News: World

Latest embarrassment leaves Mourinho running out of time at Man Utd

• World
• 2018-12-17 03:50:02Z

Manchester United had not lost to Liverpool in the Premier League for eight games and over four years prior to Sunday's 3-1 defeat, but the current chasm between the two sides was exposed as Jose Mourinho's men fell 19 points behind the league leaders at Anfield. Match-going United fans have

Aouar and Pepe the latest young talents to emerge in France

• World
• 2018-12-17 03:47:15Z

PARIS (AP) - The French league has long had a reputation for producing some of the soccer stars of tomorrow. They learn their trade in flourishing French academies before rising to prominence in bigger European leagues.

Police, firemen search for cause of explosion in Japan's Sapporo

• World
• 2018-12-17 03:42:27Z

Police and fire officials on Monday were searching for the cause of a dramatic explosion in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo that collapsed a building and injured 42 people. Sapporo police and fire officials said it was too early to say anything certain about the cause of the explosion.

BHP announces stock buyback, special dividend

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-17 01:34:22Z

BHP will issue a special dividend for shareholders after selling its US shale assets, the miner said Monday as it completed a US$7.3 billion stock buyback. The world's biggest miner recently sold its US shale oil and gas operations to British giant BP for US$10.5 billion, and said it would return the funds to shareholders. The special dividend of US$1.02 a share will be paid out in mid-January.

'Monkeygate' reignites as Singh denies he 'broke down crying'

• World
• 2018-12-17 00:52:45Z

Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has refuted claims from Andrew Symonds that he broke down and cried in apologising over the infamous "monkeygate" scandal, telling the Australian to "grow up". Symonds on Sunday recounted what he claimed was a truce between the pair called three years

Canada says China has granted consular access to second detainee

• World
• 2018-12-17 00:34:29Z

John McCallum, Canada's ambassador to Beijing, met Michael Spavor, the statement said. Spavor and Michael Kovrig were both picked up after Canada arrested a senior Chinese executive on a U.S. extradition request. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - who said on Friday the detentions were unacceptable

Every Photo from Our Drive of the Audi e-tron GT Concept

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 22:50:00Z

Judge gives mom 40 years after 2 kids die in car. People 'take better care of their pets'

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 22:39:21Z

A Texas judge told a mom that people "take better care of their pets" after her daughters died painful deaths from being left overnight in a vehicle.

Sudan president lands in Syria in 1st visit by Arab leader

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 22:02:32Z

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Sudan's president on Sunday became the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since civil war erupted there nearly eight years ago.

Scuffles as Brussels anti-migration rally draws thousands

• World
• 2018-12-16 21:54:41Z

Police deployed teargas and water cannon after scuffles broke out Sunday as thousands of people answered a call by far-right groups to reject a UN migration pact. Police said some 5,500 people rallied in Brussels' European quarter housing a number of EU institutions. Police stepped in to disperse

'All I want for Christmas is democracy,' say Hungary protesters

• World
• 2018-12-16 21:53:33Z

Braving sub-zero temperatures, setting off flares and waving Hungarian and European Union flags, about 10,000 demonstrators walked from historic Heroes' Square toward parliament and then state TV in a march dubbed "Merry Xmas Mr. Prime Minister." The march was largely peaceful until police

Sudan's Bashir visits Damascus, meets Assad: Syrian presidency

• World
• 2018-12-16 21:52:26Z

Sudan's President Omar al-Bachir visited Damascus on Sunday, the Syrian presidency said, in his first such visit to the war-torn country since the start of the conflict. "President Omar Hassan al-Bashir... arrived this afternoon on a visit to the Syrian Arab Republic," the presidency said

This $815k Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing doesn't even run

• World/Europe
• 2018-12-16 20:50:46Z

This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing hasn't turned a wheel since 1984 and requires a total rebuild. Dry stored for 34 years, would you pay $800k for it?

Sudan's president is first Arab leader to visit Syria since crisis

• World
• 2018-12-16 20:43:41Z

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, the first such visit by an Arab leader since the start of the Syrian conflict, Syrian state media said. President Bashar al Assad welcomed him at the airport, official photos showed. Many Arab countries have shunned

Fifth victim of Strasbourg market attack dies: prosecutor

• World
• 2018-12-16 20:08:43Z

PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday that a fifth person had died from their wounds following Tuesday's Strasbourg Christmas market shooting. An official with the prosecutor's office said the victim was a Polish national and gave no other details. The gunman, Cherif

Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander back ex-'NCIS' star Michael Weatherly amid harassment claims

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 19:53:43Z

Pauley Perrette and Sasha Alexander are supporting their ex-'NCIS' co-star Michael Weatherly after Eliza Dushku accused him of sexual harassment.

