All Wires articles, Tuesday 11 October

• pa Tiger Woods puts comeback on hold Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his planned comeback at this week's Safeway Open, saying he is not yet ready to compete. Woods confirmed he would not play eit...
• afp Ashwin leads India's whitewash of Test series against New Zealand Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed seven wickets to lead India's whitewash of New Zealand as the hosts romped to a 321-run victory on day four of the third ...
• pa Moeen Ali calls for England to go on the attack in ODI series decider Moeen Ali hopes England can assert themselves in the series decider against Bangladesh in Chittagong after admitting they took a step backwards in Dhaka. The...
• pa Eben Etzebeth in talks with Saracens over possible move South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth is in talks with Saracens over a short-term contract that would see him join the Aviva Premiership champions after the autumn...
• pa Sam Burgess and James Graham vying for England captaincy says boss Wayne Bennett Sam Burgess and James Graham are vying for the England captaincy, according to new coach Wayne Bennett. Bennett, who has succeeded Steve McNamara in the hot ...
• pa Wayne Rooney still striving for success with England Wayne Rooney still dreams of ending his international career on a high, despite the England captain being dropped to the bench in Slovenia. The country's mos...
• pa Phil Hughes was not sledged on the day of his death - Tom Cooper tells inquest Phil Hughes' batting partner Tom Cooper has told an inquest he is "confident" that the Australia international was not sledged on the day of his death. Hughe...
• pa Liverpool sweating on Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum for Man United game Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is facing the prospect of being without two of his successful midfield trio for Monday's visit of Manchester United. With Adam...
• ap Striking Minnesota nurses reach tentative agreement MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of nurses have reached a tentative agreement to end their strike at five Allina Health hospitals in Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton ...
• pa Early England blip for Hameed as he turns up late for first practice session Lancashire teenager Haseeb Hameed has made quite the impression on the county circuit but his England career began with a blip as he turned up late for the t...
• pa Heather Watson advances to Hong Kong Open second round Heather Watson is into the Hong Kong Open second round after the British number two defeated qualifier Marina Erakovic on Tuesday. Watson, the world number 7...
• pa Monarch chief quits Abu Dhabi convention as travel firm's licence deadline looms The boss of Monarch has pulled out of a public speaking engagement just one day before the travel firm's operating licence is due to expire. Andrew Swaffield...
• pa Tyson Fury could be stripped of his boxing licence on Wednesday Tyson Fury faces being stripped of his licence at a meeting of the British Boxing Board of Control on Wednesday. Fury's case will be discussed by officials a...
• pa British forces could help protect Syria from Russian 'war crimes', says Mitchell British aircraft could form part of an international coalition to enforce a no-fly zone in a bid to stop Russia committing war crimes in Syria, a former Cabi...
• pa Chilcot to be quizzed by MPs on Iraq War report fallout The author of the scathing official report into the Iraq War is to be grilled by a panel of senior MPs on the fallout from his inquiry. Sir John Chilcot, who...
• ap Police nab man accused of assaulting sleeping women in hotel MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A man accused of sneaking into hotel rooms and sexually assaulting his victims as they slept has been arrested following a sting operati...
• ap Turkey slams Clinton for hinting support to Syrian Kurds ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday criticized U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for comments suggesting that s...
• ap Fire breaks out in Berlin on roof of shopping mall complex BERLIN (AP) — A fire has broken out on the roof of a complex in Berlin that contains a shopping mall. A column of smoke could be seen rising early Tuesday af...
• pa Overrunning engineering adds to strike misery for Southern Railway passengers A strike by rail workers over the role of conductors was being "solidly supported" as tens of thousands of passengers suffered more disruption because of ove...
• pa Bailey Gwynne death 'may have been avoided if teachers were told about knife' The death of schoolboy Bailey Gwynne might have been avoided if those who knew his killer carried weapons had reported it to staff, an independent review has...
• pa Samsung scraps Galaxy Note7 smartphone after sales stopped over safety concerns Samsung has scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note7 smartphone, a day after halting sales because of concerns over consumer safety. The technology giant had delay...
• pa I've never known nerves like it, says Strictly favourite Danny Mac Strictly Come Dancing star Danny Mac has revealed that he is suffering from terrible anxiety about his routines despite his success on the dance floor. The 2...
• pa Dame Lowell Goddard received £80,000 after quitting child sex abuse inquiry Dame Lowell Goddard received around £80,000 in pay and allowances following her resignation as chair of the national inquiry into child sexual abuse. The New...
• pa 'Far worse' footage of Donald Trump will not be shown, says Apprentice creator Previously unreleased footage of Donald Trump on The Apprentice will not be made public despite suggestions that more damaging material is being held back, t...
• pa Hard Brexit to cost UK up to £66bn a year, says Treasury Treasury coffers will take a £66 billion annual hit if Britain goes for a so-called hard Brexit, Cabinet ministers have been warned. Leaked G overnment paper...
• ap South African campus hit by second day of student unrest JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African riot police fought stone-throwing students for a second consecutive day at a university campus on Tuesday amid national cal...
• ap Cops: Pennsylvania mom malnourished baby with vegan diet FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with endangering her 11-month-old son by restricting him to a vegan diet of fruits and nuts. Sta...
• reuters Greek economy to recover next year but grow less than govt expects -IOBE By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Greece's recession will be milder than previously thought this year, the IOBE think tank said on Tuesday, ...
• reuters Hong Kong Open women's singles round 1 results Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Results from the Hong Kong Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 1-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Maria Sakkari (Greece) 6-4 ...
• reuters Fire hits iconic Europa-Center in Berlin BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Tuesday on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping centre in western Berlin, a spokesman at the fir...
• reuters Aluminium retreats from two-month high, focus on oversupply By Pratima Desai LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices hit two-month highs on Tuesday before retreating on profit-taking as the spotlight returned to o...
• reuters Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 over fire concerns By Se Young Lee SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two months after its...
• ap Duterte on US alliance: 'Do you really think we need it?' MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he will not abrogate a defense treaty with the United States but questioned its ...
• ap The Latest: Christie says he still stands by Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:35 a.m. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he still supports Donald Trump thou...
• ap Global markets hold up in face of Samsung woes LONDON (AP) — Global shares held up Tuesday despite concerns over South Korea's Samsung Electronics which saw its share price slide after the company said it...
• ap Merkel signals support for Ethiopia's protesters in visit ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled support for protesters demanding wider freedoms in Ethiopia during a visit to the count...
• ap Dakota Access pipeline work to resume in protest area BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline plans to resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota,...
• reuters Japan hold Australia in lively qualifying match By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Genki Haraguchi scored an early goal but gave away a second-half penalty as Japan drew 1-1 with Australia in a pu...
• ap Greek police stop 18 Syrian refugees trying to enter Albania THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece say they have arrested two Greek women suspected of trying to smuggle a group of Syrian refugees over t...
• ap Electronics retailer Hhgregg to close for Thanksgiving NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer electronics chain Hhgregg Inc. has become the latest retailer to take a stand against Thanksgiving shopping and plans to close its d...
• reuters Gunmen kidnap Romanian engineer in Niger Delta ONITSHA, Nigeria, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Gunmen have kidnapped a Romanian engineer in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, police said on Tuesday. Officers have ...
• ap Britain's FTSE 100 stock index hits record as pound tanks LONDON (AP) — Britain's top stock market index, the FTSE 100, struck a record high on Tuesday amid hopes that many of its constituent companies will benefit ...
• ap The Latest: Power slowly coming back in South Carolina LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Matthew (all times local): 8:20 a.m. Power is slowly flowing back to South Carolina homes left in the dark aft...
• ap Djokovic wins 1st match since US Open at Shanghai Masters SHANGHAI (AP) — Novak Djokovic made a winning return following a month-long injury layoff, beating Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday in the second round of the ...
• ap Hurricane Matthew's effects linger in soaked North Carolina LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — With helicopters overseeing the rescue operation from above, volunteer firefighters turned their military-surplus truck with 4-foot ti...
• afp Briton, Australian to stand trial over murder of Bali policeman A British man and an Australian woman accused of violently bludgeoning a policeman to death on a popular Indonesian tourist strip will soon stand trial for h...
• afp Japan train conductor rapped for blaming foreigners for congestion A Japanese train conductor was reprimanded on Tuesday after blaming foreign tourists for overcrowding on his train. The conductor announced on a train bound ...
• reuters German Fin Min: Greek privatisation fund must have management by year end LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Greece must have the management of its privatisation fund in place by the end of this year, German Finance Minister Wolfgang S...
• ap Why do evangelicals prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton? NEW YORK (AP) — Cracks have appeared in evangelical support for Donald Trump over the video of his sexually predatory comments about women. But backing from ...
• reuters Kurdish militants say behind killing of ruling party politician ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The armed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Tuesday it was behind the killing of an official in Turkey's governing AK Party,...
• reuters REUTERS SUMMIT-BB Energy aims for aggressive growth, says Moroccan debt manageable By Julia Payne LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Mid-sized oil trader BB Energy is looking to expand aggressively in Africa and the former Soviet Union via new deal...
• reuters GE to buy wind turbine rotor blades maker for $1.65 bln Oct 11 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said it would buy LM Wind Power, a maker of rotor blades used in wind turbines, from private equity firm Doughty Hanso...
• reuters France opens its first supervised injection centre for drug users PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - France inaugurated its first supervised injection facility for drug users on Tuesday, setting aside years of acrimonious debate ove...
• reuters Alcoa 3rd-qtr profit rises but misses expectations; stock drops Oct 11 (Reuters) - Metals company Alcoa Inc on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit but missed expectations, sending its stock down more than 5 percent. ...
• ap Russia, China to mull joint response to US missile shield MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will cooperate with Beijing on minimizing a threat posed by U.S. missile defense. Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir of the...
• ap Eagle freed in Hurricane Matthew aftermath from car grill GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A bald eagle that somehow managed to get wedged in the front grill of a Florida car was freed unharmed after a passing motori...
• ap 'The Lost Boy' by Camilla Lackberg is psychological thriller "The Lost Boy" (Pegasus Crime), by Camilla Lackberg Camilla Lackberg proves why she's called Sweden's "queen of crime" in her superb seventh novel set in the...
• ap Afghanistan's Shiites mark Ashura amid threats and violence KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Shiite population is preparing to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson with candlelight vigils and m...
• reuters France condemns Burundi's ban of three U.N. investigators PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday it deplored a decision by Burundi to ban three U.N. investigators from its territory, saying the east Africa...
• reuters Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women By Temesghen Debesai LONDON, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Yazidi woman who was held captive and raped by Islamic State militants in Iraq paid trib...
• pa Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland beating Germany is conceivable A Northern Ireland victory in Germany on Tuesday is conceivable for Michael O'Neill, though the manager's primary focus is on stifling the world champions' t...
• reuters After failed coup, what sort of Turkey does Erdogan want? By Luke Baker ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Looking across Istanbul's skyline, it is impossible not to be struck by the array of red-and-white, star-and-cresc...
• reuters Merkel says Africa to be priority for German G20 presidency By Andreas Rinke ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a trip to Ethiopia, said she would make Africa a priority for Germany's ...
