All Wires articles, Friday 16 October

• ap Judge hears arguments to dismiss Benghazi prosecution WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday on whether to dismiss most of the charges against a suspected Libyan militant accused in the 2012 de...
• ap Woman gets 10 years for plot to kill daughter's ex, others TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who admitted she tried to hire a hit man to kill her daughter's ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 10 years in prison on...
• ap Less Texas coal shut down under revised clean power plan FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The federal mandate to slash carbon emissions nationwide would shut down far fewer coal-fired plants in Texas than originally estima...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St closes up, registers third week of gains By Caroline Valetkevitch Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, notching a third week of gains, lifted by a jump in General Electric shares a...
• reuters National Football League roundup Oct 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss his third straight game with a knee injury, the team announced Fri...
• ap Interior Department curbing future Arctic offshore drilling ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Interior Department announced Friday it is cancelling future lease sales and will not extended current leases in Arctic waters o...
• ap Flint reconnects to Detroit water to resolve health concerns FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint reconnected to Detroit's water system Friday in hopes of resolving a health emergency spurred by a switch to river water that was a...
• reuters Peruvian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Peruvian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Alianza Atletico 0 Melgar 0 UTC 0 Cien...
• ap Friday, October 16, 2015 4 Palestinians, including 1 assailant, killed by Israeli fire amid widespread unrest RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Stone-throwing protests erupted across the We...
• ap University of California system to review harassment policy BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California system is convening a committee of administrators, faculty and students to look at how ...
• ap Gov. Jerry Brown, first lady to move into historic mansion SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown will trade an urban loft for a historic mansion when they're working in ...
• ap Judge denies new trial for woman in girl's running death GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge on Friday denied a motion to grant a new trial to a woman serving life without parole in the running death of her 9-yea...
• ap Ex-CNN couple sue Motel 6 after shooting in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two former CNN journalists are suing Motel 6, saying one of the budget chain's Albuquerque inns didn't do enough to ensure their saf...
• reuters Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Oct 16 (The Sports Xchange) - New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey will start Game One of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs ...
• reuters Conmebol take control of rights for 2016 Copa America SANTIAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The South American football confederation has taken over the management of sponsorship and rebroadcast rights for the 2016 Cente...
• aap Malcolm Turnbull welcomed to NZ Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has received an official welcome in New Zealand ahead of bilateral talks with Prime Minster John Key. Mr Turnbull ...
• ap UK man gets 20 years for trying to set up US al-Qaida camp NEW YORK (AP) — A British man being treated for schizophrenia was sentenced to 20 years in prison on U.S. charges that he helped in a failed attempt to set u...
• ap FDA approves drug to reverse blood thinner Pradaxa WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have approved a drug to reverse the blood-thinning effects of the popular pill Pradaxa, which has been subject to...
• reuters Slush fund allegedly used to buy votes for Germany's 2006 World Cup-report By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - German football was thrown into turmoil on Friday when magazine Der Spiegel said the country's football offici...
• ap Private firms question California high-speed rail funding SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Businesses firms that might bid to build a high-speed rail network across California are questioning whether there will be enough g...
• ap Sportscaster Andrews seeking $75M judgment in peeping case NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews is seeking a $75 million judgment against the Marriott hotel chain and a man who admitted makin...
• ap The Latest: Lamar Odom's aunt's rep says he woke up, spoke LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the hospitalization of Lamar Odom, who was found unconscious Tuesday in a Nevada brothel (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A spoke...
• ap Leader behind Vermont aid-in-dying law uses it, ends life MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A leader in the effort to get Vermont to pass aid-in-dying legislation has used the rules established under the law to end his own lif...
• ap Veterans Affairs official responsible for benefits resigns WASHINGTON (AP) — The person responsible for ensuring that more than 12 million veterans get their benefits has resigned as undersecretary of the Veterans Be...
• ap Spokeswoman for Lamar Odom's aunt says he woke up and spoke LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom has regained consciousness, speaking and even offering a thumbs-up from his hospital bed, just days after being found in extremel...
• ap Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Republican presidential c...
• reuters Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case gets $50 mln bail By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused by U.S. authorities of bribing a former United Nations Ge...
• ap Chinese billionaire granted bail in UN bribery scheme case NEW YORK (AP) — Over a prosecutor's objections, bail conditions were set Friday for a Chinese billionaire at the center of a bribery case that has drawn scru...
• reuters Lamar Odom reported to emerge from coma 3 days after collapse By Steve Gorman Oct 16 (Reuters) - Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom remained hospitalized but was reported to be showing signs of recovery on Friday, th...
• ap AP National News Calendar Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of October 18-24. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute. The following economic reports wil...
• ap Brazil's top court rejects US pilots' appeal in 2006 crash SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected two U.S. pilots' appeal of their conviction and prison sentence for their role in a 2006 midair jet coll...
• aap New Melbourne driver loses licence for DUI A Melbourne P-plate driver who was drink driving just three days after he passed his driving test has had his licence cancelled. The 18-year-old was found at...
• reuters Brazil's Levy declines to comment on resignation rumors BRASILIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Joaquim Levy's position in Brazil's government was thrown into question on Friday as a news magazine reported t...
• reuters Stocks at 2-month highs, dollar up; oil down for week By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Stocks in major world markets rose to a two-month high on Friday and the dollar ticked up, boosted by views th...
• reuters Smiling assassins Argentina can't wait for Ireland By Ed Osmond CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Argentina laughed and joked through their news conference on Friday ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-final again...
• ap Cablevision drops TV bundle lawsuit against Viacom NEW YORK (AP) — Cablevision has dropped a two-year-old lawsuit against Viacom that accused the channel operator behind MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central of...
• ap Foreign holdings of US Treasurys down slightly in August WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell slightly in August. The decline came despite China, the biggest foreign owner of U.S. gov...
• reuters Islamic State gunman kills five at Shi'ite centre in Saudi Arabia DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A gunman shot and killed five people in an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead...
• reuters Ligue 1 top scorers Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Ligue 1 on Friday 6 Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) Michy Batshuayi (Olympique Marseille) Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germ...
• aap Legal action planned over Vic baby deaths Parents of seven babies who died at a Victorian hospital have been devastated all over again after learning the deaths could have been avoided. The Departmen...
• aap Funeral to farewell Sydney shooting victim Parramatta shooting victim Curtis Cheng will be farewelled by friends and family at a funeral at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral. The veteran police accountant ...
• reuters Nigeria defers plan to slash gas supply to Ghana By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria has deferred a plan to slash gas exports to Ghana beginning Friday over an outstanding debt of $181 m...
• aap Cheng shooting gun changed hands: court The gun used to kill NSW police accountant Curtis Cheng was allegedly handed over just a suburb away in the hours before the fatal attack. Documents tendered...
• reuters Rafael earns Lyon a point at 10-man Monaco Oct 16 (Reuters) - A late equaliser by Rafael earned Olympique Lyonnais a 1-1 draw at AS Monaco in Friday's Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Louis II. The former M...
• aap Two Sydney men in court over extortion Two men will face a Sydney court following their arrests over an alleged extortion syndicate. Police will allege in court the men, aged 21 and 26, took over ...
• ap Officer who died year after Boston Marathon shootout honored BOSTON (AP) — The name of a police officer who suffered a fatal brain aneurysm a year after being wounded during a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bom...
• reuters Dortmund beat Mainz to snap winless run and cut Bayern lead BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Second-placed Borussia Dortmund beat hosts Mainz 05 2-0 on Friday in coach Thomas Tuchel's return to his former club, ending their...
• ap Jury awards Oracle $50M in copyright dispute with Vegas firm LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal court jury in Nevada has ordered a Las Vegas-based software maintenance firm and its chief executive to pay a little more than $50...
• reuters Guinness PRO12 results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Guinness PRO12 matches on Friday RESULTS Connacht 34 Zebre 15 Glasgow Warriors 29 Newport Gwent D...
• reuters Reuters Health News Summary Following is a summary of current health news briefs. U.S. oncology group rates blood cancer regimens, including cost The most influential source for U.S. on...
• reuters Bundesliga top scorers Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Bundesliga on Friday 12 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 8...
• reuters Reuters Science News Summary Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Bronze Age cemetery unearthed in southwestern Poland Excavations for a motorway in southwestern Poland...
• reuters Aviva Premiership results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Aviva Premiership matches on Friday RESULTS Harlequins 26 Wasps 21 Worcester Warriors 13 Northamp...
• reuters Aviva Premiership results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Aviva Premiership matches on Friday RESULTS Harlequins 26 Wasps 21 Worcester Warriors 13 Northamp...
• reuters U.S.'s Kerry, Israel's Netanyahu to meet in Germany next week WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Germany next week to discuss the rec...
• ap Family of boy shot by Ohio officer seeks special prosecutor CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was fatally shot by a white police officer have made...
• reuters We won't dwell on past All Blacks upsets, Michalak says By Julien Pretot CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - France beat New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in 2007 at the Millennium Stadium but that was eig...
• ap 2 ex-deputies acquitted of manslaughter in stun gun death SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two former sheriff's deputies were acquitted Friday of involuntary manslaughter but convicted of lesser charges in the stun gun-related ...
• ap Deposition: Teen in 'affluenza' case used drugs, alcohol DALLAS (AP) — A teenager who killed four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck near Fort Worth and claimed as part of his defense that he suffered from "aff...
• ap Clinton backs Obama's move to keep US forces in Afghanistan KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she backs President Barack Obama's decision to keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afg...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St ends up, registers third week of gains By Caroline Valetkevitch Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, notching a third week of gains, lifted by a jump in General Electric shares a...
• reuters Basketball-Euroleague giants suffer as Russians have their day By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nine-times Euroleague winners Real Madrid and the premier club basketball competition's six-time champion...
• reuters Obama, Park say North Korea must show willing to get nuclear deal By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday they were open to nego...
• ap Police shoot cow that escaped Minnesota State Fairgrounds ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police in St. Paul say officers had to shoot and kill a cow that escaped from the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Sgt. Mike Ernster says ...
• ap Kerry, Netanyahu to discuss Israeli-Palestinian tensions MILAN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week in Europe to discuss easing Israeli-Pa...
• reuters Cate Blanchett poses more questions in journalism drama 'Truth' By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When actress Cate Blanchett researched an infamous CBS News expose of U.S. President George W. Bush's milit...
• ap 3 killed in violence in Central African Republic BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Inter-communal fighting has killed at least three people in the capital of Central African Republic, residents and th...
• ap Arizona shooting victim remembered for uplifting personality ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Friends and family of a shooting victim at Northern Arizona University remembered him Friday for his uplifting personality and infectio...
• reuters Scottish Premiership results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Scottish Premiership matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Ross County 2 Aberdeen 0 Standings P W ...
• reuters Kerry, Netanyahu discuss plans to meet in Europe- State Department MILAN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talked on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about plans for a meeting in Eur...
• reuters Dortmund beat Mainz to snap winless run and cut Bayern lead BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Second-placed Borussia Dortmund beat hosts Mainz 05 2-0 on Friday in coach Thomas Tuchel's return to his former club, ending their...
• reuters Mets' winning mojo helps team flex post-Madoff financial muscle By Ben Klayman Oct 16 (Reuters) - Fans of the New York Mets had bemoaned the negative impact of the Bernie Madoff financial scandal on the Major League Baseb...
• ap Police: Mom, daughter charged in love triangle slaying LOTHIAN, Md. (AP) — A woman recruited her 13-year-old daughter and the girl's boyfriend in a plot to kill her husband and their 25-year-old lover, who lived ...
• ap Mud covers highways, strands drivers in Southern California LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rescuers threw ladders and tarps across mud up to 6 feet deep to help hundreds of trapped people from cars that got caught in a roiling ri...
• ap GM catches new ignition switch problem early DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. has another ignition switch problem that can cause engines to stall, but this time it was discovered before anyone got hurt...
• ap Video of fatal police shooting emerges from family lawsuit DETROIT (AP) — The video starts with an uncooperative teen questioning why he was pulled over for flashing his high beams at a police officer. It ends with a...
• ap Congressman watches as son defends himself at US fraud trial PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The son of a veteran Philadelphia congressman called the government's case flawed and speculative as he gave his opening statement at his...
• afp Israel says will not accept international presence in east Jerusalem Israel on Friday rejected Palestinian calls for a protection force to be deployed in east Jerusalem to quell violence around the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque. "...
• afp Syria air strikes leaving many without aid: UN humanitarian chief The recent escalation Syria's brutal conflict has complicated the already difficult task of delivering aid to the millions in need across the country, the Un...
• ap US urges Turkey to uphold due process in journalist case WASHINGTON (AP) — In August, Mohammed Rasool was helping two Western journalists with a dangerous assignment along Turkey's border with Iraq. Cities in the a...
• reuters Belgian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Belgian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Mouscron-Peruwelz 1 Ghent 2 Standings P...
• ap The Latest: France urges global action on Israel-Palestine RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local): ___ 10:45 p.m. France's U.N. amba...
• reuters Polish championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Lechia Gdansk 1 Gornik Zabrze 1 Slask Wr...
• reuters Trump criticizes George W. Bush over 9/11, Jeb Bush hits back By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump once again provoked a tit-for-tat row on Friday by saying form...
• pa Uber welcomes ruling that minicab-hailing app is lawful Uber has welcomed a ruling that its minicab-hailing app is lawful, saying the decision is "great news for Londoners and a victory for common sense". A High C...
• pa Faithless fans stay faithful to electronica veterans as album hits top spot Faithless's Faithless 2.0 debuted at number one in the album charts, 10 years after they last hit the top spot. It was a closely-fought battle between Faithl...
• pa Embattled Avon and Somerset chief constable Nick Gargan resigns Nick Gargan, the embattled chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police, has resigned, it has been confirmed. Mr Gargan's resignation was accepted by police a...
• pa Councils set to gain business rate powers Scottish councils are to get new powers to cut business rates years in advance of authorities in England, John Swinney announced. The Deputy First Minister s...
• afp Beijing holds defence forum as South China Sea festers China gathered defence officials and experts from across the Asia-Pacific in Beijing Friday for a three-day security forum intended to boost the Asian giant'...
• pa Terminally ill man 'announces his own death date and funeral' A terminally ill company director suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) appears to have used his LinkedIn profile to announce the date of his death and ...
• pa Lord Brittan review urged by Met to avoid 'media criticism and public cynicism' Lord Brittan died before being officially cleared of rape after police sought a review of the case because a decision not to bring charges would attract medi...
• pa National security fears raised over UK nuclear investment by China Chinese investment in the UK's nuclear power industry could pose a threat to the UK's national security, experts have warned ahead of a state visit by the As...
• ap Modest rise gives stocks a third straight week of gains Stocks are closing higher after a day of meandering, giving the market its third straight week of gains. Company earnings were in focus again Friday. General...
• ap Ex-Trinidad & Tobago captain submits poll candidacy to FIFA BERNE, Switzerland (AP) — David Nakhid's campaign team says the former Trinidad and Tobago captain has submitted his candidacy to FIFA to stand in February's...
• ap CNBC cools off dispute over third debate NEW YORK (AP) — CNBC and the Republican presidential candidates agreed Friday on the format for the third debate, a day after Donald Trump and Ben Carson thr...
• ap Albanian police seize 3.2 tons of cannabis in major sweep TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police in southern Albania say they have seized 3.2 metric tons (7,000 pounds) of cannabis as part of a major anti-drugs operation in ...
• ap Rio 2016: No viral testing of sewage-filled Olympic waters RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's Olympic organizing committee ruled out conducting viral tests of the human sewage-laden waterways where the 2016 Games...
• reuters Obama says "no meeting of minds" with Russia on Syria WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the only area of U.S. understanding with Russia on Syria was on how to prevent accidenta...
• reuters Ligue 1 summaries Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Monaco 1 Mario Pasalic 39 Red Card: Wallace 66 Olympique Lyon 1 Rafael 84 Halftime:...
• reuters Ligue 1 results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Monaco 1 Olympique Lyon 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts ...
• reuters Bundesliga summaries Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Bundesliga matches on Friday Mainz 0 Borussia Dortmund 2 Marco Reus 18, Henrikh Mkhitaryan 82 Missed penalty:...
• reuters Bundesliga results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Bundesliga matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Mainz 0 Borussia Dortmund 2 Standings P W D L F A...
• ap Oakland A's Billy Beane is among water district's top users SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland Athletics executive Billy Beane and a retired Chevron Oil executive are among the top excessive water users in a district east o...
• reuters U.S. cancels Arctic offshore lease sale after Shell drops interest WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would cancel two potential Arctic offshore lease sales after Royal Dutch Shell ...
• ap Clinton leads money hunt in presidential campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is dominating the money hunt in the 2016 campaign, collecting more big-dollar cont...
• reuters Canada's Liberals brace for potential transition to power By David Ljunggren and Randall Palmer OTTAWA/BRAMPTON, Ontario, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Having gone from third place in the polls to front-runner just days before...
• pa Steel industry braces for 1,200 jobs axe after crisis summit The steel industry is facing a worsening crisis, with over 1,200 fresh jobs set to be axed in one of the country's biggest plants. Tata is preparing to annou...
• pa EU plan to ease visa conditions for Turks 'do not apply to UK' EU plans to make it easier for Turkish nationals to get visas to travel to Europe will not apply to the UK unless it chooses to opt into the scheme, European...
• afp Netanyahu and Kerry hope to meet in Berlin: officials Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry plan to meet in Berlin next week, US and Israeli officials said Friday. Offic...
• afp US stocks keep rally going; GE gains US stocks pushed higher Friday, extending the prior session's rally following a solid earnings report from General Electric. At the closing bell, the Dow Jon...
• reuters Russian hackers breached Dow Jones for trading tips - Bloomberg Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russian hackers had infiltrated Dow Jones & Co to steal information to trade on before it was made public, and the breach was "far more se...
• afp US appeals court backs Google's book-scanning project Google's colossal project to digitize the world's books does not violate copyright law, a US appeals court ruled Friday, affirming a 2013 decision seen as a ...
• reuters U.S. hunting clubs, rhino hunter sue Delta over trophy ban By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hunting clubs and a man who paid $350,000 for a license to hunt a black rhino in Namibia have sued Delta ...
• ap Biden? Clinton? Obama ducks questions on 2016 race WASHINGTON (AP) — It was only a matter of time before it happened. As President Barack Obama took questions from reporters Friday, about half of the inquirie...
• afp Syria army begins offensive near Aleppo with Russian support Syrian troops backed by Russian airpower and allied militias opened a new front Friday against rebels around second city Aleppo, where Washington claimed up ...
• reuters Czech championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Czech championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 FK Dukla Praha 1 Mlada Boleslav 1 Standin...
