All Wires articles, Monday 10 October

• ap Iraq's federal court rules against prime minister's reforms BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's federal court ruled on Monday that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's move to abolish the largely ceremonial posts of the country's vice ...
• pa Fire concerns over Samsung's Galaxy Note7 handsets may affect launch of device The launch of Samsung's Galaxy Note7 in the UK could be in doubt after reports emerged that replacement handsets still have battery issues that can cause the...
• pa Boy, 15, admits murders of mother and her daughter A 15-year-old boy has admitted the murders of a mother and her daughter. Elizabeth Edwards, 49, and her 13-year-old daughter Katie were found dead at an addr...
• pa William, Kate and Harry meet inspirational helpers on Mental Health Day The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have heard the life-affirming stories of people who have helped others with mental health problems. Willia...
• afp Bangladesh skipper Mortaza fined over Buttler bust-up Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and batsman Sabbir Rahman were fined 20 percent of their match fees Monday for an altercation with rival skipper Jos Butt...
• pa Clinton and Trump trade blows in bruising US presidential debate Donald Trump has claimed Hillary Clinton should be in jail and accused former US president Bill Clinton of being "abusive to women" in a tense second preside...
• afp Zika virus likely to spread in Asia Pacific: WHO The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned Monday, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies d...
• pa Southern takes union to court in bid to avert rail strikes Southern Railway is taking legal action to try to stop a series of strikes from Tuesday, according to the union at the centre of the bitter dispute over the ...
• pa Hard Brexit could shut door on open economy - CBI chief Theresa May's lurch to a "hard Brexit" stance on EU withdrawal risks destroying Britain's hopes of remaining an open economy, the head of the CBI has warned....
• pa Strictly in 'racism row' after Tameka is second celebrity to be voted off Fans have rallied around Tameka Empson after she became the second contestant to get the boot from Strictly - while her departure also sparked a racism row. ...
• pa Corbyn continues Labour reshuffle after 'change in attitude' since re-election Jeremy Corbyn was continuing his reshuffle of Labour's frontbench team as predecessor Ed Miliband claimed there was now an "acceptance" of his leadership. Th...
• pa Victim's widow calls for action to address 'mental health homicides' A young widow has tearfully demanded an inquiry into how a psychotic man was free to kill the father of her newborn baby days after knife and assault charges...
• pa Ed Miliband urges Theresa May to 'deliver' on conference pledges Ed Miliband has joked that he helped write Theresa May's Tory conference speech in which she railed against corporate greed, backed state intervention and su...
• ap The Latest: German police think bomb suspect had IS contacts BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a suspect in an alleged bomb attack thwarted in Germany: 1:45 p.m. (all times local): A police chief in eastern Ger...
• afp Israel probes deadly shooting rampage ahead of holiday Israeli authorities have arrested dozens of Palestinians after a deadly shooting rampage in Jerusalem raised fears of a surge in violence during this week's ...
• reuters India bad loans mountain grows, risks delaying bank clean-up By Devidutta Tripathy MUMBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Stressed loans in India's banking sector crossed $138 billion in June, central bank data reviewed by Reuters...
• reuters Duke Energy to sell Brazilian unit for about $1.2 bln Oct 10 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp said it agreed to sell its Brazilian unit to clean energy company China Three Gorges Corp for about $1.2 billion, includi...
• reuters China's Sanan confirms contact with Germany's Osram SHANGHAI/BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics confirmed on Monday it had been in "preliminary contact" with Osram after reports...
• reuters FOREX-Pound steadies; peso surges on Trump trouble By Patrick Graham LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The British pound steadied on Monday as the dollar took back some of Friday's losses against a range of currenci...
• reuters British economy losing steam as business investment wilts, surveys show By Andy Bruce LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain's economy appears to be losing steam, with major business surveys showing a marked slowdown in the services ...
• reuters Ashwin claims 6-81, India take charge of Indore test INDORE, India, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets to help India secure a 258-run first-innings lead over New Zealand in the third and...
• ap EU economy chief: Greece has met conditions for next loan BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top economy official says Greece has met all outstanding conditions required to receive more rescue loans to bolster its...
• ap Nigerians object as judges detained, suspected of corruption ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Activists are accusing Nigeria's government of intimidating and harassing the judiciary after several senior judges were detained in we...
• ap Ethiopia blames Egypt for supporting outlawed, armed group ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's government on Monday blamed Egypt for supporting outlawed rebels and forcing the declaration of a state of emergency....
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong that Assad fights IS WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "I don't like Assad at all. But Assad is kil...
• ap Greek private TV workers protest feared job losses ATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 200 journalists and other workers in Greek private TV stations have held a peaceful protest outside Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...
• ap China unveils plan to cut corporate debt with stock swaps BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities unveiled plans Monday to let companies give equity in themselves to banks to pay down soaring debt levels that economists ...
• reuters France vows to keep stake, expects say in STX shipyard ownership PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The French government said on Monday it was not planning to take a majority stake in the French subsidiary of struggling South Kore...
• reuters Shanghai Masters men's singles round 1 results Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Results from the Shanghai Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Vasek Pospisil (Canada) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(5) 6-4...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures rise after Clinton seen winner of debate By Yashaswini Swamynathan Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after Democrat Hillary Clinton was widely seen as the winner of the seco...
• ap India tighten stranglehold over New Zealand INFORE, India (AP) — Ravichandran Ashwin took his 20th five-wicket haul as New Zealand was bowled out for 299 runs on day three of the third test in Indore. ...
• ap The Latest: Trump campaign head says jail threat was a quip WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 7:30 a.m. Donald Trump's campaign manager is walking back the Republican candidat...
• ap Missiles fired from rebel-held Yemen land near US destroyer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen landed near an American destroyer in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said...
• reuters New British prime minister to decide on old runway problem in October By Sarah Young and Kylie MacLellan LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will decide where to allow new airport capacity near London this mon...
• ap Hart, Holmstrom share economics Nobel for contract theory STOCKHOLM (AP) — British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel prize in economics for shedding light on how contracts help people dea...
• reuters South Sudan says rebels kill 21 civilians in ambush JUBA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Rebels attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan, killing 21 people, the government said, as violence between rival forces l...
• reuters Croatia's president names conservative leader PM-designate By Igor Ilic ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Croatia's president named Andrej Plenkovic, head of the conservative HDZ party, as prime minister-designate on Monday...
• ap India-New Zealand Scoreboard INDORE, India (AP) — Indore, India — Scoreboard after New Zealand's first innings against India on day three of the third test between India and New Zealand....
• afp 'Donald Trump is a pig': Roger Waters on attack at mega-fest Rocker Roger Waters savaged Donald Trump with a pig balloon caricature as he vowed to make the most of his platform Sunday at a first-of-a-kind festival of r...
• ap 10 people killed in eastern China building collapse BEIJING (AP) — At least 10 people were killed in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes Monday in eastern China, state media reported. By Monday evening, ...
• reuters Test Series India v New Zealand scoreboard Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard at stumps on the third day in the third and final Test between India and New Zealand on Monday in Indore, India India 1st inn...
• reuters Egyptian inflation eases, still 14.1 pct in September CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 14.1 percent in September, from an eight-year high of 15.5 percent in August...
• reuters Duke Energy to sell Brazilian unit for about $1.2 bln Oct 10 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp said it agreed to sell its Brazilian unit to clean energy company China Three Gorges Corp for about $1.2 billion, includi...
• reuters Second Brexit vote "not acceptable" - UK PM May's spokesman LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The British government said on Monday that holding a second vote in parliament on the country's exit from the European Union would...
• reuters Gunmen kill eight in east Congo town, rebels suspected KINSHASA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Attackers with automatic weapons killed at least eight people in a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the a...
• ap Croatian conservative leader Plenkovic becomes PM-designate ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's president has appointed conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic as prime minister-designate after his party and a small populis...
• ap Bangladesh, England players disciplined after clash DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees, the Inte...
• ap With all but 1 prize out, here are Nobel winners so far STOCKHOLM (AP) — The winners of all but one of the Nobel Prizes have been named in the last week. With the award for the Nobel Prize in Literature set to be ...
• ap Fire on traditional wooden boat in central Dubai waterway DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A traditional wooden shipping boat on the main waterway running through Dubai has caught on fire, sending smoke into the a...
• afp British ex-war correspondent arrested in Bali drugs case e been arrested on Indonesia's Bali island for alleged hashiA British former war correspondent and an Australian man have been arrested on Indonesia's Bali i...
• ap WHY IT MATTERS: Homegrown Extremism WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Radical Islamic militancy that has sustained itself for decades overseas has inspired a series of attacks on U.S. soil in the la...
• pa Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford replaces Tom Heaton in England squad Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been called into the England squad for the first time after Tom Heaton withdrew due to injury. The 22-year-old from...
• pa Jonny Lomax handed surprise England call-up St Helens full-back Jonny Lomax is the surprise inclusion in Wayne Bennett's first England squad. The uncapped Lomax, who turned 26 last month, missed the fi...
• pa Joe Hart expects tough test from Slovenia Joe Hart is expecting a difficult night in Ljubljana after Slovenia provided England's toughest test of Euro 2016 qualification. The Three Lions have won the...
