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• Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history
• Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90
• Syrian army captures part of rebel-held east Aleppo
• France votes for center-right candidate - and perhaps next president
• Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief
• Hundreds of thousands gather in South Korea for fifth week of protests against Park
• Leaders pay tribute to Fidel Castro, but critics scathing of 'tyrant'
• Weeping, hopeful, Cubans look to future without Fidel Castro
• We're hurting but we'll dust ourselves off: Wallabies coach
• Top Asian News 12:53 a.m. GMT
• 7 dead, 1 missing as waves hit New Zealand fishing boat
• Philippine troops assault militants blamed for deadly bomb
• Castro and the Catholic Church - from persecution to praise
• Factbox: Fidel Castro, as seen by allies and enemies
• 'Viva Fidel!', Cubans begin mass mourning for Castro
• Man behind Castro's Granma yacht lost for words over death
• Barta's 18 and 12 lead No. 25 Gonzaga women past Winthrop
• Pakistan 200-8 at lunch on day 3, 2nd test vs. New Zealand
• Socialists risk getting pulverized in 2017 election: French PM
• Flanagan stops Cruz in 8th to keep WBO lightweight belt
• Celebration, sorrow and slights greet news of Castro's death
• Grief, and joy, erupt at Fidel Castro's death
• World reacts to death of Cuba's Fidel Castro
• All Blacks turn over France 24-19 to end year with 13-1 mark
• Trump says hopes for Cuban 'freedom' after Castro death
• In intimate ally Venezuela, tears and cheers over Castro's death
• Raul Castro, stepping from Fidel's towering shadow
• Iraq's parliament adopts law legalizing Shiite militias
• Suso again on target as AC Milan beats Empoli 4-1 in Serie A
• France's Fillon seen as favorite to beat Juppe for conservative nomination
• Hollande, Valls urged to contest French Socialist presidential ticket
• Irish boxer Katie Taylor wins on her professional debut
• Prost: Rosberg would be worthy F1 champ for his resilience
• Ronaldo scores 2 as Real Madrid equals Ancelotti's run
• 'Profoundly disappointing season' prompts Bok shake-up
• Miami's Cubans celebrate Castro's death, hopeful for fresh start
• Soccer legend Maradona mourns 'second father' Castro
• Canada's Trudeau marks death of 'remarkable leader' Castro
• Dialing up deals: Black Friday online sales hit new high

Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:25 PM PST By Daniel Trotta and Sarah Marsh The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that endured for decades and was shaped by his political cunning, keen sense of destiny and boundless ego. Critics saw in him a stubborn bully who violated human rights, jailed his critics, banned opposition parties and wrecked Cuba's economy. Admirers saw a visionary who stood up to U.S. domination of Latin America, brought healthcare and education to the poor, and inspired socialist movements across the world.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90 Posted: 26 Nov 2016 01:14 PM PST By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday. Wearing a green military uniform, a somber Raul Castro, 85, appeared on state television on Friday night to announce Fidel's death, 60 years to the day since the two brothers and dozens of supporters left Mexico on a boat to take revolution to Cuba. "At 10:29 at night, the chief commander of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, died," he said, without giving a cause of death.

Syrian army captures part of rebel-held east Aleppo Posted: 26 Nov 2016 12:01 PM PST By Lisa Barrington and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday after fierce fighting, with rebels blaming intense air strikes and lack of hospitals for their collapsing frontline. Government forces advanced with a ground and air assault on the edge of the besieged eastern half of the city, a move the rebels say is designed to split their most important urban stronghold in two. Aleppo, which was Syria's biggest city before the start of a civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, is divided between the government-held west and rebel-held east, where U.N. officials say at least 250,000 people are under siege.

France votes for center-right candidate - and perhaps next president Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PST By Richard Lough and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Former prime ministers Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe go head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote for France's center-right presidential nomination, with the winner likely to face a showdown against a resurgent far-right in next year's election. A 62-year-old racing car enthusiast who lives in a Loire valley chateau, Fillon promises radical reforms to France's regulation-encumbered economy, vowing to roll back the state and slash government's bloated costs. "My enemy is the decline of France," Fillon declared on Friday night, speaking to supporters in Paris at a final rally before the vote.

Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief Posted: 26 Nov 2016 06:47 AM PST By Drazen Jorgic and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday picked Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa to replace outgoing army chief Raheel Sharif, the popular military leader credited with improving security and driving back Islamist militant groups. The army chief is arguably the most influential person in Pakistan, with the military having ruled the country for about half of its 69-year history since independence from Britain and enjoying extensive powers even under civilian administrations. General Bajwa will likely take charge of the world's sixth-largest army by troop numbers in a formal handover on Tuesday, when General Sharif, who is no relation to prime minister Nawaz Sharif, formally retires.