Yard Find Porsche 928 S3 V8 could be project of the decade

• World/Middle East
• 2018-12-16 19:49:46Z

Left outside for nearly a decade, surely this 1985 Porsche 928 S3 5.0-litre V8 is beyond saving? Think again. The Californian climate has been kind to this example, making it an attractive prospect at only $5k

Government shutdown? You'll still get mail and packages, be able to travel

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 19:49:06Z

Even if Congress can't stop another federal shutdown, mail carriers, air-traffic controllers, Amtrak workers, border agents still will be on the job.

Explosion at Japan restaurant injures 42: police

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 19:27:47Z

An explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people late Sunday, police said, with the blast reportedly causing surrounding buildings to collapse. Fires broke out following the incident in the northern city of Sapporo, Kyodo news agency said, and images from the scene showed large flames and plumes of smoke rising in the night air. A police official for the Hokkaido region told AFP "there are 42 injuries" but no one was killed.

Canada gets access to detainee in China 6 days after arrest

• World
• 2018-12-16 18:49:55Z

TORONTO (AP) - Canada's ambassador to China was given access to detained Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor six days after he was arrested in China.

Trump says he'll review murder case against ex-Army commando

• World
• 2018-12-16 18:46:01Z

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will be "reviewing" the case of a former U.S. Army commando being charged with murder, raising questions about the possibility he could jeopardize the ongoing military legal proceedings.

Kosovo president: Decision to form army 'irreversible'

• World/Middle East
• 2018-12-16 18:07:04Z

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) - The decision to transform Kosovo's security force into an army is "irreversible," the country's president said Sunday while offering assurance that a new national military does not threaten ethnic Serbs living in the former Serbian province.

Fierce clashes in Hodeidah lead to delay of ceasefire

• World/Europe
• 2018-12-16 17:19:04Z

Fierce clashes broke out in Yemen's crucial port city of Hodeidah on Sunday, leading UN and Yemeni officials to delay the "official" start of the hard-fought ceasefire agreed last week. Residents reported skirmishes on the outskirts of town with missiles and automatic gunfire heard near the city's eastern 7th July suburb.  Unconfirmed television reports said that the Saudi-led coalition had launched two airstrikes on Ras Isa, a port north of Hodeidah. On Thursday, the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels agreed to a UN-brokered truce in Hodeidah with the Saudi-led coalition that backs the official government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.  UN officials said it was necessary to delay the...

NASA releases new images of Jupiter

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 16:59:56Z

OUT OF THIS WORLD: NASA has released incredible new images of Jupiter.

At least 12 Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting with Islamists: sources

• World
• 2018-12-16 16:56:36Z

The fighting followed an attack on Friday by insurgents in Gudumbali local government area - a part of Borno where Boko Haram breakaway group Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) is influential. The attack, which the sources say was carried out on a military base and a nearby community in the Gudumbali

For sale: Restored home of Salem witch trials refugee

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 16:26:28Z

BOSTON (AP) - A once-run-down historic home that stands where a woman accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials settled after she was spared the noose is on the market after an extensive renovation project.

Any decision on Brexit deal will happen in New Year - British trade minister

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 16:20:25Z

British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday talks with the European Union to secure "assurances" for parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will take time, with a decision expected in the New Year. "The prime minister is giving an update tomorrow, she will be talking to the cabinet on Tuesday, it is very clear that the EU understand what the problem is.

Turkey would consider working with Assad if he won a democratic Syrian election

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 16:18:13Z

Turkey and other world powers would consider working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he won a democratic election, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a conference in Qatar on Sunday. Turkey supported the opposition to Assad in the Syrian civil war that broke out in 2011 and continues to support rebel fighters who control part of northwest Syria. A year ago Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan described Assad as a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him.

Georgia's 1st woman president is inaugurated amid protests

• World
• 2018-12-16 15:59:31Z

VELISTSIKHE, Georgia (AP) - The first woman president of Georgia has been sworn into office amid continued protests from opposition figures who allege her election was tainted.

Germany sweeps medals in women's World Cup luge race

• World
• 2018-12-16 15:57:58Z

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Dajana Eitberger was fastest in both heats to lead a German sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup luge race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday.