• pa Gareth Southgate undaunted by decisions regarding England captain Wayne Rooney Gareth Southgate once had the excruciating job of making close friends redundant, so wielding the axe on England captain Wayne Rooney would not faze him. Han...
• pa England captain Jos Buttler reprimanded over Dhaka confrontation England captain Jos Buttler has been given an official reprimand by the International Cricket Council following his reaction to provocation from Bangladesh f...
• pa Consistent Murray reaps rewards in China while Kyrgios wins in Japan Andy Murray was happy with his consistency after winning his maiden China Open title against Grigor Dimitrov in Beijing. It was the 29-year-old's fifth tourn...
• pa Peter Fury: Tyson's cocaine use was result of depression Tyson Fury's trainer reckons the world heavyweight champion's cocaine use was a result of depression. Tyson Fury became the WBA and WBO champion after impres...
• pa Marcus Rashford: Learning from Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been amazing Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford has praised the positive effect fellow forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had on him since the former Sweden internat...
• pa Title race not over as Lewis Hamilton 'needs enemy' - Mercedes boss Toto Wolff Lewis Hamilton can still beat Nico Rosberg to the title because he "needs the enemy" to win, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has insisted, despite the world champio...
• afp Trump berates and threatens in incendiary presidential debate Donald Trump threatened to jail rival Hillary Clinton and accused her husband of abusing women in a vicious presidential debate that appeared unlikely to imp...
• ap Train service resumes after deadly New Jersey crash HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Rail service resumed Monday at a New Jersey transit station damaged less than two weeks ago after a train crash that killed a woman on t...
• reuters Gymnastics-Smith apologises for offensive video LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Double Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith has apologised for a leaked video in which he and fellow gymnast Luke Carson appeared ...
• ap EU to follow Hungary media closely following paper's closure BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive says it is closely following the media situation in Hungary after the closure of the nation's main opposition ...
• ap German official: Nazi history a warning against legal excess BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice minister says the country's failure to properly prosecute former Nazis during the post-war period should serve as a warning t...
• ap Cambodia jails opposition lawmaker critical of government PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced an opposition lawmaker who has been a strong critic of the government's handling of demarca...
• ap Germany: 5 SKoreans on trial over woman's exorcism death FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Five South Koreans went on trial at a German court Monday, charged with murder over the death of a relative during an exorcism ritu...
• reuters Trump may have stopped the bleeding, but not the worrying By James Oliphant WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump may have done just enough in Sunday's presidential debate to keep his leaky presidential campai...
• reuters U.S. top court to hear Apple-Samsung feud over iPhone designs By Andrew Chung NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispu...
• reuters Far from stepping back, top central banks are set to double down By Howard Schneider and Leika Kihara WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Central banks' repeated warnings that there are limits to what they can do to bolster the...
• reuters As Saudis bombed Yemen, U.S. worried about legal blowback By Warren Strobel and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Obama administration went ahead with a $1.3 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia last y...
• reuters Bulgaria watchdog accuses six oil firms of price-fixing SOFIA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's anti-monopoly commission said on Monday six oil companies operating on the retail fuel market in the Balkan country had ...
• reuters British govt to make airport decision in October -PM's spokesman LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The British government decision on whether to build new airport capacity at London's Heathrow or Gatwick will be announced in Octo...
• reuters Car bomb kills at least 10 police in besieged Afghan city LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A suspected car bomb on Monday killed at least 10 police amid increased Taliban attacks on the besieged capital ...
• reuters Uncharted waters: Mega-cruise ships sail the Arctic By Gwladys Fouche SVALBARD, Norway, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A surge in Arctic tourism is bringing ever bigger cruise ships to the formerly isolated, ice-bound reg...
• ap Roger Waters puts his politics center stage at Desert Trip INDIO, Calif. (AP) — Roger Waters made his feelings about Donald Trump and Israel abundantly clear during a politically-charged performance at the Desert Tri...
• afp Emirati model breaks taboos to follow catwalk dream In a flowing scarlet dress, Rafeea al-Hajsi fulfilled a dream by becoming the first Emirati model to strut the Arab Fashion Week catwalk after years battling...
• ap Twitter: 17M-plus tweets sent about the debate, most ever ST. LOUIS (AP) — Twitter says Sunday's presidential debate was the most tweeted ever, with more than 17 million tweets related to the forum sent. The social ...
• pa Mother fears 'third party involvement' over missing RAF man The mother of a missing RAF serviceman has said a third party may have been involved in her son's disappearance. Corrie McKeague, 23, vanished more than a fo...
• pa Leave wealth to the grandchildren to ease housing crisis - minister Inheritance should skip a generation, with people leaving their wealth to their grandchildren, the housing minister has said. Gavin Barwell said the idea wou...
• reuters Police, students clash as South Africa's Wits university reopens JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South African police clashed with student protesters demanding free education on Monday at the University of the Witwatersan...
• reuters Portuguese bond yields tumble as DBRS rating fear fades By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Portugal's 10-year bond yield tumbled on Monday and was on track for its biggest one-day fall since late June ...
• pa Third Heathrow runway proposal supported by Scottish Government The Scottish Government has backed the building of a third runway at Heathrow. Ministers claimed expanding the west London hub will provide a number of benef...
• afp Market jitters in Thailand after latest health update on king Thailand's stock exchange plunged Monday after the palace said hospital-bound King Bhumibol Adulyadej's health was "not stable" in an update that has raised ...
• reuters Foreign companies hit by Ethiopian unrest ADDIS ABABA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has declared a six-month nationwide state of emergency after a wave of unrest in industrial regions around the capit...
• reuters Croatia president nominates conservative leader PM-designate ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Croatia's president named Andrej Plenkovic, leader of the conservative HDZ party, as prime minister-designate on Monday. "Plenkovi...
• reuters Famed war journalist celebrates 105th birthday in Hong Kong HONG KONG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Clare Hollingworth, the British war journalist widely credited for breaking the news about the start of World War Two, celebrat...
• ap Teachers' protests add to growing pressure on Polish gov't WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Teachers across Poland are planning protests over a government plan to reorganize the public school system, putting added pressure on a...
• afp Royal Dutch Shell signs initial deal to return to Iran Royal Dutch Shell confirmed Monday that it had signed an initial deal with Iran's National Petrochemical Company, paving the way for its return to the Islami...
• ap The Latest: Train service resumes after New Jersey crash HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on train service resuming at Hoboken Terminal more than a week after deadly crash (all times local): 6:30 a.m. Commuter rail ...
• afp South African student protesters disrupt lectures Student protesters at South Africa's prestigious Wits University forced their way into lecture halls and caused many lessons to be abandoned Monday, ratcheti...
• ap Trump Taj Mahal closes after 26 years; 5th casino casualty ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump opened his Trump Taj Mahal casino 26 years ago, calling it "the eighth wonder of the world." But his friend and fello...
• reuters France to seek ICC options for war crimes investigation in Aleppo By John Irish PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - France is working to find a way for the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to launch an investigation into war...
• reuters China unveils plans to cut corporate debt, to push debt-to-equity swaps BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China unveiled guidelines on Monday to reduce rising corporate debt levels which some analysts fear could destabilise the world's...
• reuters New Zealand 299 all out, concede 258-run lead to India INDORE, India, Oct 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand failed to make the most of a strong start as they were dismissed for 299 to concede a 258-run first innings def...
• reuters Lithuania readies for new government as ruling party comes third in vote VILNIUS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Lithuania's ruling Social Democrats sank to a distant third place in the first round of national elections, leaving centre-right ...
• afp Russia to upgrade Syria naval facility to permanent base Russia's defence ministry said Monday that the country was poised to transform its naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartus into a permanent base. "I...
• ap Danish fishermen fear further slashing of EU's cod quotas BAGENKOP, Denmark (AP) — A stiff wind buffets Ulrik Koelle Hansen's trawler as he heads out of this tiny fishing village in search of an early morning catch,...
• ap Police: Abducted Florida girl spotted at Georgia gas station LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Investigators are searching for a 4-year-old central Florida girl who they say was taken by a longtime family friend. The Polk County S...
• ap Protests hamper South African university's effort to reopen JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tear gas and water cannon were fired as hundreds of students protested at a top South African university Monday amid a bitter national di...
• afp Ethiopia blames 'foreign enemies' for unrest Ethiopia said Monday that "foreign enemies" like Egypt were behind an unprecedented wave of protests that has prompted the government to declare a six-month ...
• ap Second presidential debate featured tough moderators NEW YORK (AP) — Moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz teamed to ask sharp questions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and to keep them corralled du...
• reuters Bangladesh's Mortaza, Rahman fined, England's Buttler reprimanded Oct 10 (Reuters) - Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and batsman Sabbir Rahman have been fined 20 percent of their match fees following an angry exchange w...
• reuters Taiwan president calls on China to engage in talks By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday urged China to engage in talks, pledging to maintain peace with the island's gi...
• reuters Oscar-winning Polish film director Wajda dies aged 90 By Marcin Goettig WARSAW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Film director Andrzej Wajda, best known for chronicling Poland's struggle for democracy during half a century of...
• reuters Yemen's Houthis lash out after air strike with missile attack By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi movement fired ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia, and the United States said a failed missile a...
