Blue Jays hit 3 homers, rally to beat Yankees 4-3

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• Blue Jays hit 3 homers, rally to beat Yankees 4-3
• Dunn Deal: Athletics acquire Dunn from White Sox
• Iraq breaks months-long jihadist siege
• Libyan armed faction takes over U.S. Embassy annex in Tripoli
• Celebrity chef Todd English charged with DWI in NY
• Brewers acquire Broxton from Reds for 2 players
• Joan Rivers' daughter: I'm keeping fingers crossed
• Islamist militia now guards US Embassy in Libya
• Pakistan army calls on government, protesters to end crisis
• Several Yemeni soldiers killed in al Qaeda attacks in south Yemen
• Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy
• Germany to send rifles, tank busters to aid Kurds
• Gilles Simon upsets 4th-seeded Ferrer at US Open
• 49er Ray McDonald accused of domestic violence
• Iraqi forces break militant siege of Shiite town
• California Made in America show tunes up for day 2
• Jubilant Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli: officials
• Sam clears waivers, meets with Fisher
• Ukraine: rebels fire on border guard vessel
• Police, protesters clash in Pakistani capital
• Anacona takes 9th stage, Quintana leads Vuelta
• Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers abducted in Golan Heights
• Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine 'statehood'; rebels fire on ship
• Pakistan PM still surrounded by protesters after deadly clashes
• Iceland lowers aviation alert on volcano
• Israel calls on region to rebuild, disarm Gaza
• Old-school Tide shows glimpse of no-huddle offense
• Rescue under way after separatists claim first attack on Ukrainian ship
• Lesotho prime minister in S. Africa for safety
• Suicide bomber kills 37 in western Iraq: police officers, medical official
• As Islamic State fighters begin to blend in, defeating them no easy matter
• Lava eruption prompts Iceland aviation alert
• WHO: Senegal Ebola case 'a top priority emergency'
• House, Senate intel chiefs flag Islamic State risk
• U.S. Senator Menendez calls for arming Ukraine
• Somalia: 12 killed as army repels attack on prison
• Philippine troops pull 'greatest escape' in Golan
• China: No open nominations for Hong Kong leader
• Aftershock hits California's Napa Valley
• HK activists promise civil disobedience campaign

Blue Jays hit 3 homers, rally to beat Yankees 4-3 Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Melky Cabrera each hit a solo homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays erased a three-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 Sunday.

Dunn Deal: Athletics acquire Dunn from White Sox Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:49 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Needing a slugger, the sluggish Oakland Athletics acquired Adam Dunn from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, hoping to boost their lineup for the final stretch.

Iraq breaks months-long jihadist siege Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:48 PM PDT Iraqi forces broke through Sunday to the jihadist-besieged Shiite town of Amerli, where thousands of people have been trapped for more than two months with dwindling food and water supplies. It is the biggest offensive success for the Iraqi government since militants led by the Sunni jihadist group Islamic State (IS) overran large areas of five provinces in June, sweeping security forces aside. The breakthrough came as the United States carried out limited strikes in the area, the first time it has expanded its more than three-week air campaign against militants outside of Iraq's north. Aircraft from several countries also dropped humanitarian aid to Amerli.

Libyan armed faction takes over U.S. Embassy annex in Tripoli Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan militia have taken over an abandoned annex of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli but have not broken into the main compound where the United States evacuated all of its staff last month, U.S. A YouTube video showed the breach of the diplomatic facility by what was believed to be a militia group mostly from the northwestern city of Misrata. Libya has been rocked by the worst factional violence since the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi, and a Misrata-led alliance, part of it which is Islamist-leaning, now controls the capital.

Celebrity chef Todd English charged with DWI in NY Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:36 PM PDT SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Celebrity chef Todd English has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated in New York.

Brewers acquire Broxton from Reds for 2 players Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:32 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Cincinnati Reds for two players to be named.