• reuters REUTERS SUMMIT-Gunvor owner cuts stake as staff buy into growth strategy By Sabina Zawadzki and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The co-founder of Gunvor, Torbjorn Tornqvist, is diluting his stake in the company to allow e...
• reuters Turkey orders detention of 125 police officers - media By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the detention of 125 police officers in the investigation of a reli...
• reuters Russian jets resume heavy bombing of eastern Aleppo - rebels, monitor BEIRUT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days of relative calm, a rebel official a...
• reuters Pujara, Ashwin lead India to series sweep INDORE, India, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Cheteshwar Pujara struck his eighth test century and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin engineered another spectacular batting...
• afp Israel boosts security, shuts Palestinian territories for holiday Israel boosted security and barred Palestinians from entering from the occupied West Bank or the Gaza Strip ahead of the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday that begin...
• afp South African finance minister to be prosecuted for fraud South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will be prosecuted for fraud, officials said Tuesday, in a move that sent the rand tumbling over concerns about...
• ap Groom's mother goes for a walk, gets lost, delaying wedding LANDAFF, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire wedding got a dose of unexpected drama when the groom's mother went missing for several hours. State police were told Su...
• ap Russian bank VTB considers leaving London due to Brexit MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state-owned VTB Bank is making plans to move a major investment banking hub out of London due to Britain's decision to leave the Europ...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 11 October 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TENSIONS FLARE AS REPUBLICANS CLASH OVER TRUMP Rep...
• afp Singapore shuts second Swiss bank as 1MDB probe widens Singapore's central bank shut down a second Swiss bank Tuesday and fined private banking giant UBS and a local lender in a widening crackdown on money-launde...
• ap Woman accused of trying to extort money from ex-Gov. Spitzer NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who accused former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer of assaulting her has been arrested for trying to extort money from him, police said. ...
• ap Marcus Vick charged with drug possession in Virginia NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The brother of quarterback Michael Vick is facing a drug charge after being arrested in Virginia. Multiple news outlets report that ...
• ap Poland says Airbus helicopter deal was bad for its security WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A dispute between Poland and a France-based helicopter producer over a scrapped multi-billion-euro deal broke into the open Tuesday, wi...
• afp Brewer AB InBev sells big brands to complete megamerger The world's biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev confirmed the sale of major businesses in Africa, Europe and Asia on Tuesday, as it completed the mega-takeov...
• afp Jailed Chinese activist wins top rights prize A jailed scholar defending China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority was awarded a leading honour for human rights on Tuesday, a move swiftly condemned by Beijin...
• reuters Sharapova returns to court in Las Vegas charity event LAS VEGAS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova returned to the tennis court for two exhibition matches on Monday, her first appearance since testing positive ...
• ap Scoreboard at end of India vs. New Zealand test match INDORE, India (AP) — Scoreboard at the end of the third test between India and New Zealand at Holkar Stadium India, 1st Innings: 557-5d New Zealand, 1st Inni...
• ap Putin postpones visit to France amid diplomatic tensions MOSCOW (AP) — Amid a bitter rift over Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin indefinitely postponed a trip to France after Paris had revised its program for...
• reuters U.S. watchdog expands scrutiny to more Chinese deals By Greg Roumeliotis Oct 11 (Reuters) - Insurance mergers and acquisitions rarely raise red flags with U.S. national security watchdogs. China's Fosun Interna...
• reuters Over 600,000 still without power in US Southeast after hurricane Oct 11 (Reuters) - The number of homes and businesses without power Tuesday morning, after Hurricane Matthew pummeled the U.S. Southeast's Atlantic coast ove...
• pa Gordon Strachan: Scotland have to perform for entire 90 minutes Gordon Strachan wants Scotland to be 90-minute men in their already-crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Tuesday night. The Scotland boss was happ...
• reuters JCB to quit UK business lobby group amid Brexit differences Oct 11 (Reuters) - The maker of JCB diggers, one of the most prominent businesses to back Britain leaving the European Union, is leaving the Confederation of...
• afp Thai junta appeals for calm after car bomb plot alert Thailand's junta chief appealed for calm Tuesday after police warned of a plot to target Bangkok with car bombs, sparking a security alert across the capital...
• reuters Cost-cutting boosts Alcoa Q3 profit Oct 11 (Reuters) - Metals company Alcoa Inc on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit despite lower revenue, due to cost-cutting measures and lower income ...
• ap France to open first safe-injection room for drug addicts PARIS (AP) — France will open its first safe-injection room for drug addicts despite years of efforts by conservatives to block the plan. The room, located i...
• ap Syrian opposition activists: Airstrikes kill 8 in Aleppo BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say airstrikes on rebel-held parts of the besieged city of Aleppo have killed at least eight people. The activist-o...
• afp Vintage biplanes prepare for journey the length of Africa A dozen biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s will fly 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town next month in a vintage aviation rally that harks back to the early da...
• afp China, Russia blast US missile defence at regional forum China and Russia blasted Washington Tuesday for its decision to deploy a missile defence system in South Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear programme. ...
• afp Crisis-hit Samsung scraps troubled Note 7 Samsung on Tuesday pulled the final plug on its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, permanently discontinuing production of the flagship device that has been ...
• reuters Putin shuns Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria By John Irish and Gilbert Reilhac PARIS/STRASBOURG, France, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a visit to Paris next week afte...
• ap Blue is the color: Diamond ring could fetch $25 million LONDON (AP) — A diamond ring that's the ultimate in bling is set to go under the hammer, with an estimated price of $15 million to $25 million. Sotheby's auc...
• ap As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left ...
• reuters U.S. must stop judicial "extortion" of corporate Europe, French lawmakers say By Michel Rose PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Europe should challenge the United States over its increasingly aggressive use of extraterritorial laws that have co...
• ap Japan holds Australia to 1-1 draw in World Cup qualifying KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A second-half penalty from Mile Jedinak gave Australia a 1-1 draw against Japan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. Genki Harag...
• reuters Getting best Brexit deal for banks "absolute priority" - UK minister By William James and Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Getting the best deal for the City of London will be an "absolute priority" in Brexit trade talks w...
• reuters Cholera outbreak spreading in Yemen - WHO SANAA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a World Health Organiztion (WHO) official said on Tuesday. ...
• reuters South African finance minister to face fraud charges, rand plunges By Joe Brock PRETORIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors on Tuesday ordered Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to appear in court on Nov. 2 over alle...
• reuters Monaco to buy stake in Nice airport as part of privatisation-report PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Monaco plans to invest 150 million euros in the privatisation of Nice airport in neighbouring France and plans to rename the region...
• ap Samsung stops making Galaxy Note 7s as fresh problems emerge SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that it is discontinuing production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones permanently, a day after stopping...
• afp Ex-child soldiers face lifetime of stigma in DR Congo, ICC hears Former child soldiers forced to fight in a brutal Congolese militia over a decade ago remain stigmatised, suicidal and live in constant fear, experts told an...
• ap New Zealand slump to massive 321-run defeat INDORE, India (AP) — New Zealand crashed to a 321-run defeat against India on Tuesday, slumping to 153 all out on day four of the third test. Set an improbab...
• reuters Deutsche Bank's Asia Pacific wealth management head joining UBS - source By Sumeet Chatterjee and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's Asia Pacific wealth management head Ravi Raju is leaving to jo...
• ap AP EXPLAINS: Why Ethiopia is under a state of emergency ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — One of Africa's best-performing economies, Ethiopia, has declared a state of emergency, its first in a quarter-century, after mo...
• afp Ethiopia PM seeks to 'reform electoral system' after protests Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Tuesday his government wants to reform the country's electoral system, which has excluded the opposition a...
• reuters Old Mutual Wealth's funds under management and sales rise Oct 11 (Reuters) - Financial services group Old Mutual Plc , which has said it will split into its four main businesses, reported a jump in funds under manag...
• afp Philippines' Duterte says to visit China Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticised longtime ally the Unit...
• reuters Shanghai Masters men's singles results Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Results from the Shanghai Masters Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-3 6-3 ...
• reuters The Philippine pivot: Duterte readies huge business delegation for Beijing visit By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - About 250 Philippine business executives will visit Beijing with President Rodrigo Duterte n...
• reuters Spain's economy minister says it will meet 2016 deficit target MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Spain will meet this year's public deficit target of 4.6 percent of economic output though cannot guarantee the 2017 target as a p...
• afp No apology for England says Bangladesh's Mortaza Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza Tuesday refused to apologise to England for his team's celebrations after Jos Buttler's dismissal during Sunday's second ...
• reuters Wave of China property tightening hits home sales during holiday week By Clare Jim HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A wave of restrictions imposed on housing markets in major Chinese cities last week have unnerved some buyers and ...
• reuters New comic book depicts "dark side" of France's Marine Le Pen PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A new satirical comic book is out in France entitled "The Dark Side of Marine le Pen" whose authors say they hope to educate young ...
• reuters Test Series India v New Zealand scoreboard Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day in the third and final Test between India and New Zealand on Tuesday in Indore, India Indi...
• reuters France opposes banks capital buffers hike higher than 5 pct - Sapin LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - France would oppose a reform of global banking rules that included a significant increase in capital requirements for banks an...
• afp Oil glut to last until mid-2017 unless OPEC cuts output: IEA A massive oil glut may weigh on world markets deep into next year unless the OPEC producer cartel makes good on its promise to cut output, the International ...
• ap German investor sentiment upbeat despite bank woes - survey FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German financial market experts remained upbeat in the latest ZEW institute survey despite troubles at the country's biggest banks....
• ap Finalists named for EU's Sakharov Prize BRUSSELS (AP) — Two Iraqi women who once were captives of Islamic State, a leader of the Crimean Tatars and a former Turkish newspaper editor have been named...
• pa Bev Risman calls for rugby codes to merge and 'shake the sporting world' Dual-code international Bev Risman claims it is only a matter of time before the two forms of rugby are merged into one and believes it would shake the sport...
• afp Heaviest Russian raids 'in days' on Syria's Aleppo At least eight civilians were killed on Tuesday in the heaviest Russian bombardment in days of rebel-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo, a monitoring g...
• ap Spanish king to meet party chiefs in try to avoid 3rd ballot MADRID (AP) — Spain's King Felipe VI plans to hold a new round of talks with political party leaders in a bid to find one who can muster enough support to fo...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures fall on weak oil; earnings in focus By Yashaswini Swamynathan Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower on Tuesday as oil prices fell and investors braced for quarterly co...
• reuters BP scraps plan to drill off Australia's south coast By Sonali Paul and Karolin Schaps MELBOURNE/LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Oil major BP has scrapped plans to drill for oil and gas off the southern coast of Aus...
• reuters India beat New Zealand by 321 runs to sweep series INDORE, India, Oct 11 (Reuters) - India beat New Zealand by 321 runs in the third and final test to complete a 3-0 sweep in the series at Indore's Holkar Sta...
• reuters UK's FTSE 100 rallies to set record intraday high LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's internationally-exposed FTSE 100 shares index rose to a record intraday high on Tuesday, helped by more weakness for ste...
• reuters Deutsche names new Asia Pacific wealth management head as Raju quits HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG has appointed Lok Yim as the head of its Asia Pacific wealth management division with immediate effect, a spok...
• reuters Airbus lifts lid on helicopter talks after Poland scraps deal By Tim Hepher and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk PARIS/WARSAW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Airbus Helicopters hit back on Tuesday at Poland's decision to cancel a multi-bill...