• reuters Obama condemns outbreak of violence in Israel By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the recent outbreak of violence in Israel and urged Israel Prime...
• ap People of faith flock to Utah for world religion gathering SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Visitors from 80 countries and 50 different religions have arrived in Salt Lake City to attend an interfaith conference being held in t...
• ap The Latest: Police: Mom hit son 'very hard' in church attack NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The latest on the fatal beating of a 19-year-old inside a church (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Police say the mother of a teenager w...
• reuters Baseball-Dodgers, and manager Mattingly, again under scrutiny By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Having again failed to reach the World Series with Major League Baseball's biggest payroll, the Los An...
• afp Gunman opens fire on Saudi Shiite gathering: TV A gunman opened fire at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, wounding four people before being killed himself, state TV said. The shooting, ...
• afp Scorsese says new De Niro movie in the works Martin Scorsese is planning a fresh chapter in his four-decade partnership with Robert De Niro with a new movie called "The Irishman", the veteran US directo...
• afp Daily fantasy sports deemed gambling in Nevada Daily fantasy sports companies suffered another blow this week as authorities in Nevada deemed them gambling enterprises and ordered them to suspend operatio...
• ap Hispanic coalition: Take Trump off 'Saturday Night Live' LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hispanic coalition is condemning NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for inviting Donald Trump to host the show. In a letter sent Thursday to th...
• ap Utah police say they've found man who left rifle at Capitol SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who strode into the state Capitol, placed a package containing an unloaded semi-automatic rifle on the floor and walked away...
• ap Former Texas football player acquitted of sexual assault AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former University of Texas football player has been acquitted of sexual assault of a female student in a campus dorm room. Kendall San...
• ap 6 pulled from rubble after scaffolding collapse in Houston HOUSTON (AP) — Six workers were injured on Friday when scaffolding collapsed at a seven-story building under construction in downtown Houston, leaving debris...
• reuters Argentina industrialist urges next president to do debt deal By Jorge Otaola MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Argentina's next president must push for a deal with investors whose legal battle over unpaid de...
• ap Witness: Father hit 2 teen sons during fatal church beating NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Near the start of a church counseling session that turned into a deadly beating, a father whipped his two teenage sons with what ap...
• pa Child abuse probe adviser Peter McKelvie resigns The troubled inquiry into historical child abuse has been hit by a fresh blow after an adviser resigned. Former child protection manager Peter McKelvie annou...
• ap NM teen pleads guilty to killing parents, 3 younger siblings ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico teenager pleaded guilty in the shooting deaths of his parents and three young siblings on Friday, nearly three years af...
• ap The Latest: Slovenia shuts down train traffic with Croatia SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The latest news as migrants fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands. All times loca...
• pa BBC accused of 'lies' over Scotland politics coverage The BBC was accused of peddling more "half truths and lies" than the Nazis as SNP activists vented their anger at its perceived bias against Scotland and ind...
• ap Cockatoo with dinosaur-like screech vexes neighbors BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A cockatoo with the screech of a dinosaur is vexing residents of a tony Boston suburb. The white bird, named Dino because of his anno...
• ap Iranian teachers detained on work permit issues in UAE freed TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that nine Iranian teachers have been released more than a week after they were detained in ...
• ap Obama: If NKorea serious on denuclearization, we'll talk WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. is ready to negotiate with longtime adversary North Korea as it has with Iran, but Pyongyang has to be serious about abandoning nuclea...
• afp United CEO Munoz hospitalized after reported heart attack Oscar Munoz, named chief executive of United Continental Holdings just one month ago, has been hospitalized, the company said Friday. The Wall Street Journal...
• ap FIFA investigates new World Cup vote bribery allegations BERNE, Switzerland (AP) — The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as FIFA said Friday that it would investigate "very serious allegatio...
• ap Final US Airways flight begins journey from Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The final US Airways flight has begun its roundtrip journey between Philadelphia and San Francisco. The plane is Flight 1939, named for t...
• ap Wal-Mart, others speed up deliveries to shoppers BETHELEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Christmas won't come early this year, but the gifts might. Just in time for the winter holiday shopping season, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Macy...
• ap The world's first female sex drug could spur similar meds WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women with low sexual desire won't rush to get the first prescription drug to boost female libido when it becomes available on Saturda...
• ap WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS Best-Selling Books Week Ended Oct. 11th. FICTION 1. "The Sword of Summer" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) 2. "Twilight 10th Anniversary Ed." by Stephanie M...
• afp Number of displaced Iraqis hits 3.2 million: UN The number of people who have been displaced by conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014 has reached 3.2 million, the International Organization for Migratio...
• ap Results in Afghanistan suggest long US troop mission WASHINGTON (AP) — America's longest war, now in its 15th year, is long on official U.S. optimism about building a self-reliant Afghan army but short on convi...
• afp Burkina coup leader charged with 'crime against humanity' A month after a bloody attempted coup, Burkina Faso said Friday a general loyal to ousted ex-president Blaise Compaore accused of leading the putsch would be...
• ap German government on defensive over spying reports BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers called on the government Friday to respond to reports that the country's intelligence agency spied on the United States and ot...
• afp Steelers' Roethlisberger to miss third game Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss Sunday's NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals, sidelined for a third straight game with a knee...
• ap US appeals court rules in favor of Google's online library NEW YORK (AP) — Google is not violating copyright laws by digitizing millions of books so it can provide small portions of them to the public, a federal appe...
• afp Goldman Sachs fires 20 junior bankers for cheating US investment bank Goldman Sachs has fired about 20 young recruits for cheating on employee training exams, a person familiar with the matter told AFP Friday...
• reuters U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nucle...
• ap House bill would maintain transportation spending status quo WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite widespread calls to fix crumbling highways, bridges and rail systems, a House bill introduced Friday maintains spending at current ...
• ap 2nd University of South Florida player accused of firing gun TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A second University of South Florida football player has been suspended from team activities for allegedly firing a gun on campus. Univers...
• ap Listen up, NBC: Gwen Stefani's not done with 'The Voice' NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Stefani is leaving "The Voice" this winter, when Christina Aguilera returns, but she's not done with the NBC show yet. She said in an in...
• ap Breyer took part in case despite wife's stock ownership WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer had a conflict of interest under federal law when he heard arguments in a case this week despite his w...
• reuters Five people killed in attack on Shi'ite site in saudi arabia - Al Arabiya tv DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The death toll in a gun attack aimed at a Shi'te Muslim gathering hall in Eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday rose to five people, Saudi...
• reuters Obama, Park say North Korea must show it is serious about denuclearization WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday the door remained open to negotiations wit...
• reuters Italy may keep troops in Afghanistan another year - PM Renzi ROME, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Italy is considering keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan for another year, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday, a day...
• ap Stabbing by fake Palestinian journalist raises media fears JERUSALEM (AP) — The stabbing of an Israeli soldier by a Palestinian attacker posing as a journalist has heightened safety concerns among those covering the ...
• ap New York City police recruits to watch a play for training NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Police Department is turning to a new tool in its effort to teach its future officers about tolerance and understanding — d...
• afp US says Iran missile test violated UN resolutions The United States will seek action at the UN Security Council after concluding that Iran's recent ballistic missile launch was a "clear violation" of UN reso...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St edges higher late as sentiment data, GE boost By Caroline Valetkevitch Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged up in late afternoon trading Friday, helped by upbeat consumer sentiment data and gains in Gene...
• ap 2 Hondurans face deportation in possible profiling case NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two Honduran men face deportation even though a U.S. Department of Homeland Security staff lawyer recommended that the migrant workers be ...
• ap French president in Iceland to see global warming's damage PARIS (AP) — The French president took a few steps on an Icelandic glacier Friday to experience firsthand the damage caused by global warming, ahead of major...
• ap NASA's Scott Kelly breaks US record for most days in space WASHINGTON (AP) — Waking up hundreds of miles above the Himalayas, astronaut Scott Kelly broke the U.S. record Friday for the most time spent in space with 3...
• ap Treasure trove of late Triassic fossils discovered in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paleontologists have discovered a cliff-side in Utah brimming with fossils that offers a rare glimpse of desert life in western North A...
• reuters Mixed martial arts fighter arrested for throwing tile at California police By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Mixed martial arts fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller was arrested on Friday on a charge of suspicion of assau...
• pa Super League returns to Newcastle for another Magic Weekend Super League will return to Newcastle for the 10th Magic Weekend but with an amended fixture format. St James' Park was chosen to host the annual round of le...
• pa Andy Murray routs Tomas Berdych to set up Novak Djokovic semi-final in Shanghai Andy Murray produced a devastating display to rout Tomas Berdych and set up a Shanghai Masters semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic. Berdych has given Murray...
• afp Obama 'very concerned' by outbreak of Mideast violence US President Barack Obama expressed concern Friday about the outbreak of violence centered in Jerusalem and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to tamp...
• pa Tighter defence will be Jurgen Klopp's first priority at Liverpool Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp identified defence as his priority but the untimely injury to striker Danny Ings has emphasised how much of a necessity it has...
• reuters How conservatives stalled corporate lobbying machine on U.S. EXIM By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and other companies wanted to show Congress last February the dangers of...
• afp Obama says US ready to 'engage' N. Korea, but must abandon nukes US President Barack Obama said Friday that Washington was prepared to "engage" with North Korea, but warned that Pyongyang must first give up its nuclear wea...
• pa Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini hits out at Belgium for playing Vincent Kompany Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit out at Belgium after captain Vincent Kompany featured in their final Euro 2016 qualifier this week. Kompany...
• pa Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw concentrating on Australia clash Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw admits he has been too busy trying to plot how to down Australia to comfort banned duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray. The Scots wil...
• pa Jose Mourinho to appeal against £50,000 fine and suspended stadium ban Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will appeal against the Football Association's £50,000 fine and one-match suspended stadium ban, saying: "I have to be honest w...
• pa Louis van Gaal suffered 'awful' fortnight after Manchester United's Arsenal loss Louis van Gaal has called on his players to end the "awful" feeling he has endured since he watched Manchester United crumble to a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal a fo...
• reuters Data supports stocks, dollar; oil up but off for week By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Stocks in major world markets rose to a two-month high on Friday and the dollar ticked up, boosted by views th...
• pa Ireland coach Joe Schmidt distances himself from link to England job Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has moved to downplay rumours he could replace Stuart Lancaster as England's head coach. Reports in France claimed the Rugby Footbal...
• pa Sepp Blatter: Michel Platini payment part of gentleman's agreement Sepp Blatter has claimed a £1.35milion payment to Michel Platini which has seen the pair provisionally suspended by FIFA's ethics committee was part of a "ge...
• reuters Romanian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 FC Botosani 3 Universitatea Craiova 2 ...
• ap The devil made her do it: 'Hell on Wheels' arrested for DUI CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Police say a woman accused of drunken driving and hitting six vehicles initially identified herself to an officer as "Hell on Wheels...
• ap Justice Dept. expands cybercrime reach into southeast Asia WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is broadening its overseas efforts against cybercrime, for the first time stationing a legal adviser in Malaysia to ...
• ap Policy makes Plan B more accessible to American Indian women FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The federal Indian Health Service has finalized a policy that makes emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian women....
• afp New York mother throws baby six stories to her death A 27-year-old woman allegedly threw her baby daughter to her death from the window of their sixth-floor apartment, the third such tragedy in as many months i...
• ap Doris Duke mansion in New Jersey can be razed, panel decides HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. (AP) — A 67,000-square-foot derelict mansion on a sprawling estate where tobacco heiress Doris Duke lived can be demolished, a panel ruled...
• reuters Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case gets $50 million bail By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused by U.S. authorities of bribing a former United Nations Ge...
• aap Ingall to replace Mostert on Gold Coast Russell Ingall's V8 Supercars comeback will continue after the veteran agreed to replace injured star Chaz Mostert for Prodrive Racing in next weekend's Gold...
• afp Less poverty in Africa but numbers remain stubbornly high Poverty has slightly eased in sub-Saharan Africa in the past 20 years but the population boom means the numbers living in extreme conditions remains stubborn...
• reuters Russian hackers breached Dow Jones for trading tips - Bloomberg Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russian hackers had infiltrated Dow Jones & Co to steal information to trade on before it was made public, and the breach was "far more se...
• afp Clinton aide testifies as Democrats slam Benghazi panel Hillary Clinton's long-time confidante testified Friday before US lawmakers investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya, as Democrats slammed the Republic...
• ap Investigators don't believe hiker's death due to foul play AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Investigators who believe skeletal remains discovered in Maine are those of a missing Appalachian Trail hiker from Tennessee they have ...
• ap Federal charge for man in Memphis officer shooting death MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a convicted felon who is facing a state weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Memphis police officer now ...
• ap Los Angeles County patrol car crash kills pedestrian WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — One pedestrian was killed and another was injured when a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol car responding to a cri...
• ap Kentucky election puts Medicaid expansion in crosshairs FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky, one of the only Southern states to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, could become the first...
• ap Wyoming Stock Growers challenges sage grouse plans CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Stock Growers Association has filed a legal challenge to a series of federal sage grouse plans, saying they overstep the gove...
• ap Moldova premier vows reforms, ex-premier detained for bribes CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova's prime minister says the government will continue to implement reforms a day after a former prime minister was detained and...
• reuters Abuse of migrants in Mexico rises even as numbers fall By Tim Smyth MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Mexico's campaign to stem a tide of illegal immigrants from Central American countries to the United States has ...
• ap Shooting targets Shiite religious site in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — State television in Saudi Arabia is reporting that a shooting has targeted a Shiite place of worship in the kingdom's east and th...
• ap San Francisco Chinatown probe defendant charged with murder SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A multi-year racketeering investigation of a San Francisco Chinatown group that led to the conviction of a California state senator esca...
• reuters Argentina move Moroni back to centre for Ireland game By Ed Osmond CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Argentina have switched Matias Moroni to outside centre in place of the suspended Marcelo Bosch for their Rugby Worl...
• reuters Obama says no meeting of minds with Russia on Syria WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the only area of U.S. understanding with Russia on Syria was on how to prevent accidenta...
• reuters Merkel defends "transit zones" to better cope with refugee influx BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday defended a proposal to set up "transit zones" at German borders to filter out migrants who clea...
• reuters Wall St Week Ahead-Sept. housing data eyed after August disappointed By Sinead Carew Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. housing stocks could be in for a boost if September data due out next week confirms strength that market watchers exp...
• afp With cinema flair, Belgian electropop sensations hit US To create the dreamy electropop sound of his band Oscar and the Wolf, frontman Max Colombie watches movies -- and turns off the sound. Oscar and the Wolf has...
• ap Clinton aide Huma Abedin faces questions on Benghazi attacks WASHINGTON (AP) — A special Republican-led House panel questioned a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton about the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya,...
• pa Youth, 17, arrested after teenager stabbed to death in west London A 17-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in west London on Friday morning, police said. The victim,...
• ap The Latest: Mudslide rescuers use tarps to help drivers LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on mudslides that closed a California interstate (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Rescuers threw ladders and tarps across mud up t...
• reuters BATE Borisov win Belarus league for 10th time in a row By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - BATE Borisov claimed a 10th successive Belarus championship after a 2-0 victory against Vitebsk 2-0 mon Fri...
• afp 'As many as 2,000' Iran-backed forces near Aleppo: US official As many as 2,000 Iranian and Iran-backed forces are currently in Syria helping regime troops in an offensive near Aleppo that is being coordinated with Russi...
• afp Agriculture exports boost Tunisia's economy: minister Tunisia's tourism-dependent economy, badly affected by two deadly jihadist attacks on foreign tourists this year, has been helped along by olive oil and date...
• reuters Suicide bombing, gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen - security sources SANAA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An apparent suicide bombing and gun attack claimed by Al Qaeda killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western ...
• reuters Norwegian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Stromsgodset IF 2 Odd Grenland 1 Stan...
• reuters Slovenian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Slovenian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 NK Zavrc 1 ND Gorica 2 Standings P W ...
• reuters EU privacy regulators give EU, U.S. three months to find new data pact By Julia Fioretti LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Companies could face action from European privacy regulators if the European Commission and United States do not...
• afp Angola joins UN chemical arms watchdog Angola on Friday joined the UN chemical arms watchdog meaning only four countries remain, including Israel and North Korea, which have not signed the convent...
• afp Fela Kuti nephew jailed over Nigeria Boko Haram arms case A senior Nigerian army officer and nephew of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti has been jailed for six months for allowing weapons to fall into the hands of Boko Har...
• ap NATO: Russia more interested in shocking, intimidating BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A senior NATO official says Russia would prefer to shock and intimidate rather than have a predictable relationship with the milita...
• reuters Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive By Mariam Karouny and Orhan Coskun BEIRUT/ANKARA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple a...
• pa Nicola Sturgeon hopes to contest 2021 elections as SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said she intends to contest the Holyrood elections in 2021 as SNP leader "all being well" The First Minister said that as she had been in...
• afp Shaikh Salman, Asia's soft-spoken football strongman Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa isn't the first Asian football chief to aspire to run FIFA, but with his powerful backers and opportunistic timing he co...
• reuters Time is running out to save UK steel sector, warn steelmakers and unions By Maytaal Angel LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Time is running out to save the British steel sector, steelmakers and unions warned on Friday following news of h...
• reuters Obama, Park say North Korea must show it is serious about denuclearization WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday the door remained open to negotiations wit...
• reuters Wales must be spot on to improve dismal record against Boks, says Jenkins By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Wales will have to be at their absolute best to earn even a 50-50 chance of beating South Africa in their Rugby ...
• reuters Obama condemns outbreak of violence in Israel WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that he was very concerned about the outbreak of violence in Israel and that it was impo...
• ap Judge to rule on Planned Parenthood funding in Louisiana BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge said he will decide by Monday whether to block Gov. Bobby Jindal's attempt to cut off state Medicaid funding for Plan...
• reuters De Villiers provides blueprint to beat Wales By Nick Said LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Jean de Villiers will have to watch South Africa's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales on Saturday from the Tw...
• reuters World Cup heads to sudden death and north-south divide By Angus MacSwan LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Irish eyes will be on flyhalf Johnny Sexton on Sunday, willing him to inspire their injury-hit side to victory ov...
• aap Popovic confident of improvement Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic says it wont be too long before his side finds its groove in front of goal. The Wanderers enjoyed a host of chanc...
• afp New religious violence in C.Africa leaves one dead, 10 injured At least one person was killed and 10 injured in fresh sectarian clashes in a flashpoint neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, m...
• afp Lichtenstein painting expected to set record at NY auction A masterpiece of the American pop art movement hits the auction block in New York next month, expected to set a new record for artist Roy Lichtenstein and co...