Joan Rivers' daughter: I'm keeping fingers crossed Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Rivers' loved ones said Sunday that they remain hopeful about her recovery three days after she went into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office.

Islamist militia now guards US Embassy in Libya Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:13 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An Islamist-allied militia group says it has "secured" a U.S. Embassy compound in Libya's capital, more than a month after American personnel evacuated from the country over ongoing fighting.

Pakistan army calls on government, protesters to end crisis Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT Pakistan's powerful army called on the government and protesters to resolve their differences peacefully Sunday night but ominously warned it was "committed to playing its part in ensuring security of the state", after clashes left three dead. The meeting of top generals, brought forward a day, came after violence broke out Saturday night when thousands of supporters of politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri tried to storm Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's house, demanding his resignation. Opposition groups marched to the capital on August 15 in a bid to topple Sharif's government, triggering a crisis that has raised the spectre of military intervention in a country that has been ruled for half its history by the army. The fighting continued Sunday between police in riot gear and a few hundred protesters, many of whom came armed with batons and slingshots loaded with marbles.

Several Yemeni soldiers killed in al Qaeda attacks in south Yemen Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:06 PM PDT By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN Yemen (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda militants carried out two separate suicide car bombings against military locations in the south Yemen province of Shabwa on Sunday, killing several Yemeni soldiers, local officials and medical sources said. Ansar al-Sharia, al Qaeda's local affiliate in Yemen, said on its Twitter account it had launched a "widespread campaign in Shabwa province on Sunday at noon that targeted a number of military and security locations for the Sanaa regime". The attacks were some of the most significant to be carried out by the insurgents in southern Yemen since the army launched a major campaign earlier in the year to flush out militants of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) from their strongholds in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.

Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:02 PM PDT By Michael Martina and James Pomfret BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill after China's parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony's next leader in 2017. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) endorsed a framework to let only two or three candidates run in the 2017 leadership vote. All candidates must first obtain majority backing from a nominating committee likely to be stacked with Beijing loyalists. The relatively tough decision by the NPC - China's final arbiter on the city's democratic affairs - makes it almost impossible for opposition democrats to get on the ballot.

Germany to send rifles, tank busters to aid Kurds Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:01 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany will send high-end rifles, tank-busting weapons and armored vehicles to aid Kurdish fighters battling Islamic extremists in Iraq, officials said Sunday.

Gilles Simon upsets 4th-seeded Ferrer at US Open Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:59 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fourth-seeded David Ferrer became the first top-10 seed to fall in the men's draw of the U.S. Open, losing to Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round Sunday.

49er Ray McDonald accused of domestic violence Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police in Northern California say San Francisco 49er Ray McDonald has been arrested on domestic violence charges.

Iraqi forces break militant siege of Shiite town Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shiite Turkmen town of Amirli, as a suicide bombing killed 14 people in Anbar western province, officials said.

California Made in America show tunes up for day 2 Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:52 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the first day of downtown Los Angeles' inaugural outdoor music festival in the books, the city is tuning up for round two.

Jubilant Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli: officials Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:51 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces backed by Shi'ite militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and entered the northern town, officials said. The mayor of Amerli and army officers said troops backed by militias defeated fighters from the Islamic State (IS) to the east of the town. Fighting continued to the north of Amerli in several villages. "Security forces and militia fighters are inside Amerli now after breaking the siege and that will definitely relieve the suffering of residents," said Adel al-Bayati, mayor of Amerli.

Sam clears waivers, meets with Fisher Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:45 AM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Sam showed up for his face-to-face exit meeting with St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher, a few hours after clearing waivers.

Ukraine: rebels fire on border guard vessel Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:42 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

Police, protesters clash in Pakistani capital Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:32 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters armed with slingshots and hammers clashed repeatedly with police Sunday in the Pakistani capital as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with top advisers seeking a way out of the crisis that has triggered the biggest challenge yet to his authority.

