| Legal wrangling ahead in Mich. porch shooting case Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:54 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — The way Renisha Marie McBride's young life ended Nov. 2 is not in dispute: A homeowner in suburban Detroit fatally shot the 19-year-old in the face as she stood on his porch before the sun came up.
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| McGraw, Hill power into Vegas residency encore Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill brushed off tabloid divorce rumors as they powered into an encore run of "Soul2Soul," a Las Vegas Strip residency that drew sellout crowds in its first season and is scheduled for 10 select weekends through April.
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| No. 22 Oklahoma routs Iowa State 48-10 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:39 PM PST NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bob Stoops matched Barry Switzer's record for most coaching victories at Oklahoma when the 22nd-ranked Sooners cruised to a 48-10 victory over Iowa State on Saturday. |
| Clashes hit Libyan capital after militia attack Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:37 PM PST  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Soldiers and government-affiliated militias stormed a military base occupied by gunmen in Libya's capital on Saturday, sparking fresh fighting that left four dead a day after a deadly militia attack on protesters.
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| Bolt, Fraser-Pryce named as IAAF athletes of year Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:28 PM PST  Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were on Saturday named as the IAAF's male and female World Athletes of the Year for 2013. The 27-year-old Bolt, who also won the award in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012, successfully defended both his 100 and 200m titles at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow this summer, winning the latter in a 2013 world-leading time of 19.66 sec. He concluded his world championships by anchoring a Jamaican quartet to the gold medals in the 4x100m relay. He beat off strong competition from British distance runner Mo Farah, who followed up on his 5,000-10,000m double at the London Olympics with two golds at the Moscow worlds.
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| Israel blocks witness in US anti-terrorism case Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:26 PM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government prohibited a former security official from testifying in a landmark anti-terrorism case in the United States, court documents showed Saturday, drawing accusations from victims of Palestinian violence that the country was caving in to political pressure from China.
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| Thousands march in Naples over toxic waste dumps Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:24 PM PST ROME (AP) — Thousands of families have marched in Naples to demand a quick cleanup of toxic waste that has been dumped by the local Camorra crime syndicate for decades. |
| Italian film about truck driver wins in Rome fest Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:21 PM PST  ROME (AP) — An Italian film about a truck driver's travels across Europe has taken the top award of best film at the Rome film festival.
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| Boeing holds nearly 40 percent of Middle East market Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:16 PM PST  US aerospace giant Boeing said Saturday it holds nearly 40 percent of the lucrative sales market in the Middle East and aims to increase its share. "Today we probably have close to 40 percent" of the Middle East market, compared with 60 percent for European competitor Airbus, said Marty Bentrott, a regional sales chief for Boeing. Boeing lagged behind in the region for several years because it had not "realised that this part of the world" could play a key role in the aerospace industry, Bentrott said. "We went through a period of time ... being less competitive than we needed to be and we lost some opportunities," he told a press conference ahead of Sunday's opening of the Dubai Airshow.
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| Protest against Dutch blackface holiday tradition Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:08 PM PST  AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday to the delight of thousands of children. But some adults protested vigorously against one element of the beloved tradition they find racist: his servant in blackface makeup, Black Pete.
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| Chan thrills crowd in winning 4th Trophee Bompard Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:07 PM PST  PARIS (AP) — Three-time world champion Patrick Chan left the ice to a deafening standing ovation after another near-faultless performance in the free skate helped the Canadian win the Trophee Bompard for the fourth time on Saturday.
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| Cooper orchestrates Aussie demolition of Ireland Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:06 PM PST  A sublime performance by Australia's mercurial fly-half Quade Cooper inspired the Wallabies to a 32-15 victory over a flat Irish side on Saturday, their first back-to-back wins of the year. Cooper scored 17 of their points, including a try, as the Australians ran in four tries to Ireland's none -- flanker and man-of-the-match Michael Hooper scoring his first two for his country. It took the Wallabies' total haul to 22 in their last five Tests. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, whose team face the All Blacks next week, added: "It was more than the defence.
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| New clashes in Libya's Tripoli as toll tops 40 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:01 PM PST  Fresh clashes erupted in Tripoli Saturday as the death toll from a shootout at an anti-militia protest rose to 43 and the weak, post-revolutionary government appealed for restraint. More than 450 people were wounded when Friday's protest sparked clashes in the capital between militias that continued overnight, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, who was briefly abducted by militiamen last month in an incident that underscored growing instability, appealed for "restraint and a halt to the clashes," warning that "the coming hours and days will be decisive for the history of Libya". The country has seen a surge in unrest as former rebels who helped topple Moamer Kadhafi's decades-old regime in 2011 have scoffed at government demands to lay down their arms.