• reuters Oil rise and taper talk keep German yields near one-month high By John Geddie LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Europe's benchmark bond yield held near a one-month high on Tuesday after an inflation-boosting rise in oil prices ...
• reuters BoE's Saunders says would not be surprised if sterling fell further LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said on Tuesday he would not be surprised if the pound fell further, but the BoE coul...
• reuters Infantino's grand World Cup plan under scrutiny By Brian Homewood ZURICH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial proposal for a 48-team tournament will come under the microscope...
• reuters Japan hold Australia to 1-1 draw in Melbourne By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Genki Haraguchi scored an early goal and gave away a second-half penalty as Japan drew 1-1 with Australia in a Wo...
• reuters Oil price falls back from one-year highs, hit by OPEC deal concerns By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell back from one-year highs on Tuesday, knocked by concerns that a production cut by the world's largest ex...
• ap The Philippine president's next campaign: public smoking ban MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is turning to another battle aside from illegal drugs: smoking. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial...
• ap Suicide bomber attacks UN patrol near Timbuktu, no deaths BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A United Nations official in Mali and the Swedish defense command say a suicide bomber has attacked peacekeepers near Timbuktu, but none ...
• afp No forgiveness for brother who killed Pakistani star: parents The father of murdered Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch has vowed no forgiveness for his son, who killed his daughter on the pretext of "honour", a...
• afp 'Five children killed' by rebel fire on southern Syria school At least five children were killed by rebel fire on a school in the southern Syrian city of Daraa on Tuesday, state media said. "Five children were killed an...
• afp Dutch freeze court action against Pokemon Go makers Dutch authorities said Tuesday they have suspended plans to sue the US makers of Pokemon Go after the company deleted its virtual pets from a protected beach...
• ap LSU's live tiger mascot in hospice care, out of yard BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Officials say Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot has been transferred to hospice care and will no longer be out in the ya...
• ap Turkey's Erdogan tells Iraqi leader to 'know his place' ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is determined to take part in a possible operation to recapture the Iraqi city ...
• afp Nick Kyrgios 'bored' during win over Querrey at Shanghai Masters Australia's Nick Kyrgios said he was "bored" during his straight-sets win over Sam Querrey as he extended his hot run of form at the Shanghai Masters on Tues...
• ap Danish intel agency withdraws injunction of ex-boss book COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's intelligence agency said Tuesday that it is withdrawing injunctions against the publication of a book based on interview...
• afp Samsung Note 7 nightmare puts firm's brand on trial Samsung's new smartphone was launched with the expectation of scaling new heights in a highly competitive, rarified market. Instead it has left the company s...
• ap Fire destroys intended landmark of Monkees singer BEAVERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A fire in central Pennsylvania has destroyed a church intended to be a museum honoring the late singer Davy Jones. WHTM-TV reports (ht...
• ap The Atlantic names reporter Jeffrey Goldberg editor in chief WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlantic has named national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg the magazine's new editor in chief. Atlantic president Bob Cohn made the ann...
• ap Florida girl to go home after being found in Tennessee LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a 4-year-old girl will be reunited with her family in Florida after she was driven to Tennessee by a man who took her fro...
• afp President Vladimir Putin cancels Paris visit  President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to Paris, the Kremlin said Tuesday, after French President Francois Hollande accused Syrian troops of ...
• reuters Affleck plays hero bookkeeper in The Accountant LOS ANGELES, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ben Affleck walked the red carpet at the premiere of his latest movie "The Accountant" in Los Angeles on Monday. The American...
• reuters Worst four days since June push sterling below $1.23 By Patrick Graham LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Sterling slid back below $1.23 on Tuesday as senior officials and investors pointed to the potential for more fa...
• afp Iraqi forces deploy to guard huge Shiite pilgrimage Thousands of Iraqi security personnel guarded areas in and around Karbala on Tuesday to protect hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims flocking to the shri...
• reuters British lawmaker likens Russia's behaviour in Syria to that of Nazis LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A senior British lawmaker has accused Russia of targeting civilians in Syria in the same way the Nazis behaved at Guernica during ...
• reuters Stainless steel surge impacts nickel and ferro-chrome: Andy Home By Andy Home LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Global steel demand will rise by a meagre 0.2 percent this year, according to the World Steel Association (WSA). Next...
• reuters Chinese Uighur wins prestigious rights award GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Chinese academic, jailed for life two years ago for campaigning for the rights of the Muslim Uighur people, has won a prestigiou...
• reuters ECB's Stournaras says sees no problem with Deutsche other than US issue ATHENS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Bank is financially sound and doesn't have any problem other than the U.S. demanding it pay up to $14 billion i...
• ap Chicago students, teachers back to class after strike threat CHICAGO (AP) — Students and teachers in Chicago are heading back to the classroom Tuesday after the Chicago Teachers Union and the nation's third-largest sch...
• ap 3 extremist suspects detained in Kazakhstan MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's domestic security agency says that three people suspected of planning attacks against the country's security services have been ar...
• reuters Botswana pulls plug on $281 mln deal to buy Norilsk asset GABORONE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Botswana's state-run BCL Mine has pulled out of a 3 billion pula ($281 million) deal to buy a 50 percent stake in South Africa's...
• reuters Nigeria releases judges arrested by security agency ABUJA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Senior Nigerian judges arrested as part of a corruption investigation have been released, the head of the country's bar association...
• pa Gymnast Louis Smith could face disciplinary action over online video Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith could face suspension from the British Gymnastics programme after a controversial video which was leaked online. Footage...
• reuters Italy's Olympic Committee officially withdraws Rome bid to stage 2024 Games ROME, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Olympic Committee has officially withdrawn its bid to stage the 2024 Games in Rome after the city council voted to oppose th...
• reuters Infineon buys Dutch firm in push to control driverless cars By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Infineon Technologies AG has acquired Dutch electronics company Innoluce BV, a designer of miniature "lidar" la...
• reuters Streak appointed as Zimbabwe head coach HARARE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe have named former international Heath Streak as the country's new national team head coach. Zimbabwe Cricket announced th...
• reuters Japan's retail gloom casts doubt on government's upbeat spending projection By Ritsuko Shimizu and Tim Kelly TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan's retailers are forecasting a gloomy end to the year, as persistent economic malaise and a l...
• reuters China's Guangdong province busts underground banks that handled $35 bln- Xinhua BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Police in China's southern province of Guangdong have busted underground banks that handled 230 billion yuan ($34.49 billion) in ...
• afp Floods prompt evacuations in North Carolina Residents in central North Carolina were told late Monday to evacuate their homes amid fears that rising floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew could breach a da...
• ap PICTURED: Notable Nobel literature winners from the past LONDON (AP) — Rounding off this year's Nobel award season is the prize for literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy is announcing this year's winner a wee...
• ap The future's for sale: Germany auctions maglev train BERLIN (AP) — Germany is auctioning off a maglev train that officials once hoped would speed up transport at home and become a major export success. The Tran...
• reuters Vietnam detains blogger after police custody deaths post HANOI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have detained a prominent blogger for posting anti-state reports, including one about civilians dying in police c...
• reuters Hollande: dialogue with Russia on Syria must be "frank and firm" STRASBOURG, France, Oct 11 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday it was vital to continue talking to Russia despite major difference...
• reuters China, Russia to hold further anti-missile drills after U.S. THAAD decision BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China and Russia will hold their second joint anti-missile drills next year, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, after South Kor...
• ap Girl found wrapped in dead parents' arms in China collapse BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers pulled out a 3-year-old girl who survived under the remains of collapsed homes in the arms of her dead parents, state media reported ...
• reuters Japan may be under-estimating 2019 World Cup potential - WR chief Oct 11 (Reuters) - World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has expressed concerns that 2019 World Cup hosts Japan may be under-estimating the potential econ...
• reuters Ruling party official shot dead in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish militants shot and killed an official in Turkey's ruling AK Party late on Monday, authorities said, ...
• ap Italian Olympic Committee suspends Rome's 2024 bid ROME (AP) — The Italian Olympic Committee is suspending Rome's bid for the 2024 Games for the time being, while leaving open the possibility for a revival of...
• reuters German leader calls for Ethiopia to open up politics after unrest By Andreas Rinke and Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Ethiopia on Tuesday to open up its politics and ensure...
• reuters Staffing firm PageGroup says UK market 'fragile' after Brexit By Esha Vaish Oct 11 (Reuters) - Confidence among employers in Britain is "fragile" following the country's vote to leave the European Union, with multinatio...
• reuters Danske Bank offers 8,000 staff voluntary redundancy to cut costs COPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Danske Bank said on Tuesday it had offered about 40 percent of its employees voluntary redundancy as part of efforts to cut co...
• reuters Norway's wealth fund says sterling flash crash reflects economic prospects By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The flash crash in sterling was a "correct move" that reflected economic expectations, a senior official at Norway...
• ap Shailene Woodley protests pipeline, livestreams arrest BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Shailene Woodley's arrest at a protest in North Dakota has been livestreamed to fans on Facebook. The "Divergent" actress was livestrea...
• pa Paul Pogba hits 30-yard winner as France beat Holland in World Cup qualifier Paul Pogba put his club struggles to one side as France picked up a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Holland in Amsterdam to maintain their unbeaten sta...
• pa St Helens' Jonny Lomax 'made up' after England call St Helens full-back Jonny Lomax is "made up" after being called into Wayne Bennett's first England squad. The uncapped Lomax, who turned 26 last month, misse...
• ap Tonight's the knight: Rod Stewart becomes Sir Rod at palace LONDON (AP) — Sir Rod, you wear it well. Rocker Rod Stewart donned tartan trousers — a nod to his Scottish heritage — and a scarlet-trimmed military-style tu...
• reuters China premier says economy improving, debt risks under control BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's economy performed better than expected in the third quarter and the country's debt risks are under control, Premier Li Ke...
• reuters Australian Rules-Swiss tribunal rejects Essendon appeal over ban Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) has said it will not entertain appeals by 34 current or former players of Australian Rules football's Ess...
• reuters Volvo Ocean Race changes rules to help grow female participation Oct 11 (Reuters) - Volvo Ocean Race changes rules to maintain growth in top level female participation - All-male teams still permitted, but adding the world...
• reuters Singapore shuts Falcon bank unit, fines DBS and UBS over 1MDB By Anshuman Daga and Joshua Franklin SINGAPORE/ZURICH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank on Tuesday shut down a second Swiss bank in the city-state...
• reuters Erdogan tells Iraq PM to "know his limits", says will not get orders on Bashiqa camp ANKARA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President Erdogan told Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to "know his limits" on Tuesday, and said the Turkish army wou...
• reuters Russia's Putin cancels Paris visit - Kremlin MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not visit Paris next week or meet his French and German counterparts for separate talks on t...
• reuters Russia's VTB will adjust London operations depending on how Brexit unfolds MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB is likely to adjust its investment banking activities in London because of Britain's vote to leav...
• reuters Italy's Olympic Committee officially withdraws Rome bid to stage 2024 games ROME, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Olympic Committee has officially withdrawn its bid to stage the 2024 Games in Rome after the city council voted to oppose th...
