Egypt's ex-VP calls campaign against him "fascist"

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• Egypt's ex-VP calls campaign against him "fascist"
• Austrian coalition scrapes majority as far-right gains
• AP PHOTOS: A look at the career of NY's Mo Rivera
• Marlins' Alvarez throws crazy no-hitter vs Tigers
• Russian court jails 8 more Greenpeace activists
• Capitol building eerily quiet as government shutdown nears
• 'Cloudy' sequel tops weekend box office
• Olympic flame for Sochi Games ready for relay
• Assad says Syria will comply with UN arms resolution
• Unmanned cargo ship docks with Space Station
• Israel's Netanyahu warns White House about Iran
• Global Economy: Faith in revival put to test
• HR leader Davis hurts wrist in Orioles' final game
• Berlusconi party leaders rebel over his strategy
• Marlins' Alvarez flirting with no-hitter
• Police: Daughter killed Pa. mom with shotgun
• Austrian centrist coalition survives far-right gains
• Kurt Busch has pit crew shakeup as Chase heats up
• HR leader Davis injured in Orioles' final game
• Wave of attacks across Iraq kills dozens
• Resident: Mali army, rebels exchange fire in Kidal
• Italian PM Letta to go before parliament
• Italian president hopes to solve political crisis without new vote
• Iran: More needed than Obama call for full ties
• Nairobi morgue's last victim from mall is ID'd
• Syria air strike kills 16 in high school
• Italy to face international pressure if crisis drags on
• Car bomb kills 40 in northwest Pakistan
• India, Pakistan leaders say they want better ties but reach no concrete agreements
• SpaceX launches Canadian satellite from California
• Arizona State ushers out Kiffin era at USC
• India, Pakistan PMs seek end to Kashmir tension
• USC fires coach Kiffin after 7th loss in 11 games
• Nairobi morgue's last Kenya mall victim ID'd
• States resist, build nascent insurance markets
• Michael Hill to run Marlins' baseball operations
• Heat signs Spoelstra to multiyear extension
• After 100 defeats, Marlins find new leaders
• Suicide bomber kills 40 at Iraq mosque
• Gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college

Egypt's ex-VP calls campaign against him "fascist" Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:41 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's former vice president and democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei lashed out Sunday against what he called a "fascist" security-organized media campaign against him because of his calls for an inclusive political process.

Austrian coalition scrapes majority as far-right gains Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:38 PM PDT Vienna (AFP) - Austria's two main centrist political parties scraped together a majority in elections Sunday, enough for their unloved coalition to continue but with a resurgent far-right snapping at their heels.

AP PHOTOS: A look at the career of NY's Mo Rivera Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:37 PM PDT After nineteen stellar seasons and a record 652 saves, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has pitched in his last game.

Marlins' Alvarez throws crazy no-hitter vs Tigers Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Henderson Alvarez pitched one of baseball's most bizarre no-hitters, celebrating in the on-deck circle when the Miami Marlins scored on a two-out wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers 1-0 Sunday.

Russian court jails 8 more Greenpeace activists Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the northern Russian city of Murmansk on Sunday sent all eight remaining Greenpeace activists to jail for two months, showing no leniency toward any of the 30 people detained for a protest at a drilling platform in Arctic waters.

Capitol building eerily quiet as government shutdown nears Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a midnight Monday deadline to avert a federal government shutdown fast approaching, the U.S. Capitol building was eerily quiet on Sunday, with meeting rooms locked, lawmakers not to be found, and both parties waiting for the other to blink. Senate Democrats decided on Sunday not to take up a measure approved in the early morning hours by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives that ties funding for government agencies to a one-year delay of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. ...

'Cloudy' sequel tops weekend box office Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:28 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" slurped up the box office.

Olympic flame for Sochi Games ready for relay Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:24 PM PDT ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Using the sun's rays, the Olympic flame lighting for the Winter Games in Sochi went off without a hitch in southern Greece Sunday, ahead of its journey across Russia's nine time zones and even a trip to space before the Feb. 7-23 games.

