Lyon

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:01 PM PDT

Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain, left, and Lyon's Corentin Tolisso go for the ball during a Champions League, Group H soccer match between Juventus and Lyon at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)TURIN, Italy (AP) — Gonzalo Higuain showed his best and worst sides as Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw against Lyon on Wednesday, with the Italian hosts missing the chance to ensure qualification for the Champions League knockout stage with two matches to spare.


Madrid held 3-3 by Legia, Dortmund advances in Champs League

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:55 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is sandwiched between Legia's Jakub Rzezniczak, right, and Legia's Adam Hlousek during the Champions League Group F soccer match between Legia Warsaw and Real Madrid, at Stadion Wojska Polskiego, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The match is played at the empty stadium because of earlier fan trouble during a Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)One more team booked a ticket in the knockout stage of the Champions League on Wednesday and it wasn't the star-studded defending champion, Real Madrid.


Argentina coach is worried about reaching 2018 World Cup

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:55 PM PDT

Edgardo Bauza, coach of Argentina's soccer national team, attends an interview with The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Argentina is playing two crucial November Wold Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Colombia.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi may be on his way back from injury, but Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza is still worried about his team's qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.


Venezuela opposition bets on risky truce with Maduro

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:49 PM PDT

Jesus Torrealba, secretary general of the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable, speaks during a press conference in Caracas on November 2, 2016Venezuela's opposition began a tense truce Wednesday with President Nicolas Maduro, but supporters accused it of betraying them amid warnings the strategy might backfire. With Pope Francis's blessing, Maduro and top opposition leaders have agreed to sit down to Vatican-mediated talks starting November 11, seeking an exit from a nasty political crisis and economic melt-down. MUD secretary general Jesus Torrealba urged patience from Maduro opponents demanding an unrelenting assault on the man they accuse of driving Venezuela to the brink of collapse.


Ireland's O'Briens make Breeders' Cup a family affair

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:46 PM PDT

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Breeders' Cup is a family affair for the O'Briens from Ireland.

Canadian police monitored phones of at least 7 journalists: media

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:35 PM PDT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen in September 2016, said his government "defends the freedom of the press"The number of Canadian journalists known to have had their phone records monitored by the police grew to seven on Wednesday following the latest confirmation that authorities tracked reporters' calls. La Presse journalist Patrick Lagace said on Monday that he had learned the police in Quebec province were collecting data from his telephone calls during the first months of this year, adding his name to five other known journalists and a seventh whose identity remains unknown. The public broadcaster also said the police had confirmed the monitoring of three of its own journalists' phones, including that of star morning-show host Alain Gravel.


Madrid humbled by 3-3 draw at Legia after leading 2-0

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:29 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is sandwiched between Legia's Jakub Rzezniczak, right, and Legia's Adam Hlousek during the Champions League Group F soccer match between Legia Warsaw and Real Madrid, at Stadion Wojska Polskiego, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The match is played at the empty stadium because of earlier fan trouble during a Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Leading by two goals against a winless Polish struggler, Real Madrid's players could be forgiven for letting their guard down.


Proposed UN resolution demands Yemen cease-fire and talks

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:27 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution would demand that all parties in Yemen immediately honor an April cease-fire and resume peace negotiations.

Authorities seize $45M worth of cocaine in Puerto Rico

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:24 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. authorities say they confiscated nearly 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of cocaine in Puerto Rico discovered when officers served an arrest warrant.

Myanmar police to arm, train non-Muslims in conflict-torn region

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:14 PM PDT

Policemen stand in front of the border guard headquarters at Kyee Kan Pyin village outside MaungdawBy Wa Lone and Simon Lewis SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar police will begin arming and training non-Muslim residents in the troubled north of Rakhine State, where officials say militants from the Rohingya Muslim group pose a growing security threat, police and civilian officials said. Human rights monitors and a leader of the mostly stateless Rohingya told Reuters the move risked sharpening intercommunal tensions in a region that has just seen its bloodiest month since 2012, when hundreds of people were killed in clashes between Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. Soldiers have poured into the Maungdaw area along Myanmar's frontier with Bangladesh, responding to coordinated attacks on three border posts on Oct. 9 in which nine police officers were killed.


Indonesia police brace for hardline Islamic protest

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:09 PM PDT

Members of hardline Muslim groups protest against Jakarta's incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian running in the upcoming election, outside his office in JakartaBy Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of hardline Muslims are expected to take to the streets on Friday to protest against the governor of Jakarta, a Christian and the first ethnic Chinese in the job, over claims he insulted the Koran. Jakarta police said dozens of social media accounts were discovered "publishing provocative statements and images" and urging people to take violent action in the name of Islam against governor Basuki Tjahja Purnama, better known by his nickname "Ahok", including calls to kill him. "We have seen racially and ethnically divisive statements being spread online and there are indications many of them are anti-Chinese," said Jakarta police spokesman Awi Setiyono.


Sevilla crushes 10-man Dinamo 4-0 in Champions League

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PDT

Sevilla's Wissam Ben Yedder, left celebrates with Adil Rami after scoring his side's 4th goal during a Group H Champions League soccer match between Sevilla and Dinamo Zagreb at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Sevilla moved closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League after easing to a 4-0 win over a Dinamo Zagreb side that played the entire second half with 10 men on Wednesday.


South Korean ex-presidential aide arrested in political scandal: Yonhap

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:00 PM PDT

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors detained a former presidential aide late on Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency reported early on Thursday, the second person to be held in an influence peddling scandal that has rocked the country's presidency. Prosecutors have said they are looking into allegations that the former senior advisor, Ahn Jong-beom, and a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye forced South Korean conglomerates to donate funds to non-profit foundations using their connections with the president. Ahn, who was a senior presidential advisor in policy coordination until he stepped down late last month amid the growing political crisis, told reporters outside prosecution offices on Wednesday afternoon that he would take responsibility for his actions but declined to elaborate.

