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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


European Union sets Russia ultimatum

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:29 PM PDT

Ukraine Blames Rebels For Shelling CiviliansMoscow is told to scale back on its Ukraine intervention or face more sanctions.


Fresh U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 02:26 PM PDT

US Air Force members walk to their aircraft for an in-air refueling mission over Iraq on August 11, 2014The attacks near Iraq's Mosul Dam significantly damage an ISIL building, Pentagon says.


Ebola takes big toll on already poor health care

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 08:19 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, a health worker measures a patient's temperature at the Connaught Hospital, which has suffered the loss of medical workers in the past from the Ebola virus, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan was one of those on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak. The tireless Khan was jovial but forceful, doling out praise and criticism to junior doctors at his hospital. But Khan became infected and died, and so have at least 120 other medical workers in Sierra Leone and in three other countries, creating immediate and long-term impacts in a region that already had an understaffed and under equipped health care system. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When the dreaded Ebola virus began infecting people in the Sierra Leone town of Kenema, Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan and his team were on the front lines. After stepping out of his protective suit following hours on a sweltering ward, he would jump on the phone to coordinate with the Ministry of Health, to deal with personnel issues and tend to hospital business.


Car tied to suspected threat against Obama found in Connecticut

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 02:21 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks on the South Lawn towards Marine One at the White House in WashingtonBy Richard Weizel HAMDEN Conn. (Reuters) - A car sought in connection with a suspected threat against President Barack Obama has been located in Connecticut, authorities said on Saturday. Secret Service, which is responsible for presidential security, had asked state police for help in locating the car in connection with a possible threat to the president, State Police Lieutenant J. Paul Vance said. Both the state police and the Secret Service declined to specify the nature of the threat. The Secret Service, in a statement on Saturday, said that it had investigated information about a suspicious person and vehicle and was working to determine its validity.


F-16s dispatched for unresponsive pilot of small plane near D.C.

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:33 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Two F-16 fighter jets were dispatched to check on a small plane that entered restricted airspace around Washington, D.C., on Saturday, and the fighter pilots observed the person at the controls to be unconscious before the plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, officials said. The pilot of the Cirrus SR22 propeller plane took off from Waukesha County Airport in Wisconsin and had been destined for Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Coast Guard said in a statement. The pilot had stopped responding to radio calls.

Hundreds march in Ferguson to protest police shooting: local media

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 01:39 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Hundreds of marchers took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday, local media reported, with protesters calling for justice three weeks after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot the 18-year-old Brown on Aug. 9. For days after the shooting, police and demonstrators in Ferguson clashed nightly, with authorities coming under fire for mass arrests and what critics said were the use of heavy-handed tactics and military gear.

Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT

A pro-Russian rebel watches as Ukrainian troops evacuated from the rebel-held town of Starobesheve, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Ukrainian government forces have succumbed to a sequence of military failures and seen their holdings in the conflict-ridden east shrink in recent days as Russian-backed rebels continue their fast-paced offensive. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)STAROBESHEVE, Ukraine (AP) — As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter.


EU leaders pick Italian as bloc's new top diplomat

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT

Italy Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini smiles as she meets the media during an informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. European Union foreign ministers on Friday were set to weigh adopting a tougher stance on the Ukraine crisis amid increasing calls to beef up economic sanctions against Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Saturday picked Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, to become the 28-nation bloc's top diplomat for the next five years.


Rebuilding Gaza will take 20 years, group says

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:29 PM PDT

A celebrator carries a rocket decoy, during a celebration by the Muslim Brotherhood movement to declare victory of Gaza and Hamas against Israel, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Thousands of followers and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Jordan celebrate what they call " Hamas' Victory" against Israel. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)JERUSALEM (AP) — An international organization involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years under current levels of restrictions to rebuild the Gaza Strip's battered and neglected housing stock following the war between Hamas and Israel.


20 miners rescued, 5 still missing in Nicaragua collapse

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:08 PM PDT

A miner is moved on a stretcher after being rescued in an operation to reach a group of miners trapped in a gold mine in the community of El Comal, near Bonanza in northeastern Nicaragua, on August 29, 2014There had been 28 "guiriseros," or informal gold miners, working in the shaft when the mouth of the mine caved.


Minister: Lesotho military seize police HQ, jam radio stations

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 02:27 AM PDT

File photo shows members of the Lesotho military on patrol in the capital Maseru, on September 17, 1999Soldiers have seized control of police headquarters in the tiny African kingdom, a government minister says.


