All Wires articles, Tuesday 13 December

• afp IS claims deadly Cairo church bombing The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, in a statement circulated on social media on Tuesda...
• ap Rep. Boustany drops lawsuit over prostitution allegations BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Defeated in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany has dropped his defamation lawsuit over a book that alleges th...
• pa Sochi stripped of bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships The move follows a report implicating more than 1,000 Russian athletes in a state-sponsored doping programme.
• ap The Latest: FBI agent details the pursuit of Dylann Roof CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of a man accused of killing nine black people during a South Carolina church Bible stud...
• ap Syria to evacuate Aleppo in surrender deal BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military a...
• pa Aid drops over Syria too risky for `sitting duck´ planes, says Boris Johnson The Foreign Secretary said even with Russian permission British aircraft would still be in danger from Islamic State.
• pa Military action in eastern Aleppo `has ended´, says Russia The Syrian government "has re-established control over eastern Aleppo".
• pa Talks aimed at resolving Southern rail strike to be hosted by Acas Wednesday´s strike is set to go ahead, as well as another 24-hour stoppage on Friday.
• ap USM scientists connect with Cuba over coastal research OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Linked by the Gulf of Mexico, scientists in Mississippi and Cuba are fostering a relationship and sharing research. Six scientist...
• reuters Scottish Premiership results and standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Scottish Premiership matches on Tuesday Tuesday, December 13 Aberdeen 0 Motherwell 0 aband.7' Standings P...
• pa Cesar Azpilicueta signs new Chelsea deal He signed from Marseille in 2012.
• pa Manchester City and Chelsea fined by FA following Etihad Stadium brawl The fracas followed a horror tackle by Manchester City´s Sergio Aguero on Chelsea´s David Luiz.
• pa SFA to establish review into child sex abuse allegations The announcement follows meetings between the SFA, police and representatives from PFA Scotland, the players´ union.
• reuters GM delivers its first Bolt electric car in Tesla's backyard By Joseph White Dec 13 (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday said it delivered its first Chevrolet Bolt electric cars to three customers in Fremont, Calif...
• pa Man charged with attempted murder over stabbing at London train station Cries of "death to Muslims" are said to have been heard by witnesses.
• ap Officer expected to recover after being shot in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A police officer in Tennessee is expected to make a full recovery after being shot and wounded Tuesday at a Nashville motel. Terrance...
• afp Man with knife, garrote arrested at Trump Tower A 19-year-old man has been charged after trying to enter the heavily protected New York skyscraper that is home to Donald Trump with a knife, garrote and fir...
• afp Google self-driving car unit spins off as Waymo Google's self-driving car unit is being spun off and rebranded as Waymo as it aims "to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around." The compa...
• reuters Democrats could do business with Trump on these five issues By Josh Cohen Dec 13 (Reuters) - After Donald Trump's stunning election victory, Democratic legislators now face a fork in the road: cooperate with Trump or ...
• reuters Islamic State claims Cairo cathedral bombing - group's Amaq news agency CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bombing at Cairo's main Coptic cathedral and threatened more attacks ...
• reuters Brazil court drops tax case against billionaire financier Safra By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Eduardo Simões SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal court dropped a case against Joseph Safra, the world's richest...
• reuters Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - More than 100 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc's Google, Twitter Inc and Salesforce ple...
• reuters Oil prices edge off earlier gains, awaiting supply figures By David Gaffen NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged off earlier gains to end Tuesday nearly unchanged, as the support from OPEC's plan to limit pro...
• ap Dow nears 20,000 as energy companies and tech stocks climb NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. stock indexes are again setting record highs Tuesday as big-name technology companies like Apple trade higher and energy companies...
• pa Yaya Toure accepts driving ban and insists he did not knowingly drink alcohol Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has apologised to fans after admitting drink-driving, but the Muslim footballer insisted he had "not intentionally cons...
• pa Pep Guardiola won't change his ways despite admitting it could get him the sack Pep Guardiola accepts he could face the sack if results at Manchester City do not improve - but has no intention of changing his methods. City boss Guardiola...
• pa Yarnold helps strike blow for clean sport as Sochi loses world championships Lizzy Yarnold has hailed the decision to strip Sochi of next year's bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships in the wake of the second McLaren report into ...
• pa Wales' Gethin Jenkins expected to miss Six Nations with bicep injury Wales prop Gethin Jenkins looks set to miss this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering a ruptured bicep injury. Jenkins' regional team Cardiff ...
• pa Teenager faces prison for cyber crime spree which lasted a year Two teenagers involved in a £42 million TalkTalk data hack were brought before the courts - with one facing jail for a year-long cyber crime spree. A 17-year...
• pa RFU set to stick with Dylan Hartley as England skipper despite prospect of ban Dylan Hartley will be allowed to continue as England captain by the Rugby Football Union regardless of the outcome of the hearing that threatens to curtail h...
• pa FA vows to support any player coming out after claim from MP John Nicolson The Football Association is not in talks with three gay players about coming out despite a claim to the contrary from Scottish National Party MP John Nicolso...
• pa Russia blocking evacuation of civilians trapped in Aleppo, says Boris Johnson Russia is "blocking the evacuation" of civilians trapped in the bombarded Syrian city of Aleppo as reports emerge of executions of non-combatants by Moscow-b...
• pa Fernando Alonso dismisses Mercedes rumours Fernando Alonso has confirmed his commitment to McLaren amid speculation linking the two-time Formula One world champion to Mercedes. Alonso visited McLaren'...
• pa Unite challenger accuses Corbyn ally Len McCluskey of 'dabbling in politics' A senior official in the UK's biggest union has launched a leadership bid, accusing Unite's current general secretary Len McCluskey of "dabbling in politics ...
• pa Castleford issue High Court proceedings after Solomona switches to Sale Castleford have responded to Sale's signing of winger Denny Solomona by issuing High Court proceedings for damages. The Super League club are also seeking da...
• ap EPA fracking report offers few answers on drinking water WASHINGTON (AP) — Is hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking — safe, as the oil and gas industry claims? Or does the controversial drilling technique...
• ap The Latest: Police identify suspect in officer's shooting NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on a police officer who was shot and wounded while trying to serve a warrant at a motel in Nashville, Tennessee (all times...
• pa Briton who tried to grab gun in alleged bid to kill Donald Trump jailed A British man has been jailed for 12 months for trying to grab a policeman's gun at a Donald Trump rally in an alleged bid to kill the now US president-elect...
• pa Labour risks new split as Keir Starmer says immigration issue can't be ignored Labour risked a fresh split on immigration as shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer insisted that changes to European Union free movement rules must form ...
• pa Downing Street hints at funding boost for social care systems "Under threat" social care systems in certain areas of England are set to receive a funding boost from the Government, Downing Street has indicated. Communit...
• pa 'Great Wall of Calais' barrier completed at a cost of £2.3 million Work has been completed on a British-funded barrier, nicknamed "the Great Wall of Calais", French officials have said. Construction of the 4m-high concrete s...
• pa Individuals at four Premier League clubs under scrutiny in Met's 'abuse' probe Individuals at four Premier League clubs are among those being investigated over historical sex abuse, Scotland Yard said. The Metropolitan Police sexual off...
• ap Mexican townsfolk kidnap drug boss' mom, demand loved ones MEXICO CITY (AP) — In one of the stranger chapters of Mexico's drug war, townsfolk have kidnapped the mother of an alleged drug gang boss to demand the relea...
• ap Arkansas sheriff's office hit by ransomware pays hackers BERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff's office paid hackers the equivalent of $2,400 to regain access to hijacked computer files. Carroll County Sherif...
• ap The Latest: ConAgra pleads guilty in salmonella case ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on ConAgra's plead deal to settle a criminal case stemming from a 2006 salmonella outbreak (all times local): 3 p.m. A federal ...
• ap Police: Man killed by officer in driveway didn't have gun BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man whose family says he had dementia was unarmed when an officer fatally shot him. Bakersfield police Sgt. Gary Carr...
• ap Engineer: Sand dunes would create massive, dangerous pond CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A civil engineer has testified in federal court that beachgoers at a New Jersey shore town would have to cross a massive pond of murky wa...
• afp Drone strike kills IS figures in Syria, some with Paris attack ties A coalition drone strike in Syria killed three Islamic State group leaders involved in plotting foreign attacks, including two men who helped facilitate last...
• reuters No sound of bombardment in Aleppo for past hour - Reuters reporter ALEPPO, Syria, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The sound of bombardment in the Syrian city of Aleppo had stopped late on Tuesday for more than an hour after a ceasefire d...
• reuters Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal By Laila Bassam, Angus McDowall and Stephanie Nebehay ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on ...
• ap Arctic air in upper Midwest to move east as week wears on MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The upper Midwest was in the deep freeze Tuesday, with the arctic air expected to shift eastward and affect millions of people as the week...
• ap Michigan man: I needed eye surgery after police beating EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — Activists on Tuesday demanded the firing of five suburban Detroit officers after a drunken driver said he was arrested, restrained a...
• ap The Latest: UN calls for immediate access to Aleppo BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 10 p.m. The United Nations is calling for immediate access to eastern Aleppo to confirm Ru...
• ap Terror mystery: How NY man went from suburban bliss to jihad NEW YORK (AP) — From the outside, Samy el-Goarany seemed to have it all. The son of a successful real estate broker, he lived in a big house with an indoor s...
• ap Attorney General Lynch talks to students about LGBT issues NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has praised New York City students for standing up for issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transg...
• reuters Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal By Laila Bassam, Angus McDowall and Stephanie Nebehay ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on ...
• ap Browns owner Jimmy Haslam deposed in Pilot lawsuit KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was deposed Tuesday in a civil lawsuit against the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain owned by his b...
• reuters U.S. says it has seen Aleppo ceasefire reports, cannot confirm them WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had seen reports of a ceasefire for the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo brokered b...
• ap Big zap: Huge new power lines in West get federal OK CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two power line projects that won federal approval Tuesday will give a big capacity boost to the Western energy grid, including power fo...
• ap In 2016, politics dominated our pop culture _ and vice versa Our politics is often reflected in our popular culture, and vice versa — especially in an election year. That relationship seemed closer than ever in 2016, w...
• reuters Australia's A$2.1 trillion pension funds work to cut out the middleman By Cecile Lefort SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Australian pension funds are luring dozens of portfolio managers to work in-house to boost returns in a cut-throa...
• ap The Latest: Judge in Cosby case warns lawyers over outburst NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby's latest court appearance in a sexual-assault case (all times local): 3 p.m. A Pennsylvania judge has warned ...
• reuters Sport-Rio darling Oleksiak named Canada's athlete of the year TORONTO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Olympic swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete of the year on Tuesday, capping off a ...
• reuters Bitcoin soars to nearly three-year high in wake of China volatility By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Digital currency bitcoin on Tuesday surged to its highest in nearly three years as investors bought ...
• ap Ex-sheriff gets 4 years for stealing drugs, misusing funds FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio sheriff who admitted stealing prescription drugs and misusing office funds while he was on the job has been sentenced to f...
• reuters Bobsleigh-Russia loses 2017 world championships ZURICH, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The doping scandal that has engulfed Russian sport claimed another casualty on Tuesday when the 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton world ...
• ap The Latest: No inspection record of warehouse where 36 died OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Dec. 2 Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Oakland Fire Chief Teresa...
• ap 5 hurt, 2 critically, in Kansas oil-drilling explosion SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say five people have been hurt, two of them critically, in an explosion at a western Kansas oil field. KWCH-TV (http:...
• reuters Stock, bond markets could see sharp declines- U.S. financial watchdog By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Stock and bond markets may be riding for a fall as equity prices soar and interest rates stay low, a federal m...
• ap Romanian gets 5 years for $5 million ATM theft scheme in US NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Romanian national was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for participating in a scheme that stole bank account informatio...
• reuters Scaramucci weighs SkyBridge Capital sale - Bloomberg Dec 13 (Reuters) - Anthony Scaramucci, a member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, is planning the sale of SkyBridge Capital as he seeks a po...
• ap Federal judge wants to see Clinton emails search warrant NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has directed the U.S. government to show him any search warrant application used to gain access to a new batch of Hillary Cli...
• ap Federal appeals court upholds Virginia voter ID law RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Virginia law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, rejecting a challen...
• ap Large protests in Poland as leader vows to stifle opposition WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters marched Tuesday from the former Communist party headquarters in Warsaw to the offices of Poland...
• reuters Nigerian parliament opens inquiry into long-disputed Shell, Eni oil field ABUJA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's lower house opened an investigation on Tuesday into an offshore oil field owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, the latest ...
• reuters Venezuela frees four jailed Maduro opponents By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Venezuela freed on Tuesday another four opponents of President Nicolas Maduro, but activists demanded the imm...
• ap No cause yet in Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Investigators said Tuesday that they still can't pinpoint a specific cause in the fire that killed 36 partygoers in an Oakland warehou...
• ap Cross country team apologizes for lewd emails about women AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college's men's cross country team is apologizing for emails some team members sent making sexual comments about female...
• afp Jammeh's party contests Gambia vote despite calls to 'go' Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's ruling party on Tuesday filed a court challenge to election results that showed he lost to opponent Adama Barrow, just as a qua...
• ap British man gets prison time in Trump attack case in Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 20-year-old British man diagnosed with mental illness was sentenced to about four more months in a U.S. prison for trying to grab a police...
• ap 4 months after Olympics, organizers unable to pay some bills RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Almost four months after the Olympics ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million ow...
• reuters U.S. Senate panel plans hearing on Russia hacking in January -spokeswoman WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans a closed briefing and a public hearing on the Russia hacking issue as soon a...
• ap The Latest: Armed man who searched restaurant comes to court WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a man who fired an assault weapon in a pizza restaurant while investigating an internet conspiracy theory (all times local): ...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - Dec 14 WELLINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand media. Stories may be taken from papers or Internet editions. Reuters ...
• reuters Senate fight looms after Trump taps Exxon CEO as top U.S. diplomat By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump named the head of Exxon Mobil Corp, Rex Tillerson, as his choice for U.S. secret...
• reuters Russia declares Aleppo offensive over, U.S. dubs it 'modern evil' By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Syrian government military offensive in Aleppo, backed by Russia and Iran, was over, Russia's U.N. e...
• ap Mexico rights agency to accompany returning migrant caravan MEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants returning to Mexico for the holidays will form a caravan of at least 150 vehicles to travel from Nuevo Laredo to their homes in c...
• reuters Stocks rise with Dow near 20,000; dollar steady before Fed By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - World stock indexes rose while the dollar held steady on Tuesday as investors turned their focus to the...
• ap Putin: Disruptions of EU gas supplies via Ukraine possible MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel of a threat to the gas supplies Russia sends to Europe via...
• ap Jurors review tapes in Florida woman's murder-for-hire trial WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Undercover audio and video recordings are again being played for jurors deliberating the fate of a Florida woman accused of tryi...
• ap Google's self-driving car project gets a new name: Waymo SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The self-driving car project that Google started seven years ago has grown into a company called Waymo, signaling its confidence that it...
• ap Thousands celebrate Sounders victory in parade SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of fans are celebrating the Seattle Sounders' MLS Cup victory over Toronto with a jubilant parade through downtown Seattle. Crowds l...
• afp Israelis protest in support of West Bank outpost Several hundred residents and supporters of an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday rallied outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
• afp Syria rebels to leave Aleppo under evacuation deal Civilians and rebel fighters were to start evacuating from Syria's Aleppo "within hours" under a deal reached Tuesday that would end years of opposition resi...
• ap Argentina prosecutor launches probe into Macri after decree BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor in Argentina on Tuesday launched an investigation into President Mauricio Macri for signing a decree allowing fam...
• reuters Ex-Guinean mines minister accused by U.S. of laundering bribes NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged a former minister of mines in Guinea with engaging in a scheme to launder bribe payments he ...
• reuters Four suspected al Qaeda members killed in drone strike in Yemen - officials DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Four suspected members of al Qaeda's Yemen branch, including a local commander, were killed on Tuesday by a drone strike on their v...
• pa EFL to pass on letter about football academy to Operation Hydrant The English Football League is planning to pass a letter about the Bob Higgins Soccer Academy written to clubs in 1989 to Operation Hydrant, the ongoing poli...
• ap BC-SOC--English Standings Everton 2, Watford 3 Sunderland 0, Swansea 3 Bournemouth 2, Burnley 3 Stoke 1, Arsenal 3 Crystal Palace 3, Hull 3 Manchester City 2, Leicester 4 West Bromwic...
• pa Liquid mud and cold weather among problems for Syrian refugees in Lebanon Liquid mud is the latest challenge facing the 92 Syrian refugee families who call a collection of makeshift huts and tents in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley their ho...
• pa 'Evil' cannibal jailed for 24 years for bondage murder of police officer An "evil and calculating" cannibal killer has been jailed for life for strangling a police officer during a bondage sex session and then cooking and trying t...
• pa Theresa May leads tributes to former cabinet minister Lord Prior Theresa May has led tributes to Conservative former cabinet minister Lord Prior ,who has died aged 89. Jim Prior served for five years in Margaret Thatcher's...
• pa Cristiano Ronaldo targeting a fifth Ballon d'Or success Cristiano Ronaldo set himself the target of retaining his status as the world's best player after winning the Ballon d'Or for a fourth time on Monday night. ...
• afp Kanye West emerges from hospital to meet Trump Rap superstar Kanye West on Tuesday delivered a surprise even in this most unusual of political years -- he met President-elect Donald Trump, marking the art...
• pa Felicity Jones to tread red carpet for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story premiere Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's leading star Felicity Jones will walk the red carpet at a very special premiere event for the launch of the new film in London...
• pa Theresa May accuses Labour of 'turning a blind eye' to anti-Semitism Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Labour of "turning a blind eye" to anti-Semitism, as she announced new measures to "call out" perpetrators of hatred a...
• pa Aid drops over Syria too risky for 'sitting duck' planes, says Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has said aid drops over Syria are too great a risk under current conditions, warning transport aircraft would be "sitting ducks". The Foreign S...
• pa Government CCS agency not good value for taxpayers, National Audit Office says A troubled agency responsible for buying around £2.5 billion of goods and services for Whitehall and public sector bodies has so far failed to achieve good v...
• pa Dario Gradi pledges to assist the authorities after interim suspension confirmed Crewe's director of football Dario Gradi has vowed to assist the authorities after the club confirmed that he has been suspended on an interim basis. It is u...
• pa Families 'left to suffer as NHS fails to investigate patient deaths properly' There are "system-wide" problems in the way NHS investigates patient deaths which leave family members in the dark about failures in care, a damning new revi...
• pa Trevor Bayliss frustrated by speculation over Alastair Cook's future Trevor Bayliss has described ongoing speculation about Alastair Cook's future as England captain as a "pain in the backside". Cook partially left himself a h...
• ap Activists of Syria's Aleppo share tormented goodbyes online BEIRUT (AP) — First came the distress calls from doctors in underground shelters and morgues. Then, residents under relentless bombardment in the few remaini...
• pa Oil prices soar as non-Opec countries agree cuts to production The price of oil surged on Monday morning following news over the weekend that a group of non-Opec countries have agreed to cut production. Brent crude jumpe...
• ap Ohio court revives claims in Notre Dame concussion suit CLEVELAND (AP) — A state appeals court in Cleveland has ruled that the widow of a former Notre Dame football player can proceed with lawsuit claims that he w...
• pa Calls to guarantee permanent residence for EU nationals ahead of Brexit talks European Union nationals living in Britain before Brexit formally begins should be guaranteed permanent residence now to ease the risk of NHS and social care...
• reuters Slack data management exposed BP to high safety risk -leaked report By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - BP's refining operations are exposed to high safety risks that can lead to deadly accidents and pollution as a resul...