• reuters Poland calls Russia's Kaliningrad missile deployment inappropriate WARSAW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russia's move to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into the Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania is an inappr...
• reuters China backs sovereign immunity after U.S. Sept.11 bill becomes law BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A country's domestic law should not supersede international law on anti-terrorism cooperation, China said on Monday, after the U....
• ap German police arrest Syrian man wanted in alleged bomb plot BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian man who was granted asylum in Germany and is suspected of preparing a bomb attack there was arrested early Monday following a nearly t...
• ap Taiwan president says won't bow to Beijing, calls for talks TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's new president, Tsai Ing-wen, said Monday her self-ruled island will not bow to Chinese pressure and that Beijing should recogn...
• pa Lewis Hamilton sparks confusion with tweets about withdrawn Mercedes protest Lewis Hamilton claims he ordered his Mercedes team to withdraw a protest which could have seen the Briton promoted to second in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix....
• ap WHO sees further rise of Zika cases in Asia-Pacific region MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Zika infections are expected to continue rising in the Asia-Pacific region, where authorities are increasing surveillance, prepari...
• ap Ryan Lochte engaged to former Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Lochte has gotten engaged to former Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid. The pair shared Instagram pictures Sunday night of the 25-year-old ...
• reuters Germany captures Syrian refugee suspected of planning bomb attack By Paul Carrel BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx into the country last year was arrested on Monday after a ...
• ap Afghan official: Suicide car bomber kills 14 in Helmand city KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing on Monday killed 14 people, including 10 Afghan police officers, as the Taliban launched a large-scale att...
• pa Top-10 spot just the start for Johanna Konta Johanna Konta wants to keep progressing and challenge for more titles after climbing into the world's top 10. Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, the third seed, w...
• reuters Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of...
• afp At least 10 dead as army, Ugandan rebels clash in DR Congo At least 10 people were killed in clashes between the army and suspected Ugandan rebels in east DR Congo, a local activist said Monday, in an area that has s...
• reuters Zinc up, but gains seen limited as supplies still ample By Pratima Desai LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Zinc prices rose on Monday boosted by expectations of shortages due to mine closures, but analysts say the metal ...
• ap Kashmir unrest prompts India's biggest crackdown in decades SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Anxious to quell anti-India protests in Kashmir, Indian forces are carrying out their most severe crackdown in more than two decades a...
• afp Missiles fired from Yemen fall short of US warship: navy Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy sa...
• reuters Cambodian opposition MP jailed over 'fake' Facebook border map By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A Cambodian opposition MP was jailed for two and a half years on Monday for posting a map on Facebook profes...
• reuters Improved Everton defence down to Koeman's tactics - Coleman Oct 10 (Reuters) - Everton have improved defensively this season because new manager Ronald Koeman has put more emphasis on a high work rate and greater soli...
• reuters UK, Finland-born economists win 2016 Nobel Prize for Economics STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (Reuters) - British-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for their contributions to contrac...
• reuters Congo opposition leader arrested over deadly anti-government protests KINSHASA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An opposition leader in Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested late on Sunday for his role in anti-government demonstrations ...
• ap The Latest: Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino closes ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The latest on the closing of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino. All times local. 6 a.m. Trump Taj Mahal casino has closed, be...
• reuters Jakarta police probe mosque vandalism amid tension ahead of election By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Indonesian police on Monday urged Muslims to stay calm and not be "provoked" by t...
• reuters Turkish military says killed 417 Kurdish militants since August ISTANBUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkish security forces have killed 417 Kurdish fighters since late August, helping disrupt the militants' attack plans in the b...
• ap Qatar launches campaign to educate laborers on new laws DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar has launched a campaign to educate its large population of foreign workers about its new labor laws. The two-month c...
• reuters Private equity firm HarbourVest offers to buy SVG's investment portfolio Oct 10 (Reuters) - Private equity firm HabourVest offered to buy smaller rival SVG Capital's investment portfolio, providing an alternative to its $1.35 bill...
• ap Amid Syrian attacks, medical agency pleads for Aleppo access BEIRUT (AP) — An international medical aid agency pleaded on Monday for access to treat the wounded in the eastern, rebel-held part of Syria's Aleppo even as...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 10 October 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. IN DEBATE, TRUMP SIGNALS AGGRESSIVE CLOSE TO CAMPA...
• reuters Ethiopia blames foreign groups for stoking unrest By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopia accused elements in Eritrea, Egypt and other states on Monday of arming, training and funding groups...
• afp Early polls show Hillary Clinton won second debate Polls suggest that Hillary Clinton won Sunday's bitter US presidential debate against Republican rival Donald Trump as he struggles to shake off a wave of cr...
• reuters Focus shifts to recovery and flooding with Hurricane Matthew heading to sea By Judy Royal CAROLINA BEACH, N.C., Oct 10 (Reuters) - Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday ...
• reuters EUROPE POWER-Day ahead at highest since January, curve off with fuels FRANKFURT, Oct 10 (Reuters) - European power prices for day-ahead delivery on Monday traded at their highest levels since January as demand increased due to ...
• reuters Hong Kong Open women's singles round 1 results Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Results from the Hong Kong Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) beat Nicole Gibbs (U.S.) 6...
• reuters Trump vs Clinton: He calls her a devil, she says he abuses women By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson ST. LOUIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A defiant Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton would go to jail if he were president and att...
• reuters Growth momentum stable in major economies - OECD PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Economic momentum is holding stable in major industrialised economies while growth has settled at a lower rate in Britain after its...
• reuters Strike deadline near, dire finances complicate Chicago school talks By Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog CHICAGO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Chicago's public schools and its teachers' union make the final push to avert a looming strike ...
• reuters Chicago school finances flounder since 2012 teachers' strike Oct 10 (Reuters) - The fiscal health of Chicago's public school system, the nation's third largest, has deteriorated dramatically since its last major teache...
• reuters UK outsourcing group Mitie's CEO steps down By Noor Zainab Hussain Oct 10 (Reuters) - British business and public services outsourcing group Mitie announced the replacement of Chief Executive Ruby McGr...
• ap Kazakhstan establishes peace prize, awards king of Jordan MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Kazakhstan says King Abdullah II of Jordan will be the first recipient of a new award established by the ex-Soviet Central Asi...
• reuters UK, Finland-born economists win 2016 Nobel Prize for Economics STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (Reuters) - UK-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for "their contributions to contract th...
• reuters Once-powerful Philippines Church divided, subdued over drug killings By Clare Baldwin and Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Catholic priests from the Philippines Church, an institution that helped oust two of the co...
• ap Dutch union threatens FIFA with legal action over Qatar THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch labor union is threatening FIFA with legal action if it does not step in to halt what the union has branded "modern sla...
• afp 'Mastermind of Sri Lanka team attack killed in Afghanistan' Afghan security forces have killed a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban accused of masterminding a deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, ...
• reuters Private equity firm HarbourVest offers to buy SVG's investment portfolio Oct 10 (Reuters) - HabourVest offered to buy smaller rival SVG Capital's investment portfolio, providing an alternative to its $1.35 billion cash offer for t...
• reuters Pique handed support over sleeve controversy By Richard Martin Oct 10 (Reuters) - Spain defender Gerard Pique has received support from coach Julen Lopetegui and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) a...
• ap France: UK has "moral duty" to take Calais migrant children PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister says Britain has a "moral duty" to take in all children with family links to the UK who are living in a border refuge...
• reuters Goalkeeper Hart says no regrets over Torino move Oct 10 (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Joe Hart does not regret his move to Italian side Torino on a season-long loan and believes it was the best available option af...
• afp Taiwan calls for renewed talks with China Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called for a resumption of talks with China and pledged that "anything" can be on the table for discussion. Relati...
• reuters Global Q3 clean energy investment at weakest since 2013-research LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Global clean energy investment fell to its lowest quarterly level since 2013 between July and September due to a lull in offshore ...
• reuters Ethiopia blames foreign hands for stoking unrest ADDIS ABABA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Monday that foreign elements were arming, training and financing groups that it blames for a wave of unrest in re...
• reuters In fight against Islamic State, Kurds expand their territory By Isabel Coles and Stephen Kalin ZUMAR, Iraq, Oct 10 (Reuters) - From the terrace of the house Abu Suhail occupies, you can see Iraq's ethnic fault lines wi...
• ap Taxi drivers jam Lisbon traffic in ride-hailing protest LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Several thousand taxis have snarled morning rush-hour traffic in the Portuguese capital in the latest European protest against ride-h...
• reuters Samsung halts Note 7 production after new fire scare - source By Se Young Lee SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday,...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Trump trouble lifts Mexican peso; yuan briefly hits 6-yr low By Claire Milhench LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso surged to a one-month high on Monday as Republican Donald Trump's chances of clinching the U.S...
• afp India's Ashwin rattles New Zealand batsmen in 3rd Test Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets to leave New Zealand reeling at 216 for six at tea on day three of the third and final Test Monday, s...
• afp South Africa pick uncapped spinners for Australia series Tabraiz Shamsi was one of two uncapped spinners named Monday in the South African squad for a Test series in Australia next month. Shamsi, a left-arm wrist s...
• reuters France wants international war crimes investigation in Syria PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in S...