• reuters Spain's King, politicians to meet Oct 24, 25 to discuss confidence vote MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe will meet leaders of all the main political parties Oct. 24 and 25 in the latest attempt to pick a candidate t...
• ap Over 1,000 protesters stand before Chinese defense ministry BEIJING (AP) — More than 1,000 protesters walked and chanted in front of China's defense ministry Tuesday, the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers as t...
• ap South African finance minister to face fraud charge JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African prosecutors say the finance minister faces a fraud charge and must appear in court on Nov. 2, deepening uncertainty about t...
• afp BP boss Dudley 'a little saddened' by Deepwater Horizon movie BP chief executive Bob Dudley on Tuesday said the company was "a little bit saddened" by the Hollywood film released this year over the 2010 disaster on the ...
• reuters Girls worldwide take over as ministers, CEOs in campaign to push for equality By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Teenage girls across the world became government ministers, mayors and chief executives for a da...
• reuters Pogba willing to do the hard yards to help Man United Oct 11 (Reuters) - Paul Pogba feels more comfortable in an attacking midfield role but is willing to work on the defensive side of his game in order to adapt...
• reuters Kenyan pilots call strike next week to demand change at national carrier By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A major Kenyan pilots' union has called for an indefinite strike beginning Oct. 18 to protest what it describe...
• ap Swiss federal court rejects Aussie Rules doping case appeal LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland's supreme court has rejected an appeal by 34 Australian Rules football players who challenged the authority of the C...
• afp Goffin sends Del Potro crashing out of Shanghai Masters Juan Martin del Potro's late-season resurgence came crashing to a halt when he was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters by David Goffin on Tuesday. The lanky A...
• ap Monica Puig advances to 2nd round at Tianjin Open TIANJIN, China (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig advanced to the second round of the Tianjin Open by beating Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-3, 7-6 (5) Tuesday...
• ap Chinese regulator: Samsung recalls 191,000 Galaxy Note 7s BEIJING (AP) — Samsung will recall all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in mainland China, amounting to around 191,000 units, China's product safety regulator ...
• reuters Turkish PM slams Clinton for comments on arming Syrian Kurdish forces ANKARA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A proposal by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. presidential election, to arm Kurds fighting Islamic State in Sy...
• reuters Abu Dhabi Airports to invest in redeveloping Seychelles airport ABU DHABI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - State-owned Abu Dhabi Airports Co will invest in redeveloping the international airport at Mahe in the Seychelles as the Indian...
• afp Arab Fashion Week closes with Warhol-inspired designs French-Lebanese designer Ingie Chalhoub has closed a busy Arab Fashion Week with a collection inspired by American pop art icon Andy Warhol. Her models strut...
• afp South Korea vows armed crackdown on Chinese fishing boats South Korea's coastguard warned Tuesday of a "more aggressive" firearms policy towards Chinese fishing boats illegally operating in its waters, following a c...
• reuters Russian jets resume heavy bombing of eastern Aleppo -rebels, monitor BEIRUT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days of relative calm, a rebel official a...
• reuters Russia lifts ban on some Turkish farm imports MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Russian government on Tuesday lifted a ban on some food imports from Turkey, imposed last year after Turkey downed a Russian w...
• ap Police: Shark attacks surfer off Oregon coast PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a shark has attacked a surfer north of Cannon Beach off the Oregon coast. Oregon State Police spokesman Lt. Steve Mitchell s...
• reuters German police give all clear after bomb threat in Rastatt BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German federal police re-opened a train station in the town of Rastatt in south-west Germany on Tuesday after finding nothing susp...
• ap Aid groups in Calais oppose dismantling refugee camp PARIS (AP) — Charities working with refugees and migrants in the camp in Calais are objecting to the government's plan to dismantle the camp and disperse the...
• reuters BoE's Saunders: wouldn't be surprised if sterling fell further LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said on Tuesday he would not be surprised if the pound fell further, but the BoE coul...
• pa Jamie George tells Eddie Jones he can match Dylan Hartley's ferocity Jamie George has told Eddie Jones that he can match the ferocity brought to England's front row by Dylan Hartley. George plays second fiddle to Hartley and g...
• reuters At least 10 people killed in blast in northern Syria - Observatory BEIRUT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up in a village in northern Syria in the early ho...
• reuters IEA warns of risk to oil demand from record global debt Oct 11 (Reuters) - Record global debt levels pose a clear risk to oil demand, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday, citing figures from the Intern...
• reuters Cheap loans fuel Czech housing market, put central bank on alert By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - When Zuzana Benesova advertised her Prague apartment on Airbnb, the online vacation home rental mar...
• reuters S.Africa prosecutor says studying court ruling barring Zuma appeal on graft charges PRETORIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Africa's top prosecutor said on Tuesday he was still studying a Constitutional Court order from last week which said his o...
• reuters Europe drafting transaction tax law but work still needs doing -Moscovici LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission has been given a mandate to draft a financial transactions tax (FTT) law but work still needs to be do...
• reuters Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/ PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Outraged by Russia's intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union ...
• afp Buttler bust-up will fire up Bangladesh series decider - Moeen Ali The on-pitch bust-up between England's Jos Buttler and Bangladeshi fielders during the second one-day international will fire up both teams for the series de...
• ap Spain: Police arrest 2 pro-Islamic State jihad suspects MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested two people suspected of being key figures in spreading propaganda and recruiting followers in Spain for t...
• reuters China blockades streets around military building as hundreds protest in capital BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Police in the Chinese capital on Tuesday blocked off streets near a major military building, as hundreds of people wearing green ...
• reuters WIDER IMAGE-Body-building site: Shi the labourer swings to China online fame By Thomas Peter and Joseph Campbell BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - On most construction sites, lunch would be a welcome break to rest and refuel. Not for Shi Sh...
• reuters A new worry for Clinton: Trump's struggles may depress Democratic voter turnout By James Oliphant WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's campaign is confronting an emerging risk to her presidential ambitions - if Donald Trump c...
• reuters U.S. Democrats court Americans of east European origin uneasy over Trump, Putin By Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and inconsistent comments about ...
• reuters Locker room talk? Key women voters call foul on Trump's defense By Ginger Gibson and Grant Smith WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Donald Trump has dismissed his vulgar sexual comments about women th...
• reuters German investor morale brightens more than expected in October By Michael Nienaber BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The mood among German investors and analysts improved more than expected in October, a survey showed on Tuesda...
• ap WHO urges countries to raise taxes on sugary drinks GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency on Tuesday recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the price of sugary drinks like sodas, sport drinks and...
• reuters Turkish PM pledges to root out 'terrorists' in ruling AK Party after coup ANKARA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday vowed to root out any "terrorists" within the governing party with connections t...
• reuters Merkel calls on African Union to help solve Libya conflict ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a trip to Ethiopia, said she wanted the African Union to get involved in trying to solve ...
• reuters WHO sending 1 million cholera vaccine doses to Haiti GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it was sending 1 million doses of cholera vaccine to Haiti, where cases o...
• reuters EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine BRUSSELS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The European Union's indignation over Russian air strikes against rebels in Syria has shifted its debate on sanctions against Mo...
• reuters Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity and diabetes, World Health Organization says By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday governments should raise taxes on sugary drinks to fight what i...
• reuters Tianjin Open women's singles round 1 results Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Results from the Tianjin Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) beat Christina McHale (U.S.) 6-1 5-7 6...
• reuters Germany should demand Ethiopian national dialogue - opposition figure ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A senior Ethiopian opposition figure said on Tuesday that visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel should press Ethiopia's go...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-South African turmoil, strong dollar weigh on emerging markets By Karin Strohecker LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks posted their biggest daily losses in two weeks on Tuesday, led lower by South Korea's S...
• reuters China banks may need $1.7 trillion injection as credit quality worsens -S&P HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Rising debt levels will worsen the credit profiles of China's top 200 companies this year, requiring the country's banks to rai...
• afp Iran players say hijab no reason for world chess boycott Female Iranian chess players have hit back at calls by opponents of the country's Islamic dress code for a boycott of February's world championships in Tehra...
• pa More Britons going on holiday despite terror attacks and Brexit vote More people are going on holiday than at any time in the past five years despite terror attacks and the impact of Brexit, according to a study. Some 86% of U...
• pa Police warning after six people fall ill from 'bad batch' of drugs Six people have been taken to hospital after taking a "bad batch" of so-called legal highs, police said. Those involved in the incident in Newcastle are thou...
• pa BBC 'falling short' in representation of older women and minority communities The BBC is "falling short" on its obligations towards older women and minority communities, the head of the media watchdog has said. Sharon White, Ofcom's ch...
• pa MP calls for law change over killers who never reveal where victims' bodies lie Killers should be denied parole if they refuse to reveal where their victims' bodies are to stop their families being "dropped into hell", MPs will hear toda...
• pa Kate to visit King of Netherlands on first solo trip abroad The Duchess of Cambridge makes her first solo overseas trip today, travelling to the Netherlands for a day of engagements including a courtesy call on King W...
• ap Truck carrying garment workers crashes in Cambodia, 54 hurt PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A truck transporting Cambodian garment workers to their factory flipped over at a curve Tuesday, injuring 54 of them, including s...
• reuters Credit Suisse hires China investment banking head from UBS - memo HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has hired Honggui Li as China investment banking and capital markets head from its Swiss rival UBS Group as part ...
• reuters At least 10 people killed in blast in northern Syria - Observatory BEIRUT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up in a village in northern Syria in the early ho...
• reuters Myanmar soldiers kill at least 4 in hunt for border attackers By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis Yangon, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Myanmar soldiers have killed at least four men during a sweep of Muslim villages following deadly attac...
• afp Pressure builds for release of more compromising Trump video As fallout builds from the release of a 2005 video of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, pressure is mounting for the leaking of more "ho...
• reuters China sales accelerate for global automakers in September BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Honda and Nissan reported on Tuesday their strongest monthly vehicles sales growth for China this year in September, thanks to a ...
• reuters "Real progress" needed for Ukraine summit to take place - French source PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A proposed summit on Oct. 19 between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to discuss the conflict in Ukraine can only take place if ...
• reuters Leading Pakistani journalist says barred from leaving country over article ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A prominent Pakistani journalist says he has been barred from leaving the country after he wrote an article, denied by the auth...
• afp Singapore's Raffles Hotel to shut for renovation Singapore's historic Raffles Hotel said Tuesday it would shut for several months for renovations to the popular tourist landmark beginning next year. Restora...
• afp Samsung to recall Note 7 phones in China Samsung will change course and recall more than 190,000 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in China, officials said, as the South Korean firm announced Tuesday a tota...
• ap US, Europe fray each other's nerves with company crackdowns FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S. is looking for multibillion dollar penalties from Germany's biggest bank and its biggest carmaker. The European Union is d...
• afp Hundreds of troops deployed in strategic Afghan city after attack Afghanistan has deployed hundreds of commandos backed by NATO air strikes in Lashkar Gah to flush out Taliban insurgents from the strategic city after the mi...
• reuters Oil off the boil, shares toil, sterling in trouble By Marc Jones LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - World shares tapped the brakes on Tuesday as oil prices eased back from their highest level of the year, while Brita...
• ap Accused shoplifter killed by Georgia deputy after struggle MACON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a suspected shoplifter was acting erratically and may have been on drugs when he got into a fight with a Georgia deputy who...