• reuters How conservatives bested corporate lobbying machine on U.S. EXIM By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and other companies wanted to show Congress last February the dangers of...
• reuters Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine; Israeli soldier stabbed By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the occupied West Bank, and an attacker disguised as a journalis...
• pa Woman taken to hospital with facial injuries after dog attack A woman has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog in south east London. The woman, in her 30s, was found with severe injuries to her face afte...
• ap Psychiatric exam for mom accused of throwing baby out window NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation Friday for a mother charged with murder after witnesses described a horrifying scene where the woman...
• ap Yemen rebels push pro-gov't troops out of southern province SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels have driven pro-government troops out of the southern Bayda province on Friday, after two months of heavy cl...
• ap Former coal executive finishes testimony against ex-CEO boss CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former coal executive who was dealt a prison sentence for mine violations testified Friday that his company sometimes took shortcu...
• reuters Spotlight shines, stage right, on U.S. House Freedom Caucus By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - They are mostly wealthier than their fellow Republican lawmakers, overwhelmingly white, middle-aged and male...
• aap Jets begin post-Tinkler era at home Newcastle is abuzz for its first game since the failed Nathan Tinkler era when Sydney FC drive up the F3 on Saturday evening. For the first time in a long ti...
• reuters U.K. man gets 20 years in U.S. prison over Oregon militant camp By Nate Raymond and Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A mentally ill British man who U.S. authorities said helped try to set up a training camp in Orego...
• aap US star in Aussie MotoGP last hurrah Former world champion Nicky Hayden will tear up the Phillip Island circuit for the last time as a MotoGP rider this weekend but the American ace won't be los...
• afp Qaeda suspects kill three Yemen pro-govt fighters Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed three Yemeni soldiers Friday in an ambush in the southeastern Hadramawt province, a military official said. The troops were ...
• afp Iraqi forces in huge anti-jihadist push in Baiji Iraqi forces defused booby traps and hunted down holdout jihadists in the strategic Baiji area Friday as part of their biggest advance against the Islamic St...
• ap The Weeknd, 'Uptown Funk' duo lead Soul Train nominations NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd and the duo behind "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, are tied for five nominations each at the Soul Train Awards this yea...
• reuters European Tour Portuguese Masters scores Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Portuguese Masters at the par-71 course on Friday in Vilamoura. The cut was set at 141. -14 Andy S...
• reuters Toronto Blue Jays' match timing seen as wildcard in Canada vote By Mike De Souza CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 16 (Reuters) - With media making light of Major League Baseball throwing a curveball at the Canadian electorate, many ...
• aap Reds winless after two matches Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor says he expected a fired up Western Sydney Wanderers outfit following their shock 3-1 home defeat to Brisbane Roar on th...
• ap Turkish jets shoot down drone at its border with Syria ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey shot down an unidentified drone that flew into its airspace Friday near the Syrian border, while Russian President Vladimir Puti...
• aap McCalman is dying to play, says Cheika He's been entrusted with the most arduous job in Australian rugby, but Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has complete faith in the man the team calls "Mad Dog" ...
• reuters Owner of NFL's Dolphins launches program to advance race relations By Steve Ginsburg Oct 16 (Reuters) - Stephen Ross, owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, launched a nonprofit organization on Friday aimed at combating racism b...
• reuters EU wants deal "valid for century" at Paris climate talks By Benet Koleka TIRANA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The European Union will push for an U.N. deal to cap global warming that spans the century and for checks on progr...
• aap Pocock, Folau can be replaced: Larkham The savage blow of losing star duo David Pocock and Israel Folau will not be a death knell for the Wallabies World Cup campaign, with assistant coach Stephen...
• ap New publisher named at Wyoming's lone statewide newspaper CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's only statewide newspaper has a new leader. Lee Enterprises announced the promotion of Casper Star-Tribune Operations Director T...
• ap World Bank head says poverty can end in 15 years ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The world is capable of ending global poverty in the next 15 years if countries make tough decisions to enact reforms that will spur grow...
• reuters Loss of O'Connell is inspiring Ireland, says Henry By Julian Linden CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The loss of Ireland captain Paul O'Connell is providing an unexpected spur to his battered and bruised team mate...
• ap Ethiopian court acquits 5 bloggers jailed for alleged terror ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A lawyer and a journalists' group say an Ethiopian court has acquitted five bloggers of terrorism charges. Lawyer Amha Mekonnen ...
• ap Judge orders man who threatened Obama to take medication BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says the government can force an Alabama man who threatened President Barack Obama to take medication to determine if...
• reuters FIFA suspends Kuwait Football Association By Brian Homewood BERNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Kuwait, home to influential sports power broker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, were banned from international so...
• afp Obama, S.Korea's Park seek to reaffirm close ties US President Barack Obama welcomes his South Korean counterpart to the White House on Friday, hoping to cement close ties amid Seoul's overtures to China. Of...
• reuters Baseball-Cubs' bats, Mets' arms in battle for World Series berth By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Cubs' power bats, Mets' power arms bid for World Series The future is now for the emerging Chicago Cubs and New Yo...
• reuters Baseball-Profiles of teams in National League Championship Series Oct 16 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets, who will meet in Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series with a ...
• pa Fame-seeking teenage hacker who crashed FBI website avoids jail An intelligent and fame-hungry teenage hacker who crashed FBI and Home Office websites has avoided jail. Charlton Floate's actions cost the Government £15,00...
• reuters Motor racing-Grosjean broke seat in Sochi crash LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Lotus Formula One driver Romain Grosjean revealed on Friday that the force of his Russian Grand Prix crash last weekend was so str...
• reuters Democrat raps Benghazi panel on Clinton aide questioning By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turmoil swirled again on Friday around the Republican-controlled Benghazi committee in the U.S. House of Rep...
• reuters Slovak championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Slovak championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 ViOn Zlate Moravce 4 Zilina 0 Standings ...
• reuters Ukrainian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Dynamo Kiev 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 Stan...
• reuters Israel opposes international presence on Jerusalem's Temple Mount By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Israel on Friday rejected a Palestinian appeal for an international protection f...
• ap The Latest: Farming accident seen as cause of Texas wildfire SMITHVILLE, Texas (AP) — The latest on a wildfire in Central Texas (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Authorities believe a farming accident may have sparked a wi...
• reuters Danish championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Danish championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Midtjylland 2 Randers 1 Standings P W D ...
• reuters Strachan to stay on as Scotland manager LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Gordon Strachan will continue as Scotland manager through the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign despite failing to lead them to n...
• reuters Saudi forces kill gunman who opened fire on Shi'ite site: Saudi-owned TV, resident DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Saudi security forces shot dead a gunman who opened fire on a Shi'ite Muslim meeting hall on Friday in the Eastern city of Saihat, ...
• ap 20th-century masterpieces on tap at fall NYC art auctions NEW YORK (AP) — Works by some of the most coveted artists of impressionist and modern art are coming to auction this fall, including two major works by Paul ...
• reuters Croatian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Croatian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Dinamo Zagreb 4 NK Zagreb 1 Standings ...
• reuters Brazil president, speaker forge uneasy truce in political crisis By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Until last week they were political enemies. Now there is a sudden, if tenuous, truce between President Dilma ...
• afp Jordanian protesters call for end to peace treaty with Israel Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets Friday calling on the government to scrap its peace treaty with Israel, which they accuse of violations in Jerusa...
• reuters Oklahoma deal halts executions until well into 2016 or longer By Jon Herskovitz Oct 16 (Reuters) - Oklahoma reached a deal with three death row inmates on Friday to put their executions on hold until well into 2016 or e...
• ap City warns church after neighbor complains about choir noise OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The city of Oakland, California, sent a letter warning a church that it could be fined after a neighbor complained that choir practice...
• ap FBI to join probe of Cleveland trucker called serial killer CLEVELAND (AP) — The FBI said Friday it has joined an investigation by police and county prosecutors to determine if there are unsolved slayings that might b...
• reuters UEFA fine Lokomotiv Moscow 20,000 euros MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow have been fined 20,000 euros ($22,772.00) and will have to close part of their ground...
• afp Singer Stromae to return to father's homeland Rwanda Stromae, the French-speaking world's singing superstar, arrives in Rwanda Friday, birthplace of his father who was killed in the 1994 genocide. The singer, w...
• ap Officials believe farming accident sparked Texas wildfire SMITHVILLE, Texas (AP) — A preliminary investigation indicates a farming accident sparked a wildfire that's consumed more than 7 square miles and destroyed 4...
• reuters Argentina's presidential candidates and their policies BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Argentines vote on Oct. 25 for a new president to replace Cristina Fernandez whose two terms have been characterized by gene...
• reuters Rich nations spend $250 bln on farm subsidies, hurting poor growers - study By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rich nations are spending $250 billion annually subsidizing their agricultural sectors to t...
• afp Palestinian dressed as photographer is shot dead after stabbing soldier A Palestinian disguised as a news photographer stabbed and wounded a soldier Friday at an entrance to the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba before being sh...
• afp LeBron James could miss rest of NBA pre-season with sore back Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James might not play the remainder of the NBA pre-season, coach David Blatt said, due to back pain that reportedly prompted J...
• reuters Motor racing-Ecclestone defends Blatter, supports Putin By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has defended Sepp Blatter's record as FIFA president and questioned why the ...
• afp SOS to rescue legendary US liner from scrap heap It was the fastest, most luxurious ocean liner of its day, and whisked the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel, Marlon Brando and four US presidents across ...
• reuters Ireland trying to keep a lid on rising expectations By Julian Linden CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As a former school teacher, the Ireland coach Joe Schmidt knows the importance of maintaining order. With Irelan...
• reuters Bryan Adams goes retro with 'Get Up' album By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - It has been a long time coming. Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams says his new album, "Get Up," is the id...
• afp Palestinians torch Jewish shrine, new protests erupt Palestinians torched a site revered by Jews in the West Bank in an incident that threatened to further inflame two weeks of deadly unrest, as fresh protests ...
• afp Japan horror king Nakata returns with evil doll Japanese horror director Hideo Nakata, best known for terrifying audiences by bringing the vengeful demon Sadako through a television set in the smash-hit mo...
• reuters Make no mistake, razor-sharp Owens is in charge By Justin Palmer LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Got something to say to rugby referee Nigel Owens? Go on, I dare you. While instances of players surrounding and ...
• pa £35m Rembrandt painting could go overseas unless UK buyer found A £35 million Rembrandt which has been in Britain for 250 years could go to a new home overseas unless a last-ditch effort to find a UK buyer succeeds. The G...
• afp Russia claims 456 'IS targets' in Syria hit since start of bombing Russia has hit more than 456 Islamic State group targets since launching its bombing campaign in Syria on September 30, a high-ranking military official said...
• reuters Ecuador's Correa shuffles cabinet as economy struggles QUITO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Friday he had accepted the resignations of three ministers as part of a cabinet shuffle ...
• aap Two Queenslanders killed in NSW crash A 25-year-old driver and her 30-year-old male passenger have been killed in a car crash in NSW's Central West. The pair's car collided head-on with another c...
• afp 'Russian' drone downed by Turkey close to Syria border Turkish fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone which entered its air space near the Syrian border, with the US military saying "all indications" showed...
• afp US to conduct counter-Boko Haram ops in Nigeria The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told AFP Friday, a ...
• reuters Clinton urges Congress to cap Medicare cost increases NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Congress to rein in Medicare cost increases next year, expecte...
• reuters Arab royals set to clash in battle for FIFA leadership By Simon Evans GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Two Arab royals are set to face off for control of FIFA with the main battleground likely to be Europe, the home of...
• reuters Argentina's Macri courts Peronists to save presidential bid By Maximiliano Rizzi and Sarah Marsh BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Mauricio Macri, the conservative opposition challenger in Argentina's presidential...
• reuters Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition - UN By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a se...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St little changed after mixed results, data By Abhiram Nandakumar Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed as investors absorbed positive consumer sentiment data and mixed results from indust...
• reuters Hungary to close border with Croatia in move to stem migrant flow By Marton Dunai and Aleksandar Vasovic ZAKANY/BEREMEND, Hungary, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hungary said on Friday it would close its southern border with Croatia fr...
• reuters German opposition to EU-U.S. trade deal increases BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Germans reject a proposed trade deal between Europe and the United States, a new opinion poll showed on Friday, alm...
• pa Three arrests after Spanish-born baby allegedly sold to couple Three people have been arrested in Cardiff after a baby was allegedly sold to a couple. Detectives said the Spanish-born boy's mother had originally claimed ...
• ap Palestinian with 'press' logo on shirt stabs soldier HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian wearing a T-shirt with the word "press" in large letters stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier Friday before being sh...
• ap Burkina Faso coup leader faces crimes against humanity OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The Burkina Faso general who took power after last month's coup has been charged with crimes against humanity, the military ...
• ap 14-year-old pleads guilty to killing Iraqi boy, 13, in NY BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 14-year-old has pleaded guilty to killing a 13-year-old boy whose family had immigrated to the U.S. to escape the war in Iraq. Jean Sa...
• reuters Ebola outbreak may enter third year after new cases in Guinea By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Friday, dashing hopes of an im...
• afp I want to win World Cup for dead friend: Ashley-Cooper Australia great Adam Ashley-Cooper is on a personal mission to win the World Cup for his close friend Guy Grinham who died in England this week of cancer. A ...
• ap VW hires anti-corruption exec as it deals with scandal FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is hiring a top anti-corruption manager from competitor Daimler as it struggles to clean up a scandal over cheating on U...
• ap Macel Falwell, widow of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, dies LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Macel Falwell, the widow of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr., has died. She was 82. The Falwell family announced her death Thursday on s...
• ap Lawsuit accuses Bubba The Love Sponge of ratings tampering ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Nielsen company has sued radio host Bubba The Love Sponge Clem, claiming the DJ paid a radio listener who was participating i...
• reuters FIFA removes Thai FA's executive committee after Worawi ban By Brian Homewood BERNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - FIFA removed the entire executive committee of Thailand's football association (FAT) on Friday, four days after i...
• reuters Mexico takes Latin America to IPO top spot in lacklustre emerging markets By Karin Strohecker LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An increase in initial public offerings in Mexico has propelled Latin America to the top of the emerging marke...
• reuters Wales must be spot on improve dismal record against Boks, says Jenkins By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Wales will have to be at their absolute best to earn even a 50-50 chance of beating South Africa in their Rugby ...
• ap Oklahoma agrees to hold off executions until at least 2016 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's attorney general has agreed to not request execution dates until 2016, as his office investigates why the state used the wron...
• ap US bishop warns of 'anxiety' at pope's family summit VATICAN CITY (AP) — The American archbishop who welcomed Pope Francis to the final rally of his U.S. tour warned Friday that Francis' big family summit of bi...
• ap Lil Dicky's rap video makes big splash with little money ATLANTA (AP) — In Lil Dicky's latest rap video, he rides around in a luxury sports car, prances through a mansion like he owns the place and parties on a yac...
• ap Czechs remember 1st transport of Jews to Nazi death camps PRAGUE (AP) — Hundreds of people are beating drums in Prague to mark the 74th anniversary of the first Czech Jews sent to Nazi death camps during World War I...
• ap Uganda's government denies maliciously spying on opponents KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan government on Friday denied the existence of a secret program to use computer spyware on its opponents, saying the report ...
• afp Two Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli army fire: medics Two Palestinians died after being shot by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip Friday, the enclave's health ministry said, the latest such incidents in mor...
• reuters All Blacks expecting the best of France despite split reports By Nick Mulvenney CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand are determined not to be distracted by reports of splits in the France camp ahead of their Rugby Wo...
• reuters Tevez eyes Argentine title through protective mask BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A masked Carlos Tevez will try to put behind him Argentina's poor start to the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and help Boca Junio...
• reuters Africa slowdown should not stop infrastructure plans - World Bank By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Africa should press ahead with plans to develop its transport and energy networks despite a recent slowdown i...
• reuters Card games and war ships: life for sailors stranded off Syria's war zone By Maria Tsvetkova and Jonathan Saul MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Alexander Tkachenko, a 60-year-old sea captain, has a front-row view of Russia's military int...
• reuters European shares close at five-week high helped by Carrefour By Danilo Masoni and Atul Prakash MILAN/LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - European shares closed on Friday at their highest level in five weeks, helped by expectati...
• reuters Du Preez leads from the front in Springboks revival By Nick Said LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Fourie du Preez planned only to play a bit-part role for South Africa in the Rugby World Cup pool stage but the man d...
• reuters Tunisia expects economy to grow 2.5 pct in 2016, deficit to shrink By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Tunisia expects economic growth to recover next year after slowing almost to a halt in 2015, when two Islamist attac...
• reuters Tata Steel to cut 1,200 jobs at Scunthorpe -UK union source LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Tata Steel, the biggest steelmaker in Britain, is expected to cut around 1,200 jobs at its Scunthorpe plant, a union source said o...
• reuters Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive with Iranian support By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters launched an offensive south of Aleppo province on Friday,...
• afp Pocock and Folau fail to recover in time for World Cup quarter-final Key players David Pocock and Israel Folau handed Australia a double blow on Friday as both failed to prove their fitness and will miss the World Cup quarter-...
• afp French film-maker Besson ripped off 'Escape from New York': court French film-maker Luc Besson was found guilty earlier this year of plagiarising cult classic "Escape From New York" with his sci-fi thriller "Lockout", accor...
• ap Union-funded ads about Atlantic City, but issue is pensions TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Voters in New Jersey's two competitive legislative races have been bombarded with television ads about the plight of Atlantic City casin...
• aap Last chance for WA council elections vote Voters in Western Australia's local government elections have until 6pm to lodge their ballots. After an initially weak response, the participation rate is o...
• afp GE industrial profits rise despite oil hit General Electric reported higher third-quarter industrial profits Friday despite a big hit to the petroleum business as it offered a generally upbeat outlook...
• reuters Moment of truth for obsessive Ireland coach Schmidt's mantra By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - In just over two years in charge of Ireland, coach Joe Schmidt's attention to detail, precision and occasionally...
• reuters Polish opposition asks how govt will protect people from any diseases brought by refugees WARSAW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The leader of Poland's main opposition party, tipped to win an election on Oct. 25, called on the government on Friday to explain ...
• reuters Stocks, dollar rise after data; oil up in choppy trade By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - World stocks markets rose to a two-month high on Friday, while the dollar ticked higher, boosted by views that...
• reuters Root eyes England victory after Cook's epic innings By Matt Smith ABU DHABI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Batsman Joe Root is adamant England can still claim an unlikely victory on the final day of the first test agains...