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| Meningitis outbreak at Princeton University Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:59 AM PST  Princeton University is trying to contain an outbreak of bacterial meningitis that has sickened several students, school and health officials said Saturday. The New Jersey Department of Health said it has confirmed seven cases of meningococcal disease at Princeton, with all but one of the cases involving students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making an experimental vaccine available to Princeton, and officials at the northeastern US university said they are in the process of deciding whether to administer it to students.
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| Search for missing a hellish routine after typhoon Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — John Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the filth. He reaches again into the rubble and pulls out a boot, a treasured find in this typhoon-flattened village. But he's searching for something far more precious — the body of his brother, Winston.
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| Syrian army launches offensive near Lebanon border Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:56 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops clashed with rebels in a mountainous western region Saturday in what appeared to be an offensive to cut an opposition supply route from Lebanon, forcing hundreds to flee for safety across the border, activists and officials said.
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| Geithner to join private equity firm Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:52 AM PST  Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who played a central role in the government's response to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC.
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| Brother of ex-strongman elected Maldives president Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:50 AM PST  MALE, Maldives (AP) — Voters in the Maldives have chosen the brother of the archipelago nation's former strongman to be their new president over the country's first democratically elected leader in a closely fought runoff election on Saturday.
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| Vettel takes 44th pole after last-lap Texas drama Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:50 AM PST  A supreme Sebastian Vettel produced a dramatic last-gasp surge in the dying seconds to snatch pole position as Red Bull swept the front row of the grid for Sunday's United States Grand Prix. In a tense qualifying session run in windy conditions on Saturday, the 26-year-old German clocked a best lap of one minute and 36.338 seconds to outpace nearest rival and team-mate, Australian Mark Webber by 0.103 seconds. It was the fifth time this year that Red Bull had locked out the front row of the grid and a perfect 40th birthday present for team boss Christian Horner.
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| Czechs win doubles to lead Davis Cup final 2-1 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:41 AM PST  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Czech Republic is one victory from winning a second straight Davis Cup.
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| Toronto mayor in crisis; some backers stay loyal Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:39 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — When Rob Ford was elected mayor of Toronto in 2010, his bluster and checkered past were widely known. A plurality of voters backed him anyway, eager to shake things up at a City Hall they viewed as elitist and wasteful.
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| Texas man gets death for killing baby sitter Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area man was sentenced to death Saturday for killing his children's baby sitter to prevent her from testifying that he raped her. |
| Interview pending with alleged Winston victim Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:33 AM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are setting up an interview with the victim in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault tied to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston that was reported nearly a year ago. They expect to close the investigation in a few weeks. |
| Wales hammer Argentina in record win Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:32 AM PST  Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Wales rebounded from a disappointing loss to South Africa to clinch a record 40-6 win over Argentina with a clinical display at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Tries in the first half by Mike Phillips and George North were followed by scores from Toby Faletau and Ken Owens in the second half while Leigh Halfpenny kicked 20 points. Argentina could only manage two penalties for Nicolas Sanchez in a display marred by errors that condemned Los Pumas to an eighth straight Test defeat, their worst run since 1936. "I am relatively pleased," said Wales coach Warren Gatland.
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| NASA's newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:22 AM PST  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA hopes its newest Mars spacecraft lives up to its know-it-all name.
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| Ryan in Iowa, O'Malley in NH with all eyes on 2016 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:22 AM PST  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Governors get things done.
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| AP PHOTOS: Chapel acts as hospital for newborns Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:17 AM PST  In Tacloban, Philippines, a chapel has become a makeshift neonatal intensive care unit for 24 babies born in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. In a city with no electricity, one set of parents take turns pushing oxygen into the lungs of their days-old baby with a hand-held pump. Others rest on wooden pews near their struggling infants. Associated Press Chief Photographer for Asia David Guttenfelder visited the chapel Saturday.
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| Yameen defeats ex-president Nasheed to win Maldives vote Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:08 AM PST  Malé (Maldives) (AFP) - Abdulla Yameen, the half-brother of the Maldives' former strongman, won the Indian Ocean nation's presidential elections Saturday, in a stunning defeat for frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed after months of political uncertainty. Yameen secured 51.3 percent of the popular vote compared to 48.6 percent for ex-president Nasheed after a contest wracked by lengthy delays that were viewed as politically motivated, Elections Commission results showed. Despite the acrimonious election campaign, Nasheed conceded defeat and said he would not challenge the results of an election monitored by international observers. "I graciously accept defeat," Nasheed told reporters on the main capital island of Male.
