| Bale makes Real Madrid debut against Villarreal Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:34 PM PDT  Gareth Bale will make his long-awaited debut for Real Madrid against Villarreal on Saturday after being included in coach Carlo Ancelotti's starting line-up.
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| US, Russia seal landmark deal on Syria weapons Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT  The United States and Russia on Saturday unveiled an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by the middle of next year and left the door open to sanctions if Damascus failed to comply.
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| Syrian rebel infighting kills 5 near Iraqi border Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:26 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-affiliated rebels battled more moderate Syrian opposition fighters in a town along the Iraqi border on Saturday, killing at least five people in the latest outbreak of infighting among the forces opposed to President Bashar Assad's regime.
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| Fidel Castro applauds Russian proposal on Syria Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:16 PM PDT  HAVANA (AP) — Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has published an article applauding a Russian-backed proposal to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons. The U.S. and Russia reached agreement Saturday to implement the plan amid an ongoing civil war in the Middle Eastern country.
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| Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: |
| Two tropical storms converge on Mexico Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT  VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Two tropical storms were converging on Mexico's east and west coasts Saturday, sparking authorities to evacuate coastal residents and set up shelters while watching rising rivers.
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| Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — The main Western-backed opposition group in Syria has elected an interim prime minister as it seeks to firm up its standing as a viable political alternative there. |
| Canada leads Serbia 2-1 in Davis Cup semifinals Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Canada moved into position to reach its first Davis Cup final by beating Serbia in a five-set doubles match Saturday for a 2-1 lead.
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| Dortmund usurp Bayern with eight-goal thriller Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT  Borussia Dortmund stormed back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 6-2 romp at home to Hamburg to knock European champions Bayern Munich from first place.
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| NASCAR seeks to restore credibility after scandal Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT  JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — NASCAR took the first step toward restoring its credibility Saturday by telling its teams to give 100 percent at all times.
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| Syria weapons deal averts US military move for now Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:05 PM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — A diplomatic breakthrough Saturday on securing and destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpile averted the threat of U.S. military action for the moment and could swing momentum toward ending a horrific civil war.
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| Rooney returns to sink Palace, Everton stun Mourinho Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:04 PM PDT  Wayne Rooney returned to give Manchester United manager David Moyes his maiden win at Old Trafford as the champions beat Crystal Palace 2-0, while Jose Mourinho suffered the first Premier League defeat of his second spell at Chelsea.
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| Spain rejects referendum sought by separatists Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:02 PM PDT  MADRID (AP) — Spain's prime minister has rejected a request by the leader of Catalonia to approve a referendum that would allow the northeastern region to decide whether to secede from the rest of the country.
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| Epileptic Minnesota coach carted off at halftime Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:02 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Jerry Kill suffered another game-day seizure, at halftime while the Gophers were playing Western Illinois on Saturday, and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
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| Obama to mark 5-year anniversary of U.S. financial crisis Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will mark the five-year anniversary of the U.S. financial crisis on Monday in an effort to move back to his domestic agenda after weeks of dealing with Syria. When Wall Street came to a near collapse in 2008, the resulting economic crisis helped propel then-Democratic presidential nominee Obama to the White House. But the economy's slow recovery from the recession has been a difficult challenge for Obama, who in recent weeks has been focused largely on foreign policy in trying to mount an international response to a chemical weapons attack in ...
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| Jets' Sanchez placed on short-term IR Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Sanchez has his sights set on returning to the field this season — as the New York Jets' starting quarterback.
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| After acquittal, Zimmerman still in spotlight Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT  LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — Whether they think that he got away with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin or that he was just a brave neighborhood watch volunteer "standing his ground," many Americans can't seem to get enough of George Zimmerman. And he can't seem to stop giving it to them.
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| Horner closes in on Spanish Vuelta victory Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT  ALTO DE L'ANGLIRU, Spain (AP) — Christopher Horner, an American cyclist who turns 42 next month, closed in on the biggest victory of his career Saturday by building his lead in the next-to-last stage of the Spanish Vuelta.
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| Obama welcomes Syrian chemical weapons agreement Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:45 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed an agreement Saturday to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile as an "important, concrete step" toward the ultimate goal of eliminating them but warned that the U.S. remains prepared to act if the attempt at a diplomatic solution fails.
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| Spain's Rajoy offers Catalonia talks, but no independence vote Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:43 AM PDT  MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday offered to hold talks with Catalonia, but gave no indication he would allow the wealthy northwestern region to vote on independence. The offer of talks was made in a letter sent to the head of Catalonia's regional government, Artur Mas, only three days after hundreds of thousands of Catalans formed a 400-km human chain to push their independence bid and demand a referendum. Growing calls for secession from Spain in the region of 7. ...
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| Miyazato leads Evian, with Ko a stroke back Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:39 AM PDT  EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — With teen amateur Lydia Ko of New Zealand in pursuit, Mika Miyazato of Japan held a one-stroke lead Saturday after two rounds at the Evian Championship.
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| More than 30 hurt as Greyhound bus overturns in Ohio Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:38 AM PDT By Noreen O'Donnell (Reuters) - A Greyhound bus flipped over and landed on its side in an Ohio cornfield early on Saturday, injuring more than 30 people, some seriously, authorities said. The bus was traveling on Interstate 75, when the crash occurred at 3:48 a.m. local time in Liberty Township, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati, said Jeff Galloway, director of the Butler County, Ohio, Emergency Management Agency. There were 51 passengers plus the driver on board the bus, which was en route from Cincinnati to Detroit, Michigan. ... |
| Biden visits anti-war Democrats as Syria looms Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:38 AM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is heading into the belly of Democrats' anti-war opposition, venturing into a politically influential heartland state for the first time since President Barack Obama publicly endorsed a possible military strike on Syria.