• ap Justices: Prosecutor can stay on police shooting case COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected a request to remove the prosecutor investigating the police shooting of a 19-year-old man dur...
• reuters Artists who made "racist" graffiti on "Homeland" seek changes By Tina Bellon and Mostafa Salem BERLIN/CAIRO Oct 16 (Reuters) - The artists who produced Arabic graffiti seen in the latest episode of the TV series "Homela...
• reuters Parishioners trespassing in long vigil at Massachusetts church -court By Scott Malone BOSTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Massachusetts' appeals court on Wednesday ruled that parishioners who have staged a decade-long vigil aimed at sto...
• reuters Turkey grumbles as EU hails deal to stem migration By Daren Butler and Alastair Macdonald ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkish leaders accused Europeans on Friday of treating their country shabbily a...
• reuters U.S. PGA Tour Frys.com Open scores Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Frys.com Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Napa, California -9 Brendan Steele (U.S.) 63 -8 Jh...
• reuters Ireland coach Schmidt rejects talk of England job CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has dismissed reports he could replace Stuart Lancaster as England coach, saying the rumours were untru...
• ap High school cafeteria worker celebrates 95th birthday EDISON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school celebrated the 95th birthday of a lunch lady who served generations of students with a marching band, cheerleade...
• ap Lawsuit filed over death of woman in Ohio jail COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daughter of a woman who died in an Ohio jail has filed a federal lawsuit alleging officials didn't adequately care for her mother a...
• ap Clinton wants Congress to fix spike in Medicare bills KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging Congress to fix an "outrageous and senseless" expected increase in Medicare deductibles and premiums. Cli...
• ap Review: Christian metal rockers Stryper rise with 'Fallen' Stryper "Fallen" (Frontiers SRL) On their 11th studio album, Stryper states the fundamental basis of their Christian faith more simply and directly than they...
• ap 2 bombs explode by Nigerian mosque, killing at least 30 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Four women suicide bombers blew themselves up early Friday when challenged by soldiers as they tried to enter a city in northeaster...
• ap Overdue books returned to Oregon library, 52 years later PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University librarians in Oregon finally got their hands on two overdue books -- a half century after they were checked o...
• reuters Canada Liberal leader pledges improved U.S. relations By Randall Palmer MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Canadian Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the frontrunner in the race to the Oct. 19 election, said ...
• reuters Parishioners vow to continue Massachusetts vigil despite trespass ruling By Scott Malone SCITUATE, Mass., Oct 15 (Reuters) - Parishioners who have occupied their Massachusetts church for 11 years to prevent the Roman Catholic Arch...
• reuters Burkina Faso coup leader charged with crimes against humanity OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The leader of last month's failed coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, has been charged with crimes against humani...
• reuters New York's jails still plagued by violence, city official says By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Violence has continued to rise in New York City's jails including Rikers Island despite a declining inmate populati...
• reuters Days after a suicide bombing, can Turkey pull back from the brink? By Andrew Finkel Oct 16 (Reuters) - The date 10/10 is now synonymous with Turkey's most deadly terrorist attack in history - the day this month when two suic...
• ap Death toll in Turkish peace rally blasts reaches 102 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have increased the death toll from the suicide bombings that targeted a peace rally in the capital Ankara to 102 fr...
• reuters U.S. consumer sentiment rebounds; industrial output weak By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded strongly in early October, suggesting that the economic recovery remained ...
• reuters Death toll in Turkey's twin bombings rises to 102 - prosecutor's office ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Three people wounded in last Saturday's double suicide bombings in Turkey's capital Ankara have died of their injuries, the chie...
• reuters Suu Kyi urges supporters not to let race, religion dominate election Toungup, MYANMAR, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged supporters on Friday not to let the issues of race and religion dominat...
• reuters Boxing-Britain's Brook pulls out of title fight with Chavez LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Kell Brook has pulled out of his IBF world welterweight title fight against Argentina's Diego Chaves next week because o...
• ap The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Oct. 15, 2015: Top Songs 1. Hotline Bling, Drake 2. The Hills, The Weeknd 3. Wildest Dreams, Taylor Swift 4...
• reuters Paris' Musee d'Orsay puts on first major show on prostitution PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An exhibition at Paris' Musee d'Orsay explores artists' fascination with the rise of prostitution in the 19th century in what the m...
• reuters Understanding Israel's new - and nameless - intifada By Noga Tarnopolsky Oct 16 (Reuters) - JERUSALEM - Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss ab...
• ap Grammy winners Pentatonix finally getting airplay NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pentatonix already has a Grammy, millions of fans on social media and platinum album sales, but there was still something missing for...
• ap University cross-country team suspended over naked run plan LAWRENCE, N.J. (AP) — Rider University suspended its entire men's cross-country team from a meet because the school concluded the runners were planning a nak...
• ap UN chief marks World Food Day at Expo 2015 world's fair MILAN (AP) — Calling hunger "a terrible injustice," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday marked World Food Day with a visit to the Milan Expo World's...
• pa Hillsborough disaster: Doctor and Pc tell of reviving victim Tony Bland A doctor and a policeman helped revive the 96th and final victim of the Hillsborough tragedy on the pitch before he was rushed to hospital unconscious, a jur...
• reuters Longest test match innings Oct 16 (Reuters) - Alastair Cook played the third longest innings (by minutes) in test match history when he batted for 836 minutes against Pakistan in the f...
• reuters Motor racing-Magnussen leaves McLaren after birthday email By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Danish Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen is leaving McLaren after being informed by email on his birthday that th...
• pa Alastair Cook's marathon 263 steers England towards draw against Pakistan Tireless Alastair Cook fell short of a triple century but steered England towards near certain stalemate in the first Test against Pakistan at the Zayed Cric...
• reuters Killing of one of Zimbabwe's biggest elephants has echoes of Cecil By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A German hunter has shot and killed one of the biggest bull elephants seen in Zimbabwe in three decades, a l...
• reuters Man accused of hacking U.S. data for IS was well known to Kosovo police By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A Kosovo man arrested in Malaysia on charges of hacking the personal information of U.S. security officers and p...
• reuters Britain's FTSE forges ahead as Shire surges By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Friday, lifted by drugmaker Shire, whose shares climbed on speculation it cou...
• reuters Malaysia arrests hacker for supplying US targets to Islamic State By Yantoultra Ngui and Mark Hosenball KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - At the request of the United States, Malaysia has arrested a man on charges...
• afp West Indies face innings defeat as Herath dazzles A dazzling display of spin bowling by Rangana Herath left West Indies struggling to avoid an innings defeat Friday in the first Test against Sri Lanka, still...
• ap US factory output drops in latest sign of weak growth WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing production fell for the second straight month in September as factories cranked out fewer appliances, computers, and ele...
• afp Indian villagers beat Muslim cattle smuggler to death Villagers in northern India beat a Muslim man to death for attempting to smuggle cattle for slaughter, police said Friday, the latest victim of soaring relig...
• reuters Wallabies on a roll present tall order for Scots By Justin Palmer LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australia's passage through the group stage has propelled the Wallabies from World Cup outsiders to trophy conten...
• reuters U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon in "clear v...
• afp Ethiopia 'Zone 9' bloggers acquitted of terrorism Four Ethiopian bloggers and journalists were acquitted of terrorism Friday after 18 months in jail, a case widely condemned by rights groups as an assault on...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St edges up after consumer sentiment data By Abhiram Nandakumar Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks drifted higher after better-than-expected consumer sentiment data and as investors assessed mixed earnin...
• afp Joseph's Tomb: a sacred Jewish site on Palestinian land Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, the target of a Palestinian arson attack, was already partially destroyed 15 years ago at the beginning of the second intifada and l...
• reuters Britain's anti-slavery chief says will seek out, protect hidden victims By Magdalena Mis LONDON, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Victims of modern slavery hidden in Britain's brothels, farms and private homes must be found ...
• reuters Italian police find more than 20 tonnes of hashish in cargo ship ROME, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Italian police found more than 20 tonnes of hashish with an estimated street value of 200 million euros ($230 million) hidden in the...
• pa Mobile phone providers hiking access charges A string of mobile phone providers have been hiking their charges for calls to numbers starting 084, 087, 09 or 118, a comparison website has found. USwitch....
• ap Conservative Canadian leader fighting to stay in power TORONTO (AP) — Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's nearly 10 years in power could end next week, along with his dream of shattering Canada's image a...
• ap In Texas, GOP lawmaker hears calls for 'fighter' for speaker WHARTON, Texas (AP) — As he travels his southeast Texas district this week, Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has a message for his constituents: Despite appe...
• ap UAE tells US lawmaker it has right to enrich uranium, too WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fears of an atomic arms race in the Middle East, a senior United Arab Emirates official told a top U.S. lawmaker that it too might see...
• ap Iraqi forces retake key oil refinery from IS militants BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi government troops backed by Shiite militia fighters have driven out Islamic State group militants from a key oil refinery north of Baghd...
• ap UN: 2 new Ebola cases in Guinea show virus still spreading LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says there were two new cases of Ebola in Guinea this week, ending two consecutive weeks in West Africa when no c...
• ap College honors retired professor with 17 mph speed limit AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college has changed all the speed limit signs on campus to honor a retired mathematics professor who spent his career f...
• afp IS pays recruiters $10,000 per person: UN The Islamic State group is paying supporters up to $10,000 for each person that they recruit to wage jihad in Syria and Iraq, UN experts said Friday after a ...
• ap Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide. The list is bas...
• ap Peppier handicapped symbol gets support, but problems remain HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The ubiquitous handicapped symbol that marks parking spaces, building entrances and restrooms around the world is getting an update, a...
• reuters Calais migrant camp numbers double to 6,000 By Matthias Blamont ARRAS, France, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The number of migrants camped on France's north coast near Calais has doubled to around 6,000 in recent...
• ap US employers advertised fewer jobs in August WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer job openings in August and kept hiring flat, another sign the American jobs market has lost strength since ...
• reuters FIFA investigate complaint by Santos over Neymar move ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian club Santos have complained to FIFA about Neymar's transfer to Barcelona in 2013, soccer's governing body said on Friday...
• afp US believes drone downed by Turkey was Russian: US official The US military believes a drone downed by Turkey was Russian, a US official said Friday, contradicting Moscow's claims that none of its drones had been lost...
• reuters Kardashians pause social media postings as Odom fights for life Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Kardashian family on Friday paused social media postings across their commercial sites while ex basketball star Lamar Odom - Khloe Kar...
• reuters Anscombe desperate to grab second chance for Wales By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Wales got their World Cup campaign underway with a 54-9 thrashing of Uruguay Gareth Gareth Anscombe could b...
• reuters Britain's FTSE rises as Shire surges By Kit Rees LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Friday, lifted by drugmaker Shire, whose shares rose on speculation it could be lini...
• reuters Euro stars need to come down to earth says Monk LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Swansea City players who returned triumphantly to the club after helping their countries qualify for the finals of Euro 2016 in th...
• reuters Acacia pulls IPO as European biotechs caught in U.S downdraft By Ben Hirschler and John Miller LONDON/ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Acacia Pharma , a specialist in finding new uses for existing medicines, said on Friday it...
• ap Aphex Twin, Florence + the Machine up for UK's Mercury Prize LONDON (AP) — Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes, electronica artist Aphex Twin and diva-dominated group Florence + The Machine are among 12 nominees for...
• ap Putin: Russian strikes in Syria killed hundreds of militants MOSCOW (AP) — Russian airstrikes in Syria have killed hundreds of militants, President Vladimir Putin said Friday as he called for a shared military effort o...
• afp Video of bleeding Palestinian teen intensifies online image war As the 13-year-old Palestinian boy lay bleeding on the ground, after being shot for allegedly stabbing two Israelis, a man standing nearby shouted at him to ...
• ap 2-year-old boy found dead in sweltering room; mom charged TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a 2-year-old boy has been found dead in a bedroom where the thermostat was set so high that temperatures reached at le...
• afp Venus Williams storms through to Hong Kong semi-finals Venus Williams took just an hour to secure her place in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open Friday in a 6-1, 6-1 victory against a lacklustre Alize Cornet....
• ap EU tries for new Turkey strategy to stem refugee flow BRUSSELS (AP) — Turkey's president derided Europe on Friday for not taking in more refugees — a dose of cold water for a European Union plan to give new aid ...
• pa Hatton Garden raid: Police find property after searching cemetery Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden jewellery raid have recovered property after searching a cemetery. The raid over the Easter weekend saw thieves br...
• reuters Cook finally succumbs but England surpass Pakistan By Matt Smith ABU DHABI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Alastair Cook completed the third-longest innings in test history and the longest by an Englishman as his side en...
• reuters Canada's frozen north feels financial burn of global warming By Chris Arsenault YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Canada, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C limate change is taking a heavy economic toll on Canad...
• pa 'Disturbing' CCTV footage of Leeds sex attack released Detectives hunting a rapist have released "disturbing" CCTV footage of a 24-year-old woman being carried off by the man before the attack. The victim was wal...
• reuters Ireland's Sexton 'ready to go' against confident Pumas By Nick Mulvenney CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Even more than usual rests on the shoulders of Jonny Sexton when he lines up for a depleted Ireland against in-...
• reuters Blatter fighting to return for FIFA handover in February By Joshua Franklin ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter, suspended president of soccer's world governing body, FIFA, said he aimed to return to office in ...
• reuters VW names Daimler compliance manager to help tackle scandal FRANKFURT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Volkswagen named Daimler manager Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt on Friday to the newly created post of board member for integrity ...
• reuters Croatia says it has agreed plan on migrants with Slovenia ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Croatia has a plan to manage the flow of migrants agreed with Slovenia that it will start implementing when Hungary seals off the ...
• ap A filmmaker's quest to ID men behind Lockerbie bombing BOSTON (AP) — Ken Dornstein was 19 years old and home for the holidays when he and his family received word that his 25-year-old brother, an aspiring writer ...
• reuters Injured Wallabies Pocock, Folau miss Scotland tie LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australia will be without loose forward David Pocock and fullback Israel Folau when they take on Scotland in the Rugby World Cup q...
• reuters Russia establishes contact with Turkey, Israel on Syria flights MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it had established direct contact with the Turkish military to avoid incidents with fligh...
• ap Spain: Dictionary clarifies 'swindler' definition of Gypsies MADRID (AP) — Spain's Royal Language Academy has yielded to protests from Roma groups and modified a reference in its dictionary definition of gypsies as "sw...
• ap Russia's parliament allows arrest of opposition lawmaker MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament has voted to sanction an arrest in absentia of the sole lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea last year. T...
• ap Indian police: Hindu mob kills Muslim over beef accusations NEW DELHI (AP) — A village mob in northern India beat one Muslim to death with sticks and injured four others who were accused of smuggling cows to be slaugh...
• reuters Australia team to play Scotland LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australia coach Michael Cheika on Friday named the following side for Sunday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Scotland at T...
• reuters French investigators look into Strauss-Kahn's financial affairs PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - French investigators are looking into the financial dealings of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn after legal complaints by p...
• reuters Scottish nationalists to oppose any UK anti-IS air strikes in Syria ABERDEEN, Scotland, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmakers, who form the third-largest bloc in the British parliament, will oppose any mo...
• afp US industrial output falls again in September US industrial production fell for a second straight month in September, as manufacturing declined and mining was hit by cutbacks amid declining energy prices...
• reuters Quirky Petite Meller wants her music to make people feel "joyful" By Anastasia Gorelova LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - With her quirky style, jazzy-pop music and colourful videos, rising Parisian singer Petite Meller says she w...
• reuters Rape film banned in India gets Meryl Streep's backing for Oscar By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A film banned by Indian authorities about the deadly rape of a young woman on a bus in New ...
• reuters Russia says has agreed all technical questions for Syria flight safety with U.S. MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it had agreed all the necessary technical questions needed to seal an agreement with t...
• afp Suu Kyi takes election bid to Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine Aung San Suu Kyi addressed hundreds of supporters in Myanmar's volatile Rakhine state Friday, flanked by the biggest security contingent seen so far in her e...
• reuters Sexton to start for Ireland against Pumas By Julian Linden CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Flyhalf Johnny Sexton has been cleared to play for a revamped Ireland team in Sunday's Rugby World Cup quarter-f...
• ap Portuguese dictator's statue still stands in Mozambique MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — It is a curious vestige of Portugal's former rule over Mozambique, a statue of a dictator from the colonial era that faces a wall i...
• aap Pocock, Folau out of RWC quarter-final The Wallabies have been dealt a savage blow ahead of their World Cup quarter-final with Scotland, with champion back-rower David Pocock and Israel Folau both...
• afp Nestle says fresh tests show Maggi noodles are safe Nestle said Friday that laboratory tests ordered by an Indian court had found its popular Maggi noodles were safe to eat, paving the way for their return fol...
• ap Georgia Tech punishes fraternity accused of racial slurs ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech is punishing a fraternity after an investigation into a black student's complaints that members of Phi Delta Theta shouted racial...
• afp Zambia prepares for national prayer day to save currency Zambia will hold a day of prayer and fasting on Sunday, with bars shut and football matches cancelled, to seek divine help over the country's currency collap...
• ap Despite new suspects, Lockerbie closure remains elusive LONDON (AP) — Scotland's leader said Friday she hopes the identification of new suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing will lead to "full justice" for famili...
• reuters More than 400 dead in southeast Congo measles outbreak - U.N. KINSHASA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A measles outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's copper-mining southeast has killed 428 people and infected about 30,000 sin...
• reuters Cuba in cash crunch due to low commodity prices, Venezuela woes By Marc Frank HAVANA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Low commodity prices, a drought at home and Venezuela's economic crisis have created a cash shortage for Cuba's Comm...
• afp Huge 50-year-old elephant killed by German tourist in Zimbabwe A German tourist has killed one of the biggest elephants seen for years in Zimbabwe, wildlife groups said Friday, reviving the fierce debate over trophy hunt...
• afp Philippines on alert for strong typhoon Philippine President Benigno Aquino warned Friday a strong typhoon set to hit the disaster-plagued nation over the weekend could cause severe flooding and wi...
• afp Djokovic, Murray set up Shanghai Masters semi showdown Novak Djokovic beat Bernard Tomic and Andy Murray overcame Tomas Berdych as the world's top two players set up a Shanghai Masters semi-final to savour on Fri...
• reuters MSF says US tank entered compound of bombed Afghan hospital without permission By Krista Mahr KABUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the grounds of its hospital in th...
• reuters Britain fighting to keep 35 mln stg Rembrandt work in the country LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain has barred the export of one of Dutch master Rembrandt's finest portraits in the hope of finding a buyer willing to match ...