Hundreds of thousands gather in South Korea for fifth week of protests against Park Posted: 26 Nov 2016 01:59 AM PST By James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against President Park Geun-hye, in the largest ongoing series of demonstrations in the country since the 1987 movement to democratize South Korea. Prosecutors investigating the case have indicted her friend, Choi Soon-sil, and are seeking to question the president about her role in the scandal.

Leaders pay tribute to Fidel Castro, but critics scathing of 'tyrant' Posted: 26 Nov 2016 05:31 PM PST (Reuters) - World leaders paid tribute on Saturday to Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States, but in death just as in life he divided opinion, and critics labeled him a "tyrant". Castro died on Friday aged 90, his younger brother and successor Raul Castro announced on state television. U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: U.S. President Barack Obama offered his condolences to Fidel Castro's family and added that history would judge Castro's impact on Cuba and around the world.

Weeping, hopeful, Cubans look to future without Fidel Castro Posted: 26 Nov 2016 05:09 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Music fell silent, weddings were canceled and people wept in the streets Saturday as Cubans faced their first day without the leader who steered their island to both greater social equality and years of economic ruin.

We're hurting but we'll dust ourselves off: Wallabies coach Posted: 26 Nov 2016 05:06 PM PST Australia coach Michael Cheika says the Wallabies will rebound after getting over the hurt of Ireland dashing their dreams of emulating the 1984 side in a Grand Slam sweep of the Home Nations. "It is a very tough result," said Cheika, who has lost both encounters with Ireland since he took over the reins in 2014.

Top Asian News 12:53 a.m. GMT Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:53 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said. The boat Francie was carrying 11 people when it got into trouble on Saturday afternoon in Kaipara Harbour. Rescuers managed to pull three survivors from the water, who were taken to a hospital. A search for the missing person was continuing Sunday, said police Inspector Duncan Hall. Crew members from the boat notified the coast guard that they were attempting to cross a sandbar at the entrance to the harbor at about 2 p.m., said Patrick Holmes, the chief executive of Coastguard New Zealand.

7 dead, 1 missing as waves hit New Zealand fishing boat Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:52 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said.

Philippine troops assault militants blamed for deadly bomb Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:36 PM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops backed by aircraft have assaulted local sympathizers of the Islamic State group, including dozens of militants who took cover in an unoccupied Islamic school in the country's south, military officials said.

Castro and the Catholic Church - from persecution to praise Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:34 PM PST By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Baptized as a Roman Catholic and educated by Jesuits, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in Cuba in 1959. Nearly 40 years later, he began a rapprochement that was eventually to enable the Vatican to broker a historic resumption of ties between Cuba and the United States. The change in tone was evidenced on Saturday when Pope Francis, who met Castro in Cuba last year, said that his death was "sad news" and that he was grieving and praying for his repose.

Factbox: Fidel Castro, as seen by allies and enemies Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:34 PM PST Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, has died, Cuban television said. "Fidel, for me, is a grand master. "Fidel Castro had Americans murdered illegally, and that was wrong, too.

'Viva Fidel!', Cubans begin mass mourning for Castro Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:33 PM PST By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Flag-waving Cuban students broke into a mass chant of "I am Fidel" to salute Fidel Castro as nine days of mourning began for the combative Cold War icon, who dominated the Communist island's political life for generations. Alcohol sales were suspended, flags flew at half-staff and shows and concerts were canceled after his younger brother and successor, President Raul Castro, told the country on Friday that Fidel had died 10:29 p.m., without giving a cause of death. Giant rallies are planned in Havana's Revolution Square and in the eastern city of Santiago to honor Castro, who died aged 90, six decades after the brothers set out from Mexico to overthrow U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Man behind Castro's Granma yacht lost for words over death Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:30 PM PST By Roberto Ramirez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The man who helped a young Fidel Castro set sail for revolution said on Saturday he was speechless over the death of his old friend, 60 years after he furnished him with a weapons-filled yacht for his historic voyage to Cuba. Mexico City gun dealer Antonio del Conde, nicknamed "The Friend," met Castro in the 1950s and bought him Granma, the boat he used to sail from Mexico to start the insurgency that toppled U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista two years later. "I have no words," del Conde said in an interview at his home in Mexico City.

Barta's 18 and 12 lead No. 25 Gonzaga women past Winthrop Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:29 PM PST ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Jill Barta had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and No. 25 Gonzaga cruised to a 71-41 win over Winthrop on Saturday to end a two-game losing streak at the Paradise Jam tournament.

