Bale hits hat-trick in Madrid romp

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• Bale hits hat-trick in Madrid romp
• US urging North Korea to release detained American
• Villagers rush to aid rural Alaska crash survivors
• Egypt panel begins voting on draft constitution
• Bulger belongings could land on auction block
• NJ canine crowned world's ugliest dog in 2007 dies
• Gut wins women's World Cup super-G
• Ukraine opposition seeks early polls after protest crackdown
• Eight killed as Scottish helicopter crashes into pub
• Scottish holiday marred by police helicopter crash
• Ukrainian demonstrators converge outside monastery
• North Korea showcases detained U.S. pensioner as war criminal
• India's Ratan Tata sees brighter future for upmarket Nano
• No. 24 Duke beats North Carolina 27-25
• ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel buy ThyssenKrupp US factory
• Unclear yet if crucial overhaul of Obamacare website a success
• A look at key articles in Egyptian draft charter
• US to destroy Syrian chemical weapons
• No. 2 Florida State stays unbeaten, 37-7 at Swamp
• Ukraine police smash pro-Europe protest, opposition to call strike
• No. 11 Michigan State shuts down Minnesota 14-3
• Neb's athletic director: Pelini will remain coach
• Sumlin, Texas A&M agree in principle to new deal
• White House: On track for health care website goal
• Dominican Republic launches migrant children plan
• U.S. airlines give China flight plans for new defense zone
• Ukraine leader blasts violence against protesters
• Troopers: 4 dead in southwest Alaska plane crash
• Arsenal seven clear, Deulofeu fires Everton
• Economist challenges idea of aging farmer crisis
• Ex-New York Observer editor Kaplan dies at 59
• Large protests over Bedouin resettlement in Israel
• Despite rising demand, Brazil ethanol sector struggles
• Obama shops at well-known Washington bookstore
• Cameron 'turns page' on Dalai Lama row with China visit
• Israel police say volunteer killed Palestinian
• Thai political protesters clash violently, 1 dead
• US: American fighters in Syria a security risk
• Chemical watchdog says US to destroy Syria stockpile at sea
• S. Korean wins Red Bull world breakdancing title

Bale hits hat-trick in Madrid romp Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:05 PM PST Gareth Bale took his tally to eight goals in his last seven games with a hat-trick as Real Madrid shrugged off the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Valladolid 4-0. With the Portuguese sidelined by a slight muscle strain, Bale proved to be decisive as he headed home the opener after Diego Marino could only parry Angel di Maria's cross. Three minutes later the Welshman teed up Karim Benzema to double Madrid's lead with a wonderful in-swinging cross that the Frenchman bulleted home. Bale grabbed his second of the game when Carlos Pena could only turn Marcelo's cross into the path of the grateful former Tottenham man to slot home.

US urging North Korea to release detained American Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is urging North Korea to release an 85-year-old American who's been detained for more than a month.

Villagers rush to aid rural Alaska crash survivors Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:04 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a rural Alaska village reached survivors of a commuter plane crash two hours after the aircraft went down in freezing rain, authorities said Saturday.

Egypt panel begins voting on draft constitution Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:03 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — The panel amending Egypt's suspended constitution began voting Saturday on some 250 changes, the first step toward democratic rule following the July military coup that ousted the country's president.

Bulger belongings could land on auction block Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger could soon see some of his jewelry, clothes and other belongings on the auction block.

NJ canine crowned world's ugliest dog in 2007 dies Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST SEWELL, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey canine that was crowned the world's ugliest dog in 2007 and later became the topic of a children's book preaching acceptance has died. Elwood was 8.