• reuters Pellegrini wants rule change as City's injury problems mount LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants the rules to be changed so that players unfit to play for their club need not repo...
• reuters BP, China's CNPC to unveil oil alliance - sources By Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - BP Plc and China's CNPC will next week unveil a strategic alliance to develop oil resources in Iraq and other region...
• pa Financial results just perfect for One Direction company 1d Media One Direction confirmed their status as one of the biggest - and most lucrative - groups in the world, as it was revealed they earned £6.15 million a month i...
• pa Government defends tax credit plans after Amber Rudd grilled by working mother Downing Street has insisted the Government is committed to driving up the pay of low earners amid fresh criticism of its plans to cut tax credits. Energy Sec...
• pa Heather Watson knocked out of Hong Kong Open quarter-finals by Sam Stosur Heather Watson lost the last 11 games as her run at the Hong Kong Open came to an end in the quarter-finals against Sam Stosur. Watson, now the British numbe...
• ap Stocks edge higher in early trading; GE jumps on earnings NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slightly higher in early trading as investors pore over the latest earnings news. General Electric rose the most in the Dow Jones ...
• ap China hosts ASEAN meeting amid South China Sea tensions BEIJING (AP) — China hosted Southeast Asian defense ministers on Friday in an effort to burnish its reputation in a region wary of its territorial ambitions,...
• reuters Nadal trounces Wawrinka, Djokovic tames Tomic Oct 16 (Reuters) - Former world number one Rafa Nadal displayed more signs of a return to top form with a ruthless 6-2 6-1 hammering of Stan Wawrinka and was...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St little changed on mixed results By Abhiram Nandakumar Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading on Friday as investors assessed mixed results from industrial heavy...
• reuters Benitez hopeful of Ramos and Danilo return for Levante clash MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Real Madrid face a crunch few weeks in the midst of an injury crisis but coach Rafa Benitez is hopeful Sergio Ramos and Danilo cou...
• reuters Bulgaria denies airspace access to Syria-bound Russian aid plane SOFIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has denied access to its airspace to a Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Syria, as Moscow failed to file an appl...
• reuters Test Series Pakistan v England scoreboard Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day in the first Test between Pakistan and England on Friday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirat...
• ap Guinea's partial results show President Conde ahead in vote CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's President Alpha Conde is on track to win another term in office after taking a strong lead in partial results from Sunday's e...
• afp Syria Kurds denounce Amnesty 'war crimes' report Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) denounced rights group Amnesty International for accusing its fighters of war crimes by forcibly displacing p...
• reuters Hit by recall, Aston Martin's losses triple in 2014 LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - British luxury carmaker Aston Martin saw its losses almost triple in 2014, the fourth consecutive year it has failed to post a pro...
• reuters Scotland call up Brown and Swinson for banned duo LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scotland have brought in forwards Fraser Brown and Tim Swinson for banned duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray to face Australia in Sunday...
• reuters Oil bosses fight 'bad guy' image ahead of climate talks By Ron Bousso and Bate Felix PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Oil and gas industry bosses pledged on Friday to curb gas flaring as they sought to boost their image ...
• reuters Ethiopian court acquits four bloggers of terrorism charges By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An Ethiopian court on Friday acquitted four remaining members of a blogging group tried on terrorism charges,...
• ap President warns Philippines to brace for typhoon MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III went on national television Friday to advise Filiipinos to prepare for powerful Typhoon Ko...
• ap Los Angeles, Compton students to learn about Hollywood jobs LOS ANGELES (AP) — Students from the Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts will learn what it's like to work in Hollywood at the first Careers in ...
• reuters Taliban defiant over delay to U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan By James Mackenzie and Jibran Ahmad KABUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a U.S. decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanista...
• reuters Poverty among gay people common but often ignored - campaigner By Astrid Zweynert PHNOM PENH, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Phally barely scrapes together enough money to survive by selling fried papayas on the s...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 16 October 2015 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. U.S. SUSPICIONS MAY HAVE LED TO DEADLY ATTACK ON A...
• ap Kosovo premier set to continue dialogue with Serbia PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa says his Cabinet is determined to continue the EU-mediated talks with Serbia despite violent oppo...
• reuters Hungary to seal off border with Croatia from midnight BUDAPEST, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hungary will seal off its border with Croatia from midnight (2200 GMT) on Friday to stem the flow of thousands of migrants arriv...
• reuters Erdogan says EU woke up late to Turkey's role on migrants, no aid deal yet By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the European Union had woken up too late to Turkey's importance in stemm...
• afp Pakistan court grants rare bail to blasphemy accused Pakistan's Supreme Court has granted bail to a woman who is on trial for blasphemy after she spent three years in jail, her lawyer told AFP Friday, a rare de...
• reuters Swiss accuse four Iraqis of planning attack ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities have charged four Iraqi men with planning attacks and helping Islamic State smuggle followers into Europe, Switz...
• reuters Blatter says 'gentleman's agreement' with Platini for payment -TV ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter had a "gentleman's agreement" with Michel Platini over a payment at the centre of a criminal investigation that led t...
• ap Vietnam sentences 7 for defrauding families of MIA soldiers HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A court in central Vietnam sentenced seven people to up to life in prison Friday for defrauding families of Vietnam War soldiers by mov...
• ap Migrants the key issue as Swiss vote in national elections GENEVA (AP) — Europe's migrant influx is the burning issue for Swiss voters electing a new legislature this weekend, with polls suggesting a boost for a nati...
• ap Biden aide seeks to keep VP's name in the mix for 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Democrats were starting to count him out, Joe Biden sent a clear signal through his political team that not only might he enter the...
• reuters Tripoli confirms new Lockerbie suspects include Gaddafi spy chief By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Tripoli's government on Friday named the two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing investigation as Abdul...
• aap Today's birthday, October 17 Today's birthday, October 17: British actor Matthew Macfadyen (1974-). British actor Matthew Macfadyen is the star of the Victorian detective drama Ripper St...
• reuters UN urges EU to speed registration, relocation of refugees By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The European Union must quickly establish adequate centres to receive and register asylum seekers in Greece a...
• reuters Rooney and Carrick back after United's "awful" fortnight LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Captain Wayne Rooney and midfielder Michael Carrick are fit for Manchester United's Premier League game at Everton this weekend, m...
• ap Turkey shoots down drone at border with Syria ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish jets on Friday shot down an unidentified drone that had violated Turkey's airspace at the border with Syria, the military said....
• reuters Norwegian mass killer Breivik to sue to end prison isolation By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Convicted Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik will sue to end his isolation in prison...
• pa Johnny Sexton passed fit for Ireland's World Cup quarter-final clash Johnny Sexton has convinced Ireland to pitch him into Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina despite lingering concerns over a groin injury. Irel...
• pa Neymar's father confirms Manchester United approach Neymar's father has confirmed Manchester United did try to sign his son earlier this year. Neymar Santos Sr admitted United bid for his son this summer, but ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures little changed as investors digest results By Abhiram Nandakumar Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Friday as investors digested mixed quarterly results from industrial ...
• reuters Africa's poor grow by 100 mln since 1990 - World Bank JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The number of Africans trapped in poverty has surged by around 100 million over the past quarter century, the World Bank sai...
• reuters We're sticking together, says France captain Dusautoir By Julien Pretot CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - France captain Thierry Dusautoir has dismissed talk of player unrest on the eve of Les Bleus' Rugby World Cup qu...
• afp Putin warns of spillover from Afghanistan fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that violence in Afghanistan could spill over into ex-Soviet Central Asia, a day after the US announced it ...
• reuters Modi to open 70-yr-old secret files in challenge to Gandhi dynasty By Andrew MacAskill NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will seek to unravel one of India's most enduring mysteries surroundin...
• reuters As UN climate deal looms, pressure on nations to ditch demands By Alister Doyle OSLO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A draft agreement that ditches cherished ideas of almost 200 nations about how to fight climate change could spark ...
• reuters EU's migrant action plan with Turkey yet to take shape - formin ANKARA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu said on Friday an action plan being worked out with the European Union on migrants wa...
• reuters Chelsea boss Mourinho to appeal fine, backed by Pulis LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will appeal against a heavy fine imposed on him by the English Football Association for criticising ...
• reuters Record high 130 people want to run for Philippine president MANILA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A record 130 Filipinos registered as candidates to succeed Benigno Aquino as Philippine president in next year's general election ...
• reuters U.S., allies conduct 24 air strikes in Syria and Iraq -military WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the ...
• reuters 'I'm no rock star', says The Jam and Style Council's Weller By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - British musician Paul Weller has been writing hits such as "Town Called Malice" and "That's Entertainment" for ...
• reuters BP, China's CNPC to unveil oil alliance - sources LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - BP Plc and China's CNPC will next week unveil a strategic alliance to develop oil resources in Iraq and other regions, industry so...
• ap PICTURED: Objects left on the beach by migrants on Lesbos LESBOS, Greece (AP) — The migrants arrive by the hundreds on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos. And in their eagerness to move on, they leave behind ...
• reuters James Bonds past and present on show at Madame Tussauds LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, London wax museum Madame Tussauds is putting on display figures of the six James Bond actors be...
• afp Northeast Nigeria hit again as army warns on Boko Haram At least 34 people were killed in a wave of suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria, as the military on Friday warned Boko Haram militants threaten the cou...
• reuters Bayern break ground on new 70-million euro training centre BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - German champions Bayern Munich broke ground on Friday for a new training centre and youth academy that will cost an estimated 70 m...
• afp Russia says all planes in Syria safe, drones 'working as normal' Russia's military on Friday said all its planes in Syria had returned safely to base and its drones were "working as normal", after Turkey said it had downed...
• reuters Indian ruling party official urges Muslims to give up eating beef NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The head of an Indian state belonging to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has urged the country's minority Muslims t...
• afp Egypt tycoon's party eyes economy with election bid Fireworks erupt at his rallies, his face is plastered across the streets of his Cairo constituency and children wear T-shirts printed with his image. Ahmed M...
• reuters UK competition body expected to call for clearer bank fees By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog is likely to call for bank charges to be made clearer when it publishes the findin...
• reuters Sri Lanka's Herath leaves West Indies reeling Oct 16 (Reuters) - Rangana Herath took six wickets first-innings wickets to put West Indies in a spin as Sri Lanka enforced the follow-on on the third day of...
• ap US tells China it isn't following its own laws in detentions BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. assistant secretary of state said Friday he told Chinese officials they weren't following their own laws in detaining lawyers and other...
• ap VW market share dips in Europe amid emissions scandal MILAN (AP) — Volkswagen saw its market share in Europe drop fractionally in September, when its emissions scandal broke mid-month, as its sales growth lagged...
• afp More than 250,000 people killed in Syria war: monitor More than a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria's brutal conflict since it began with anti-government protests over four years ago, a monit...
• ap Hezbollah says it killed 5 IS fighters near Syrian border BEIRUT (AP) — The TV station of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says its fighters have shelled positions of the Islamic State group in an area near the Sy...
• pa Sam Allardyce recognises huge challenge ahead for Sunderland to avoid drop Sam Allardyce admits it could take three successive wins for Sunderland to start feeling like they can drag themselves out of Barclays Premier League relegat...
• reuters Argentina team to play Ireland CARDIFF, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Argentina named the following team on Friday for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on S...
• ap A balloon dog, a warm blanket: Aid eases refugees' misery BERKASOVO, Serbia (AP) — Mohammad Nabi stepped off the bus into the teeth-chattering morning cold, anxiously looking around to see what new hardship awaited ...
• reuters Mauritius eyes Africa as pressure mounts on offshore business By Edmund Blair EBENE, Mauritius, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Mauritius beats Singapore as the world's top route for foreign investment to India and is a hub for thou...
• pa Thierry Dusautoir rejects stories of unrest within France camp ahead of NZ clash France captain Thierry Dusautoir has dismissed claims of a rebellion against coach Philippe Saint-Andre on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against N...
• ap Switzerland charges 4 Iraqis for alleged IS attack plots GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's top prosecutor has filed charges accusing four Iraqis linked to the radical Islamic State group of plotting terror attacks in Eur...
• ap Racism, insomnia plague Syrian refugee family in Germany HEIDENAU, Germany (AP) — For the Syrian refugee family, one reprieve from crushing boredom in the asylum center is short walks to a lake. But in a town teemi...
• reuters Bank of England's Forbes sees UK rate hike sooner rather than later By William Schomberg LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes said on Friday that a slowdown in China and other emerging markets...
• reuters Test Series Sri Lanka v West Indies scoreboard Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at stumps on the third day in the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies on Friday in Galle, Sri Lanka Sri Lank...
• pa Chinese investment in UK nuclear power 'could pose security risk' Experts have expressed concern about the prospect of Chinese investment in the UK nuclear power sector, with claims the move could threaten national security...
• pa Lockerbie families welcome identification of two Libyans as bombing suspects Relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing 27 years ago have welcomed the identification of two Libyans as suspects in the investigation. The pair ar...
• pa Three charged with 'assisting offender' in Pc Dave Phillips death case Two women and a man have been charged in connection with the murder of Pc Dave Phillips. The 34-year-old officer was hit by a Mitsubishi pick-up truck while ...
• pa University of Sussex to pay £20,000 in damages to student protester A university has apologised and agreed to pay £20,000 damages to a former student for falsely claiming he was involved in the illegal occupation of the insti...
• pa Boy, 14, with serious brain damage should not be resuscitated, judge rules A 14-year-old boy left with serious brain damage as a result of suffering a "non-accidental injury" when small is critically ill and should not be resuscitat...
• pa Nicola Sturgeon 'unaware if Michelle Thomson knew about lawyer when selected' Nicola Sturgeon has said she does not know whether suspended MP Michelle Thomson knew her lawyer had been struck off when she was selected to stand for the S...
• reuters English FA suspends support for Platini's FIFA candidacy LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The English Football Association has suspended support for Michel Platini's bid to become FIFA president, after learning "more inf...
• pa Jose Mourinho risks further punishment as he turns on FA and Arsene Wenger again A seething Jose Mourinho has rounded on the Football Association for perceived inconsistencies in its disciplinary process - and again hit out at Arsene Weng...
• reuters Sisi walks fine line between Egypt's tycoons and generals By Eric Knecht and Asma Alsharif CAIRO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed the unpopular Muslim Brotherho...
• ap Unexpected visitor: Woman finds bear inside apartment ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman says she entered her daughter's apartment and found a bear, who had entered by opening an unlocked door, roamin...
• reuters Hezbollah attack kills five "Islamic State" fighters in north Lebanon- source BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at what it said were Islamic State fighters in the north of the countr...
• pa England wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor looking forward to chance to make history England's Sarah Taylor is "nervous and excited" about the prospect of becoming the first woman to play 'A' grade cricket in Australia. Taylor, 26, has been p...
• reuters Shares at two-month highs, dollar firms after U.S. data By Alistair Smout LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - World stocks rallied to two-month highs on Friday and the dollar firmed after stronger U.S. economic data helped...
• aap Stosur into Hong Kong semi-finals Samantha Stosur has rallied for an encouraging three-set win over British player Heather Watson to reach the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open. Looking to en...
• reuters Kurdish militants shoot dead Turkish police officer DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters shot dead a Turkish police officer and wounded another in a southeast town on Friday, officials said,...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures edge lower after GE, Honeywell results By Abhiram Nandakumar Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday as investors digested results from industrial heavyweights General El...
• reuters U.S. "oil trade king", BP's Porteous, to retire By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - One of the world's most powerful and best-paid oil traders, BP's head of crude Donald Porteous, will retire f...
• afp US downplays civilian drone deaths, secret files show President Barack Obama's administration has underrepresented the true number of civilians killed in drone strikes, a news site said in citing a cache of secr...
• reuters Turkey shoots down drone near Syria, U.S. suspects Russian origin By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday and a U.S. official sa...
• afp Mediterranean migrant crossings top 600,000 in 2015 More than 613,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe since the beginning of the year and more than 3,100 have died trying, the In...
• aap Andreu scores twice in 1-1 A-League draw Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers played out a hard-fought 1-1 A-League draw at Coopers Stadium on Friday with Spaniard Andreu finding the net for...
• aap Turnbull arrives in NZ for visit Malcolm Turnbull has arrived in New Zealand on his first official trip overseas as Prime Minister. He travelled across the Tasman on Friday afternoon with hi...
• reuters US suspects Turkey shot down Russian drone aircraft, official says WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The United States suspects the plane that Turkey shot down on Friday was a Russian drone aircraft, a U.S. official told Reuter...
• ap Britain's High Court rules that Uber app is lawful LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court ruled Friday that the Uber app to hail minicabs is lawful — a blow to London's famous black cab drivers, who argued that i...
• ap Oil companies pledge support for Paris climate deal STOCKHOLM (AP) — The chief executives of 10 of the world's biggest oil and gas companies have pledged support for an "effective" deal to fight global warming...
• ap Nestle says new Indian lab tests show its noodles are safe NEW DELHI (AP) — Food and beverage giant Nestle said Friday it plans to resume selling its highly popular Maggi instant noodles in India after new lab tests ...
• ap Cops: Woman staged videos to cover up daughter's injuries EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — A 24-year-old Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she seriously hurt her 5-year-old daughter and tried to cover i...
• aap Unstoppable Blues into cricket final Buoyed by the availability of their in-form Test stars, NSW appear unstoppable after they eased into next weekend's one-day cup cricket final. The Blues beat...
• reuters Genuine drama poses dilemma for reality TV's 'Kardashians' show By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The "Real Housewives" had a suicide; "Deadliest Catch" lost one of its biggest stars; and child molestation wre...
• aap Qld driver charged after men hit on street A Queensland woman who allegedly ploughed into three men during a fight on an Ipswich street has been charged. It's alleged the fracas broke out in Leichardt...
• reuters NEWSMAKER-Soccer-Raul's eye for goal earned universal respect By Tim Hanlon Oct 16 (Reuters) - Among the glitz and glamour at Real Madrid, Raul was the rarest of commodities -- a home grown talent with an elegant style ...
• ap Man, 80, pleads guilty in pot bust, still challenging search BOSTON (AP) — An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to running a massive marijuana-dealing and money-laundering operation. The Boston Globe reports (http://b...
• reuters U.N. deplores death of Afghan shot trying to enter Bulgaria By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An Afghan asylum seeker was fatally wounded by Bulgarian border police when a warning sho...
• reuters British PM's letter to EU will have 'a bit more detail' - spokesman LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's letter to the European Union explaining Britain's planned renegotiation of ties will have 'a bit mo...
• reuters Prayers at Notre Dame de Rugby for French win over All Blacks By Chris Bockman LARRIVIERE SAINT SAVIN, France, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Fans in France's rugby-mad southwest are taking their devotion to new levels, praying for...