• pa Manchester United to face St Etienne in last 32 of Europa League Manchester United will play French side St Etienne in the last 32 of the Europa League. United qualified as Group A runners-up and were paired with Christoph...
• pa Teenager died 'after hitting head on ground as he was tackled' A promising 17-year-old player died in a "tragic accident" after he slipped during a tackle and hit his head on the ground, an inquest has heard. Ronan Coste...
• ap ConAgra pleads guilty to shipping tainted peanut butter ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — After a decade-long criminal investigation into a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan peanut butter, a ConAgra executive ha...
• ap Paris exhibit celebrates UNESCO heritage site of Palmyra PARIS (AP) — Days after the Islamic State group seized back control of the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, a prescient exhibit was inaugurated in Paris on Tu...
• pa Jose Mourinho hopes to have Henrikh Mkhitaryan fit in time for Christmas Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is hopeful Henrikh Mkhitaryan will shake off his ankle injury in time for the Christmas fixture schedule. Mkhitaryan had...
• pa Children aged 11 calling Childline over unhappiness with their gender Children aged as young as 11 are calling Childline in record numbers to say they are unhappy with their gender, new figures show. Data released by the Nation...
• pa Dissident 'collected child abuse images over 15 years for research' A Russian dissident accused of making and possessing thousands of indecent photographs of children said he was doing research and that some of those involved...
• ap Oakland, county weigh $1.3B Raiders stadium financing deal OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A hearing to consider a new $1.3 billion stadium for the Oakland Raiders is underway at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Hall ...
• pa Harvey Proctor 'living in out-house' after losing job during police 'witch hunt' Former MP Harvey Proctor has been left living in an out-house without running water or an indoor toilet after he lost his job in the discredited Operation Mi...
• pa New trial shows drug similar to one denied AA Gill can help lung cancer patients A new immunotherapy drug similar to the one denied to writer AA Gill can significantly extend the lives of lung cancer patients, trial results have shown. Sc...
• pa Men who took part in cash handover with Brussels bombing suspect jailed Two men who took part in a £3,000 cash handover with Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini in Birmingham have been jailed for eight and three years. Zakari...
• pa Host of Golden Globe nods for La La Land with British talent also in reckoning Musical La La Land has received the most nominations for the Golden Globes, where a host of British talent will compete for awards. Damien Chazelle's film, w...
• ap Ex-boarding school priest charged with abusing boy in 1973 BOSTON (AP) — A former Episcopal priest who worked at several elite boarding schools pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1973 ...
• pa Dylan Hartley to learn Six Nations fate on Wednesday Dylan Hartley will learn on Wednesday if he will be available to lead England into the RBS 6 Nations after being sent off for the third time in his career. H...
• reuters Zika virus can keep growing in infant brains even after birth -U.S. CDC Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the mother became infected...
• pa London usurped by Belgium's Antwerp as 'cocaine capital' of Europe London is the cocaine capital of Europe - but only during the week, new analysis suggests. When use of the Class A substance on weekends is also taken into a...
• pa Tottenham struggling to cope with increased levels of expectation - Pochettino Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham are struggling to cope with increased levels of expectation this season. Spurs have won only two of their last eight Pre...
• pa Wife of Marine jailed for killing Afghan hopes he will be home in days The wife of a Royal Marine jailed for life for shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter has spoken of her hope that he will come home by the end of the week. ...
• pa 90% of councils 'won't meet Government housing targets' Nearly 90% of local authorities believe they will not be able to meet the Government's housing targets because of a lack of resources in their planning depar...
• pa Fears for woman missing after night out at club The disappearance of a 24-year-old woman following a night out is "extremely out of character", police have said. Louise Maloney was last seen at the Sugar B...
• pa Aid worker tells of mass starvation as major Yemen appeal launched A British aid worker has described the mass starvation in war-torn Yemen as unlike anything she has ever witnessed, as a charity appeal is launched to help c...
• pa Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames attacks Nicky Morgan over trousers row A senior Tory has attacked ex-education secretary Nicky Morgan's "unacceptable" comments on Theresa May's £995 leather trousers because they "trivialised" Br...
• pa Ferrari driver arrested after seven teenagers injured in collision A Ferrari driver has been arrested after seven teenagers were injured in a collision with his sports car. A 17-year-old boy and a girl aged 16 remain in hosp...
• pa Alleged train attacker 'shouted death to Muslims', passengers say A man who allegedly stabbed a train passenger was heard shouting "death to Muslims" and "go back to Syria". Police were called at 1.18pm on Monday to the inc...
• pa Claudio Ranieri excited as Leicester draw Sevilla in Champions League Claudio Ranieri has welcomed Leicester's Champions League draw against Sevilla as their debut campaign continues to the knockout stage. Having stunningly won...
• pa Football Association clinches £400million England kit deal England will continue wearing Nike until 2030 after the Football Association secured a new deal that could be worth in excess of £400million. The Three Lions...
• pa Philip Hammond denies PM intervened to block new funds for social care Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied the Prime Minister blocked him from announcing new funds for social care in last month's Autumn Statement. His comment c...
• reuters Iran to work on nuclear-powered marine vessels after U.S. "violation" of deal By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Shadia Nasralla BEIRUT/VIENNA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear...
• ap The Latest: Board meets to weigh $1.3 billion Raiders deal OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a $1.3 billion stadium financing deal for the Oakland Raiders (all times local): 11:25 a.m. The Alameda County Board of ...
• pa 'Racist, homophobic' National Action group to be banned under Terrorism Act A neo-Nazi movement is to become the first extreme right-wing group banned as a terrorist organisation, the Government has announced. An order laid in Parlia...
• ap From Trump tweet to 'Mr. Secretary': Confirming a Cabinet WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents generally get who they want in their Cabinets, and Donald Trump is likely to have a smooth time in the Senate with most of his p...
• pa India-England final Test expected to go ahead despite Chennai cyclone England discovered first hand the extent of disruption caused by Cyclone Vardah on their arrival in Chennai, where the final Test against India is still expe...
• pa Trump sets deadline for handover of businesses to two sons Donald Trump has said he will leave his businesses to his sons before January 20 in order to focus on running the US as president. In a series of tweets sent...
• pa Conte impressed with Terry but coy on captain's long-term future at Chelsea Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has praised the job injured captain John Terry has been doing during their nine-game unbeaten Premier League run - but would not b...
• pa Trainer Rob McCracken expects Anthony Joshua to beat Wladimir Klitschko Anthony Joshua's trainer Rob McCracken is "more than confident" his man will defeat Wladimir Klitschko next year to become undisputed heavyweight champion. T...
• afp History of Syrian rebel pullouts The agreement reached on Tuesday for Syrian rebels to withdraw from their one-time bastion of east Aleppo is the latest by opposition forces surrounded by go...
• reuters No deal reached to end Gambia crisis, Liberia's president says BANJUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is heading a mediation delegation to Gambia on behalf of West Africa's ECOWAS bloc, ...
• pa New Lloyds shares sale cuts Government stake in banking group to 7% The Government has sold off another chunk in taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group, taking its stake down to less than 7%. UK Financial Investments, which man...
• pa Arsenal hope to turn the tide after drawing Bayern for third time in five years Arsenal are staying upbeat as they look to finally topple Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16. Monday's draw in Nyon handed the Gunners another mee...
• reuters Gulf Cooperation Council condemns "barbaric shelling" of Aleppo DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Arab states of the Gulf, including regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia, condemned on Tuesday what they described as "the barbaric ...
• pa Train attacker shouted: 'Death to Muslims' A man who allegedly stabbed a train passenger was heard shouting "death to Muslims" and "go back to Syria" remains in police custody. Police were called at 1...
• ap Asian envoys urge Trump to reconsider on TPP trade pact WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-allied Asian ambassadors on Tuesday urged President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership t...
• ap Wolf that escaped from Idaho wildlife park killed by owner REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — A wolf that escaped from a drive-thru wildlife tourist attraction in southeastern Idaho has been shot and killed by the owner of the bu...
• pa Jurgen Klopp blasts Gary and Phil Neville for criticising keeper Loris Karius Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has launched a withering attack on pundit Gary Neville after the former Manchester United defender's criticism of goalkeeper L...
• pa SNP 'tempted' to stand candidates in England - Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon could be "tempted" to stand SNP candidates in England. In a Big Issue interview, Scotland's First Minister said she has had a lot of contact ...
• ap Stein plans to donate leftover money raised for recounts MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said Tuesday that she will donate any money left over from her bids to force election reco...
• pa Basildon and Slough lead house price boom as central London loses lure Towns such as Basildon and Slough have seen house prices surge by nearly 20% over the last year - while values have fallen in parts of top-end central London...
• ap Bobsled, skeleton officials moving worlds out of Russia Avoiding what would have almost certainly been a widely boycotted world championships, international officials pulled this season's biggest bobsled and skele...
• pa I'm alive and well says James Haskell after false reports of death England flanker James Haskell has reassured fans he is alive after rumours surfaced on the internet that he had died of a steroid overdose. Other claims to h...
• pa Charities in Supreme Court fight over payout to woman left out of mother's will A six-figure award to an estranged daughter who was left out of her mother's will has come under challenge at the UK's highest court. Supreme Court justices ...
• pa Premier League boss accuses ex-FA chiefs of 'cheap shot' in football reform row Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore has hit back at criticism from five former Football Association bosses saying their complaint about the l...
• ap Oklahoma court tosses abortion law on hospital privileges OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a law requiring abortion clinics to have doctors who have admitting privileges at hospit...
• ap Civil rights groups oppose Boston plan to comb social media BOSTON (AP) — Several civil-rights groups are urging the city of Boston to withdraw a proposal to spend $1.4 million on high-tech software that would comb so...
• afp Woods to play at Riviera in February Tiger Woods on Tuesday confirmed plans to play in February's Genesis Open in Los Angeles, returning to the tournament where he made his PGA Tour debut for th...
• reuters "Get us out of here": desperate Aleppo residents fear arrest, death By Laila Bassam and Lisa Barrington ALEPPO, Syria / BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - As the four-month siege of eastern Aleppo neared its end, some survivors trudg...
• reuters Dutch Cup last 16 results Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results from the Dutch Cup Last 16 matches on Tuesday Last 16 Tuesday, December 13 FC Volendam (II) - VVSB (III) 4-1 (halftime: 3-1) Nex...
• reuters ICRC says ready to help in east Aleppo evacuation GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stands ready to act as a neutral intermediary in an evacuation from eastern Al...
• ap Italy's new government wins 1st of 2 confidence votes ROME (AP) — Premier Paolo Gentiloni easily won a vote of confidence Tuesday night from the Italian Parliament's lower chamber for his new government, overcom...
• reuters New Italian PM wins first confidence vote, pledges to support banks By Gavin Jones and Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won an initial vote of confidence in the lower house of pa...
• reuters U.S. sanctions money exchanges, Syrian man for financing Islamic State WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday blacklisted two Iraqi and Syrian money service businesses for helping Islamic State move its mone...
• ap Governor, tribal leader discuss reducing protest tensions BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault have met to discuss reducing tensions between law of...
• ap 4th man charged with murder in quadruple SC killing ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged a fourth man with murder in the killings of four people at a rural South Carolina home nearly 18 months ago ...
• afp Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO Global progress on controlling malaria risks stalling due to an "urgent need" for more funding, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its annual repo...
• ap Israeli PM visits Azerbaijan, hails close ties BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hailing close ties with Azerbaijan on a visit to the ex-Soviet Caspian Sea nation. Follo...
• ap 3 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday WASHINGTON (AP) — By just about everyone's estimation, the Federal Reserve will have an announcement to make Wednesday afternoon: It's raising interest rates...
• ap US sanctions exchange houses sending cash to Islamic State WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government says it is sanctioning two Middle Eastern exchange houses and an individual accused of helping to funnel cash to the Is...
• ap Minister: Romania to beef up military spending due to Russia BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's defense minister says his country will be strengthening its defenses after being faced with Russia's growing military pre...
• ap Mexico finds 2 border tunnels leading into US MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police and soldiers have discovered two tunnels in the border city of Tijuana that lead into California. The tunnels were found in...
• ap The Latest: Gates says he and Trump talked big ideas WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump's transition to the White House (all times EST): 1:53 p.m. Bill Gates says he and Donald Trump t...
• afp US unveils 'V2V' plan for cars to talk to each other US officials announced a proposal Tuesday to help speed up the adoption of autonomous vehicles by requiring new cars to communicate with each other and "spea...
• ap Ones, zeroes stolen off addresses on homes are returned PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scores of ones and zeroes stolen from addresses mounted on the homes of Philadelphia residents have been returned. The news website Billy...
• reuters North Korea rejects U.N. report on abductions, separated families By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - North Korea protested on Tuesday against a U.N. report on alleged abductions of foreign nationals by Pyongyan...
• ap Football, 'This Is Us' help NBC to another Nielsen win NEW YORK (AP) — Another week of football meant another winning week for NBC, according to the Nielsen company. A pair of NFL face-offs handed NBC the week's ...
• ap NTSB transcript gives new details of El Faro's final voyage JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The El Faro's data recorder shows that the doomed ship's captain urged a frightened crew member to move quickly to abandon ship in ...
• reuters World Bank lends Albania $71 mln for tourism infrastructure TIRANA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it had given Albania a $71 million loan to upgrade infrastructure in four southern towns to help at...
• ap Drivers' strike cripples train services in southern England LONDON (AP) — A 48-hour strike by train drivers crippled rail services Tuesday in southern England as a long-running dispute delayed and canceled journeys fo...
• ap The Latest: Cell towers down; no fire evacuation text alert GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the East Tennessee wildfires (all times local): 1 p.m. Officials say a text message warning residents to evacuate amid...
• reuters Mike Pence look-alike raises money for LGBT charities in Times Square By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - New York City's Times Square has long been famous for its neon advertising, giant billboard...
• reuters Canada should require plain packaging on pot products -panel By Leah Schnurr and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for re...
• ap 'It's a dream': Afghan boy finally meets idol Lionel Messi It was an image that touched the hearts of millions: A 5-year-old Afghan boy wearing an improvised Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag. Now, nearly a...
• ap Macedonian opposition leader contests election defeat SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's opposition leader on Tuesday challenged the official results of the country's weekend parliamentary elections, and said ...
• reuters Meet Waymo, Google's self-driving car company By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project recast itself as Waymo on Tuesday, an independent entity ...
• ap Lawsuit: Men treated unfairly in college sex assault cases DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Drake University student who says the Des Moines-based university failed to consider his allegations of sexual assault again...
• ap Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 5-11 NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 5-11. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: Dallas ...
• reuters Corruption probe into Peru's president reopened LIMA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The office of Peru's attorney general has reopened a corruption inquiry into whether President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski helped a Brazil...
• ap Brazilian UFC fighter Cris 'Cyborg' becomes US citizen LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brazilian UFC fighter Cris "Cyborg" Justino became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday. The 31-year-old from Curitaba,...
• ap Will Smith channeled personal grief for his latest role NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith had already begun researching his role for "Collateral Beauty" when he learned that his father was terminally ill. Smith said at t...
• ap Trump invites Senate clash with Tillerson State nomination WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is inviting a clash in a narrowly divided Senate by selecting Rex Tillerson for secretary of State despite well-publicized con...
• reuters Sunderland's Defoe relishing the pressure of relegation scrap By Claire Bloomfield LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe is revelling in the pressure that comes from being the man whose goals are e...
• reuters Monsanto shareholders back Bayer deal, CEO hopeful of U.S. approval By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Shareholders of U.S. seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto Co approved the company's $66 billion acquisition by ...
• reuters U.S. strike kills Islamic State militants linked to Paris attacks WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Syria last week killed two Islamic State leaders linked to the Nov. 13, 2015 attacks in Paris that kill...
• afp Tunisian court okays marriage of pregnant 13-year-old A Tunisian court has approved the marriage of a 13-year-old girl to a relative who made her pregnant, an official said Tuesday. The judgement triggered anger...
• ap Ohio governor gets 20-week abortion ban, heartbeat bills COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two differing abortion bans have arrived at Ohio Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-sikz) desk, and lobbying is intensifying for and against the ...
• reuters Japan's JNFL in talks on taking Areva minority stake-source Dec 13 (Reuters) - French authorities are ready to launch a capital increase for state-owned nuclear group Areva and are in talks with Japan's JNFL about tak...
• ap Felicity Jones joins ranks of classic of Star Wars heroines SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Star Wars" gets a bad rap for being a boy's club, and sometimes rightfully so, but the truth of the matter is that women have always be...
• afp Crew injured in US Marine aircraft 'mishap' off Japan Five crewmembers aboard a US Marine MV-22 Osprey in Japan were injured Tuesday when the tilt-rotor aircraft suffered a "mishap" and landed in shallow water, ...
• reuters Kanye West meets Trump, fueling speculation about role for rapper By Gina Cherelus NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Kanye West met Republican President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Tuesday, sending social media into a f...
• reuters Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016 By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens agai...
• reuters Trump weighs two more U.S. lawmakers for top Interior post -POLITICO WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering U.S. Representatives Raul Labrador of Idaho and Ryan Zinke of Montana for Int...
• reuters Brazil Senate passes spending cap in win for Temer By Anthony Boadle and Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian senators on Tuesday passed a 20-year public spending ceiling proposed by President...
• reuters Boeing to move defense unit headquarters to Washington, D.C. Dec 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would move the headquarters of its defense unit to Washington, D.C. from St. Louis, a move that coincides wit...
• ap John Glenn's Ohio birthplace considered for historic status CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — A New York graduate student is trying to get the Ohio birthplace of the late John Glenn nationally recognized as a historic landmark. ...
• afp Deal to evacuate civilians, fighters from Aleppo: rebel official An agreement for the imminent evacuation of civilians and opposition fighters from east Aleppo in Syria has been reached, a rebel official told AFP on Tuesda...
• reuters Desperate to dump soon-worthless cash, Venezuelans flock to banks By Girish Gupta CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Lining up from dawn with backpacks and plastic bags full of cash, Venezuelans flocked to banks across ...
• reuters U.S. Energy Dept balks at Trump request for names on climate change By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald T...
• ap AP News Guide: Trump's business ties around the world NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says his business is "great," and you'll have to trust him on that. One of the few things an outsider can know for sure is that ...
• reuters New Irish rent controls to cap increases in major cities By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ireland's government proposed temporary controls on residential rents on Tuesday to limit annual increases in th...
• ap Colorado electors appeal ruling that binds them to Clinton DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado electors made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to revive their longshot attempt to deny Donald Trump the presidency, appealing a federa...
• reuters Nyrstar replaces chief executive after less than two years BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Zinc producer Nyrstar said on Tuesday its chief executive, who steered the company away from a venture into mining, has stepped ...
• reuters White House: Iran's nuclear vessel order does not violate atomic deal WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that Iran's ordering of its scientists to develop systems for nuclear powered marine vessels d...
• reuters Syrian rebels say Aleppo truce deal struck, to take effect shortly BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said a ceasefire with government forces in Aleppo, agreed after talks between insurgents and Damascus's ally Russia,...
• ap Judge throws out hazing lawsuit claims against Penn State HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A county judge is dismissing a former Penn State student's claims against the university over allegations of hazing and sharply narrow...
• reuters Microsoft co-founder Gates, Trump discuss innovation WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a good conversation ...
• reuters WhatsApp, Skype face tighter constraints under new EU privacy rules - draft By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Messaging services such as Microsoft's Skype and Facebook's WhatsApp face stricter rules on the way they handl...
• afp Nigeria orders witness secrecy in trial of separatist A Nigerian court on Tuesday ordered that the identities of witnesses in the high-profile treason trial of a separatist leader be kept secret over fears they ...
• ap US halts some Saudi arms sales over Yemen deaths concerns WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is terminating some sales of military arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns about the killing of civilians in Yemen by a Sau...
• ap The Latest: Prosecutor wants protesters to pay court costs BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 12:35 p.m. A North Dakota prosecutor wants people a...