• reuters Mexican peso rises after Trump-Clinton debate, pound falls again By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Sterling fell again on Monday, after largely recovering from Friday's "flash crash", while the Mexican peso an...
• ap Putin, Erdogan to meet at energy summit in Istanbul ISTANBUL (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul as the two leaders push toward normalizing...
• pa Law updated to tackle online abuse, sexting and doxxing Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post humiliating photoshopped images online could face prosecution under new legal guidelines. Social media...
• pa Women happier at work and in marriage but worry 'a lot' about health and money Women are happier at work and in marriage than they were 40 years ago but many worry more about health, money and their appearance, a BBC poll has found. Aro...
• pa World study warns of England teachers' long hours Teachers in England work some of the longest hours in the profession in the developed world, leaving them little time to develop their careers, a new report ...
• reuters Dongbei Special Steel formally enters bankruptcy restructuring - Xinhua SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Dongbei Special Steel Group Co Ltd has formally entered into a bankruptcy restructuring process following a court filing by one ...
• pa Cyber-blackmailers 'increasingly targeting NHS trusts' NHS IT systems are increasingly vulnerable to attacks by cyber-blackmailers trying to extort ransoms from hospitals, according to reports. At least 28 NHS tr...
• ap Analysis: Backed in a corner, Trump clawed through debate WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a presidential debate, wounded animal edition. Bleeding supporters and running out of time, Donald Trump fought and clawed his way t...
• reuters France demands Britain take in Calais migrant children PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Paris demanded on Monday that Britain honour promises to take in migrant children from the notorious Jungle camp in the French port...
• ap Global stocks mixed as Clinton, Trump debate BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed Monday as traders watched the second U.S. presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with Japanese...
• ap India spinner Ashwin routs New Zealand batting in 3rd test INDORE, India (AP) — Ravi Ashwin took three quick wickets and completed a run-out in the middle session Monday, giving India control on the third day of the ...
• reuters Russia, Turkey could sign TurkStream deal on Monday - sources ISTANBUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkey and Russia aim to finalise an agreement on the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project during a meeting between Turkish P...
• reuters Oil eases off four-month high as speculators doubt deal to cut output By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Oil eased off four-month highs on Monday as doubts over oil producers reaching a meaningful output cut deal brou...
• afp Saudi Arabia says $60 oil 'not unthinkable' by year-end Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was "not unthinkable" that the price of crude oil could surge to $60 a barrel by the end of the year but warned against drasti...
• afp Gorbachev warns of 'dangerous point' as US-Russia ties sour Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned on Monday that the world has reached a "dangerous point" as tensions between Russia and the United States spike...
• ap Dutch navy delivering aid to hurricane-battered Haiti THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government is sending a navy ship to Haiti to deliver aid including food, water and shelters and to check the ravaged...
• ap Bayer: won't use Monsanto buy to force GM seeds on Europeans BERLIN (AP) — The CEO of Germany's Bayer AG is promising it won't use its planned acquisition of Monsanto Co. to force genetically modified crops on skeptica...
• reuters Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks YANGON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Myanmar has stepped up security in a Muslim-majority region near its border with Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as authorit...
• reuters Gold miner SolGold says BHP Billiton offer not in its best interest Oct 10 (Reuters) - Gold miner SolGold Plc said on Monday that global miner BHP Billiton Plc's offer to buy a stake in the company to gain exposure to its Cas...
• reuters TIMELINE-Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 recall crisis SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday, after reports of fi...
• ap Health of Thailand's ailing 88-year-old king deteriorates BANGKOK (AP) — The health of Thailand's ailing 88-year-old king has deteriorated and his condition is unstable, the palace said, adding to concerns about the...
• reuters China must take action to reduce high corporate debt - state planner BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China must take action to reduce corporate debt levels, with an aim to stabilizing them in the near- and medium-term, the country...
• ap Samsung changes Note 7 output schedule after fire reports SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung's crisis with its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone hit a new low on Monday as the company confirmed that it has made production cha...
• reuters France to ask ICC for war crimes investigation in Syria PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - France will ask the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to launch an investigation into war crimes it says have been committe...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton and their debate claims WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump mischaracterized the record on Hillary Clinton's defense of her husband and her own treatment of women when he brought up Bill...
• reuters Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows By Jack Stubbs and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending i...
• reuters Singapore charges two former BSI bankers in 1MDB-linked probe By Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Singapore police charged two former BSI bankers on Monday amid an investigation tied to the scandal-hit Malaysi...
• afp Trump's locker-room comment riles US athletes Several American professional athletes slammed Donald Trump on Sunday after the Republican presidential nominee tried to dismiss his sexual comments about wo...
• reuters Japan to bring courage against Asia's best - Halilhodzic By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic has shrugged off injury concerns ahead of Tuesday's 2018 World Cup qualifier agains...
• reuters Lithuania readies for new government as ruling party comes third in vote VILNIUS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Lithuania's ruling Social Democrats sank to a distant third place in the first round of national elections, leaving centre-right ...
• ap Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral...
• reuters UK gilt spread over Bunds extends rise on inflation worries LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The premium that 10-year British government bonds offer over German debt rose to its highest since early July as investors continu...
• reuters Ex-Philippine president Ramos says Duterte government a "letdown" MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The government of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has been a "huge disappointment and letdown", a former president and one of Du...
• reuters Tianjin Open women's singles round 1 results Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Results from the Tianjin Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Wang Yafan (China) beat 6-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 3-6 6-3 ...
• ap Seoul protests to Beijing over sinking of coast guard vessel SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul officials said Monday they've lodged a formal complaint with Beijing accusing Chinese fishing boats of ramming and sinking a ...
• afp Bayer chief promises no Monsanto GM crops in Europe German chemicals firm Bayer said on Monday it would not introduce genetically modified crops in Europe after its gigantic takeover of US seed and pesticide p...
• afp Merkel in Africa on trip aimed at stemming migrant flows German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned against Africa suffering from a "brain drain" as she arrived on a three-day tour of the continent focused on...
• reuters Deutsche Bank falls after no deal reached with DoJ FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank shares fell more than 3 percent on Monday after Chief Executive John Cryan failed to secure a speedy deal ...
• reuters World Rankings Oct 10 (Gracenote) - The World Rankings 1. (1) Jason Day (Australia) 13.04 2. (2) Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 11.31 3. (3) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 11.07 4. (4) Jord...
• ap Jordan to permit regular aid drops by crane to Syrians AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan is willing to allow regular aid drops by crane from its territory to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded on its sealed desert b...
• ap Takeaways: Clinton steady, Trump aggressive in tense debate ST. LOUIS (AP) — His candidacy spiraling out of control, Donald Trump faced Hillary Clinton on the debate stage Sunday night in the most critical moment of h...
• reuters Freedom under Mourinho led to Spain call-up - Herrera Oct 10 (Reuters) - Midfielder Ander Herrera has thanked Jose Mourinho for giving him the license to express himself and credited the Manchester United manage...
• ap Turkish police block demos marking attack anniversary ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Turkey's capital have used tear gas and water cannon to push back hundreds of activists trying to reach Ankara's main train s...
• reuters European stocks slip as Deutsche Bank and airline shares fall By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - European stock markets slipped lower on Monday as shares in Deutsche Bank fell, weighing on the broader Europea...
• reuters Interserve to keep equipment services unit after review By Esha Vaish Oct 10 (Reuters) - Support services and construction company Interserve Plc has decided to keep its RMD Kwikform business after a strategic rev...
• reuters FOREX-Pound under pressure, peso surges on Trump trouble By Patrick Graham LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain's pound inched lower on Monday as the dollar took back some of Friday's losses against a range of curren...
• ap From start, Clinton, Trump set out to destroy one another WASHINGTON (AP) — It started the minute they walked on stage and skipped the pretense of a cordial handshake. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton looked each ot...
• ap Inquest opens into death of Australian cricketer Hughes SYDNEY (AP) — The captain of the team that was playing against Phillip Hughes when the Australian cricketer was fatally struck by a ball has described the le...
• reuters Rejuvenated Tadic thriving under new coach for Serbia By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Axed by Serbia after they failed to reach the Euro 2016 finals, Dusan Tadic is enjoying a new lease of li...
• reuters S.Africa name uncapped spin duo for Australia tour CAPE TOWN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Uncapped spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi were named in South Africa's squad for next month's three-match test series...
• reuters West Ham will improve once injury woes ease, says Cresswell Oct 10 (Reuters) - West Ham United will move up the Premier League table once they have weathered the injury crisis currently plaguing the side, believes lef...
• reuters For Scottish shortbread maker, sterling crunch pushes up Brexit costs By Elisabeth O'Leary HUNTLY, Scotland, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Sterling's plunge since Britain voted to leave the European Union has pushed up costs so much for Sc...
• reuters World got cannier at using energy last year-IEA By Nina Chestney LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Global energy efficiency, or the amount of gross domestic product squeezed from a given unit of energy, improved ...
• reuters Calais migrant killed by British driver LILLE, France Oct 10 (Reuters) - A migrant from Eritrea died on Sunday after being hit by a car on the A16 road near the French port city of Calais, where th...
• reuters Polish film director Wajda dies aged 90 WARSAW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - One of Poland's most famous film directors, Andrzej Wajda, has died at the age of 90. Fans, film-makers and political leaders went...