• reuters After Turkey incident, Russia says its Syria drones are operating 'as planned' MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Friday all its planes in Syria had safely returned to base and all its drones were operating ...
• reuters UK watchdog formally bans former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said it had formally banned Kweku Aboboli, the former UBS trader who was jailed for seven ye...
• reuters Sherwood says he and Villa will survive LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood came out fighting on Friday ahead of another potentially difficult weekend, claiming that the tea...
• reuters Typhoon takes aim at northern Philippines MANILA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A typhoon was heading straight for the main Philippine island of Luzon on Friday, prompting storm alerts in nearly 20 provinces an...
• aap Manhunt under way for most wanted duo Two men who allegedly opened fire on police near Wagga Wagga are believed to be among the country's most wanted criminals. Convicted criminals Gino Stocco, 5...
• ap InBev-SABMiller tie-up would include China's biggest beer BEIJING (AP) — A potential prize for AB InBev in its bid for SABMiller is a Chinese beer that is the world's biggest seller. But any deal will face Chinese r...
• afp Pakistani entrepreneurs launch 'Uber for rickshaws' A group of young Pakistani entrepreneurs have launched an Uber-like rickshaw app service that is quickly growing popular with commuters struggling to find tr...
• afp Afghanistan welcomes Obama pledge to keep US troops in country Kabul welcomed the US decision to keep thousands of troops in Afghanistan past 2016, vowing to respond to a resurgent Taliban "with full force" even as the r...
• reuters With cabinet, Nigeria's Buhari puts party before reforms By Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen a cabinet dominated by political veterans, opting to strengthe...
• reuters English FA suspends support for Platini's FIFA candidacy LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The English Football Association has suspended support for Michel Platini's bid to become FIFA president, after learning "more inf...
• pa Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa joins FIFA presidential race The FIFA presidential race has been blown wide open after Asian football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa's decided he will join the contest. Salma...
• reuters How Canada's electoral system works Oct 15 (Reuters) - Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 19 after a federal election race that has been unusually long and closely fought. With three main part...
• reuters Junk shop photo spurs quest to confirm Billy the Kid image By Keith Coffman DENVER, Oct 16 (Reuters) - For the $2 he spent to buy three old photographs, Randy Guijarro may have hit the mother lode. Among them was a t...
• reuters Bombardier running out of options as family resists pressure to reduce control By Allison Lampert, Andrea Shalal and Tim Hepher MONTREAL/WASHINGTON/PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bombardier is running out of options as the Canadian aircraft ...
• reuters Apple's newest courtroom foe is patent-savvy university By Andrew Chung NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as ...
• reuters EXCLUSIVE-Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Last year, many tech IPOs enjoyed soaring valuations in their Wall Street debut, raining cash on the ...
• reuters Holocaust survivor's letters led to love, and a movie By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Diagnosed with lung disease and given six months to live, Hungarian Holocaust survivor Miklos Gardos was dete...
• reuters UK man faces U.S. prison term over Islamist militant camp in Oregon By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A mentally ill British man who U.S. authorities say helped try to set up a training camp in Oregon in 1999 for I...
• reuters TRIP TIPS-LUXE City Guides - Sundown Singapore Oct 16 (Reuters) - Among the ranks of Asia's powerhouse players, Singapore is often depicted as the squeaky clean poster girl for gleaming glass modernity, p...
• reuters Acacia pulls IPO as European biotechs caught in U.S downdraft By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Acacia Pharma , a specialist in finding new uses for existing medicines or "repurposing" them, said on Friday it ...
• reuters Scotland team to play Australia in World Cup quarter-final LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scotland coach Vern Cotter named the following team on Friday to play Australia in their World Cup quarter-final at Twickenham on ...
• ap US analysts suspected Taliban at hospital; doctors deny it WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were scrutinizing an Afghan hospital days before it was destroyed by a U.S. military attack because th...
• pa Wales are not ready to exit the World Cup says Warren Gatland Warren Gatland insists Wales are "not ready to go home" as they seek the fulfilment denied them at the last World Cup. The injury-ravaged Welsh are targeting...
• reuters I should not have been England captain, says Pietersen Oct 16 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen has said he should not have been made England captain in 2008 and only took the job because there was nobody else who coul...
• afp British F1 track intruder goes back to Singapore prison A Briton facing criminal charges for walking into the track during last month's Singapore Grand Prix voluntarily went back to prison on Friday, an act that w...
• reuters Britain's FTSE lifted by oil and mining companies By Kit Rees LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Friday as investors stepped in to buy up commodity stocks after oil and metals price...
• reuters Turkey says its warplanes shot down unidentified aircraft near Syria ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes shot down an aircraft of unidentified nationality in Turkish air space near the Syrian border on Friday after ...
• reuters Absent powerbrokers pull strings in Polish election campaign By Wiktor Szary and Pawel Sobczak WARSAW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - In a televised debate in Poland in 2007, centre-right leader Donald Tusk accused election rival ...
• reuters Tripoli confirms two new Lockerbie suspects, including Gaddafi spy chief TUNIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing probe are Abdullah al-Senussi, the former spy chief of ousted leader Muammar G...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada- Oct 16 Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their a...
• ap Police: Officer shoots robber who hit store 3 days in a row COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a SWAT team officer fatally shot a man who robbed the same convenience store three days in a row in Ohio's capital city...
• ap Police fatally shoot teen following drug store robbery MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade police fatally shot a 15-year-old who investigators say had robbed a drug store before threatening officers with a handgun. Authoriti...
• reuters Wallabies prop Kepu aims to scrummage Scotland into submission By Nick Said LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australia's new-found scrummaging prowess is all about attitude, according to prop Sekope Kepu, who is ready to put i...
• reuters Australian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Australian championship matches on Friday Friday, October 16 Adelaide United 1 Western Sydney Wan...
• reuters Sizzling Ko grabs halfway lead at LPGA event in Korea Oct 16 (Reuters) - Lydia Ko carded a blemish-free seven-under-par 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Kore...
• ap Tropical depression in Pacific expected to strengthen MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression that has formed in the eastern Pacific currently poses no threat to land but is expected to strengthen in the coming days....
• reuters Russia may fire missiles at Syria militants from Mediterranean, says official MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russia may use its ships in the Mediterranean Sea to fire missiles at Islamic State militants in Syria, a senior Russian military ...
• reuters Tesco sticks with "Every Little Helps" in Christmas campaign LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, is to stick with its 22-year-old "Every Little Helps" slogan, it said on Friday as it detailed ...
• reuters Graffiti in "Homeland" takes aim at show's alleged racism LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The background in the new series of U.S. TV hit "Homeland" is supposed to look like a Syrian refugee camp, but one of the graffiti...
• reuters British court rules taxi-hailing app Uber is legal in London LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Taxi-hailing service Uber is legal in London, Britain's High Court ruled on Friday, following months of protests from drivers of t...
• reuters Erdogan says EU woke up late to Turkey's role on migrants, no aid deal yet By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the European Union had woken up too late to Turkey's importance in stemm...
• pa Wiggins wins first European track title as GB celebrate double gold There was double gold for Great Britain at the European Track Cycling Championships in Grenchen as the men and the women delivered dominant displays in the t...
• afp Abbas condemns torching of West Bank site holy to Jews Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday condemned the torching by Palestinians of a West Bank site holy to Jews amid warnings it could inflame more than...
• reuters India's top court scuttles Modi's judicial reform move By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - India's top court on Friday struck down a law giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government a bigger say in ...
• reuters Serbian leader compares EU demands to Habsburg ultimatum on eve of WWI By Ivana Sekularac BELGRADE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Serbia's president has compared European Union demands of the country in exchange for membership of the bloc ...
• afp US rebel training program 'nuts,' ex-Pentagon chief says A doomed US plan now on hold to train Syrian rebel fighters outside the country to fight the Islamic State was "nuts," former defense secretary Robert Gates ...
• reuters Bank of England's Forbes sees UK rate hike sooner rather than later LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes said on Friday that she expected British interest rates to rise "sooner rather than lat...
• reuters Merkel welcomes Obama plan to slow Afghanistan troop withdrawal BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel strongly welcomes President Barack Obama's plans to prolong the U.S. military engagement in Afghan...
• reuters No 'irregularities' in 2006 World Cup bid win - German FA BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The German Football Association (DFB) has found no indication of wrongdoing in the process of winning the right to host 2006 World...
• afp Maoris hacked off at haka exploitation The haka is best known to rugby fans as the spectacular pre-match challenge issued by the All Blacks -- but it's also a revered cultural tradition among New ...
• reuters AstraZeneca diabetes drug combination faces delay after FDA rebuff By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators declined to approve a fixed-dose diabetes drug combination from AstraZeneca, delaying its ...
• pa Liverpool suffer new injury blow as Danny Ings is sidelined for six months Liverpool have suffered another injury blow after striker Danny Ings was sidelined for six months with a cruciate knee ligament injury, Press Association Spo...
• pa Scotland to appeal length of Ross Ford's and Jonny Gray's Rugby World Cup bans Scotland are already preparing to face Australia in Sunday's World Cup quarter-final without forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray - despite lodging appeals agai...
• reuters China wants naval drills with Southeast Asia in S.China Sea By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's defence minister said on Friday that he is willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea ...
• ap Forensic artists bring the dead back to life for cold cases TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In a basement classroom on the University of South Florida campus, Joe Mullins is bringing the dead back to life. He's doing it with clay,...
• pa Charter flights to deport illegal immigrants 'cost £14m' Illegal immigrants have reportedly been deported from Britain on charter flights at a cost of £14 million, including a trip said to have carried a single Mor...
• reuters Tanzania criticises film documenting attacks on albinos for witchcraft By Ellen Wulfhorst UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Tanzanian government has criticised a documentary about attacks on albinos that ...
• reuters Clinton outspends all rivals in building campaign juggernaut By Ginger Gibson DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton spent $26 million over the summer building up her 2016 campaign, more than any of her r...
• reuters Zambia president says to protect consumers as maize meal prices jump LUSAKA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Zambia's government will intervene in the market to protect consumers after traders hiked maize meal prices following a sharp slid...
• reuters Israel's Netanyahu to travel to Germany on Wednesday BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Germany next Wednesday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the se...
• pa Man held as 'exceptional' police officer recovers in hospital after shooting A man remains in custody on suspicion of the attempted murder of a detective following an undercover police operation yesterday. The 31-year-old is also bein...
• reuters Scotland may be inspired by bans, says Ashley-Cooper By Nick Said LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scotland may be lifted by the absence of the suspended Ross Ford and Jonny Gray for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final...
• reuters Two new Ebola cases in Guinea, WHO says GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of the disease in West Africa, the Wor...
• ap Rain-swollen rivers threaten Croatian town ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Rain-swollen rivers have flooded hundreds of houses and are threatening many more in a western Croatian town as authorities struggle t...
• pa TV documentary to examine how Tudor and Stuart spies shaped British culture A television documentary will explore how feats of intelligence and espionage during Tudor and Stuart times shaped Britain's culture, religion and architectu...
• pa Christmas spending forecast to drop to £796 per household Families expect to spend £796 on average celebrating Christmas this year, with one in six people having already started their festive shopping, a website has...
• aap Resolute Redbacks near cricket finals They might be light on star power but South Australia have one hand on an unexpected finals berth in the domestic one-day cup, following a dramatic win over ...
• afp Indonesia launches biggest operation ever to combat fires Indonesia launched Friday its biggest operation ever to combat fires blanketing Southeast Asia in haze, an official said, with dozens of planes and thousands...
• reuters UN urges EU to speed registration, relocation of refugees GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to quickly establish adequate reception centres in Greece to register asylum seekers and then distribute ...
• pa Eddie Howe signs new deal as Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has signed a new contract to remain as Bournemouth manager beyond 2018. The 37-year-old was already committed to the club for the coming two and a...
• reuters German parliament okays law to store telephone and Internet data By Caroline Copley BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - German telecom companies will be obliged to keep telephone and Internet data for up to 10 weeks to help fight c...
• ap Angola joins chemical weapons watchdog THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Angola has joined the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, becoming the 192nd country to enter its ranks. The ...
• afp China Communist Party expels safety chief after Tianjin blasts The former head of China's work safety authority has been ousted from the ruling Communist Party for corruption, its anti-graft watchdog said Friday, after g...
• afp Taiwan charges party organiser over water park disaster Prosecutors in Taiwan charged the owner of an events company Friday over an explosion at a "colour party" which left 12 dead and hundreds injured after heat ...
• reuters Turkey's EU accession bid not a matter of "political bribery" - AKP spokesman ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The opening of new chapters in Turkey's European Union accession process should not be a matter of "political bribery", AK Party...
• reuters Russia, ex-Soviet states to jointly defend borders in crisis By Denis Dyomkin BURABAI, Kazakhstan, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The leaders of ex-Soviet states, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin, responded to growing insta...
• reuters One of us: the militant Egypt's army fears most By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan CAIRO, Oct. 16 (Reuters) - As a special forces officer in the Egyptian Army, Hisham al-Ashmawy trained in the desert, learning camouf...
• pa UK welcomes Barack Obama's decision to keep US troops in Afghanistan The Government has welcomed Barack Obama's commitment to keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan. The US President has announced plans to keep nearly 10,0...
• reuters Field marshalling - Thai military launches rural education plan By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Thailand's junta will send soldiers to rural areas to educate villagers on topics...
• ap Pope visits Vatican's new homeless shelter VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has paid a visit to the Vatican's new homeless shelter. Francis slipped out of the Vatican gates Thursday evening to greet t...
• reuters India drug industry says US-led trade deal will raise prices By Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Leaders of India's $15 billion pharmaceuticals industry, a major supplier of affordable generics to the world,...
• aap Vic teens steal police car, crash into bus Police will investigate whether two unlicensed youths who allegedly crashed a stolen, unmarked police car into a bus in Melbourne had been drinking or using ...
• afp New Zealand All Blacks remember lost rugby giant Murdoch No-one knows whether Keith Murdoch will be watching New Zealand's World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff this weekend, but the All Blacks have certainly not forg...
• ap US analysts suspected Taliban activity at Afghan hospital WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were scrutinizing an Afghan hospital days before it was destroyed by a U.S. military attack because th...
• reuters Bournemouth striker blames pitches for injuries LONDON Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bournemouth striker Glenn Murray has blamed modern pitches for the recent crop of serious knee injuries afflicting Premier League p...
• afp 'IS hacker' accused of stealing US data arrested in Malaysia Malaysian police have arrested a "terrorist hacker" wanted by Washington for allegedly stealing data related to more than a thousand US military and governme...
• reuters Commercial rice farming cushions Cameroon women from climate stress By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame NDOP, Cameroon, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women farmers in western Cameroon are leading the way in commercial rice produ...
• pa Andy Murray battles through to Shanghai quarter-finals Andy Murray fought back from a set down to edge past John Isner and reach the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals. The British number one dropped the first...
• reuters Cook, Root prosper as England close on Pakistan score By Matt Smith ABU DHABI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Captain Alastair Cook hit an unbeaten double-century and Joe Root provided ample support as England sauntered to ...
• afp India's Catholics slam new adoption guidelines The Catholic church in India on Friday criticised government plans to allow single people to adopt children, a move that has prompted Mother Teresa's charity...
• reuters Nigeria to delay plan to reduce gas supply to Ghana ACCRA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria will delay a plan to reduce drastically its supply of gas to Ghana from Friday while the two countries hold emergency talks...
• aap Medical cannabis scheme on the way The federal government is planning a licensing scheme to allow cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis. Health Minister Sussan Ley said the governme...
• aap Miller on track for best MotoGP start Rising Australian star Jack Miller is on pace to secure the best qualifying position of his rookie MotoGP season after an impressive opening day of practice ...
• afp Marquez shades Lorenzo in Australian MotoGP practice Stricken world champion Marc Marquez edged Jorge Lorenzo to finish fastest rider in Friday's free practice for this weekend's Australian MotoGP at Phillip Is...
• ap Q&A: A look at how daily fantasy sports websites operate LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daily fantasy sports websites including DraftKings and FanDuel have been ordered to shut down in Nevada after regulators said they can't ope...
• ap Officials order fantasy sports sites to shut down in Nevada LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daily fantasy sports sites have been dealt a setback with Nevada regulators ordering them out of the state unless they get a gambling licens...
• pa Swiss authorities agree to extradite FIFA official to the United States The Swiss Federal Department of Justice (FOJ) has approved the extradition of Julio Rocha to the United States and subsequent extradition to Nicaragua. Rocha...
• reuters Britain's FTSE rises, boosted by oil and mining companies By Kit Rees LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Friday as investors stepped in to bet on commodities stocks after oil and metals pri...
• reuters Row over Kroenke payment dominates Arsenal AGM Oct 16 (Reuters) - Arsenal's shareholders and supporters questioned a multi-million pound payment to majority shareholder Stan Kroenke at the club's AGM on T...
• reuters Both police and protesters blamed for brutality in Nepal protests KATHMANDU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nepali police and protesters both used extreme violence during recent protests in the lowland Tarai region, Human Rights Watch ...
• ap Mets' clinching 3-2 win puts them in NLCS vs. Cubs LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two teams with plenty of history, just none against each other in the postseason, will decide who represents the National League in the Wo...
• reuters Injury-hit Bournemouth look for fresh legs in January Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bournemouth's Eddie Howe knows all too well that the best-laid transfer plans of managers often go awry as injuries, financial limitations...
• afp Palestinian dies from wounds suffered in Gaza clashes A Palestinian man wounded in clashes with Israeli security forces along the Gaza border earlier this week died from his wounds on Friday, Gazan medical sourc...
• reuters Wary Australia braced for toughest test yet By Nick Said LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australia have come through testing fixtures against England and Wales at the Rugby World Cup but coach Michael Cheik...
• reuters Suicide bombing, gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen - security sources SANAA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing and gun attack on an intelligence building in the western Yemeni city of Hodaida on Friday kil...
• reuters LMEWEEK-Antofagasta slows pace of exploration in cost cuts drive LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chilean copper producer Antofagasta Plc has cut back on exploration activities, its chief executive said, part of plans to save ab...
• afp US troops use vehicle to force gate at bombed Afghan hospital US troops drove a military vehicle through the gates of an Afghan hospital hit this month in a deadly air strike, in an incident that Doctors Without Borders...
• reuters European shares head for positive weekly close, Hugo Boss slumps By Atul Prakash LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - European shares extended the previous session's rally on Friday, tracking strong gains on Wall Street and in Asia,...
• afp France train attack hero out of US hospital after stabbing One of three Americans hailed as a hero for helping thwart a terror attack on a train in France was released from hospital Thursday, a week after he was stab...