Gut wins women's World Cup super-G Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST Beaver Creek (United States) (AFP) - Lara Gut won the women's alpine World Cup super-G here Saturday, her second triumph in two days continuing the Swiss racer's red-hot start to the Olympic season. The 22-year-old again demonstrated her mastery of the new Raptor course built for the 2015 World Championships, clocking 1min 18.42sec for a dominant triumph a day after she won the first downhill of the season. Austrian Elisabeth Goergl notched the second-quickest time of the day with 1:19.32, but the 2011 super-G world champion was disqualified from second place because of improper ski width. That meant another Austrian, Anna Fenninger, was promoted to second place with a time of 1:19.34 and Austria's Nicole Hosp was third with a time of 1:19.53.

Ukraine opposition seeks early polls after protest crackdown Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:55 PM PST Ukraine's opposition on Saturday called for early elections after riot police brutally broke up a pro-Europe rally, leaving dozens injured in a crackdown on protests against President Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to salvage a key EU deal. The agreement would have brought Ukraine closer to the EU and away from historical master Moscow, which put pressure on the ex-Soviet country -- still reliant on Russia for energy and as an export market -- to turn its back on the deal with Brussels. The government announced it was halting work to sign the accord a week before the summit, sparking the biggest protests in Ukraine since the 2004 pro-West Orange Revolution. "I am deeply outraged by events that took place on Independence Square overnight," the president said in a statement Saturday.

Eight killed as Scottish helicopter crashes into pub Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:53 PM PST Eight people were killed when a police helicopter plunged through the roof of a packed Glasgow pub, police said on Saturday, sending Scotland into mourning on its national day. Fourteen people lay seriously injured in hospitals across Scotland's biggest city after the chopper smashed into The Clutha pub, where over 100 pubgoers had been watching a band play on Friday night. Queen Elizabeth II said her prayers were with the victims while Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond called it a "black day" as emergency service workers toiled inside the one-storey building to get round the rubble. While Scotland should have been celebrating St Andrew's Day, which commemorates its patron saint, instead worried friends and relatives spent the day praying their loved ones were not among the fatalities, who have not yet been named.

Scottish holiday marred by police helicopter crash Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:47 PM PST GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland's official holiday was transformed into a grim day of mourning Saturday as emergency crews searched the wreckage of a riverside pub smashed by a falling police helicopter. At least eight people died and more than a dozen remained hospitalized with serious injuries.

Ukrainian demonstrators converge outside monastery Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:45 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 10,000 anti-government demonstrators angry about Ukraine's refusal to sign a pro-European Union agreement converged Saturday on a square outside a monastery where protesters driven away in a pre-dawn clash with police were taking shelter.

North Korea showcases detained U.S. pensioner as war criminal Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:44 PM PST By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused a detained U.S. veteran on Saturday of killing civilians during the Korean War 60 years ago and showed a video of the 85-year-old making a full confession and apology as if the battles are still raging. The North's KCNA news agency said Merrill E. Newman, a former special forces officer, was a mastermind of clandestine operations and had confessed to being "guilty of a long list of indelible crimes against DPRK government and Korean people." In the patchy video, Newman appears composed and is shown reading aloud from a handwritten statement dated Nov 9, 2013 in a wood-paneled meeting room. "I realize that I cannot be forgiven for my offensives (offenses) but I beg for pardon on my knees by apologizing for my offensives (offenses) sincerely toward the DPRK government and the Korean people and I want not punish me (I wish not to be punished)," Newman, who has a heart rhythm disorder, was quoted as saying by KCNA. DPRK is short for the North's formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

India's Ratan Tata sees brighter future for upmarket Nano Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:43 PM PST India's struggling Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, could still have a strong future with a more upmarket image, says Tata group tycoon Ratan Tata, as the company looks to give the hatchback a new start. Tata told US business channel CNBC late Friday he still had high hopes for the tiny Nano in its home market and abroad. "A re-launched Nano with some of the differences that we're trying to incorporate, yes I do" believe it has good prospects, Tata said. "We are going to relaunch the car not as the cheapest car" but with a different "image", Tata said, without giving a timeframe.