• ap Gov't to require cars be able to talk to each other WASHINGTON (AP) — All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure u...
• reuters Court says Colombia can speed peace laws through Congress BOGOTA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Colombia's government can move laws needed to carry out the country's peace deal with the Marxist FARC rebels through Congress mor...
• ap Reno boy shot by school police remains in coma after stroke RENO, Nev. (AP) — The lawyer for a 14-year-old Nevada boy who was shot by a school district police officer last week says the teen remains hospitalized in a ...
• ap 4 London-based EPL clubs implicated in sex-abuse scandal LONDON (AP) — Individuals at four London-based Premier League clubs are among those being investigated by the city's police force as part of the escalating s...
• reuters Italy PM wins initial vote of confidence in lower house of parliament ROME, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won an initial vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday after laying ou...
• reuters Captain of doomed ship El Faro: 'We're gettin' conflicting reports' By David Ingram Dec 13 (Reuters) - The captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship that sank near the Bahamas last year, killing all 33 onboard, told a crew member ...
• afp Fed meet begins with rate hike expected The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday began a two-day meeting on monetary policy, with markets and observers expecting an interest rate hike, only the second in ...
• reuters Woods to play 2017 PGA Tour event at Riviera Dec 13 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, who has not competed on the PGA Tour since August 2015, will return to the U.S. circuit at next year's Genesis Open in Pacifi...
• reuters Stock, bond markets could see sharp declines- U.S. financial watchdog By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Stock and bond markets may be riding for a fall as equity prices soar and interest rates stay low, a federal m...
• ap Roof attorneys now say they will call witnesses during trial CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of slaying nine black people during a Bible study at a South Carolina church said Tuesday they planned ...
• ap Puerto Rico police to crack down on Uber in tourist zones SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico say they will crack down on Uber drivers who attempt to pick up passengers in designated tourist zones acr...
• afp US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaign The White House has blocked the transfer of precision munitions to ally Saudi Arabia, amid anger about the civilian death toll from the kingdom's bombing cam...
• ap Twitter restores white nationalist group leader's account BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Twitter has restored a white nationalist group leader's personal account less than a month after the social media company suspended i...
• reuters European anxiety deepens over "disruptive" Trump presidency By Noah Barkin BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Late last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel's top foreign policy adviser was asked what a Donald Trump presidency wou...
• reuters Aleppo military operation to end within hours -Russian U.N. envoy UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told the Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian-backed Syrian Army's military...
• ap Fear of Trump pledges linger at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast CHICAGO (AP) — Heckel Villa noticed something different as tens of thousands of Catholics made their annual pilgrimage to a suburban Chicago shrine to Mexico...
• ap Jerusalem mayor hopes Trump will move US Embassy to the city JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem's mayor said Tuesday that he is confident Donald Trump will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a break in U.S. ...
• reuters Chinese bidders walk away from Osram takeover - sources FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chinese interest in a takeover of lighting group Osram Licht AG has cooled amid signs of mounting political opposition to Chine...
• ap Democrats to GOP: Run fair investigations of Russian hacking WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats prodded Republicans on Tuesday to be aggressive and even-handed as lawmakers prepared to run investigations into U....
• ap Soccer team air crash survivor returns to Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A soccer player who survived an air crash that killed most of his teammates has returned to Brazil. Doctors say goalkeeper Jackson Foll...
• ap Toure gets 18-month ban for drunk-driving MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been banned from driving for 18 months after admitting to drunk-driving, despite saying ...
• ap Beyonce rules again, tops NAACP Image Award nominations LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce leads the field in the NAACP Image Award nominations, but there's a friendly rival close behind: sister Solange. Beyonce received ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St extends record rally, Dow closes in on 20,000 By Tanya Agrawal Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks reached all-time highs on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average less than 100 points away from the 2...
• reuters EU outlines benefits reforms delayed by Brexit vote STRASBOURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed new rules on Tuesday on what social benefits governments must pay to citizens from other EU s...
• reuters VR firm Survios gets investment from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dec 13 (Reuters) - Virtual reality game developer Survios said it raised $50 million in two financing rounds, including an investment from Hollywood film stu...
• reuters Western governments call for investigation of Afghan vice president By Mirwais Harooni KABUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum came under international pressure on Tuesday after a poli...
• reuters Syria's civil war to mar Obama legacy By Matt Spetalnick and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The fall of the last rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo could seal the fate ...
• reuters Military court jails 141 Brotherhood supporters over 2013 unrest CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A military court sentenced 141 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to up to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for ransacking public fa...
• reuters Argentine firm reaches $112.8 million deal with U.S. in FIFA probe By Mica Rosenberg and Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - An Argentine sports media company has agreed to pay about $112.8 million as part of a deal re...
• ap In Tennessee wildfires, officials estimate $500m in damage GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Local officials estimate that deadly wildfires in East Tennessee have caused more than $500 million in damage. Sevier County Mayor L...
• afp Afghan vice president accused of sexually assaulting rival Allegations that Afghanistan's first vice president and his guards sexually assaulted a political rival while holding him captive in his private compound pro...
• ap Sudan says Egypt seized gold miners from its territory KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan has accused Egypt of seizing Sudanese gold miners from its territory and confiscating their equipment. Sudanese state TV Ashoroo...
• ap The Latest: Stein says hurdles, 'extortion' stymied recount MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Jill Stein's presidential recount efforts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania (all times local): 11:55 a.m. Green Part...
• afp Israel probes poster of Netanyahu and noose Israeli police opened an investigation on Tuesday after a poster showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a hangman's noose was displayed at an art sch...
• afp Last hope for anti-Trump camp is the Electoral College Americans aghast over the idea of Donald Trump as president are turning to the Electoral College -- the somewhat puzzling, much criticized institution that w...
• reuters Romanian election winners play waiting game over PM candidate By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Romania's Social Democrat Party (PSD), the winners of Sunday's election, declined to meet ...
• ap Jake Gyllenhaal to star in 'Sunday in the Park with George' NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford will star in a Broadway revival of the musical "Sunday in the Park with George." The Academy Award nomi...
• ap Rapper Lil Uzi Vert charged over Atlanta dirt bike ride ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Lil Uzi Vert has been charged with reckless driving and a host of other counts after police say he and another man raced through the st...
• reuters Germany to seek penalties as Airbus A400M deliveries lag By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A sixth new Airbus A400M military transporter plane is due to land in Germany on Wednesday, with another likely t...
• reuters Boeing to move its defense unit headquarters to Washington, D.C. Dec 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would move the headquarters of its defense unit to Washington, D.C. from St. Louis. Nearly a dozen senior exe...
• reuters Meet Waymo, Google's self-driving car company By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ok. I mAlphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the techn...
• ap Tech leaders couldn't beat Trump; they'll meet him instead SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Technology leaders are about to come face-to-face with President-elect Donald Trump after fiercely opposing his candidacy, fearful that ...
• ap Nicklaus keeping busy with project in Turkmenistan ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus has been designing and building golf courses around the world for the last four decades, and most of his work has been ove...
• reuters Civilians and rebels can leave Aleppo until Wed night under deal- Turkish source ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - An agreement has been reached on a ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo, starting at 1500 GMT, and civilians or rebels who wish to leave wi...
• reuters Syria's Ahrar al Sham rebel group says "everyone" to be evacuated tonight to Aleppo countryside AMMAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The powerful Syrian Islamist rebel group Ahrar al Sham group said on Tuesday all of the fighters and civilians trapped in a tiny re...
• reuters Bollore turns up the heat on Berlusconi over Mediaset stake By Agnieszka Flak and Gwénaëlle Barzic MILAN/PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - French tycoon Vincent Bollore has raised the stakes in a battle with Silvio Berlusconi...
• reuters Messi meets Afghan boy famed for plastic bag shirt DOHA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A six-year-old Afghan boy, who shot to Internet fame this year by sporting a Lionel Messi shirt made out of a plastic bag, fulfilled...
• reuters New bank capital rules softened to ease European fears - sources By Huw Jones and Andreas Kröner LONDON/FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global banking regulators have softened proposed new capital rules in a bid to ease Euro...
• reuters West African leaders press Gambia's Jammeh to quit By Edward McAllister BANJUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria said on Tuesday Gambia's veteran ruler seemed receptive to a message from West African leaders that h...
• ap Bill would force White House hopefuls to release tax returns BOSTON (AP) — A lawmaker in Massachusetts is proposing that future presidential candidates be barred from appearing on the state's ballots unless they releas...
• reuters Italy's UniCredit and Mediaset boost European shares to 11-month high By Danilo Masoni and Atul Prakash MILAN/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Tuesday, helped by a rally in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit on pl...
• ap Turkey continues to detain hundreds in 'terror' probes ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday continued to round up people accused of involvement in an armed Kurdish movement labeled as a terrorist organization in the...
• ap The Cosby 13: Meet the women being asked to testify at trial PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a signature string of assaults spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his...
• ap France's new PM Cazeneuve seeks to extend state of emergency PARIS (AP) — In his first speech to parliament, France's new prime minister argued Tuesday for an extension of a year-old state of emergency, saying that's n...
• reuters E.Aleppo council head says civilians, rebels to be evacuated early Wednesday PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The president of the East Aleppo local council said on Tuesday a deal had been struck to evacuate civilians and rebel fighters from...
• reuters Chelsea and Man City fined for fracas LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chelsea and Manchester City have been fined 100,000 pounds ($126,770) and 35,000 pounds respectively for failing to control their ...
• reuters JK Rowling illustrated manuscript sells for $467,000 at auction LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A rare book hand-written and -illustrated by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling sold for $467,000 at auction in London on Tuesday,...
• reuters UN urges Syria, Russia, Iran to allow civilians to leave Aleppo UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged the Syrian government and its allies, Russia and Iran, to "u...
• reuters VistaJet gets lift from corporate belt-tightening By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Out-of-favour corporate jet ownership is fuelling growing demand for flights offered by business aircraft ope...
• ap Mexican female senator, ex-Olympian, beaten MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican senator and Olympic silver medalist Ana Guevara says she was beaten by unknown assailants after a traffic accident near Mexico Cit...
• ap Government seeks to dismiss Twin Metals mining lease lawsuit MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Government attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a company that's trying to renew its minerals leases so it c...
• ap 4 things to know about Russian presidential hopeful Navalny MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced Tuesday the formal start of his campaign to become Russian president in elections scheduled ...
• reuters Trump picks former Texas Governor Perry as energy secretary By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a source clos...
• ap Prosecutor clears police in NC man's fatal shooting CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have cleared two North Carolina police officers who shot and killed a man wanted for shooting and wounding a bus passenger...
• ap Obama set to sign bill boosting spending on cancer research WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign legislation on Tuesday that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse. The 21st Cen...
• ap Republican looks to overhaul Social Security WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees ...
• pa Individuals at four Premier League clubs under scrutiny in Met´s `abuse´ probe Scotland Yard says it has received 106 separate allegations so far.
• ap EPA awards $1.6M grant to help cut pollution in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a $1.6 million grant to help cut pollution at Puerto Rico's largest seaport...
• ap The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com Audible.com best-sellers for week ending December 9: Fiction 1. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, narrated by Joe Morton (Random House Audio) 2. Tom Clancy Tru...
• afp Chad's empty schools force 3 mn pupils to fill the time Robbed of school since September by widespread teacher strikes as growing numbers protest government austerity, three million pupils in Chad have had to seek...
• afp Jakarta's Christian governor stands trial for blasphemy Jakarta's Christian governor choked back tears as he gave an impassioned defence against blasphemy charges on Tuesday, in a court case that has stoked fears ...
• reuters EU ministers reject Austrian demand to halt Turkey's membership talks By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Austria failed on Tuesday in an attempt to get the European Union to halt membersh...
• reuters GM delivers its first Bolt electric car in Tesla's backyard By Joseph White Dec 13 (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday said it delivered its first Chevrolet Bolt electric car to a family in Fremont, California, h...
• ap Rowling's 'Tales of Beedle the Bard' sells for $467,000 LONDON (AP) — A handwritten and hand-illustrated volume of stories given by J.K. Rowling to the editor who launched her career sold at auction Tuesday for 36...
• ap Lawyers clash over use of accusers' names at Cosby hearing NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A judge admonished lawyers on both sides of Bill Cosby's sexual assault case Tuesday after a courtroom shouting match over the defense...
• reuters Russia says Aleppo evacuation deal does not apply to civilians UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russia's envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday that a deal for rebel fighters to leave their last pocket of territor...
• ap Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Fr...
• reuters EU vows not to pay for rebuilding of Syria if opposition is crushed By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Union will not pay towards rebuilding a post-war Syria if Moscow and Dam...
• reuters Brazil's Temer, Trump agree to form bilateral growth agenda BRASILIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Michel Temer called U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, agreeing to work together to improve busine...
• ap Man City, Chelsea fined combined $170,000 for melee LONDON (AP) — Manchester City and Chelsea have been fined a combined 135,000 pounds ($170,000) by the English Football Association after their players were i...
• reuters After Alaska flop, Shell's search for oil moves closer to home By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - In the waters off Malaysia, Royal Dutch Shell is finding gas quickly and cheaply to replenish depleting fields where...
• ap Venezuelan rush to unload bank notes before deadline CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans took a break from lining up to buy food and medicine on Tuesday and waited with hundreds of others to deposit bank note...
• pa Islamic State trio killed in Syria `included pair linked to Paris attacks´ Two militants believed to be tied to the November 2015 attacks in Paris have been killed.
• reuters After siege, Aleppo's famed Umayyad Mosque is damaged but endures By Laila Bassam ALEPPO, Syria, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The remains of the medieval Umayyad Mosque's felled minaret lie in its once-elegant courtyard along with di...
• reuters Top Saudi religious body condemns "criminal massacres" in Aleppo DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top religious body on Tuesday condemned what it said were "criminal massacres" by the Syrian government against civi...
• reuters Rebel official says first group will leave Aleppo in coming hours BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Turkey-based official for the Jabha Shamiya Syrian rebel group fighting in Aleppo said a first group of people would leave the r...
• reuters Bulgarian championship results and standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Bulgarian championship matches on Tuesday Tuesday, December 13 Montana 1 Vereya 1 Standings P W D L F A P...
• reuters Google self-driving car unit to become Waymo By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology c...
• reuters DBRS downgrades Monte dei Paschi to B (low) MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Credit rating agency DBRS said on Tuesday it had lowered troubled Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena's senior long-term...
• ap Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from...
• ap Hawaii volleyball coach takes leave for cancer treatment HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii has announced that its head women's volleyball coach will take a break to undergo cancer treatment. Coach Dave Shoji...
• reuters IMF's Lagarde grilled over "punch in the gut" payout to French tycoon By Chine Labbé PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde fought negligence charges in a Paris court on Tuesday, arguing s...
• ap Woman dragged from plane and arrested at Detroit airport ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Officers had to drag a woman off of a Delta flight at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after authorities say she didn't follow the proper b...
• reuters Bobsleigh-2017 worlds to be moved from Sochi - federation ZURICH, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton world championships will be moved from Sochi, Russia, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Fed...
• reuters Copper drops ahead of Fed meeting, after inventory inflow By Eric Onstad LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Some base metals fell on Tuesday ahead of an expected U.S. central bank decision to hike interest rates with copper...
• ap Italy's largest bank to shed jobs in aggressive overhaul MILAN (AP) — Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, said Tuesday it will unload 17.7 billion euros ($18.8 billion) in soured loans, raise billions in new money and...
• ap Iran, angered by US sanctions bill, considers atomic boats TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Tuesday ordered officials to draw up plans to build nuclear-powered ships and to show how the United States violated ...
• ap Japanese brewer Asahi to buy East Europe beer brands for $8B TOKYO (AP) — Japanese brewer the Asahi Group said Tuesday it plans to buy five beer brands in Eastern Europe for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion). Asahi said...
• ap ICC accuses UN council of failing to act on Darfur fugitives UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor is accusing the U.N. Security Council of failing to take "swift and concrete action" agai...
• ap EU slows Turkey membership talks over coup crackdown BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey's security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of off...
• reuters Portuguese police search ministry, hospitals, Octopharma in graft investigation LISBON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Portuguese police searched health ministry offices, hospitals and the offices of Swiss company Octapharma on Tuesday in a corrupti...
• ap Spain extends its lead in Europe, in number of Taco Bells NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell plans to open 45 new locations in Spain, more than doubling the current count. The company said Tuesday that there are 31 restauran...
• ap Sad day for Paris tourists: Strike closes Eiffel Tower PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower — which is normally open every single day of the year — closed Tuesday because of a strike over salaries and working conditions...
• reuters Deal reached for rebel fighters to leave Aleppo -Russian UN envoy UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russia's envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday a deal has been reached for rebel fighters to leave the embattled Syr...
• ap Video of Egypt church bombing emerges, said to show attacker CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government on Tuesday released footage showing the bombing two days earlier at a Cairo church with images said to be of the alleged...
• ap Review: 'Rogue One' is a dark, exhilarating blast "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story " seemed suspicious on paper, like any film saddled with the dreaded "spinoff" label. For a while all the odds looked stacked a...
• pa Heartbreaking last Tweets from inside besieged Aleppo People trapped in Syrian town are under bombardment from government forces.
• reuters Czechs expect expansion of Chinese investment beyond M&A By Jason Hovet PRAGUE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic expects Chinese investment to gather pace as firms that have been buying up existing companies s...
• reuters South Africa holds South Sudan rebel Machar as "guest" By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar, who fled to Democratic Republic of Congo in August after fierce fight...
• reuters German discounter Lidl starts hiring for U.S. stores launch By Emma Thomasson BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German discounter Lidl, which has expanded rapidly in Europe to become one of the continent's biggest retailers,...
• reuters Murdoch's Sky deal: the political and regulatory hurdles By Kate Holton LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is racing to agree the final terms of a $14 billion takeover of European ...
• ap Russian opposition leader Navalny announces presidential bid MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday officially announced his bid to run in the 2018 presidential election, a move that politica...
• ap WGN America's 'Underground' set to debut new season in March NEW YORK (AP) — WGN America's drama "Underground" is set to premiere its second season on March 8, 2017, the network announced Tuesday. Set in a divided Amer...
• afp Trump taps ExxonMobil chief Tillerson as secretary of state US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as his nominee to be secretary of state, despite concerns on both sides of t...
• ap Monsanto shareholders approve Bayer's $57 billion takeover ST. LOUIS (AP) — Monsanto Co. shareholders on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $57 billion merger with Bayer AG, a deal that would combine two of the world'...
• ap Markets Right Now: US stock indexes extend record highs NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Major U.S. stock indexes are reaching record highs as big-name ...
• ap Oldest American, Adele Dunlap of New Jersey, turns 114 PITTSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey woman who is the oldest American is another year older. Adele Dunlap received balloons, and fellow residents at the Cou...
• reuters U.S. lawmakers urge end to Honduras security aid after murder of land rights activist By Chris Arsenault RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A group of U.S. lawmakers is making a year-end push to suspend millions of dollars i...
• reuters Stock indexes rise, dollar holds flat before Fed By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global stock indexes rose while the dollar held steady on Tuesday as investors turned their focus to th...
• reuters Syrian Zinki rebel group says deal reached to evacuate civilians and fighters from Aleppo AMMAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A main Syrian rebel group, Nour Din al-Zinki, which has a strong presence in the city of Aleppo, said an agreement had been reached...
• reuters Saudi Arabia engineers big shift in oil market sentiment: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has transformed sentiment in the oil market by assembling an unprecedented coalition of oil producing co...
• reuters Iceland's president calls on deadlocked parties to form government REYKJAVIK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Iceland's president has urged party leaders to come up with a plan to form a majority government after talks on building a coal...