• ap Fantasy sports sites facing civil suits amid cheating claims NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of the two biggest daily fantasy sports websites have filed at least four lawsuits against the sites in recent days, following chea...
• ap Sanders seeks to convert donor fervor to campaign power WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved this week he can fill his bank account as fast as he can fill an arena. The challenge now for the independent senator...
• afp Syria army edges south of Aleppo with Russian air cover: monitor Syria's armed forces advanced south of the second city of Aleppo on Friday in a fresh ground offensive backed by Russian warplanes, a monitoring group said. ...
• reuters At least 36 killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast-medics MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Oct 16 (Reuters) - At least 36 people have been killed in multiple suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state at a mosque and a...
• reuters Syrian army, Hezbollah and Iranian fighters in major Aleppo assault -source BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Syrian army assaults south of Aleppo are being supported by hundreds of fighters from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in the start o...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Portugal - Oct. 16 LISBON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Following are some of the main stories in Portuguese newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vou...
• ap Greece's Tsipras faces first test since bailout rebellion ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces his first test in the country's newly elected parliament Friday since a bailout rebellion spl...
• reuters Hong Kong shares post 3rd week of gains, aided by Beijing stimulus hopes Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares rose to a two-month high on Friday, on hopes for more stimulus moves by Beijing and rising expectations that the United S...
• ap Rights group asks Nepal investigate deaths during protests KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal was urged Friday to investigate the dozens of deaths that happened during protests by ethnic groups against the country's new c...
• reuters Martial, Pochettino win Premier League monthly awards Oct 16 (Reuters) - Manchester United forward Anthony Martial and Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino have bagged the Premier League player and mana...
• afp Nepal must probe anti-charter protest deaths: HRW Nepal's new government must investigate claims of police brutality and extrajudicial killings during protests against a new constitution that left at least 4...
• ap Suu Kyi travels to Rakhine in most difficult campaign stop THANDWE, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday shifted her election campaign to a region that presents the most formidable ch...
• reuters Ligue 1 fixtures Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, October 16 (GMT) Monaco v Olympique Lyon (1830) Saturday, October 17 (GMT) B...
• aap 'Grateful' Foster hopes to stay clean A grateful Peter Foster hopes to stay out of trouble after being released six months early from jail. The 53-year-old conman's bid for early release was gran...
• reuters English premier league fixtures Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English premier league matches on Friday Saturday, October 17 (GMT) Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (1145) Chels...
• ap Virginia quietly grants death row inmates new privileges RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Only a few months ago, the condemned men on Virginia's death row left their tiny cells just three days a week for showers, and an hour a...
• reuters Premiership clubs want more influence on England team LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - English Premiership clubs want a bigger role in the decision-making process surrounding the national rugby team and a say in who w...
• aap Kuchar takes control at Fiji Int golf American golfer Matt Kuchar has taken control at the Fiji International and has a two-shot lead after round two. Kuchar fired an even-par round of 72 on Frid...
• aap Union questions still dog Shorten Bill Shorten is fond of saying he faced and answered 900 questions when he appeared before the trade unions royal commission in July. The Labor leader has lo...
• afp 'Kawaii' style: born in Japan, now taking on the world Bubblegum-pink hearts, tulle skirts and polka dots: the unapologetically feminine fashion that originated in Tokyo has exploded in the West with Hollywood ce...
• ap Goal of getting US troops out of 2 wars eludes Obama WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama leaves office in 15 months, he'll hand his successor military conflicts in the two countries where he promised ...
• afp Mali armed groups sign peace deal Former Tuareg rebels in northern Mali and rival pro-government armed groups said they sealed a peace deal Thursday to end hostilities after days of talks. Ma...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Oct 16 MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for the...
• ap Chinese police detain 3 for stealing body for ghost wedding BEIJING (AP) — Police in northern China have detained three people suspected of stealing a corpse to sell as a bride in the ancient Chinese rite of ghost wed...
• afp Elderly Thai sentenced to extra 18 months for toilet graffiti An elderly Thai man already jailed for royal defamation was Friday sentenced to a further 18 months in prison under controversial lese majeste laws for graff...
• afp Antibiotic resistance threatening post-surgery recovery: survey Spreading antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or chemotherapy, a study said. In the United States, up to...
• reuters Kyrgyz police kill one escaped Islamist, 3 remain at large - ministry BISHKEK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Police in Kyrgyzstan have killed one of four Islamists who escaped from prison earlier this week, but the others remain at large,...
• reuters China share indexes hit 7-week highs, have biggest weekly gain since June SHANGHAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China stocks rose on Friday to seven-week highs, with main indexes registering their best weekly performance in four-and-a-half ...
• reuters South Africa arrests woman who tried to sell baby online for $380 JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - South African police have arrested a woman who tried to sell a baby on the Internet for 5,000 rand ($380) and will charge he...
• reuters No laughing matter: Myanmar denounced for Facebook post arrests By Sui-Lee Wee YANGON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Rights groups on Friday condemned this week's arrests of two activists in Myanmar who had mocked the army, warning ...
• reuters Motorcycling-Rossi returns to happy hunting ground Down Under By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The breathtaking renaissance of Valentino Rossi may be traced back to his last visit to Australia, so it is fitti...
• ap Southern California storm causes flash flooding LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flash flooding sent water, mud and rocks rushing across Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles Thursday, stranding hundreds of vehicles and clo...
• reuters LSE Group launches interest rate derivatives joint venture Oct 16 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSEG) said on Friday it launched an interest rate derivatives venture, CurveGlobal, with a group of major...
• afp China, Indonesia sign $5.5 bn high-speed rail deal Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies Friday signed a $5.5 billion deal to build the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia's top economy, after B...
• reuters European shares extend gains, but Hugo Boss slumps LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - European shares extended the previous session's rally on Friday, tracking strong gains on Wall Street and in Asia, as some U.S. da...
• reuters Poland to send equipment, officers to guard Hungary's border WARSAW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Poland will send around 70 border officials to Hungary to help it secure its border with Serbia, Poland's Prime Minister Ewa Kopac...
• ap 3rd baby in 3 months dies after being tossed from NY window NEW YORK (AP) — A baby girl was thrown from a sixth-floor window of an apartment building to her death on Thursday, witnesses and police said, making her the...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Oct 16 BUCHAREST, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Friday. DEBT TENDER Rom...
• ap Los Angeles doctor delivers baby on flight from Taiwan LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a honeymoon that Dr. Angelica Zen likely won't ever forget, and not just because of the romantic Bali vacation. On her way home to ...
• ap The Latest: Southern California storm causes flash flooding LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on a storm in Southern California that has caused flooding (all times local): 11 p.m. A second California highway has been clos...
• aap Blistering Marquez tops MotoGP practice Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has upstaged title challengers Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi to post the fastest time in the second practice ...
• reuters Small Turkish town haunted by lost sons, hand of Islamic State By Humeyra Pamuk ADIYAMAN, Turkey, Oct 16 (Reuters) - In a small teahouse in the conservative southeastern Turkish town of Adiyaman, two brothers would hold ...
• ap Republican Trump going back on the stump in Massachusetts TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Donald Trump is going back on the stump in Massachusetts. The Republican presidential front-runner is taking his campaign to Tyngs...
• reuters Krul injury could cost Newcastle 20 points, says McClaren Oct 16 (Reuters) - The season-ending injury to goalkeeper Tim Krul could end up costing Newcastle United 20 points in the Premier League this season, manager...
• reuters Migrant hit by freight train found dead near Channel Tunnel LILLE, France, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A migrant was killed during the night of Thursday to Friday after being hit by a freight train on the site of the Channel t...
• reuters Syrian army and Russian jets target southern Aleppo - monitor BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked insurgent fighters south of Aleppo on Friday, a group monitoring ...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 16 BRATISLAVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (S...
• pa Government urged to intervene over smoking during pregnancy The Government should take action to halve rates of smoking in pregnancy, a coalition of health groups and charities has said. The Smoking in Pregnancy Chall...
• pa Long-term care 'postcode lottery' sees southern councils paying more A "postcode lottery" has local authorities in the south contributing far more to the cost of long-term care than in the north, new figures show. Which? submi...
• reuters ICC gives S.Africa more time to explain failure to arrest Bashir JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has given South Africa more time to explain why it failed to arrest Sudan's President Omar ...
• pa Cardiac arrest victims face 'dismal fate' due to CPR uncertainty Seriously ill people risk a "dismal fate" because so few bystanders are willing to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a charity has warned. Fewer t...
• reuters Typhoon takes aim at northern Philippines MANILA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A typhoon was heading straight for the main Philippine island of Luzon on Friday, prompting storm alerts in nearly 20 provinces an...
• aap Brake light fault behind abnormal landing A faulty brake indicator light in the cockpit of a Jetstar flight from Bali to Perth caused it to make an abnormal but safe landing, the airline says. The ca...
• afp Mets topple Dodgers to reach National League Championship Series The New York Mets punched their ticket to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2006 with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodge...
• aap MUA, CFMEU officials seek merger The proposed merger of the construction and maritime unions could create one of Australia's biggest industrial bodies. Officials from the Construction Forest...
• aap Hospital baby deaths no shock to Vic mum Shocking news of a cluster of stillborn and newborn deaths at the Bacchus Marsh and Melton Hospital came as no great surprise to Melbourne mum Rachel Tregea....
• reuters Bramson calls on Electra to drop opposition to board plan LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Rebel investor Edward Bramson has called on directors of Electra Private Equity to reconsider their opposition to his plan to shak...
• afp Syria regime in new offensive as Putin blasts US Russia said its warplanes had eased back on air strikes in Syria as regime forces press a widening ground offensive, while President Vladimir Putin criticise...
• reuters LSE Group launches interest rate derivatives joint venture Oct 16 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSEG) said on Friday it launched an interest rate derivatives venture, CurveGlobal, with a group of major...
• reuters Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine in West Bank - army JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage agains...
• aap Diamonds expect fiery NZ in netball Tests The Australian netball team are bracing for a New Zealand outfit running high on emotion when the teams meet in a four-Test series starting next week. The Di...
• aap No plan for terror crackdown on pre-teens Despite authorities revealing a 12-year-old boy is on their terror radar, the federal government says its response to youth radicalisation will not include c...
• ap Family detention centers apply for child care licenses SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas agency will inspect two of the nation's largest immigrant family detention centers to determine whether to issue them residential ...
• aap Two arrested during raids in Sydney Two men have been arrested by officers from the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad as raids take place across Sydney's west. A home on Rosemont Street in P...
• afp 'Dustbin' ship takes nuclear waste to Australia from France A ship carrying 25 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear waste was steaming to Australia on Friday despite protests from activists about an "environmental disaster w...
• afp China set to disappoint with Q3 growth: AFP poll China probably grew at its slowest pace since the depths of the global financial crisis in the third quarter, an AFP survey of economists has found, confirmi...
• afp Afghan migrant shot dead trying to enter Bulgaria: ministry An Afghan migrant was shot by Bulgarian border guards while trying to cross from Turkey and died on his way to hospital, the interior ministry said Friday. I...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 16 PRAGUE, Oct 16 - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: ...
• reuters Team man Kuchar buoyant about World Cup change MELBOURNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar has applauded the decision to switch the World Cup of Golf back to a team-based competition after a much-criticised...
• afp Japan ruling lawmaker invites China's Xi to Tokyo Japan Friday said it wished to improve its soured ties with Beijing, a day after a senior ruling lawmaker invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Tokyo...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Oct 16 SOFIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...
• reuters Asian shares rise to two-month highs, dollar gains on US data By Lisa Twaronite and Nichola Saminather TOKYO/SINGAPORE Oct 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares held near a two-month high on Friday, catching some of Wall Street's...
• aap Giteau's glittering rugby career nears end Despite a superb renaissance to Matt Giteau's Wallabies career, the Rugby World Cup appears destined to be his international swan song. Giteau will play his ...
• afp Steele fires 63, McIlroy in hunt at PGA Frys.com Rory McIlroy opened his 2015-16 USPGA Tour campaign by shooting a four-under 68 to finish five strokes off the lead after the first round of the Frys.com Ope...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 16 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): WA...
• reuters Weekend crisis looms for leader of Taiwan's floundering ruling party By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan's panicked ruling Nationalists party will likely ditch its candidate for January's presidential election this we...
• reuters Watson give Saints a spark Oct 15 (Reuters) - New Orleans tight end Benjamin Watson delivered the performance of his career in the Saints' 31-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursda...
• aap Man charged in SA over seven-car crash A man has been charged over a seven-car crash in Adelaide, apparently sparked by one vehicle driving on the wrong side of a road. Four people were injured an...
• afp Asian football chief poised for FIFA bid The head of Asian football is poised to announce a bid for the FIFA presidency, a source told AFP on Friday, in a move that would dramatically reshape the el...
• afp S. Korea and Japan show signs of diplomatic thaw After an extended period of glacial diplomatic mistrust, there are signs that South Korea and Japan, with prodding from their mutual US military ally, are ma...
• aap Female WA teacher faces child sex offences A 44-year-old female teacher at a school in Western Australia's South West region has been accused of sexual offences against a 16-year-old female student. T...
• afp Saints deliver Falcons their first loss Quarterback Drew Brees completed 30 of 39 passes for 312 yards as the New Orleans Saints handed Atlanta their first loss of the season with a 31-21 victory. ...
• aap NSW school suspends female staffer A female staff member at a school in country NSW has been stood down after allegations against her were referred to police. The private Armidale School wrote...
• ap Murphy, Mets beat sleeping Dodgers 3-2 to reach NLCS vs Cubs LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Murphy just hoped no one was watching. Murphy shocked the sleeping Dodgers by stealing an uncovered third base and went on to score...
• aap Mundine wants Green to be worth the weight Anthony Mundine has laid out weight and purse stipulations for a mooted boxing rematch with arch-rival Danny Green to go ahead. Both boxers will be in action...
• reuters Hungary, Factors to watch, Oct 16 BUDAPEST, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial...
• reuters Malaysia arrests man for hacking US security data to supply targets for Islamic State KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Malaysia has arrested a man on charges of hacking into the personal information of more than a thousand U.S. security offici...
• reuters NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games Oct 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's games in the National Hockey League. - - - Capitals 4, Blackhawks 1 John Carlson and T.J. Oshie each h...
• reuters Hungary to decide on Croatian border seal-off on Friday -PM Orban BUDAPEST, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hungary will make a decision on Friday on a possible closure of its border with Croatia to stem the flow of migrants, Prime Mini...
• aap CheckUp medical column for October 16 WALK UNNATURALLY TO BURN MORE KILOJOULES If you want to burn more kilojoules when you're walking, just do "weird" things. That's the advice of the co-author ...
• ap 2 terror suspects charged over Sydney police shooting SYDNEY (AP) — Two men accused of supplying the revolver used to kill a police accountant outside a Sydney police building two weeks ago were formally charged...
• ap News Guide: Trump ceases self-funding, Democrats top GOP WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million over the summer for his Republican presidential bid — more than almost any other primary competitor, but far ...
• ap Asian shares mixed as some markets reflect US rally TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday, with some markets reflecting the optimism on Wall Street as worries abated about the health of the U.S. economy....
• ap GOP governors lag in race for presidential campaign money WASHINGTON (AP) — The sitting governors running for the Republican presidential nomination are finding their fundraising woefully behind the amounts pulled i...
• ap Daily fantasy sports sites ordered to shut down in Nevada LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down Thursday, saying the hard-to-miss sites that h...
• aap Women in tech must become the "norm" Australia's new female tech entrepreneurs are being held back by a lack of women role models and sexism in the sector. Three prominent female start-up founde...
• aap Rape 'important' to Claremont killer case A detective who worked on the Claremont serial killer case says a rape in a Perth cemetery one year before the first murder could be "incredibly important" t...
• aap Stolen guns found, two arrested in SA Fifteen guns stolen from a home in the Adelaide Hills have been recovered, leading to the arrest of two men. The guns were among 19 stolen late last month, a...
• aap Injuries bring Hayne into play for 49ers A rash of injuries to key players looks set to open the way for Jarryd Hayne to play big minutes when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens. T...
• aap Govt banks on innovation policy hackathon The brain synapses will be firing, the gears turning and the wi fi throttling along. The government is hoping to score some innovation policy ideas at its "h...
• reuters Nepal FA suspends players arrested over matchfixing charges KATHMANDU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nepal's Football Association (ANFA) has suspended five current and former national team players from all football-related activ...
• reuters Migrant shot dead trying to enter Bulgaria - ministry SOFIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A man travelling with a large group of refugees from Afghanistan was shot by border guards near the southeastern Bulgarian town of ...
• reuters China repeats opposition to force in Syria BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's foreign minister has repeated his country's opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a ...
• aap Timeline of Melbourne's baby deaths THE CLUSTER OF INFANT DEATHS AT DJERRIWARRH HEALTH SERVICE: 2006-2013 - Births at Djerriwarrh Health Service almost double FEBRUARY 2013 - Doctor complains a...
• aap Parties bicker over latest NBN plan The government and Labor are trading blows over the latest rollout plan for the national broadband network. Communications Minister Mitch Fifield insists the...
• afp In Sudan's Nuba Mountains, lone US doctor cares for thousands In his years as the only qualified surgeon living in Sudan's conflict-hit Nuba Mountains, American Tom Catena has treated more patients than he can remember ...
• aap Five arrested in SA for drug trafficking A 30-year-old man has been charged with 109 counts of drug trafficking after a traffic stop in the South Australian Riverland. Four other people have been ch...
• aap Siddle to get early crack at Kiwis Anxious to get veteran paceman Peter Siddle back in action, national selectors have confirmed he'll play in the Prime Minister's XI and Cricket Australia XI ...
• reuters Turkmenistan strongly denies "incidents" at Afghan border ASHGABAT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan has registered no incidents at its border with Afghanistan, the Central Asian state's government said on Friday, de...
• reuters Migrants fall through the cracks in Austria's asylum system By Shadia Nasralla TRAISKIRCHEN, Austria, Oct 16 (Reuters) - After fleeing civil war, surviving a perilous sea crossing and trudging through several countrie...
• reuters Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Last year, many tech IPOs enjoyed soaring valuations in their Wall Street debut, raining cash on the ...
• reuters Bombardier running out of options as family resists pressure to reduce control By Allison Lampert, Andrea Shalal and Tim Hepher MONTREAL/WASHINGTON/PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bombardier is running out of options as the Canadian aircraft ...
• reuters Apple's newest courtroom foe is patent-savvy university By Andrew Chung NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as ...
• reuters Turkey's Erdogan and Obama discuss cooperation on Syria ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed on the phone strengthening cooperation against Islami...