No. 24 Duke beats North Carolina 27-25 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Ross Martin kicked a 27-yard field goal with 2:22 left and No. 24 Duke beat North Carolina 27-25 on Saturday, completing the Blue Devils' improbable run to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel buy ThyssenKrupp US factory Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST New York (AFP) - Steel manufacturing giant ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumimoto Metal said in a statement they agreed to buy a US steel plant owned by German firm ThyssenKrupp for $1.55 billion.

Unclear yet if crucial overhaul of Obamacare website a success Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:40 PM PST Americans got their first look on Saturday at an overhaul of the troubled enrollment website at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, but it was unclear yet if the White House had made good on its pledge to fix the glitches. The Obama administration promised five weeks ago that by this weekend it would fix HealthCare.gov, the site designed to help people sign up for medical coverage but which has been plagued by errors, outages, and slow speeds since a disastrous October 1 launch. HealthCare.gov is a key portal for Obama's signature domestic achievement, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which aims to extend coverage to millions of people and reduce healthcare costs. Making Obamacare work has enormous political stakes for the administration and its Democratic allies who are heading into congressional elections next year.

A look at key articles in Egyptian draft charter Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:40 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's draft constitution is made up of a four-page preamble and 247 articles. On Saturday, the country's 50-member constituent assembly voted on 138 articles, limiting the scope of Islamic law, or Shariah, in legislation and introducing new articles seen as victory to rights advocates.

US to destroy Syrian chemical weapons Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government will try to move the most lethal components of its chemical weapons program to a port city by the end of the year, and the U.S. has offered to pick up and destroy the hazardous material at an offshore facility, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Syrian officials said Saturday.

No. 2 Florida State stays unbeaten, 37-7 at Swamp Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:24 PM PST GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes to Kelvin Benjamin, and No. 2 Florida State moved a step closer to playing for the national championship with a 37-7 victory against rival Florida on Saturday.

Ukraine police smash pro-Europe protest, opposition to call strike Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:23 PM PST By Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's political opposition said on Saturday it would call a general strike to force the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich's government after police used batons and stun grenades to break up pro-Europe protests. Some 10,000 protesters regrouped in Kiev, flooding a square outside a church. Further rallies were planned for Sunday in the capital Kiev and other cities. Helmeted police stormed an encampment in Kiev's Independence Square where protesters were singing and warming themselves by campfires early in the morning, the opposition said.

No. 11 Michigan State shuts down Minnesota 14-3 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:11 PM PST EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Langford ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and No. 11 Michigan State wrapped up an unbeaten regular season in Big Ten play with a 14-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

Neb's athletic director: Pelini will remain coach Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:05 PM PST Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is safe for now.

Sumlin, Texas A&M agree in principle to new deal Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:03 PM PST COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M and coach Kevin Sumlin have agreed in principle to a new six-year contract that could keep him with the Aggies through 2019.

White House: On track for health care website goal Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will meet its self-imposed deadline of fixing the troubled health care website so that 50,000 people can log in at the same time starting Saturday. Yet questions remain about the stability of the site, the volume of traffic it can handle and the quality of the data it is delivering to insurers.

Dominican Republic launches migrant children plan Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:53 AM PST SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Saturday launched a plan putting into motion a recent court ruling that could strip the citizenship of children born to migrants living there illegally.

U.S. airlines give China flight plans for new defense zone Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:50 AM PST By Marina Lopes and Lesley Wroughton NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of the biggest U.S. airlines, American and Delta, have notified Chinese authorities of flight plans when travelling through an air defense zone Beijing has declared over the East China Sea, in line with U.S. government advice. The United States said on Friday it expected U.S. carriers to operate in line with so-called notices to airmen issued by foreign countries, although it added that the decision did "not indicate U.S. government acceptance of China's requirements. Airline industry officials said the U.S. government generally expects that U.S. carriers operating internationally to comply with notices issued by foreign countries. In contrast, two major airlines in Japan, America's close ally, have agreed with the Japanese government that they would fly through the zone without notifying China.