Sam cut from Rams, but may still have NFL future

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

Former Missouri player Michael Sam watches pregame festivities before the start of the South Dakota State-Missouri NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, was released by St. Louis Rams Saturday. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Not long after Michael Sam waved to an adoring crowd at Missouri's season opener, he looked down at his cell phone.


Champ Bailey, Michael Sam among NFL cuts

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2014, file photo, New Orleans Saints cornerback Champ Bailey looks on before an NFL preseason football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. After playing at an elite level for more than a decade, Bailey enters the final game of the preseason with little certainty about what kind of role he might fill on the Saints' secondary. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)For the first time in his career, Champ Bailey was told he isn't good enough.


Obama family attends long-time aide's wedding to TV journalist

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT

Obama and his family arrive aboard Air Force One at Westchester County Airport in White PlainsPresident Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters on Saturday attended the wedding of their long-time friend and food guru Sam Kass to media personality Alex Wagner at a farm outside New York City, the White House said. Kass is officially Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy and executive director of Let's Move, Michelle Obama's child health initiative that seeks to combat childhood obesity. He has a been a friend of and cook for the Obama family since the 2000s, when he began preparing food for the family in their Chicago home. Wagner is the host of "Now with Alex Wagner," a liberal-leaning show in the cable channel MSNBC.


Obama attends wedding of longtime personal chef

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo White House chef Sam Kass and first lady Michelle Obama taste food in Dallas. Kass, someone President Barack Obama thinks of as family, is tying the knot Saturday evening, Aug. 30, 2014, with MSNBC host Alex Wagner in Westchester County, north of New York City, at a farm to table restaurant that's a favorite of both Kass and first lady Michelle Obama. The President, the first lady and their daughters will be among the guests at the ceremony. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama set aside the pressures of the world's trouble spots on Saturday to assume the role of spectator for something more joyous: the wedding of the Obama family's longtime chef and friend.


Isner loses to Kohlschreiber in US Open 3rd round

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:37 PM PDT

John Isner, of the United States, reacts after a shot Philipp Kohlschreiber, of Germany, during the third round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)NEW YORK (AP) — Once again, John Isner's trip to Flushing Meadows ended in the third round. Once again, it happened with a loss to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at that stage.


Cuba gives US swimmer Diana Nyad sporting medal

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:34 PM PDT

U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad wears her Order of Sporting Merit medal as she stands in front of the Cuban and U.S. flags during a ceremony in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Cuba honored Nyad for being the first swimmer to make the crossing between Cuba and Florida without flippers or a shark cage for protection. Nyad made four previous attempts; first in 1978, and three times in 2011 and 2012. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — One year after becoming the first person confirmed to have swum from Havana to Key West, Florida without a shark cage, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad was back in Cuba to receive that country's Order of Sporting Merit award.


With heavy heart, Kuchar hovers around the lead

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:32 PM PDT

Jason Day, of Australia, watches his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)NORTON, Massachusetts (AP) — Jason Day thought he might be able to pull away from the field Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Nine holes later, the second FedEx Cup playoff event was wide open.


Sims starts, finishes, Alabama beats WVU, 33-23

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:28 PM PDT

Alabama quarterback Blake Sims (6) throws under pressure from West Virginia safety Karl Joseph (8) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA (AP) — Blake Sims was good enough to finish his first start at quarterback for Alabama, getting plenty of help from Amari Cooper, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry, and the second-ranked Crimson Tide held off West Virginia 33-23 Saturday.


Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:16 PM PDT

U.N. peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, also known as UNDOF, observe Syria's Quneitra province at an observation point on Mount Bental in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, overlooking the border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. An armed group detained more than 40 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting in Syria early Thursday and over 80 peacekeepers are trapped, the United Nations said. ( AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes erupted between al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels and U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights on Saturday after the militants surrounded their encampment, activists and officials said, as the international organization risked being sucked further into the conflict.


Sam's bid to be first openly gay NFL player on hold

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:14 PM PDT

NFL: Preseason-St. Louis Rams at Miami Dolphins(Reuters) - Defensive end Michael Sam's dream of becoming the first openly gay player in the National Football League (NFL) was put on hold on Saturday when he failed to make the St. Louis Rams' 53-man roster for the 2014 regular season. The 24-year-old, a standout with the University of Missouri who had announced he was gay in February, was one of 22 players cut in final roster moves by the Rams to reach the limit before the NFL's 4 p.m. ET deadline on Saturday. The journey continues." Rams coach Jeff Fisher, who spoke to Sam by phone before the final roster moves were announced, said it had simply been "a football decision" to cut the defensive end.