• reuters World Health Organization calls for higher taxes on sugary drinks GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Tuesday to raise taxes on sugary drinks it blames for fuelling global epide...
• reuters Swiss attorney general mulls criminal proceedings against Falcon ZURICH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) may open criminal proceedings against Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank followin...
• reuters German police evacuate train station in south-west Germany due to bomb threat BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German federal police have evacuated and sealed off a train station in the town of Rastatt in south-west Germany after receiving a...
• reuters Retailer Ted Baker revenue up as online sales jump By Rahul B and Sanjeeban Sarkar Oct 11 (Reuters) - British apparel company Ted Baker said revenue rose 14.4 percent for the 28 weeks ended Aug. 13, driven by...
• reuters German investor morale brightens more than expected in October BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The mood among German analysts and investors improved more than expected in October, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting trader...
• ap Singapore's Raffles Hotel to close for face lift in late '17 SINGAPORE (AP) — The colonial landmark Raffles Hotel Singapore said Tuesday it will close briefly from the end of next year for renovations to modernize the ...
• ap Pakistan journalist says gov't bars him from leaving country ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani journalist says authorities have barred him from leaving the country after his newspaper published an article of his contending ...
• ap UK report warns of criminals becoming terrorists LONDON (AP) — The lines between terrorism and criminality are becoming blurred as an increasing number of former criminals join the Islamic State group and c...
• afp 'Caged animal' feel at Australian juvenile jail, hearing told Children held in youth detention in Australia's north had force used against them and were often kept in isolation, prompting feelings of being "a caged anim...
• reuters Merkel says Ethiopia must allow protests, urges proportionate response ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday that protests there must be allowed a...
• reuters UK minister says getting best Brexit deal for banks an "absolute priority" LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Getting the best deal for the City of London will be an "absolute priority" in Brexit trade talks with the European Union, Britain...
• ap New Zealand at 38-1 in 9 overs at tea against India INDORE, India (AP) — New Zealand were at 38-1 in nine overs at tea on the fourth day of the third test against India after the hosts set an improbable 475-ru...
• ap Tensions flare as Republicans clash over Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's candidacy has long exposed divisions within the Republican Party. But GOP leaders had hoped to prevent an all-out civil war ...
• reuters Germany's 2017 green power surcharge to rise 8 pct - sources FRANKFURT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A surcharge levied on German consumers to support renewable power will most likely rise by around 8 percent next year, despite ...
• reuters Ethiopian PM says police do not use violence against protesters ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Tuesday that police had not used violent tactics against protesters and...
• reuters Duo gets design contract for massive Saudi maritime yard KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A joint venture of HaskoningDHV UK and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co has been awarded a contract to design t...
• reuters China appears to push back on U.S. bid to choke N.Korea coal exports By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China appears to have pushed back on a U.S. bid to close a U.N. loophole that allows North Korea to ex...
• reuters Airbus lifts lid on helicopter talks after Poland scraps deal By Tim Hepher PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Airbus Helicopters hit back on Tuesday at Poland's decision to cancel a multi-billion-dollar military helicopter deal...
• reuters Foreign holdings of Chinese bonds rise most in over 2 years in Sept SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of Chinese onshore bonds rose by the most in more than two years in September as overseas investors shrugged of...
• reuters Putin shuns Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not come to Paris next week after declining an offer to meet President Francois Hollande only...
• reuters Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/ PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Outraged by Russia's intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union ...
• reuters European shares steady as firmer luxury stocks offset weaker banks By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - European stock markets were steady on Tuesday as gains in the shares of major luxury goods companies, after str...
• afp Ethiopia troops pull out of Somalia towns Hundreds of Ethiopian troops pulled out of a town in central Somalia Tuesday, at least the second location vacated by their forces in recent weeks, a Somali ...
• ap Imprisoned Chinese minority scholar given human rights award BEIJING (AP) — A group of leading rights organizations has awarded its annual prize for human rights defenders to imprisoned Chinese Muslim minority economic...
• reuters Vietnam detains blogger after police custody deaths post HANOI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have detained a prominent blogger for posting anti-state reports, including one about civilians dying in police c...
• ap Searches after terror plot alert yield nothing in Bangkok BANGKOK (AP) — Police searches on Tuesday yielded no evidence or suspects that would corroborate an intelligence report of possible car bomb attacks in Bangk...
• reuters Poland will buy helicopters from Lockheed's Sikorsky Polish unit WARSAW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Poland will obtain two helicopters in 2016 from the Polish factory of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp, and ...
• reuters Norway's wealth fund says sterling flash crash reflects expectations of UK economy OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Friday's flash crash in sterling was a correct move that reflected the expectations of the UK economy, a senior official at Norway's...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Oct 11 MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for th...
• reuters Russia's Rosneft boss Sechin says no to OPEC oil cap By Olesya Astakhova ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, Russia's most influential oil executive and the head of state-controlled energy giant Rosneft, ...
• reuters Global banking reform must not cap capital buffers -Eurogroup head By Francesco Guarascio LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - New global banking rules should not include set limits to increases in capital adequacy requirements an...
• ap Israel demolishes home of Palestinian attack accomplice JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the family home of a Palestinian convicted of being an accomplice to a deadly attack on Israelis ...
• reuters Turkey orders detention of 125 police officers - media ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the detention of 125 police officers in the investigation of a religious movement the go...
• reuters British lawmaker likens Russia's behaviour in Syria to that of Nazis LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A senior British lawmaker has accused Russia of targeting civilians in Syria in the same way the Nazis behaved at Guernica during ...
• reuters South Korea vows greater force against China fishing boats By Ju-min Park SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday it would use greater force, including firearms, against Chinese boats fishing illegally ...
• reuters Chinese Uighur wins prestigious rights award GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Chinese academic, jailed for life two years ago for campaigning for the rights of the Muslim Uighur people, has won a prestigiou...
• reuters Anti-gay sentiment seen threatening Indonesia's goal to end AIDS by 2030 By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Growing anti-gay sentiment in Indonesia could hamper efforts to combat fast-rising HIV infection...
• reuters IEA says oil market may rebalance faster if OPEC sticks to target By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Global oil supply could fall in line with demand more quickly if OPEC and Russia agree to a steep enough cut in p...
• ap OPEC must enact cuts for sustained oil price rise, IEA says PARIS (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging OPEC countries to swiftly deliver on promised production cuts if they want to see a sustained increase...
• ap Singapore closes, fines bank for Malaysian 1MDB Fund links SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporean and Swiss regulators announced fines and other penalties Tuesday for Falcon Private Bank, saying it breached money laundering re...
• ap German intel chief: 1st tip on bomb plot in early September BERLIN (AP) — German authorities received a first tip in early September that the Islamic State group planned attacks on rail stations or airports in the cou...
• reuters Abu Dhabi Airports Co to redevelop Seychelles international airport ABU DHABI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Airports Co and the Seychelles government have signed an agreement to redevelop the international airport at Mahe, of...
• reuters Profit taking weighs on Hong Kong stocks after strong rally Oct 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as investors took profits after a strong rally over the past few months. As trading r...
• ap Savannah's signature tree canopy gets bushwhacked by Matthew SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Behind the bronze statue of Revolutionary War hero Sgt. William Jasper clutching a fatal bullet wound in his side, there's a new casualt...
• ap Governing party strongly wins Georgia vote: full results TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's governing party has won a strong victory in national parliamentary elections. Complete results on Tuesday showed the Georgi...
• reuters Oil rise and taper talk keep German yields near one-month high By John Geddie LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Europe's benchmark bond yield held near a one-month high on Tuesday after an inflation-boosting rise in oil prices ...
• ap Giants and Nats win, Indians sweep Red Sox SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in ...
• reuters Retailer N Brown posts strong online growth in first half Oct 11 (Reuters) - British plus-size fashion retailer N Brown Group Plc said it posted strong growth in online sales during the first half while total group ...
• reuters India set New Zealand 475 to win after Pujara ton INDORE, India, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Cheteshwar Pujara registered his eighth test century before India declared their second innings on 216 for three, setting N...
• reuters Central African Republic, Chad, Zambia top global hunger index ROME, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hunger levels in developing countries have fallen 29 percent since 2000, but efforts to curb hunger must be accel...
• reuters Kazakh President Nazarbayev treated for cold before Armenia visit ALMATY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is being treated for a cold, his office said on Tuesday, prompting speculation that the illn...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar hits 11-week high on bets of December Fed rate hike By Jemima Kelly LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The dollar hit an 11-week high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday as investors increased their bets o...
• reuters Alibaba's $60 bln finance arm seeks growth before IPO - sources By John Ruwitch and Clara Ferreira-Marques SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Investors gearing up for the initial public offering of Ant Financial, the ...
• reuters Russian envoy says Putin wants to talk tough issues in Paris visit PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to come to Paris next week to discuss the tough issues, his country's ambassador to Fr...
• reuters Kevin Hart strides into Hollywood Walk of Fame LOS ANGELES, Oct 11 (Reuters) - American comedian and actor Kevin Hart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday in a ceremony attended by Osca...
• afp Father's last embrace saves girl in China building collapse A little girl protected by the embrace of her dead father was the last survivor pulled out of the rubble of collapsed multi-storey buildings in China, report...
• afp South Korea's Park urges preparations for mass North defections South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday told her government to prepare for large-scale defections from North Korea, just days after direct appealing ...
• ap Heavy-hitters, cash flow to Nevada in fight to replace Reid LAS VEGAS (AP) — On a warm October afternoon in Las Vegas, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was joyfully fuming from an outdoor stage, shaking her fists a...
• ap NBA star Derrick Rose back on stand in rape lawsuit trial LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derrick Rose is set to testify again Tuesday in a $21.5 million civil lawsuit that alleges the New York Knicks star and two friends raped ...
• reuters London copper steady near Oct peak as US risk appetite improves By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - London copper was steady on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar held strong after recent solid economic reports, while...
• reuters Ruling party official shot dead in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish militants shot and killed an official in Turkey's ruling AK Party late on Monday, authorities said, ...
• ap Sheriff Joe Arpaio's hearing falls day before voting begins PHOENIX (AP) — A judge will hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss legal issues raised by a recommendation that prosecutors charge a famously defiant Arizona sher...
• ap WHY IT MATTERS: LGBT NEW YORK (AP) — THE ISSUE: Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, but there are other battlegrounds related to civil rights and nondiscrimination prot...
• ap Senate GOP leader's right moves may not be enough with Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans nervously eyeing the White House race are learning a lesson with Donald Trump that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell painf...
• reuters Hyundai Motor's S. Korea union to resume wage talks with firm after strikes SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The union that represents most workers at Hyundai Motor Co's South Korea factories plans to resume wage talks with management on We...
• ap LEADING OFF: Nats, Cubs try to clinch spots in NLCS A look at what's happening all around the majors today: ___ ON THE CUSP A team from the nation's capital has not won a postseason series since Walter Johnson...
• reuters UK's FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 equity indexes rise, near record highs LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's top blue-chip and mid-cap equity indexes rose on Tuesday, putting them within reach of record highs even as sterling cam...
• ap In split, Ryan stumping for House GOP but not for Trump CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa. (AP) — For Paul Ryan, October is now all about protecting the Republican majority of the House — and his own job as speaker. The Wiscons...