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| Parra guides France past Tonga as tempers flare Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:06 AM PST  Le Havre (France) (AFP) - Morgan Parra guided a listless France to a 38-18 victory over Tonga in an ill-tempered one-off Test match at Le Havre's Stade Oceane on Saturday. The victory will go some way to avenging the shock 19-14 pool loss Les Bleus suffered at the hands of the South Sea Islanders at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand. But France coach Philippe Saint-Andre will doubtless have much to pore over as his side failed to put away a Tongan team which featured a raft of players competing at a much lower club level than their French counterparts. Parra notched up an early penalty to kick the scoring off and debutant Algerian-born winger Sofiane Guitoune soon after crossed for the game's first try.
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| Boeing needs '6 months' to make Dreamliner as reliable as 777 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:48 AM PST  Boeing said Saturday it needs another six months to make its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner, which has been beset by a series of incidents, as reliable as its bestselling 777 airliner. Marty Bentrott, a regional sales chief for Boeing, said the company was "making good progress" in resolving the problems with the Dreamliner, adding the aircraft's "reliability is improving". I think it's probably another six months or so," Bentrott said at a press conference ahead of the Dubai Airshow, which opens on Sunday. He acknowledged that Qatar Airways, one of the US giant's main customers in the Middle East, had had difficulties with the Dreamliner but said Boeing was providing support teams.
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| Six killed in Kabul ahead of US security pact debate Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:37 AM PST  A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least six people near a compound where a controversial security pact between Afghanistan and the US will be debated, officials said. Another 22 were injured when the vehicle blew up about 150 metres (500 feet) from a giant tent which will on Thursday host a meeting of elders on the future of US troops in the country after a NATO coalition pulls out in 2014. "Inital information shows that unfortunately four civilians, one police and one soldier have been killed in today's attack," Afghan interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told AFP. The Taliban claimed the attack later in the evening.
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| Newborn babies fight for life in chapel-hospital Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:22 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Althea Mustacisa was born three days ago in the aftermath of the killer typhoon that razed the eastern Philippines. And for every one of those three days, she has struggled to live.
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| Islamist coalition calls for dialogue to ease Egypt's crisis Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:15 AM PST  By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - A coalition of Islamists said on Saturday it was ready to seek dialogue to end Egypt's bloody political crisis, on condition that the army-backed government halt a security crackdown. The public offer was the first of its kind by the group since the violent dispersal of pro-Islamist sit-ins this summer, and it notably did not call for the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood. The most populous Arab state was thrown into turmoil after the army overthrew Mursi on July 3. It was not immediately clear if the move would be backed by top leaders of the Brotherhood, which is part of the alliance, the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy, or how the military-backed government would respond.
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| Rutgers player quits after coach's verbal abuse Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — There's another coaching problem at Rutgers.
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| Islamists call for dialogue in Egypt after coup Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — A Muslim Brotherhood-led alliance said Saturday it is ready for a national dialogue to end Egypt's political standoff, for the first time not formally demanding the nation's toppled Islamist president return to power.
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| Activists march in Warsaw against climate change Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:58 AM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of climate activists braved cold winds Sunday to march through Warsaw to campaign against global warming.
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| Madonna calls for release of Greenpeace activists Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:58 AM PST  Pop legend Madonna has joined a chorus of international stars in urging the release of 30 Greenpeace crewmembers jailed after a protest against energy prospecting in the Arctic. "These 30 people are in prison in Russia for staging a peaceful protest in the Arctic! Let your voice be heard. Let's bring these people home!" Madonna wrote in a message posted by Greenpeace on Twitter late Friday. She spoke out after former Beatle Paul McCartney on Thursday published a letter to President Vladimir Putin saying he hoped the activists could be home for Christmas.
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| Over 2K trucks block French highways in protest Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:50 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — Between 2,000 and 4,000 freight trucks closed off major French highways and slowed traffic to a crawl on nine roadways to protest a proposed environmental tax on heavy loads.
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| Jolie, Lansbury, Martin, Tosi to accept Oscars Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:49 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin, Angela Lansbury and costume designer Piero Tosi, Saturday night is Oscar night.
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