• reuters Reuters Odd News Summary Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Danish zoo dissects lion cub for enthralled young audience Danish zoo staff dissected a nine-month-old lio...
• ap China hosts 10-nation ASEAN amid South China Sea tensions BEIJING (AP) — China hosted Southeast Asian defense ministers Friday in a bid to burnish its reputation in a region wary of Beijing's territorial ambitions, ...
• aap Arnold hoses down A-League record Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says last season's unbeaten record away from home counts for nothing when they go on the road for the first time on Saturday. I...
• aap NSW police sergeant hurt at crash scene A police officer needed stitches after being struck with broken glass while attending a car accident in Sydney's west. The officer was on Friday morning resp...
• reuters Baseball-Mets edge Dodgers in decider to reach NLCS Oct 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Daniel Murphy hit the go-ahead home run as the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in the decisive fifth game of the...
• reuters Donald Trump's top campaign expense: hats and t-shirts By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Republican frontrunner Donald Trump spent more on hats, bumper stickers, yard signs and t-shirts than he did ...
• aap Man charged after highway toilets assault A cleaner has been charged over the indecent assault of a teenager in toilets at a highway rest stop in the NSW Hunter region. A 15-year-old boy was approach...
• ap Malaysia arrests hacker linked to Islamic State group KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Kosovo citizen has been arrested in Kuala Lumpur for computer hacking and allegedly providing information about U.S. service ...
• ap Top Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted "campaign from the heart" based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one ...
• aap City bring new edge to W-League The new W-League season commences on Saturday with a competition boosted by increased TV coverage and the introduction of big-spending Melbourne City. An inf...
• ap Patient attacked at Washington hospital as US funds at risk SEATTLE (AP) — A patient attacked another patient at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital this week as federal regulators decide whether to cut mi...
• aap Your next Netflix obsession Six months ago, the phrase "Netflix and Chill" meant nothing to Australia but within that short space of time it's become a way of life. This might be a bit ...
• aap Tax, trade on parliament agenda The Turnbull government will seek Labor's support to crack down on tax-dodging multinational firms when the parliament resumes on Monday. There is also hope ...
• aap Morrison puts all tax options on table Treasurer Scott Morrison says the government is open to the "full plethora" of options for tax reform including the GST and Medicare levy. Mr Morrison met wi...
• ap Trump campaign raises $3.9 million in third quarter WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, eschewing traditional fundraising, collected $3.9 million in three months thanks to a fl...
• aap Wests Tigers undergo coaching makeover For the second time in as many years, Wests Tigers have undergone a radical overhaul of their coaching structure with four assistants leaving Jason Taylor's ...
• reuters standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NFL on Thursday AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE AFC EAST W L T OTL PF PA PCT 1. New England 4 0 0 0 149 76 1.000...
• reuters Saints hand Falcons first loss Oct 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Drew Brees completed 30 of 39 passes for 312 yards and Benjamin Watson caught a key fourth-down touchdown pass in the third qua...
• aap Baby deaths at Vic maternity services DJERRIWARRH HEALTH SERVICE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: THE HOSPITAL * A low-risk maternity service in a booming population area in western Melbourne * Staff not tra...
• aap Terror accused son brainwashed, says dad A teenager accused of aiding the fatal shooting of NSW police accountant Curtis Cheng has been brainwashed while associating with the wrong crowd, his father...
• ap Bill Clinton receives human rights award in Connecticut STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Despite news of terrorist acts, beheadings and the persecution of religious minorities, former President Bill Clinton said Thursday ther...
• ap Bush, Rubio start October with about $10 million each WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush collected $13.4 million in recent months for his White House campaign, while competitor Marco Ru...
• aap Jets keen to make statement: Poljak Newcastle Jets midfielder Mateo Poljak says a win over Sydney FC on Saturday night would be a clear statement of intent from last season's A-League wooden sp...
• aap Taxi driver disarms attacker A taxi driver has disarmed a woman armed with a knife in an attempted robbery in Adelaide. The driver was threatened by two women after he dropped them off a...
• ap Scottish prosecutors: 2 Libyans are Lockerbie bomb suspects LONDON (AP) — A quarter-century after one of the worst terror attacks in British history, prosecutors say they have identified two new Libyan suspects in the...
• aap Qld govt can't disown leaked plan: Oppn A leaked draft economic plan rated the Queensland government's election promises as having no impact on unemployment, the opposition claims. But the governme...
• aap Labor aid commitment just 'breadcrumbs' Aid groups are far from impressed with Labor's commitment to partially restore cuts to Australia's foreign aid budget, with one likening it to "throwing brea...
• aap ASIO role in Whitlam dismissal addressed Details of ASIO's alleged role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have been revealed for the first time, drawn from the spy agency's intelligence reports and ...
• aap PNG attack survivor gets bravery honour She'd just seen two people get murdered, been struck in the head with a machete and tended to her bloody friends. But Christiana King didn't have time to res...
• ap Exiled opposition leader arrested upon return to Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan opposition leader who had been living in self-imposed exile was arrested Thursday after returning to the socialist Sou...
• aap Qld farmer's suicide to be investigated Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the "absolutely tragic" suicide of a farmer who had been crusading against the coal seam gas (CSG) industry wil...
• ap Texas assistant coach gets leniency after hit on referee ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Texas high school sports officials showed leniency Thursday after a former assistant football coach denied ordering two players to b...
• aap JLaw was a danger to Rosie Project: author The Australian author of The Rosie Project is not too dissapointed that Jennifer Lawrence has pulled out of the film adaptation, saying there was a danger sh...
• ap Officer convicted of lying about arrest of news photographer NEW YORK (AP) — A policeman has been convicted of lying about the arrest of a New York Times photographer he said took flash photos of him. Prosecutors said ...
• afp S. Korea, Japan defence ministers to meet in Seoul The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul next week, officials announced Friday -- a further sign of improvements in the troubled rel...
• ap 2 men argue, shoot each other on NC street; both die CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say two men arguing on a street in North Carolina shot and killed each other. Local news media outlets report the deadly s...
• aap Govt to start innovation 'crusade' The federal government is set to "unleash" innovation and science with a new industry agenda to be announced at the end of 2015. New Innovation Minister Chri...
• aap New The 33 trailer released A new trailer for The 33 has been released to mark this week's anniversary of the dramatic rescue of the Chilean miners. An international cast, led by Antoni...
• ap SeaWorld to challenge California ban on orca breeding LOS ANGELES (AP) — SeaWorld announced Thursday that it will challenge a state ruling that banned the company from breeding captive killer whales at its San D...
• aap Scott Morrison defends Kiwi detentions Former immigration minister Scott Morrison has delivered a blunt message to hundreds of New Zealanders convicted of crimes who are facing deportation from Au...
• aap Muscat unsure on derby defence Champions Melbourne Victory head into the first derby of the season as a revitalised and dominant force but face an A-League selection dilemma against upstar...
• reuters China Defence Minister says wants good ties with Southeast Asia BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's defence minister struck a conciliatory tone with Southeast Asia defence chiefs on Friday, saying that all needed to work ...
• ap Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen CINCINNATI (AP) — While an Ohio man was on electronic monitoring in an abduction case, he had a 14-year-old girl dropped off at his home by taxi, held her ca...
• ap No rain coming as Texas wildfire scorches dry, hard-hit area SMITHVILLE, Texas (AP) — A wildfire chewing the same Central Texas forestland scorched by a devastating blaze in 2011 slowed dramatically Thursday as improvi...
• afp Supplements blamed for 23,000 emergency visits each year Over-the-counter supplements, including vitamins, sexual enhancements and weight loss aids, are being blamed for 23,000 visits to US emergency rooms each yea...
• afp Obama troop plan just enough to prop up Afghan army: experts The decision to keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan drives home the hard truth that despite billions of dollars and years of training, Afghan security...
• reuters U.N. Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between ...
• aap 'Sloppy accounting' on Shorten donation The head of a labour hire firm that paid for a research officer for Bill Shorten's election campaign says the wage bill wasn't recorded as a donation to the ...
• aap SA proposes constitutional changes The South Australian government has proposed changes to the state's constitution to avoid a 1975-style political crisis. A package of reforms has been introd...
• afp Dozens of major websites crash all at once Dozens of major websites including Netflix, Uber and the BBC went down simultaneously in some areas of the United States, but were soon up again in most case...
• reuters China repeats opposition to force in Syria BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's foreign minister has repeated his country's opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a ...
• ap Scenes of fireball crash open Las Vegas Strip slayings trial LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury watched intently Thursday as a prosecutor showed video from multiple angles of perhaps the most stunning scenes of carnage ever on th...
• afp Dozens killed as suicide bombers hit NE Nigeria mosque: witnesses Dozens of worshippers were killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by ...
• afp All Black power aims to rewrite French history The All Blacks are backing a band of ageing warriors led by Richie McCaw in their showdown with France on Saturday and the chance to bury a nightmare in a re...
• ap Prisons chief defends using violent inmates to fight fires SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's corrections chief is defending the state's use of inmates with violent pasts to fight drought-fueled wildfires, while ...
• reuters Motorcycling-De Angelis condition improves, but lung injury a concern MELBOURNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Alex de Angelis's condition has improved but the MotoGP racer's breathing is still a concern after he suffered lung damage duri...
• reuters Steele sets the pace in Napa, McIlroy five back Oct 15 (Reuters) - Brendan Steele charged one stroke clear after the opening round of the Frys.com Open on Thursday, though golfing heavyweights Rory McIlroy...
• aap Disability work checks inadequate: hearing Disabled Queenslanders are being let down by a system that doesn't adequately follow up abuse complaints or ensure carers are properly screened, a Senate inq...
• ap Flavor Flav gets February trial date in traffic case LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trial has been postponed to Feb. 8 for entertainer Flavor Flav on misdemeanor driving under the influence, speeding and cocaine charges stem...
• ap The Latest: Almost 3 dozen homes burned in Texas wildfire SMITHVILLE, Texas (AP) — The latest on a wildfire in Central Texas (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Officials believe that almost three dozen homes have been los...
• reuters Brazilian championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, October 15 Corinthians 3 Goias 0 Gremio 1 Sa...
• reuters INDONESIA PRESS-Airport operator Angkasa Pura I plans 10 trln rupiah bonds -Investor Daily Indonesia's state-owned PT Angkasa Pura I is planning to issue 10 trillion rupiah ($740.74 million) worth of bonds to finance airport expansions in the next ...
• aap Trengove targetting Oly marathon time Jess Trengove has cemented her reputation as Australia's best female marathon runner far from home. The 28-year-old's first five marathons have included a so...
• ap The Latest: Chief backs using violent inmates to fight fires SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The latest on California's use of prisoners with violent backgrounds to fight wildfires (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A state senato...
• afp Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Jerusalem violence The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss an upsurge of violence between Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said. The u...
• reuters S.Korean manufacturing wilts in inventory overhang GRAPHIC: Inventories: http://link.reuters.com/nyg85w By Patturaja Murugaboopathy BENGALURU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The inventory overhang weighing on South Korea...
• ap 4-time Olympic skier skips season to have baby ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A four-time Olympian and one of the most decorated American cross-county skiers is taking off this season to have a baby. World cham...
• ap GOP Gov. Christie's campaign reports $4.2 million raised WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie's campaign has raised $4.2 million for his White House bid — a number that lags behind man...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Friday - 16 October 2015 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. HOW OBAMA'S DECISION TO KEEP TROOPS IN AFGHANISTA...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Hong Kong - Oct 16 HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vo...
• ap 'El Chapo,' Trump among favorite Halloween getups in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two of the hottest Halloween costumes in Mexico this year are the country's most wanted man — and arguably its most hated. Striped prison ...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - China - Oct 16 SHANGHAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Friday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does...
• aap Aust set to extend Afghan mission Australia will almost certainly join the US in extending the long-running mission in Afghanistan which is facing a growing threat from the Taliban and Islami...
• ap Lawyer: Delay trial for 2 charged with aiding Islamic State OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A lawyer for a Mississippi woman accused of attempting to join the Islamic State wants to delay her Oct. 26 trial. Twenty-year-old Jaely...
• ap Thursday, October 15, 2015 US special ops analysts knew Afghan site was hospital; unclear if commanders knew WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were gathering intel...
• ap Companies make big electric vehicle promises in California LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corporate and government leaders gathered Thursday in Los Angeles to announce that hundreds more electric vehicles will be coming to Calif...
• ap Authorities retrace Lamar Odom's visit to Nevada brothel LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities are retracing Lamar Odom's $75,000 visit to the brothel to find out why the former NBA and reality TV star was found unconscious...
• reuters Asia's developing nations pessimistic on equality for women - survey By Alisa Tang BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - People in Asia's developing countries believe the next generation of women will face a tough tim...
• afp 's Milner-Skudder shows there is room for the little guy Nehe Milner-Skudder is blessed with All Blacks blood in his veins but his size makes him a rarity on the wing in the modern game. At a time when so much atte...
• aap Taylor Swift will never name names Taylor Swift says people can gossip and speculate all they want about the celebrities her songs may reference, but she will never name names. The Romeo And J...
• reuters US presidential candidate Bush raises $13.4 mln in latest quarter By Steve Holland and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Jeb Bush, who has struggled to connect with voters in his bid for the Republican presidentia...
• aap Somali woman may face charges on Nauru A Somali refugee who claimed she was raped on Nauru may face criminal charges for making a false complaint. Nauru police have closed their investigation into...
• afp Wales desperate to avoid bowing out against Boks in World Cup Wales are "not ready to go home" and South Africa are in no mood to quit, so something will have to give when they meet in what is set to be a bruising World...
• aap Caravan living brings time to help people Andrew Mellody moved into a caravan to devote more time to helping people and he has picked up an anti-poverty award for his work. The 30-year-old Melbourne ...
• ap Kasich raises $4.4 million for GOP presidential bid WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has raised $4.4 million in his first two-and-a-half months as a Republican presidential candidate. That's ...
• ap Teenager becomes a focus in Israel-Palestinian conflict JERUSALEM (AP) — The fate of a Palestinian boy seized center stage Thursday in the battle of narratives accompanying the recent burst of deadly Israeli-Pales...
• aap Wily Arnold welcomes advice from Miller You don't last 15 years as a coach without learning a thing or two about mind games. So when Newcastle's rookie manager Scott Miller tossed a proverbial hand...
• reuters Indonesian president to court tech giants on US trip By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's president will court tech giants Apple and Google during his first trip to the Uni...
• reuters Chilean championship results and standings Oct 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Chilean championship matches on Thursday Thursday, October 15 O'Higgins 1 Huachipato 0 Cobresal 1...
• ap The Latest: Church beating victim's condition is improving NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The latest on the fatal beating of a 19-year-old inside a church (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Hospital officials say the condition ...
• aap Vic toilet block body name released A man whose body was dumped at a Victorian toilet block has been identified as Malaysian national Ewe Leong Lim. Mr Lim died at an unknown location before hi...
• reuters VIETNAM PRESS-Logistics sector needs to cut costs - Vietnam Economic Times Vietnam's logistics sector needs to reduce costs, now equivalent to 20-25 percent of the country's gross domestic product, to help boost competitiveness, the...
• ap Man accused of killing officer in mall faces more charges COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 34-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a police officer at a South Carolina shopping mall faces five additional charges. The Sta...
• ap Feds charge 8 in California with distributing homemade guns SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eight men were charged Thursday with making and distributing dozens of firearms, many of them assault-style weapons illegally equip...
• reuters Don't run down Italy's refugee effort, angry Renzi tells EU boss BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made an unusual personal attack on a top EU official on Friday, accusing European Council Pr...
• ap Obama, Turkish president discuss fight against Islamic State WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama spoke Thursday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) abo...
• reuters Flooding, mudslides strand Southern California drivers following storm LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Heavy rains touched off flooding and mudslides in foothill communities north of Los Angeles on Thursday, swamping cars, stran...
• ap Parents give diverging accounts of sons' beatings in church NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Parents charged with beating their teenage son to death inside a church are giving diverging versions of what happened, though lawy...
• reuters MALAYSIA PRESS-Malaysia's Qualitas Medical keeps IPO dream alive Malaysian healthcare firm Qualitas Medical Group intends to come back to the market with an initial public offering (IPO) by next year after aborting a plann...
• reuters EU offers Turkey cash, closer ties for migration help By Paul Taylor and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The European Union offered Turkey a possible 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in aid and the...
• ap EU to bolster border agency as refugee emergency deepens BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to boost the protection of its outer frontiers to help contain the refugee emergency and gave its bord...
• aap Aloisi hails returning Roar leader McKay Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi has lauded returning skipper Matt McKay as the best professional he's worked with ahead of Sunday's A-League clash against Ce...
• aap Motorcyclist killed in Sydney's peak hour A motorcyclist has been killed after colliding with a car at a busy intersection in Sydney's east. The male motorcyclist died at the scene of the crash, whic...
• ap Train hero released from California hospital after stabbing SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. airman hailed as a hero for helping thwart a European terror attack was released from the hospital where he had been for a...
• ap Records show Republican Jeb Bush healthy and wealthy DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush appears to be healthy and wealthy, based on a batch of records released by the Republican presidential candidate Thursday. A...
• ap Man accused of shooting at cops gets prison for gun crimes NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. soldier who prosecutors say had a hit list naming a federal judge and two defense lawyers he wanted to kill was sentenced Thurs...
• ap VA cites Phoenix facility for poor urology care PHOENIX (AP) — Staffing shortages and a lack of access to clinical records unnecessarily endangered the health of several Phoenix patients battling prostate ...
• ap California ballot measure seeks to tighten strict gun laws SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The lieutenant governor of the state with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation announced a voter initiative Thursday aiming...
• ap Actor Randy Quaid, wife released from Vermont jail ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Released from Vermont custody, actor Randy Quaid and his wife said Thursday they will now turn their attention to resolving 5-year-old...
• reuters South Korea president hopes for better Japan ties from three-way summit By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday she hoped her three-way summit next month with China...
• aap X Factor artist hurt by Sebstian's comment Discarded X Factor singer Jimmy Davis has tried to kiss and make-up with mentor Guy Sebastian. Sebastian had ripped into Davis on Twitter after the young sin...
• ap The Latest: Clash with refugees reported on Bulgarian border BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest news as migrants fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands. All times local. ___ ...
• ap Cable news pundit charged with fraud; ties to CIA disputed ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man who offered national-security commentary on Fox News has been charged with fraud for falsely cl...
• aap Billson lands new role on NDIS body Dumped cabinet minister Bruce Billson has landed a new role as chairman of parliament's committee overseeing the national disability insurance scheme. Mr Bil...