Anacona takes 9th stage, Quintana leads Vuelta Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:29 AM PDT Colombian Winner Anacona was victorious in the ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as his compatriot Nairo Quintana moved ahead in the general classification. Anacona broke clear on the 8km, first category climb to the finish of the 185km stage from Carboneras de Guadazon to Aramon Valdelinares to move into fourth place overall with Kazakstan's Alexey Lutsenko and Italian Damiano Cunego finishing second and third respectively. Quintana reacted to an attack from Alberto Contador with a kilometre left to take the overall lead from Movistar teammate Alejandro Valverde.

Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers abducted in Golan Heights Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Avi Ohayon UNITED NATIONS/EIN ZIVAN Golan Heights (Reuters) - The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers abducted by an al Qaeda-linked group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were being pursued as the United Nations said it had no word on the troops whereabouts. The U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji were seized by Islamist militants on Thursday, one of several groups attacked in the volatile frontier between Syria and Israel. U.N. officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity that they were now treating it as a case of kidnapping. The United Nations and Manila said on Sunday all 72 Philippine troops trapped by Islamists in a different area of the frontier were now safe, but it is still not known where the 44 Fijians are being held.

Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine 'statehood'; rebels fire on ship Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:17 AM PDT By Katya Golubkova and Aleksandar Vasovic MOSCOW/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Sunday for immediate talks on the "statehood" of southern and eastern Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow now endorsed rebel calls for independence for territory they have seized. The Kremlin leader's remarks, two days after a public appearance in which he compared the Kiev government with Nazis and warned the West not to "mess with us", came as Europe and the United States prepared possible further sanctions to halt what they say is direct Russian military involvement in the war in Ukraine. A Ukrainian military spokesman said a rescue operation was under way after the artillery attack from the shore.

Pakistan PM still surrounded by protesters after deadly clashes Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:09 AM PDT By Syed Raza Hassan and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army said on Sunday any further use of force to resolve an escalating political crisis would only worsen the situation, after weeks of protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation turned violent. Writing by Maria Golovnina;

Iceland lowers aviation alert on volcano Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:57 AM PDT Iceland on Sunday lowered its aviation alert on its largest volcano after a fresh eruption on a nearby lava field prompted authorities to enforce a flight ban for several hours. The Bardarbunga volcano system, in the southeast of the country, has been rocked by hundreds of tremors daily since mid-August, prompting fears the volcano could explode. "Visibility (at) the eruption site is now good. No ash has been detected," said the Icelandic Meteorological Office, which is in charge of monitoring volcanic activity.

Israel calls on region to rebuild, disarm Gaza Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:48 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and several Arab countries should work together to rebuild the Gaza Strip while disarming Hamas militants who rule the territory, Israel's finance minister said Sunday.

Old-school Tide shows glimpse of no-huddle offense Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:46 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Looking for a way to calm a jittery first-time starting quarterback, No. 2 Alabama broke out the no-huddle offense for a while against West Virginia.

Rescue under way after separatists claim first attack on Ukrainian ship Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:43 AM PDT By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic KIEV/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said one of its naval vessels came under artillery attack from the shore on Sunday, in what pro-Russian rebels claimed as the first sea victory of their separatist war. A rescue operation is under way," Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told Reuters. A Ukrainian military officer who asked not to be named said: "It appears that a ship has been damaged, I do not know who exactly fired on it and with what." No further details were available on the vessel and the number of crew on board. "The militia have dealt the enemy their first naval defeat," Igor Strelkov, a separatist military commander who stepped down in mid-August, said on the social media network VKontakte.

Lesotho prime minister in S. Africa for safety Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:41 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lesotho's prime minister fled to South Africa in fear for his safety and will now meet with leaders of the region there to seek peace, he said Sunday.

Suicide bomber kills 37 in western Iraq: police officers, medical official Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:37 AM PDT Thirty seven people were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed Humvee military vehicle into a construction site, used by the army and police, according to two police officers and a medical official. The blast killed 22 security personnel and 15 civilians, the medical and police sources said. The nine-story building under construction, used as a base by security personnel, was located in the center of Ramadi in western Anbar province.