• reuters Reuters Sports News Summary Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Australia hope Kyrgios has turned corner after Japan win Melbourne's notoriously changeable weather thr...
• ap NFL's Week 5 review: Vikings lone unbeaten, minus QB, RB The NFL is down to one unbeaten team and, just as everyone expected after Adrian Peterson and Teddy Bridgewater were injured, it's the Minnesota Vikings. Ser...
• ap Trump casts aside Pence's hawk talk on Russian-backed Syria DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has cast aside his running mate's suggestion that the U.S. should be ready to strike Syr...
• reuters Singapore charges two former BSI bankers with forgery SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Singapore police on Monday charged two former BSI bankers amid an ongoing investigation that led to the Singapore branch of the...
• reuters From cars to confectionery: Australia's manufacturers revamp business By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - For autoparts maker Brian Hughes, the shock of Australia's car industry closing down could have meant the end of h...
• ap Sexual assault victim critical of Clinton paid by Trump ally WASHINGTON (AP) — A sexual-assault victim who is critical of Hillary Clinton and who appeared alongside Donald Trump before Sunday night's debate was paid $2...
• afp Myanmar Muslims on trial in case of 92 'illegal' cows Three Muslim men went on trial in Myanmar Monday for illegally importing over 90 cows, in a case Islamic leaders say targets their religion. The cows, which ...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Oct 10 MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for the...
• ap WHY IT MATTERS: Clinton, Trump present voters clear choice WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer voters distinct choices this fall on issues that shape everyday lives. Actual ideas are in play, as ...
• reuters Libya fire coach Clemente after World Cup hiding TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Libya have fired coach Javier Clemente after a heavy defeat at the weekend, making the Spaniard the first casualty in the group p...
• ap German exports surge in August after drop in July BERLIN (AP) — German exports surged ahead in August after dropping the previous month — adding to encouraging, if inconclusive, data from Europe's biggest ec...
• ap Amid scrutiny, chain of Indian colleges plans its US debut BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — One of India's largest colleges is expanding into the U.S. with the purchase of one campus in New York and a proposal to buy two more...
• ap Matthew devastates Florida sands key to protection, tourism JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When Christa Savva returned to the Sandy Shoes Beach Resort a day after Hurricane Matthew brushed by Melbourne Beach, Florida...
• ap In debate, Trump signals aggressive close to his campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — His presidential campaign in peril, Donald Trump left no doubt he'll spend the final weeks before the election dredging up decades-old sexu...
• afp Jailed Philippine communists eyeing amnesty Hundreds of detained communist rebels in the Philippines are likely to be granted amnesty, officials said on Monday, after fresh talks aimed at ending one of...
• reuters China's cabinet issues guidance on lowering corporate debt levels BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China's cabinet issued guidance on Monday for lowering corporate debt levels. China will push forward with mergers and acquisitio...
• afp Sleaze and drama swirl at presidential debate Four women accusers. Old tales of adultery hanging in the air. Donald Trump's degrading words about women. The second debate opposing the would-be leaders of...
• reuters Focus shifts to recovery and flooding with Hurricane Matthew heading to sea By Judy Royal CAROLINA BEACH, N.C., Oct 10 (Reuters) - Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday ...
• reuters China must take action to reduce high corporate debt - state planner BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China must take action to reduce corporate debt levels, China's state planner said in a document released during a news briefing ...
• reuters Vedanta expects higher second-half production at Indian zinc unit Oct 10 (Reuters) - Diversified miner Vedanta Resources Plc said it expects production at its Indian zinc unit to be significantly higher in the second half o...
• reuters European stock markets slip as Deutsche Bank falls LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - European stock markets slipped lower on Monday as shares in Deutsche Bank fell, weighing on the broader European banking sector. T...
• reuters London nickel jumps as China returns after break By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - London nickel rose on Monday as Chinese markets returned after a week-long break and traders bought the metal...
• ap Matthew unearths Civil War cannonballs in South Carolina FOLLY ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A bomb squad is at a South Carolina beach after Hurricane Matthew apparently unearthed old Civil War cannonballs from the sand. Cha...
• reuters South Africa's Wits university reopens in face of student protests JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's University of the Witwatersand (Wits) said it had reopened classes on Monday after clashes last week between ...
• reuters Police issue warning as creepy clown craze comes to Britain LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - British police have issued warnings after a spate of creepy clown sightings across the country, mimicking a prank that began in th...
• reuters China stock indexes rise the most in 2 months despite slump of property shares SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China stocks reopened on an upbeat note on Monday after a week-long holiday, with the main indexes rising the most in two months...
• reuters For some drug users in the Philippines, rehab means making coffins OLONGAPO, Philippines, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Some drug users seeking to avoid becoming a bloody statistic in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown o...
• reuters Kenyan farmers sow resistance to drought, boosting seed demand By Anthony Langat MASII, Kenya, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the late afternoon, Angelina Mwangangi, 52, is digging on her farm on a slope overlo...
• reuters Asia investors, traders bet on Clinton win after bruising election debate By Swati Pandey and Nichola Saminather SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Investors and traders in Asia indicated on Monday they are mostly increasing thei...
• reuters Cambodian demonstrators, authorities clash at land rights protest PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Cambodian land rights protesters clashed with city security guards on Monday as demonstrators in the capital Phnom Penh called...
• reuters Poland's Kaczynski says EU must reform or collapse BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The European Union will collapse if it fails to reform, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party Jaroslaw Kaczyns...
• reuters Infantino fears Allardyce sting is 'tip of the iceberg' Oct 10 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his concerns over third-party ownership in soccer and hinted that the sport's global governi...
• afp Kenya forcing refugees back to Somalia: NGO Kenya is violating international law by forcing residents of the world's largest refugee camp to return to Somalia, an aid agency said Monday. Kenya insists ...
• afp Gabonese doctor with 'damning report' on poll unrest arrested A Gabonese doctor who compiled a "damning report" on the post-electoral violence that rocked the oil-rich central African nation has been arrested, a civil s...
• reuters Philippines to cancel environmental permit of nickel miner as crackdown continues By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines will cancel the environmental permit of a nickel miner that began operations this year, a min...
• afp er Hughes' death 'inevitable' after blow The death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was likely "inevitable" after he was struck by a ball, an inquest heard Monday as it raised concerns about o...
• reuters Hunt on for survivors after houses collapse in China, killing at least eight BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Four houses collapsed in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Wenzhou on Monday, killing at least eight people, Xinhua state news ...
• reuters BRIEF-Vedanta raises second-half India zinc production guidance Oct 10 (Reuters) - Vedanta Resources Plc : * Q2 production release * Says strong Q2 production at Rajasthan, with Mangala EOR 23 pct higher quarter on quarte...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 10 BRATISLAVA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (S...
• ap Court hears case of woman who died trying to escape her date BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A New Zealand tourist was so afraid of an Australian man she met through the dating app Tinder that she fell 14 floors to her deat...
• reuters Ex-Philippine president Ramos says Duterte government a "letdown" MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The government of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has been a "huge disappointment and letdown", according to a former president ...
• reuters From cars to confectionery: Australia's manufacturers revamp business By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - For autoparts maker Brian Hughes, the shock of Australia's car industry closing down could have meant the end of h...
• ap Vermont community mourns loss of 5 students killed in crash WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — Five Vermont high school juniors were killed when the car they were riding in was hit by a wrong-way driver, who authorities said then ...
• reuters France wants international war crimes investigation in Syria PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in S...
• reuters German exports post biggest rise in more than 6 years By Joseph Nasr BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German exports rebounded more than expected in August, recording their biggest rise in more than six years and disp...
• reuters Turkish military says killed 417 Kurdish militants since August ISTANBUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkish security forces have killed 417 Kurdish militants since late August, the army said on Monday, a day after a truck bomb a...
• ap Voters call debate 'cringe worthy,' some won't cast ballot LAS VEGAS (AP) — Days after explosive revelations about Donald Trump's predatory comments about women and Hillary Clinton's closed-door speeches to banking e...
• reuters Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eases to 14.1 pct in September CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 14.1 percent in September from 15.5 percent in August, the official statisti...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 10 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): CO...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Oct 10 SOFIA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...
• ap Brady ready to take out "Deflategate" frustrations on league CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL had its chance to damage the Patriots while Tom Brady sat out his "Deflategate" suspension. Now it's New England's turn to punish th...
• reuters Interserve to retain equipment services unit after strategic review Oct 10 (Reuters) - British support services and construction firm Interserve Plc said it had decided to retain equipment services unit RMDK as a core part of...
• reuters Baseball-Bat flip, then an error as Rangers suffer at Blue Jays' hands again Oct 9 (Reuters) - A home run bat flip ended the Texas Rangers season last year at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, this year it was their own throwing err...
• ap 90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insults ST. LOUIS (AP) — In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women reveal "exactly ...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 10 PRAGUE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech ...
• reuters Arab coalition intercepts Yemen missiles - Saudi media DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An Arab coalition intercepted two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group at targets in Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Marib province on S...
• reuters Pakistan PM rushes to end energy shortages ahead of 2018 poll By Drazen Jorgic LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Oct 10 (Reuters) - In Abdul Aziz's print shop, the daily blackouts that plunge him into darkness and silence his rolling p...