Ukraine leader blasts violence against protesters Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:33 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president has condemned the violent dispersal of pro-EU protesters by riot police.

Troopers: 4 dead in southwest Alaska plane crash Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:31 AM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board in Alaska says searchers from a village reached the site of a fatal commuter airplane crash two hours after the plane went down Friday night.

Arsenal seven clear, Deulofeu fires Everton Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:30 AM PST Man of the moment Aaron Ramsey scored twice against his former club as Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday to move seven points clear in the Premier League. Ramsey broke the deadlock with a fine first-half header and after substitute Mathieu Flamini added a late second, the Welshman completed victory in stoppage time to take his tally of league goals this season to eight. The win elevated Arsene Wenger's side seven points above nearest rivals Liverpool and Chelsea, both of whom play on Sunday, as well as Everton, who climbed to fourth place by beating Stoke City.

Economist challenges idea of aging farmer crisis Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:19 AM PST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Agriculture economists have long warned that farmers are getting old and staying on their land longer, delaying the turnover to a younger generation. But an Ohio State University professor argues that those fears are overstated and the United States likely will have little problem replacing aging farmers as long as business is good, as it has been for the past decade.

Ex-New York Observer editor Kaplan dies at 59 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City," has died. He was 59.

Large protests over Bedouin resettlement in Israel Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:51 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Protests over a plan to resettle nomadic Bedouin Arabs in Israel's southern Negev desert caused injuries Saturday and led to some arrests, police said.

Despite rising demand, Brazil ethanol sector struggles Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:49 AM PST Hobbled by rising production costs and low prices, Brazil's ethanol sector is in crisis, with many sugar mills closing despite rising demand. The South American country is the world's leading sugar producer with an ever-growing share going toward biofuel production. But despite an expected bumper crop for 2013-14 and growing domestic consumption, its mills are drowning in debt. In the country's central southern region -- the main sugar production area -- 40 mills have shut down over the past three years and 60 others are expected to follow suit in the next 24 months due to unsustainable debts, Deutsche Bank analysts said in late October.

Obama shops at well-known Washington bookstore Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:45 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is doing his part to support small businesses.

Cameron 'turns page' on Dalai Lama row with China visit Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:43 AM PST By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has put a diplomatic rift with China over the Dalai Lama behind it and Prime Minister David Cameron has no plans to meet Tibet's spiritual leader again, a senior source in his office said ahead of a visit by the British leader to Beijing. Instead, Cameron will use a three-day visit to China next week, his first since the Dalai Lama rift, to focus on deepening trade ties with the world's second largest economy, taking with him a delegation of around 100 business people. We have turned a page on that issue," said the source when asked whether Cameron would raise the issue of Tibet during his trip. Cameron, who is likely to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, had been expected to travel to China last autumn.

Israel police say volunteer killed Palestinian Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:36 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say one of their volunteers shot and killed a Palestinian staying inside Israel illegally during an arrest raid.

Thai political protesters clash violently, 1 dead Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Aggressive political protests in the Thai capital turned violent late Saturday with at least one man killed and five wounded by gunshots in street fighting between supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

US: American fighters in Syria a security risk Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened security risks.

Chemical watchdog says US to destroy Syria stockpile at sea Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:31 AM PST The United States will destroy the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapon stockpile on a ship at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said on Saturday. "The neutralisation operations will be conducted on a US vessel at sea using hydrolysis," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement. "Currently a suitable naval vessel is undergoing modifications to support the operations and to accommodate verification activities by the OPCW," The Hague-based watchdog added. The ship operation will destroy what is known as "priority chemical weapons", the most dangerous of Syria's total arsenal and ones that have to be out of the country by December 31 under an international deal agreed to avert military strikes on Damascus.

