samedi 28 septembre 2013

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Berlusconi ministers resign; Italy gov't in crisis

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi addresses supporters during a demonstration in front of his residence in Rome. Government ministers in former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political party have announced Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 their intention to resign their posts, a move that raises tension in the uneasy coalition government and increases the possibility of early elections. Vice Premier Angelino Alfano's spokeswoman said Saturday the five ministers from Berlusconi's center-right People of Freedom Party have decided to submit their resignations. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Files)MILAN (AP) — Italy's fragile coalition government was pushed into a full-fledged crisis Saturday after ministers from former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political party announced their resignations Saturday.

Sudan police fire on funeral march, protesters say

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT

Sudanese men pray over the body of Salah Sanhory, 26, who was killed on Friday Sept. 27, 2013 by security forces, during his funeral in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. The regime of President Omar al-Bashir is trying to stop public anger over fuel price hikes from turning into an Arab Spring-style uprising against his 24-year rule. But a crackdown by security forces appears to be fueling the unrest. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on Saturday on hundreds of mourners marching after the funeral of a protester killed a day earlier, the latest violence in a week of demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir.

Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrested

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Leader of the extreme far-right Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos, center, is escorted by anti-terror police as he exits Greek Police headquarters, in Athens, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Police arrested the leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and other top members on Saturday, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing allegedly committed by a supporter. It is the first time since 1974 that sitting members of Parliament have been arrested. (AP Photo/Fosphotos/Angeliki Panagiotou)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing blamed on a supporter.

Radio problems cited in deaths of 19 firefighters

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 11:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 30, 2013, file photo, the Yarnell Hill Fire burns in Glenn Ilah near Yarnell, Ariz. Investigators are set to release a report Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, on the deaths of 19 elite firefighters in Arizona, nearly three months after the crew became trapped by flames in a brush-choked canyon north of Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski, File)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona blaze cites poor communication between the men and support staff, and reveals that an airtanker carrying flame retardant was hovering overhead as the men died.

1 week later, a nervous time in Nairobi

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:56 AM PDT

Patrons sit for lunch in a restaurant at the Junction mall, in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday Sept. 28, 2013. On Saturday afternoon at Nairobi's Junction shopping center, many people were thinking about the events of one week earlier, a couple miles away at the Westgate Mall, where a team of Islamist gunman had launched a bloody four-day siege. By the time it ended, at least 67 people were dead, and the Westgate was a patchwork of smears of blood. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Someone has dropped a shopping bag just outside the Nakumatt supermarket, and a bottle of juice has shattered. Cranberry, it looks like, or maybe cherry. The liquid leaks from the plastic bag and across the tile floor, puddling in fist-sized splotches of red.

Tunisia's governing Islamists to step down

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:42 AM PDT

FILE- Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh addresses the media in this file photo dated Monday, July 29, 2013, in Tunis, Tunisia. It is announced Saturday Sept. 28, 2013, that Larayedh will step down in three weeks and negotiations will continue to find an interim replacement, after Tunisia's governing Islamist party agreed to resign in favor of a caretaker government to resolve the political crisis that has paralyzed the country. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, FILE)TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's governing Islamist party has agreed to resign in favor of a caretaker government in an attempt to resolve a political crisis that has paralyzed the country, officials said Saturday.

15 feet to flattened car: Kenya mall's devastation

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:26 AM PDT

Vehicles that plunged down during the collapse of the upper car park level lie amidst the rubble below, viewed from the basement car park, at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Kenya's military caused the collapse of three floors of the Westgate Mall in the deadly terrorist siege, a top-ranking official has disclosed, while the government urged patience with the pace of an investigation that has left key questions unanswered. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fifteen feet farther and my car would have been crushed.

House GOP holds private meeting to discuss shutdown deadline strategy

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 09:40 AM PDT

Boehner talks to reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonRepublicans are tight-lipped about how they plan to proceed. The government could shut down Tuesday.

Miss Philippines wins Miss World in Indonesia

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 08:09 AM PDT

Miss Philippine Megan Young, right, reacts after winning the Miss World pageant final in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where the contest's final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.

Tunisia's ruling Islamists to step down

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:37 AM PDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's governing Islamist party has agreed to step down following negotiations with opposition parties that begin next week.

Greek far-right leader, others arrested

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2012 file photo, extreme right Golden Dawn party leader Nikos Mihaloliakos speaks during a news conference in front of a banner with the twisting Maeander, an ancient Greek decorative motif that the party has adopted as its symbol, in Athens. Greek police said Mihaloliakos was arrested on charges of forming a criminal organization. Warrants for the arrest of another five Golden Dawn parliament deputies have been issued. The police counterterrorism unit is looking for the deputies. More warrants are expected. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakourism, File)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police arrested the leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and other top members on Saturday, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing allegedly committed by a supporter.

Iran on Obama talk: Broad praise, pockets of anger

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:05 AM PDT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference at the Millennium Hotel in midtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)Iranians from across the political spectrum hailed Saturday the historic phone conversation between President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, reflecting wide support for an initiative that has the backing of both reformists and the country's conservative clerical leadership.

UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 04:48 AM PDT

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi , center left, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, center right, vote on a resolution that will require Syria to give up its chemical weapons during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at U.N. headquarters. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict.

Shutdown threat puts heat on House GOP

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:46 AM PDT

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., right, arrive for the Senate to vote on a bill to fund the government, but stripped of the defund Balkanized Republicans are convening the House this weekend in hopes of preventing a government shutdown but remain under tea party pressure.

SPIN METER: Violent rhetoric seen in budget fights

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:21 AM PDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas leave the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Ask top Democrats, and they'll say Republicans are acting like arsonists, anarchists, and people who have bombs strapped to their chests. Ask some Republicans about President Barack Obama's health care law, they'll draw comparisons to the Nazis and the Fugitive Slave Act, declaring that the law will cause the death of women, children and seniors. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Ask top Democrats, and they'll say Republicans are acting like terrorists, arsonists and people with bombs strapped to their chests. Ask some Republicans about President Barack Obama's health care law, and they'll draw comparisons to the Nazis or the return of runaway slaves and declare that the law will cause the untimely death of vulnerable Americans.

Dodger fan stabbing suspect released from SF jail

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:47 AM PDT

This 2013 photo released by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office shows Jonathan Denver. Denver, who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation after a Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants baseball game in San Francisco, was the son of one of a Dodgers security guard, the team said Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said two people were in custody, and one of them will face homicide charges. (AP Photo/Mendocino County Sheriff's Office)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities in San Francisco say a suspect arrested in the stabbing death of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan after a Giants-Dodgers game has been released from jail.

Global watchdog approves Syria disarmament plan

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:52 PM PDT

In this image taken from Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, video obtained from the Sham News Network, Syrian opposition fighters fire at government forces near Daraa customs in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. Russia offered on Thursday to provide troops to guard facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, as U.N. inspectors prepared to continue their probe on the use of such agents in the country's civil war. (AP Photo/Sham News Network via AP video)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The world's chemical weapons watchdog approved an ambitious and risky accelerated plan to rid Syria of its chemical arsenal at a late night meeting Friday.

Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:36 PM PDT

A fuel refinery in foreground with Table Mountain in backdrop near the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Scientists are more certain than ever that humans are causing the majority of climate change - with significant impact for the planet, a key report has shown. The first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) fifth assessment report shows that global warming is STOCKHOLM (AP) — Top scientists have a better idea of how global warming will shape the 21st century: In a new report, they predict sea levels will be much higher than previously thought and pinpoint how dangerously hot it's likely to get.

Obama speaks to Rouhani, says Iran deal possible

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pauses while making a statement regarding the budget fight in Congress and foreign policy challenges, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone Friday, the first conversation between American and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. The exchange could reflect a major step in resolving global concerns over Iran's nuclear program.

Cuba will let athletes sign with foreign leagues

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:06 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig follows through on a solo home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)HAVANA (AP) — Could a new wave of Cuban baseball players be headed for the majors in America without having to defect from the communist island?

Kenyan official: Troops caused mall collapse

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:35 PM PDT

A Kenyan Para military soldier stops a vehicle to check, after security personnel opened part of the road leading to the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Investigators have recovered a vehicle believed to have been used by the terrorists who killed at least 67 people in an attack Saturday at Nairobi's Westgate Mall, a top Kenyan government official said Friday. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's military caused the collapse of three floors of the Westgate Mall in the deadly terrorist siege, a top-ranking official disclosed Friday, while the government urged patience with the pace of an investigation that has left key questions unanswered.

Girlfriend of ex-Patriot Hernandez is indicted

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 24, 2013, file photo, Shayanna Jenkins, fiancee of former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez, arrives at hearing for Hernandez at Attleboro District Courtroom in Attleboro, Mass. A Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, that a grand jury indicted Jenkins on a single count of perjury in relation to the investigation into the June 17 killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd had been dating Jenkins' sister. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Lloyd's death and is being held without bail. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File)FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a perjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday, bringing to five the number of people facing charges in the case.

NJ judge: State must allow gays to marry

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:34 PM PDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has ruled that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry.

Police: Refugee boat sinks on way to Australia, 21 dead

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:20 PM PDT

Women mourn death of family members who died on boat that sank off Indonesian coast, in AkkarJAKARTA (Reuters) - A boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on Friday, killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said, a sign that Australia's tough new immigration rules may not be enough to deter would-be asylum seekers. The latest disaster to strike refugees using Indonesia's southern coast to try to reach Australia will cast a shadow over a visit to Jakarta on Monday by Australia's new conservative prime minister Tony Abbott, whose tough stance on immigration was at the heart of his election campaign. ...

Exxon to offer benefits to same-sex couples in US

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2008 file photo, a truck passes a pump at an Exxon Mobil station in Williamsville, N.Y. Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday, Sept. 28, 2013, that it will begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the U.S. for the first time starting the first week of October 2013. The company says it will recognize NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday that it will begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the U.S. for the first time starting next week.
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