• reuters Britain has moral duty to take in more young Calais migrants - French minister PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain should take in all children living in the crowded "Jungle" refugee camp in Calais who have family links to the UK, French i...
• reuters UAE's DSI appoints Wael Allan new CEO as shares slump DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Dubai-listed construction and engineering company Drake & Scull International (DSI), hit by tough conditions in the regional buildi...
• reuters Trump may have stopped the bleeding, but not the worrying By James Oliphant WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump may have done just enough in Sunday's presidential debate to keep his leaky presidential campai...
• reuters England won't copy the All Blacks says Jones Oct 10 (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones wants to give his side a unique identity rather copy the template of the all-conquering All Blacks just to prove...
• reuters German exports post biggest rise in more than 6 years BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German exports rebounded more than expected in August, posting their biggest rise in more than six years and dispelling fears that...
• ap Broncos lose first game this season, Brady in winning return DENVER (AP) — The nine-game winning streak for the Super Bowl champions came to an end Sunday when the Atlanta Falcons beat the Denver Broncos 23-16 on the s...
• reuters New British prime minister to tackle old runway problem By Sarah Young and Kylie MacLellan LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to decide where to allow new airport capacity near London...
• afp Tom Brady back with a vengeance, Broncos suffer first NFL loss New England's star Tom Brady quickly shook off the rust in his season debut, while the Denver Broncos discovered just how much quarterback Trevor Siemian mea...
• reuters After May's Brexit pledge, Europeans close ranks By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The concerted response from Berlin, Paris and Brussels to British Prime Minister Theresa May's announcemen...
• reuters Four landmark court rulings in Kenya's battle over forced eviction By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two groups of residents of Nairobi's Kibera slum have gone to court to block the government fro...
• reuters Road that divides: Kenya slum braces for battle By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Peter Nyagesera's sisters died, leaving him to raise their nine orphaned children, he felt...
• reuters Australia coach Postecoglou keeps Cahill card up sleeve By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Australia coach Ange Postecoglou will unleash Japan's bogeyman Tim Cahill at some point during their World Cup qu...
• ap Service restored to 1 of 2 tracks where train derailed NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Crews have restored train service just in time for the Monday morning commute to one of two tracks where a train derailed over the...
• reuters FOREX-Mexican peso climbs as market leans toward Clinton win By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso surged on Monday as markets trimmed the chances of a victory for Republican nominee Donald ...
• ap Shared workspaces hit the Indian startup scene NEW DELHI (AP) — Every weekend, the partiers flood into a New Delhi restaurant and dance club called Social, a three-story destination on the edge of Hauz Kh...
• reuters Mexican peso climbs, stocks edge up as Trump's chances seen reducing By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso climbed and stocks crept higher on Monday as markets saw less chance of a victory by Republican nom...
• afp Strike ends at US miner Freeport's Indonesia site Workers have ended a strike at a huge Indonesian gold and copper mine owned by US firm Freeport-McMoRan after an 11-day walkout that hit operations, the comp...
• reuters Trump's body language during debate raises social media eyebrows By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump paced, frowned and physically loomed at times over Democratic r...
• reuters "Like a nuclear bomb," cholera and destruction after hurricane in Haiti By Gabriel Stargardter PORT-A-PIMENT, Haiti, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Patients arrived every 10 or 15 minutes, brought on motorcycles by relatives with vomit-covere...
• ap Parents' problem: Watch debate with kids, risk awkward talk DENVER (AP) — Parents watching Sunday night's presidential debate with their children faced a dilemma: Let their kids witness political history or send them ...
• afp China house collapse death toll rises to eight Eight people were killed after a group of houses collapsed in China on Monday, local authorities said. The four buildings caved in during the early hours in ...
• pa Brexit worries 'affecting business decisions and EU exit will make things worse' Finance chiefs have warned that Brexit uncertainty is impacting business decisions and expect conditions to deteriorate further once the UK leaves the EU. A ...
• pa Police to get new guidance for responding to people with mental health issues Police are to be given new national guidance on responding to people suffering from mental health issues. Officers will also be provided with information on ...
• pa Half of young suffering mental health stigma 'bullied by friends' More than half of young people who experience stigma due to mental health problems say their own friends are the ones who bully them. A new poll of more than...
• afp Cahill factor haunts Japan in Australia showdown The Tim Cahill factor threatens Japan's hopes of re-energising their World Cup campaign in a crucial qualifier against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday. Tal...
• pa Bosses attack 'dangerously naive' Amber Rudd over foreign workers lists Top business leaders have accused Home Secretary Amber Rudd of "demonising" migrant workers with her widely-derided idea to make companies list their foreign...
• pa Four-year high for number of under-age drivers crashing on UK roads The number of under-age car drivers involved in crashes on Britain's roads has reached the highest level in four years, figures show. Some 91 boys and girls ...
• reuters Putin still planning to visit France despite Hollande comments - Kremlin MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin still plans to visit France later this month, despite French President Francois Hollande saying h...
• reuters US Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen -US By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen ...
• reuters Thai king's condition unstable after haemodialysis treatment -palace BANGKOK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, is in an unstable condition after receiving...
• afp Toronto Blue Jays return to ALCS after sweeping Rangers Josh Donaldson made a mad dash from second base to score the winning run in extra innings as the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to their second straight American...
• ap NFL Capsules CLEVELAND (AP) — Tom Brady, looking razor-sharp at times and relatively rust-free after serving his four-game "Deflategate" suspension, passed for 406 yards ...
• reuters Trump vs Clinton: He calls her a devil, she says he abuses women By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson ST. LOUIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A defiant Donald Trump on Sunday said Hillary Clinton would go to jail if he were preside...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Oct. 10 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Monday. TRADE DEFICIT Romania's National Statistics B...
• reuters Trump, Clinton spend much of debate insulting each other By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - There was a moment in Sunday's U.S. presidential debate when Democrat Hillary Clinton was trying to fend off ...
• ap No opening handshake as Clinton, Trump attack on character WASHINGTON (AP) — It started the minute they walked on stage and skipped the pretense of a cordial handshake. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton looked each ot...
• reuters standings Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NFL on Sunday AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE AFC EAST W L T OTL PF PA PCT 1. New England 4 1 0 0 114 74 .800 2. Buffalo...
• ap Blue Jays beat Rangers to win ALDS, Nats tie Dodgers TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Sunday night to sweep their AL Division Series while the Washington Nationals defeated the...
• reuters China falling short in matching presidential aspiration BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China's lengthy exile from the top table of international soccer looks set to continue for at least another six years unless Gao ...
• reuters As Saudis bombed Yemen, U.S. worried about legal blowback By Warren Strobel and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Obama administration went ahead with a $1.3 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia last y...
• reuters Far from stepping back, top central banks are set to double down By Howard Schneider and Leika Kihara WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Central banks' repeated warnings that there are limits to what they can do to bolster the...
• reuters Arab coalition intercepts Yemen missiles-Saudi media DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An Arab coalition intercepted two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group at targets in Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Marib province on S...
• reuters China stocks rise over 1 pct after long holiday but property curbs weigh SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China stocks rose over 1 percent on Monday as investors returning from a week-long holiday caught up to buoyant global markets, ...
• reuters UAE's DSI says appoints Wael Allan new CEO, replacing Khaldoun Tabari DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Dubai-listed construction and engineering company Drake & Scull International (DSI) said on Monday it appointed Wael Allan as its n...
• ap Odor's error costs Rangers in 10th, Blue Jays win ALDS TORONTO (AP) — Rougned Odor sidestepped another slide at second base against the Blue Jays and again threw the ball away. In May, the play started a fight. T...
• ap Latest: Slain Northern California officers honored at vigil PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of three police officers in Palm Springs (all times local): 9 p.m. A parade of mourners created a make...
• ap PICTURED: Editor selections from the past week in Asia Yoshinori Ohsumi, a 71-year-old Japanese scientist and professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, won the Nobel Prize in medicine last week. Ohsumi was ...
• ap Trump in '93 on women: Lucky I don't have to run for office WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 23-year-old video interview unearthed in New Zealand shows Donald Trump talking about his womanizing image and saying it was...
• reuters Hurricane Matthew toll in Haiti rises to 1,000, dead buried in mass graves By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government...
• ap Cooper, Raddatz tough during second presidential debate NEW YORK (AP) — Moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz teamed to ask sharp questions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Sunday night and to keep them...
• reuters German police say capture man suspected of planning bomb attack BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German police said on Monday they had captured a man suspected of planning a bomb attack. "Tired but overjoyed: we captured the te...
• reuters Financial markets continue to price in Clinton win after debate By Caroline Valetkevitch and Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street stock index futures were little changed throughout Sunday's highly conten...
• ap Donaldson dashes home, Blue Jays beat Rangers to win ALDS TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson's mad dash moved the Blue Jays into the next round of the playoffs. Donaldson raced home from second base after Rougned Odor bo...
• reuters Thai baht, stock index fall after palace statement on king's health BANGKOK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Thailand's main stock index tumbled as much as 3.6 percent on Monday and the baht fell to more than two-month lows, a day after t...
• ap Vietnam rejects lawsuit by fishermen over fish deaths HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A court in central Vietnam rejected lawsuits from hundreds of fishermen seeking compensation from a Taiwanese steel company for losses ...