Assad says Syria will comply with UN arms resolution Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:23 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Syria will comply with a UN resolution to destroy its chemical arsenal, President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday, as weapons experts prepared to head for Damascus to begin the task.

Unmanned cargo ship docks with Space Station Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:20 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - An unmanned cargo ship successfully berthed with the orbiting International Space Station on Sunday following a one-week delay due to a technical glitch, NASA said.

Israel's Netanyahu warns White House about Iran Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:18 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Mortified that the world may be warming up to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations this week: Don't be fooled by Tehran's new leadership.

Global Economy: Faith in revival put to test Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:17 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Yet another budget showdown in Washington and yet another government crisis in Italy herald more turbulence for a global economy growing well below trend. On top of these recurrent pitfalls, banks and households in Europe are still shedding debt, several big emerging economies are slowing and markets are struggling to decode the Federal Reserve's policy signals. No wonder that words like 'modest' and 'moderate' pepper many of the latest growth outlooks. ...

HR leader Davis hurts wrist in Orioles' final game Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:16 PM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) — Major league home run leader Chris Davis left the Baltimore Orioles' regular season finale Sunday in the fourth inning with a sprained left wrist.

Berlusconi party leaders rebel over his strategy Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi appeared to backpedal on Sunday in his strategy aimed at collapsing Italy's fragile coalition government and triggering early elections, after some key supporters chafed at his order to quit the Cabinet.

Marlins' Alvarez flirting with no-hitter Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:09 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins right-hander Henderson Alvarez had not allowed a hit after nine innings Sunday, but the game against the Detroit Tigers was scoreless heading to the bottom of the ninth.

Police: Daughter killed Pa. mom with shotgun Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:05 PM PDT ASHVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an estranged daughter killed her mother with a sawed-off shotgun before her father killed her in self-defense, not realizing she was the daughter he hadn't seen in years.

Austrian centrist coalition survives far-right gains Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:04 PM PDT By Michael Shields and Georgina Prodhan VIENNA (Reuters) - The partners in Austria's pro-Europe, centrist coalition scraped a combined majority on Sunday despite recording their worst election results since World War Two and losing support to the far-right Freedom Party and a new liberal party. Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democrats (SPO) - who had campaigned on a platform of defending jobs and pensions and redistributing wealth - got 27.1 percent of the vote, down more than two points from 2008, preliminary results showed. ...

Kurt Busch has pit crew shakeup as Chase heats up Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:04 PM PDT DOVER, Del. (AP) — With the Chase heating up, Kurt Busch has a revamped pit crew at Dover.

HR leader Davis injured in Orioles' final game Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) — Major league home run leader Chris Davis left the Baltimore Orioles' regular season finale Sunday in the fourth inning with an injury to his left wrist.

Wave of attacks across Iraq kills dozens Posted: 29 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide bombings tore through a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad and the relatively safe Kurdish area in the north Sunday as a wave of attacks killed at least 46 people across Iraq, officials said.

Resident: Mali army, rebels exchange fire in Kidal Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers and separatist rebels exchanged gunfire in the heart of the northern town of Kidal on Sunday, marking a dangerous escalation in violence only days after the rebels said they were suspending their participation in a peace accord signed with the government.

Italian PM Letta to go before parliament Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will go before parliament to chart a possible way out of the country's political crisis, a statement from the Italian President's office said on Sunday. The statement, which came after a meeting between Letta and President Giorgio Napolitano, said the two men had discussed possible solutions after the shock resignation of five ministers belonging to Silvio Berlusconi's center-right party. ...

Italian president hopes to solve political crisis without new vote Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT By Gavin Jones and Stephen Jewkes ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will meet the president on Sunday to try to chart a way out of a deep political crisis after Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of the government and called for new elections. President Giorgio Napolitano said he would only dissolve parliament as a last resort but just seven months after the last vote it is not clear if an alternative majority can be found. ...