S. Korean wins Red Bull world breakdancing title Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:25 AM PST Hong10, trumped reigning champion Mounir from France to take the Red Bull world breakdancing crown before a rapturous home crowd in Seoul on Saturday.

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For inaugural poet, a journey home to America

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• For inaugural poet, a journey home to America
• Driver shot dragging Chicago-area police officer
• BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Shoppers find better online
• Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon
• US: Tough sanctions on Iran remain despite deal
• New Zealand on top at Dubai Sevens
• Institute: NKorea resumes work at old launch site
• Factbox: U.S. holiday shopping surveys - cutting through the noise
• Ted Lilly retiring at 37 after 15 seasons
• Sprained knee sidelines Lin
• Shrunken head? Ripley's NY to shoppers: Believe it
• Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope
• Chara scores winner in Bruins' 3-2 victory
• U.S. extends Iran oil sanctions waivers to China, India, South Korea
• Will early shopping season launch bring Black Friday hangover?
• Police to talk to crane operator at Brazil stadium
• Another win for Gut in Beaver Creek downhill
• EU says Russia cannot 'veto' its ties with East Europe nations
• Venezuela's Maduro vows stricter business inspections
• Steelers CB Gay fined $15,750
• Ukraine opposition demands leader resign after EU snub
• Few thousand in Haiti march in parallel protests
• Ukraine's Yanukovich vetoes EU push to save trade deal
• Lara Gut wins season-opening World Cup downhill
• Caymans Islands to report US citizens' assets
• 'If/Then' brings new life to DC's National Theatre
• Sasha could decide Obama's post-White House home
• Fights, store evacuation mar U.S. holiday shopping rush
• Appling helps No. 1 MSU top Mount St. Mary's 98-65
• Nigeria says kills more than 50 Islamist insurgents in airstrike
• Goldman Sachs sued in Singapore penny stock saga
• Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado
• Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest law
• Happy with rehab, Vonn trains, eyes Canada return
• Ukrainian opposition accuses Yanukovich of stealing EU dream
• Ukraine wants financial, economic aid package from EU: Yanukovich
• Man charged in fiery Ohio crash that killed couple
• Fire hits Brazil's Latin America Memorial
• Protests as France debates divisive prostitution bill
• S&P 500 gains for 8th straight week

For inaugural poet, a journey home to America Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:25 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — The Miami neighborhood where inaugural poet Richard Blanco grew up, in many ways, resembles Cuba his family left behind. Down the street, a man sells avocados from a small table. His favorite bakery, a few blocks north, serves guava pastries and cafe con leche.

Driver shot dragging Chicago-area police officer Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:23 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer was released from a hospital Friday after being dragged by a car driven by fleeing Thanksgiving Day shoplifting suspects, one of whom was charged with attempted murder.

BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Shoppers find better online Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:22 PM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — yet they went out shopping anyway. After all that, some thought the deals weren't all that great — at least compared with online shopping.

Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:20 PM PST The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint.

US: Tough sanctions on Iran remain despite deal Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:19 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said on Friday that it was maintaining tough oil-related sanctions against Iran even though the U.S. and five other world powers have signed an initial deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program and prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

New Zealand on top at Dubai Sevens Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:19 PM PST Favourites New Zealand coasted into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Rugby Sevens on Friday, as they looked to follow up on their win at Australia's Gold Coast in the first of the IRB Sevens World Series. The Kiwis saw off France 24-5 and Portugal 38-0 before hammering the dangerous Kenya 40-0, although there were indications that the east Afrians were saving some energy for Saturday's knockout stages. New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens said of his team's performances: "We've come on and our younger guys are really pushing into the team now. "We started scratchily this morning but we've kicked on and to get 40 points on the board against Kenya is great for us."

Institute: NKorea resumes work at old launch site Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. research institute said Friday it has detected a new construction at a North Korean missile launch site which the institute says is being upgraded to handle larger rockets.