• reuters Housebuilder McCarthy & Stone says trading more stable after Brexit dip Oct 11 (Reuters) - McCarthy & Stone Plc, Britain's biggest builder of retirement homes, said business had returned to more normal levels in the five weeks si...
• reuters Cycling-Roche questions Wiggins use of TUEs, wants system review Oct 11 (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins' therapeutic use exemption which allowed him to use an otherwise banned drug was ethically wrong, fellow cyclist Nicolas R...
• reuters Finnish shipyard wins cruise ship deal from Royal Caribbean HELSINKI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Finland's Meyer Turku shipyard said on Tuesday it had won an order for two new cruise ships from Royal Caribbean, a shot in the ...
• ap Nationals beat Dodgers, Giants beat Cubs LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth homered as the Washington Nationals moved within one victory of winning a postseason series for the first ...
• ap Trump's 2005 comments disgust women, but change few opinions MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Women voters in swing states are expressing deep disgust about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's assertion that an old t...
• reuters Thai "red shirt" leader jailed for violating bail with "harsh words" BANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Thai court jailed a firebrand leader of the "red shirt" opposition group on Tuesday, ruling that he had violated bail condition...
• reuters Sterling slides back below $1.23 LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Sterling fell back below $1.23 on Tuesday, trading down 0.6 percent on day as it continued to suffer from concerns about the econo...
• reuters Three killed in Burundi as toll from political violence rises NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A ruling party official and two others were killed in a bar in southern Burundi, an official said on Tuesday, as the toll from 18...
• reuters Baseball-Giants top Cubs in 13 innings to stay alive Oct 10 (The Sports Xchange) - Joe Panik doubled off the right field fence to score Brandon Crawford in the bottom of the 13th inning on Monday, giving the Sa...
• reuters China stocks hit 1-month high as debt-reduction plan raises reform hopes SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China stocks advanced to a one-month high on Tuesday as Beijing's plan to cut massive corporate debt triggered bets on mergers a...
• reuters European stocks slip as shares of oil majors retreat LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - European stock markets fell on Tuesday, with a pullback in the shares of major oil companies weighing on markets. The pan-European...
• pa Newcastle-Gateshead to host Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 A competition to host the so-called Great Exhibition of the North has been won by Newcastle-Gateshead. The winning bid, which will receive millions of pounds...
• reuters No hard limit to Basel hike of capital rules -Dijsselbloem LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A reform of global banking rules should focus on lenders' internal models to assess risk and should not include hard limits to...
• reuters Merkel's conservatives fall to lowest level in INSA poll BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has dipped below the 30 percent mark for the first time, a poll showed...
• reuters Danish insurer Tryg Q3 pretax profit beats forecast COPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Danish insurance company Tryg posted third-quarter profit before tax of 923 million Danish crowns ($139 million) on Tuesday, b...
• reuters Thompson thriving on LPGA's international swing By Peter Rutherford INCHEON, South Korea Oct 11 (Reuters) - The jet set lifestyle of the LPGA Tour can be tough on players as they criss-cross continents and...
• afp Indians sweep Red Sox while Nationals rip Dodgers in MLB Brandon Crawford doubled and scored the winning run on Joe Panik's double in the 13th inning as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Chicago Cubs 6-5 to av...
• ap Obama to talk sports, race, achievement and Clinton in NC WASHINGTON (AP) — Sports, race, achievement and Hillary Clinton are among the topics President Barack Obama will be discussing in North Carolina, one of the ...
• ap Candidates, preparing to inherit Syria mess, offer few plans WASHINGTON (AP) — Whoever occupies the White House next, he or she will inherit one of the most complex and brutal crises in the world: the war in Syria. Wit...
• ap 3 injured in fire at high-rise senior home in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire at a high-rise home for seniors in Los Angeles left three elderly residents with burns and smoke-inhalation injuries. Fire official...
• afp Trump's female supporters oblivious to sleaze scandal Lewd remarks about groping women? It's locker-room banter. Accusing former US president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse? He had to. Left for dust in the polls? ...
• ap Brown celebrates indigenous peoples after renaming holiday PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Students and faculty at Brown University have celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day after faculty renamed what used to be called Columbu...
• pa Arise Sir Rod Stewart as singer receives knighthood at Buckingham Palace Sir Rod Stewart will be knighted at Buckingham Palace today in recognition of his services to music and charity. The veteran singer, 71, previously described...
• pa JCB quits CBI amid reports of clashes over Brexit Construction equipment giant JCB is quitting the CBI business lobbying group amid reports of clashes over Brexit. Lord Bamford, whose father founded JCB in 1...
• ap Turkish ruling party official killed in attack ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says a local official from the ruling party has been killed in an attack in a mainly Kurdish town in sou...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 11 BRATISLAVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (...
• reuters Retailer N Brown says on track to meet full-year expectations Oct 11 (Reuters) - British plus-size fashion retailer N Brown Group Plc said on Tuesday that it was on track to meet full-year market expectations. ** The Ma...
• reuters Spain to beat EU deficit target this year, miss 2017 goal - report MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Spain's caretaker government expects to beat this year's deficit target set by Brussels but will fall short of next year's goal, b...
• reuters From near perfect to near collapse, Panthers to 'keep pounding' Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Carolina Panthers flirted with perfection in 2015, but this season they are much closer to collapse as the losses have piled up. The N...
• reuters Asian shares mostly lower, oil near 1-year high on output cut plan By Nichola Saminather SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday, while oil prices hovered near one-year highs on growing expect...
• ap 2016 Postseason Baseball Glance Thursday, Oct. 6: Toronto 10, Texas 1 Friday, Oct. 7: Toronto 5, Texas 3 Sunday, Oct. 9: Toronto 7, Texas 6, 10 innings Thursday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 5, Boston...
• ap Non-critical lighthouses go to agencies, nonprofits, or sold More than 100 lighthouses that no longer are critical to the U.S. Coast Guard have been transferred to nonprofit groups and government entities at no cost or...
• ap Buyers beware: Historic lighthouses come with costs PORT AUSTIN REEF LIGHT, Mich. (AP) — When Lou Schillinger and his volunteer cadre began restoring an 1890s lighthouse more than two miles off the Michigan sh...
• afp Takata shares dented by bankruptcy reports Takata shares nosedived Tuesday following reports that the Japanese airbag maker, hit by the auto industry's biggest-ever safety recall, was considering fili...
• reuters Samsung Elec could permanently halt Galaxy Note 7 sales - source SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is considering permanently halting sales of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones as an option after fresh reports o...
• reuters Housebuilder McCarthy & Stone says trading more stable after Brexit dip Oct 11 (Reuters) - McCarthy & Stone Plc, Britain's biggest builder of retirement homes, said business had returned to more normal levels in the five weeks si...
• reuters UK recruiter PageGroup cautious on short-term outlook after Brexit Oct 11 (Reuters) - British recruitment firm PageGroup Plc voiced caution over its short-term outlook on Tuesday, partly citing uncertainty in UK hiring after...
• reuters Retailer Ted Baker revenue up on online growth Oct 11 (Reuters) - British clothing company Ted Baker said on Tuesday revenue for 28 weeks to Aug. 13 had risen 14.4 percent to 259.5 million pounds ($322.69...
• afp Clinton draws record crowd as Trump flounders An invigorated Hillary Clinton commanded a record crowd of more than 10,000 supporters, leaving Donald Trump floundering as America's top elected Republican ...
• pa England Women collapse as West Indies level the series West Indies Women levelled the one-day series against England with a 38-run win in the second game of five. In another low-scoring contest at Trelawny Stadiu...
• reuters China berates visiting New Zealand defence minister over South China Sea stance By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China rebuked New Zealand's defence minister at the opening of a high-profile security forum in Beijing on Tuesd...
• reuters Edmund has to be selfish and do things his way - Murray Oct 11 (Reuters) - World number two Andy Murray has urged his British compatriot Kyle Edmund to become more "self-centred" and do things his own way after th...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 11 PRAGUE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech...
• reuters China banks may need $1.7 trillion injection as credit quality worsens -S&P HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Rising debt levels will worsen the credit profiles of China's top 200 companies this year, requiring the country's banks to rai...
• reuters Nikkei rises to 5-week high as miners help, weak yen lifts risk appetite TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a five-week high on Tuesday, led by mining stocks after oil prices jumped the previous day and...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 11 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. All times GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): D...
• ap Clinton proposes tax relief for families with young kids DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Continuing her policy focus on children and families, Hillary Clinton is pledging more tax relief for families with young kids. The D...
• ap Leonard scores 20 to lead Spurs to 86-81 win over Pistons Kawhi Leonard continued his strong start to the NBA preseason by scoring 20 points in 25 minutes as San Antonio beat Detroit 86-81 on Monday night. The All-S...
• reuters Bankers' love of London complicates Brexit relocation plans By Sinead Cruise and Anjuli Davies LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - As Britain heads for the EU exit, financial firms intending to move London-based jobs to contin...
• ap Chicago teachers, district reach tentative deal; no strike CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district struck a tentative deal on a new contract late Monday, averting what would hav...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Oct 11 SOFIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch fo...
• reuters Carnage and corruption: upstart Mexican cartel's path to top By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - In barely four years, a little-known criminal gang has grown to challenge the world's most notorious drug lord...
• reuters Note 7 fiasco could burn a $17 bln hole in Samsung accounts By Se Young Lee SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of its f...
• reuters Samsung China to recall all 190,984 Galaxy Note 7 phones sold in mainland China -watchdog Beijing, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's quality watchdog said on Tuesday Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's local unit will recall all 190,984 Galaxy Note 7 phones tha...
• reuters Hong Kong-based Winson Oil buys ship to store oil in Europe By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based trader Winson Oil has bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to store oil in the Medite...
• afp Apple, Samsung take battle to US Supreme Court The epic legal battle pitting Apple against its bitter rival Samsung over the design of the iPhone reaches a new level Tuesday when it heads to the US Suprem...
• reuters JGB yields rise on Kuroda, higher oil price and stimulus doubts By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields rose on Tuesday, hit by comments from the Bank of Japan chief and as global bond y...
• afp Australian state backflips on greyhound racing ban Australia's most populous state made an embarrassing backflip on Tuesday on its plan to ban greyhound racing after sustained industry and public pressure, ad...
• ap Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visiting Japan TOKYO (AP) — Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are in Japan on an official visit to mark 150 years of ties between the countries. They were welcomed...
• afp It's a dog's life: Yangon neuters city's many strays The dart hits a fleeing street dog in the thigh, the bright orange tip sagging against his brown and white fur as he slows to a halt, his limbs succumbing to...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Oct. 11 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Tuesday. INFLATION, ENERGY RESOURCES Romania's Nation...
• reuters Brown defends intensity of Jones' training camp Oct 11 (Reuters) - England's controversial high-intensity training camp was exactly what the team needed to cope with test match rugby, vice-captain Mike Bro...
• reuters Thais wear auspicious pink to help hospitalised king recover By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Thais on Tuesday wore pink for 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a colour they...
• afp Thai 'Red Shirt' leader back behind bars Thailand's most prominent opposition Red Shirt leader was back behind bars on Tuesday after a court ruled that he had breached bail conditions by criticising...