• reuters China tries again to stop confessions through torture BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Suspects must not be forced into confessing crimes and any evidence collected this way excluded from legal cases, the Chinese gov...
• ap Father: Suspect in officers' slaying wanted to shoot police PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — In the minutes before two Palm Springs officers were fatally shot and a third wounded, the suspected gunman's father told a neigh...
• ap The Latest: The Who rocks two-hour set at Desert Trip INDIO, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the Desert Trip music festival in Indio, California, which features six legendary acts over three days: the Rolling Stones...
• ap Harden's preseason remains off to a flying start Preseason statistics often can be misleading. That might not be the case with James Harden right now. After three preseason games, Harden has three points-as...
• reuters China says Thailand made decision to block HK activist's visit BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - It was the Thai government that made a decision to block the entry to Thailand of a Hong Kong student activist last week, a senio...
• ap Officials: Duo charged with home invasion slaying of man, 95 NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say two suspects have been arrested in Virginia and have been charged with murder in connection with a home invasion in...
• reuters Samsung temporarily halts Galaxy Note 7 production - source SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has temporarily suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a person familiar with the matter...
• ap Whistleblower suit set for trial in Penn State abuse scandal STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A lawsuit by the former Penn State assistant football coach who witnessed one-time fellow coach Jerry Sandusky abuse a young boy in...
• ap Trump dismisses Pence's hawk talk on Russian-backed Syria DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Sunday cast aside his running mate's suggestion that the U.S. should be ready to strike ...
• ap Trump's 'you'd be in jail' debate jab at Clinton condemned WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he'll jail opponent Hillary Clinton if he wins the presidency. The Republican presidential nominee made the threat — an u...
• reuters Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games Oct 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games: Patriots 33, Browns 13 Tom Brady made an impressive return to the NFL on ...
• reuters FOREX-Mexican peso hits 1-month high as market odds favour a Clinton win By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso surged on Monday as markets trimmed the chance of a victory by Republican nominee Donald Tr...
• ap Trump ally paid sexual assault victim critical of Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) — A sexual-assault victim who is critical of Hillary Clinton and who appeared alongside Donald Trump before Sunday night's debate was paid $2...
• ap Aid arrives in Haiti, but desperation grows in cut-off towns JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — Helicopters are ferrying in food and medicine to devastated southwestern Haiti, but almost a week after Hurricane Matthew's assault lif...
• ap BC-FBN--NFL Standings %hdrmisc(At A Glance<%) %byline(By The Associated Press%) ___ Arizona 33, San Francisco 21 Tennessee 30, Miami 17 Pittsburgh 31, N.Y. Jets 13 Minnesota 31, H...
• reuters Denver coach Kubiak taken to hospital with 'flu-like' symptoms Oct 9 (Reuters) - Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak was taken to hospital on Sunday to be evaluated as a precautionary measure after he suffered from what the...
• ap BC-BBO--Major League Linescores %byline(By The Associated Press%) Lewis, Barnette (3), Claudio (4), Jeffress (5), Diekman (6), Kela (6), Bush (8) and Lucroy; Sanchez, Biagini (6), Grilli (8...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Clinton says the US is energy independent WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: CLINTON: "We are now, for the first time ever, energy inde...
• ap Ailing Thai king undergoes blood purification BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai king's health appears to have deteriorated further, according to royal medical bulletin that says he underwent a procedure to purify ...
• reuters S.Korea's Doosan Bobcat to trim IPO plans after valuation miss By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's Doosan Bobcat Inc on Monday cancelled plans for an up to 2.45 trillion won ($2.2 billion) initial public...
• afp Syria regime keeps up Aleppo assault after UN fails on truce Syrian government forces kept up their blistering assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a divided UN Security Council failed to agree on a truce to save...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates energy impact on budget WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "We have found over the last seven years, we...
• ap Asian stocks mixed as markets watch Clinton-Trump debate BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were higher Monday as traders watched the second U.S. presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with Japanese ...
• ap The Latest: Updates from the 2nd Clinton-Trump debate ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (all times EDT): 11:45 p.m. Hillary Clinton says she f...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Muslims reporting crime WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "We have to be sure that Muslims come in and...
• ap Major Australian party leaders reaffirm racial tolerance CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia's two major political parties on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to racial tolerance in Australia afte...
• reuters Trump says he disagrees with his running mate on Syria By Steve Holland ST. LOUIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump publicly broke with his running mate, Mike Pence, on how to deal with the civil war in ...
• ap Takeaways: Trump aggressive, Clinton steady in tense debate ST. LOUIS (AP) — His candidacy spiraling out of control, Donald Trump faced Hillary Clinton on the debate stage Sunday night in the most critical moment of h...
• reuters Baseball-Walk-off error caps Jays' sweep of Rangers Oct 9 (The Sports Xchange) - A throwing error by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor in the bottom of the 10th inning allowed the winning run to score,...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims Clinton wants to end mining jobs WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "Hillary Clinton wants to put all the miners...
• afp Hard times fuel Tehran taxi glut Mansour Faridfar did well on the black market until the law caught up and left him jobless, forcing him to join the thousands of "shakhsi" unofficial taxi dr...
• reuters US Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen -US WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Ir...
• reuters Once-powerful Philippines Church divided, subdued over drug killings By Clare Baldwin and Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Catholic priests from the Philippines Church, an institution that helped oust two of the co...
• afp 'Snap-prat' Hamilton will fight to finish, says team Mercedes boss Lewis Hamilton will take the Formula One title race down to the wire, insisted Mercedes boss Toto Wolff after the Briton was floored by a rampant Nico Rosber...
• reuters China's yuan sinks to six-year low after c.bank drops midpoint By Winni Zhou and John Ruwitch SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China's yuan dipped to a six-year low against the dollar on Monday, breaching a key psychological...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump on economic growth WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "We've had the slowest growth since 1929." T...
• reuters Australia hope Kyrgios has turned corner after Japan win By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Melbourne's notoriously changeable weather threatened to wash out the soft launch of the Australian Open on Monda...
• ap Iran asks UN chief to help arrange for aid to Yemen victims UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's foreign minister is asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to use his "good offices" to arrange for an Iranian aircraft to br...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Clinton and health care WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "She (Clinton) wants to go to a single-payer...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump encouraged people to check out sex tape WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP, asked whether his early morning tweets direc...
• reuters China says willing to discuss "possibilities" with India on nuclear group By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China is willing to discuss "possibilities" with India on its bid to become a fully fledged member of the Nuclea...
• afp Arab coalition says to probe Yemen funeral carnage The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said it will investigate an air raid that killed more than 140 people at a funeral, after the US said it was...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Clinton tax claim WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "She is raising your taxes, and I am lowerin...
• afp Film seeks new take on foreign domestic workers A documentary that takes an intimate look at the daily dramas of foreign domestic workers has premiered at Asia’s largest film festival, with its director pu...
• ap 2016 Major League Baseball Postseason Glance Tuesday, Oct. 4: Toronto 5, Baltimore 2, 11 innings Wednesday, Oct. 5: San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Thursday, Oct. 6: Toronto 10, Texas 1 Friday, Oct. 7: Tor...
• ap 62-year-old Jay Haas wins playoff in Newport Beach NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jay Haas got the opening he needed Sunday to become the second-oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history. Haas — at 62 years, ...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Clinton on US advisers in Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: HILLARY CLINTON: "I do think ... the use of (U.S. and coal...
• reuters Taiwan president calls on China to engage in talks with Taiwan TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Monday on China to engage in talks with Taiwan, pledging to maintain peace with the island...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong that IS is taking Libyan oil WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "ISIS has a good chunk of their oil," referr...
• ap Haitians worship among devastation caused by hurricane JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — Survivors of Hurricane Matthew put on their Sunday finest and picked their way through downed power lines to sing praise and pray in ru...
• reuters Trump assails Bill Clinton, vows to jail Hillary Clinton if he wins White House By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson ST. LOUIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A defiant Donald Trump on Sunday attacked former President Bill Clinton for his treatment ...
• ap Athletes take issue with Trump over "locker room talk" NEW YORK (AP) — CJ McCollum, Jamal Crawford and Jacob Tamme are among current and former professional athletes on social media to criticize Donald Trump's ch...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Clinton correct on repeal of health care WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: CLINTON: "If we repeal (Obama's health care law) as Donald...
• afp AT&T, T-Mobile halt replacements of Samsung Note7 phones US telecommunications firm AT&T and German rival T-Mobile announced they would halt exchanges of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones pending investigat...
• afp Hurricane Matthew rescue animals find homes after storm Matthew and Margo Tobin took in a tiny dog named Star from an animal shelter when Hurricane Matthew was barreling down on northeastern Florida. But this Sund...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump on support for Iraq war WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: "I would not have had our troops in Iraq." T...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Clinton cited Lincoln on political deals WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: HILLARY CLINTON, in response to a question about her sayin...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates cost of Obama's health plan WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: Obamacare "is going to be one of the biggest...
• reuters Motor racing-Rosberg keeping the champagne on ice despite closing in on title By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg is refusing to get carried away by thoughts of celebrating a maiden Formula One title triump...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump disputes describing sex assaults WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP, when asked whether his words captured in vid...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: No evidence Trump sexually assaulted women WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP, asked whether he had ever sexually assaulted...