• ap House owner pleads not guilty in Ohio firefighter's death HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The owner of property where a house fire led to an Ohio firefighter's death nearly a year ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday to aggravated ...
• afp Syrian children trapped in Aleppo attack: UN Many Syrian children separated from their families are trapped in a building under heavy attack in east Aleppo, the UN children's agency said Tuesday, quotin...
• ap Google, Cuba sign deal allowing fast access to company data HAVANA (AP) — Google and the Cuban government have signed a deal allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers on th...
• reuters Shell takes aim at British and German offshore wind deals By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell wants to buy into the British and German offshore wind markets as it attempts to shift its bus...
• afp Britain urges Assad to go as regime closes in on Aleppo Britain renewed a call Tuesday for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside, citing his "barbaric cruelty" towards Syria's people, as his forces stood poised ...
• afp Ex Congo VP Bemba could face eight years for bribing witnesses Prosecutors have asked for an eight-year sentence for former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, found guilty by the International Criminal Court of ...
• reuters UniCredit deal to offload bad loans sets bar high for Italian banks By Valentina Za MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - UniCredit has raised the bar for other Italian banks by announcing a radical clean-up of its balance sheet through ...
• reuters GRAINS-CBOT wheat up for fourth day; corn, soy rise on exports By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on support from strong exports of both commodi...
• reuters Sterling pares early gains as BoE meeting looms By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Sterling fell late on Tuesday after surging on higher-than-expected inflation numbers and softer government ...
• reuters South Africa holds South Sudan rebel leader Machar as "guest" JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar, who fled to Democratic Republic of Congo in August after fierce fighting, is being ...
• afp Migrant disaster boat skipper jailed in Italy An Italian court ruled Tuesday that the captain of a migrant boat that sank in 2015, killing up to 900 people, was responsible for the disaster, the Mediterr...
• reuters New Danish government hails Uber as competition boost COPENHAGEN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Denmark's new right-wing government will allow Uber to continue operating under new rules in order to encourage more competiti...
• ap Funeral for 2nd slain Georgia officer to be held this week AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — A funeral for the second of two south Georgia police officers killed last week will be held Wednesday. The funeral home handling the arr...
• reuters Ukraine's defence ministry says website hit by cyber attack KIEV, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry said on Tuesday its website was down due to cyber attacks that appeared aimed at disrupting it giving upd...
• reuters EU officials look into Rosneft sale for possible sanctions breach BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it is reviewing the details of Glencore's decision to buy a stake in Russian stat...
• ap Ski jumper Schlierenzauer postpones comeback, misses 4 Hills VIENNA (AP) — The Austrian ski federation says ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer is postponing his comeback from a knee injury and will sit out the Four Hills...
• ap From 'oops' to DOE chief; Rick Perry is pick for Energy WASHINGTON (AP) — He ran for president twice, but Rick Perry may be best known for two made-for-TV moments: uttering "oops" when he forgot the Energy Departm...
• ap Israeli officials will not meet visiting Swedish FM JERUSALEM (AP) — In an apparent diplomatic snub, Israel said Tuesday that none of its officials will meet with the Swedish foreign minister during a visit th...
• ap With 'Ditto' in lights, family concedes to next-door display WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit family is conceding that it can't match the neighbors' holiday display. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/2...
• afp Afghan bag shirt boy meets idol Messi An Afghan boy who became an internet sensation after pictures of him wearing an improvised Lionel Messi football shirt went viral finally got to meet his sup...
• reuters Murray, Kerber named ITF players of the year LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Briton Andy Murray and Germany's Angelique Kerber were named ITF World Champions on Tuesday, capping stellar years for the men's a...
• reuters Russian opposition leader Navalny plans to run for president in 2018 By Maria Tsvetkova and Denis Pinchuk MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian opposition figure and anti-graft campaigner Alexei Navalny announced on Tuesday he pl...
• reuters Germany to seek penalties as Airbus A400M deliveries lag By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A sixth new Airbus A400M military transporter plane is due to arrive in Germany on Wednesday, with another likely...
• reuters Saudi Arabia engineers big shift in oil market sentiment: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has transformed sentiment in the oil market by assembling an unprecedented coalition of oil producing co...
• reuters Syrian rebel official says full Aleppo truce being discussed BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - An official with a Syrian rebel group fighting in Aleppo said on Tuesday that an agreement had been in place with Russia to cease ...
• reuters Power utility Eskom to invite bids to expand South Africa's nuclear capacity By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South African power utility Eskom will this week invite bids to build nuclear reactors in the government's pus...
• pa Kanye West visits Donald Trump, who calls musician a `good man´ The singer entered Trump Tower sporting a new blond hairstyle.
• ap Canada task force makes recommendations for legal weed OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A federal task force tasked with coming up with recommendations for the legalization of marijuana in Canada says Canadians over 18 yea...
• ap Serb general's lawyers call for acquittal at genocide trial THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gen. Ratko Mladic's defense team called on United Nations judges Tuesday to acquit the former Bosnian Serb military chief, argu...
• reuters Trump meetings include rapper Kanye West, Microsoft founder Bill Gates Dec 13 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is holding a new round of meetings on Tuesday as he continues to form his administration before taking over from Democratic P...
• reuters European number one Stenson captures another award LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Twenty-four hours after winning the 2016 Golf Writers' Trophy, British Open champion Henrik Stenson was named the European Tour's ...
• reuters Angry Pescara fans hold Christmas dinner protest MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Around 100 angry supporters of relegation-threatened Pescara showed their displeasure at the team's results by staging a protest ou...
• ap Kansas woman who graduated from college at age 95 has died DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who became national news when she graduated from college at the age of 95, and continued taking classes until she was ...
• ap Brazil Congress approves controversial spending cap measure RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Congress has passed a measure to cap government spending over the next 20 years. The Senate's 53-16 vote on Tuesday sends the ...
• afp Putin heads to Japan for hot spring meet on disputed islands Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Japan Thursday to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the latest bid to reach a deal on a territorial dispute that has ...
• ap Carter says 3 key Islamic State militants killed in Syria AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AP) — U.S. airstrikes killed three key leaders of the Islamic State group in Syria, including two involved in last year's attacks in ...
• reuters Philippines' Duterte says he may not "be around" till end of term PHNOM PENH, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after ...
• ap Families bring class action against French drug maker Sanofi PARIS (AP) — A French association of people affected by an epilepsy drug that caused birth defects launched a class action against pharmaceutical company San...
• afp Monsanto shareholders back Bayer takeover Shareholders of Monsanto overwhelmingly approved Tuesday the $66 billion takeover of the US company by German chemicals giant Bayer. Nearly 99 percent of Mon...
• reuters U.S. proposes requiring vehicles to 'talk' to each to avoid crashes By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "ta...
• reuters Italian bonds yields hit one-month low on bank clean-up efforts By John Geddie LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italy's 10-year borrowing costs fell to a one-month low on Tuesday, as UniCredit announced the country's biggest ev...
• pa Trump confirms Rex Tillerson as pick to lead State Department Mr Tillerson said he was "honoured" by his selection.
• ap Patterson-UTI Energy plans to acquire Seventy Seven Energy HOUSTON (AP) — Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy plans to acquire Seventy Seven Energy in a nearly $1.8 billion stock deal. The proposed merger was announce...
• reuters Putin visit to Japan won't end islands dispute, Kremlin says By Vladimir Soldatkin and Denis Pinchuk MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian officials on Tuesday cautioned against expecting a breakthrough in its territorial...
• afp UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Aleppo at 1700 GMT The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to urgently address the crisis in Aleppo following reports that Syrian forces executed doze...
• afp Aleppo's famed Old City left 'unrecognisable' by war Once renowned for its bustling souks, grand citadel and historic gates, Aleppo's Old City has been rendered virtually unrecognisable by some of the worst vio...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St touches record high as post-election rally continues By Tanya Agrawal Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit all-time highs on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial average coming within striking distance of the 2...
• ap Grand Canyon hits 6 million visitors, setting annual record FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park has surpassed its visitation record for the second year in a row. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bi...
• ap Greece and IMF squabble over austerity and forecasting ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government and the International Monetary Fund squabbled Tuesday over further reforms the debt-hobbled country is being asked...
• ap Oklahoma may require restroom signs in anti-abortion effort OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma plans to force hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools to post signs inside public restrooms directing pregnan...
• ap Frankie Valli not crying as 'Jersey Boys' prepares to close NEW YORK (AP) — The guy who gave us the song "Big Girls Don't Cry" isn't tearing up over the imminent closing of the Broadway show about his life, "Jersey Bo...
• ap Chinese treated to clear views of another supermoon BEIJING (AP) — Another supermoon has landed in the skies over China. The moon shone brightly Tuesday night in Beijing, as the smog that often blankets China'...
• reuters Drought to intensify in Kenya in 2017, new early warning system shows By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenya needs to brace itself for worsening drought in 2017, the United Nations said on Tuesday, ...
• reuters UniCredit to raise 13 bln euros in Italy's biggest share issue By Stephen Jewkes, Gianluca Semeraro and Pamela Barbaglia MILAN/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, plans to raise 13 billion euros (...
• reuters Cosby's lawyers, prosecutors clash in court over female accusers By Joseph Ax NORRISTOWN, Pa., Dec 13 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Bill Cosby and Pennsylvania prosecutors clashed angrily in court on Tuesday over whether the def...
• ap Serie A title race shaping up to be a close one MILAN (AP) — Roma has transformed itself into a team that can win close games. The next step is to win what is certain to be a close race for the Serie A tit...
• afp 'Revenge porn' takes toll on millions, study shows It may be a jilted lover looking for payback after a breakup. Or it could be a hacker releasing intimate images of a celebrity. So-called "revenge porn" -- o...
• ap State government trying to cover up collapsed church deaths LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state government says only 23 people died in a collapsed church tragedy, an apparent attempt to cover up a death to...
• ap 58 percent of Mexicans work in informal economy MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new study finds that about 58 percent of jobs in Mexico are in the informal sector including categories such as unregistered vendors, ar...
• ap A look at key events in Syria's Aleppo since March 2011 BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government's capture of eastern Aleppo, held for more than four years by rebels, marks a horrific new chapter for Syria's largest ci...
• afp 'Order of Friendship': State Department nominee's Russia ties As head of US oil major ExxonMobil Rex Tillerson signed deals worth billions of dollars with Russia's state oil giant and received an award for "friendship" ...
• reuters German discounter Lidl starts hiring for U.S. store launch By Emma Thomasson BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German discounter Lidl, which has expanded rapidly in Europe to become one of the continent's biggest retailers,...
• reuters Proteon Therapeutics kidney drug fails key study, shares slump Dec 13 (Reuters) - Proteon Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday that its experimental chronic kidney disease drug failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage st...
• reuters Anglo Irish liquidators to make first payment to unsecured creditors DUBLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The liquidators of the lender at the heart of Ireland's 2010 financial crisis will pay an interim dividend of 25 percent to unsecu...
• reuters Slack management exposed BP to high safety risk -leaked report By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - BP's refining operations are exposed to high safety risks that can lead to deadly accidents and pollution as a resul...
• reuters U.S. Energy Dept balks at Trump request for names on climate change By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald T...
• ap Kanye West and Donald Trump meet, talk about 'life' NEW YORK (AP) — A newly blond Kanye West visited Donald Trump on Tuesday, and Trump said later they talked about "life." West stood silently next to the pres...
• reuters U.S. paves way for possible $1.7 bln tank sale to Kuwait -statement WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has given its approval for a possible $1.7 billion military sale to Kuwait for the recapitalization ...
• reuters U.N. chief Ban to brief Security Council on Aleppo UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will brief the Security Council on Syria's under-siege city of Aleppo at abou...
• ap Federal judge asked to block part of Florida abortion law TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to block additional parts of a contentious Florida abortion law. The American Civil Liberties Union o...
• ap UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq's Mosul MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The U.N. children's agency said Tuesday that about 35,000 children have fled from Mosul since Iraqi forces and a U.S.-led coalition launch...
• ap Dutch detain man suspected of involvement in terror group THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say a 40-year-old man suspected of involvement in a terror organization in Syria or Iraq was arrested recentl...
• reuters Canada should regulate recreational pot production -panel OTTAWA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for recreational use, while the provinces ...
• reuters UK's Phoenix gets approval to buy Deutsche Bank's Abbey Life Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain's Phoenix Group Holdings said a banking supervisory body had cleared its deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG's British insurance business...
• reuters Spurs may need to alter style to halt slump - Pochettino Dec 13 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur may need to find different ways to unlock the defences if they are to reignite their Premier League title bid, manager M...
• reuters Trump fills top jobs for his administration Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a transition official...
• reuters US to halt some arms sales to Saudi, citing civilian deaths in Yemen campaign By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen...
• ap Gambia security forces block access to electoral office DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambian security forces blocked access to the electoral commission office Tuesday, refusing to let staffers enter, as several West Afri...
• ap Ask Brianna: Can I enjoy the holidays without going broke? "Ask Brianna" is a Q&A column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I'm here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off s...
• reuters Soaring number of children in UK seeking help over gender identity - charity By Emma Batha LONDON, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of children in Britain contacting a helpline with concerns about their gender identity...
• reuters Iraqi Shi'ite forces aim to clear border strip with Syria By Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed BAGHDAD, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite forces fighting Islamic State west of Mosul aim to clear a large strip of land on ...
• ap Guyana to invest $11M to expand prison, ease overcrowding GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The South American country of Guyana says it will expand a jungle prison to house violent convicts and ease overcrowding at a city ...
• reuters CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains on rising energy, bank stocks TORONTO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index resumed a recent rally on Tuesday after a slip in the prior session, helped higher by gains among heavy...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar steady as traders await clarity on Fed rate hike path By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was steady against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday on uncertainty over whether the U.S. ...
• reuters Ivory Coast rain to lift cocoa crop, dry spell worries in some areas ABIDJAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week should boost next year's crop, although hot, dry conditions in...
• reuters U.S. proposes requiring vehicles to 'talk' to each to avoid crashes WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "talk" to one another u...
• reuters Brazil senate votes for spending cap, amendment to be enacted Thursday BRASILIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate voted 53-16 on Tuesday to pass the main text of a 20-year federal spending cap that is the centerpiece of Presid...
• reuters Spain should step up job creation, IMF says By Jesús Aguado MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Spain should step up the reforms that have helped its economy recover by taking extra measures to promote job crea...
• reuters Lufthansa threatens to reduce Frankfurt flights over fee row FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa warned that it could move some of its flights away from Frankfurt airport because of a fee structure t...
• reuters Nigerian President says Gambia's Jammeh was receptive to mediators BANJUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh had been very receptive to a delegation of West Af...
• afp New Snapchat 'Groups' allow chats with up to 16 users Snapchat rolled out a feature Tuesday for group chats with up to 16 people as the fast-growing social network sought to broaden its services ahead of an expe...
• reuters Contenders for senior jobs in Trump's administration Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump puts together his administration be...
• reuters Oil demand to grow more swiftly, too early to assess global output cut By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global oil demand will rise more strongly than expected next year, although it is too soon to assess fully the im...
• ap Trump's pick for top US diplomat has close ties to Russia DALLAS (AP) — ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the State Department, has close ties to Russia through years of dea...
• ap The Latest: Turkey detains 568 for alleged Kurdish ties ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Turkey's investigation into a deadly weekend attack near a soccer stadium in Istanbul. (all times local): 6:28 p.m. Turkey's In...
• ap Major champions and their major moments From 20 feet away, Dustin Johnson was just trying to hit the green. From 190 yards, he was going at the flag. Henrik Stenson made a 50-foot putt across the 1...
• reuters Guardiola will not change style despite Man City slump Dec 13 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has launched a staunch defence of his preferred possession-based style of play, saying the team's po...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil real, stocks up as Senate debates spending cap By Bruno Federowski SAO PAULO, Dec 13(Reuters) - Brazilian stocks and currencies rose on Tuesday on hopes that lawmakers would swiftly approve a key austerit...
• reuters South Africa coach Coetzee's future to be decided in January By Nick Said CAPE TOWN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The future of beleaguered Springbok coach Allister Coetzee will be revealed in January after he submitted a review...
• ap ESPN's Britt McHenry: Post-outburst stress caused eye damage ESPN reporter Britt McHenry says stress over a viral video that showed her hurling personal insults toward a towing company clerk may have led to a condition...
• ap Trump picks Exxon Mobil's Tillerson to lead State Department NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, calling the oil executiv...
• afp African leaders set for showdown with Gambia's Jammeh Four African heads of state landed in The Gambia on Tuesday with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to leave office, as the country's election comm...
• reuters Preparing for Trump, EU to back defence spending review -draft By Robin Emmott and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Union is set to call for a defence review process on Thursday that could nam...
• reuters Turkey detains hundreds over PKK links after Istanbul blasts ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkey has detained 568 people over alleged links to Kurdish militants in raids over the last two days, the interior ministry said...
• reuters UniCredit to raise 13 bln euros in Italy's biggest share issue By Stephen Jewkes, Gianluca Semeraro and Pamela Barbaglia MILAN/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, plans to raise 13 billion euros (...
• reuters Chinese bidders walk away from Osram takeover - sources FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chinese interest in a takeover of lighting group Osram Licht AG has cooled amid signs of mounting political opposition to Chine...
• reuters Serbian court postpones Srebrenica massacre trial until Feb BELGRADE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Serbian court delayed the trial on Tuesday of eight former Bosnian Serb policemen accused of mass killings during the 1995 Sre...
• reuters French hypermarket chain Auchan stepping up investment in Russia MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - French hypermarket operator Auchan is stepping up its investments in Russia, its third biggest market, saying the economy there ha...
• ap 'To Sir, With Love' author ER Braithwaite dead at 104 NEW YORK (AP) — E.R. Braithwaite, the Guyanese author, educator and diplomat whose years teaching in the slums of London's East End inspired the internationa...
• reuters Guinea Bissau prime minister names cabinet amid political crisis BISSAU, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau's newly-appointed prime minister Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo has named his cabinet, the government said in a statem...
• reuters No EU money for rebuilding Syria unless Damascus, Moscow allow Assad opposition By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Union will not pay towards rebuilding post-war Syria if Moscow and Damascus leave no space in...
• reuters French candidate Fillon attacked over 'fuzzy' healthcare plan By Richard Balmforth PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Francois Fillon, tipped to win France's presidential election next year, sought on Tuesday to dispel fears ove...
• afp Mosul: images of war for a war of images The battle is playing out not only on Mosul's streets but also in cyberspace, where both jihadist and Iraqi forces use online media and social networks to mo...
• ap Philippines' Duterte begins Cambodian state visit PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Tuesday on a state visit to Cambodia, where a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen wi...
• ap Police: Suspect sought in stabbing near California mosque SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Police in a Southern California suburb are still seeking a man suspected of a hate crime for stabbing a worshipper near a mosque, ...
• reuters Germany, France plan fund for start-ups in digital offensive BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - France and Germany said on Tuesday they planned to set up a 1 billion euro fund to support start-ups in a bid to boost Europe's di...
• ap Finland seeks life for Iraqi twins in IS-related killings HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish prosecutors are demanding life sentences for Iraqi twin brothers charged with Islamic State-related killings of at least 11 unarmed s...
• ap MLB rookie hazing rules ban dressing as women NEW YORK (AP) — That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned. Major League...
• ap IAAF to look into 2014 world indoors for Russian doping MOSCOW (AP) — The IAAF may reanalyze Russian samples from the 2014 world indoor track championships over suspicions that athletes who failed doping tests wer...
• ap Christie: Voters rejecting north Jersey casinos 'dumb move' NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie says it was a "dumb move" when New Jersey voters rejected a referendum to expand casino gambling to northern New Jersey. ...
• reuters Trump to pick former Texas Governor Perry as Energy Secretary WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a transition o...