Leverkusen's 1st Champs League win; Spurs winless at Wembley

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PDT

Leverkusen's Kevin Kampl, left, scores past by Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris the opening goal during the Group E Champions League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayer Leverkusen at the Wembley stadium in London, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen claimed its first victory in Champions League Group E on Wednesday, edging an insipid Tottenham side 1-0 to condemn the London club to a second successive loss at its temporary Wembley Stadium home.


England, Scotland will wear poppies despite FIFA ban

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PDT

The English and Scottish football associations had been negotiating with the world governing body, which bans political, commercial and religious symbols on team outfits during matchesEngland and Scotland's players will wear black armbands bearing the red poppy when they meet in a World Cup qualifier on Armstice Day, despite the threat of sanctions from FIFA. Earlier Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May branded as "outrageous" FIFA's opposition to the gesture.


Leicester misses chance to advance early in Champions League

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:44 PM PDT

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki, left, and FC Copenhagen's Thomas Delaney battle for the ball during their Champions League Group G soccer match at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (Jens Dresling/Polfoto via AP)COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Leicester missed its chance to secure an early place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 0-0 draw by FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.


5-year-old male Tasmanian devil dies at an Albuquerque zoo

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:42 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque zoo says a 5-year-old male Tasmanian devil on loan from Australia has died.

DR Congo pro-democracy activists released

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:36 PM PDT

Joseph Kabila first took office in 2001, and in 2006 a new constitutional provision limited the presidency to two termsSix pro-democracy activists arrested in connection with a protest against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila were released on Wednesday, but have to report back to police next week, their organisation said. The six were arrested after a demonstration against any moves to extend Kabila's presidential mandate, which ends on December 20. The arrests were the latest sign of rising tensions in the vast central African nation, where the opposition does not want Kabila's grip on power to continue beyond the expiry of his term.


Obama warns US fate in voters' hands as Trump gains ground

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:33 PM PDT

Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in North Carolina November 2, 2016, saying "The fate of the world is teetering and you...are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction,"Barack Obama warned American voters the country's fate is in their hands Wednesday as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's White House battle went down to the wire. With six days until the election, the world looked on agog as a surge in support for Clinton's 70-year-old Republican rival delighted America's foes, made its allies queasy and spooked financial markets. "The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders," the US president warned voters in North Carolina, one of a handful of swing states where the tight race will be decided.


Italy quake hits regional economy built on small producers

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:28 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday Oct. 31, 2016 cured hams hang in a damaged plant in Norcia, Italy. The earthquake in Italy this week has hit the local region's economy where it hurts. The makers of prized hams and dairy businesses have seen their plants torn up and are struggling to sell stock before it spoils. The tourism sector is all but dead for the foreseeable future (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ROME (AP) — The Lanzi company has been curing hams in the Italian town of Norcia for over half a century. It's a family business, employing owner David Lanzi's five children as well as 60 locals.


Lakers' Mozgov missing game against Hawks with eye contusion

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:27 PM PDT

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) blocks a shot attempt by Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith)ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are without injured center Timofey Mozgov for Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.


England, Scotland to defy FIFA over poppies, face sanctions

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, a poppy is displayed on a big screen for Armistice Day before the international friendly soccer match between England and Spain at Wembley Stadium in London. England and Scotland will face FIFA sanctions after insisting their players will wear black armbands with embroidered poppies to honor Britain's war dead for a match between the neighbors. England and Scotland will meet for a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 11, 2016, Britain's Remembrance Day, when British Commonwealth forces who have died on duty since World War I are honored. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)LONDON (AP) — England and Scotland will face FIFA sanctions after insisting their players will wear black armbands with embroidered poppies to honor Britain's war dead for a match between the neighbors.


Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift 'justice'

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:12 PM PDT

By Michael Georgy AL-KHAZER, Iraq (Reuters) - Whenever members of Islamic State's Mosul vice squad find a woman without gloves, they pull out a pair of pliers. What follows is just one of a wide range of punishments that the group - known in Arabic by its enemies as Daesh - metes out in its northern Iraqi stronghold. Firdos managed to escape such treatment herself, but she told Reuters that Islamic State has more ways of enforcing one of the many rules of its moral code - that women must not show their bare hands in public.

Brazil jails man for alleged attack widely aired on TV

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 1, 2016 file photo, a woman with her face painted with the female gender symbol stands next to a police barricade during a protest against the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Police said Tuesday, Nov. 1, that they will file assault and battery charges against a man shown on security camera images violently attacking a woman at a bar in the small town of Alvaro de Carvalho in southeastern Brazil. Shocking images aired by the Globo TV network show Kelvin Luiz Assis Soares repeatedly slapping, punching and kneeing his 18-year-old former girlfriend in the head and chest. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man surrendered to police Wednesday after Brazilian television broadcast a security video that allegedly shows him brutally beating a woman at a bar.


2 killed, 33 hurt in clash in gas-rich Peru jungle town

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:07 PM PDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Street battles between supporters and foes of a mayor being tried for corruption left at least two people dead and 33 hurt Wednesday in a natural gas-rich town in Peru's Amazon, authorities said.

Nephews of Venezuela's first lady face trial on drug charges

Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In a Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 file photo, Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores arrives to the National Pantheon for a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of independence hero Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady are set to go on trial on drug charges in New York City. Jury selection begins Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, with opening statements not expected until Monday in the trial of Efrain Campo, 29, and Francisco Flores, 30. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the drug trial of two nephews of Venezuela's first lady as a judge agreed to let jurors hear taped recordings of the defendants with U.S. government informants.


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