• reuters S.Korea watching reports of new Note 7s catching fire SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A South Korean government agency on Monday said it is monitoring reports that some of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's new Galaxy Note ...
• reuters ATP Tour singles standings Oct 10 (Gracenote) - Standings from the ATP Tour singles Points 1 (1) Novak Djokovic(Serbia) 13540 2 (2) Andy Murray(Britain) 9845 3 (3) Stanislas Wawrinka(S...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump says Clinton laughed at rape case WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP: When Hillary Clinton defended an accused chi...
• ap Trump, before debate, appears with Bill Clinton's accusers ST. LOUIS (AP) — Donald Trump, on the defensive since a video came out depicting him using vulgar language about women and seeming to condone sexual assault,...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Clinton on email security WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: CLINTON: "After a yearlong investigation, there is no evid...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump says Bill Clinton lost law license WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: DONALD TRUMP described the consequences of a sexual harass...
• reuters Inquest into death of batsman Hughes opens in Sydney SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A coroner's inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes opened on Monday, almost two years after the Australian cricketer died when h...
• ap Display of rare items marks 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor NATICK, Mass. (AP) — President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it a "date which will live in infamy" - and three-quarters of a century later, relics from that...
• ap Leading Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda dies at 90 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, whose career maneuvering between a repressive communist government and an audience yearning f...
• reuters China c.bank sets yuan midpoint below 6.7 yuan/dollar SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China's central bank on Monday set the midpoint for the yuan currency weaker than the psychological 6.7 yuan per dollar level af...
• reuters Billy Bush suspended from 'Today' show after tape of Trump's lewd comments -memo Oct 9 (Reuters) - NBC has suspended television personality Billy Bush from the "Today" show after fallout over the host's 2005 taped lewd conversation with U...
• afp Novak's back, but is he still the Shanghai Master? Novak Djokovic returns from injury at this week's Shanghai Masters with the eyes of the tennis world on his form and motivation as his world number one spot ...
• reuters London nickel jumps as China returns after break MELBOURNE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - London nickel rose on Monday as Chinese markets returned after a week long break and traders bought the metal, which fell last ...
• reuters Mexican peso extends gains as U.S. presidential debate progresses SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso rose around 2 percent at one point on Monday when the market widened the odds of a victory by Republican nomin...
• reuters Samsung Elec suspends Galaxy Note 7 production -Yonhap SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following reports of fires in replacement devi...
• reuters Gold up on weaker dollar; presidential debate in focus Oct 10 (Reuters) - Gold rose early Monday, after marking a four-month low in the prior session, supported by an easing dollar, with markets eyeing the second...
• ap Man accused of pushing woman off Memphis apartment balcony MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police say a man has been charged after a woman was injured when she allegedly was pushed off a seventh-story apartment balcony...
• ap Principal: 5 teens killed in crash were high school juniors WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A man driving the wrong way on an interstate highway in Vermont spawned several crashes that left five teenagers dead, an unknown numbe...
• ap Court: Construction can resume on small stretch of pipeline BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipelin...
• ap LEADING OFF: Cubs, Indians go for sweeps; Dodgers vs a lefty A look at what's happening around Major League Baseball on Monday: ___ THEY'VE DONE THIS BEFORE Cubs fans have waited a long time to quit waiting on next yea...
• reuters GRAINS-Wheat firms for first time in three sessions on weather concerns U.S. wheat futures rose more than 0.5 percent on Monday, gaining for the first time in three sessions, as concerns over dry weather curbing supplies of high ...
• reuters Billy Bush suspended from 'Today' show after Trump's lewd comments -NBC Oct 9 (Reuters) - NBC has suspended television personality Billy Bush from the "Today" show after fallout over the host's 2005 taped lewd conversation with U...
• ap Hamlin, Terdiman-Mortensen team win Lillehammer luge race LILLEHAMMER, Norway (AP) — Erin Hamlin and Raychel Germaine took the top two spots in the women's race and the U.S. doubles team of Matt Mortensen and Jayson...
• reuters U.S. Republicans in crisis over Trump's vulgar video By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/ST. LOUIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican Party on Sunday confronted its biggest crisis in more than 40 ...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Monday - 10 October 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. TRUMP MEETS PUBLICLY WITH BILL CLINTON ACCUSERS A...
• ap Debate could be Trump's last shot to avoid campaign collapse ST. LOUIS (AP) — The second presidential debate is shaping up as potentially Donald Trump's final opportunity to keep his campaign from collapsing a month be...
• ap NASCAR XFINITY-Drive for the Cure 300 Pres by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Results 1. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 200 laps, 123.5 rating, 0 points. 2. (14) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200, 101.5, 39. 3. (4) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200, 116.1, 38. ...
• ap Thousands march in Yemen after over 140 killed in airstrike SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of Yemenis marched in the capital Sanaa on Sunday to protest an airstrike a day earlier by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition...
• ap Game 3 of Indians-Red Sox ALDS rained out, will play Monday BOSTON (AP) — Rain washed out Sunday's Game 3 of the Major League Baseball Division Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. The game was...
• reuters As China's economy slows, migrant workers head home By Sue-Lin Wong BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Every summer in Bianqiang village in northwestern China, locals gather for three nights of Chinese opera. There a...
• reuters Indian cotton exports to Pakistan slump amid tensions -traders By Rajendra Jadhav and Syed Raza Hassan MUMBAI/KARACHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Rising hostilities between India and Pakistan have brought their $822 million-a-yea...
• ap Beard's jumper lifts Sparks over Lynx in Game 1 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alana Beard hit a jumper from the baseline just before time expired to lift the Los Angeles Sparks to a 78-76 victory over the defending c...
• ap 18 killed in PKK car bomb in southeast Turkey; 27 wounded ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants detonated a car bomb Sunday outside a military checkpoint in southeast Turkey, killing ten soldiers and eight civilians, th...
• ap The Latest: Clinton camp sees Trump event as a 'stunt' WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:20 p.m. Hillary Clinton's campaign says Donald Trump is continuing a "destructi...
• reuters Some 1.6 mln still powerless in U.S. Southeast after hurricane Oct 9 - The number of homes and businesses without power after Hurricane Matthew pummeled the U.S. Southeast's Atlantic coast over the weekend dropped to alm...
• reuters Trump meets Bill Clinton's accusers of sexual misdeeds ST. LOUIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday convened a surprise meeting of women who have previously accused former P...
• ap NBC suspends Billy Bush for role on Trump tape NEW YORK (AP) — NBC on Sunday suspended "Today" show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a videotape from 2005 in a crude conversation...
• reuters Spanish-controlled contractor CIMIC to bid $400 mln for Australia's UGL By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Spanish-controlled engineering contractor CIMIC Group Ltd said on Monday it will offer A$525 million ($400 million) ...
• ap Colombia's Santos to donate Nobel Prize money to victims BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Juan Manuel Santos says he'll donate almost $1 million in Nobel Peace Prize money to the victims of Colombia's half-century...
• reuters Trump scandal magnifies bias that Clinton win good for U.S. mkts By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The latest scandal in Republican Donald Trump's White House bid bolsters the campaign of his rival, Demo...
• reuters FOREX-Mexican peso, Canadian dollar gain before US presidential debate SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso and Canadian dollar rose on Monday ahead of a closely-watched U.S. presidential debate, after comments Donald ...
• reuters Kerry speaks to Saudi leaders over Yemen strike -State Department WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince and foreign minister on Sunday to reiterate th...
• reuters National Football League roundup Oct 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Cleveland Browns starting quarterback Cody Kessler sustained chest and rib injuries after taking a hit from New England Patriots...
• ap Australian-Chinese consortium bids for Australian ranches CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian-Chinese consortium has offered to buy Australia's largest cattle empire in a bid welcomed Monday by the Australian a...
• reuters Hurricane Matthew death toll in Haiti hits 1,000 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The number of people killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew hit 1,000 people on Sunday, as the country battled deaths from ch...
• reuters Oil prices fall over doubts that non-OPEC producers will cut output By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 1 percent in early trading on Monday over doubts that an OPEC-led plan to cut ou...
• reuters Road to stagnation? China Inc gets a break from lenders By Umesh Desai HONG KONG, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Profits at roughly a quarter of Chinese companies in a Reuters analysis were too low in the first half of this ye...
• ap Pique says he will leave Spain national team after 2018 WCup MADRID (AP) — Gerard Pique says the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his final tournament with Spain because he feels he is not wanted in the national team. ...
• reuters World is failing former Yazidi sex slaves - Amnesty International By Emma Batha LONDON, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Yazidi women and girls who survived being held as sex slaves by Islamic State urgently need bette...
• reuters Thailand extends cash help for babies born in poverty amid IQ fears By Alisa Tang SAMUT SONGKHRAM, Thailand, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A fter the birth of her second son six months ago, Narinthip Pommarin stopped ...
• ap Despite boomer appeal, Desert Trip is nothing like Woodstock INDIO, Calif. (AP) — The Desert Trip festival may appeal to the Woodstock crowd, and the Who and Neil Young were on both bills, but the events couldn't be mo...