• afp Last-gasp Aguayo sinks woeful Panthers Rookie Roberto Aguayo shrugged off a wayward kicking display to score a last-gasp field goal as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers piled on the agony for the Carolina ...
• ap Teachers union, Chicago school district reach contract deal CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers and officials in the nation's third-largest school district reached a tentative agreement late Monday to avert a strike that ...
• reuters Australian parliament rejects bill for same-sex marriage vote By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Same-sex marriage will likely be delayed for at least three years in Australia after the opposition Labor party s...
• reuters Samsung likely to permanently halt Galaxy Note 7 sales - Hankyoreh SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will likely stop selling its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones permanently following the latest halt of sales an...
• reuters China berates visiting New Zealand defence minister over South China Sea stance By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China rebuked New Zealand's defence minister at a forum in Beijing on Tuesday, criticising his stance on tension...
• pa Health alert as 1.6m children start secondary school overweight More than 1.6 million children who started secondary school in the past decade were overweight or obese, new calculations show. Between 2006/07 and 2014/15, ...
• pa Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to attend awards ceremony at Royal Academy of Arts The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be the special guests when they attend an awards ceremony at the Royal Academy of Arts. The monarch, patron of the R...
• pa GP receptionists should be trained to 'deal more sensitively' with patients Receptionists could put people off seeing their GP by asking about their symptoms, according to new research. A new study found that both men and women disli...
• pa GPs to be sent advice book on spotting signs of head and neck cancer Thousands of family doctors are to be given free books to help them spot head and neck cancer in a bid to drive up diagnosis rates. The guides aim to help do...
• pa Call for more funding for 'neglected' brain tumour research A bereaved girlfriend has spoken about about the "shocking" level of funding for brain tumour research after the cancer claimed the life of her partner. Afte...
• ap Students return to Vermont high school that lost 4 in crash DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — Students are returning to a Vermont high school for the first time since four classmates and another member of the community were killed ...
• reuters Canada union says reaches deal with Fiat Chrysler, strike averted By Matt Scuffham TORONTO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reached a tentative deal with unionized workers in Canada by agreeing to make more tha...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar firm, sterling on the defensive on lingering Brexit fears TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The dollar firmed on Tuesday, while the beleaguered sterling wallowed near recent lows on lingering fears about the impact on Brita...
• reuters Brazil lawmakers pass spending cap, boosting Temer's austerity drive By Maria Carolina Marcello and Alonso Soto BRASILIA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a landmark proposal to cap public spending ...
• reuters Foreign holdings of Chinese bonds rise most in over 2 years in Sept SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of Chinese onshore bonds rose by the most in more than two years in September, as overseas investors shrugged o...
• reuters With soaring demand come weaker assurances for US municipal investors By Hilary Russ NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - In July, investors gobbled up $1 billion of bonds from a financially-strapped Catholic hospital system in Illinoi...
• reuters U.S. watchdog expands scrutiny to more Chinese deals By Greg Roumeliotis Oct 11 (Reuters) - Insurance mergers and acquisitions rarely raise red flags with U.S. national security watchdogs. China's Fosun Interna...
• reuters Most Afghan women serve sentences in elders' homes, not prisons By Mohammadullah Himatyar SHARANA, Afghanistan, Oct 11 (Reuters) - When 18-year-old Fawzia was convicted of elopement and adultery, a local Afghan court in t...
• reuters POLL-BOJ seen holding off more stimulus for now unless yen rises sharply By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to wait until next year before easing policy further unless any sharp spikes in the y...
• reuters Ford luxury brand Lincoln considers China production as sales surge DETROIT/BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's luxury unit Lincoln is studying whether to produce cars locally in China, the brand's China chief said on...
• ap Voters stand by Ayotte because of and despite Trump decision MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte's decision to drop her support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is getting a mixed response fr...
• ap Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 16-22 Oct. 16: Actress Angela Lansbury is 91. Actor Barry Corbin ("One Tree Hill," ''Northern Exposure") is 76. Bassist C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is ...
• ap No big hits left for Big Papi as Red Sox swept from playoffs BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz didn't want it to end. With his team trailing the Cleveland Indians by two runs in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, B...
• reuters U.S. watchdog expands scrutiny to more Chinese deals By Greg Roumeliotis Oct 11 (Reuters) - Insurance mergers and acquisitions rarely raise red flags with U.S. national security watchdogs. China's Fosun Interna...
• reuters India eyes merger of two big state-run banks after debt cleanup By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - India may merge two large state banks in the coming fiscal year once a cleanup of bad assets has run its cou...
• ap Singapore closes Falcon Private Bank for Malaysian Fund link SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore regulators ordered the closure Tuesday of Falcon Private Bank, citing alleged slack controls for transfers and improper conduct re...
• ap Latest: No strike for Chicago public school teachers CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on developments as the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools continue to meet in hopes of averting a strike (all times ...
• reuters China stocks buoyed by debt-reduction plan; HK takes breather after rally SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China stocks rose to a one-month high on Tuesday after Beijing unveiled guideliness to cut massive corporate debt, potentially l...
• ap Now hear this: Emergency agencies turn off radio encryption HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encr...
• ap Boston looks to fix goose poop problem in parks, playgrounds BOSTON (AP) — Goose poop is piling up in parks and playgrounds in Boston and city officials are looking for ways to rein it in. The City Council is holding a...
• ap Demolition of homes begins for Football Hall of Fame project CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Construction crews have started demolishing homes near the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio as part of a $500 million development projec...
• ap Zimbabwe's street vendors turn on the style to win customers HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In his three-piece suit, matching hat and bow tie, Farai Mushayademo could easily pass for a celebrity musician — if only his job did...
• ap Seoul summons Chinese envoy over sinking of coast guard ship SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday summoned China's ambassador to protest what it says was the ramming and sinking of a South Korean coast guar...
• reuters China's yuan weakens, speculation of further depreciation grows SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's yuan slipped further on Tuesday to a fresh six-year after the central bank set a weaker guidance rate, fueling market ex...
• reuters Hundreds stranded in North Carolina floods after Hurricane Matthew By Jonathan Drake LUMBERTON, N.C., Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on...
• afp Australia's same-sex marriage vote in doubt Australia's plan to hold a national vote on same-sex marriage appeared doomed on Tuesday after the opposition Labor Party vowed to block the poll it said wou...
• ap Indians top Ortiz, Red Sox 4-3, complete sweep, reach ALCS BOSTON (AP) — The ball settled into the right fielder's glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the Fenway fans fell silent. Then, slowly fr...
• reuters standings Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NFL on Monday AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE AFC EAST W L T OTL PF PA PCT 1. New England 4 1 0 0 114 74 .800 2. Buffalo...
• afp YouTube video shows Note 7 'flamer' in Burger King A YouTube video showing an oven-gloved Burger King employee struggling with a burning Galaxy Note 7 has become a viral illustration of the crisis facing Sams...
• ap Health conditions worsen as aid trickles into remote Haiti DAME MARIE, Haiti (AP) — In this most western tip of Haiti, 300 patients with festering wounds lay silently on beds at the main hospital in the seaside villa...
• ap Nancy O'Dell: Even the locker room no excuse for Trump LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Entertainment Tonight" host Nancy O'Dell says women shouldn't be objectified, even in the locker room. On the entertainment news show Mon...
• reuters Fed's Evans sees benefits to overshooting inflation target Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should engineer monetary policy to spur inflation to rise above its two-percent target because the costs of doing...
• reuters Taiwan stocks down on profit-taking, TSMC eases ahead of Q3 results TAIPEI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday on some profit-taking after having hit their highest closing level in more than a year earlier this ...
• reuters Canadian union says reaches tentative deal with Fiat Chrysler TORONTO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reached a tentative deal with unionized workers in Canada, just minutes ahead of a midnight strike ...
• reuters Last-second Bucs FG beats slumping Panthers Oct 10 (The Sports Xchange) - Rookie kicker Roberto Aguayo was good from 38 yards on the last play of the game as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carol...
• reuters Fed's Evans says wants more data before deciding on Dec hike SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Tuesday he "could be fine" with raising U.S. interest rates in Decemb...
• ap Casino industry leaders back Las Vegas stadium proposal CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Heavy hitters in Nevada's casino industry are going to bat for a project backed by one of their competitors, saying a proposed NFL s...
• afp Proud to be tough, S.African women embrace roller derby Aimee Olsen has been injured many times, but the thrill is irresistible "because it's a high adrenaline sport," says one of the South African women who have ...
• ap Bucs beat Panthers 17-14 on last-second field goal by Aguayo CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Roberto Aguayo kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired to break a tie and lift the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Carolin...
• reuters Thai police warn of Bangkok bomb plot, step up security BANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Police in Thailand on Tuesday said they have increased security at major landmarks in the capital Bangkok, at airports and in sur...
• afp Racism and privilege stoke S.Africa student protests Weeks of protests at South African universities have targeted tuition fees -- but students say they are also about racism and inequality in a society still p...
• pa 795 million people still go hungry every day, global index shows More than three-quarters of a billion people are going hungry every day around the world , a damning report has warned. The level of hunger in developing cou...
• reuters Goldman sees lower chance of oil market rebalancing in 2017 Oct 11 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said a planned oil output cut by producer cartel OPEC and other exporters like Russia has become a "greater possibility", bu...
• reuters South Korea summons China ambassador over fishing boat clash SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Korea summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to protest against what it says was a deliberate collision by a Chinese fishing ...
• afp Afghan refugee saga vies for top prize at Busan festival A gripping drama depicting the harrowing plight of Afghan refugees is targeting Oscars history as it vies for the top prize at Asia's premier film festival t...
• reuters Broncos coach Kubiak given time off after hospital stay Oct 10 (Reuters) - Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak left hospital on Monday but will miss this week's game against the San Diego Chargers to give him more ti...
• ap Australian opposition decides to sink gay marriage vote CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian opposition on Tuesday decided to block government plans for a public but non-binding vote on recognizing gay marria...
• ap Samsung halts sales of Galaxy Note 7 after new troubles SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung said Tuesday it is halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that ...
• afp Egypt's 'milestone' parliament criticised as rubber stamp When Egypt's parliament passed a hard-fought civil service law last week, it was seen as a rare outbreak of resistance to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The...
• ap New Jersey mall evacuated due to concerns about bomb threat WAYNE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey mall has been evacuated due to concerns about a bomb threat. Authorities say the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne was evacuated shor...
• ap Vietnam arrests blogger for anti-state propaganda HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam have arrested a blogger for anti-state writings which they said distorted the truth, tarnished the country's leaders ...
• reuters U.N. chief: little action on S.Sudan pledge to allow more peacekeepers By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A pledge by South Sudan's government to allow the deployment of more U.N. peacekeepers and to improve ...
• 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...
• ap Iowa company recalls cookie dough sold to other firms GARNER, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company is recalling the cookie dough it sold to Blue Bell Creameries and other food companies because it may be contaminated wit...
• reuters Australian parliament rejects bill for same-sex marriage vote By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Same-sex marriage will likely be delayed for at least three years in Australia after the opposition Labor party s...
• reuters Baseball play-offs division series results Oct 11 (Gracenote) - Results from the MLB Play-offs Division Series games on Monday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R Cleveland 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 BOS...