Pakistan 200-8 at lunch on day 3, 2nd test vs. New Zealand Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:22 PM PST HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pakistan responded to its perilous position in the second cricket test against New Zealand by coming out with all guns blazing Sunday, lifting itself from 76 for five overnight to 200-8 at lunch on the third day.

Socialists risk getting pulverized in 2017 election: French PM Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:08 PM PST French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned that his Socialist party risked getting wiped out in next year's presidential election, as he kept open the possibility in a newspaper interview of running as a candidate in the 2017 vote. "I must remind you - we could get pulverized during the evening of the first round," Valls told French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview to be published on Sunday, adding that "the left wing could die." Asked if he could challenge President Francois Hollande in the Socialist party's primaries, Valls replied: "I will make my decision while examining my conscience." "Whatever happens, the best interests of the country will influence my decision," Valls added in the interview. Previous French media reports have said Valls would consider a presidential bid if Hollande chose not to run.

Flanagan stops Cruz in 8th to keep WBO lightweight belt Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:53 PM PST CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Orlando Cruz of Puerto Rico will have to wait to become the first openly gay boxer to win a world title after being stopped in the eighth round by WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan on Saturday.

Celebration, sorrow and slights greet news of Castro's death Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:49 PM PST While the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted cheers from the country's exiles in Miami, the 90-year-old revolutionary leader's passing produced expressions of respect in other parts of the world and measured responses from governments that saw the devoted socialist as a threat.

Grief, and joy, erupt at Fidel Castro's death Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:41 PM PST Mourning descended on Havana Saturday and celebrations erupted in Miami at the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, whose iron-fisted rule defied the United States for half a century. To opponents, including thousands of Cuban exiles living in the United States, he was a cruel communist tyrant. After surviving the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, a suffocating US embargo and the Cold War itself, Castro lived to see the restoration of diplomatic ties with Washington last year.

World reacts to death of Cuba's Fidel Castro Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:41 PM PST The death of Cuba's Fidel Castro prompted reaction across the spectrum Saturday with some world leaders describing him as a friend and ally, while rights groups recalled his repression of basic freedoms. "History will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around him," said the US president, who made a landmark visit to Cuba in March after diplomatic ties between the two nations were restored. "Fidel Castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights," Trump said in a statement.

All Blacks turn over France 24-19 to end year with 13-1 mark Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:27 PM PST SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — New Zealand absorbed long spells of pressure to turn over France 24-19 in clinical style at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Trump says hopes for Cuban 'freedom' after Castro death Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:25 PM PST By Roberta Rampton WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would "do all it can" once he takes office on Jan. 20 to help increase freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro. Obama used his executive powers on a series of steps to ease trade, travel and financial restrictions against Cuba, arguing it was time to try diplomacy after the half-century-long economic embargo against Cuba had failed to shake the regime. Trump's first statement on Cuba policy since the Nov. 8 election, issued from his Palm Beach, Florida, resort where he and his family were spending the weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday, did not address whether he would roll back Obama's measures because of concerns about religious and political freedom in Cuba.

In intimate ally Venezuela, tears and cheers over Castro's death Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:25 PM PST By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling socialists mourned former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, while opposition hard-liners exulted over the death of a man they called a dictator who helped wreck their economy and whose country for years had an easy ride with subsidized oil. The two leftist Latin American governments became intimate allies under Castro and his younger disciple, the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, a relationship buttressed by generous oil shipments from the OPEC country to the Communist-run island in return for thousands of Cuban doctors, teachers, sports trainers and security advisers. Venezuela used to send Cuba some 100,000 barrels of oil per day, but data seen by Reuters showed a 40 percent decline in crude shipments in the first half of the year compared with 2015 and that could fall further amid a production slump.

Raul Castro, stepping from Fidel's towering shadow Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:15 PM PST Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and a historic thaw with the United States. Now, he finally steps out of his big brother's shadow for good. Fidel's death late Friday at age 90 leaves Castro alone at the levers of power for the first time since health problems forced his brother to step down in 2006.

Iraq's parliament adopts law legalizing Shiite militias Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:13 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Rekindling sectarian rivalries at a sensitive time, Iraq's parliament on Saturday voted to fully legalize state-sanctioned Shiite militias long accused of abuses against minority Sunnis, adopting a legislation that promoted them to a government force empowered to "deter" security and terror threats facing the country, like the Islamic State group.

Suso again on target as AC Milan beats Empoli 4-1 in Serie A Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Suso was again the architect of AC Milan's goals as his side beat Empoli 4-1 and moved into second spot in Serie A on Saturday.