• reuters Lilly to offer insulin at discounted prices to certain patients Dec 13 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday that certain patients could secure a discount of up to 40 percent on its insulin products through its par...
• ap Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski signs extension to 2021 MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract with the club through June 2021. The Bundesliga leaders say the 28-year-old ...
• ap UN finds South Sudan bodies with signs 'they were executed' KOBOKO, Uganda (AP) — Internal United Nations reports obtained by The Associated Press say U.N. officials in South Sudan found bodies with gunshot wounds "wh...
• reuters Atletico keeper Oblak to undergo shoulder surgery MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak will undergo shoulder surgery later this week, the La Liga club said on Tuesday. The Slovenia...
• reuters Italy convicts Tunisian over sinking that killed almost 700 migrants By Antonio Parrinello CATANIA, Sicily, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Tunisian man accused of being the captain of a migrant boat that sank killing almost 700 people w...
• reuters Dutch upgrade growth outlook, but may be too late for election boost By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch economy will grow by 2.1 percent next year, the government's forecasting office said on Tuesday, upg...
• ap Putin tries dog diplomacy before Japan talks over islands MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territ...
• ap Two-thirds of Palestinians no longer believe in 2-state deal RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Two-thirds of Palestinians believe a two-state solution to their conflict with Israel is no longer possible, a poll said Tuesday. ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Dow, S&P hit record highs; Fed meeting in focus By Tanya Agrawal Dec 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow hit fresh record highs on Tuesday as a post-election rally rolled on, with investors also keeping...
• reuters Apple AirPod headphones available for sale after 2-month delay Dec 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday its wireless AirPod headphones were now available through its website, two months after the company delayed thei...
• ap AP Photo Gallery: Niagara Falls lit up on dark winter nights NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation o...
• ap Emirati student killed by Ohio police officer shot 5 times HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio medical examiner says a United Arab Emirates citizen killed by a police officer after fleeing an Ohio Turnpike crash was shot fiv...
• pa Gymnast Amy Tinkler still struggling to come to terms with Rio stardom The 16-year-old´s efforts have seen her nominated for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
• reuters Egypt says church bomber linked to Muslim Brotherhood By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Mohammed Hassan CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber who killed at least 25 people in Cairo's main cathedral on Sunday was a ...
• reuters Syrian army says could declare control of East Aleppo "at any moment" ALEPPO, Syria, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Syrian army said it could declare full control over eastern Aleppo "at any moment" as it advanced against rebels holed ...
• reuters UAE student killed by Ohio police on Dec. 4 was unarmed -official Dec 13 (Reuters) - A college student from the United Arab Emirates was unarmed when an Ohio police officer shot him to death this month after a traffic accid...
• reuters Bayern striker Lewandowski extends deal to 2021 BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract with the German champions by two years to 2021, the club said o...
• ap CPJ: More journalists jailed than in nearly 3 decades NEW YORK (AP) — More journalists have been jailed this year by governments around the world than at any time in nearly three decades, primarily because of th...
• ap 1st SeaWorld park without orcas opening in Abu Dhabi in 2022 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Months after SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment ended its orca-breeding program amid pressure from animal rights activists, company official...
• reuters Paysafe rejects Spotlight Research report on illegal gambling Dec 13 (Reuters) - Paysafe Group Plc on Tuesday denied allegations from Spotlight Research, which claimed that the company was enabling both illegal gambling...
• ap Puerto Rico union sues government over $3M in federal funds SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico's largest labor unions has filed a lawsuit accusing the government of the U.S. territory of diverting more th...
• pa Football Association clinches £400m deal for Nike to make England kit The FA has signed a 12-year contract extension with Nike, effective from August 2018.
• reuters US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P, Dow hit record highs; Fed meeting in focus Dec 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting fresh record highs, as investors focused on the Federal Reserve...
• reuters Rapper Kanye West visits Trump Tower NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West visited Trump Tower on Tuesday morning but it was not clear if he would meet with President-elect Donald Trump...
• reuters Gambia military takes over offices of electoral commission BANJUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Gambia's security forces entered the building of the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday morning, instructed its chairman ...
• ap Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — She survived the first stone that struck her, then the second. One of the Islamic State group's fighters bent down and pressed his fingers...
• reuters Brazil's Senate begins final debate on spending cap BRASILIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian senators began a final debate session on Tuesday over a 20-year public spending cap proposed by President Michel Temer...
• ap Electronics store employees pitch in to buy Nintendo for boy VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. (AP) — Employees at a New York electronics store have come together to buy a Nintendo system for a boy who frequently plays video games t...
• reuters Uganda charges traditional leader at centre of unrest with terrorism By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Ugandan traditional leader was charged with terrorism on Tuesday after clashes between his guards and Ugan...
• reuters Turkey detains 568 people over PKK links after Istanbul bomb attacks - statement ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 568 people over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group in the last tw...
• pa US police force fakes arrest to help biker propose to girlfriend Daiwon McPherson tricked Shawna Blackmon after police descended on a petrol station.
• reuters Chelsea yet to open contract talks with captain Terry Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chelsea are yet to open talks over a possible contract extension for club captain John Terry whose current deal expires at the end of the ...
• reuters Syrian army, Iraqi militia accused of "slaughter" of civilians in Aleppo By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had reports that Syrian government troops and an allied I...
• reuters Philippines bank says no role in heist, Bangladesh Bank responsible Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh's central bank was channeled in February said on Tuesday that the ce...
• afp Trouble stirs in sands of Western Sahara Trouble is stirring in the remote sands of disputed Western Sahara in an area near the Mauritanian border where moves by the pro-independence Polisario Front...
• reuters Doping-Germany opposes bobsleigh world champs boycott, ready to host event BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Germany is against boycotting next year's bobsleigh and skeleton world championships in Sochi in protest against Russian doping bu...
• reuters Romanian election winner says won't attend president's consultations BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Romania's leftist Social Democrat Party (PSD), which won national elections, will not attend political consultations with the c...
• reuters France calls for UN Security Council meeting to discuss Aleppo abuses PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - France has called for an immediate U.N. Security Council resolution to discuss alleged atrocities being carried out in eastern Alep...
• ap Feds: Man who bilked investors extradited from Vietnam BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A detention hearing is scheduled this week for a former western New York businessman extradited from Vietnam to face charges that he sto...
• ap Poster of Netanyahu with noose sparks probe and debate JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel launched an investigation Tuesday into a poster bearing the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu behind a noose, sparki...
• reuters Vivendi does not plan at this stage to make unsolicited bid for whole of Mediaset-source PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - France's Vivendi does not plan at this stage to make an unsolicited bid for the whole of Mediaset, one source close to the matter s...
• ap Thai pardon expected to free Swiss man in 1MDB scandal BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss man connected with Malaysia's massive 1MDB financial scandal is expected to be freed from a Thai prison under a royal pardon applying ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher, Fed meeting in focus By Tanya Agrawal Dec 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to open higher on Tuesday, as investors keep a close watch of the Federal Reserve's two-day meetin...
• reuters Refugees bring a taste of Syria to German Christmas market By Michelle Martin and Ameenah Sawwan SCHILLINGSFUERST, Germany, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Alongside the traditional gluehwein and sausages on offer at a Christmas ...
• ap NCAA honoring man who inspired ALS ice bucket challenge BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts man who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge that's raised millions of dollars nationwide for ALS research is being hono...
• reuters IranAir hopes to finalise Airbus deal in two weeks By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus and IranAir will finalise a deal to buy aircraft in two weeks, the head of Ira...
• reuters Qatar calls for an emergency Arab League meeting on Aleppo -Al Jazeera DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Qatar called on Tuesday for an emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the situation in Aleppo, where Syrian government and allied...
• reuters U.S. import prices post largest drop in nine months By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices recorded their biggest drop in nine months in November on declining petroleum costs, with...
• reuters Greece and lenders seek to break impasse in reform targets By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Greece and its creditors resumed attempts on Tuesday to break an impasse on fiscal reforms as the country's left...
• reuters Japan's Asahi expands in Europe with AB InBev beer deal By Thomas Wilson and Martinne Geller TOKYO/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Asahi Group Holdings will buy a group of eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Bus...
• reuters EU, Canada start seeking partners for trade investment court BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission and the Canadian government appealed on Tuesday for other trading partners to join their planned investm...
• reuters Sweden sentences three men for smuggling in migrants STOCKHOLM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A court on Tuesday sentenced three men for organising the smuggling of 80 migrants into Sweden, hiring drivers to bring them in...
• reuters Inflation could overshoot ECB forecast on oil spike: governors TALLINN/BRATISLAVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation could overshoot the European Central Bank's projections as the price of crude oil surges on the ba...
• ap 2 Yazidi women accept EU's Sakharov Prize for human rights BRUSSELS (AP) — Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by the Islamic State group accepted the European Union's Sakharov Prize for human rights on T...
• ap Obama: President without briefings would be 'flying blind' NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama says any president who shuns daily intelligence briefings would be "flying blind" on national security matters, a stif...
• ap Pope marks 80th birthday Saturday with Mass and meetings VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is marking his 80th birthday on Saturday with a morning Mass with his cardinals and an otherwise "normal" day of back-to-bac...
• ap Malaysia, Singapore sign pact to build high-speed railway KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Singapore signed an agreement Tuesday to build a high-speed railway that would cut travel time between Kuala Lumpu...
• pa NHS trusts to face new obligation to publish preventable death statistics Mr Hunt said the UK would be the first country in the world to publish data on avoidable deaths at a hospital-by-hospital level.
• ap Chubby babies on the decline in aid program serving millions CHICAGO (AP) — Chubby babies and toddlers at risk for later obesity are on the decline in a government food program serving millions of kids, a glimmer of go...
• reuters China's Minsheng takes on U.S. funds in bidding for Novo Banco By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's Minsheng Financial Holding, U.S. funds Apollo and Centerbridge and private equity firm Lone Star are l...
• reuters Pardew bids to shore up leaky Palace defence Dec 13 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace are conceding too many goals in the Premier League and must tighten up the defensive side of their game, manager Alan Parde...
• reuters Fund managers most overweight bank stocks ever -BAML By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Fund managers have built up their biggest overweight position ever on bank stocks following Donald Trump's surpr...
• pa Fit again Toby Alderweireld insists he is happy at Tottenham "I signed for Tottenham for a reason and I love to play here," Alderweireld said.
• afp IMF agrees to Ivory Coast loans of $659 mn The International Monetary Fund has approved two loans totaling $658.9 million for the Ivory Coast, while welcoming recent economic and financial reforms mad...
• ap Jaguars, Dolphins, Browns, Rams to host 2017 London games LONDON (AP) — The Jaguars, Dolphins, Browns and Rams will be the home teams for next season's NFL games in London. The Baltimore Ravens will play Jacksonvill...
• ap Atletico's Aguilar to honor Chapecoense at Club World Cup SUITA, Japan (AP) — Representing South America at the Club World Cup has added significance following the plane crash that killed most of the Chapecoense tea...
• reuters Unusual Chile volcano activity sparks interest, worries By Antonio De la Jara and Rosalba O'Brien LAGUNA DEL MAULE, Chile, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A "unique" burst of activity at a little-known volcanic complex near th...
• ap Under IS rule, Mosul descended into darkness, dread, pain MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The first and second stones did not kill her. But the woman accused of adultery by Islamic State group extremists would not survive the th...
• afp Qatar, Kuwait to cut oil production from January 1 Oil companies in Qatar and Kuwait on Tuesday announced that they will reduce production levels from the beginning of the year. The reduction -- beginning on ...
• afp Remand hearing for Cairo church bombing suspects Four suspects in a Cairo church bombing which killed 25 people have been referred to state security prosecutors for a remand hearing, officials said on Tuesd...
• reuters U.S. import prices post largest drop in nine months By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices recorded their biggest drop in nine months in November on declining petroleum costs, with...
• reuters Dutch destroy 63,000 hens in response to bird flu outbreak AMSTERDAM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Dutch authorities ordered the destruction of 63,000 broiler hens on Tuesday after bird flu was identified at a poultry farm in ...
• ap Lawsuit filed on behalf of fallen Philadelphia firefighter PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the first female firefighter to die in the line of duty in Philadelphia is suing 30 fire equipment manufacturers in connect...
• reuters Bulgarian reformists in long-shot bid to form government SOFIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's small right-wing Reformist Bloc on Tuesday launched an against-the-odds bid to form a new government and avert a snap pa...
• reuters Argos's Christmas deliveries face driver strike threat - union LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Christmas deliveries from British retailer Argos could be disrupted by a strike over a pay dispute by drivers at one of its main d...
• pa Jurgen Klopp refusing to panic over Liverpool form He will be hoping his side can get back to winning ways against Middlesbrough on Wednesday.
• reuters Yemen's toxic trash mountain adds to war woes DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Many disasters loom over one of the poorest countries in the Middle East as it suffers through nearly two years of war, among them ...
• ap Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction BANGKOK (AP) — They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by...
• ap Man shot in leg during confrontation with Florida deputies LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a man who pointed a rifle at him. The incident happened Monday in Largo after ...
• reuters No sign of euro zone fiscal stimulus in 2017 borrowing estimates By John Geddie LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Calls for euro zone governments to ramp up spending to bolster their economies are falling on deaf ears, estimates ...
• reuters Italy convicts Tunisian over sinking that killed almost 700 migrants CATANIA, Sicily, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Tunisian man accused of captaining a migrant boat that sank in 2015 killing almost 700 people was found guilty of multi...
• reuters Russia's Gazprom Neft, Iran's NIOC agree Iranian oil field studies By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Oksana Kobzeva TEHRAN/MOSCOW/BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC...
• reuters Russia says wants peace deal with Japan but sees no quick fix MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russia wants to boost bilateral ties with Japan on all fronts and hopes to reach a peace treaty with its eastern neighbour, Kremli...
• pa Arsene Wenger: Arsenal are here to make history The Gunners boss hopes his side can return to Champions League action in February off the back of a fine domestic run.
• pa Walter Mazzarri focused on progression as Watford close in on top six Watford take on Manchester City on Wednesday.
• reuters Slovenian chambers say one extra holiday will hurt economy LJUBLJANA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Two Slovenian business organisations said the country's economy would suffer after parliament voted on Tuesday to make Jan. 2 a...
• reuters IMF's Lagarde says she was not negligent in payout to French magnate By Chine Labbé PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde sought on Tuesday to convince judges she was not negligent in si...
• ap Madonna's emotional speech on feminism earns props from Gaga NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna's emotional speech in support of feminism at Billboard's Women in Music awards has earned kudos from Lady Gaga. Madonna opened her re...
• reuters Malaysia's Axiata in $600 mln deal with Khazanah, Japanese firm KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Malaysian mobile network operator Axiata said that sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Innovation Network Corp o...
• reuters Pakistan International Airlines chairman resigns days after plane crash ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Azam Saigol has resigned, citing personal reasons, the company said on Tuesday, ...
• reuters Many Russian officials have good ties with Tillerson - Kremlin MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Not only Russian President Vladimir Putin but many other Russian officials also have good relations with Exxon Mobil Corp's Rex Ti...
• pa TalkTalk data hack boy given rehabilitation order and has tech devices seized The TalkTalk website was targeted more than 14,000 times after the boy exposed the vulnerability.
• reuters Gol signs leniency deal with Brazil prosecutors in graft probe SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Gol Línhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA agreed to sign a leniency accord with federal prosecutors after an internal probe found the B...
• ap Migrants are gone yet Calais builds new wall near highway PARIS (AP) — Funded by Britain, a wall has been built to stop migrants from jumping onto trucks in the northern French city of Calais heading across the Engl...
• reuters UniCredit share issue lifts banks before Fed meeting By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up on Tuesday, helped by gains in banks after Italy's largest lender unveiled a 13 billion...
• reuters Venezuela frees four anti-government activists, opposition says CARACAS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Venezuela released on Tuesday another four opponents of President Nicolas Maduro, but activists demanded the immediate freedom of...
• reuters Playa Hotels to be bought by TPG-backed firm Dec 13 (Reuters) - A blank-check company backed by private equity firm TPG, Pace Holdings Corp, is buying resort owner Playa Hotels & Resorts BV, creating a ...
• reuters Market taking Trump promises seriously, threats not literally: James Saft By James Saft Dec 13 (Reuters) - The stock market is taking U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promises of benefits like tax breaks seriously, but aren't ta...
• ap No pictures, please: BJ Novak back with new kids book NEW YORK (AP) — B.J. Novak is back to his old tricks. The actor and million-selling author is following up his beloved, all-words "The Book with No Pictures"...
• pa Inflation reaches two-year high, with higher price tags for clothing and food Sterling´s plunge to 31-year lows is expected to push up the cost of living as manufacturers pass on higher costs to consumers.
• afp Rex Tillerson, oilman with Putin ties, to lead State Dept Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil chief picked to head the US State Department, has built close ties with leaders around the globe, but most notably -- and contr...
• reuters Famine may have killed 2,000 people in parts of Nigeria cut off from aid by Boko Haram - analysts DAKAR, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 2,000 people may have died of famine this year in parts of northeast Nigeria which cannot be reached b...
• reuters Brazil, OAS in talks to revive plea deal, source says By Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors and legal advisers of OAS SA are resuming talks for a plea bargain deal linked ...
• reuters Catalan pro-independence leftists arrested for burning photos of King Felipe MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two members of the far-left, pro-independence Catalan party CUP after they failed to appear in ...
• reuters Chelsea defender Azpilicueta extends contract to 2020 Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract that runs until 2020, the Premier League club said on t...
• reuters As drug approvals dive in 2016, returns on R&D deteriorate By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The global pharmaceuticals industry is set to win the lowest annual number of new drug approvals this year since ...
• reuters Modi's cash crackdown sends India's retail inflation to two-year low By Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - India's retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock ...
• reuters Atletico facing worst crisis under Simeone, says Gabi MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid are facing the biggest crisis of the Diego Simeone era after falling 12 points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid,...
• reuters Goldman Sachs flips from copper super-bear to super-bull: Andy Home By Andy Home LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street heavyweight Goldman Sachs has been banging the bear drum on the copper price since the middle of last yea...
• reuters Many Aleppo children trapped in building under attack - UNICEF GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Many unaccompanied children, possibly more than 100, are trapped in a building that is under heavy attack in besieged eastern Alep...
• ap With Fed looming, global shares remain buoyant LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets rose Tuesday as oil prices gained for a third day and China reported relatively strong industrial output for November. The...
• ap Official suspended after racist Obama post to return to job CLAY, W.Va. (AP) — The director of a West Virginia nonprofit group who was placed on leave after making a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on F...
• pa Rex Tillerson: Who is Donald Trump´s Secretary of State? US Secretary of State is the lead on all foreign matters.
• ap LeBron James sports safety pin on Sports Illustrated cover If you take a close look at LeBron James' recent cover photo for Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year award, a safety pin can be spotted on the NBA ...
• ap Sino-Europe puts up another 100 million euros for AC Milan MILAN (AP) — The group of Chinese investors buying AC Milan has put up another 100 million euros ($107 million) for the purchase of the Serie A club. The com...
• ap Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 Georgia officers LAVONIA, Ga. (AP) — Investigators say they've arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding two Georgia police officers. In a news release late Monday, t...
• afp Kuwait MPs urge GCC to expel Russian envoys over Aleppo Opposition MPs in Kuwait urged Gulf Cooperation Council nations Tuesday to expel Russian ambassadors over what they called Moscow's role in "genocide" agains...
• afp Death toll in Syria war rises to 312,000: monitor Syria's war has killed just more than 312,000 people since it began in March 2011, over 90,000 of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights mon...
• afp Israel officials snub Swedish minister after row No Israeli officials will meet Sweden's foreign minister during her trip to the region, a spokesman said Tuesday, after she called for a probe into the killi...
• pa Keaton Jennings will lead England Lions in tour of Sri Lanka Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett have also been included in the team.