Factbox: U.S. holiday shopping surveys - cutting through the noise Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:14 PM PST For those trying to make sense of who the winners and losers are this holiday shopping season, and what it says about the state of the U.S. economy, there are a plethora of forecasts, estimates and surveys, as well as tons of anecdotal evidence. Investors and Wall Street strategists who follow retail sales provided Reuters with some guidelines to avoid being confused by the deluge of data.

Ted Lilly retiring at 37 after 15 seasons Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:11 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ted Lilly would have loved to keep pitching — if his body would allow him to start every fifth day, and if he could stay off the disabled list.

Sprained knee sidelines Lin Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:08 PM PST Los Angeles (AFP) - Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin will miss two weeks with a sprained right knee, the NBA team said Friday.

Shrunken head? Ripley's NY to shoppers: Believe it Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:06 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Where's a Black Friday shopper to turn for a 19th century vampire-killing kit?

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the sun. Now, there is a sliver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.

Chara scores winner in Bruins' 3-2 victory Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:55 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron scored third-period goals to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Friday.

U.S. extends Iran oil sanctions waivers to China, India, South Korea Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:54 PM PST By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department extended six-month Iran sanctions waivers on Friday to China, India, South Korea and other countries in exchange for their reducing purchases of Iranian crude oil earlier this year. The waivers had been expected. Under a law governing sanctions imposed on Iran's disputed nuclear program by the United States, the State Department is required to determine whether the Islamic Republic's oil consumers have reduced their purchases.

Will early shopping season launch bring Black Friday hangover? Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:54 PM PST By Suzanne Barlyn, Phil Wahba, Marina Lopes and Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers' controversial choice to kick off the U.S. holiday shopping season early, on Thanksgiving, may not pay off as much as they had hoped. Eager to entice cautious consumers, especially with six fewer shopping days this year than in 2012, many retailers offered sales on Thanksgiving, traditionally a day for family, friends and football games. Even Macy's Inc's flagship store in New York City opened on the U.S. holiday for the first time in its 155-year history, at 8 p.m. Some U.S. shoppers played along, hitting the Internet and stores on Thanksgiving. "It's a lot less than I thought," said Alison Goodwin, from Horsham, Pennsylvania, who ventured to an area mall on Friday seeking gifts and maybe something for herself.

Police to talk to crane operator at Brazil stadium Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:44 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police plan to talk Friday to the operator of the crane that collapsed this week and killed two workers at a stadium set to host the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament opener. Police said they hope the interview will help investigators pinpoint the cause of the accident, which has cast more doubt on Brazil's preparedness for hosting the showcase event.

Another win for Gut in Beaver Creek downhill Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:41 PM PST Beaver Creek (United States) (AFP) - Switzerland's Lara Gut won the first downhill of the women's alpine World Cup season on Friday on the new Raptor course built for the 2015 World Championships. Gut continued a strong start to a season that will be highlighted by the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, notching her second victory in three races after her giant slalom triumph in Soelden, Austria, last month. The 22-year-old, who is aiming for Olympic glory in February after she missed the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games recovering from a hip injury, clocked 1min 41.26sec to beat Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather by 0.47sec. Italy's Elena Fanchini was third, 0.98sec behind the winner.

EU says Russia cannot 'veto' its ties with East Europe nations Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:35 PM PST EU leaders slammed Russia on Friday for meddling in its affairs after Ukraine rejected a landmark accord with the European Union designed to draw the ex-Soviet state into the Western fold. The snub by Ukraine highlighted a worsening EU-Russia tug-of-war over former Soviet satellites in eastern Europe. "The times of limited sovereignty are over in Europe," European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said at the close of the summit. The two-day summit in the Lithuanian capital on the EU's eastern flank was to have celebrated a five-year drive to cement ties between the bloc and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Venezuela's Maduro vows stricter business inspections Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:31 PM PST By Andrew Cawthorne and Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said a stricter wave of inspections for suspected price-gouging would begin on Saturday in an aggressive pre-election "economic offensive" aimed at taming the highest inflation in the Americas. Maduro, who has staked his presidency on preserving the legacy of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, launched a theatrical - and often televised - wave of inspections this month to force companies to reduce prices. He says "capitalist parasites" are trying to wreck Venezuela's economy and force him from office. Opponents scoff at the measures as cheap and short-term populism that is hiding the failure of Venezuela's socialist economic model and intended to win votes at an upcoming poll.

