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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