• ap Aftershocks drive Indonesians from homes in quake-hit Aceh JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The number of people displaced by last week's earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province has jumped to more than 85,000 as aftershocks...
• reuters Beckham proud of son's charity work NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham said he was surprised and proud that his 11-year-old son, Cruz, had taken it upon hi...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures higher ahead of Fed meeting By Tanya Agrawal Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were higher on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to raise int...
• reuters Lilly to offer insulin at discounted prices Dec 13 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday that patients would get insulin products at discounted prices for purchases made via Blink Health mobile ...
• reuters S.Korea lawmakers to quiz doctors, nurses about Park's 'missing' 7 hours By James Pearson and Yun Hwan Chae SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Seven hours may have sealed the fate of South Korea's beleaguered President Park Geun-hye. That ...
• pa Cristiano Ronaldo wants to remain the world´s best The Portuguese won the Champions League with Real Madrid this year and Euro 2016 with Portugal.
• reuters UN rights chief warns Aleppo "slaughter" could happen elsewhere GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein called on Tuesday on the international community to demand Syria allow monitoring of...
• reuters Merkel, Hollande back extending sanctions on Russia over Ukraine BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Germany, speaking two days before an EU summit which will discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, said ...
• pa Shergar rider Walter Swinburn dies aged 55 The Choirboy partnered Shergar to glory in the 1981 Derby at the age of 19.
• pa Ian Ritchie: Dylan Hartley´s conduct as England captain must count in his favour The 30-year-old hooker has been charged with striking.
• reuters Dubai working with HSBC on $7 bln financing for Expo 2020 By Davide Barbuscia and Tom Arnold DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Dubai is working with HSBC on the financing of Expo 2020 Dubai, a $7 billion exhibition centre p...
• afp Iran eyes nuclear-powered ships after US sanctions move Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday ordered the country's scientists to start work on nuclear-powered ships in response to the expected renewal of san...
• reuters Trump to announce Exxon chief Tillerson as secretary of state By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will announce Exxon Mobil Corp's Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of st...
• reuters Qatar sovereign fund tells Washington will invest $10 bln in U.S. infrastructure - sources By Tom Finn DOHA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The head of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has told U.S. officials it will invest $10 billion in infrastructure projects ...
• pa Avocado makes emoji debut with Apple software update The iOS 10.2 update has made 72 new emoji designs available for Apple users.
• afp Syria forces kill at least 82 Aleppo civilians in recent days: UN Syrian pro-government forces have carried out at least 82 execution-style killings of civilians in Aleppo in recent days, including women and children, the U...
• ap Atletico Madrid hitting low point under coach Diego Simeone MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid is not used to struggling like this, not under coach Diego Simeone. After its third loss in five Spanish league games on Monday...
• ap Germany, France back extending sanctions against Russia BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and France say European Union sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine will need to be extended. German Chan...
• reuters Western governments call for investigation of Afghan vice president KABUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Western allies called on Tuesday the government to investigate allegations that a vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum...
• reuters Separatist forces may slow Bosnia's EU progress-envoy By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Separatists pushing to split up Bosnia along ethnic lines could endanger its bid to join the European Union ...
• pa Now Argos delivery drivers to strike before Christmas `Havoc and mayhem´ expected for customers.
• reuters Wary of eurosceptics, socialists break EU Parliament alliance with conservatives By Francesco Guarascio STRASBOURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The right-left coalition that has controlled the European Parliament for more than a decade may be on t...
• reuters E.ON invests in UK start up that uses sails to harness wind power FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German energy group E.ON has invested in a British start-up business that uses sails instead of rotors to harness wind energy. ...
• reuters Turkey says 'horrified' by civilian massacres in Aleppo, calls for halt to attacks ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkey on Tuesday said it was "horrified and outraged" by what it said was the massacre of civilians by the Syrian regime and its ...
• reuters Nigerians vent frustrations on President Buhari as costs soar By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - With Christmas just weeks away, Dolapo Beckley was among a throng of shoppers haggling at a market in Nigeria'...
• reuters Emerging market debt default risks in 2017 LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - From tiny frontier markets to the world's No. 2 economy, a range of developing countries could experience serious stress next year...
• reuters Climate forecasts could help drought-hit herders make smarter moves By Sophie Mbugua LAMU, Kenya - Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Mohammed Ngalo brushes his teeth with a twig, he looks up to the sky for a sign that ...
• reuters Brazil to resume plea deal talks with builder OAS, paper says SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors are expected to resume plea bargaining talks with executives of OAS SA, which is among 31 engineering and...
• reuters Silicon Valley VCs are growing wary of on-demand delivery By Paul Lienert, Heather Somerville and Alexandria Sage Dec 13 (Reuters) - Michael Moritz - chairman of Sequoia Capital and one of the most successful ventur...
• reuters DEALTALK -Abandoned CBS, Viacom merger leaves scale issue lingering By Liana B. Baker and Jessica Toonkel Dec 13 (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone's holding company National Amusements Inc's decision to abandon a merger of its priz...
• reuters WIDER IMAGE-Frozen cameras, cars and bagels to document Standing Rock protests By Stephanie Keith and Lucas Jackson CANNON BALL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Reuters photographers Lucas Jackson and Stephanie Keith were assigned to cover the prote...
• reuters South Koreans question vodka advert taking shape of protests By Nataly Pak SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - An advertisement featuring historic South Korean protests against President Park Geun-hye, with the crowd seen from a...
• reuters Malaysia, Singapore to call joint tender on high-speed rail link in Q4 2017 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia and Singapore will call a joint tender to build a high-speed rail system linking the neighbours in the final quarte...
• afp Malaysia, Singapore ink deal on high-speed rail link A new high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur signed Tuesday will slash travel times between the southeast Asian neighbours...
• ap Striking out: Pirate Party fails to form new govt in Iceland LONDON (AP) — Iceland's anti-authoritarian Pirate Party said Tuesday it has struck out in attempts to form a center-left government — the third failed round ...
• reuters I've always refused alcohol, says Toure after accepting drink-driving charge LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure admitted on Tuesday to being over the legal limit following a drink-driving conviction but h...
• reuters China's Sinopec weighs takeover of Gulf Keystone - Bbg Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp is weighing a takeover of Gulf Keystone Petroleum , an oil company operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Bloombe...
• ap Christmas delivery at space station, courtesy of Japan CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Christmas gifts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, courtesy of Japan. A Japanese cargo ship pulled up at the ...
• ap Boat oar goes through windshield of Florida woman's car FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old woman's quick instincts likely saved her life when a boat oar crashed through the driver's side windshield of her ...
• ap Ex-death squad hit man in Spain arrested in jihadi probe MADRID (AP) — A Spaniard who carried out a killing for a right-wing paramilitary death squad in the 1980s was arrested Tuesday for allegedly preparing to car...
• afp Miss Universe criticised for whale shark swim in Philippines Environmentalists have hit out at organisers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the Philippines, calling them "irresponsible" for letting contestants swi...
• pa Yaya Toure apologises to fans after admitting drink-driving He was arrested in Dagenham, east London, on November 28.
• reuters New bank capital rules softened to ease European fears - sources By Huw Jones and Andreas Kröner LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global banking regulators have softened proposed new capital rules in a bid to ease European conce...
• ap Soda tax falls flat in parts of Philadelphia airport PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With two-thirds of Philadelphia International Airport technically located in Delaware County, terminals within that designation will not ...
• reuters New bank capital rules softened to ease European fears - sources By Huw Jones and Andreas Kröner LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Global banking regulators have softened proposed new capital rules in a bid to ease European conce...
• ap Bosnian Muslims slam Serb leader for alleged corruption SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The main Muslim Bosnian party says the Bosnian Serb leader's persistence in demanding that Bosnia's state court and prose...
• ap Portugal investigates suspected corruption in plasma trade LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's attorney general's office says officials are conducting searches in Portugal and Switzerland as part of a corruption inves...
• pa Want a good laugh this Christmas? Add these topical jokes to your cracker After the 2016 we´ve had, who better than Roy Hodgson and Jeremy Corbyn to raise our spirits?
• ap Club America relishing semifinal match against Real Madrid YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Club America midfielder William da Silva is relishing his team's Club World Cup semifinal match against Real Madrid on Thursday. The M...
• afp Qatar to cut oil production from January 1 State-owned Qatar Petroleum, one of the largest oil companies in the world, announced on Tuesday that it will reduce production levels from the beginning of ...
• ap Serbia's Srebrenica trial postponed until February BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The start of the landmark trial in Serbia of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenic...
• reuters Japan casino bill clears panel, paves way to legalise gambling By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A contentious bill to legalise casinos in Japan cleared a key parliamentary panel on Tuesday, paving the way for h...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada - Dec 13 Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their a...
• reuters EU Parliament's Brexit negotiator warns against return to violence in Northern Ireland STRASBOURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Parliament's negotiator on Britain's divorce from the European Union warned on Tuesday against the risks of a ret...
• reuters London commuters face worst rail strike disruption for decades By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of London commuters faced travel chaos on Tuesday as a train drivers' strike bought servic...
• reuters EU ministers shy away from halting Turkey accession talks By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers said on Tuesday the bloc would not push ahead with membership...
• reuters Chinese investors paid second deposit in AC Milan deal - source MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Chinese consortium seeking to buy AC Milan has paid a second 100 million euro ($106 million) deposit to the Italian soccer club...
• pa I´m missing my kids´ bedtime: commuters vent frustration at Southern Angry passengers take to Twitter over rail strike.
• pa Broken-down trains and signal problems cause chaos for Greater Anglia travellers Trains between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street were disrupted due to signalling problems in the Saffron Walden area.
• reuters Friend of South Korea's Park chooses to appear to "get fair trial" By Ju-min Park SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the centre of a scandal that led to Park's impeachment in parlia...
• reuters Myanmar reporter who covered logging industry found beaten to death YANGON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A newsman reporting on sensitive topics such as illegal logging and crime in Myanmar's rugged northwest border region was found be...
• reuters Lloyd's of London concerned for 2017 after insurance loss By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Underwriters at Lloyd's of London lost money in 2016, driving the 90-plus syndicates in the insurance market to be...
• reuters Doubts about Israeli submarine deal spur Supreme Court petition By Luke Baker JERUSALEM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Israeli lawyers will petition the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene over the awarding of a defence contract t...
• afp Turkey to step up Russia talks on Aleppo ceasefire Turkey will intensify talks with Russia and other countries for a ceasefire to end the "humanitarian tragedy" in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Foreign Minister ...
• pa Post Office workers to stage five days of strikes next week The action will include Christmas Eve.
• afp King Kohli jumps to 2nd in batting chart Indian batsman Virat Kohli climbed to a career-best second place in the Test rankings Tuesday after his third double century of the year helped the hosts sea...
• reuters Austria says will not breach asylum cap, sidestepping rights row VIENNA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Austria said on Tuesday its contentious cap on asylum seekers wold not be breached, as the number of new arrivals had dropped dram...
• reuters Weaker sterling after Brexit vote hits D.Bahn 2017 outlook BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has cut its forecast for next year's EBIT operating profit to 2.15 billion euros ($2.28 billion...
• reuters M&S chairman Robert Swannell to retire in 2017 LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer has kicked-off the search for a new chairman after Robert Swannell informed the board he would re...
• reuters Trump to nominate Exxon CEO Tillerson as U.S. secretary of state -statement WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday formally announced Exxon-Mobil Corp chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson as ...
• pa David Beckham lights up Empire State Building to mark Unicef anniversary He joined a children´s takeover event on Monday at the United Nations´ headquarters in New York.
• afp Former anti-ETA militant turned IS backer held in Spain A former member of Spain's GAL death squads which targeted ETA separatists in the 1980s was arrested Tuesday for allegedly disseminating propaganda for the I...
• pa Who makes our football pundits starting XI? The pundits who are not afraid to make their views known.
• reuters Japan casino bill clears panel, paving way for landmark legalisation TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A contentious bill to legalise casinos in Japan cleared a key parliamentary panel on Tuesday, essentially assuring its enactment in...
• reuters West African leaders to press Gambia's Jammeh to quit By Edward McAllister BANJUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - West African heads of state began arriving in Gambia on Tuesday to try to convince the long-ruling President ...
• pa Sale announce controversial signing of Denny Solomona He has signed a three-year deal with the Premiership club.
• pa Unite challenger accuses Corbyn ally Len McCluskey of `dabbling in politics´ Gerard Coyne has been a union official for more than 20 years.
• pa The Premier League´s best winning runs Chelsea remain five wins away from Arsenal´s all-time record of 14.
• pa Man keeps right arm elevated above his head for 16 hours a day after accidentally shooting himself He doesn´t know if he will ever get the full use of his hand back after the accident last month and has released graphic photos of his injury.
• pa Meet the woman who transforms vegetables into amazing pieces of art Anna says she listens to the market stall produce before deciding what to transform them into.
• reuters Cosby in court as prosecutors aim to call 13 accusers as witnesses By Joseph Ax Dec 13 (Reuters) - Bill Cosby returns to a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday, where his lawyers are expected to renew their battle with prosecut...
• reuters Aleppo rebel commander says U.S., Turkey must save civilians BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The commander of a rebel group in Aleppo is urging the United States and Turkey to move quickly to save civilians in what remains ...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 13 December 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHO TRUMP TAPPED FOR TOP DIPLOMAT ExxonMobil CEO R...
• reuters Germany wants 1 bln euro fund with France to support digital start-ups BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday he wanted to jointly set up with France a 1 billion euro ($1.06 billion) fu...
• reuters Burundi opposition reject mediator days after his arrival NAIROBI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Burundi opposition groups demanded an international mediator resign just days after he arrived, casting a shadow over already tro...
• reuters Merkel says sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday sanctions against Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine would have to be exten...
• afp China offers Philippines weapons for drug war China is ready to give the Philippines weapons to help President Rodrigo Duterte wage his controversial war on drugs which has claimed over 5,000 lives, the ...
• ap German police confident they'll catch subway attacker BERLIN (AP) — Berlin authorities say they're confident they'll apprehend a man caught on surveillance camera brutally kicking a woman down a flight of stairs...
• reuters UBM to buy Allworld in Asia push, Middle East foray By Noor Zainab Hussain Dec 13 (Reuters) - Event organiser UBM Plc said it would buy Asian exhibitions company Allworld for $485 million in cash, strengthenin...
• reuters China's Sinopec weighs takeover of Gulf Keystone - Bbg Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp is weighing a takeover of Gulf Keystone Petroleum , an oil company focused on Iraqi Kurdistan, Bloomberg reported on ...
• reuters New Italy PM Gentiloni says ready to intervene to support banks ROME, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italy's new prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said on Tuesday that his government would be ready to take action to support the countr...
• reuters M&S says chairman to retire in 2017 LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday its chairman Robert Swannell has informed the board he plans to retire in 2017, h...
• reuters Retrospective bans would eradicate diving, says Dyche Dec 13 (Reuters) - Burnley manager Sean Dyche has called for retrospective bans to be introduced in order to stop players diving to win free kicks and penalt...
• reuters Italian banks and Mediaset boost European shares to 11-month high By Atul Prakash LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italian banks surged in choppy trading on Tuesday, supported by Unicredit's latest efforts to bolster its balance ...
• ap UK inflation at 2-year high as fuel and clothing costs rise LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that inflation in the U.K. jumped to a 2-year high of 1.2 percent in the year to November in the wake of higher clothing ...
• reuters UK inflation rises to highest in over 2 years in November By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - British inflation hit its highest rate in more than two years last month, pushed up by more ex...
• reuters Taxing questions spoil Ballon d'Or win for Ronaldo MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo feels unable to celebrate his fourth Ballon d'Or award as much as his previous triumphs due ...
• reuters Italian banks and Mediaset boost European shares to 11-month high By Atul Prakash LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italian banks surged in choppy trading on Tuesday, supported by Unicredit's latest efforts to bolster its balance ...
• reuters Syrian army, Iraqi militia reportedly killing Aleppo civilians - UN GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had reports of Syrian government troops and allied Iraqi militia killing civilians in easter...
• reuters Gol signs leniency deal with Brazil prosecutors SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Gol Línhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, Brazil's No. 2 airline, has agreed to sign a leniency accord with federal prosecutors, after...
• reuters Turkey talking to Russia on ceasefire, evacuation from Syria's Aleppo By Orhan Coskun and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA/ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkey is negotiating with Russia to open a corridor to evacuate Syrian rebel fighters ...
• reuters Romania's president calls parties for government consultations BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Romania's President Klaus Iohannis called political parties for a first round of consultations on Wednesday on forming a new go...
• afp India arrests 20 over failure to stand for anthem Around 20 people have been arrested in India, accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, police said Tuesday, two weeks after the countr...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-China data, pause in US yields lift emerging markets By Claire Milhench LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A pause in the rally in U.S. bond yields ahead of December's Federal Reserve meeting and stronger-than-expected...
• reuters BOJ to extend lending facilities expiring in March - sources TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to extend the deadline for its loan programmes aimed at boosting lending to industries with growth po...
• reuters German investor morale unchanged in December despite rising risks BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The mood among German analysts and investors was stable in December, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting market participants we...
• afp Trump to name ex-Texas governor Rick Perry as energy secretary: US media Rick Perry, the former governor of oil-rich Texas who once vowed to eradicate the Energy Department if elected president, is Donald Trump's pick for energy s...
• reuters Qatar Petroleum says to cut oil production in line with OPEC deal DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - State-owned Qatar Petroleum said on Tuesday that Qatar's oil production would fall from Jan. 1 in line with last month's agreement ...
• reuters Liverpool's Coutinho targets early return from injury Dec 13 (Reuters) - Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has set his sights on making his return from an ankle injury in the Premier League match against Ma...
• reuters Hunger gnaws at host families in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria By Henry Wilkins MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - W hen Boko Haram militants stormed Kaka Mohammed's hometown of Bama in northeast N...
• reuters Engie's provisions for Belgian nuclear to rise by 1.8 bln euros PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - French utility Engie expects provisions for its nuclear activities in Belgium to increase by up by 1.8 billion euros ($1.9 billion)...
• afp China warns Trump of 'crushing his own toes' on Taiwan China offered its sternest rebuke yet to Donald Trump, saying anyone who challenges Beijing's interests in Taiwan will "lift a rock only to crush his own toe...
• reuters Turkish military strikes Islamic State targets in northern Syria - army ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes pounded 28 Islamic State targets in northern Syria while another 157 targets were hit by artillery and other wea...
• reuters Atletico keeper Oblak out with dislocated shoulder MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Slovenia international goalkeeper Jan Oblak dislocated his left shoulder in Atletico Madrid's 3-0 defeat at Villarreal on Monday, ...
• reuters Mediaset shares soar after Vivendi stirs talk of takeover bid By Agnieszka Flak MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Shares in Italian broadcaster Mediaset jumped more than 20 percent on Tuesday on the expectations of a possible h...
• reuters Tottenham will get back into title race, says Alli Dec 13 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur will be among the teams fighting for the Premier League title this season despite their recent problems, midfielder Dele...
• reuters Risk that euro zone inflation may top ECB forecasts - Hansson TALLINN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - With oil prices surging in recent weeks, the risk has increased that euro zone inflation will exceed the European Central Bank's ...
• ap For Congress, defense contracts are like baseball, apple pie WASHINGTON (AP) — For members of Congress, there's nothing more American than baseball, apple pie and big defense contracts. After President-elect Donald Tru...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar steadies as pre-Fed nerves dominate By Patrick Graham LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against the yen and euro on Tuesday after its weakest day in a week, with markets still unea...
• reuters Kremlin says no need to focus on territorial issue only in relations with Japan MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Moscow sees no point in focusing on the territorial issue only in relations with Japan and thinks it would be better to cultivate ...