As Islamic State fighters begin to blend in, defeating them no easy matter Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:32 AM PDT By Isabel Coles and Peter Apps BAQIRTA Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After their lightning takeover in June, flag-waving Islamic State militants paraded through the captured Iraqi city of Mosul in looted U.S.-built Humvees, armored cars and pickup trucks mounted with heavy machine guns. Today, many have ditched military-type vehicles that could make them easy targets of U.S. It is unclear how the Islamic State's tactics will further change as a result of the reclaiming of the strategic Mosul Dam by Iraqi government and Kurdish forces or Sunday's dramatic retaking of Amerli, where thousands had been cut off from food and water, but clearly battlefield strategies are involving on both sides.

Lava eruption prompts Iceland aviation alert Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:30 AM PDT REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava fountains danced along a lengthy volcanic fissure near Iceland's subglacial Bardarbunga volcano Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the aviation warning code to the highest level and close the surrounding airspace.

WHO: Senegal Ebola case 'a top priority emergency' Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is "a top priority emergency," the World Health Organization said Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student who has tested positive for the deadly disease in the capital, Dakar.

House, Senate intel chiefs flag Islamic State risk Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:38 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees on Sunday prodded President Barack Obama to take decisive action against what they say are growing threats from Islamic State militants on U.S. soil.

U.S. Senator Menendez calls for arming Ukraine Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:38 AM PDT Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on Sunday for the United States to arm Ukraine in its effort to repel what he called a Russian invasion. "We ... should be providing the Ukrainians with the types of defensive weapons that will impose a cost upon (Russian President Vladimir) Putin for further aggression," the New Jersey Democrat told CNN's "State of the Union" program from Kiev. He said the European Union, NATO and the United States should work together to arm Kiev, which has been fighting Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine for several month.

Somalia: 12 killed as army repels attack on prison Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:11 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's government forces regained control of a high security prison in the capital that was attacked Sunday by seven heavily armed suspected Islamic militants who attempted to free other extremists held there, officials said.

Philippine troops pull 'greatest escape' in Golan Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:58 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers escaped their besieged outpost in the Golan Heights after a seven-hour gunbattle with Syrian rebels, Philippine officials said Sunday. Al-Qaida-linked insurgents still hold captive 44 Fijian troops.

China: No open nominations for Hong Kong leader Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:27 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in the inaugural election for Hong Kong's leader, saying they would create a "chaotic society." Democracy activists in the Asian financial hub responded by saying that a long-threatened mass occupation of the heart of the city "will definitely happen."

Aftershock hits California's Napa Valley Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:20 AM PDT (Reuters) - California's Napa Valley, the site of a strong and damaging earthquake a week ago, was shaken by a small aftershock early on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, measuring magnitude 3.2, occurred five miles southwest of Napa. There were no immediate reports of damage. It was one of many aftershocks that have occurred since Aug. 24 when a magnitude 6.0 quake struck, the biggest to hit California's Bay Area in 25 years, injuring more than 200 people and damaging dozens of buildings. ...

HK activists promise civil disobedience campaign Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:06 AM PDT Hong Kong democracy activists vowed Sunday to embark on an "era of civil disobedience" including mass sit-ins after China announced rules giving it control over candidates in the city's next leadership election. The standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's rubber-stamp parliament, decided that the next chief executive will be elected by popular vote in 2017, but candidates must each be backed by more than half the members of a 1,200-strong "broadly representative nominating committee". Democracy advocates in the semi-autonomous Chinese city say this means Beijing will be able to ensure a sympathetic slate of candidates and exclude opponents. The pro-democracy group Occupy Central said it would go ahead with its threat to take over the city's Central financial district in protest, at an unspecified date.