'Halo' makers shed light on live-action series

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:12 PM PDT

Attendees at the Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gaming in Seattle, walk past adjoining displays from gaming giants Sony PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox One, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The event is expected to be attended by roughly 85,000 gamers and will include concerts, game tournaments and previews of upcoming titles. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)SEATTLE (AP) — "Halo: Nightfall" is returning to familiar territory.


Kvitova joins upset list in loss to Krunic

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Tennis: U.S. Open-Kvitova vs KrunicBy Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams advanced as expected but the upset-riddled U.S. Open women's draw took another hit when Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova was ousted by a 145th-ranked qualifier on Saturday. Kvitova, the third seed, joined the long upset hit-list at the hands of little-known, 21-year-old Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia, becoming the tournament's fifth victim among the top eight women's seeds. Kvitova, outsteadied by the quick-moving Serb, joined Simona Halep (2), Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Angelique Kerber (6) and Ana Ivanovic (8) in being shown the exit.


Atletico hangs on to beat promoted Eibar 2-1

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:58 PM PDT

Atletico's Diego Godin, from Uruguay celebrates Joao Miranda's goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Eibar at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid held on to beat Eibar 2-1 on Saturday to record an unconvincing first win of the Spanish league season as the defending champions continue to struggle without suspended coach Diego Simeone.


Tiebreak King Raonic blasts by Estrella Burgos

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT

Milos Raonic of Canada reacts after defeating Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic during their match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New YorkBy Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fifth seed Milos Raonic claimed the throne as King of the Tiebreaks, blasting his way into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) win over Victor Estrella Burgos on Saturday. The big-hitting Canadian has used his booming serve to great effect at Flushing Meadows, particularly in the tiebreaks, winning all six he has faced in three matches including three against Estrella Burgos.


Chelsea wins big to capitalize on City slip-up

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:55 PM PDT

Chelsea's Diego Costa celebrates after scoring his second goal against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Saturday Aug. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)LONDON (AP) — Chelsea secured a third straight win in the English Premier League by beating Everton 6-3 to go top of the early standings while Juventus began its title defense in Italy with a victory over Chievo Verona.


Trapped miners rescued in Nicaragua; 5 remain

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:51 PM PDT

A rescued miner, center, is greeted by another miner while being helped by a rescue worker as he leaves the El Comal gold and silver mine in Bonanza, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The first 11 of 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a collapse in a mine have been rescued and crews were working early Saturday to free more, officials said. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)BONANZA, Nicaragua (AP) — Rescue workers and trapped miners alike frantically dug away at opposite sides of rock and mud that blocked a Nicaragua gold mine, finally succeeding in freeing at least 20 men. Efforts to reach five miners still missing continued Saturday.


US dominates Finland 114-55 in basketball worlds

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:49 PM PDT

United States's Stephen Curry, goes to dunk during the Group C Basketball World Cup match against Finland, in Bilbao northern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)BILBAO, Spain (AP) — As the U.S. lead got bigger and the crowd quieter, Finland's players were forced to have a most uncomfortable conversation.


Pakistan protesters march on PM's residence

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:47 PM PDT

Pakistani protesters run during clashes near prime minister's home in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 3014. Pakistani police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters as they tried to march toward the prime minister's home in the capital on Saturday, blanketing the route with clouds of white smoke and scattering demonstrators. (AP Photo/Anjum NaveedISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police charged with batons and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters marching toward the prime minister's official residence and the adjacent parliament building in Islamabad on Saturday, blanketing the route with clouds of white smoke and scattering demonstrators. Nearly 125 people were injured in the clashes between police and demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.


EU names Tusk, Mogherini to top jobs, ready Russian sanctions

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:38 PM PDT

Newly elected European Council President Donald Tusk and newly elected European High Representative for Foreign Affairs Minister Federica Mogherini talk together during a EU summit in BrusselsBy Adrian Croft and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Saturday chose Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk to chair their Council and named Italian Federica Mogherini to run the bloc's foreign relations, as the EU prepared to threaten Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine. A summit in Brussels shared the two coveted EU posts between a Kremlin critic from ex-communist Eastern Europe and the foreign minister of one of Moscow's biggest customers for gas. EU officials gave Ukraine's embattled President Petro Poroshenko a warm welcome and assurances of further support.