Steelers CB Gay fined $15,750 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:29 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay has been fined $15,750 by the NFL for his hit last Sunday that gave Browns quarterback Jason Campbell a concussion.

Ukraine opposition demands leader resign after EU snub Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:29 PM PST Ukraine's opposition vowed at a mass rally in Kiev on Friday to maintain pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych to step down after he refused to salvage a key deal with the European Union. Speaking to around 10,000 supporters, opposition leaders said Yanukovych had until mid-March to sign a political and free trade deal with the bloc. "We are demanding Yanukovych's resignation," said an opposition statement read out at the evening rally by an activist and singer who goes by the stage name Ruslana, in the presence of top leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko. "We declare that we are continuing to fight for a European Ukraine," said the flamboyant singer, who won the Eurovision song contest in 2004.

Few thousand in Haiti march in parallel protests Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:24 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Several thousand Haitians marched in parallel protests on Friday in the Caribbean nation's capital.

Ukraine's Yanukovich vetoes EU push to save trade deal Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:17 PM PST By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich vetoed last-minute attempts by the European Union to rescue a trade deal that could have been signed at a summit on Friday and would have signaled a historic shift away from Russia, EU diplomats said. Under pressure from Moscow, Yanukovich abandoned plans last week to sign the agreement, preferring closer ties with Ukraine's former Soviet master and dealing a blow to EU efforts to build closer relations with its eastern neighbors. As EU leaders gathered on Vilnius on Thursday for a summit with six countries in eastern Europe and the southern Caucasus, officials from the EU and Ukraine tried to work out a last-minute compromise that could have allowed Yanukovich to sign the trade deal in the near future. EU diplomats told Reuters a preliminary understanding had been reached, but Yanukovich had refused to sign off on it.

Lara Gut wins season-opening World Cup downhill Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:14 PM PST BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lara Gut of Switzerland won her second World Cup event of the season, taking the season-opening downhill Friday in a race Lindsey Vonn skipped to rehab her right knee.

Caymans Islands to report US citizens' assets Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:14 PM PST GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — The Cayman Islands has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to fight offshore tax evasion and encourage financial transparency.

'If/Then' brings new life to DC's National Theatre Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington theater with a long history of incubating Broadway-bound shows is getting a rebirth of its own while hosting a new world premiere from the creative team behind "Next to Normal" and the star power of "Rent."

Sasha could decide Obama's post-White House home Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Sasha Obama could be the deciding factor in whether her father stays in Washington after he leaves office.

Fights, store evacuation mar U.S. holiday shopping rush Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:07 PM PST The post-Thanksgiving shopping rush sparked incidents of violence across the United States as a police officer was injured breaking up a fight, a shopper was shot in the leg over a TV and a Walmart was evacuated, according to police and media reports. In White Plains, just north of New York City, an outlet of Wal-Mart Stores Inc was evacuated on Friday, with employees and shoppers saying they had been warned of a possible bomb threat. In Romeoville, Illinois, police shot a suspected shoplifter in the shoulder late Thursday night after the car he was driving dragged an officer through the parking lot of a Kohl's department store, Romeoville Police Chief Mark Turvey said in a video posted by the Chicago Tribune newspaper.

Appling helps No. 1 MSU top Mount St. Mary's 98-65 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:07 PM PST EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Keith Appling came off the bench to score 17 points and Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice added 15 apiece Friday to power Michigan State to a 98-65 victory over Mount St. Mary's and help the Spartans continue their domination of non-conference opponents at home during November.

