Yahoo! News: Terrorism

---

• U.K.'s fate hangs on a divided Scotland
• Senate approves Obama plan to arm, train Syrian rebels
• 8 killed in attack on Guinea Ebola education team
• Kansas court orders removal of Democrat from Senate ballot
• Sierra Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola
• U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government
• New evacuations ordered as California wildfire doubles in size
• Two adults, six children dead in Florida shooting: report
• Vote counting begins in Scotland
• Home Depot says breach affected 56M payment cards
• Call to arms issued as Islamic State gains in Syria
• Larry Ellison steps down as CEO of Oracle
• Wanna bet? British man bets $1.5M on Scottish referendum
• Arson suspect arrested in 'King' wildfire
• 30 killed in series of attacks in Iraq
• Captive British journalist appears in new IS video
• The U.K.'s other 'yes' vote—at Royal and Ancient golf club
• Matt Bai: Mark Sanford's oversharing problem

U.K.'s fate hangs on a divided Scotland Posted: 18 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT After Scotland's polls close, England's fate hangs in balance.

Senate approves Obama plan to arm, train Syrian rebels Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:37 PM PDT The Senate has approved a plan for the military to train and equip Syrian rebels, clearing the measure for President Barack Obama's signature.

8 killed in attack on Guinea Ebola education team Posted: 18 Sep 2014 02:56 PM PDT Eight bodies, including those of three journalists, were found after an attack on a team trying to educate locals on the risks of the Ebola virus in a remote area of southeastern Guinea, a government spokesman said on Thursday. "The eight bodies were found in the village latrine. Three of them had their throats slit," Damantang Albert Camara told Reuters by telephone in Conakry. However, Guinea's Prime Minister Mohamed Saïd Fofana, speaking in a television message that had been recorded earlier, said 7 bodies of 9 missing people had been found. ...

Kansas court orders removal of Democrat from Senate ballot Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:09 PM PDT The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to remove U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Chad Taylor's name from the ballot, in a ruling that could influence the national fight for control of the Senate.

Sierra Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:19 PM PDT In a desperate bid to slow West Africa's accelerating Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone ordered its 6 million people confined to their homes for three days starting Friday while volunteers conduct a house-to-house search for victims in hiding.

U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:19 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants on Thursday, a major part of his military campaign to "degrade and destroy" the radical group. The Senate voted 78-22, in a rare bipartisan show of support for one of Obama's high-profile initiatives. With the House of Representatives approving the legislation on Wednesday, the measure now goes to Obama to sign into law. Ten Senate Democrats and 12 Republicans voted no. ...

New evacuations ordered as California wildfire doubles in size Posted: 18 Sep 2014 12:22 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More residents of Northern California mountain communities were told to leave their homes on Thursday after an out-of-control wildfire doubled in size overnight, scorching more than 100 square miles of drought-parched timber and brush. Nearly 3,700 firefighters struggled to stop the forward march of the King Fire, the largest and most dangerous of 11 major wildfires raging across California, but had managed to cut containment lines around just 5 percent of the flames as of Thursday morning, officials said. ...

Two adults, six children dead in Florida shooting: report Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:49 PM PDT TAMPA (Reuters) - Two adults and six children were killed on Thursday in a north Florida town in a shooting that may have been a murder-suicide, the Gainesville Sun newspaper reported, citing local authorities. The incident occurred near Bell, a town of about 500 located roughly 35 miles west of Gainesville. The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office declined to comment but said a press conference was scheduled for later on Thursday. (Reporting by David Adams and Jonathan Kaminsky; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Vote counting begins in Scotland Posted: 18 Sep 2014 04:50 PM PDT Historic referendum will decide whether Scotland ends its 307-year-old union with England.

Home Depot says breach affected 56M payment cards Posted: 18 Sep 2014 03:22 PM PDT The Home Depot says it has eliminated malware from its U.S. and Canadian networks that affected 56 million unique payment cards between April and September. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer ...

Call to arms issued as Islamic State gains in Syria Posted: 18 Sep 2014 02:19 PM PDT Islamic State fighters have besieged a Kurdish city in Syria after seizing 21 villages.

Larry Ellison steps down as CEO of Oracle Posted: Oracle said Larry Ellison, its co-founder and longtime CEO, will be stepping down, effective immediately.

Wanna bet? British man bets $1.5M on Scottish referendum Posted: 18 Sep 2014 09:57 AM PDT A British businessman is betting nearly $1.5 million (£900,000) that Scotland will vote "no" to independence on Thursday.

Arson suspect arrested in 'King' wildfire Posted: A man has been arrested on arson charges in an out-of-control Northern Calif. wildfire.

30 killed in series of attacks in Iraq Posted: Iraqi authorities say a suicide bombing and mortar fire have killed another 15 people in the capital late Thursday, raising the day's death toll from attacks to 30.

Captive British journalist appears in new IS video Posted: 18 Sep 2014 09:38 AM PDT Captive British journalist John Cantlie says he will soon reveal "facts" in propaganda video.

The U.K.'s other 'yes' vote—at Royal and Ancient golf club Posted: 18 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - After 260 years of exclusion, women will be allowed to join the Royal and Ancient golf club after an overwhelming members' vote opened the doors to the famous St Andrews clubhouse and paved the way for them to play a role in the governance of the game. More than 75 percent of the club's 2,400 worldwide members, voting in person and via proxy and postal votes, took part and 85 percent were in favour of the change. ...

Matt Bai: Mark Sanford's oversharing problem Posted: 18 Sep 2014 02:11 AM PDT The South Carolina congressman's Facebook post about his broken engagement is bad news for his colleagues and the rest of us

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610