France's Fillon seen as favorite to beat Juppe for conservative nomination Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PST By Brian Love and Richard Balmforth PARIS (Reuters) - Former prime minister Francois Fillon looked on Friday to be in a strong position to claim his center-right party's nomination to contest next year's French presidential election as he and rival Alain Juppe held final rallies of the primary campaign. In an impassioned speech to supporters in Paris, Fillon, 62, struck a strong patriotic note, vowing to halt "the decline of France" under the ruling Socialists by sticking to what he said was a realistic program that included ending the 35-hour working week and making big savings by slashing public spending. The ballot on Sunday will send one of the two veteran conservatives into an electoral battle that opinion polls say will boil down finally to a duel with far-right leader Marine Le Pen next May. Fillon, who defied predictions to emerge as surprise winner of Les Republicain' first-round primary on Nov. 20, is tipped to win the second round with two-thirds of the vote.

Hollande, Valls urged to contest French Socialist presidential ticket Posted: 26 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PST By Myriam Rivet PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls should both take part in the Socialist primary election to pick the party's candidate for next year's presidential race, a leading Socialist said on Saturday. The comments from Claude Bartolone, head of the lower house of parliament, come as polls suggest the divided French left faces defeat at the hands of a center-right candidate or far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the election next April and May. The center-right Les Republicains party will choose its own candidate on Sunday, with former prime minister Francois Fillon in pole position. The Socialist primaries take place in January.

Irish boxer Katie Taylor wins on her professional debut Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:52 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Irish boxer Katie Taylor impressed in beating Karina Kopinska of Poland inside three rounds on her professional debut at Wembley Arena on Saturday.

Prost: Rosberg would be worthy F1 champ for his resilience Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:47 PM PST ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Although four-time world champion Alain Prost rates Lewis Hamilton as "one of the best" Formula One drivers ever, he would be happy to see Nico Rosberg clinch the championship on Sunday as a credit to his resilience and mental strength.

Ronaldo scores 2 as Real Madrid equals Ancelotti's run Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:40 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Zinedine Zidane has matched another feat by Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.

'Profoundly disappointing season' prompts Bok shake-up Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:29 PM PST No sooner had Wales beaten South Africa 27-13 in Cardiff to end a wretched 2016 for the Springboks then the president of SA Rugby announced plans for a review and governance overhaul. Saturday's result, just South Africa's third defeat by Wales, saw the Springboks post an eighth loss in 12 Tests in 2016 -- their worst record for a full season since their return from apartheid-induced isolation. "It has been a profoundly disappointing season in terms of results and we are acutely aware that we have failed to live up to the Springboks' proud heritage," said SA Rugby president Mark Alexander.

Miami's Cubans celebrate Castro's death, hopeful for fresh start Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:20 PM PST By Francisco Alvarado and Nicole Martinez MIAMI (Reuters) - Cuban-Americans poured into the streets of Miami's Little Havana on Saturday to celebrate the death of Fidel Castro, while leaders of Florida's Cuban emigre community portrayed his passing as a hopeful sign for reform in their homeland. Vendors selling "Cuba Libre" flags and T-shirts set up shop on nearly every street corner, as rows of cars, many of them blaring horns, flooded the streets.

Soccer legend Maradona mourns 'second father' Castro Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:20 PM PST For soccer great Diego Maradona, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was more than a friend and fellow Latin American legend, he was "a second father." Maradona said Castro's death late on Friday hit him like a tennis ball to the chest served by Juan Martin del Potro, the Argentine player he cheered on in the Davis Cup final where he received the news. "After my father, it's the deepest sorrow I know." The two controversial figures first met in 1987, a year after Maradona helped Argentina win the World Cup in Mexico and four years before the fall of the Soviet Union that would usher in a new era of economic hardship in the communist island. Cuba has strict penalties for drug possession and is known in the region for deploying doctors and humanitarian aide to countries in need.

Canada's Trudeau marks death of 'remarkable leader' Castro Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:18 PM PST Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembered Fidel Castro Saturday as a "remarkable leader" who will be mourned by Canada. "While a controversial figure, both Mr Castro's supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for 'El Comandante,'" he said in a statement. Trudeau's father, former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, became the first leader of a NATO-member state to travel to Castro's Cuba, arriving in January 1976 during the middle of the Cold War, against Washington's wishes.

Dialing up deals: Black Friday online sales hit new high Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:10 PM PST Holiday shoppers eager to snag big discounts turned to the internet in record fashion this week, one tracking company said, driving online sales on Black Friday to a new high.

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