• reuters Australian state reverses dog racing ban SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Australian state of New South Wales has reversed a ban on greyhound racing that was due to come into force on July 1 next year...
• ap Blue Bell recalls all ice creams with suspect cookie dough BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its ice cream products that contain cookie dough from an Iowa-based supplier. The move announc...
• ap Asian stocks mostly up amid reports on Samsung, oil supply TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday, while South Korea's benchmark fell following reports of fresh problems with Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 ...
• reuters China premier says economy improving, debt risks under control BEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's economy showed positive changes in the third quarter and the country's debt risks are under control, Premier Li Keqiang s...
• ap Drake cancels remaining tour dates because of ankle injury LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake is canceling the rest of his summer tour because of an ongoing ankle injury. A spokeswoman for the rapper-actor says doctors have ad...
• reuters Nikkei rises as oil surge boosts miners, weak yen lifts risk appetite By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Tuesday, led by mining stocks after oil prices jumped the previous day and ...
• reuters Shamsi, Wade fined for Port Elizabeth spat Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Africa bowler Tabraiz Shamsi and Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have been fined 25 percent of their match fee after clashing du...
• reuters BP scraps plan to drill off Australia's south coast MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - BP Plc has abandoned plans to drill for oil and gas off the south coast of Australia, saying it can get better value for its ex...
• ap Nationals beat Dodgers 8-3 to take 2-1 lead in NLDS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth homered as the Washington Nationals moved within one victory of winning a Major League Baseball postseason...
• reuters China pledges support for Macau with renminbi clearing centre HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chinese premier Li Keqiang has pledged to support Macau, the world's largest gambling hub, with a series of policies including ...
• reuters Baseball-Indians sweep Red Sox, send Ortiz into retirement Oct 10 (The Sports Xchange) - The Cleveland Indians completed a three-game American League Division Series sweep of the Red Sox and ended the career of David...
• ap Maine mascot misses game after pal's drunken driving arrest ORONO, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine says the school mascot missed a men's hockey game because he was a passenger in a car whose driver was arrested o...
• ap Crosby, McDavid top list of NHL players to watch this season Sidney Crosby, coming off Stanley Cup and World Cup of Hockey titles, has to top any list of NHL players to watch this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins supers...
• afp Crosby concussion casts shadow on Penguins' NHL Cup repeat bid With captain Sidney Crosby sidelined indefinitely over the latest in a series of concussions, Pittsburgh's bid to repeat as National Hockey League champions ...
• 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...
• ap Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack If you're angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertio...
• reuters Fed's Evans sees benefits to overshooting inflation target Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should engineer monetary policy to spur inflation to rise above its two-percent target because the costs of doing...
• ap Government backs down on proposed ban on greyhound racing SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian state premier has backed down on a ban on greyhound racing, instead deciding to increase measures designed to reduce the risk of ...
• ap Army Corps holds off on resuming Dakota Access pipeline work BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won't yet authorize construction of the $3.8 billion, four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline on federal...
• reuters London copper hangs near Oct peak as US risk appetite improves MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - London copper was steady on Tuesday as optimism U.S. presidential candidate Hilary Clinton was pulling ahead in the polls fed r...
• reuters Locker room talk? Key women voters call foul on Trump's defense By Ginger Gibson and Grant Smith WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Donald Trump has dismissed his vulgar sexual comments about women th...
• reuters U.S. cautions air passengers on replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Airline passengers with replacement Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should power them down and not stow them in ...
• ap Pence emerges in NC with praise, 'forgiveness' for Trump CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence emerged Monday after a weekend out of the public eye reaffirming his relationship — aw...
• afp US govt again seeks to halt pipeline opposed by Native Americans The US government reiterated its request that construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota be paused, while authorities consider the impacts of its route ...
• reuters Argentina look to improve in third qualifier without Messi Oct 10 (Reuters) - An injury to talisman Lionel Messi and suspensions of his defenders have created some serious thinking about Argentina's lineup for coach ...
• ap Giving up on Trump? Ryan focusing on saving GOP majority WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers h...
• reuters GRAINS-Wheat extends gains, hits 5-day high on short-covering SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday to hit a five-day high, with prices supported as traders exited record...
• ap Bear attack injures man in mountains east of Los Angeles SIERRA MADRE, Calif. (AP) — A 53-year-old hiker who had encountered one bear was attacked by another Monday in the San Gabriel Mountains east of Los Angeles,...
• ap UN chief urges independent investigation of Yemen attacks UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to immediately establish an independent body to investigate...
• reuters Gold slips on dollar strength after two sessions of gains Oct 11 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged lower in Asian trade on Tuesday after two sessions of gains, dragged down as the U.S. dollar strengthened. FUNDAMENTALS ...
• reuters Takata tumbles after report company weighs U.S. bankruptcy filing TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Shares of Takata Corp fell sharply on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that the troubled Japanese air ...
• afp Drake sets new record for American Music Award nods Rap chart-topper Drake on Monday earned a record 13 nominations for the American Music Awards, topping the mark set by late king of pop Michael Jackson. The ...
• reuters Colonial-era housing policy divides expanding Hong Kong By Astrid Zweynert HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - N ewly-elected Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu is determined to shake up what he sees as an ...
• reuters Saudi Arabia squeezes hedge funds with bearish bets on oil: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia successfully confounded hedge funds with bearish views on oil by reaching an unexpected production deal ...
• reuters Singapore directs Falcon Bank to stop operations in Singapore SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has asked Swiss wealth manager Falcon Private Bank Ltd to cease operations in the cit...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Tuesday - 11 October 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN TELLS HOUSE REPUBLICANS ...
• ap Colombia revives stalled peace talks with ELN rebels BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government and rebels from the National Liberation Army have agreed to revive a stalled peace effort, providing a boost to...
• ap Vice debuts its nightly newscast on HBO NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media launched a daily newscast Monday designed to appeal to younger viewers with colorful graphics, a light musical soundtrack, no on-c...
• ap The Latest: 'Apprentice' producer says he can't release tape WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:45 p.m. The executive producer of "The Apprentice" says he doesn't have the rig...
• reuters Top U.S. Republican Ryan distances himself from Trump White House bid By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, took the extraordinary step on Monday ...
• reuters TIMELINE-Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 recall crisis SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd told customers on Tuesday to stop using their Galaxy Note7 smartphones while it investigates reports of ...
• reuters Canada union says no agreement yet with Fiat Chrysler By Matt Scuffham TORONTO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has yet to reach a deal with unionized workers in Canada, four hours ahead of a midnig...
• ap Death toll rises to 22 in eastern China building collapse BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to at least 22 in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday. There wer...
• reuters Colombia's Uribe presents proposals for peace accord changes BOGOTA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe on Monday proposed that leaders of the Marxist FARC rebel group lose their freedom for at...
• reuters Baseball-Nats blast past Dodgers for 2-1 NLDS lead Oct 10 (The Sports Xchange) - Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth homered as the Washington Nationals moved within a win of advancing to the National League Cham...
• reuters Oil prices dip but stay near 1-year highs on expected production cut By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged down early on Tuesday but held near one-year highs touched on growing expectations of an ...
• reuters Clinton weighed reinstating Glass-Steagall, Wikileaks emails show By Amanda Becker and Luciana Lopez Oct 10 (Reuters) - A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presidential campaign to support a ...
• ap New York prosecutor was trailblazer on reviewing convictions NEW YORK (AP) — In his short time as Brooklyn's top prosecutor, Kenneth Thompson became known perhaps as much for the convictions he disavowed as the ones he...
• ap Rio shootout kills 3, closes streets in Copacabana, Ipanema RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An hours-long shootout between police and suspected criminals in Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead, as well as blocking streets...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar firm, sterling on the defensive over Brexit impact fears TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The dollar firmed in early Asian trading on Tuesday, while recently beleaguered sterling wallowed close to recent lows on continuin...
• reuters China denies allegations its peacekeepers abandoned S.Sudan posts SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's defence ministry has rejected as "malicious speculation" allegations by a U.S.-based group that Chinese peacekeepers had...
• ap The Latest: Pumpkin weighing 1,910 pounds wins contest HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the giant pumpkin weigh-off in Northern California (all times local): 1:45 p.m. An annual pumpkin-weighing contest...
• ap Klinsmann insists he was not jockeying for Bradley's job WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann rejects Bob Bradley's claims the former German star angled in 2010 to succeed him as U.S. coach. Bradley was fired soon af...
• ap Nearly a week after hurricane hit Haiti, UN appeals for aid MARFRANC, Haiti (AP) — At a cramped police station serving as a makeshift clinic, Darline Derosier fastened IV drips to jail cell bars, wiped the brows of ch...
• ap Winner named at giant pumpkin annual weigh-off in California HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised...
• ap Brazilian prosecutors bring new charges against ex-president RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian prosecutors said on Monday that they brought new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, adding yet anoth...
• reuters Takata tumbles after report company weighs U.S. bankruptcy filing TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Shares of Takata Corp tumbled on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that the troubled Japanese air bag m...
• reuters Colombia to start peace talks with ELN rebels on Oct. 27 By Helen Murphy and Eyanir Chinea BOGOTA/CARACAS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and second-biggest rebel group announced on Monday they will start...
• ap Gaudreau signs 6-year deal with Calgary Flames CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Calgary Flames NHL Forward Johnny Gaudreau has a new contract in time to start the NHL regular season. The Flames announced on Monday...
• ap Man in wrong-way fatal crash faces domestic assault trial DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — A man accused of driving the wrong way on an interstate, crashing into a car and killing five high school students, is facing trial on an...
• ap Russian ambassador denies complaining about Trump criticism UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's U.N. ambassador said Monday that he never complained to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about criticism of Donald Trump because ...
• ap Raiders thrive in tight games to get off to 4-1 start ALAMEDA, California (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have been playing with fire this season and mostly have come out unharmed. All five games they've played have ...
• reuters Samsung Elec shares open sharply lower as Note 7 woes mount SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shares opened sharply lower on Tuesday, as the firm's decision to halt sales and exchanges of the Galaxy...
• ap The Latest: Las Vegas casino execs back stadium for Raiders CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a special session of the Nevada Legislature to consider public financing for a stadium and convention center expansion...
• ap Several arrested protesting video of officer stomping on man HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Several people have been arrested while protesting a video that appears to show a Connecticut police sergeant stomping on the head of ...
• ap Blue Jays GM Atkins says Travis, Liriano improving TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins expects second baseman Devon Travis to return from a sore right knee and play in the AL Championship Ser...
• ap The Latest: 1,000 gather to honor students who died in crash DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Latest on the wrong-way crash that killed five high school students in Vermont (all times local): 8 p.m. The uncle of one of five Ver...
• afp 'The Girl on the Train' tops N. American box office Psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train" topped the North American box office in its opening weekend, earning $24.5 million despite tepid revues, indus...
• reuters Survivors of deadly Pacific Northwest mudslide settle with state, landowner Oct 10 (Reuters) - Survivors and family members of those who perished in a deadly 2014 mudslide in Washington State have settled their lawsuits against the s...
• reuters British PM targets finance industry for failing to promote women By Anjuli Davies LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May criticised Britain's finance industry for failing to promote and retain women on Tuesd...