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Car tied to suspected threat against Obama found in Connecticut

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• Car tied to suspected threat against Obama found in Connecticut
• Wimbledon champ Kvitova out at US Open
• Michael Sam back at Missouri
• Lesotho PM flees military 'coup' for S.Africa
• Murray into US Open fourth round
• Penn State tops UCF 26-24 with last-second FG
• Pacino does double duty at Venice Film Festival
• Ferguson slowly starting to make comeback
• Ecuador nuns go public for first time in 150 years
• Rebuilding Gaza will take 20 years, group says
• Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue
• Kvitova joins ranks of US Open fallen, Djokovic cruises
• LLWS star Mo'Ne Davis headed to WNBA conf. finals
• Pakistani protesters head toward premier's house
• Chelsea beat Everton in goalfest, City crash
• Polish PM says appointment to chair EU summits means Poland's future is in euro zone
• Somali troops oust militants from southern town
• Spain's de Guindos has support as next Eurogroup chairman: Van Rompuy
• Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains
• Saudi king warns of terrorist threat to Europe, US
• EU leaders pick Italian as bloc's new top diplomat
• With heavy heart, Kuchar hovers around the lead
• Italy's Mogherini says EU must keep diplomatic path open on Ukraine
• Poland's Tusk - Possible to combine fiscal discipline, growth
• Made in America concert set to rock Los Angeles
• EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia
• Pakistan prime minister says he will not quit despite protests
• Motorcyclist brags to cops he hit 185 mph in chase
• Djokovic beats Querrey to reach US Open 4th round
• European arrest warrant out for brain tumour boy's parents
• U.S. to push for coalition to fight 'cancer' of Islamic State: Kerry
• Atlantic City losing 2 casinos, 5K jobs in 3 days
• EU leaders to threaten extra Russia sanctions, agree new team
• Ukraine's Poroshenko says close to point of all-out war with Russia
• Obama to attend wedding of longtime personal chef
• Germany's 'Sir Vival' pushes limits of extreme travel
• Islamic State militants behead captive Lebanese soldier: video
• California appeals teacher tenure ruling
• Captives held by Islamic State prove tough quandary for Obama
• Ukraine's Poroshenko says EU ready to impose new Russia sanctions

Car tied to suspected threat against Obama found in Connecticut Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:58 PM PDT By Richard and Weizel HAMDEN Conn. (Reuters) - A car sought in connection with a suspected threat against President Barack Obama has been located in Connecticut, authorities said on Saturday. Secret Service, which is responsible for presidential security, had asked state police for help in locating the car in connection with a possible threat to the president, State Police Lieutenant J. Paul Vance said. Both the state police and the Secret Service declined to specify the nature of the threat. The Secret Service, in a statement on Saturday, said that it had investigated information about a suspicious person and vehicle and was working to determine its validity.

Wimbledon champ Kvitova out at US Open Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was stunned in the third round of the U.S. Open by a scrambling, moon-balling qualifier ranked No. 145.

Michael Sam back at Missouri Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Michael Sam smiled and shook hands on the sideline at Missouri's season opener against South Dakota State on Saturday ahead of finding out his NFL future.

Lesotho PM flees military 'coup' for S.Africa Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:54 PM PDT Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country in flux. "I will return as soon as my life is not in danger... I will not go back to Lesotho to get killed." Lesotho's neighbour, regional power South Africa, and the Commonwealth warned the Lesotho Defence Forces that such action "shall not be tolerated". Local intelligence officers told AFP the coup was led by Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, who was recently ordered to renounce command of the Lesotho Defence Forces.

Murray into US Open fourth round Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:48 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Former champion Andy Murray punched his fourth-round ticket at the US Open on Saturday with a 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov.

Penn State tops UCF 26-24 with last-second FG Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Penn State won a thrilling season opener with a 36-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the University of Central Florida 26-24 in front of a raucous 55,000-strong crowd in Ireland.