• reuters Wenger seeking divine intervention to overcome Bayern Dec 13 (Reuters) - Arsene Wenger feels guilty about Arsenal's Champions League failures and the Frenchmen is hoping a quote from the bible can act as inspira...
• reuters Lufthansa plane search negative after bomb threat-Port Authority SAN FRANCISCO/FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Lufthansa flight bound for Germany from Texas was diverted to New York City on Monday due to a bomb threat, but...
• reuters Turkey says will intensify talks with Russia, others on Syria's Aleppo ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkey will intensify talks with Russia and other countries on Syria's Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on T...
• reuters EU states vote to allow higher anti-dumping duties BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - European Union countries agreed on Tuesday to reforms giving the bloc the possibility of imposing higher duties on excessively c...
• reuters France calls for U.N. action on Aleppo after "systematic vengeance and terror" PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - France on Tuesday called on the United Nations to use all its mechanisms to determine what was happening in the besieged city of Al...
• ap OPEC production jumped before global deal on cuts, IEA says PARIS (AP) — The International Energy Agency says OPEC oil production climbed to a record high last month, in the days and weeks leading up to a major global...
• reuters Philippines' Duterte says he suffers from back pains, migraine MANILA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suffers from back pains and migraine headaches, he has said in comments about his health, but...
• afp Iran signs two oil deals with Russia's Gazprom Iran signed preliminary agreements with Russia's Gazprom on Tuesday to develop two major oil fields in the latest of a flurry of deals with foreign firms, lo...
• reuters CEO of Russia's Lukoil says declined offers to buy stake MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Vagit Alekperov, the long-standing chief executive and major shareholder of Russia's No.2 oil producer Lukoil, said he had decline...
• afp 2.2 million Yemen children acutely malnourished: UN Nearly 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, victims of the near-collapse of the health care system during two years of escalating conflict, ...
• reuters De Beers diamond sales tempered by India's cash crackdown LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Anglo American's latest De Beers diamond sale showed that demand had slowed after India's withdrawal of high-value banknotes, thou...
• reuters Syrian army takes over Aleppo areas quit by rebels-military source By Laila Bassam ALEPPO, Syria, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control over all the Aleppo districts abandoned by rebels du...
• reuters Sterling rises after Hammond argues for staggered Brexit By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Sterling rose on Tuesday as investors awaited British inflation data for November, helped by finance ministe...
• reuters Turkey, Russia to meet on Wednesday on Syria's Aleppo - Turkish official ANKARA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian and Turkish officials will hold a meeting on Wednesday in Turkey to assess the situation in Syria's Aleppo, a senior Turki...
• ap NBA Capsules HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to their seventh straight win, 122-118 over the Brooklyn...
• ap Philippines rejects rebels' condition for cease-fire MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Tuesday rejected a demand by communist guerrillas for government troops to withdraw from rebel-inf...
• reuters Carmat 'rather confident' on the resumption of heart implants in clinical trial-CEO PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Artificial heart-maker Carmat is 'rather confident' on the resumption of implants in the final-stage clinical trial for its artific...
• reuters Tesco grows UK market share for third straight month - Kantar Worldpanel LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket group, saw its recovery gain momentum with a third consecutive month of market share growth, ...
• ap Nearly 7 years after quake, 50,000 in Haiti still in camps PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly seven years ago, Adrienne St. Fume and her family fled their home as the earth shook and their city crumbled around them....
• reuters Kuwait's KPC informs customers of lower oil supplies in Jan DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Tuesday it had officially notified its customers of a cut in their contractual crude oil...
• reuters Italy industry output flat in October, slightly below expected ROME, Dec 13 (Reuters)- Italian industrial production was slightly weaker than expected in October, posting no change from the month before following a marke...
• reuters German engineers warn of uncertain outlook for exports to U.S., China FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - German engineers expect muted growth in 2017, with an uncertain outlook for business in the United States and China offsetting ...
• reuters China holds memorial ceremony for Nanjing Massacre BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chinese soldiers laid wreaths on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the 1937 massacre of civilians in the Chinese city of Nanjing by J...
• reuters Thousands in North Korea at risk months after devastating floods - IFRC SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of survivors of floods that hit a remote corner of North Korea in August are in need of urgent aid as winter sets in, a s...
• reuters HMD launches its first new Nokia phones HELSINKI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use the Nokia brand on mobile phones, announced its first new products o...
• reuters Hamburg Süd deal to help compensate for Maersk energy spin-off By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The acquisition of German shipping company Hamburg Süd will replace some 60 percent of revenue lost...
• ap Putin ready to meet Trump 'at any moment' MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is prepared to meet President-elect Donald Trump at any time. When asked by journalists about the poss...
• afp Pakistan's Wahab puts Smith, Warner in crosshairs Pakistan pace firebrand Wahab Riaz said on Tuesday he will target Australia's key batting pair Steve Smith and David Warner in this week's opening day-night ...
• ap AP Explains: Why China sees Taiwan issue as non-negotiable BEIJING (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's questioning of long-established U.S. policy toward Taiwan is sparking a growing backlash in China and warnings ...
• afp Japan, China, S. Korea summit postponed on Park woes Japan is postponing a summit with China and South Korea, the government said Tuesday, after the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. The Asia...
• reuters Italian banking stocks, Mediaset lift spirits in Europe LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italian banking shares rose in choppy trading on Tuesday following Unicredit's latest efforts to bolster its balance sheet punctua...
• ap US, S. Korea, Japan vow cooperation over N. Korea sanctions SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan pledged Tuesday to implement new sanctions against North Korea, in...
• reuters Ex-member of Spanish death squad arrested for Islamic State links MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested a former member of an illegal Spanish paramilitary group who now is suspected of spreading Islamic St...
• ap Trump pick to lead State known to back free trade, Russia WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's choice to lead U.S. foreign policy is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive p...
• pa Trevor Bayliss frustrated by speculation over Alastair Cook´s future He has backed his captain.
• ap Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on a high-rise in Dubai's palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of bl...
• reuters Old Mutual to cut stake in asset management arm via offering Dec 13 (Reuters) - Financial services group Old Mutual Plc said it would sell 13 million shares in its OM Asset Management Plc arm through a public offering,...
• reuters Hong Kong stocks regain balance ahead of Fed meeting Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks steadied after a tumble the previous day, though some investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve p...
• reuters India's crackdown on cash tempers De Beers diamond sales LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Anglo American said on Tuesday demand at its latest De Beers diamond sale showed a slowdown in response to India's withdrawal of h...
• reuters Iran, Airbus hopeful of finalising deal in two weeks - Tansim news BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Airbus and Iran Air will finalise a deal to buy aircraft in two weeks, the head of Iran's flag carrier was quoted as saying by Tan...
• reuters Romanian leftists win parliamentary election with 46 pct -99 pct of results BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Romania's leftist Social Democrat Party (PSD) won Sunday's parliamentary election with just under 46 percent of votes in both h...
• reuters Russia's Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan - media TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions imposed after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea are an obstacle t...
• ap Malaysia crowns new youthful king KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A 47-year-old sultan, known as a devout Muslim who loves extreme sports and four-wheel drive vehicles, became Malaysia's 15th k...
• pa Adele scoops best album and best song of the year at BBC Music Awards Coldplay won the award for British artist.
• pa Post-Brexit Christmas dinner joke voted best modern cracker joke The winning submission was from Laura McDon.
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 13 BRATISLAVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (...
• afp Pakistan airline chairman resigns after fatal plane crash The chairman of Pakistan's embattled national carrier has resigned following a fatal plane crash that killed 47 people last week, one of the country's deadli...
• ap Myanmar reporter killed while investigating illegal logging YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar journalist was killed Tuesday while reporting on illegal logging in the northwest of the country, police said. "The journali...
• reuters London commuters face nightmare as strike brings worst rail disruption for decades LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of London commuters faced travel misery on Tuesday as a strike by train drivers bought services from souther...
• reuters Australia v Pakistan test series Dec 13 (Reuters) - Factbox on the test series between Australia and Pakistan, which begins on Thursday in Brisbane: FIXTURES (start times GMT) First test Dec...
• reuters Pakistan primed to end Australia drought By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan have never won a series in Australia and last claimed a test Down Under more than two decades ago but M...
• reuters Crisis leaves Greeks gloomiest in Europe and beyond - study By Marc Jones LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Greece's debt crisis has made its population the unhappiest not only in western Europe but also in comparison with p...
• ap Paw-rouette: Dog named 'Pig' dances ballet in 'Mutt-cracker' BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Even casual dance fans have heard of the Christmastime classic "The Nutcracker," but what about "The Mutt-cracker?" The humane societ...
• ap Gov. Ducey heads to border crossing, Sierra Vista PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is set to visit a border crossing in Nogales and inspect the facility with the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Ducey's visi...
• afp Chinese billionaire warns Trump about losing US jobs The billionaire owner of China's property-to-entertainment conglomerate Wanda Group has warned Donald Trump that over 20,000 US jobs would be put at risk if ...
• afp Trump pledges no 'new' business deals while president Donald Trump signaled that his businesses will carry out "no new deals" during his presidency in a series of tweets late Monday, adding that his two adult so...
• reuters German day ahead power prices up on lower wind supply FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Day ahead power prices rose early in Germany on Tuesday on forecasts for lower wind supply. Baseload delivery, describing 24-ho...
• reuters Carmat 'rather confident' on the resumption of heart implants in clinical trial-CEO PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Artificial heart-maker Carmat is 'rather confident' on the resumption of implants in the final-stage clinical trial for its artific...
• reuters Event organiser UBM to buy Allworld in Middle East foray Dec 13 (Reuters) - Event organiser UBM Plc said it would buy Asian exhibitions company Allworld for $485 million in cash, strengthening its position in Asia ...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Dec 13 MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch...
• pa Brain test can spot future criminals at three Brain health was determined by assessing intelligence, receptive language and motor skills.
• ap Indonesia mob kills man arrested for school stabbing spree JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An enraged mob in central Indonesia forced its way into a police station and beat a man to death Tuesday, hours after he was arrest...
• reuters Britain sells further 1 percent of Lloyds shares LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain cut its stake in Lloyds Banking Group to below 7 percent on Tuesday in a fresh attempt to return the lender to full privat...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 13 PRAGUE, Dec 13 (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 suitor tightens grip on Curacao oil project By Chen Aizhu and Marianna Parraga BEIJING/HOUSTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co will submit a plan by April to revamp a century-o...
• afp Syrian government poised for Aleppo victory Syrian troops were poised to recapture all of second city Aleppo on Tuesday, in what would be the biggest blow to rebels since they launched their uprising i...
• ap BC-BKN--NBA Standings %hdrmisc(At A Glance<%) %byline(By The Associated Press%) ___ Indiana 110, Charlotte 94 Miami 112, Washington 101 Toronto 122, Milwaukee 100 Houston 122, Bro...
• ap Afghan official: Roadside bombing killed 2 police officers KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says that at least two Afghan police officers have been killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their patrol ...
• reuters Russia's Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan - media TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western sanctions imposed after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea are an obsta...
• pa DeMar DeRozan and Terrence Ross help Toronto Raptors sink Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee fought back from a 26-point deficit to 10 after three quarters but Terrence Ross scored the first seven points of the final quarter.
• pa Cristiano Ronaldo in numbers We look at the numbers behind the four-time Ballon d´Or winner´s career.
• reuters Copper futures dip ahead of Fed meeting By James Regan SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper futures dropped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, with investors focused on a U.S. Federal Reserve meeti...
• reuters Balfour Beatty says on track for cost-savings, margin improvements LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - British construction company Balfour Beatty said it was on track to deliver cost saving targets in line with a long-term turnaroun...
• afp 84,000 people displaced by Indonesia earthquake: official The number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the v...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Dec 13 SOFIA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch fo...
• afp First day-night Ashes Test set for Adelaide Australia will host England at the Adelaide Oval in the first day-night Ashes Test during the 2017-18 series, building on the success of the concept despite ...
• reuters Zimbabwe drought, hunger push farmers to seek greener pastures By Tonderayi Mukeredzi NYANGA, Zimbabwe, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A decade ago Ndaizivei Nyamatsatse was the proud owner of 20 cows - a number t...
• reuters Tearful Jakarta governor denies insulting Koran in blasphemy trial By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A tearful governor of Jakarta denied on Tuesday he had intended to insult the Koran at the start of his blasp...
• reuters China coal miners boost output, but consumption rises as winter nears By Meng Meng and Josephine Mason BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's coal miners ramped up output in November, but production was still down year-on-year and...
• reuters China stocks rebound on solid retail sales and factory output data SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China stocks erased early losses to end roughly flat on Tuesday, as better-than expected November retail sales and factory outpu...
• reuters Major Scout24 shareholders sell shares worth over 200 mln euros FRANKFURT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Major shareholders in German online marketplace Scout24 on Monday evening sold around seven million shares in the company, wort...
• reuters Unicredit to raise 13 bln euros in Italy's biggest share issue MILAN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Italy's largest bank, UniCredit , said on Tuesday it would raise 13 billion euros ($13.83 billion) in the country's biggest share i...
• reuters TABLE-German annual harmonised inflation confirmed +0.7 pct y/y BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Germany's consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European countries, were unchanged in November from the previous month...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Dec 13 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): DA...
• reuters Asian shares, dollar wobble as investors brace for Fed outcome TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares and the dollar were on tenterhooks on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve prepared to review rates later in the day, with f...
• reuters French EU exit would be tricky for a President Le Pen By Emmanuel Jarry and Andrew Callus PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - France's far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, who wants to become president in next s...
• reuters Syrian army takes over Aleppo areas quit by rebels-military source ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Syria's army and its allies have taken full control over all the Aleppo districts abandoned by rebels during their r...
• reuters NBA-Highlights of Monday's NBA games Dec 13 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Basketball Association games: Raptors 122, Bucks 100 DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and was 15-...
• afp Malaysia enthrones new king in lavish ceremony Malaysia on Tuesday installed its 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V, a relatively youthful monarch known for his fondness for four-wheel driving and other extreme...
• pa BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill dies aged 78 McCaskill had been living with dementia.
• reuters Thai king to pardon up to 150,000 inmates, including royal insult convicts BANGKOK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn will pardon or commute the sentences of up to 150,000 prison inmates, including some jail...
• reuters Japanese stocks rise for 6th session as investors snap up domestic shares TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japanese shares pared early losses to rise for six straight sessions on Tuesday, with support coming from likely buying by the Bank...
• reuters NZ says government will be money-laundering watchdog for lawyers, estate agents By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government rejected on Tuesday a proposal for industries to police new money-launderin...
• afp African migrants fear for Gambia as tourists stay relaxed The cocktails keep flowing by the pool on the tourist strip, but in The Gambia's markets many African migrant traders are packing up their businesses and hea...
• reuters Baseball-Relief for Dodgers as prized closer Jansen agrees deal Dec 12 (Reuters) - Los Angeles have held on to prized closer Kenley Jansen after the pitcher and the Dodgers agreed terms on a five-year deal worth $80 milli...
• ap Former South Korean prosecutor gets 4 years for corruption SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Tuesday sentenced a former senior prosecutor to four years in prison for pressuring a Korean Air executive ...
• reuters Compagnie des Alpes annual profits rise, keeps sights on China PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - French ski resorts operator Compagnie des Alpes posted higher annual profits and said it needed powerful partners to accelerate its...
• reuters China consumer group urges gov't to punish firms for 'fake' discounts on Singles' Day BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A Chinese state-backed consumer group says almost 17 percent of discounts offered during the country's multi-billion dollar Singl...
• afp Harden's 36 sees Rockets past Nets in NBA A 36-point display from James Harden and a towering defensive performance from Trevor Ariza helped Houston edge past Brooklyn 122-118 to hand the Rockets a s...
• reuters Focused global strategy needed to end child slavery by 2025 - Jeffrey Sachs By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries can end child slavery within the next decade if there is a focused global strategy ...
• reuters NBA standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NBA on Monday EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Toronto 17 7 .708 - 2. NY Knicks 14 10 .583 3 3. Bos...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Dec. 13 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Tuesday. ELECTION Romania's Central Electoral Bureau ...
• ap Mickelson has a 2nd surgery to repair hernia SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) — Phil Mickelson has had surgery for a sports hernia for the second time in three months and is not sure when he will play next. Mic...
• reuters Indonesia transfixed as tearful Jakarta governor appears at blasphemy trial By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A tearful governor of Jakarta denied on Tuesday he had intended to insult the Koran at the start of his blasp...
• pa Jurgen Klopp blasts Gary and Phil Neville for Liverpool keeper criticism Loris Karius has come under media scrutiny following a couple of costly errors.
• ap Trump 'shoot someone' boast tops 2016 list of notable quotes NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Donald Trump's boast on the campaign trail that he could shoot somebody and not lose any voters tops a Yale Law School librarian's li...
• afp Rams honeymoon over as team slumps in NFL, coach fired When the Rams confirmed their return to Los Angeles in January, it seemed like a match made in heaven. The most popular sport in the United States was finall...
• reuters UAE's ADNOC to cut Jan oil supplies to Asia; Kuwait, Oman to follow By Florence Tan and Rania El Gamal SINGAPORE/DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on Tuesday said it would cut crude supplies by 3-5 perc...
• reuters Pakistan International Airlines chairman resigns days after plane crash ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chairman Azam Saigol has resigned from his post citing personal reasons, the company's sp...
• ap Pakistan's national carrier chief resigns after plane crash ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines says the national carrier's chief has resigned following last week's plane crash that killed...
• ap Governor of Indonesia capital sobs as blasphemy trial begins JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The minority Christian governor of Indonesia's capital sobbed in court Tuesday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recall...
• reuters Market taking Trump promises seriously, threats not literally: James Saft By James Saft Dec 13 (Reuters) - The stock market is taking U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promises of benefits like tax breaks seriously, but aren't ta...
• reuters Dutch GDP growth seen at 2.1 pct in 2016-2017 - govt forecaster AMSTERDAM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch economy will continue to grow at around 2 percent this year and next, driven largely by strong domestic consumption, ...
• reuters DEALTALK -Abandoned CBS, Viacom merger leaves scale issue lingering By Liana B. Baker and Jessica Toonkel Dec 13 (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone's holding company National Amusements Inc's decision to abandon a merger of its priz...
• reuters Silicon Valley VCs are growing wary of on-demand delivery By Paul Lienert, Heather Somerville and Alexandria Sage Dec 13 (Reuters) - Michael Moritz - chairman of Sequoia Capital and one of the most successful ventur...
• reuters South American pole dancing champions crowned in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Pole dancers from Argentina and Venezuela displayed a skillful blend of poise and athleticism to be crowned South American c...
• afp Cyclone kills 10 in south India's tech hub At least 10 people were killed when Cyclone Vardah slammed into the southern Indian tech hub of Chennai, bringing down houses and cutting off the electricity...
• ap Top GOP leaders back congressional probes of Russia hacking WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' top Republicans on Monday endorsed investigations into the CIA's belief that Russia meddled in last month's election to help Dona...
• reuters Brady comes through after Pats almost blow 20-point lead Dec 13 (The Sports Xchange) - After the Patriots blew most of a 20-point lead with two special teams flubs, Tom Brady hit a wide-open Chris Hogan with a 79-y...
• ap No golfing this December: Cold, snow brings out skiers PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Skiers and ski resort operators hope a storm that walloped New England will mark the start of something good this holiday season after...
• reuters China Nov retail sales strong but slowing property a key risk for 2017 By Kevin Yao and Yawen Chen BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China posted its strongest retail sales growth of the year in November, while surging steel productio...
• reuters Asahi to buy AB InBev's E.European beer brands for $7.8 bln -Nikkei TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Asahi Group Holdings Ltd has agreed to buy five eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev for about 900 billio...
• reuters NHL-Highlights of Monday's NHL games Dec 13 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games: Bruins 2, Canadiens 1 (OT) Ryan Spooner scored at 3:20 of overtime to lift...
