samedi 28 décembre 2013

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South Sudan: 'White Army' militia marches to fight

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 10:26 AM PST

Atem Apieth, 6, who received a gunshot wound to his shoulder during the recent fighting in Bor and managed to travel for treatment to the capital by boat, sits on his hospital bed at the Juba Military Hospital in Juba, South Sudan Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A spokesman for South Sudan's military says fighting continues in the oil-producing Unity state despite ongoing efforts by regional leaders to get both sides to agree to an immediate cease-fire. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-five thousand young men who make up a tribal militia known as the "White Army" are marching toward a contested state capital in South Sudan, an official said Saturday, dimming hopes for a cease-fire.

Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:52 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, firefighters hose down burning vehicles after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a crowded vegetable market in a rebel-held neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 21 people, activists said.

Egyptian rapper speaks for women's rights

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:24 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 photo, Egyptian rapper Myam Mahmoud poses for a portrait in downtown Cairo. Mahmoud, an 18-year-old Egyptian, rapped her way to the semi-finals of the Middle East's hit TV show CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world.

Fire on express train in India kills at least 26

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 04:34 AM PST

Hospital staff and volunteers carry a charred body of a passenger near the site of a train accident at Kothacheruvu, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) north of Bangalore, India, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing dozens of passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Flames and smoke engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India on Saturday.

Facility found for Calif. teen on ventilator

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 04:04 AM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath. McMath remains on life support at Children's Hospital Oakland nearly a week after doctors declared her brain dead, following a supposedly routine tonsillectomy. Her family was expected to appear with hospital officials in court Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 to announce the name of the independent physician they have chosen to provide a second opinion on the girl's condition. (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An attorney says a nursing home has agreed to provide long-term care for a 13-year-old girl, who has been declared brain dead but whose family maintains is still alive.

In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 04:04 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 photo, Robert Perkinson, an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, talks about the possible location in the Kakaako district of Honolulu to be considered for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The plot of land can be seen to the far right. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)HONOLULU (AP) — On these sun-bathed shores, Barack Obama was born and spent his formative years, soaking in an island sensibility that his wife and friends say is indispensable to understanding who he is as president. Yet in the search for a home for his future presidential library, Hawaii has become the underdog, stuck in Chicago's perpetual shadow.

Police: La. shooter embroiled in difficult divorce

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:04 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ben Freeman. Freeman is the suspect in an attack that involved his former in-laws and the head of a hospital where he'd worked on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, authorities said. (AP Photo/Lafourche Parish Sheriff Office)LOCKPORT, La. (AP) — It might have appeared that Ben Freeman was trying to right some wrongs in his life in the months before police say he killed three people and himself.

Reports of sexual assaults in military on rise

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:04 AM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing investigating the growing epidemic of sexual assaults within the military. The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year. Defense officials suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward. The increase follows a tumultuous year of scandals that shined a spotlight on the crimes and put pressure on the military to act aggressively. From left are, Judge Advocate General of the Army Lt. Gen. Dana K. Chipman, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Brig. Gen. Richard C. Gross, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Heightened attention to the crime of sexual assault in the U.S. military may be causing more people to come forward and report problems. Defense officials cite the increased awareness as a possible reason the number of reported sexual assaults rose by more than 50 percent this year.

Official: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 09:52 PM PST

Protesters march against what they said was the extension of the mandate of the National Congress at Martyrs' Square in TripoliThe four U.S. military personnel were taken into custody at a checkpoint and then detained briefly by the Libyan government.

Family finds facility to take 'brain-dead' girl

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 09:06 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath. McMath remains on life support at Children's Hospital Oakland nearly a week after doctors declared her brain dead, following a supposedly routine tonsillectomy. Her family was expected to appear with hospital officials in court Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 to announce the name of the independent physician they have chosen to provide a second opinion on the girl's condition. (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File)The family of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead says it has located a second nursing home willing to provide for her long-term care, after another facility backed out.

4 U.S. military personnel held in Libya

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 08:52 PM PST

US Department of State spokeswoman Jen Psaki, pictured during a briefing in Washington, DC, on November 26, 2013U.S. officials are in touch with the Libyan government, but offer few details.

1 protester killed in new Thai political violence

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 07:51 PM PST

Thailand's army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha answers a question during a news conference at army headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Prayuth urged both sides in the country's bitter political dispute to show restraint on Friday, but for the first time since the crisis began last month did not rule out the possibility of a coup. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen killed an anti-government protester and wounded two others in the Thai capital on Saturday, raising fears that the country's deepening political crisis was headed toward sustained violence on the streets of Bangkok.

A&E reverses decision on 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 03:01 PM PST

This undated image released by A&E shows brothers Silas LOS ANGELES (AP) — The A&E channel said it's reversing its decision to drop "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson from the show for his remarks about gays.

Newtown documents yield chilling portrait

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2012 file photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where gunman Adam Lanza opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKSDocuments and photos show the gunman's fascination with violence and death.

Officials: Iran talks hit bump over enrichment

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST

VIENNA (AP) — Iran is taking steps to improve its ability to speed up uranium enrichment that could delay implementation of a nuclear deal with six world powers because Tehran's moves are opposed by the United States and its allies.

Hollywood poised for best-ever box-office year

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:40 PM PST

FILE - This image released by Lionsgate shows Donald Sutherland as President Snow in a scene from the film, LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite a string of summertime flops, Hollywood is expected to have a banner year at the domestic box office, coming in just shy of $11 billion, the largest annual take ever. But because of higher ticket prices, actual attendance at North American theaters remained flat after a decade of decline.

Starbucks Customers Break 1,000 in Pay-It-Forward Record

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:40 PM PST

The customers at a Connecticut Starbucks are on their third day of a record-breaking pay-it-forward spree as more than 1,000 customers have cheerfully agreed to pay for the customers behind them. Today's run smashed the record the store set Thursday at closing when a total...

Gambler rewards man who returned $300K left in cab

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:40 PM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who left a bag with $300,000 in the back seat of a Las Vegas taxi has given $10,000 to the honest cabbie who returned the money.
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