Pacino does double duty at Venice Film Festival Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:37 PM PDT VENICE, Italy (AP) — Al Pacino made two trips up the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with a pair of movies about aging, regret, giving up and letting go.

Ferguson slowly starting to make comeback Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The unmistakable signs of healing are beginning to dot Ferguson, even the small area of this St. Louis-area suburb that was the center of attention for three weeks. But those in the community know they've got a long way to go.

Ecuador nuns go public for first time in 150 years Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:29 PM PDT A group of Ecuadoran nuns opened the doors of their convent to the outside world Saturday -- a first since the order arrived in the South American country 150 years ago. The nuns of the Mothers of Augustine were expelled from Colombia in 1864 and subsequently settled in the center of Quito, where they have lived a secluded lifestyle ever since. "It is the first time and the mothers believe it will be the last," Javier Cevallos, a foundation director who is organizing the tours, told AFP. The convent -- a quiet haven situated in the heart of Quito, a bustling city of 2.6 million -- features a large courtyard as well as a mural telling the story of how the nuns made it to Ecuador.

Rebuilding Gaza will take 20 years, group says Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:29 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — An international organization involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years under current levels of restrictions to rebuild the Gaza Strip's battered and neglected housing stock following the war between Hamas and Israel.

Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:23 PM PDT By Maria Golovnina and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came under new pressure to resign on Friday as thousands massed outside his residence following more than two weeks of demonstrations against his rule. Protesters led by former cricketer Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qad have have been camped outside parliament for more than two weeks. Pakistan has been ruled by the military for more than half its history, and the army stepped in this week to try to defuse the unrest.

Kvitova joins ranks of US Open fallen, Djokovic cruises Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:20 PM PDT Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova became the fifth top 10 seed to exit the US Open in the first week when she was knocked out by Serbian world number 145 Aleksandra Krunic on Saturday. Third seeded Kvitova lost the third round tie 6-4, 6-4 to the pint-sized 21-year-old from Belgrade, who came through qualifying and had never won a match at a major before this year's event. Kvitova joins second seed Simona Halep, fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber, the sixth seed, and eighth-seeded Ana Ivanovic in failing to make the fourth round. The 24-year-old Kvitova dropped serve five times and committed 34 unforced errors against the 5ft 4in (1.63m) Krunic who divides her time between the pro tour and studying for a university economics degree.

LLWS star Mo'Ne Davis headed to WNBA conf. finals Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:20 PM PDT Little League World Series sensation Mo'Ne Davis is heading to the conference finals in Minnesota on Sunday.

Pakistani protesters head toward premier's house Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:16 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters as they tried to march toward the prime minister's home in the capital on Saturday, blanketing the route with clouds of white smoke and scattering demonstrators.

Chelsea beat Everton in goalfest, City crash Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT Chelsea overpowered Everton 6-3 in a remarkable game on Saturday to preserve their 100 percent record in the Premier League, after Manchester City were stunned by Stoke City. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea led 2-0, 3-1, and 4-2, but Everton kept coming back at them and it was not until Diego Costa made it 6-3 with his second goal in the last minute that the home side finally admitted defeat at an enraptured Goodison Park. Chelsea were 2-0 up inside three minutes, with Diego Costa tucking away a pass from Cesc Fabregas after only 36 seconds before Ramires teed up Branislav Ivanovic to drill a low shot past Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard.

Polish PM says appointment to chair EU summits means Poland's future is in euro zone Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donal Tusk, who was appointed to chair European Union summits for the next two and a half years, said on Saturday his nomination meant the future of Poland was in the euro zone. Tusk, who will have to take up his new job in Brussels from Dec 1, said he would be ready to discuss the new line-up of the Polish government next week. (Reporting By Jan Strupczewski)

Somali troops oust militants from southern town Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali government troops fighting alongside African Union troops ousted Islamic militants from a southern town they have been controlling, an official said Saturday.