Iran: More needed than Obama call for full ties Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:37 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran sought Sunday to calm hard-liners worried over groundbreaking exchanges with Washington, saying a single phone conversation between the American and Iranian presidents is not a sign that relations will be quickly restored.

Nairobi morgue's last victim from mall is ID'd Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Karen Wambui walked slowly through the Nairobi city morgue's turquoise and yellow iron gates, still trying to process what she had seen inside.

Syria air strike kills 16 in high school Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:32 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - An air strike on a high school killed 16 people, most of them students and teachers, in a rebel-held city in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitoring group said.

Italy to face international pressure if crisis drags on Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT By Alessandra Galloni and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Italy could face pressure from international partners if the current political crisis persists and reverberates through the euro zone, Labour Minister Enrico Giovannini said on Sunday. Speaking a day after Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of the cabinet, Giovannini said the move -- which pulls the rug from under Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government and lurches the country into another political crisis -- is likely to cause some instability on financial markets on Monday. ...

Car bomb kills 40 in northwest Pakistan Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb ripped through a crowded street in Peshawar's oldest bazaar Sunday, killing 40 people in the third blast to hit the troubled Pakistani city in a week, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

India, Pakistan leaders say they want better ties but reach no concrete agreements Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT By Paul Eckert NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, agreed on Sunday to work to restore a cross-border ceasefire after a spate of shootings in order to improve strained ties, officials said. Singh and Sharif met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, amid heightened tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the Kashmir region, sparked by series of fatal clashes on their de facto Himalayan border. ...

SpaceX launches Canadian satellite from California Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket carrying a Canadian satellite intended to track space weather launched from the California coast Sunday in what was billed as a test flight.

Arizona State ushers out Kiffin era at USC Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:22 AM PDT Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 5 of the regular season.

India, Pakistan PMs seek end to Kashmir tension Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:19 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The prime ministers of India and Pakistan met in New York Sunday, and in a step toward easing tension, agreed on the need to stop the recent spate of attacks in the disputed Kashmir region.

USC fires coach Kiffin after 7th loss in 11 games Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:14 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California fired Lane Kiffin early Sunday morning, ending the coach's tumultuous tenure a few hours after the Trojans lost 62-41 at Arizona State.

Nairobi morgue's last Kenya mall victim ID'd Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Karen Wambui walked slowly through the Nairobi city morgue's turquoise and yellow iron gates, still trying to process what she had seen inside.

States resist, build nascent insurance markets Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:59 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With new online health insurance exchanges set to launch Tuesday, consumers in many Southern and Plains states will have to look harder for information on how the marketplaces work than their counterparts elsewhere.

Michael Hill to run Marlins' baseball operations Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:56 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins executive Michael Hill was promoted Sunday to president of baseball operations, completing owner Jeffrey Loria's latest franchise shakeup.

Heat signs Spoelstra to multiyear extension Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:55 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra has been with the Miami Heat for nearly two decades, and their relationship won't be ending anytime soon.

After 100 defeats, Marlins find new leaders Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:54 AM PDT Miami (AFP) - Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins completed a front-office restructuring on the final day of the season on Sunday as a 100-loss season of futility came to an end.

Suicide bomber kills 40 at Iraq mosque Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:49 AM PDT By Ali al-Rubaie HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shi-ite Muslim funeral in a southern Iraqi town on Sunday. The blast brought down the ceiling of the mosque in Mussayab, 60km (40 miles) south of the capital Baghdad. Police said some bodies were still trapped beneath the debris. At least 50 people were wounded. Those inside had been mourning the death of a man killed a day earlier by militants. "Until now, we are trying to retrieve bodies from under the debris. Most of the bodies were torn to pieces. ...

Gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college Posted: 29 Sep 2013 10:49 AM PDT By Joe Hemba DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said. The gunmen, thought to be members of rebel sect Boko Haram, attacked one hostel, took some students outside before killing them and shot others trying to flee, people at the scene told Reuters. "They started gathering students into groups outside, then they opened fire and killed one group and then moved onto the next group and killed them. ...

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