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| UAE leads Gulf front against Egypt's Islamists Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than six months ago, Dr. Mahmoud al-Jaidah was asked to step out of line as he transited through Dubai en route home to Qatar. He has been held ever since, allowed to visit his family once a month after a blindfolded trip from an undisclosed detention facility.
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| Storm Ingrid near hurricane strength off Mexico's Gulf coast Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical storm Ingrid strengthened off Mexico's Gulf coast on Saturday, reaching close to hurricane-force winds and lashing heavy rains across eastern Veracruz state. Ingrid, packing winds of 70 miles per hour (110 km per hour), is expected to become a hurricane later on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm was 195 miles east of the port of Tuxpan in Veracruz at 2 p.m. ET and although Tuxpan port was closed, Mexico's major oil installations in the Gulf were operating normally, said a spokesman for Mexico's state oil monopoly ...
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| Funeral bombing, other attacks kill 25 in Iraq Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a funeral Saturday in northern Iraq attended by members of an ethnic minority, part of a series of assaults that killed at least 25 across the country, officials said.
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| Exclusive: Berlin mulls way to bank union without Treaty change - officials Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:32 AM PDT  By Annika Breidthardt and Jan Strupczewski VILNIUS (Reuters) - Germany is working on a plan that would allow the completion of a euro zone banking union without changing existing EU law, potentially removing a major hurdle to finish the most ambitious EU project since the start of the euro, EU officials said. So far, Berlin has insisted the 28-nation bloc needs to amend its Treaty if it is to move the power to unwind or fix struggling banks from a national to a European level. ...
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| Egypt's Mubarak waves, grins as his trial resumes Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:32 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian judge on Saturday named top security officials to testify in the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges related to the killings of around 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster.
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| Fifth fatality feared in Colorado floods as towns evacuated Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:12 AM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farming communities along the South Platte River were ordered to evacuate ahead of a predicted surge in the flooding, which may have claimed a fifth life and has left many still unaccounted for, authorities said on Saturday. Four deaths have already been confirmed and, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a Tweet, "a 60-year-old woman from Cedar Grove ... is missing and presumed dead. ...
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| Rescues accelerate as floodwaters inundate plains Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:06 AM PDT LYONS, Colo. (AP) — The rescue of Coloradoans stranded by epic mountain flooding accelerated Saturday as debris-filled rivers became muddy seas that extended into towns and farms miles from the Rockies. Authorities expected to find more fatalities when full scope of destruction emerged. |
| US envoy meets Sudanese official over land dispute Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:06 AM PDT  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A U.S. envoy for Sudan and South Sudan has met with Sudanese officials in Khartoum, over disputes concerning an oil-rich region claimed by the two neighbors.
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| Bus overturns in southwest Ohio; 35 injured Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:36 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Greyhound bus drove off an interstate highway in southwest Ohio early Saturday, struck a tree and a fence and flipped on its side before sliding to a stop in a cornfield, injuring at least 35 people.
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| Four men in court over alleged UK Santander cyber raid Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:24 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Four men appeared in a British court on Saturday over an alleged attempt to steal millions of pounds from Santander by hacking into the bank's computer system, police said. Twelve men were arrested on Friday, following an operation by the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit, over the alleged plot which centered on a Santander branch in southeast London. Four were charged late on Friday and appeared on Saturday at Westminster Magistrates' Court for an initial hearing. ...
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| Obama welcomes Syria deal, expects Assad compliance Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT  US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal reached Saturday to strip Syria of chemical weapons but said much remains to be done and warned Damascus to comply with the accord.
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| U.S., Russia agree on Syria weapons, Obama says force still option Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT  By Warren Strobel and Mariam Karouny GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal on Saturday that by removing President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal may avert U.S. military action against him. After three days of talks in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded Assad account for his secret stockpile within a week and let international inspectors eliminate all the weapons by the middle of next year - an "ambitious" target, Kerry said. ...
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| Tens of thousands join march for jobs in Poland Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT  By Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Polish capital on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations in years to demand more jobs and higher pay, blaming Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government for failing to tackle unemployment. The city council said about 100,000 people turned out for the march organized by trade unions, waving flags and blowing trumpets as they walked peacefully through central Warsaw. The Polish economy has seen two decades of uninterrupted growth but narrowly avoided recession at the start of the year. ...
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| Marquez takes sixth pole of season at Misano Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:19 AM PDT  World championship leader Marc Marquez claimed his sixth pole position of the season on Saturday at the San Marino Grand Prix, edging out Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi.
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| Miyazato leads Evian by a shot with a round left Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:14 AM PDT EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Mika Miyazato of Japan shot a 2-under 69 Saturday for a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Evian Championship. |
| Horner closes in on Vuelta victory Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:57 AM PDT  American Chris Horner moved to within touching distance of becoming the oldest ever winner of a grand tour as he extended his lead in the Tour of Spain to 37 seconds in Saturday's penultimate stage.
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| Czechs oust Argentina to reach Davis Cup final Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:54 AM PDT  PRAGUE (AP) — Defending champion Czech Republic reached the Davis Cup final after winning its doubles match Saturday to eliminate Argentina.
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