Spain's de Guindos has support as next Eurogroup chairman: Van Rompuy Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:12 PM PDT Spanish Finance Minister Luis de Guindos has the support of euro zone countries to replace Jeroen Dijsselbloem as the chairman of euro zone finance ministers when Dijsselbloem's term ends in the middle of 2015, the chairman of European Union summits said. "When it comes to the future, after half way through 2015, I've seen that Mrs. Merkel, the German Chancellor, thinks that Mr. De Guindos is a candidate who would be quite suitable to carry on these functions and I've heard other European countries have the same view," Herman Van Rompuy told a news conference.

Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT STAROBESHEVE, Ukraine (AP) — As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter.

Saudi king warns of terrorist threat to Europe, US Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:10 PM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The king of Saudi Arabia has warned that extremists could attack Europe and the U.S. if there is not a strong international response to terrorism after the Islamic State group seized a wide territory across Iraq and Syria.

EU leaders pick Italian as bloc's new top diplomat Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Saturday picked Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, to become the 28-nation bloc's top diplomat for the next five years.

With heavy heart, Kuchar hovers around the lead Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:06 PM PDT NORTON, Mass. (AP) — When he wasn't thinking about his caddie's deceased wife, Matt Kuchar was busy making plenty of birdies in the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Italy's Mogherini says EU must keep diplomatic path open on Ukraine Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:05 PM PDT Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, appointed the European Union's new foreign policy chief, said on Saturday that the EU must keep the path to a diplomatic solution of the Ukraine crisis open even as it worked on new sanctions against Russia.

Poland's Tusk - Possible to combine fiscal discipline, growth Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:02 PM PDT Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, chosen by European Union leaders to chair their summits, said on Saturday that it was possible to combine fiscal discipline and economic growth in Europe. He also pledged to address the concerns of Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a referendum on continued EU membership by 2017. "My experience as prime minister points to the fact that fiscal discipline on one side and economic growth on the other, combining these two challenges is possible," Tusk told a news conference in Brussels.

Made in America concert set to rock Los Angeles Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Downtown Los Angeles is ready for its inaugural outdoor music festival Saturday despite concerns from residents about possible security and traffic issues.

EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:57 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Saturday warned that the apparent incursion of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil pushes the conflict closer to a point of no return, with new economic sanctions being drawn up to make Moscow reconsider its position.

Pakistan prime minister says he will not quit despite protests Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday he would not resign following weeks of anti-government protests that have destabilized the nuclear-armed nation of 180 million. (Reporting by Maria Golovnina)

Motorcyclist brags to cops he hit 185 mph in chase Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire police say a motorcyclist clocked at 127 mph bragged after being arrested that he had reached 185 mph during the chase.

Djokovic beats Querrey to reach US Open 4th round Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:45 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic needed all of 15 minutes to take the first five games against Sam Querrey, sending the top-seeded Serb on his way to the U.S. Open's fourth round for the eighth year in a row.

European arrest warrant out for brain tumour boy's parents Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:38 AM PDT A European arrest warrant was issued Saturday for the parents of a five-year-old British boy with a brain tumour who was snatched from hospital without medical consent. The police said they had "positive information" to suggest that Ashya King and his family could be in Spain, where they have "strong links" to the Marbella area on the south coast. King's parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses, drove him away from a hospital in Southampton in southern England on Thursday and were seen boarding a ferry to Cherbourg in France. "We have obtained a European arrest warrant," said assistant chief constable Chris Shead from Britain's Hampshire Constabulary.

U.S. to push for coalition to fight 'cancer' of Islamic State: Kerry Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:34 AM PDT Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States will use a NATO summit next week to push for a coalition of countries to beat back incursions in Syria and Iraq by Islamic State militants who are destabilizing the region and beyond. "With a united response led by the United States and the broadest possible coalition of nations, the cancer of ISIS will not be allowed to spread to other countries," Kerry wrote in an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday. Public anger over the beheading of American journalist James Foley has led President Barack Obama to consider military strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. So far, the United States has limited its actions to the group's forces in Iraq.