AP PHOTOS: Fairy-tale night for girls in Rio slum

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:24 PM PDT

A teenage girl from the Santa Marta "favela" slum exits a police car, taking the hand of an officer who patrols her neighborhood as she arrives to Copacabana for a group debutante ball organized by her slum's Pacifying Police Unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Fifteen-year-olds from Santa Marta made their coming out Friday night, escorted by police officers who patrol their communities. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dressed in long evening gowns, girls from Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta "favela" slum have celebrated a fairy-tale evening in a debutante ball sponsored by local police.


Missing British boy with tumor found in Spain

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:16 PM PDT

The Yellow Notice issued by the international police force Interpol, Friday Aug. 29, 2014, asking for help to locate the missing five-year old boy Ashya King, who is believed to be in France. Police are searching for the five-year-old British boy who is suffering with a severe brain tumor whose parents, believed to be Jehovah's Witnesses, took him out of a British hospital on Thursday and were last seen in France. The boy needs urgent medical treatment. (AP Photo/Interpol)LONDON (AP) — A critically ill 5-year-old boy who was taken out of a British hospital against doctors' advice has been found in Spain, police said Saturday.


6 die in fire at eastern North Carolina home

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:13 PM PDT

This Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 photo shows the burned remains of a mobile home in Garland, N.C. An early Saturday fire killed six people inside, authorities said. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, James Robinson)GARLAND, N.C. (AP) — A fire swept through a mobile home in eastern North Carolina early Saturday, killing six people, authorities said.


Islamic State militants behead captive Lebanese soldier: video

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:09 PM PDT

Wife of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants, mourns with relatives in the town of Fnideq, northern LebanonIslamic State militants beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. The soldier, recognizable as Ali al-Sayyed, a Sunni Muslim from north Lebanon, was shown blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back, writhing and kicking the dusty ground while a militant announces he will be killed. Islamic State, which declared a "caliphate" in June in parts of Iraq and Syria under its control, has been cited as a major security threat by Western governments since posting a video in August of the beheading of U.S journalist James Foley. The Lebanese army declined to comment, but security and Islamic State sources confirmed the latest beheading.


Mo'Ne Davis heads to WNBA conference finals

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 03:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2014, file photo, Taney Dragons' Mo'ne Davis smiles as her team is greeted by fans and city officials during their return to Philadelphia after the Little League World Series. The Little League sensation is heading to the WNBA conference finals in Minnesota on Sunday, Aug. 31. She'll sit with WNBA president Laurel J. Richie and meet both teams, including former UConn stars Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore before the game starts.(AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)Little League World Series sensation Mo'Ne Davis is heading to the conference finals in Minnesota on Sunday.


Niger parliament chief, facing baby-trafficking probe, 'in Belgium'

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:35 PM PDT

A photo taken on November 6, 2013 shows Hama Amadou (C), head of Nigers' parliament, delivering a speech at the Parliament House in NiameyNiger's head of parliament, who faces questioning in a probe into international baby-trafficking, has turned up in Belgium, an opposition official said Saturday, confirming a media report. Hama Amadou, who had already quietly left Niger for neighbouring Burkina Faso, "is now in Brussels," the official said, confirming the report by Radio France Internationale (RFI). Amadou's lawyer Souley Oumarou told AFP that he had "not received "this information". On Thursday he confirmed that his client, leading challenger to President Mahamadou Issoufou ahead of elections in 2016, had fled Niger for Burkina Faso because he felt threatened by the state, and not because of the baby trafficking accusations.


EU gives Russia new sanctions ultimatum

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:32 PM PDT

A Ukrainian loyalist fighter from the Azov Battalion stand guard on a hill on the outskirts of Mariupol on August 30, 2014European Union leaders on Sunday gave Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions as Kiev warned it was on the brink of "full-scale war" with Moscow. Fears are growing that the confrontation on the EU's eastern borders could engulf the whole continent after Russia sent troops to back a new offensive by pro-Kremlin rebels in southeastern Ukraine. EU President Herman Van Rompuy said the 28 leaders meeting in Brussels agreed to take "further significant steps" if Moscow did not back down.


Men overboard as Querrey, Isner bring US interest to end

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 04:26 PM PDT

John Isner of the US plays against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their 2014 US Open men's singles match on August 30, 2014 in New YorkNew York (AFP) - Philipp Kholschreiber beat John Isner 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/4) on Saturday to end US interest in the men's draw at the US Open.


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