• reuters Doping-South Korea mulls joining Sochi skeleton boycott By Nataly Pak SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Korea, host nation of the next Winter Olympics, is considering pulling out of next year's bobsleigh and skeleto...
• reuters Philippine lawmakers file criminal case against Duterte critic MANILA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's allies in Congress on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an ...
• reuters Trump delays announcement on his business until January Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has delayed until January an announcement originally set for this week on how he plans to step back from...
• reuters standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NFL on Monday AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE AFC EAST W L T OTL PF PA PCT 1. New England 11 2 0 0 349 230 .846 2. Miami...
• ap Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 18-24 Dec. 18: Actor Roger Smith is 84. Blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks is 83. Guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is 73. Director Steven Spielberg is 70....
• reuters China, Hong Kong stocks fall in cautious mood ahead of Fed SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's stocks tumbled on Tuesday morning, with investors trimming their portfolios on liquidity concerns after the market poste...
• reuters China's Nov steel output grows at fastest in over 2 years -stats bureau By Muyu Xu and Manolo Serapio Jr BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's steel mills boosted their monthly output at the fastest pace in more than two years in N...
• ap Donald Trump's avoidance of formal news conference continues NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday canceled the only news conference he has scheduled since his election, continuing to communicate with ...
• ap Recount efforts end: Trump wins in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Presidential election recount efforts came to an end Monday in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, with both states certifying Republican Donald Trump as the winner ...
• reuters NEWSMAKER-Cricket-Magnificent Kohli follows in Tendulkar's footsteps By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara could have been forgiven for feeling more than a little aggrieved when his dism...
• ap NHL Capsules PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby left briefly after taking a stick to the face then returned and picked up his NHL-leading 21st goal as the Pittsburgh Penguin...
• ap The Latest: Trump says he'll leave businesses before Jan. 20 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 11:45 p.m. Donald Trump says he is leaving his businesses before Jan. 20 so he ...
• ap Australia nursing home worker jailed for murdering residents SYDNEY (AP) — A staff member at an Australian nursing home was sentenced on Tuesday to 40 years in prison for murdering two elderly residents and attempting ...
• reuters JGBs slip as market absorbs fresh supply of 5-year debt TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices slipped on Tuesday as the market absorbed a fresh supply of five-year debt. The benchmark 10-year y...
• ap ADB trims growth forecast for Asia due to slowdown in India MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday trimmed its economic growth forecast this year for developing Asia to 5.6 percent. The revis...
• ap Flight diverted to New York's JFK airport due to bomb threat NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Lufthansa flight has been diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport due to a bomb threat. Port Authority...
• ap BC-SOC--Argentine Results BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (AP) — Results from Argentine football: Atletico Lanus 1, Gimnasia y Esgrima 0 CA Patronato Parana 1, CA Aldosivi 1 CA Sarmiento 2, C...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Tuesday - 13 December 2016 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday. 1. WHO TRUMP TAPPED FOR TOP DIPLOMAT Exxon Mobil CE...
• ap Prosecutors push ahead with trial for last Oregon occupiers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government will push forward with conspiracy charges against the remaining seven people who helped take over a national wildli...
• afp No grudges against Arthur over 'homeworkgate' - Khawaja Australia batsman Usman Khawaja said Tuesday he holds no grudge against Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur over the so-called "homeworkgate" affair ahead of this w...
• ap Judge says electors must vote for statewide winner DENVER (AP) — A federal judge dealt a severe setback Monday to a longshot plan to deny Donald Trump the presidency through the Electoral College, refusing to...
• ap Montana avalanche buries Idaho skier, killing him BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — An avalanche in southwestern Montana killed a skier over the weekend. Park County Sheriff Scott Hamilton says 55-year-old Christopher P...
• ap Parents: Car crash changed alleged pizza parlor gunman WASHINGTON (AP) — The man charged with firing an assault rifle inside a Washington pizza restaurant underwent a personality change after he hit a 13-year-old...
• ap Police: 2 Georgia officers shot during traffic stop LAVONIA, Ga. (AP) — Police say two northeast Georgia officers have been shot while trying to arrest a suspect in a stolen car. Multiple media outlets report ...
• reuters China Nov refinery runs hit record high, crude output falls By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's refinery throughput hit a daily record in November as plant maintenance wound down and independents ramped ...
• ap Park's impeachment could split South Korea's ruling party SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's conservative ruling party is on the verge of a split following President Park Geun-hye's parliamentary impeachment la...
• reuters Taiwan stocks edge up in cautious trade; financials rise TAIPEI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose on Tuesday in cautious trade, as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting later this week, and paced ...
• reuters Jho Low family's move to claim assets rejected by U.S. court Dec 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge rejected on Monday a move by family members of Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho to claim assets seized by the U.S. ...
• ap Atheist who fought Illinois laws dies in small plane crash MARENGO, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man who was one of the better-known atheists in the country and an activist for keeping religious and government affairs sep...
• afp US declassifies new documents on Argentina's rights abuses The US government declassified Monday a new batch of documents shedding light on human rights abuses under Argentina's military dictatorship between 1975 and...
• reuters China's yuan firms as state banks sell retreating dollar HONG KONG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's yuan on Tuesday firmed against the U.S. dollar, which state-owned banks sold to support the Chinese currency, while the...
• ap Trump selects Tillerson for State, dismissing Russia ties WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the busines...
• reuters Japan Display to raise stake in OLED display maker Joled - Nikkei By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc will pay more than $100 million to boost its stake in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pan...
• reuters U.S. says "one China" policy should not be used as bargaining chip By Ayesha Rascoe and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The White House on Monday insisted that Washington's "one China" policy should not be use...
• ap Wild Oats XI wins Big Boat Challenge SYDNEY (AP) — Wild Oats XI took line honors in the Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbor for a ninth time Tuesday, boosting its prospects of winning the Sydney...
• ap Asian stocks retreat following Wall Street losses BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were lower Tuesday following Wall Street's declines while oil prices eased after two days of strong gains. KEEPING SCORE: The Sha...
• afp Tensions fly as Mucha's epic Slav paintings set for tour The giant Slav Epic series by Art Nouveau icon Alfons Mucha is caught in a legal tug-of-war between the city of Prague and the Czech painter's grandson, trig...
• afp With rebel Aleppo to fall, Syrians abroad ponder cost As the battle for Aleppo enters its final phase, Syrians now living in Greece feel utterly consumed by the human cost of the four-year rebel fight for the tr...
• afp S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu South Korea said Tuesday it was expanding a major bird flu cull to try and contain a damaging outbreak that has continued to spread during an all-consuming p...
• ap China says Trump's Taiwan comments cause 'serious concern' BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister warned that any moves to damage Beijing's core interests would be self-detrimental after U.S. President-elect Donald ...
• afp Congress, at odds with Trump, eyes Russia hack probe Leading senators supported a congressional investigation on Monday into US intelligence assessments that Russia interfered in the election, putting top Repub...
• ap Labor Sec. Tom Perez plans bid for Democratic leadership WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Secretary Tom Perez is telling senior Democratic officials that he plans to mount a bid for the head of the Democratic National Commi...
• reuters After Trump's win, China and Mexico move to deepen ties MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China and Mexico pledged on Monday to deepen ties at a meeting between their top diplomats following last month's U.S. presid...
• afp 260 Malians deported by Algeria allege police brutality Some 260 Malians expelled from Algeria in a massive swoop against illegal African migrants arrived home Sunday to Monday accusing Algerian security forces of...
• reuters China Nov factory output, retail sales stronger than expected BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's factory output and retail sales grew faster than expected in November, while fixed-asset investment was in-line with fore...
• reuters First day-night Ashes test confirmed for 2017 By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Australia and England will play the first day-night Ashes test at Adelaide Oval in December next year, adding a ...
• ap 'Deadpool' in, 'Silence' out and more Globes film surprises LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association never fails to disappoint with their assortment of nominees, which always seem to include some exp...
• ap AP Interview: Gorbachev says US was short-sighted on Soviets MOSCOW (AP) — As the Soviet Union was breaking up 25 years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev expected the United States and its Western allies to provide vital aid. The...
• reuters ADB lowers 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia MANILA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank slightly lowered its 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia on Tuesday, reflecting slower-than-expect...
• afp Python eats wallaby on Australian golf course A routine round of golf has taken a uniquely Australian turn with stunned players finding a giant python wrestling with a wallaby on a fairway. Robert Willem...
• ap MH370 search ship leaves Australia for perhaps final time PERTH, Australia (AP) — A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously cr...
• ap Excerpts from AP interview with Mikhail Gorbachev MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev spoke to The Associated Press about the collapse of the Soviet Union 25 years ago, Russia's relations...
• reuters Trump attack on Lockheed Martin foreshadows war on defense industry By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday widened his attack on defense contractors, slamming Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar steadies vs yen as Treasury yields come off highs, Fed awaited By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against the yen and euro on Tuesday as a surge in Treasury yields was tempered and as the ...
• reuters Exxon CEO could face struggle getting confirmed as Trump secretary of state By Doina Chiacu and Gina Cherelus WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson will be President-elect Donald Trump's ch...
• reuters GRAINS-Wheat falls after hitting 2-week high U.S. wheat fell on Tuesday from more than a two-week high touched earlier in the session, as ample global supplies offset support from signs of international...
• ap Metropolitan teams flexing their muscles as best in NHL Justin Williams knows from missing the playoffs twice with defending Stanley Cup champions just how difficult it is to make it to the postseason, which is wh...
• reuters Texas flight to Germany diverted to NYC after threat -ABC News Dec 12 (Reuters) - A Lufthansa flight headed to Germany from Texas was diverted to a New York City airport after a threat was called in, ABC News reported on...
• reuters Brazil's Federal Police asks prosecutors to charge Lula for more crimes- media SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police asked prosecutors to charge former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for more crimes in the country's...
• afp Envoys discuss N. Korea amid political flux in US, S. Korea Senior US, Japanese and South Korean officials with special responsibility for the North Korean nuclear issue met for talks Tuesday, at a time of political f...
• reuters Nikkei snaps 5-day winning streak as market awaits Fed By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday in choppy trade, snapping a five-day winning streak as investors wait...
• reuters China's deficit may rise to 3.5 pct in 2017: think tank - media SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China may increase its deficit to 3.5 percent next year in order to hit its economic growth target, the 21st Century Business He...
• reuters ADB lowers 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia MANILA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank slightly lowered its 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia on Tuesday, reflecting slower-than-expect...
• reuters China Nov factory output, retail sales stronger than expected BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's factory output and retail sales grew faster than expected in November, while fixed-asset investment was in-line with fore...
• reuters Brent crude oil prices firm as Abu Dhabi cuts exports By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices were firm on Tuesday as the first signs of a crude production cut organised by OPEC and other e...
• afp Pakistan face big task to win in Australia Test series Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc says Australia plan to inflict a psychological blow on vulnerable Pakistan in Thursday's day-night first Test in Brisbane to se...
• reuters Argentine championship results and standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Monday, December 12 Defensa y Justicia 2 Arsenal 0 Sunday, Decem...
• reuters Polar bear numbers seen declining a third from Arctic sea ice melt By Laura Zuckerman Dec 12 (Reuters) - Rising temperatures that melt sea ice in the Arctic will probably reduce the polar bear population by a third over the ...
• reuters Syrian general says Aleppo offensive in final stages By Laila Bassam and Lisa Barrington ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies are in the "last moments before declaring victory...
• reuters China Nov factory output, retail sales stronger than expected BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China's factory output rose 6.2 percent in November from a year earlier, while retail sales jumped 10.8 percent, both beating exp...
• reuters China November government spending up 12.2 pct yr/yr BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Government spending in China rose 12.2 percent in November from a year earlier, while revenue rose 3.1 percent, the Ministry of F...
• ap Michigan to audit 'significant' mismatches in Detroit vote LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's elections bureau ordered an investigation Monday into substantial ballot discrepancies in a small portion of Detroit's votin...
• reuters Bolivian championship results and standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Bolivian championship matches on Monday Monday, December 12 Real Potosi 2 Club Petrolero 0 The Strongest ...
• reuters Bill Gates, investors launch $1 billion clean tech fund Dec 12 (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and a group of high-profile executives are investing $1 billion in a fund to spur clean energy technology ...
• ap MLS veteran Paulo Nagamura announces his retirement KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City midfielder Paulo Nagamura is retiring from professional soccer and will join the club's developmental team as a...
• ap Supreme Court leaves $1B NFL concussion settlement in place The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the final two challenges to the estimated $1 billion settlement between the NFL and thousands of its former players who ...
• ap Ex-Philadelphia congressman gets 10 years for corruption PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah was sentenced Monday to a 10-year prison term by a judge who said he was "astonished" that a veteran legisl...
• reuters Montana will not appeal 60-day imprisonment for man who raped daughter By Sharon Bernstein Dec 12 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Montana will not appeal a controversial 60-day jail sentence for a man who admitted to raping his 12-ye...
• reuters Copper futures dip ahead of Fed meeting SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper futures dropped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, with investors focused on a two-day U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that...
• ap Venezuela shuts Colombia border to fight currency smuggling CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Colombia for 72 hours in a crackdown on what he s...
• afp Study suggests statins linked to lower dementia risk Some cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, appear to be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in certain people, suggested a study out Monday...
• ap Lawyer demands college apologize after ban lifted on client WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) — A lawyer for one of two college students barred from their campus for taunting students at Hillary Clinton's alma mater in Massachuse...
• ap Rams fire coach Jeff Fisher after 42-14 loss to Falcons LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Fisher's tenure as Los Angeles Rams coach ended Monday following a 42-14 loss to Atlanta. Special teams coordinator John Fassel will ...
• reuters Brazil fans vote Chapecoense keeper Player of Year SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo, who was killed in the Colombian air crash last month, was posthumously named Brazil's Player of ...
• reuters Hedge funds establish record bullish position in oil after OPEC: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hedge funds were badly caught out by the production cuts announced by OPEC at the end of last month, triggering a fur...
• ap House owner charged in firefighter death, says he's innocent HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The owner of the site of a house fire that led to a firefighter's death nearly a year ago has been charged with aggravated arson and mu...
• reuters Cherokee Attorney General rules gay marriage bans unconstitutional Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Cherokee Nation's Attorney General has issued an opinion declaring bans on same-sex marriage to be in violation of their tribal consti...
• reuters China to appoint "river chiefs" to fight pollution - Xinhua SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China will appoint "river chiefs" to prevent pollution in the nation's waterways, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Mo...
• ap Suspended USC football player faces trial on rape charges SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered a suspended University of Southern California football player to stand trial on rape charges after a 19-year-...
• ap US declassifies new documents on Argentina's dictatorship BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday declassified a second set of records relating to human rights abuses committed during Argentina'...
• afp Egypt accuses Brotherhood of supporting church attackers Egypt's interior ministry Monday accused fugitive Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have fled to Qatar of training and financing the perpetrators of the bomb at...
• afp UN chief alarmed by reports of atrocities in Aleppo UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by reports of atrocities against "a large number" of civilians, including women and children, in recent hours in ...
• reuters After Trump's win, China and Mexico move to deepen ties MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China and Mexico pledged on Monday to deepen ties at a meeting between their top diplomats following last month's U.S. presid...
• ap Ex-Illinois US Rep. Schock pleads not guilty to funds misuse SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock, who just two years ago was the future face of the Republican Party, pleaded not guilty Mon...
• afp After glitch, NASA satellite launch set for Wednesday A technical problem has delayed until Wednesday the planned launch of a series of NASA satellites designed to study hurricanes, officials said Monday. The ne...
• ap Former Churchill Downs track president Steve Sexton dies LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Churchill Downs track president Steve Sexton, who guided the home of the Kentucky Derby through its most ambitious renovation p...
• ap Concrete pumped into sinkhole on eroded California cliff PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Workers pumped sand and concrete into a sinkhole that opened up over the weekend on the coast south of San Francisco, plugging most o...
• reuters Green Party U.S. election recount bid comes to a close By Joseph Ax Dec 12 (Reuters) - The recount effort by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in three U.S. states came to an end on Monday, after week...
• reuters National Football League roundup Dec 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Eight days after coach Jeff Fisher's contract extension became public, the Los Angeles Rams decided to fire him on Monday. Fish...
• ap Scientists say reindeer may be shrinking due to warming STOCKHOLM (AP) — Reindeer living on the Arctic island of Svalbard are getting smaller — and scientists say climate change may be the cause. Scientists from B...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar eases vs yen as Treasury yields come off highs, Fed awaited By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The dollar eased against the yen on Tuesday, coming off a 10-month high, as a surge in Treasury yields was tem...
• ap Fijian on trial for trying to sell China defense devices SEATTLE (AP) — Two devices that a Fijian man tried to buy in the U.S. to sell to China were designed to be used in space, military and missile applications, ...
• reuters Struggling Rams fire head coach Fisher Dec 12 (Reuters) - The struggling Los Angeles Rams have fired head coach Jeff Fisher after losing eight of their last nine games in what has become a disappo...
• ap Trump's criticism of Russia hacking claim could haunt him WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump held firm Monday to his skepticism of the huge intelligence apparatus he's about to inherit, doubting anew the CIA conclusion ...
• ap The Latest: Judge orders USC player to trial on rape charge SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a USC player accused of sexual assault in Utah (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A judge in Utah is ordering a University of S...
• pa Q&A: When are the Southern rail strikes and how will they affect me? We answer all your questions about the walkouts.
• reuters Some Bangladesh Bank officials involved in heist -investigator By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Some Bangladesh central bank officials deliberately exposed its computer systems and enabled hackers to steal $81 mill...
• reuters Venezuelans scramble to ditch largest bill ahead of surprise removal By Alexandra Ulmer and Girish Gupta CARACAS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelans hastily dumped the country's 100-bolivar bill, the largest denomination, on Monda...
• reuters SWIFT confirms new cyber thefts, hacking tactics By Tom Bergin and Jim Finkle LONDON/BOSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Cyber attacks targeting the global bank transfer system have succeeded in stealing funds since...
• ap Canada to ease rules on supervised drug injection sites OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada is making it easier to set up supervised drug injection sites. Health Minister Jane Philpott said Monday the changes come in an...
• ap Auction houses face off in website data scraping lawsuit NEW YORK (AP) — Christie's auction house has been accused in a lawsuit of using a computer program to scrape research, images and price information from a ri...
• ap UN efforts against malaria 'off-track'; more money needed LONDON (AP) — Malaria remains a nagging problem in Africa and efforts to curb the killer disease are "off-track," the World Health Organization said in a new...
• reuters Google signs internet deal with Cuba's telecommunications monopoly By Marc Frank HAVANA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Google signed an agreement with the Cuban government on Monday granting internet users on the Communist-run island q...
• ap On the ground! Police help man stage proposal to girlfriend MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police in one Alabama city helped stage a man's arrest so he could kneel down and propose to his terrified girlfriend. Local news organiz...
• reuters UK must set out plans for transitional deal with EU -lawmakers By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain will need a transitional trade agreement with the European Union, and the government should set out pla...
• reuters India's landmark forest rights law hobbled by conflicting policies - report By Rina Chandran MUMBAI, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A landmark Indian forest rights law passed 10 years ago with the aim of protecting indigenous ...
• reuters UK households are top spenders in Europe, savings low - PwC LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Households in Britain spend more than anywhere else in Europe, helping to drive the country's economy through its Brexit shock thi...
• reuters Fight against malaria hampered by flatlining funds -WHO By Kate Kelland LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Funding shortfalls and fragile health systems are undermining progress against malaria and could jeopardise effort...
• reuters Paraguayan championship results and standings Dec 13 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Paraguayan championship matches on Monday Monday, December 12 Deportivo Capiata 2 Cerro Porteno 2 Sunday,...