Atlantic City losing 2 casinos, 5K jobs in 3 days Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:29 AM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A time few could imagine during the not-too-distant glory days of casino gambling has arrived in Atlantic City, where two casinos will close this weekend and a third will shut down in two weeks.

EU leaders to threaten extra Russia sanctions, agree new team Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:28 AM PDT By Adrian Croft and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will threaten Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine on Saturday but, fearful of a new Cold War and self-inflicted harm to their own economies, should give Moscow another chance to make peace. At a summit in Brussels that handed one of the Union's top jobs to Poland's premier and gives hawkish Kremlin critics in Eastern Europe new influence in the bloc, EU officials gave Ukraine's embattled President Petro Poroshenko a warm welcome and assurances of further economic and other support.

Ukraine's Poroshenko says close to point of all-out war with Russia Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:24 AM PDT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday he believed that efforts to halt violence with pro-Russian rebels were very close to a "point of no return" and that failure could lead to "full-scale war". The point of no return is full-scale war, which already happened on the territory controlled by separatists," he told a news conference in Brussels after meeting EU leaders. Poroshenko was answering a question about an earlier comment he had made about the "point of no return." (Reporting by Alastair Macdonald;

Obama to attend wedding of longtime personal chef Posted: 30 Aug 2014 11:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's what the Obama family had on its plate Saturday evening: the White House chef's wedding.

Germany's 'Sir Vival' pushes limits of extreme travel Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:54 AM PDT He has crossed deserts, jungles and oceans alone, wrestled pythons and survived 25 armed robberies -- in his native Germany, veteran adventurer Ruediger Nehberg is better known as "Sir Vival". Germany's grand-daddy of extreme travel -- who has traversed Ethiopian deserts and Australia's outback on foot and crossed the Atlantic on self-made vessels -- now focuses his energies on defending the rights of Muslim girls. "My mother later blamed me for at least one of her stomach ulcers," he tells AFP with a chuckle, sitting at a campfire which he started with a flintstone on his forested lake property in Rausdorf outside the northern port city of Hamburg.

Islamic State militants behead captive Lebanese soldier: video Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:53 AM PDT Islamic State militants beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. The soldier, recognizable as Ali al-Sayyed, a Sunni Muslim from north Lebanon, was shown blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back, writhing and kicking the dusty ground while a militant announces he will be killed. Islamic State, which declared a "caliphate" in June in parts of Iraq and Syria under its control, has been cited as a major security threat by Western governments since posting a video in August of the beheading of U.S journalist James Foley. The Lebanese army declined to comment but security and Islamic State sources confirmed the latest beheading.

California appeals teacher tenure ruling Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:48 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown appealed a court ruling that struck down tenure and other job protections for California's teachers, setting himself apart from leaders in some other states who have fought to end such protections or raise the standards for obtaining them.

Captives held by Islamic State prove tough quandary for Obama Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:48 AM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After Islamic State's beheading of journalist James Foley, President Barack Obama's administration is making little headway in efforts to secure the release of three other Americans held by the insurgent group in Syria, officials said. Journalist Steven Sotloff and two others whom Reuters is not naming are among fewer than 10 Westerners that Islamic State (IS) is holding in kidnappings that until recently were aimed at simply raising ransoms, they said. Washington has contacted about two dozen countries for help in freeing the three, but no foreign government appears to have influence over or even significant contact with IS, which has declared an Islamic caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.

Ukraine's Poroshenko says EU ready to impose new Russia sanctions Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:33 AM PDT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that European Union leaders had agreed to prepare additional sanctions on Russia which would be conditional on the success of a peace plan proposed by him. "Based on my proposals, which were supported by the majority of the member states, there are possible sanctions that would be implemented - sectoral sanctions of the third level," he told a news conference after meeting the EU leaders in Brussels. "They will link to the success of the peace plan of the president of Ukraine." (Reporting by Julia Fioretti;

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