More than 40 injured in explosion in Japan's Sapporo: Kyodo

• World
• 2018-12-16 15:56:44Z

More than 40 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday at a bar in Sapporo in northern Japan, Kyodo news agency reported. Kyodo said one person was in critical condition. Eyewitnesses reported smelling gas in the area following the explosion, which Kyodo said happened at 8.30 p.m. (1130 GMT).

Ukraine president hopes anti-corruption court formed by February

• World
• 2018-12-16 15:31:39Z

KIEV (Reuters) - A special Ukrainian court to try corruption cases will hopefully be formed by February, President Petro Poroshenko told a news conference on Sunday. Ukraine has agreed to set up such a court as a condition for loans from the International Monetary Fund. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and

Georgia's new pro-Western president seeks unity after vote protests

• World
• 2018-12-16 15:22:53Z

French-born Zurabishvili, backed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, won 59.5 percent of votes at last month's runoff which the opposition called rigged and international observers said was marred by unfair use of state resources. Several thousand opposition supporters made for Telavi in a convoy

The best weekend holiday deals on Amazon

• World/Europe
• 2018-12-16 14:51:27Z

These deals make great last minute gifts.

Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 14:09:04Z

Iraqis on Sunday laid the cornerstone in rebuilding Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque and leaning minaret, national emblems destroyed last year in the ferocious battle against the Islamic State group. The famed 12th century mosque and minaret, dubbed Al-Hadba or "the hunchback," hosted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's only public appearance as IS chief, when he declared a self-styled "caliphate" after the jihadists swept into Mosul in 2014. The structures were ravaged three years later in the final, most brutal stages of the months-long fight to rid Iraq's second city of IS.

Netanyahu warns Hamas after deadly West Bank attacks

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 13:51:50Z

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had issued a warning to Hamas after recent deadly attacks in the occupied West Bank, including two shootings claimed by the Islamist movement. Netanyahu referred to a controversial Gaza ceasefire in November that ended the worst escalation between Israel and Hamas since a 2014 war. "I conveyed a clear message to Hamas -- we won't accept a situation of a truce in Gaza and terror in Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting, using the biblical name for the West Bank, as is Israel's official policy.

May's Team Pushes Back at Second Vote Reports: Brexit Update

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 13:07:33Z

"Unreasonable people" in the U.K. are blocking the Brexit withdrawal agreement from passing, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said Sunday. "We have a deal that's been negotiated, unfortunately there are some very unreasonable people in Westminster that are trying to block that," Coveney said in an RTE Television interview.

Senate Republican: Obamacare ruling 'far too sweeping' in overturning entire law

• World/Latin America
• 2018-12-16 13:07:09Z

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is interviewed on "This Week" about the potential government shutdown next week and the ruling from a federal judge in Texas declaring Obamacare unconstitutional.

Bomb kills 8 in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed forces

• World
• 2018-12-16 12:47:12Z

BEIRUT (AP) - A bomb blast in a northern Syrian town held by Turkish-backed opposition forces killed at least eight people Sunday, activists said, the latest in a series of attacks to hit areas along the border where Turkey has troops.

Prosecutor: Bavarian stabbing suspect has long arrest record

• World
• 2018-12-16 12:46:57Z

BERLIN (AP) - Bavarian authorities say the 38-year-old German man arrested in connection with stabbing three women in Nuremberg last week has a long criminal record, including a sexual assault conviction.

2 killed in attack in Rwanda, near border with Burundi

• World
• 2018-12-16 12:44:23Z

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - At least two Rwandan civilians were killed and eight injured when attackers set fire to three passenger vehicles in the southern Nyamagabe district, which borders Burundi, said a Rwandan army official.

After rare misfire, Kremlin set to win regional vote

• World
• 2018-12-16 12:39:35Z

Sunday's vote in Primorsky region, which includes the port city of Vladivostok, was a re-run of a Sept. 16 election in which a Communist Party challenger claimed he was the rightful winner over the Kremlin's nominee. Some political commentators said the September election showed fading public support for the Kremlin, the result of a weak economy and an unpopular proposal - since put on hold - to make people work for longer before they receive their state pension. After the election re-run was announced, the Kremlin ditched its candidate from the September vote.

Israel signals displeasure at Australia's "mistaken" West Jerusalem move

• World
• 2018-12-16 12:05:02Z

Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in a 1967 war and annexed it as its capital in a moved not recognised internationally. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as capital of the state they hope to found in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump outraged Palestinians by recognising Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, a designation that did not acknowledge their claim on the east of the city though it left open the question of its final borders.