Nigeria says kills more than 50 Islamist insurgents in airstrike Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:06 PM PST Nigeria's military said on Friday that it may have killed more than 50 Islamist insurgents in an airstrike on one of their main bases in the northeast of the country. The latest strikes on Thursday targeted Boko Haram sect hideouts in the Gwoza hills, near the border with Cameroon. In May, the military stepped up an offensive against the Islamist group, which is fighting to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims. "We had intelligence that Boko Haram were still hiding somewhere around the Bita bush.

Goldman Sachs sued in Singapore penny stock saga Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:02 PM PST By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A shareholder who suffered losses in a penny stock trading debacle in Singapore is suing Goldman Sachs, accusing the investment bank of arbitrarily selling her holdings and saying the sales contributed to a crash in their prices. Last month, Blumont Group Ltd, Asiasons Capital Ltd and LionGold Corp Ltd - three firms interlinked by cross shareholdings and common officers - lost a combined market value of about S$8 billion ($6.4 billion) in just three days of trading. Both the crash and huge run-ups in their share prices earlier in the year left many in the market mystified, prompting the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the stock exchange to launch an extensive review. The lawsuit was filed in the High Court in London on November 20 by Quah Su Ling, who held stocks in all three companies and is the chief executive of investment firm IPCO International Ltd, the second-largest shareholder in Blumont.

Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner.

Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest law Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests.

Happy with rehab, Vonn trains, eyes Canada return Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST VAIL, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is energized by her progress in recovering from a knee injury and might be in the starting gate next week in Canada.

Ukrainian opposition accuses Yanukovich of stealing EU dream Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:54 AM PST By Thomas Grove and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's political opposition said on Friday that President Viktor Yanukovich had 'stolen the dream' of closer integration with Europe as his supporters hailed his decision to spurn an EU free trade deal. In a sea of blue and gold, the colors of both the EU and Ukrainian flags, some 10,000 protesters chanted "Ukraine is Europe" in Independence Square, the theatre of the Orange Revolution of 2004-5 that thwarted Yanukovich's first presidential bid. Yanukovich's decision to suspend a deal that would have aligned Ukraine's economy more closely with Europe's by opening borders to goods, and set the stage for an easing of travel restrictions, was for many an opportunity lost.

Ukraine wants financial, economic aid package from EU: Yanukovich Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:49 AM PST KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday that Kiev still intended to sign an association and trade agreement with the EU in the future, but he wanted the bloc to take 'decisive steps' to draw up an economic aid package for Ukraine. Justifying his decision not to sign the agreement on Friday at an EU summit in Lithuania's capital, he told EU leaders in a closed summit session: "Unfortunately, Ukraine in the last while has turned out to be alone in dealing with serious financial and economic problems. ...

Man charged in fiery Ohio crash that killed couple Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:41 AM PST FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio motorist traveling at more than 125 mph was charged Friday with vehicular homicide after his car struck a minivan, killing a couple inside, the State Highway Patrol said.

Fire hits Brazil's Latin America Memorial Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:40 AM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — The fire department of Brazil's biggest city says a fire swept through a large auditorium in Sao Paulo's Latin America Memorial, a political, cultural and leisure complex designed by famed architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Protests as France debates divisive prostitution bill Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:32 AM PST French lawmakers on Friday examined a bill punishing clients of prostitutes that has sparked fierce argument in a country known for its liberal attitudes to sex. Dozens rallied both for and against the bill as debate began in the lower house National Assembly, which is expected to vote on the bill next Wednesday. Prostitution itself is allowed in France, but soliciting, pimping, and the sale of sex by minors are prohibited.

S&P 500 gains for 8th straight week Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:31 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market fizzled Friday at the end of a holiday-shortened trading day, but still logged its longest streak of weekly gains in a decade.

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